![]() So last night woj and I ignored the spring snowstorm and hopped the train to NYC to see Vienna Teng at sold-out Joe's Pub. I know she made some new fans-she was signing a lot of CDs afterwards. ![]() (I didn't know this person so I don't know for sure, but my guess was that she had lost someone in a car accident and the song hit just a wee bit close to home.) That one was weird, because I had just had a flash of a memory of when she did that at our house in March, and someone in the audience was so upset by it that she had to leave the room. The first set also contained "Momentum", "Enough To Go By" and "Lullabye For A Stormy Night", and the second set had "My Medea", "Eric's Song" and (this was a surprise) her a cappella song about dying in a car crash. She started both sets with "Gravity", "The Tower", and "Homecoming" and ended with "Unwritten Letter #1". Vienna did two very fine sets, which varied only slightly between shows. A cool way to spend Halloween in New York City. ![]() Both shows were pleasantly full (Robyn has lots of devoted fans, plus there was a good number of people there to see Vienna), and it was a great night. Woj and I saw Vienna Teng open for Robyn Hitchcock last night at The Bottom Line. She's the real deal, folks-we are lucky to have such a talent in our midst. :)Īny and all who can go see her play simply cannot afford to miss her. It was fun to just hang out with her, too- t's always fun to spend time with ectophiles, since there is no lack of stuff to talk about. She performed two shows in our living room for a total of about 60 people, and both were stunningly wonderful. One thing that really surprised me was her speaking voice: I was totally unprepared for such a rich, deep voice to come out of someone who sings as sweetly as she does! ( 9/02) She was really, really good, and her piano playing just blew me away. For a 7 pm show, it was surprisingly well attended, which was good to see. ( 4/03, got to see Vienna at The Living Room in NY on Friday evening. If I had any complaint, it would be that the set was too short, but I think I'd probably still be saying that if she'd played for two hours. She didn't do any of the new songs that she'd performed during the house concert at Jeff's house last year, but it was still wonderful to hear some of our favorites from Waking Hour. ( 9/02)Īs we'd hoped, Vienna was on first, and her set was great. It was also wonderful to hear the newer songs, and I'm *really* looking forward to her next album of new material. The stories she told about each song got me looking at some of them from a different viewpoint, which is always a cool thing. It was great to hear all of the material I was familiar with, and the simple piano and voice arrangements made her skills as a musician and songwriter really shine. She played two sets (with a short break between them), and managed to get through almost all of the songs on Waking Hour, plus a few new ones. I had been wondering if I would ever get the chance to see her perform. It was my first time seeing Vienna live, and I was really glad that the showcase for her new label gave her an excuse to make the trip out to the northeastern US. It would seem Vienna's music is reaching a lot of people, and I am cheered that music of this stratospheric quality is being so well appreciated! ( about live performance: Yesterday afternoon my friend Jennifer and I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Vienna Teng perform a house concert. Lord knows there are some fine artists extant whose music has sadly been overlooked by the public. Thanks Vienna for sharing your talent with the world may it appreciate you as it should. These are songs that truly come from the heart and soul, a rare commodity in today's packaged music world. Teng's music is at once complex and accessible. A cast album, released in 2015, is available at Bandcamp Comparisons: Sarah McLachlan, Sinead Lohan Covers/own material: All her songs are original-and how! ( General comments: Vienna Teng is a gifted artist who writes great songs. Vienna Teng collaborated with Tanya Shaffer on musical The Fourth Messenger. Type of music generally: Evocative/eclectic, piano-vocal alternative pop Status: Most recent release, Aims (2013) See also: Vienna Teng's site ![]() The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Vienna Teng This site too slow? Try a mirrorĬountry of origin: U.S.
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