[1][2] 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.

[10] His third solo album, Rhythm & Reason, was released in 2015[11][12] to positive reviews from publications such as American Songwriter,[13] Irish Times,[14] 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.

[16] 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 Cordell, Gaby Moreno, and attorneys from the ACLU.

[17] Starting in March 2020, Bhiman's cover of the Dire Straits song "Walk Of Life" was used in the Comcast Xfinity ad "Working A Little Differently", which was produced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[19] Bhiman had an all-American childhood that he has referred to as "a sort of Brown Norman Rockwell existence with lots of running around in creeks and playing baseball".

[18] As a teenager, Bhiman played electric guitar, and fell in love with hard rock bands like AC/DC and Black Sabbath, as well as Seattle's grunge scene.

[21] Bhiman formed the band Hippie Grenade in 2002[22] with Chris Thalmann and Steven Reilly while still attending school in Santa Cruz.

[24] Following those sessions, Bhiman finished the album with producer Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter) at the Great North Sound Society in Parsonsfield, Maine.

[18] The album, entitled Bhiman, was released in 2012 and earned rave reviews from publications like The New York Times,[25] The Washington Post,[26] and rock critic Robert Christgau of NPR's All Things Considered.

[10] The lead single, a version of "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits, was released on May 13, 2013, with a music video featuring footage of Buster Keaton.

"[15] Bhiman's voice and songwriting have been favorably compared to folk and country artists such as Nina Simone, Woody Guthrie,[26][36] Bill Withers, Randy Newman, and John Prine among others.