event Jane Siberry
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Thu Dec 3
8 pm
Jane Siberry at Evanston SPACE
Canadian singer Issa—formerly known as Jane Siberry—briefly flirted with the mainstream, but in hindsight it’s obvious that she was never destined to cross over: Her music, though pleasant and tuneful, was too subtle and smart to reach a wide audience, despite support from fans like Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, and k.d. lang. Her distance from the mainstream increased in 2006, when the singer-songwriter changed her name, discarded or sold most of her possessions, and began work on a trilogy of records that combine dream-pop, smooth jazz, and motivational spoken word. The recently releasedWith What Shall I Keep Warm proves that she hasn’t cut all ties to the past—its cover bears both the names Issa and Jane Siberry.
Evanston SPACE 1245 Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL
Canadian singer Issa—formerly known as Jane Siberry—briefly flirted with the mainstream, but in hindsight it’s obvious that she was never destined to cross over: Her music, though pleasant and tuneful, was too subtle and smart to reach a wide audience, despite support from fans like Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, and k.d. lang. Her distance from the mainstream increased in 2006, when the singer-songwriter changed her name, discarded or sold most of her possessions, and began work on a trilogy of records that combine dream-pop, smooth jazz, and motivational spoken word. The recently releasedWith What Shall I Keep Warm proves that she hasn’t cut all ties to the past—its cover bears both the names Issa and Jane Siberry.
Updated 12/02/2009
