Bhi Bhiman

Bhi Bhiman is an American singer-songwriter.After co-founding the rock band Hippie Grenade in 2002 in Santa Cruz, he later moved to San Francisco, where he released his debut solo album Cookbook in 2007.His second album, Bhiman, was released in January 2012 to positive reviews.It peaked at No. 28 on the Top Heatseekers chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart.In 2012 Bhiman performed on Later... with Jools Holland, and he was subsequently asked to open Chris Cornell's 2013 North American tour.Bhiman participated in a tribute concert to Prince at Carnegie Hall in 2013, alongside artists such as Elvis Costello and D'Angelo.His cover EP Substitute Preacher was released in 2013, with renditions of late 1970s to early 1980s hard rock hits.His third solo album, Rhythm & Reason, was released in 2015 to positive reviews from publications such as American Songwriter, Irish Times, and The Guardian, with the latter opining that "he has a no-nonsense, gutsy vocal style and a batch of inventive songs" which "pair tuneful, sturdy, all-American melodies with often bleak and humorous lyrics." In 2016, Bhiman contributed the song "With Love from Russia" to Dave Eggers' 30 Days 30 Songs project.It was the third song released in the series, which raised funds for democratic causes ahead of the 2016 election. In 2018, The Wall Street Journal announced that Bhiman's latest album, Peace of Mind would be released as a podcast on the Critical Frequency network.Each episode will revolve around a song and its political theme and will include conversations w/ notable guests like Reza Aslan, Dave Eggers, LaDoris Cordel l, Gaby Moreno, and attorneys from the ACLU.The podcast will launch Jan 18, 2019.