I had the pleasure of seeing Birdy earlier this year when she illuminated the Roundhouse in London. She was poised, perfected, gracious, and charismatic. As I settled down to see her once again, only this time at Hammersmith Apollo, I…
To the warmly lit backdrop of a whimsical forest, the young and almost pixie like Aurora joins the stage with her band. Her musical style is personified in her appearance; flowing, poignant, soft, but packing a punch. A bit Florence…
The Apple Music Festival is one of London’s most anticipated annual events. No strangers to the festival are the wickedly popular, and kings of catchy, OneRepublic. They played the festival in 2012, but apparently just once wasn’t enough for the…
While waiting in the Blue Bar of London’s Royal Festival Hall for the doors to swing open, I can hear excitable snippets of conversation from everyone here to experience the always goosebump-inducing composer and performer, Ludovico Einaudi. This evening is…
The morning after the night before. Generally a time after a mad one, when we all have a cup of tea, take it easy, and listen to our most loved chilled out beats. That’s what the vibe is at Citadel in East…
It’s a Sunday evening, and people are shuffling off of London’s busy Strand and into the charming cobbled courtyard of Somerset House. The headliner tonight is the soulful Laura Mvula, but as the drinks start flowing prior to her arrival,…
Even a spontaneous torrential downpour isn’t enough to dampen the enthusiasm of a spirited crowd on the first Saturday of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time. As the damp attendees shuffle through the ticket barrier there’s an atmosphere of excited anticipation…
Support Dan Owen has just finished his high energy set with a boisterous and engaging performance of ‘Little Red Rooster’ and you can feel the anticipation in the room for Birdy to take to the stage. As final adjustments are…