Tonight we went to the Vienna Teng concert at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. The show was great. What a voice….and her piano playing is simply awe inspiring. She was accompanied by Alex Wong, an extremely talented musician in his own right, who played some amazing insturments. If you haven’t heard of Vienna Teng, you can check out her music here or two of my favorites below. If you like her, please support her. (Direct link for iTunes users)
She shares her name with the Austrian home of Mozart and Beethoven. And she herself studied classical piano from the age of five. But there’s nothing old-world about the music of Vienna Teng, whose Zoë/RounderRecords debut brings to mind artists as diverse as Tori Amos, Simon & Garfunkel and Radiohead. “People used to ask what kind of music I played and I never knew how to answer that,” says Teng. “I work a lot with classically trained musicians, but most of my influences are from1970s-era folk music. So now I call it chamber folk.” She adds: “I’m always looking for the perfect pop song combined with an unexpected amount of depth; that’s my idea of great music.”
Alex Wong (percussion, guitar, vocals), co-founder of The Animators, recently released the debut EP for The Paper Raincoat, his project with Amber Rubarth. He also plays in Deadbeat Darling. My friend
David, in Hamburg, Germany, is also
a fan of Vienna. In fact, he actually saw her
in Vienna last year! When I told her that, she was nice enough to sign this CD for David:
“For David – Carey & I say hello from L.A.”David and his entire family will be
coming back to the Hotel Careyfornia next spring…so he’ll get his signed CD then!
By the way, did you notice my new watermark? Thanks to Jin, I now have my very own design. Isn’t it awesome? He’s such a sweetheart for doing that. What a nice surprise. Thank you my friend!
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NEXT SPRING? I know its not far, but still- You should courier it to him!
@Dezinerdreams - Just like you couriered your Project Runway application??
what a beautiful piece of music to awaken to – thanks. you just seem to have all the right connections – the only live concerts i get are the geese and they’re south bound and down for another year. peace, Al
thanks for the musical intro, Carey!
after hearing the track on your page, I’ll check her out for sure!
Lovely song!
@pukemeister - Glad you liked it. She’s a brilliant musician. Maybe she’ll come to Michigan some day!
@MaximMan - Buy her music…if you don’t like it, I’ll pay you double!
@yello_lego - Thanks buddy. How’s the Xangalebrity life going??
quite lovely voice. very pleasant.
the autograph was cool.
@CareyGLY - Heh. I didn’t think for a second that I was a xangalebrity until people started calling me that recently. Agh.. popularity is overrated. Although it does have some nice perks (i.e. groupies
).
oooh vienna teng!! omg…lucky! I’ve never met anyone famous ( i’ve harped about that i know heh! )
but no worries about the water mark,… still thinking of how I could make it another format O_O”
Btw call me jin , omg no one calls me jin yang except my mom when she’s angry.
Hey Carey! One word: AWESOME!!! Thanks so much, Carey!
That autograph is so great, and I love the new watermark too!
Perhaps she’ll do polka fest! – lol
You’re so cultured. My idea of culture is watching a TV show I’ve never seen before.
Amazing, amazing people. I always like those who appreciate good music and good things in life.
@razzlebash - Glad you liked her!
@yello_lego - Are all your groupies girls?
@Loltothepower - Don’t worry Jin, when you come to Hollywood…you’ll be famous. You won’t have to meet them!
@da5id_de - I’ll let Vienna know of your gratitude David
@lv2skrp - Thanks Michele. Glad you’re feeling better!
@infinitysurfer - Oh please James. You’ve got more culture in your little finger than most people have period!
@reckless_eagle - I knew there was a reason we liked each other
@CareyGLY - No. Haha.