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Sameer Khan of Karma Sheen Interview Originally published on the Grapevine Live! website on 23rd September 2022 CP: Things seem to have got very busy for Karma Sheen since I first saw the band in the early part of the blistering 2022 summer. What’s been going on? SK: I guess what has been going on is what had been going on! Recently we’ve become lucky enough to be represented by FMLY. Our wonderful agent Polly Miles is taking care of our bookings and doing as much as we can to get ourselves out there. And of course, no band is ever complete without a record so with all the complications surrounding funds for the bands and timings of everyone with day jobs, we’re finally close to completing our debut album at Sausage studios too! CP: I saw you had been called in as support for a couple of gigs at late notice. The band are clearly prepared to drop everything to get on stage. What discussions are you all having about taking Karma Sheen on the road, rather than one off appearances? SK: H...

Hindustani Classical Psychedelic Rockers heading to SXSW March 2026 Dare you take yourself back to the immediate post-pandemic period?  The emotional toll, the losses, the systemic shock of lockdown, everyone doing what they knew was for the best for everyone?  I don’t want to drag it all back up, but what I do want to remind you about is how life returned and moments when you felt that first hug from a friend, shook hands, (or maybe fist-bumped) someone you were being introduced to, maybe a hug of welcome or on parting? I remember being close to tears, or tears spilling many times over as social contacts were re-established and I became acquainted with new faces within arms’ reach, not just blinking through an online video conference network.  I remember going to the Walnut Tree Shades , which is squeezed into the alleyway that is Old Post Office Court in Norwich and the elation of being in a crowded pub relishing live music.  The Norfolk Blues S...