
Try to imagine hip hop with jazz, you’ve got José James. So unsurprisingly his concert at Tivoli was popular for the young crowd in the Netherlands. He was friendly too, especially to people who want to take pictures during the show, as long as they are not placing bad pictures of him on Facebook.

One thing that makes music photography so great is that I can discover new bands, new faces, and new tunes during my work. Being able to see Scouting for Girls is one of those things. This band might be already famous in their home country, UK, but to me the name was so unfamiliar till I did some little research (involving some googlings) before I went to Ekko to photograph their show.

Ruby Q is a pop band whose stories began in Tilburg. Just recently they tried their luck in the US by releasing a record entitled FashionFever/MusicPitch. They’re music is a combination of pop, rock and bit of punk.

Holly Golightly is a british singer-songwriter who is also a former member of the Three Headcoates. In 2006 she also gave a concert at the same venue, Ekko, but this year she brought Lawyer Dave and they are now called Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs.

I won’t be the right person to review this concert, because first of all I know the lead singer of the band. So anything I said won’t be that objective. But if you like country music, you might find Furlong, an Utrecht band worth to listen to.

When Alela Diane plays her guitar you can hear the dynamic, when she sings you will know that she definately know what she is singing. Alela Diane a singer-songwriter originated from Nevada City, California is not new for the Dutch audience. Fans that came to Tivoli De Helling last night are definately familiar with the CD and loves the music.

Some call her music indi-rock, others call it folk, but when I listen to her concert, I can’t really describe it. Neverthelles, as the opening act for Alela Diane, Mariee Sioux is simply a talented guitarist and musician who is able to sooth your soul away to the valleys of California.

The theme for the March Cultural Sunday was ‘Kleine Parade’ or small carnaval and as usual, Utrecht was pampered by qualified performances, and wrapped up with a Tribute to Prince Concert at Tivoli, featuring Anneke van Giersbergen; Wouter Hamel; Hadewych Minis; Senna; Boris; Charlie Dée; Tjeerd Bomhof.