Bishi Visits Jonathan Ross

Enjoy Friday night's take on 'Never Seen Your Face' below. Visit Bishi on MySpace.


STREAM: Bishi - Nights At The Circus

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Bishi Nominated For The Times Breakthrough Award

The full list of contenders is as follows:

Tom Hardy (TV Drama)
Lucy Crowe (Opera)
Jennifer Pike (Classical)
Tessa Farmer (Visual Art)
James Forbat (Dance)
Richard Milward (Literature)
Sharon Horgan (Comedy)
Stephen Wight (Theatre)
Bishi (Pop)
Sam Riley (Film)

Cast your vote for Bishi here.

Learn more about Bishi at her MySpace page.

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Bishi Gets Trippy In New Clip

London based psychedelic artist, ADHAM!, plus Bishi's 'Never Seen Your Face' equals:


Read my review of Bishi's opening slot for Patrick Wolf here.

View the original video for the tune over at MySpaceTV.

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Who The Hell Is *Bishi*?

After completely wowing Jen & I during her opening set for P. Wolf @ Webster Hall (review and photos here), I figured it was high time to once again draw attention to UK-based multi-instrumentalist, Bishi. Rather than attempting to describe her one-of-a-kind sound, I'm going to insist that you check out the live clip below of Bishi's first single, 'Never Seen Your Face', for a first-hand exploration. You can also download her equally fantastic tune, 'Hymn To London', at bottom of post. Fully discover Bishi via this link to her MySpace page.


MP3: Bishi - Hymn To London

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Patrick Wolf & Bishi @ Webster Hall: Silver & Gold

Donning a Rapunzel-esque blonde wig and a blue burka-like top, Patrick Wolf serenaded Webster Hall with unrivaled passion and beauty over the entirety of his eighty-minute set. Whereas the last few times I've seen P. Wolf he's focused on his current masterpiece, The Magic Position, last night's show highlighted his earlier work, in particular, his breathtaking sophomore LP, Wind In The Wires.

For the majority of the gig, Patrick seemed to be in an introspective and/or melancholic state of mind. Sharing detailed stories behind each song's origin, the troubadour bounced back and forth between his keyboard, ukelele and violin. The night felt like a invite-only reading into Patrick's personal journals during the last ten years. Having fallen in love with Wind In The Wires prior to TMP (I had to backtrack to capture the genius of his debut, Lycanthropy), I was immensely happy to hear 'Wind In The Wires', 'The Gypsy King' and my personal favorite, 'This Weather' - which sounded unmistakably flawless. Check out Patrick's full setlist plus some more photos from the evening, below.





Check out my interview with Patrick Wolf, dating back to late May, here.

Setlist: Wind In The Wires. Teignmouth. Overture. Jacob's Ladder. Accident & Emergency. Paris. Peter Pan. Bluebells. The Gypsy King. The Libertine. The Stars. Magpie (w/ Bishi). London. This Weather. Tristan. The Magic Position... A Boy Like Me [aborted]. Lycanthropy.

Opening the show was Patrick's good friend and future collaborator, Bishi. Bishi's sound reminds me of a musical experiment involving Bollywood, '70s disco and modern-day dance pop (a la Kylie Minogue). In other words, absolutely brilliant! Surely one of the best openers I've seen in quite some time. Judging from the roars and cheers after her set, it's fair to say that the bulk of the crowd ate it up as well. Learn more about Bishi and sample four of her tunes here at her MySpace page.

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