Shilpa Ray

Name: Shilpa Ray
Start: 2026-06-07T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-06-07T23:30:00-05:00
Location: The Bug Jar

Schedule

Sun Jun 07 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Bug Jar | Rochester, NY

Information
Shilpa Ray is a wailing, fire breathing Cyclops. She tornadoes everything in her path: small towns, big cities, and childrens dreams. One of her fans commented on a YouTube video, If theres a heaven, I want God to hire Shilpa Ray to sing the list of my sins. Within a few hours, she had a day job working for Saint Peter. Ray has ripped off all the greatsThe Gun Club, Tom Waits, The Doors and recently pulled off a triple rip: ripping off Nina Simone ripping off Screamin Jay Hawkins ripping off the Devil.Shilpa Ray released her album Teenage and Torture in 2011 on Knitting Factory Records and found her biggest fan in Nick Cave, who started telling music journalists she was his favorite current band. Cave brought her on tour as support for a few Grinderman dates, recorded the Wiel/Brecht song Pirate Jenny with her for Hal Wilners Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys II, and then hired her to sing backup on his Spring 2013 Bad Seeds tour as well as main support for their Fall 2013 UK and Europe tour in order to promote her 4-song EP Its All Self Fellatio -- released on Caves record label Bad Seed LTD. She has also served as main support for Man Man and Acid Mothers Temple as well as the opening act for Elvis Costello, Patti Smith, and A Place to Bury Strangers.

Nearby Attractions

Shilpa Ray has 1 upcoming events.

Note:
This event is 18 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 18 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. ** NO REFUNDS Unless an Event is Cancelled** - 18-20yr adv tickets are limited to 10 attendees per show, all shows are 21+ at door - All Ticket purchases will be added to our weekly mailing list (email) - Ticket Age Must match the Ticket You Purchase (i.e. do not buy 21+ tickets if you are under 21)