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Live Reviews
Live Review: Ingrid Michaelson at The Scala in London on 23 Nov
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 27 November 2009
When I turned up at the venue, I assumed that this would be a “little” show. Boy, was I in for a surprise. Presented with a queue that stretched around the building and back again, I ate my words – apparently, Ingrid Michaelson is something of a favourite on these shores. Who’d have thunk it? Not I.
Casting all former assumptions aside, I settled down (literally – did you know that Scala has a stage viewing area upstairs complete with squishy couches and a bar? how extremely civilised) to watch the show, a show that turned out to be much more than a gig.
First thing’s first – Ingrid Michaelson is kooky. She might just be the kookiest kook in all of Kookville, and goddamn, do I love her for it. What made this more than simply a live show of music were her interactions with the audience – she told stories, jokes, got some crazy-obsessive fan up on stage to sing with her (who actually turned out to be very good), and even tried her hand at the English accent (FYI, at that she’s not very good).
But stripping all of that onstage charisma away and taking her for what she is – an excellent voice and a, well, interesting songwriter – I was very quick to learn just why she has so many devoted fans. TW
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