When Chai Met Toast + Alluri

When Chai Met Toast + Alluri

When Chai met Toast
The newest band from the land of coconuts who’ve managed to get noticed the quickest with a unique acoustic setup and unique brand of infectious happy music, which transcends age, genre and even language. When Chai Met Toast is a 3–piece acoustic rock act who pulls of a very indie aesthetic with a hint of folk/country.

Redd Alluri hails from Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana state in Southern India. He is currently based in London and recorded his debut album ‘Man Of Truth’ at Brighton’s Electric Studios.

His hometown, like much of India had little or no contemporary music scene around his formative years and it wasn’t until his older brother returned from university that Redd first heard western rock music.

From Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’ to Guns N’ Roses his teenage years were littered with the bigger rock acts that managed to squeeze through the country’s obsession with cinema and the regional version of Bollywood known as ‘Tollywood’.

With some stars aligned Redd’s interest in British comedy The Office led him to Ricky Gervais’s XFM Podcasts and the revelatory sounds of The Smiths, Joy Division, Radiohead and Nick Cave.

Friday | 4th November 2016 | 4:00 PM

Venue:
The Humming Tree
#949, 3rd Floor & Rooftop,
12th Main Road,
Indiranagar,
Bangalore – 560038.