Depot48 marks Woman’s Day with Alkemic #4, curated by MadameQrie, an evening shaped by lived experience across indie, soul, poetry and vinyl.
The lineup moves through distinct yet connected sonic worlds. Pakhi & The Murder bring blues-rooted originals alongside songs written by woman who turned survival into sound. Ayana, a fiercely trans poet-musician and composer, presents a stark solo set drawn from her own process of becoming, work written not for acceptance, but for existence. Closing the night, Andalusian selector cortencanal maps global intersections through vinyl, tracing sonic lineages of resistance and pleasure.
Vikas Narula, Co-Founder, Depot48, says, “We didn’t start out saying we’d build a ‘safe space.’ We just knew we didn’t want to run a room where anyone had to edit themselves. Over time, that clarity became culture. Womxn’s Day for us isn’t a slot on the calendar, it’s a reminder of who built this stage with us.”
Girjashanker Vohra, Co-Founder, Depot48, adds, “There’s a kind of honesty that womxn artists have brought to this stage over the years. You can feel it in the way the room settles, in the way people listen more closely. It’s not performative, it’s lived. We’ve seen artists grow here, from their first nervous sets to becoming fully themselves. That continuity means everything to us.”
As the city’s live music landscape continues to shift, Depot48 remains focused on doing what it has consistently done for over a decade, offering a room where original music is taken seriously, where artists are heard the way they intend to be heard, and where audiences show up not just for a night out, but for connection. Alkemic #4 is an extension of that commitment.
