Past Shows
2022
Saturday, February 19, 2022 7:30pm
Bridges Series at Merkin Hall
Kaufman Music Center Bridges Series: Kamala Sankaram & Bombay Rickey
May 14 4:00pm–6:00pm
CANCELED due to rain: Operation Gig in Ditmas Park Brooklyn
Saturday, May 28, 2022 4:00pm
Operation Gig in Ditmas Park Brooklyn
June 17 5:00pm–8:30pm
Concerts in the Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art
7th St/Constitution Av NW, Washington, DC, USA map
Sunday, November 6, 2022 12:00pm
Farms In The Heights First Sunday, Jersey City
2021
Saturday, July 10, 2021 7:00pm
Antenna Cloud Farm
July 29 5:00pm–8:30pm
UPDATE: CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Concerts in the Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art – SOLD OUT
7th St/Constitution Av NW, Washington, DC, USA map
August 8 6:00pm–7:00pm
NYC Open Boulevards Performance Series – Park Slope – FREE
October 17 3:30pm–4:45pm
ArtsFest New Rochelle
2020
Saturday, January 11, 2020 11:00pm
Barbès Special APAP Performance
Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:00pm
An Beal Bocht, Bronx
Friday, March 13, 2020 9:00pm
CANCELLED- Chicago Opera Theater Afterparty
2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019 5:30pm
The 17th Independent Music Awards & Conference @ Symphony Space
Delighted for Electric Bhairavi to be nominated for this year’s Best Eclectic album in the IMAs, and to perform at the upcoming IMA IKON!
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:00pm
Wave Hill Concert Series
W 249 St & Independence Av (Front Gate), Bronx, NY 10471, USA map
Very excited to perform on the beautiful grounds of Wave Hill!
Saturday, July 27, 2019 9:00pm
An Beal Bocht Cafe, Bronx
Bombay Rickey comes to the Bronx! Come see us play in this lively and friendly local Kingsbridge/Riverdale spot.
Friday, August 9, 2019 8:00pm
Barbès
We’re back at Barbès, our spiritual home! $10 suggested donation, 2 sets! Special guest Andreas Brade on drums!
Saturday, August 31, 2019 9:00pm
An Beal Bocht Cafe
Come see us again in the Bx!
Saturday, September 21, 2019 8:00pm
Barbès
Good things happen at Barbès.
$10 suggested donation. 2 sets!
Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:00pm
Barbès
Back at Barbès to celebrate Fall!
November 8 7:00pm–9:15pm
Kamala Sankaram Portrait Concert
Very Excited to be part of Kamala’s Portrait show with Hotel Elefant!
Thursday, December 5, 2019 6:00pm
Exploring the Metropolis Bolly Holiday Party
EtM’s Bolly Holiday Party!
2018
Saturday, January 13, 2018 11:00pm
APAP Showcase
January 28 9:45pm–11:00pm
Silvana
Proud to be playing at this South Harlem spot! No cover! There will be a tip jar…
February 6 7:00pm–10:00pm
With The Knells and Empyrean Atlas
Friday, February 9, 2018 10:00pm
Barbès
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 7:30pm
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
We’re super excited to play in the superb acoustic at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall! Come out to hear some Bollywood favorites, some opera noir, and some new tunes from our forthcoming record, ‘Electric Bhairavi’ (out this May!)
Friday, March 9, 2018 10:00pm
Barbès
Friday, April 6, 2018 10:00pm
Barbés
Saturday, April 7, 2018 7:30pm
Cattivo, Pittsburgh
NYC exotica quintet blending surf, cumbia and Bollywood!
BOMBAY RICKEY https://bombayrickey.com/
with Turbosonics https://turbosonics.bandcamp.com/
and King Fez https://kingfez.bandcamp.com/
Saturday, April 21, 2018 7:30pm
The Cooperage Project
Presented by The Cooperage Project
Suggested Donation: $15 advance, $20 at the door
Kids under 15 FREE
Doors open at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 26, 2018 7:00pm
Bossa Bistro
We’re thrilled to be back in the fabulous Adams Morgan neighborhood for a night of delicious tunes at Bossa Bistro!
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 9:00pm
Electric Bhairavi Record Release Show
Come out for the release of our new album, Electric Bhairavi!
Featuring special guests and free copy of the CD with entry
Saturday, July 7, 2018 1:00pm
Riverview Jazz Fest
Magnolia Landing (corner of Magnolia Ave & Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ , Jersey City, NJ map
Come enjoy an outdoor set by Bombay Rickey, as part of Riverview Jazz.
Saturday, July 28, 2018 10:00pm
Barbés Brooklyn
We are back for our monthly night at Barbés- come join us for your favorite operatic surf-noir!
August 2 7:00 pm – August 4, 2018 10:00 pm
Shabash!
Bombay Rickey is proud be a part of SHABASH!, a summer spectacle of new music and comedy celebrating a range of exciting new work by artists of South Asian descent.
Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3, kicks off its new LCT3 Spotlight Series with SHABASH!, presented in collaboration with Hypokrit Theatre Company’s Tamasha, and hosted by Danny Pudi (“Community”) and Parvesh Cheena (“Outsourced”), SHABASH! will play three performances only on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the Claire Tow Theater.
Monday, August 6, 2018 1:30pm
Musikfest Bethlehem PA
Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:00pm
Barbés Brooklyn
We are back for our monthly night at Barbés- come join us for your favorite operatic surf-noir!
Friday, September 14, 2018 10:00pm
Barbés Brooklyn
We are back for our monthly night at Barbés- come join us for your favorite operatic surf-noir!
Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:00pm
Barbés Brooklyn
We are back for our monthly night at Barbés- come join us for your favorite operatic surf-noir!
Saturday, November 24, 2018 10:00pm
Barbés Brooklyn
We are back for our monthly night at Barbés- come join us for your favorite operatic surf-noir!
Friday, November 30, 2018 8:00pm
Bombay Rickey Meets The Psychology Of Desire/Sankaram: Enchantress
Come see Kamala’s short opera, Enchantress (about mathematician and computer-inventor Ada Lovelace), and stay for our Yma Sumac show! We premiered this show at Prototype Festival 2016 in New York, and it looks at authenticity and identity in music. Special probable guest appearance by the ghost of Yma Sumac…
Enchantress composed by Kamala Sankaram. Directed by Victor Khodadad. Libretto by Rob Handel.
Bombay Rickey Meets… originally directed by Kristin Marting. Libretto by Rob Handel. Costume design by Machine Dazzle. Original music by Bombay Rickey, plus Yma Sumac covers!
Friday, December 21, 2018 10:00pm
Barbés Brooklyn
We are back for our monthly night at Barbés- come join us for your favorite operatic surf-noir!
2017
April 7 10:00pm–11:59pm
Barbes This Friday!
We’ve been holed up working hard on the next record, but want to share a little happiness this Friday at Barbès!
April 7, 2017 10pm-midnight
Barbès 376 9th St Brooklyn
F/G to 7 Avenue, R to 9th St
$10 suggested donation
May 6 8:00pm–9:30pm
Painted Bride, Philadelphia
We’re excited to bring our sounds to the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia!
8pm. $20 in advance, $25 day of show.
Tickets and info: https://paintedbride.org/events/bombay-rickey/
May 18 10:00pm–11:59pm
Barbès
May is right for far-out surf noir and dancing at Barbès.!
May 18, 2017 10pm-midnight
Barbès 376 9th St Brooklyn
F/G to 7 Avenue, R to 9th St
$10 suggested donation
July 27 6:00pm–8:30pm
Garden Grooves at Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Garden
95 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY, 11221, Brooklyn, NY 11217 map
Come cool off with us in Bed-Stuy Community Garden on Malcolm X Blvd, brought to you by New York Restoration Project’s Garden Grooves series!
Two sets, starting at 6pm.
Free!
https://www.nyrp.org/green-spaces/events/garden-grooves-15/
July 27 10:00pm–11:59pm
Barbès
Fresh off our 2 sets at the Garden Grooves show in Bed-Stuy, we’re back for our monthly residency at our spiritual home, the great Barbès.
$10 suggested donation.
F/G to 7th Av, R to 9th St
2 sets starting at 10pm!
August 19 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbès
Come hang with us at the August installment of our monthly shows at Barbès! Dancing highly recommended, surprises up sleeves. See you there!
$10 suggested donation.
September 14 10:00pm–11:30pm
Barbès
We’re back at our Brooklyn home base. Come out and hear some new tunes as we get ready to release our second album this spring!
October 14 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbès
We’re back at our Brooklyn home base. Come out and hear some new tunes as we get ready to release our second album this spring!
November 17 10:00pm–11:30pm
Barbès
We’re back at our Brooklyn home base. Come out and hear some new tunes as we get ready to release our second album this spring!
December 6 7:00pm–9:00pm
Bossa Bistro, DC
We’re excited to journey to DC for a set at the fantastic Bossa Bistro! Early Show, Downstairs.
$10 at the door.
www.facebook.com/events/1985632475094210/
December 15 10:00pm–11:30pm
Barbès
We’re back at our Brooklyn home base. Come out and hear some new tunes as we get ready to release our second album this spring!
2016
January 8–January 16, 2016
Prototype Festival 2016
We’re premiering our Yma Sumac opera-cabaret at the next Prototype festival this January! Who had the #1 album in 1950, outselling Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman? Yma Sumac, the Peruvian Songbird. Was the exotic diva with the five-octave range descended from the last emperor of the Incas? Or was she really Amy Camus, a housewife from Brooklyn? Bombay Rickey will use Yma’s story as a window into our culture’s obsession with authenticity, and as an excuse to play some really great music.
Saturday, February 20, 2016 10:00pm
Fox & Crow
We’re returning to Jersey City and the fabulous Fox & Crow!
2 blocks from the 9th St Light Rail station.
Special guest Nick Cudahy on bass!
http://www.foxandcrowjc.com/event-cal/2016/2/20/bombay-rickey
May 15 2:00pm–4:00pm
Fifth Avenue Fair
We’re excited to be back at the Fifth Avenue Fair in Park Slope! Come find us in front of the Grand Central Oyster Bar. With special guest Rohin Khemani on percussion.
July 30 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbès
Back for more summer groovin’!
8pm, 2 sets
$10 suggested donation
August 3 7:00pm–8:30pm
Cubitt Sessions
http://www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/tete-tete-cubitt-sessions/
August 12 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbès
We’ll be making a new record- come check out our new stuff!
8pm, 2 sets
$10 suggested donation
August 24 7:00pm–8:00pm
The Falcon
August 25 9:00pm–10:00pm
Mohonk Summer Festival
September 24 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbés
September 25 7:00pm–8:00pm
Art Slope Festival
We’re excited to be part of the inaugural Art Slope Festival! More info here…
October 13 10:00pm–11:30pm
Barbés
October 22 7:00pm–9:00pm
West Kortright Center
December 11 6:00pm–8:00pm
Sound Departures at La MaMa
Sound Departures is a new music series featuring cross-disciplinary musicians who explore new genres and known music idioms. The series features upcoming and established musicians each evening that will share new work.
$20 Adults; $15 Students/Seniors
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10125523
2015
January 2 7:30pm–9:30pm
Bombay Rickey @ Drom w/ Gato Loco
Joining forces with the formidable Gato Loco (gatolocomusica.com) on the first Friday of 2015!
Doors at 6:30, Gato Loco at 7:30, Bombay Rickey at 8:30
http://www.dromnyc.com/events/3600/bombay-rickey-and-gato-loco#.VG4EiIum9Ki
tickets: http://www.ticketfly.com/event/726881
January 23 8:00pm–9:30pm
Bombay Rickey @ Barbés
February 21 8:00pm–10:00pm
Barbès
Back at our Brooklyn home! Come dance with us at 8, show up early to hear Anders Nilsson at 6 and stay late to hear Grupo Chonta at 10!
March 6 7:00pm–11:00pm
The Statuary, Jersey City
Margo Parks, Walter Parks & Art House Productions present JC Fridays at The Statuary in Jersey City
Two sets of Bombay Rickey paired with the amazing works of Leandro Comrie!
jerseystatuary.com/heights/
leandrocomrie.com
April 18 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbès in April
Bombay Rickey continues the long welcome to the long-awaited Springtime at our cultural home. Come dance with us!
May 17 2:00pm–4:00pm
The Fabulous Fifth Avenue Fair in Brooklyn
Come celebrate Bklyn’s 5th Avenue with us! We’re playing outside in front of the Grand Central Oyster Bar (the Brooklyn location, mind you!) from 2-4 on May 17th. Mmm, oysters!
256 5th Av, between Carroll St & Garfield Pl
R to Union St Sta
parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/events/fair2015
oysterbarbrooklyn.com
May 22 7:30pm–11:30pm
Found Sound Nation @ Pioneer Works
We’re proud to be part of Found Sound Nation’s series on May 22! Doors at Pioneer Works open at 7, Ian Chang starts the evening, then Margaret Glaspy, Bombay Rickey and Port St Willow.
From FSN’s website: Operating under the overarching FSN ethos that encourages the diminishing of boundaries in music-making and music-listening – be they ethnic, cultural, or stylistic – this concert series features a diverse curation of artists, both local and international. Audiences and performers alike are invited to experience something special and out-of-the-ordinary, as this collection of traditional and contemporary artists, community members and visitors, congregates in a unique kind of concert environment to engage in the intimate offering of sound.
foundsoundnation.org/curations/fsn-presents-at-pioneer-works
May 23 7:45pm–8:30pm
Queens Night Market
Come see us play at the Queens Night Market this Saturday at 7:45 pm! The Queens Night Market is a large, family-friendly open-air night market in Queens, featuring over 100 independent vendors selling merchandise, art, and food and featuring small-scale cultural performances and entertainment, all celebrating the rich cultural diversity and heritage of NYC and Queens.
Happening outside the New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St. Corona, NY 11368
Details and transportation: queensnightmarket.com
June 19 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbès in June
Summertime. SUMMERTIME!
September 11 6:30pm–10:00pm
Le Poisson Rouge, supporting DENGUE FEVER
We’re excited to open for the fantastic Dengue Fever at Le Poisson Rouge this September!
Doors 6:30, Bombay Rickey 7:30, Dengue Fever 8:30
Tickets: http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/dengue-fever-september-11th-2015/
September 12 8:00pm–9:30pm
Barbès
Come hear us back home at Barbès, still hot from Dengue Fever at LPR the night before! It’s our Two-borough Tour…
September 14 8:30pm–11:00pm
Bombay Rickey plays Hypnocraft At The Inn
Monday, 9/14 @ 8:30pm
Just three days after our show at LPR, join us at the Manhattan Inn as we play our live set, as part of Hypnocraft’s At The Inn series! Appearing with Wayne Tucker & The Bad Mothas.
Manhattan Inn, which of course is in Brooklyn, is 632 Manhattan Av Bklyn, smack dab at the corner of Nassau Av and the Nassau Av G train station.
September 20 12:45pm–1:15pm
Flatbush Frolic
Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:00pm
Barbès
We return home to Barbès for a late show on October 1st! 10-midnight. New material! Dancing is strongly encouraged.
November 12 9:00pm–11:00pm
Live In The Parlour at Fox & Crow
We head back to the highlands of New Jersey, to the Parlour at Fox & Crow, home to many cocktails.
2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014 8:00pm
Bombay Rickey @ BARBÈS
June 21 5:00pm–7:00pm
Drew & Jeff play Make Music NY
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 9:00pm
Live at the Manderley Bar
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 6:00pm
Bryant Park
We’re excited to be featured performers as part of this year’s “Accordions Around the World” series. Come catch us at the Fountain Terrace in Bryant Park between 6 and 7:15!
http://www.bryantpark.org/plan-your-visit/accordion.html
Friday, July 18, 2014 7:50am
WNYC Soundcheck Gig Alert
Listen to us on WNYC’s Soundcheck Gig Alert.
Saturday, July 19, 2014 10:00pm
Tea Lounge
We’re so happy to be joining our friends Mappa Mundi for a shared bill at Park Slope’s Tea Lounge. We’re on at 10 pm, but be sure to come at 9 to hear Mappa Mundi! – See more at: https://bombayrickey.com/#sthash.0AJhswm1.dpuf
September 6 6:00pm–9:00pm
Live set on WFMU
We’re excited to return to WFMU for a live set on Rob Weisberg’s show, Transpacific Sound Paradise. Listen in for a special preview of our CD release show!
Monday, September 8, 2014 9:30pm
CD Release Party
September 24 11:00am–11:30am
Kamala interviewed on WRUW, Cleveland
Hello Cleveland! Tune in to 91.1 this Weds (9/23) at 11 am to hear Bombay Rickey’s Kamala Sankaram talk about Bollywood, trains, and many other things… More info here
September 27 2:00pm–4:00pm
Bombay Rickey on Governor’s Island
Come hear Bombay Rickey at the Brooklyn ARTery Kite Festival! It’s your last chance to visit the island before it closes for the season… don’t miss it!
November 29 8:00pm–9:30pm
Bombay Rickey @ Barbés
Join us for Thanksgiving weekend and dance off that pumpkin pie!
December 1 10:30pm–11:30pm
Bombay Rickey @ The Manderley Bar at The McKittrick Hotel
Bombay Rickey’s triumphant return to the dark home of Sleep No More.