Nikhil Chinapa casts a long shadow, but Stebin Ben, The Songsmiths, Arzz, Jammers, Shaad and Raag are all capable of standing their ground. It's promises to be quite a boisterous Friday night.
The Hyderabad Literary Festival kicks off today, and the Miss Telangana pageant has nothing to worry about - how much overlap could there be in the audiences for the two? Ditto for the Richa Sharma - Chetana Uttej clash in the evening, we'd say.
A jazz-guitar jugalbandi, Richa Sharma, a Punjab special, Sufi, a veena concert and a Thyagaraja aradhana festival regale this week. And if we got the order wrong, guilty as charged.
Taamara lets you meet the designer, Saptaparni showcases swadesi, N Convention has a stitch carnival (find out), and the Taj, the Park and the Hyatt showcase distressingly unaffordable stuff. It's positively bustling this week.
A big sports festival kicks off at BITS, though it'll still be dwarfed by Numaish, which you really need to cover now if you haven't already. You'll also love Jungle Book, Arcot and Kalakriti.
Experience chamber music with SOTA, youthful energy and gay abandon at Yuva Sangharsh, and addiction to labels at Hyatt. Plus, of course, lots and lots more.
Khushii allows you to take home haute art at hoi polloi prices, and Mugdha brings energy and vivacity to the scene. Also, a debut, a Frenchman, a workshop and more.
Samahaara and Kissago bring track records, Chetana Uttej brings glamour and Phoenix brings one of the old classics to the scene this week. And a bunch of comics, some much-needed levity.
Sing for an audience at Komma, or be part of an audience at the live gigs or ladies nights. And if that last bit depressed you at how low we have fallen, you can drown your sorrows at the MRP nights.
Apoorva Gajjala battled coma to become a top singer, but you'll love her even without knowing that. And since you love yourself most, there's also Label Love. And some awesome food specials.
Plenty of MRP nights show that it takes effort to get people to booze on Monday nights. But as we all know, those are all misled people. And as you can see, there is a reward for doing the right thing.
Felicity and SOTA continue to rock the evenings, and between Numaish and cricket and martial art tournaments there is enough and more for the rest of the day.