Shilpa Ray, LaBerta, Sides to the Impala, DNT
About This Event
Shilpa Ray performs at TV Eye with LaBerta, Sides to the Impala and DNT, forming a bill of DIY punk and experimental acts. Ray, a Brooklyn singer-songwriter, pairs an Indian harmonium with a big-voiced blues-rock delivery and shifts stylistically from metal to Leonard Cohen–style balladry. Critics have likened her to Blondie, The Cramps and Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Rob Harvilla once wrote that her vocal range could put the entire lineup of Ozzfest to shame.
About the Artist
Shilpa Ray
Shilpa Ray is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter whose work sits between DIY punk, anti-folk, and experimental rock. She often builds songs around an Indian harmonium, using it as both drone and rhythm bed under a blues-rock vocal that can swing from harsh metal inflections to restrained, Cohen-like ballads.