Shyam Telikicherla

Shyam Telikicherla
Shyam Telikicherla
Nationality	American

Last updated June 24, 2025

Shyam Telikicherla is an architectural designer, engineer, artist and musician from the Washington, DC area. He is currently based in Chicago, IL. Currently a member of the band Cassettes on Tape and formerly a member of the band Metropolitan.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Discography

Cassettes on Tape

Cathedrals EP - 2012

METROPOLITAN

Down For You is Up - 2002
The Lines They Get Broken - 2005

Meghan Hayes

Snow On the Waves - 2000
Give the Guard a Break - 2005

References

↑ Mark Jenkins (2005). "Metropolitan". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2010-01-19. While the back-and-forth interplay between singer John Masters's noisy guitar and Shyam Telikicherla's agile, wide-ranging bass is still central to the threesome's style, the music's overall motion is more direct. There's even one song, "Made the Cut," that rides a bluesy shuffle.
↑ Fritz Hahn (March 5, 2004). "Warehouse's Stock in Trade". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-01-19. Down for You Is Up"], and there were over 20 different bands we've been compared to, and it's such a weird range," says bassist Shyam Telikicherla.^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Nightlife Agenda". Washington Post. 2008. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-19. You never know what you're going to get, but it always has a strong hook. But now bassist Shyam Telikicherla is moving to Chicago, so Metropolitan's not going to be playing together "for the foreseeable future," according to singer/guitarist John Masters.

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[twsJanSd12-1] Mark Jenkins (2005). "Metropolitan". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2010-01-19. While the back-and-forth interplay between singer John Masters's noisy guitar and Shyam Telikicherla's agile, wide-ranging bass is still central to the threesome's style, the music's overall motion is more direct. There's even one song, "Made the Cut," that rides a bluesy shuffle.

[twsJanSd13-2] Fritz Hahn (March 5, 2004). "Warehouse's Stock in Trade". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-01-19. Down for You Is Up"], and there were over 20 different bands we've been compared to, and it's such a weird range," says bassist Shyam Telikicherla.^{[ dead link ]}

[twsJanSd14-3] "Nightlife Agenda". Washington Post. 2008. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-19. You never know what you're going to get, but it always has a strong hook. But now bassist Shyam Telikicherla is moving to Chicago, so Metropolitan's not going to be playing together "for the foreseeable future," according to singer/guitarist John Masters.

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