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).[5] 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), No Wall Too High (2015),[4] A World Gone Mad (2020)[6]

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 Koramangala, Bangalore, called the "Taaqademy". A branch in Whitefield was opened in 2014.[7]

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. "Thermal And A Quarter". Rolling Stone India rollingstoneindia.com. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. "Thermal on a mission". The Hindu. 19 October 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. "Thermal and a Quarter's New Album 'A World Gone Mad' is Apt for the Times -". 27 March 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. "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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