Charlie Hickey is someone you should put on your radar. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter has the capacity of enticing anyone in earshot with his talented lyricism and captivating vocals.

It was just him and his guitar for the majority of the set. I was blown away by how much heart Charlie put into his performance. Each note sung or strummed was meticulously placed. They whisked the entire audience away into a peaceful realm. Rarely can an artist do such a thing in a live performance.

The second to last song of his set was the beloved track “Ten Feet Tall”. Charlie, when the song was first released said that it was a “different animal than any other song [he’d] written.” He continues with: “I’ve never written or recorded a song like this since, and we weren’t sure it was even going to come out. But when I heard it back, it really served as a time capsule of a very confusing/depressing but also very fruitful and fun time in my life!”

Accompanied by Samia, the two did the acoustic rendition justice. It felt like a completely different song.