12 of June from 16:00-20:00
6 of December is Independence Day of
Finland, easily enough, 12 of June is its Capital Day, so called Helsinkin Päivä!
Since the beginning of June, from independent zine Sue, tri-day concerts or pub
gigs are promoting page by page; JES! Because music festival season in Finland counts
down now, it’s about time to have a very Finnish one to warm up (and the fast
way to advance Finnish)!!!
Mainly
sponsored by Aalto Radio Station, Kesäkonsertti, at Kaisaniemi Park,
right next to Helsinki Central Railway Station, from 15:40-22:00, lists Laura Närhi, Haloo Helsinki, Tuure
Kilpeläinen, Irina, Anssi Kela, Anna Puu, Sunrise Avenue and J. Karjalainen as
guests for public. Due to the sight and safety concerns, umbrellas are not allowed,
while the sky turns cloudy and grey quite swiftly. Luckily when one of my
favourite pop rock bands Haloo Helsinki starting, the sky becomes a combination
of silver and blue. Haloo Helsinki lead singer Elli sings 2013 single ‘Vapaus Käteen
Jää’ (Icy Free hands), the live mood has a slight melancholy, while hits ‘Huuda!’(Scream!)
pops up, the whole rock ‘n’ roll spirit transforms the worries of the
unpredictable weather of the day.
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Alas, the raindrops just fall as its wish, so I
skip Tuure Kilpeläinen and rush into Hesburger for a cup of hot chocolate, a
chicken burger and French fries to warm my stomach and body, and afterwards my
mate joins me from 18:00-20:00. Irina is very much like Janis Joplin, her voice
also has a deep potential of grunge singing skills; Anssi Kela performs as
powerful as I saw him at IVANAhelsinki event (April 5 th),
unfortunately the stereo speakers mute for around 30 seconds due to the unknown
reason, but Anssi and the band stay calm and carry on.
Anna Puu’s music is
lovely, the stage image is romantic, her voice is fresh and her attitude is
cute but pretentious, it’s so nice I can watch her play guitar and sing alive.
My recent favourite ‘Säännöt Rakkaudelle’(The Rules of Love) conveys fragile
but poetic feeling, when Anna croons the lyrics, quite many female audiences chant
chorally (me inclusive!); at the moment, the heaven tears drizzly, but the gig just
ends amorously perfectly.
More info about Kesäkonsertti,
please go to:
Photography: Haloo
Helsinki, Mindy Yuan
Special
Thanks: JMH
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| How can this happen? Well, you just have to deal with it. |
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