The journey from playing a song to releasing it, and then to meeting someone personally affected by that release, is an emotional arc that all musicians hold dear. Mahesh Raghunandan has been a singer-songwriter in Bengaluru for over a decade, but has never had a chance to perform in nearby Chennai. This Friday, he will be performing in the coastal metropolis for the very first time.
“It’s one of many firsts for me this tour,” says Mahesh, who has teamed up with Chennai’s Alvin Presley and Hyderabad’s Sidharth Bendi for the Feels Express tour, which is taking the three musicians to new (and some good old) stages in Kochi, Goa, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Auroville, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Having kicked off the tour on April 10, the three have already covered five of these destinations. They have played at nationally famous venues like The Piano Man Jazz Club in Delhi, and newer, more intimate spots like Sheri in Pune. Everywhere — even in cities they had never been to before — they were met with fans who drove across state lines to watch them perform.
