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I will be updating Sirens of Song with a new theme this week. I kind of just settled with the current theme and never got around to finding and installing a new one. Hopefully everything goes smoothly, but in the process, there may be a few broken links or photos missing. My main concern is that I don’t loose any comments you may have left! Worst case scenario, if something goes horribly wrong, I can restore the backup of the site. Thanks for your patience! Brian
Obi Best played an intimate set at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA last night. Frontwoman Alex Lilly was joined onstage by usual band members Wendy Wang and Bram Inscore. Missing was keyboardist Aaron Arntz and drummer Barbara Gruska, but in their place were several guest musicians. Seeing a saxophone player and a flutist on stage isn’t typical of an Obi Best show, but it gave the night a classy, unplugged vibe. Alex spent most of the night at the piano while Bram played upright bass and Wendy sang backup vocals. The set included favorites such as “Swedish Boy,” “Tropical Fish,” and the extremely catchy “It’s Because of People Like You.” Obi Best’s second album, a four song EP titled Sentimental Education, will be released later this year and includes the songs “Tropical Fish,” “Knock On Any Door,” “To Have Class” and “Man Without A Yes.” It can currently be purchased after their shows. Visit www.obibest.com to hear the EP in its entirety. More photos follow…
Anna Nalick played in front of a packed house last night as part of her residency at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA. Though it’s been a while since her last official release, she’s been keeping busy by writing new music. She’s currently working on an album with producer Nathan Chapman (who has also produced Taylor Swift) that’s set to be released this year. Throughout the night she played several new songs such as “Words”, “The Lullaby Singer” and “Break Me Open.” In between songs, she read some excerpts from her journal and chatted up the crowd, keeping them engaged throughout the entire night. Halfway into her set, she sat at piano for a few songs and admitted she was still getting used to using the pedals while playing. Knowing her pianist was just off stage, she jokingly admitted feeling a little pressured. Closing the show with her breakout hit, “Breathe (2 AM)”, Anna proved throughout the night that she’s a singer/songwriter who still has a bright future ahead of her. Anna Nalick’s residency at Hotel Cafe ends in two weeks, with her final show on Wednesday, March 2nd. More photos from the show follow..
Battling illness, Esthero played an abbreviated set at last night’s 2 Year Creepshow Anniversary held at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, CA. Sitting in a chair in the center of the stage, she kicked things off singing an a capella version of “Superheroes” and then graciously made her way off stage before the host of the show stopped her. Despite not wanting to sing too much for fear her vocals would be off, the crowd persuaded her to come back on stage for one more song. She sang a flawless version of “Gone” backed by Ely Rise on piano. More photos from the show follow.
The hour and a half set included new songs from her new double album, Welcome Back Colour, as well as old favorites such as “Stains”, “Sacre Coeur” (the trombone arrangement takes an already great song to another level), “Count to Ten” and “Home,” her phenomenal collaboration with Zero 7. Tina Dico finishes the North American leg of her tour tonight in San Diego, CA and will be touring Europe for the rest of February through March. Visit http://tinadico.com/tour for a complete list of tour dates. Welcome Back Colour, is currently in stores. It’s a collection of 13 new acoustic recordings of old favorites as well as five new songs. More photos follow… Sirens of Song Online Radio just got a much needed update. 67 songs were recently added to the playlist – some new music as well as some songs you probably haven’t heard in a while. Give it a listen to hear what’s new!
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