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Singer/songwriter – and part-time Woodstock resident – Rachael Yamagata will play famed Carnegie Hall on March 11, as part of a tribute show for R.E.M. “The Music of R.E.M.” show will begin at 8 p.m. and features, among many others, fellow Hudson Valley resident Marshall Crenshaw, Patti Smith, Darius Rucker from Hootie and The Blowfish, The dB’s, Tommy James and The Shondells and Guster. The line-up is scheduled to change, so go to http://www.remtribute.com for more.
R.E.M. formed in 1980 in Athens, GA and is best known for songs like "Stand" and "Losing My Religion." Band member Michael Stipe, in particular, has been known to frequent the area and the band and Stipe have recorded in Woodstock. Tickets are $275 for VIP status; non-VIP tickets are $125/prime parquet, $90/parquet & second tier box, $65/dress circle and $38 & $48/balcony.
Yamagata will also play the City Winery in NYC as part of her current tour to promote “Elephants … Teeth Sinking Into Heart,” her newest album released in October. This two-CD effort is her first album in over 4 years. The album is split into two parts: the “Elephant” side contains “vulnerable, lush ballads” about transitions into a new relationship, while the “Teeth” side portrays the emotions following a complicated, messy breakup.
Yamagata is currently based in Philadelphia, but returns to Woodstock for inspiration. During a two year span, she wrote over 160 songs while secluding herself in her family-owned wooded property in Woodstock. She said, “the isolation gave way to some really odd songs.” She was up at 4 a.m. every day writing songs and spent little time socializing with other Woodstockers. The title song, “Elephants,” reflects on the potential heartache associated with a new relationship and was written after Yamagata ran down the mountain, and back up again.
Check out her Web site www.rachaelyamagata.com for her latest video, “Sunday Afternoon,” shot in Woodstock and directed by Braden King. Yamagata says that the video is an accurate account what she does when she "returns to this area."
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