On Monday night (February 1st) we present
Open Wing Broke Strings at the
Vilar Performing Arts Center, an evening of acoustic music featuring Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer, Eddie Kowalczyk of Live and Art Alexakis of Everclear.
This is a chance to see these three lead singers in a very intimate and personal way.
Eddie Kowalczyk (Live) describes it as "stripped down, intimate and acoustic, you’ll hear the strings on the guitar vibrate and buzz, the vocal chords hum and pulsate as the songs you love come to life like you never knew they could."
Each of these artists has achieved a level of critical success that has put them in front of large audiences with lots of support. But for the OWBS tour, they go back to their roots with no backup musicians, minimal production and no bells and whistles. It's the way many artist start out their careers - in smoky bars and coffee houses. Without all the trappings, it's really about the quality of the songwriting and the honesty of the vocals. These three artists should give us a healthy dose of both.
Leigh Nash's heavenly voice is imprinted on our brains from Sixpence's hit songs like “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes.”
Her original musical inspiration came from classic country heroines Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline and Tanya Tucker, and she returns to these Christian and country roots on her solo album Blue on Blue.
On Monday night we’ll experience Leigh, alone onstage with her guitar, and we get shivers just imaging how spiritual she will sound in
our intimate venue, singing the songs we know by heart along with her solo work – all of it an upbeat celebration of the good things in life.
Art Alexakis, lead singer and songwriter of Everclear, took the disappointments and tragedies of his life and wrote intensely personal songs about them. These songs spoke to a generation of fans, and this concert will give us a chance to hear the stories behind his biggest hits including “Father of Mine,” “Wonderful,” “Santa Monica” and “AM Radio.”
Eddie Kowalczyk is the driver of this concert concept. He will strip down Live’s greatest hits like “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You,” “Lakini’s Juice” and “Heaven.” These are great songs with durable lyrics that reflect Kowalczyk’s personal and spiritual concerns.
If you're looking for a thoughtful evening of great music and stories we encourage you to come and spend the night with these songwriters.
Enjoy a collection of songs from Live, Everclear and Leigh Nash below. Tickets are still available for this performance and can be purchased
HERE.
THE MUSIC OF LIVE, EVERCLEAR AND LEIGH NASH:
