Birdy – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – June 10, 2016 – Photo by Sami Speiss © 2016 Birdy & Bahari – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – June 10, 2016 Bahari – individually known as Ruby Carr, Sidney Sartini, and Natalia Panzarella – is a new band coming out of Southern California with a sound described on their website as “radiant, harmony-rich, brightly melodic.” They opened for Birdy on June 10th at the Theatre of Living Arts. Bahari – Theater o

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