Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence

A month-long event in the south of France, making opera relevant and available to new audiences

Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence, or Festival d’Aix, isn’t your average collection of acts in the already crowded festival season. Though, in its 69th year, it’s certainly not new. Set in various theaters (one of which is outdoors) across Aix-en-Provence, it’s also not a hub of overcrowding, Instagramming or raucous behavior. Rather, Festival d’Aix demonstrates the sheer power of an ever-relevant art form: opera. Without …

Mahalia: Sober

Produced by Maths Time Joy, “Sober” is Leicester-born, Birmingham-based singer/songwriter Mahalia’s most recent release and it’s beautifully sleek and fluid. A little more R&B and boom-bap than her previous releases, it’s a smooth and sultry track—despite it being about a relationship gone wrong. Just 19 years old, Mahalia has already released an impressive body of work, and will be embarking on a UK/Euro tour later …

UPSAHL: Can You Hear Me Now

Phoenix-based Taylor Upsahl—aka UPSAHL—crafts indie-pop-meets-folk (along with her band members) that’s sweet without the syrup. The teenage singer/songwriter’s most recent single, “Can You Hear Me Now” is about getting out of a failing relationship and transcends her age (at 18 years old, she has already released her third record). With finger-clicking, effortless vocals and a breezy sound this super-catchy track will be at home on …