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Sat Oct 3
7 pm
Hope Sandoval And The Warm Inventions at Loring Theater
Sultry-voiced and strikingly pretty singer Hope Sandoval helped make Mazzy Star one of the more memorable of the Velvet Underground-inspired alterna-rock bands of the '90s, thanks to liltingly sad songs like "Fade Into You," on which Sandoval's breathy vocals recall Nico's more ethereal moments. Sandoval also developed a reputation as willfully aloof, both in her cryptic interviews and notoriously uncomfortable stage presence, which she's attributed to near-crippling stage fright. Perhaps that's why it took eight years for Sandoval and backing band Warm Inventions (featuring My Bloody Valentine drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig) to release her second solo album, the lilting and beautiful new Through The Devil Softly. Despite a very long hiatus, Mazzy Star reportedly has not broken up either, and may soon release its fourth disc. (Don't hold your breath, though.)
Loring Theater 1407 Nicollet Ave. S., Twin Cities, MN
Sultry-voiced and strikingly pretty singer Hope Sandoval helped make Mazzy Star one of the more memorable of the Velvet Underground-inspired alterna-rock bands of the '90s, thanks to liltingly sad songs like "Fade Into You," on which Sandoval's breathy vocals recall Nico's more ethereal moments. Sandoval also developed a reputation as willfully aloof, both in her cryptic interviews and notoriously uncomfortable stage presence, which she's attributed to near-crippling stage fright. Perhaps that's why it took eight years for Sandoval and backing band Warm Inventions (featuring My Bloody Valentine drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig) to release her second solo album, the lilting and beautiful new Through The Devil Softly. Despite a very long hiatus, Mazzy Star reportedly has not broken up either, and may soon release its fourth disc. (Don't hold your breath, though.)
Updated 10/08/2009
