Susanna Hoffs made a visit to the East Coast for a few intimate performances, together with one on the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut on Saturday night time. In a stripped-down setting, the singer offered new songs from her upcoming solo album, in addition to just a few classics from her legendary band The Bangles.
With no opening act on the invoice, Hoffs took the stage shortly after 8 p.m., joined by present songwriting companions Ryan Lerman (acoustic guitar) and CJ Camerieri (piano, trumpet). She kicked off the present with the Prince-penned Bangles hit “Manic Monday,” a lot to the delight of the viewers, and adopted up with one other Bangles favourite, “In Your Room.”
On the piano, Camerieri served because the night’s emcee of types, serving to to introduce the brand new songs along with his deep booming talking voice that may match seamlessly on FM radio, with Hoffs providing her personal perception, as nicely. One of many new tunes performed early on was “None of Them Have been You,” written about Hoffs’ numerous boyfriends by means of the years, finally resulting in her longtime marriage to husband Jay Roach.
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Different new songs included “Casablanca,” “Unhealthy Case of Loneliness,” “Typically You Gotta Be taught Your Lesson Twice,” and “Good Luck.” With Hoffs enjoying these tunes for the primary time on this East Coast journey, she had a few stops and begins as she peered the lyrics on a music stand, however the minor hiccups added to the endearing high quality of the efficiency.
At one level, Hoffs took questions from the viewers, with one fan asking which of her music movies is her favourite. When Hoffs talked about “Hazy Shade of Winter,” somebody yelled, “Play it!,” prompting Hoffs and firm to carry out the Bangles’ Simon & Garfunkel cowl earlier of their set than anticipated.
A pair songs later, Hoffs advised the story of The Bangles visiting Graceland, and the way that have impressed her to co-write the band’s hit ballad “Everlasting Flame,” which she then sang superbly.
Whereas Hoffs sang with out enjoying guitar for the principle set, she strapped on an acoustic guitar for the encore, performing heavenly renditions of Michael Nesmith’s Monkees traditional “Totally different Drum” and the Bob Dylan-penned Nico tune “I’ll Preserve It with Mine” to shut out the live performance.
One way or the other, Hoffs has barely aged within the 40-plus years since The Bangles first got here on the scene, and her voice sounded as angelic as ever all through the present. The stellar accompaniment by Lerman and Camerieri added to a very pleasurable night.
Setlist:
Manic Monday (The Bangles)
In Your Room (The Bangles)
Casablanca
None of Them Have been You
Hero Takes a Fall (The Bangles)
Typically You Gotta Be taught Your Lesson Twice
Hazy Shade of Winter (The Bangles)
Unhealthy Case of Lonliness
Everlasting Flame (The Bangles)
Good Luck
It’s My Time
Sitting in Limbo (Jimmy Cliff cowl)
Totally different Drum (Michael Nesmith/Monkees cowl)
I’ll Preserve It With Mine (Bob Dylan/Nico cowl)
