Last night I was able to see Yoav open for Tori Amos at the Orpheum Theater in Boston. What an incredible show. I hadn't been familiar with Yoav before, but he did a very good job (albeit short, only 25 or 30 minutes) opening for Tori. He has a new album (Charmed & Strange) that will be out in January ( his debut actually - which is pretty amazing considering Tori asked him to open for her and he doesn't have a release out yet) through a new record label, Field Recordings. I'm waiting to get a copy myself, so look for a review soon. As a teaser, I'd describe his music as having an electric acoustic edge that soars with his voice. Listen to some of his music on his MySpace page.


Of course, the crowd came to see Tori masterfully massage music out of her Duseldorf piano (which by the way, is HUGE - I'd hate to be the road crew who is responsible for getting that in and out of venues safely without damaging it!). Backing her up were a drummer, guitarist, and bassist, who provided much of the body of Tori's music. Although she played mostly new material in support of her newest album released earlier this year (American Doll Posse), Tori humored the crowd with some classic tunes as well (Little Amsterdam, Precious Things, Icicle, Cornflake Girl, and Hey Jupiter, which she closed out the show with). If you go to her website, you can actually buy a digital version of the show (or any show for that matter).


Although I don't have any of last night's show recorded, below is a Tori show from 1994. Enjoy it while checking out her tour dates to see if you can catch her (and Yoav) on her current tour.

Tori Amos - Crucify : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Icicle : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Precious Things : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Leather : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - God : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Silent All These Years : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - The Waitress : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Here In My Head : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Baker Baker : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - American Pie (Don McLean cover) : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Past the Mission : Live in Milan 4-18-94

Tori Amos - Winter : Live in Milan 4-18-94


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