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Headliner
Lenka Last time in Boston / Cambridge: 10 years ago

Venue

Regattabar, The Charles Hotel

1 Bennett Street, 02138, Cambridge, MA, US

www.regattabarjazz.com/

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Doors open: 18:00

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Lenka biography

Lenka is a singer, songwriter and actress hailing from Bega, New South Wales, Australia who was born on March 19th, 1978. After acting professionally since the age of 16, she debuted as a solo artist in 2008, and has four studio albums to her name.

Born Lenka Kripac to a Czech father and an Australian mother, Lenka was performing in one way, shape or form from a very early age due to her encouraging and artistic family. After her family moved from Bega to Sydney when Kripac was seven, she started classes in acting and musicianship before securing her first major TV role at the age of 16. While she enjoyed continued success as an actress music was always something she dabbled in, providing vocals on two tracks of Paul Mac's 2005 album “Panic Room”and going so far as to join the band Decoder Ring, playing on two of their albums. However in 2008, Kripac began her solo music career, releasing her debut single “The Show” in September of the same year.

Her debut single was a success all over the world, charting strongly in Belgium, Japan and the U.K. However, she would remain a cult concern until 2012, where the third single from her second album, 2011's “Two”, was featured in a Windows 8 commercial. The single was another huge success all over the world and ever since then Lenka has remained one of the most acclaimed songwriters to come from Australia in a very long time. For showing that actors turned musicians can sometimes be amazing discoveries in their own right, she comes highly recommended.

Live reviews

Australian singer-songwriter Lenka performed her own Livestream Sessions concert to promote the release of her "Shadows" album. Upon watching the beginning of the concert, I felt connected to the band due to Lenka's warm welcome. She and her acoustic guitar player, Trey cheerfully greeted and acknowledged the audience. She explained what the audience could expect from their concert, so nothing was left untouched.Lenka was wearing a black sleeveless top with a multicolored floral pattern printed on it.

Her hair was a dark auburn and had the sides pinned back. Her only visible accessories were gold and white heart dangling earrings. Her makeup had a neutral smokiness with a semi-dark pink lip and a little foundation, pale pink-brown eyeshadow, and black eyeliner. Trey was wearing a button-down blue short-sleeve shirt.The venue feels intimate and similar to many other unplugged performances. There does not appear to be an audience in front of her. They are sitting on two stools on a heavily patterned rug.

To Lenka's left is a bright signs with their name and "LIVE" in red lights with shrub decals. There is no background as the slightly purple lighting is only focused on her and Trey, leaving what is behind them mostly in darkness. A few different types of drums can be seen behind Trey. Lenka starts singing her first song and clapping along. After each song, she gives a bit of background about items like how she started, her previous bands, her inspirations for the songs and whole album, and the like. She also answers audience-submitted questions. She then performs "Trouble is A Friend" while playing the keyboard directly in front of her. She also plays songs like "Heart to the Party" and "After the Winter" from her new album with just Trey strumming or tapping on his guitar.

They perform other songs from the album, and then finish their set by waving to the audience.I feel like she is really connecting with me on a personal level due to how she speaks and acknowledges everyone. Her playful insights before and after each song really make her seem fun and personable, which is why I would enjoy watching her perform live. She is not about flash or over-the-top performances but showmanship and kindness towards the audience while putting on a heartfelt concert.

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