<p>The Humming Tree, now a second home for music lovers and musicians alike, celebrated its first anniversary over the last weekend. And if the multi-layered cake wasn’t cause for celebration already, the three days of live music, food, drinks and socialising sure were!<br /><br /></p>.<p>Day one saw the festivities kick off with an opening act by Ankit Ranganathan and Pradeep Gopal.<br /><br /> This was followed by Mumbai-based alternative electronica act ‘Shaa’ir + func’, who were so popular that entry was closed after the venue reached full capacity. <br /><br />The Saturday celebrations started at noon, with rooftop sets by ‘Blent’, ‘SMAK MahadeV’, Mahesh Raghunandan and Khalid Ahamed to name a few while ‘The Storm Factory’ rendered a beautiful performance with music by Arjun Chandran and visuals by Lost+Found. <br /><br />On the main stage, the three headlining acts were one better than the other – City-based post-rock band ‘Until We Last’ celebrated its third anniversary, local triphop duo ‘Sulk Station’ were a gripping act as usual and Chennai-based electro-rock act ‘The F16s’ performed their fiftieth gig till date with more energy than most fans were used to.<br /><br />On day three, a delicious brunch and cocktails by chef Anuj awaited the crowd during the day.<br /><br /> In the evening, the stage came alive once again with the ‘All Stars Open Mic’, which saw acoustic performances by artistes like ‘Space Pixie Overdrive’, ‘Moonbeam’, <br />Vasudhaa Narayanan, Judy and Ananth etc.<br /><br />Throughout the celebrations, there were several tables selling various artsy products like band merchandise, caricatures by Shijo Varghese, ‘Psyrays’ and ‘Mechanimal’ among others.<br /><br />“It was pretty amazing! There were some really good artistes performing and everyone had a blast. The whole concept of having acoustic rooftop sessions through the day was very nice. <br /><br />‘The F16s’ and ‘Sulk Station’ were phenomenal and the visuals were very cool and made me feel like I was in a trance. But it was very crowded, which I guess is a good thing for the venue,” said Arjun, who attended the event.<br /><br />Joshua Fernandez, frontman of ‘The F16s’, was all praises too.<br /><br /> “It’s probably the best music venue in the country in less than a year from its conception. They threw the best three-day birthday ever! The venue was packed with people and good vibes. It was the band’s best weekend there yet!” he said.<br /></p>
<p>The Humming Tree, now a second home for music lovers and musicians alike, celebrated its first anniversary over the last weekend. And if the multi-layered cake wasn’t cause for celebration already, the three days of live music, food, drinks and socialising sure were!<br /><br /></p>.<p>Day one saw the festivities kick off with an opening act by Ankit Ranganathan and Pradeep Gopal.<br /><br /> This was followed by Mumbai-based alternative electronica act ‘Shaa’ir + func’, who were so popular that entry was closed after the venue reached full capacity. <br /><br />The Saturday celebrations started at noon, with rooftop sets by ‘Blent’, ‘SMAK MahadeV’, Mahesh Raghunandan and Khalid Ahamed to name a few while ‘The Storm Factory’ rendered a beautiful performance with music by Arjun Chandran and visuals by Lost+Found. <br /><br />On the main stage, the three headlining acts were one better than the other – City-based post-rock band ‘Until We Last’ celebrated its third anniversary, local triphop duo ‘Sulk Station’ were a gripping act as usual and Chennai-based electro-rock act ‘The F16s’ performed their fiftieth gig till date with more energy than most fans were used to.<br /><br />On day three, a delicious brunch and cocktails by chef Anuj awaited the crowd during the day.<br /><br /> In the evening, the stage came alive once again with the ‘All Stars Open Mic’, which saw acoustic performances by artistes like ‘Space Pixie Overdrive’, ‘Moonbeam’, <br />Vasudhaa Narayanan, Judy and Ananth etc.<br /><br />Throughout the celebrations, there were several tables selling various artsy products like band merchandise, caricatures by Shijo Varghese, ‘Psyrays’ and ‘Mechanimal’ among others.<br /><br />“It was pretty amazing! There were some really good artistes performing and everyone had a blast. The whole concept of having acoustic rooftop sessions through the day was very nice. <br /><br />‘The F16s’ and ‘Sulk Station’ were phenomenal and the visuals were very cool and made me feel like I was in a trance. But it was very crowded, which I guess is a good thing for the venue,” said Arjun, who attended the event.<br /><br />Joshua Fernandez, frontman of ‘The F16s’, was all praises too.<br /><br /> “It’s probably the best music venue in the country in less than a year from its conception. They threw the best three-day birthday ever! The venue was packed with people and good vibes. It was the band’s best weekend there yet!” he said.<br /></p>
