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Iconic Singer / Songwriter Suzanne Vega
Venue: Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, March 1, 2013
Time: 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Gold: $40.00 Silver: $35.00

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Description:
The Lyric Theatre presents Iconic Singer / Songwriter Suzanne Vega in concert on Friday, March 1st.

Suzanne Vega is a Grammy-nominated singer known for songs such as "Luka" aka "My Name is Luka", "Tom's Diner", and "Marlene On The Wall" and many more.

“Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation,” (Biography Magazine) Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labeled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known halls. In performances devoid of outward drama that nevertheless convey deep emotion, Vega sings in a distinctive, clear vibrato-less voice that has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper- brushed near-whisper” and as “plaintive but disarmingly powerful.”

Suzanne’s neo-folk style has ushered in a new female, acoustic, folk-pop singer-songwriter movement that would include the likes of Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, and Indigo Girls. In 1997, Suzanne joined Sarah McLachlan on her Lilith Fair tour which celebrated the female voice in rock and pop. She was one of the few artists invited back every year. Suzanne was also the host of the public radio series “American Mavericks,” thirteen hour-long programs featuring the histories and the music of the iconoclastic, contemporary classical composers who revolutionized the possibilities of new music. The show won the Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.

For more information, visit: http://www.suzannevega.com/

Tickets are $40 for Gold Level seats and $35 for Silver level seats. There are also a limited number of student tickets available for $17.50. Only one student ticket per ID.

To purchase tickets online, visit: http://thelyric.com/live/

For more information on The Lyric, visit: http://www.thelyric.com/live/ or call: 540-951-4771.