ATLAS May 08

PHOTOS BY CHAD SETTLEMEIER

relish grand opening

anjali at relish

PHOTOS BY ERIN BERZEL

filmistani

photos by Yasue Arai

Yasue Arai

weve got 5 years

PHOTOS BY SARAH RACE

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali dancing

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali dancing

andaz anjali the incredible kid

andaz anjali the incredible kid

photos by yasue tennyson

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my Indian summer

other than my time spent in ny & philly seems like I didn’t have much of a summer actually …

me & the kid w/ joro from mehanata …4am antics
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we’re in the old office

we’ve been offered a monthly at the knitting factory (nyc) -
our first gig is July 7th, 2007

help us spread the word … please tell your friends!!!

OCTOBER UPDATE! We are no longer at The KF.

desi hot mix!

finally a mix…
so hot right now

photos by sarah race

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Sarah Race

Anjali at VIBC (Vancouver, BC)

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w/ Juggy D

photos by Yasue Tennyson

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photos by serena davidson

dj anjali

dj anjali the incredible kid

dj anjali the incredible kid

anjali the incredible kid
Serena Davidson

photos by tracy harrison

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The ATLAS crew: E3, Anjali and The Incredible Kid

LONDONSTANI …

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.. I’ve barely begun Gautam Malkani’s debut novel about desi rudeboys … part Richard Allen (yeah, I used to read BootBoy/Skinhead pulp fiction & not because I was self-hating, duh. I was just really into Mod & Oi!) & part Graham Greene (I never finished Brighton Rock) … but I’m hooked. GM read at Powell’s last week and we were fortunate enough to spend the evening with him & his lovely wife. After hearing his Hounslow accent read out loud I’ve got Jas (the narrartor) sorted. If you haven’t read any UK Asian lit this might be the perfect place to start … that’s only if you’re into street culture shit. My favorite contemporary author?? Meera Syal, hands down. She’s brilliant & hilarious. Calling her talented would be an understatement …

All this talk of witty BrAsians is reminding me of D’Archetypes … my fav band of the moment. They’re kinda hiphop & prob*ly, most defintely, influenced by Cornershop & The Monochrome Set. (have you never heard of them?) Even Morrissey was a fan of TMS back in the day … and how’s this for random? The night I spent buying books with Lon don stani author GM was the same night I met Johnny Marr, I kid you not. THE RUMORS ARE TRUE … he’s been stayng in a flat in N. Portland people!! Before I discovered Elvis or Mick Ronson I swooned over Marr’s guitars. And “I sat in my room and I drew up a plan…”

And all this writing means I’m not reading … goodnight

we ate too much cake

to those of you that came out & supported the State of Bengal & Sub Swara show THANK YOU. Portland you’re still not ready for this shit …

birthday presents and Asian breaks…

The Portland Mercury gets the scoop on June 15th…

shaadi photo shoot

photos copyright Serena Davidson
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dj anjali

dj anjali

DJ Anjali
Once in a while I get to dress up as an Indian bride… <<<—more here

anjali state of bengal subswara the kid birthday
When Sub Swara & State of Bengal told me they’d be in town on June 15th … how could I say no to hosting them on my birthday?? I’m not ashamed of getting older … so who’s coming to my party?!

Desi roots

vidya hivale madhubani paintings
this show of madhubani style folk paintings is on view through the end of June at 2217 NE Alberta, Portland