Young the giant’s Summer 2023 tour
Young the Giant’s Summer 2023 Tour, performing at major venues on the East and West Coast: The Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ - 6/2), The Rooftop at Pier 17 (New York, NY - 6/3 & 6/4), Leader Bank Pavilion (Boston, MA - 6/9), Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD - 6/10), Greek Theatre (Berkeley, CA - 8/17), Santa Barbara Bowl (Santa Barbara, CA - 8/18), FivePoint Amphitheatre (Irvine, CA - 8/19), Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre (San Diego, CA - 8/20).
Young the giant’s “American bollywood” tour
Young the Giant’s “American Bollywood” Tour (Fall 2022), performing at some of the country’s most iconic venues: Redrocks Amphitheater (Morrison, Colorado - 10/12), SiriusXM (New York City - 10/20), The Beacon Theatre (New York City - 10/21 & 10/22), Village Studios for Fender (Los Angeles - 11/7), Jimmy Kimmel Live (Los Angeles - 11/10), YouTube Theatre (Los Angeles - 11/12).
CertificateS of RecoGNITION FROM LA MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI
May 2022 certificate of recognition from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for Neel’s work in South Asian arts, education, and advocacy. In July 2022, Neel and Ireesh Lal were recognized by the City of LA for their Journey Through the Chakras performance at the Lotus Festival in Echo Park, Los Angeles.
Young the giant’s “American Bollywood” album release
August 2022 performance for Young the Giant’s “American Bollywood” Album Release at the Winston House in Venice, CA.
KEENAR at South Asian STUDIES Association conference
In March 2022, Keenar performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of the South Asian Studies Association Conference, hosted by Loyola Marymount University.
COLA Fellowship
June 2021 feature performance for the COLA Fellowship, supported through the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, produced by Grand Performances, and hosted at the Skirball Cultural Center. Performed with special guest, L. Shankar (double violin / vocals).
South Asian AF ONLINE SHOW
October 2020 tabla and spoken word performance with Vj Kesh, hosted by Shilpa Das and Dhruv Uday Singh.
L. ShankAR at roulette
November 2019 classical Indian music performance with L. Shankar (double violin / vocals) and Swaminathan Selvaganesh (kanjira) at Roulette in Brooklyn, New York. Organized by Robert Browning Associates.
khat-E penhan / hidden Line at Art share
October 2019 modern adaption of Afghani Attan music and dance (choreo by Rojonna Handy) for Gazelle Shamizay’s exhibit “Khat-E Penhan / Hidden Line” at ArtShare LA, hosted by Level Ground.
KEENAR at SAADA’s 11th ANNIversary Fundraiser
June 2019 indo-jazz performance with Keenar (Rajib Karmakar and James Waterman) at the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) 11th Anniversary Fundraiser located at Dr. Marwah’s estate in Malibu, CA.
SOUTH ASIAN AF SHOW at Upright Citizens BRigade
April 2019 solo performance for the South Asian AF show at Upright Citizens Brigade in Hollywood. Hosted by Dhruv Uday Singh and Shilpa Das.
POPshift at the study
May 2019 hip hop and electronic performance with Peter Madana and Raja Kumari at The Study in Hollywood.
MIPSTERZ at ZOO LABS
March 2018 hip hop and solo performance with Mipsterz (Abbas Rattani and Yusuf Siddiquee) at Zoo Labs in Oakland, CA. Background images obtained from South Asia American Digital Archive (SAADA).
Ethnotronika
December 2016 performance with Ethnotronika (Ireesh Lal and Aalok Mehta) for Winter Sounds in West Hollywood, as well as an October 2015 performance for the Diwali show at Spice Affair in Beverly Hills.
Celebrate the Connections Tour
2016 “Celebrate the Connections” tour, an intensive urban arts and education tour of India sponsored by the U.S. State Department (coordinated by Cultural Vistas in New York).
Lord huron at coachella
April 2013 performance with Lord Huron at Coachella in Indio, CA. Pictured below in the Rolling Stone image (L to R): Neel Agrawal, Miguel Briseno, Mark Barry, Tom Renaud, Ben Schneider, Brett Farkas, and Karl Kerfoot.
