A concert in your backyard

Annual event

The Humming Tree is presenting ‘Backdoors’, the bi-annual outdoor concert experience, at Indiranagar Club, on December 4. ‘Backdoors’ comprises stand alone shows featuring some of the biggest artistes in the world and is about keeping it simple and making space for good change by bringing music to your very own backyards.

The first edition will have a concert by Steven Wilson, Jose Gonzalez and Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson is a Canadian singer-songwriter, whose blend of cabaret pop and classical music influences with indie rock has been compared to Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley and Andrew Bird.

He started off with singing in the local church choirs as a boy, studying jazz and classical piano performance, composition and arrangement, and singing and playing keyboards in the ska band ‘Gangster Politics’ in high school. Watson left the band after graduating and began to explore other types of music, including electronica and ambient. In 2002, after returning from a trip to Vietnam, he decided to start a four-piece chamber pop group, bringing in bassist Mishka Stein, drummer Robbie Kuster (both of whom he had met at university), and former ‘Gangster Politics’ guitarist Simon Angell. Patrick Watson (the band) also won the prestigious ‘Polaris Music Prize’ (Canada).

José González’ stellar career can only be described as a dream. His classic interpretation of ‘The Knife’’s ‘Heartbeats’ provided the son of Argentinian parents with a jumpstart that has since tallied an impressive nearly 150 million streams on Spotify and a near ubiquitous presence on radio stations around the globe. He won Grammys, played the entire gold standard of American TV shows, headlined prestigious festivals, sold out concert venues on all continents, and produced a Hollywood soundtrack for Ben Stiller. A sincere, artful performer his singular approach to songwriting and sonics sets him worlds apart.

 Steven Wilson is one of the most eclectic and prolific artistes in rock music. Steven has become known for the high standard of his production and is a sought-after mixer and producer. Artistes he has worked with in this capacity include the Norwegian artiste Anja Garbarek, Anathema and Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. Gates open at 5.30 pm for the concert.