Vikesh Kapoor

Following a spur-of-the-moment cross-country trip with a pair of fiery European girls, Vikesh Kapoor left school for a brief yet inspiring stint as a mason’s apprentice. The America he had previously known resided narrowly between his childhood home in rural Pennsylvania and the New England university he left home for. Alongside his parents’ own immigrant struggles, these experiences quickly witnessed Kapoor to the scope of the American dream.

A few years later, Kapoor performed at Howard Zinn’s memorial service in Boston, in front of Zinn’s family and colleagues (including Noam Chomsky). Roused by Zinn’s lifelong battle against class/race injustice, Kapoor spent the next two years in Portland, Oregon working on his full-length debut record. The Ballad Of Willy Robbins, a concept album loosely based on a newspaper article, chronicles the brutal but hopeful story of a working class man who slowly loses everything: ambitions, health, family and shelter. It’s a worker’s tale, less specific to the blue-collar life as it is about anyone struggling to make something of themselves.

The Ballad Of Willy Robbins, out October 15 via Mama Bird Recording Co., was co-produced by Adam Selzer (M. Ward) and features Nate Query (Decemberists, Black Prairie), Jeff Ratner (Langhorne Slim) and Birger Olsen (Denver).

Past Shows


Feb
14
th
2014
Turf Club
Feb
14
th
2014
Turf Club

Eleni Mandell

with Vikesh Kapoor
Nov
13
th
2013
7th St Entry
Nov
13
th
2013
7th St Entry

Saintseneca

with Vikesh Kapoor

More Shows

May
11
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The Fitzgerald Theater

TommyInnit

Apr
22
nd
Palace Theatre

BoyWithUke

with Ethan Bortnick
Mar
4
th
7th St Entry

Mackenzy Mackay

Jun
20
th
Palace Theatre

Ben Rector

with The National Parks