Thermal and a Quarter

Thermal and a Quarter (TAAQ) is a rock band from Bangalore, India, that describes its music as "Bangalore rock", rooted in a classic rock idiom while Indian in "subtle, inescapable ways".[1] Founded in 1996, TAAQ had released seven studio albums by its 20th anniversary in 2016.[2] In 2001, when Deep Purple played in Bangalore, TAAQ opened the show.[3] The band also opened for Guns N' Roses in 2012.[4]

The three members of TAAQ are Bruce Lee Mani (guitar and vocals), Rajeev Rajagopal (drums) and Leslie Charles (bass). By 2016, the albums released by the band included Thermal and a Quarter (2000), Jupiter Café (2002), Plan B (2005), This Is It (2008), 3 Wheels 9 Lives (2012), The Scene (2015), and No Wall Too High (2015).[4]

Mani won Guitarist of the Year at the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2009 and 2012.[4]

In 2010, TAAQ opened a music school in Bangalore, called the "Taaqademy", with branches in Koramangala and Whitefield. The Whitefield branch was opened in 2014.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Niyogy, Kingshuk (20 March 2015). "Q&A: Thermal and a Quarter". Livemint livemint.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ↑ B., Roshne (20 February 2016). "TAAQ Hits 20; Releases 7th Album With 10 Songs". New Indian Express newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Joshi, Bharath (22 January 2016). "Opening for 'Deep Purple' launched our careers: Bruce Lee Mani about his band". Economic Times economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Thermal And A Quarter". Rolling Stone India rollingstoneindia.com. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Thermal and a Quarter's Taaqademy to add new Indian music courses". RnMbiz radioandmusic.com. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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