Monday, 28 October 2013
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Laura Cantrell at Union Chapel
Sam Semple
Union Chapel, 10 October 2013
So tonight I was sitting in the warm of the Union Chapel, with the wind and rain blasting outside, drinking hot chocolate and listening to soothing and sweet country music. Ah, I thought, this is heaven. I know I'm getting old: I used to judge how good a gig was by how many bruises I had the next day and now I am beyond thrilled to be sitting and sipping on hot drinks. It helps too that the Union Chapel is one of the most beautiful venues in London: it's warm and intimate yet, thanks to its domed roof, has the acoustics of a much larger place. Add to that the atmospheric light from the candles and the fading light through the stained glass windows and it's a pretty magical place especially when the music on the stage is good.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Laura Marling at Shepherd's Bush Empire
Nick Mulvey
Shepherd's Bush Empire, 2 October 2013
"When did Shepherd's Bush get so posh?" asks Laura Marling, who used to live around the corner she says and went to many, many shows at the Empire where she's now headlining. "When you left!" a cheeky audience member shouts, joking. "Charming!" Laura says in mock outrage. But really this couldn't be further from the truth, as I came to a realisation tonight that Marling is actually pretty posh herself. Because I first saw her as a meek supporting act back in 2007, where she shyly sat playing her guitar, looking tiny and startlingly young, I felt I knew Marling in the early days of her career and didn't really need to read much about her, just listen to her music (which has admittedly got better and better with each album).
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