Art & Music - Shonali Bhomik, Jasper Patch, Marcellus Hall

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Shonali's musical roots developed in Nashville, Tennessee. She began making music on an 8-track recorder with her childhood best friend Michelle Dubois and soon, under the name Ultrababyfat, they became indie rock darlings, opening up for acts like Pavement and PJ Harvey while she was in law school. With nine full length albums under her belt, including three by her current band, Tigers and Monkeys, as well as her 2011 full-length solo-debut 100 Oaks Revival, Shonali is over the moon about sharing her highly anticipated upcoming second solo release, One Machine At A Time with the world.

On it, she touts her clever song-crafting skills and evocative lyrics, culminating in a genre-bending record that feels ubiquitous, yet unique to her own experience as an Indian woman from Tennessee. Each track on One Machine At A Time unfolds new breadth and depth, exploring different genres and eras of music, yet when taken together, cohesively carry the listener into her universe and through a carefully curated and well-rounded album.

The strength and bravery of her artistic drive is rooted in the steadfast support of her mother and father - professors who immigrated to the United States from India and constantly encouraged her musical career. The impact and emotion embedded within Shonali's music is, in part, thanks to their influence. Her voice grabs your heart and pulls, and her lyrics evoke memories but simultaneously remain present and grounded.

One Machine At A Time honors Shonali’s father, Dr. Dilip Kumar Bhowmik, who recently passed away after a life of kindness, humor and academic achievement. The album’s cover art, a photo of a young Shonali taken by her father, demonstrates their lasting connection. She dedicates the song “Firefly” to him, asking “what do you tell yourself to light the sky when no one sees you?” The spark within her father continues to fuel Shonali’s artistic life. Now she says “Farewell, sweet one” and shows how, in the face of loss, how her delicate spark shines on.

Marcellus Hall is a NYC-based illustrator. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and Time, as well as in American Illustration, the Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts annuals. His first cover for The New Yorker was published in 2005. He has self published books of drawings and writings, including Hard Luck Stories and Legends of the Infinite City. His graphic novel, Kaleidoscope City, originally published by Bittersweet Editions, is temporarily out of print.

Hall has illustrated children’s books that include City I Love (Abrams 2009), The Cow Loves Cookies (Simon & Schuster 2010), Because I Am Your Teacher (Abrams 2012), What's New? The Zoo! (Scholastic 2014), Duddle Puck (Simon & Schuster 2015), and the self-penned Everyone Sleeps (Penguin 2013).

As a singer-songwriter Hall has recorded with bands Railroad Jerk and White Hassle and has toured the US, Europe, and Japan. He continues to make music under his own name. The First Line was released on Glacial Pace Recordings in 2011. Afterglow was released via Bandcamp in 2013. I Will Never Let You Down, recorded with mainstays Damon Smith and Mike Shapiro, was released digitally and on vinyl in February 2024. The album is available on vinyl in Europe via Gutfeeling. Official music videos for the songs “One Night,” “Behind the Stadium,” and “I Will Never Let You Down” are available online.

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