Purcell Room – Down At The Front

nonclassical at 20

Paul Hudson — Wed, 29 May 2024 21:30:18 +0000

A bit of a random this evening. As I was already at the Southbank Centre, I decided to add in this evening of left-field modern classical music to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the nonclassical label.

South Asian Sounds

Paul Hudson — Fri, 03 May 2024 00:50:07 +0000

A really interesting weekend of music at the Southbank Centre showcasing a range of music styles from the Asian subcontinent.

Malini Awasthi, Chahat Mahmood Ali Qawwal, Pritt, Khiyo, Shahbaz Hussain showcased everything from traditional folk music, through to dance music with the Southbank’s security having to deal with partying Indian audience members. (Eventually, everyone else joined in and they gave up).

Hannah Lou Clark

Paul Hudson — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:10:48 +0000

I’d been at IBM on the Southbank for most of the day. So I thought I’d drop into the Southbank Centre to see Hannah Lou Clark.

First up was I have a Tribe. With a name like that I was expecting a big band full of hipster beards singing alt-folk. Instead, there was only one guy – although he did have a hipster beard and did sing alt-folk. I enjoyed his performance. Starting with guitar, then moving on to keys. He’s got a really distinctive voice and a times it was almost a hushed voice. But it all worked for me.

Next up was Madam. No. Didn’t like them. When the cellist was playing, it was mildly interesting. But everything else was awful.

Hannah Lou Clark closed the evening. She’s got a lovely grungy guitar sound and thought it was a strong set.