{"id":25643,"date":"2021-09-01T09:48:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T08:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=25643"},"modified":"2021-09-01T19:04:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T18:04:07","slug":"gig-review-andrea-kenny-at-the-soundhouse-friday-10th-july-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/gig-review-andrea-kenny-at-the-soundhouse-friday-10th-july-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Gig review – Andrea Kenny at The Soundhouse, Friday 10th July 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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with Amber Saqladi & Honey Blue<\/h2>\n

On walking into the notorious venue I was greeted by the lovely Sue Lavender<\/a> co-owner of the Soundhouse<\/a>. After a quick catch up I asked where I could find my good friend and star of the show Andrea Kenny<\/a>. I was told I could find her backstage where most of the pre-show magic happens.<\/p>\n

On entering the green room I was welcomed by a very charismatic Andrea, who was dressed for the occasion in a cut off sleeve denim jacket and chains to match. She told me I was in for a surprise that night which I will reveal to you later on. Let\u2019s just say I was more than hyped up for this gig so I left her to prepare and took my seat near the front of the stage.<\/p>\n

Kicking things off was the duo Honey Blue<\/strong><\/a> which consisted of Lead Singer\/Guitarist Michael O\u2019Hara and Drummer Alex Bryne. Born out of lockdown, the boys have been concocting a number of songs together in their bedrooms and were ready to show them off for the first time in front of a live audience.<\/p>\n

They opened the show up with their song Take My Medicine<\/em> which began with a selection of reverberated chords and exploded into a Cage The Elephant<\/em> style riff; a fitting first song to grasp the audience’s attention. They quickly rolled into their next song The Strain<\/em>, a 90’s style indie\/rock anthem which you can listen to on their Instagram page<\/a>. Their song Hold On<\/em> bearing the lyrics \u201cbrighter days will find you\u201d were certainly so much needed words we all need to hear coming out of lockdown.<\/p>\n

The boys took one last sip of their pints before finishing off with their song Thing You Say<\/em>. Catching up with Alex after the show, he mentioned that they were recording with the HQ Familia<\/a> gang and hoped to release some songs very soon. Be sure to follow the boys on social media for updates and posts.<\/p>\n

Honey Blue on Soundcloud.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Honey Blue. Photo (c) Sean Clutterham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next to walk on stage was Amber Saqladi<\/strong><\/a>, carrying the voice of Taylor Swift with the attire of Amy Winehouse. Singing like an angel, Amber began with her song All the Angels<\/em> which was described as \u201chaving to let go of a relationship you worked hard on and hoping one day things would work out\u201d.<\/p>\n

Her next song Save Yourself<\/em> which was the first song she ever wrote at the age of 15, became very relevant to her in later years, and was about saving yourself from a toxic relationship. Her angriest but most favourite song Pulling the Wool Down<\/em> which we can all relate to, depicts a past love pulling the wool over her eyes blinding her from the truth.<\/p>\n

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Amber Saqladi. Photo (c) Sean Clutterham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She then hit us all with a cover of Amy Winehouse\u2019s Back to Black<\/em> where an ambient light of dark red shone behind her creating a gothic picture. To top off her performance she was joined on stage by Honey Blue\u2019s Michael O\u2019Hara to perform their collaboration song Summer Rain<\/em>.<\/p>\n

After speaking with Amber backstage, Amber had informed me that she and Michael were currently recording Summer Rain<\/em> with HQ\u2019s very own producer Tayo. She hopes to get the recording finished in a couple of weeks and will be sure to inform her followers of its release date. Be sure to check Amber\u2019s live stream performance on Youtube and give her a follow on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n