Rachael Yamagata at Varsity

From New York, New York

First Twin Cities show since since November 6, 2008 • First headlining show since October 2, 2008 • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since April 15, 2008

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From last.fm:

Rachael Yamagata (born on September 23, 1977 in Arlington, Virginia) is a singer-songwriter. She plays piano and acoustic guitar, and her dark, smokey alto garners frequent comparisons to Fiona Apple. Her first full-length album, Happenstance, was released on June 8, 2004. Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago funk-fusion band Bumpus, spending six years with them while writing and recording three albums and touring the country. Read more about Rachael Yamagata on Last.fm.

From Appleton, Wisconsin

First Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar

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From last.fm:

Like notable musicians before him, singer-songwriter Cory Chisel forged his first connection to the power of song through the music he heard – and made – in church. His father was a Baptist minister, his mother played piano during services, and an upbringing surrounded by sermons and spirituals instilled in Cory the passion and portent of language and melody, and a fluency in the gospel’s rich vernacular of loss and redemption. Read more about Cory Chisel on Last.fm.