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Newer PostOlder PostF R I D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 9 , 2 0 0 6Regina Spektor At Town HallI've been seeing a lot of concerts lately and my run of luck continuedwith the delightful show by Regina Spektor at Town Hall. She's clearlyanother talent in it for the long haul. It began with her standing onstage alone, tapping the microphone for percussion and singing a songa capella. Other various touches -- clapping her hands while playing thepiano or using one hand to beat out a rhythm on the piano bench,seemed awfully avant garde. I suppose anything out of the ordinary canseem shocking. When Spektor strapped on an electric guitar and sanganother song, I had the giddy thought that all the instruments strewnabout the stage were solely for her and that she'd play them all one byone. Sadly, that didn't happen and when the band came out shesometimes seemed a tad overwhelmed by them. (Spektor has mostlyperformed solo.) But her songs were witty and fun and suddenly whenyou least expected it she'd hit emotional paydirt. And her voice -- Ididn't appreciate how terrific it is from her recordings. The audiencewas extremely passionate -- reinforcing my impression about howorganic her development has been. Spektor has recorded four albums,toured, built a fan base, improved as a performer in confidence andsongwriting, all without reams of overwhelming press attention. This ishow it's supposed to work. Can't wait to hear what she does next.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT
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