15/08/08Suzanne's Guest Appearance on Promised Land

Suzanne has been busy lately! She will be featured in the song "Go To The Woods" on Dar Williams' new album, Promised Land. In Suzanne's latest blog she said that she "enjoyed working with her" and that she "really likes the song". Promised Land comes out on September 9.

15/08/08iTunes Live EP

Suzanne recently took part in iTunes Live: London Festival '08 and performed an intimate show at KOKO in London, UK, to a mix of friends and fans - including 50 contest winners (plus their guests) courtesy of Suzanne and SuzanneVega.com.

Missed out or want to relive it? Well, iTunes has put out a six-song EP from the show for you to download and enjoy!

15/08/08Songs for Tibet

Suzanne provided a special version of "Song of Sand" for the fantastic compilation Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace. She recorded it specifically for the album, so you definitely do not want to miss out.

A congratulations to her and all the artists involved as the album topped iTunes charts last week! 

15/08/08New Post from Suzanne

Suzanne's updated her blog with what's been happening recently for her and what's to come. Read to the end, there's some very exciting news in there! Have a look and remember to check out the archives for other posts and photos.

23/06/08Suzanne Live From Abbey Road

Tune into the Sundance Channel on Thursday, July 3 for an episode of Live From Abbey Road featuring Suzanne. To tickle your fancy, you can preview some of Suzanne's interview and performance on their website now. Check your local listings for channel and start time.

23/06/08NY Times: Surviving the Hits

Suzanne has posted another short essay to the New York Times' blog "Measure for Measure". In "Surviving the Hits" discusses just that, surviving hits such as "Luka" and "Tom's Diner" and still writing and creating relevant music - even if it's not what some journalists choose to focus on.

06/06/08Suzanne on Title This

Suzanne was recently a guest on the show Title This and the video is now up for you to enjoy. Title This is the work of artist Mark Kostabi. The show features artists, musicians and celebrities competing to title Kostabi's paintings for cash prizes. With Suzanne in the episode "Mommy Knows Best" is Michel Gondry and Ornette Coleman.

04/06/08New Measure for Measure Post

Suzanne is back with a new post for the New York Times' blog "Measure for Measure". In "Voices and Visions", Suzanne writes again about the songwriting process, but this time it is specific to the song "Pale Cowboy". Included with her post are some of the song lyrics, a photo of Suzanne in th studio and a streaming preview of the new tune!

24/04/08Massachusetts Presales

Two new ticket presales start this Thursday, April 24, at 12pm EDT in the SuzanneaVega.com Store. Suzanne will be playing the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, MA on August 27 and the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA on August 28.

16/04/08New "Measure for Measure" Post

Suzanne's back with a new post for the New York Times blog "Measure for Measure". Titled "Teen Beat", Suzanne discusses how she has evolved from her "teenage formula" of songwriting to how she writes today.

16/04/08Tarrytown Ticket Presale

The SuzanneVega.com Store is currently holding a best seats presale for tickets to Suzanne's August 16 show at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY.

Opening for Suzanne is Christina Courtin.  

01/04/08Suzanne blogs for the New York Times

Suzanne wrote a great article for the New York Times blog "Measure for Measure". In it, Suzanne discusses the creative process behind songwriting. Read the full article on the "Measure for Measure" blog and be sure to leave a comment here or there with your thoughts.

01/04/08Beauty & Crime - The Engineering Process

Following up on Beauty & Crime's Grammy win for Best Engineered album, Tchad Blake, the album's engineer, talked to Digidesign about the production and technical process behind Beauty & Crime. Visit Digidesign.com for the full interview and congrats again to Tchad Blake and the entire team of engineers.

27/03/08New Tour Dates

Suzanne's on the road again! For a quick look at where Suzanne is performing next, take a look at the banner to your right. For more information on any of the dates, check the Tour page.

27/03/08Suzanne Live at Montreux Video

Relive Suzanne's 2004 performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, which features a great collection of her songs. Concert Online has made the video available to download in a variety of formats. For more information and the full setlist, please visit Concert Online.

24/03/08Ticket Presale on Now!

On June 7 Suzanne will be performing at the 20th Annual Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival in Elmer, NJ. The Store is holding a presale for this event right now, so head over and pick up your tickets. Purchasing through our presale not only allows you to buy tickets before the general public, but you'll be saving money too. Presale tickets purchased through the SuzanneVega.com Store cost only $20 USD, while public sale tickets cost $35 for adults and $30 for seniors, students and those will military ID.

13/02/08Suzanne on Second Life

Calling all Second Life users! Suzanne is online right now (2pm EST) and is looking to chat with her fans. Log on, look for her avatar and say "hello!".

10/02/08Beauty & Crime at the Grammys!

A big congratulations to the engineers involved on Beauty & Crime! Tchad Blake, Cameron Craig, Emery Dobyns and Jimmy Hogarth were honored with a Grammy this year for their outstanding work on Suzanne's latest album. They took home the prize for "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical".

06/02/08NYC: Valentine's Day In-Store

Celebrate your love for Suzanne at the Time Warner Center Borders (10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY) on February 14 at 7pm. She will be doing an in-store signing and performance!

The in-store is in conjunction with the AIDS charity LIFEbeat. Download a coupon to receive 10% off at Borders on the same day and Borders will match that 10$ dollar-for-dollar in a donation to LIFEbeat. To download the coupon and get more info, please visit BeatAIDSNow.com

30/01/08VIDEO: Suzanne on Sunrise

When Suzanne was in Australia, she made a stop at the show Sunrise. Now you can watch a video online of a brief interview and Suzanne performing "Ludlow Street".

21/11/07Cancelled: Kansas City, MO show

The November 23 show at the VooDoo Lounge in Kansas City, MO has been cancelled. All tickets purchased will be refunded. Please check back later for more information on refunds. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please e-mail help@SuzanneVega.com

21/11/07LIVE VIDEO: Suzanne on Fab Channel

Suzanne's show at the Paradiso has been archived on FabChannel! Share your thoughts in the comments.

09/11/07The Suzanne Vega Loft Session

Tune in on Monday, November 12 at 12pm EST for Suzanne's session in the XM-50 Loft. The broadcast will re-air four more times during the week plus a few more encore airings over the next few months including each song going into regular rotation.

Encore times (all EST):

• Thursday, November 15 - 3pm, 9pm
• Friday, November 16 - 4am
• Saturday, November 17 - 7pm
  

 

08/11/07NYC VENUE CHANGE

Suzanne’s November 29 show at the Town Hall has moved to the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center. The date and time of the show remain the same. All tickets will be honoured at the new venue and we promise to do our best to match your seats. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail us at tickets@SuzanneVega.com.

02/10/07Suzanne's On the Road + New Dates

Suzanne's back on the road with more dates, but found the time to update her blog with a couple new posts and photos - take a look and leave a comment here telling her what you think.

The Tour page has also been updated with more Beauty & Crime Live dates - hope you can make it out! 

02/10/07Video: Suzanne on Letterman

Many of you caught Suzanne's touching performance on the Late Show with David Letterman a few weeks ago and she thanks everyone who wrote in or posted their comments.

In case you missed it, or want to watch it again, it is now streaming on the Late Show's site.

Note: You will need to download a Real Player plug-in to watch.

25/09/07On the Road Blog

As promised, Suzanne has been working on a neat blog that captures her life "On the Road" in both words and pictures. Make sure you check often and leave a comment here or on Undertow letting Suzanne know what you think.

19/09/07Message from Suzanne!

Hi Towies:

Thanks for writing in last week! It was great doing David Letterman last week, they were very gracious. They didn't refer to 9-11 during the whole show - it was a conscious decision on their part - they said they wanted our performance to be a "beautiful, subtle reference" and I appreciated that they chose us to do that. We got a good response from all over the country (and the world, actually!) and thanks to all you guys who wrote in!

I know I said I was going to keep a tour diary and I am - I have been playing around with the iWeb software, which is so much fun! I want to make something really cool so hold on tight and we will create a link from the Suzannevega.com website to my personal iWeb blog and I can upload all kinds of stuff from my own computer. So hang tight. Come out and see us on the road.

With affection,
Suzanne

31/08/07New Beauty & Crime Tour Dates and Presales Announced!

A bunch of new tour dates have just been added to the 'Beauty & Crime' tour schedule and the SuzanneVega.com Store is happy to be holding presales for 2 of them.

The first is Suzanne's October 25 show in London, UK at Cadogan Hall. Presale tickets for this event will go on sale Saturday, September 1 at 10am BST. The second show we will be having a presale for is Suzanne's November 29 show at Town Hall in New York, NY. The presale for this show, which is a best seats sale, will begin on September 4 at 11am EDT.

To take advantage of these and other presale offers you must have a Store account. If you don't have one already you can sign up for one by filling out this short form. Store members also have access to post on Undertow, Suzanne's messageboard.

16/07/07Beauty & Crime - Now Available Everywhere!

Beauty & Crime was officially released in the US and Canada on July 17.

Check out some of the reviews Beauty & Crime has been getting and read the lastest interviews with Suzanne here:

New York Magazine
New York Times (1)
New York Times (2)
USA Today
Washington Post
Gothamist
TimeOut New York

10/07/07Suzanne Returns to Second Life

In August 2006, Suzanne became the first major recording artist to perform in avatar form in the online virtual world Second Life. The event was a huge success and Suzanne had a great time doing it.

To celebrate the upcoming North American release of Beauty & Crime, which comes out July 17, Suzanne will be returning to her avatar form for a very special, one-of-a-kind Second Life virtual listening party. Suzanne will be hanging out and chatting with other Second Life members on the virtual Ludlow Street, one of many NYC locales that inspired the songs on Beauty & Crime.

This event will take place on Friday July 13 at 7pm ET, 4pm Second Life time.

Every visitor will receive a free player for Beauty & Crime, which can be used to outfit their avatar or to host a listening party of their own. Second Life users can also create their own musical street graffiti, explore the sounds of the city, and watch concert footage recorded live at the Hiro Ballroom in New York.

Second Life attendance to this event is by invite only. You can request an invitation through Cruxy. Users without Second Life capability will be able to access a web-based live stream during this event and a recording of this event will be posted by Cruxy at a later date.

06/07/07Beauty & Crime Live - New Dates & Pre-sales!

A grand total of 14 new dates have been added to Suzanne's Beauty & Crime Live tour. The bulk of these shows take place along the west coast and starting Monday, July 9 the SuzanneVega.com Store is holding pre-sales for half these dates! Check the Tour page for dates, venues and pre-sale start times.

Next week we'll be announcing more pre-sales, so stay tuned! Remember, these pre-sales are happening before tickets go on sale to the general public. Get your tickets ahead of everyone else starting Monday morning! 

06/07/07The Pierces Opening for Suzanne in NYC

Make sure to arrive early (7pm EDT) to Suzanne's New York City show at the Highline Ballroom. The Pierces have been confirmed as the openers and they are always a treat!

Don't have tickets yet? You can pick some up off the Highline Ballroom website!

Suzanne and The Pierces play the Highline on July 12.

The Pierces / The Pierces on MySpace 

04/07/07Beauty & Crime - Pre-order now!

The SuzanneVega.com Store is still pre-selling Beauty & Crime! In honour of Suzanne's new album, if you order your copy before July 17, you still have a great chance of receiving an autographed album!

Please note: All orders placed after June 29 are not guaranteed to arrive by July 17, the North American release date.  

25/06/07SuzanneVega.com Keeps Getting Bigger and Better!

SuzanneVega.com is excited to announce a couple great additions to our website.

First, the official SuzanneVega.com discography is finally up! This new discography comes complete with chart information, music videos, iTunes links and sound clips for almost all of Suzanne's catalogue. We can't wait to add more though, including your personal reviews of Suzanne's albums. Send us an email with your review and we'll post it shortly.

The SuzanneVega.com Store also received a major facelift. To make your experiences with the Store as fun and easy as possible, we added a few of our most asked about policies and general FAQs to every page. We also made the pages a lot prettier. Please take a look around and tell us what you think.

22/06/07Supporting Casa Alianza

Concert goers at Suzanne’s upcoming UK shows are encouraged to check out the Casa Alianza information table at each venue to learn more about Casa Alianza Nicaragua and to donate to their collection.

Casa Alianza Nicaragua funds a cultural arts and activities programme for street children in Nicaragua. Suzanne has kindly agreed that 100% of the proceeds raised from collections will go to directly to this cause.

Fred Shortland, from Casa Alianza UK, will be manning the tables, so stop by, say hello and learn more about the Nicaraguan appeal Suzanne is supporting.

For further information about Casa Aliazna and the Nicaraguan project please visit http://www.casa-alianza.org.uk/. If you are unable to get to the shows and want to make a donation to the collection, you may do so via this secure link: www.justgiving.com/nicaragua.

14/06/07Suzanne at the Highline Ballroom

Tickets are now available in the SuzanneVega.com Store for Suzanne's show at the Highline Ballroom in New York, NY on July 12. Get your tickets today!

08/06/07Suzanne's Beauty & Crime Photo Diary!

Suzanne Vega has announced on Undertow, the SuzanneVega.com message board, that she will be posting portraits while on tour with her latest release, Beauty & Crime. Suzanne also had some kind words for the SuzanneVega.com community: “It is thrilling to read about everybody’s reactions to the album...I hope you are enjoying the new website! I am!”

Read Suzanne’s message and see her first portrait here. Membership to SuzanneVega.com and Undertow is free; sign up for an account so you can post too.

05/06/07Beauty & Crime

Suzanne’s highly anticipated seventh album, Beauty & Crime, is finally here! Well, almost. While some fans have been lucky enough to purchase the CD already, others are still waiting for it to be released in their hometowns. Over the next few weeks Beauty & Crime will be released around the world, with unique dates for each country. To check out the official release dates by country click here. 

While the release date for North America is July 17, fans can pre-order a copy of Beauty & Crime at the SuzanneVega.com Store today.  As a special offer, you may be randomly selected to receive an autographed copy of the album! For more details click here.

01/06/07Beauty & Crime Pre-sales

Catch Suzanne perform songs off Beauty & Crime and her other amazing albums across North America this fall. Starting Monday, June 4, the SuzanneVega.com Store is holding pre-sales for several of Suzanne's North American shows. Check the Ticket page for more info.

Also starting on Monday, June 4 at 11am EDT, the Store will be pre-selling Beauty & Crime. Order from the Store and you could be randomly-selected to receive an autographed copy of the album! For further information, read here.
 

23/05/07Iowa City Tickets - On Sale Thursday, May 24, 10am CDT

There's no better way to catch a show than from the best seats in the house! You're in luck as the SuzanneVega.com Store has some of the best seats in the house for Suzanne's show in Iowa  City, IA. Suzanne plays the Englert Civic Theater on October 5 and you can start ordering your tickets in the Store this Thursday at 10am CDT.

Get online right at 10am to get your tickets; the earlier you order, the better your seats will be! If you have any questions about tickets, please e-mail ticket@SuzanneVega.com  

16/05/07Frank & Ava on iTunes

Suzanne's first single off Beauty & Crime, 'Frank & Ava', is now available to download in the iTunes Store. Click the buttons to order this great track.

US Store             UK Store

14/05/07Exclusive New Song - Zephyr & I

SuzanneVega.com is now featuring 'Zephyr & I' on the music player! On this Beauty & Crime song, Suzanne recounts a conversation she had with Zephyr, a famous New York graffiti artist, while walking with him down West End Avenue. Also, make sure to stop by the Beauty & Crime page for the lyrics to 'Zephyr & I'.

10/05/07Suzanne on WFUV

Make sure you tune in to WFUV on Monday May 14. Suzanne will be a guest and better yet - she'll be playing songs from Beauty & Crime live from their Bennett Studios in New Jersey! Suzanne is going to be on at 8pm EDT on WFUV 90.7FM out of New York.

09/05/07Site Maintenance: May 9, 11pm EDT

SuzanneVega.com will be offline intermittently for about 30 minutes on May 9. We're doing some behind the scenes maintenance starting at 11:00 PM EDT.

You will not be able to shop in the Store or post on Undertow during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

30/03/07Frank & Ava - Exclusive Stream!

SuzanneVega.com is now exclusively streaming 'Frank & Ava', the first single from Beauty & Crime!
With Suzanne's release quickly approaching, SuzanneVega.com will be featuring songs from the album over the coming weeks, so check back often!
Remember to sign up for a SuzanneVega.com account to discuss the new songs with other fans on Undertow, Suzanne's message boards.

30/03/07Beauty & Crime

Out June 5th internationally and July 17th in North America, Beauty & Crime, her seventh album, marks Suzanne's debut on Blue Note Records.

Inspired by the city where Suzanne grew up and still currently resides, Beauty & Crime revolves around Suzanne's experiences in New York. Take a tour of New York on 'Ludlow Street', which discusses the ghosts of Lower East Side haunts and 'Zephyr & I', about a conversation Suzanne had with graffiti artist Zephyr while walking down West End Avenue.

Beauty & Crime Tracklisting:

1. Zephyr & I
2. Ludlow Street
3. New York Is A Woman
4. Pornographer's Dream
5. Frank & Ava
6. Edith Wharton's Figurines
7. Bound
8. Unbound
9. As You Are Now
10. Angel's Doorway
11. Anniversary
    

Beauty & Crime, recorded in both New York and London, was produced by Jimmy Hogarth (Sia, Corinne Bailey Rae, KT Tunstall) and mixed by Tchad Blake.
Made up of a diverse and talented cast, the sessions included orchestral arranger Will Malone (Dido, Seal, Corrine Bailey Rae); background vocalist and vocal arranger KT Tunstall; guitarists Gerry Leonard (David Bowie) and Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth); bassist Tony Shanahan (Patti Smith); as well as long time members of Suzanne's band, bassist Mike Visceglia and drummer Doug Yowell.

21/03/07New SuzanneVega.com!

SuzanneVega.com has been given a facelift! More features will be added in the coming months, so please sign up for the mailing list to be one of the first to know of new changes.

While you're at it, join the official SuzanneVega.com community and meet other fans on Suzanne's message board, Undertow. Membership is free and it will also allow you to shop in the SuzanneVega.com Store.

If you are currently a member of the community and are having any difficulty logging in or setting up your profile, please e-mail help@suzannevega.com for further assistance.

05/10/06Suzanne Wishes Former Czech President Václav Havel Happy Birthday

Suzanne recently spoke and performed at the Academia Film Olomouc in Olomouc CZ. She also had the opportunity to meet aclaimed playwright and former Czech Republic President Václav Havel and wish him a happy 70th birthday. Click here to see Suzanne's birthday message.