A Starry Starry Night In Austin

It was reportedly a perfect summer night under the stars in Austin last night. Tori’s set included “Horses,” “Doughnut Song,” “Digital Ghost,” and the two big surprises of the evening, “Juarez” and a gorgeous cover of “Vincent (Starry Starry Night” in memory of her brother, who [she said] never ever missed her Austin shows.

Head over to the Tour section for reviews and treats, with more to come. If you were at the show, do your thing at the bottom of that page.

Thanks to Melanie for rising to our Twitter challenge to come up with the perfect Austin recap title. (I know credit’s not as good a prize as the fuzzy lollipop from bottom of my purse, but too many people were fighting to get to the lolly and now credit’s all I got left, so it’ll have to do.)

Many thanks to @treethirteen, @AgiDoll_fin, and @meadowgirl for being on the ball with the setlist over on Twitter.

No Meet & Greet For Austin

Just logged on and saw there are several reports that today’s Austin M&G had to be cancelled. Not sure why, but suspect either scheduling conflict or heat (not sure what the weather’s like there today).

[UPDATE: Nath tells us venue staff confirmed that the M&G was cancelled because the stage door was in a secured parking area restricted to tour personnel only.]

She Was A Grand Prairie Girl

All reports indicate that last night’s Grand Prairie/Dallas show was fantastic. The setlist included “Black Dove (January),” “Mother,” “Putting The Damage On,” “Marys Of The Sea,” “Raspberry Swirl,” and a particularly touching rendition of “Taxi Ride” in honor of Kevyn Aucoin (not Michael Jackson, as was first thought).

Interesting tidbit (well, more like a bigbit in the EWF universe): both Jamie York and Robert Schrader have reported that at the M&G before the show, Tori said that the (now infamous) song from the Bonn soundcheck in 2005 is officially titled “Goodbye Girl’s Electric Band” and was supposed to be on AATS, but was replaced by “Mary Jane” at the last minute because John Philip Shenale’s strings weren’t finished. Darn!

We have the full setlist up over in the Tour section. If you attended the show, you know the drill — submit videos, piccies, and reviews at the bottom of the page. (I’m still trying to catch up on pics and video submissions for the last few shows, but I did manage to get a couple of things up already so the page wouldn’t be completely bare.)

Thanks to @torifan13, @AgiDoll_fin, @treethirteen, and @christinelaw for getting the set to us over on Twitter.

Citizen's Arrest: US Magazine Fashion Police Challenge

“You have the right to remain dressed. Anything you wear may be ripped to shreds on a Worst-Dressed list…”

Do you think you have what it takes to write a snippy one-liner about one of Tori’s outfits for Us Magazine? Survey the crime scene and see if you can make a case for the prosecution. (Aw, we think she looks cute! But we wouldn’t win any fashion awards, either.)

Thanks to Christopher M. for bringing this case to the Toriphile Court for review.

Kansas City Baby

Last night’s show at the Starlight in Kansas City had “Body and Soul,” “Icicle,” “Cool On Your Island,” “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” (of course!), and “Your Cloud.”

To see the full setlist, head to the Tour section, and if you have pics, videos, or reviews you want to share, just do your thing at the bottom of that page.

[Note: woj is better at playing Media Maestro on the tour pages than I am and he’s gone through Sunday, so the updating of pics and video may be spotty over the next few days, but I will do my best to get at least some things up while he’s away.]

Kansas City Meet'n'Greet Cancelled

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but we’ve just gotten word from Tori’s management that, due to a tight schedule, there will not be time for a meet’n‘greet today in Kansas City.

Australia Tour Dates: It's Official!

We got the official press release for Tori’s Australian tour a short time ago. It reads as follows:

Sensational, sensual, sinful – TORI AMOS embarks on a unique solo tour this November.

On the heels of the release of her 10th studio album Abnormally Attracted To Sin, the breath-takingly wistful and wilful Tori Amos returns to the stage to enrapture audiences nationally throughout this, her 5th Australian tour.

Since her Australian debut in 1992, Tori’s reputation for amazing and moving performances has seen her loyal audiences grow. After the sold-out 8 date ‘The Original Sinsuality Tour’ in 2005, Tori returned with the ‘American Doll Posse Tour’ of 2007 (following the top 20 album of the same name) which ran for 11 dates including 3 stunning shows at Sydney’s Opera House.

This month Tori began the US leg of her world tour, with Spin Magazine raving:

“Amos straddled her piano bench, left hand working her baby grand piano, right hand coaxing loops and ambient effects from a bank of synthesizers, she showed both the resolve and vulnerability of a star completely at ease with the weight of her role.”

“Amos teetered between girlish coo and husky alto throughout the night, a stunning range that left the audience reverent and ready for more. Even after two encores it wasn’t enough…”

Her enduring career has taken on a magical musical journey of intricately laced songs, engaging audiences through an array of moods and textures on piano, and the whispering and wailing of vocals.

“Amos demonstrated throughout her two-hour set just how well she cultivates her noir-like aura of the offbeat, smart, slightly mysterious female singer songwriter.”

“She fluently weaved her voice through its ranges, packing heartfelt emotion into her lines. She’s one of the few artists who can sing two songs set in snow during a hot July day and still send chills through the audience with her voice.” OreganLive.com

Don’t miss the sinfully sublime Ms Tori Amos’ and her spellbinding solo performances.

Book through:
Melbourne / Perth: Ticketek 132 849 www.ticketek.com.au
Sydney: Opera House box office 02 9250 7777 www.sydneyoperahouse.com
OR Ticketmaster 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au
Adelaide: VenueTix 08 8225 8888 www.venuetix.com.au
Brisbane: QTix 136 246 www.qtix.com.au

Swirling in Denver

When Matty tweeted that he needed to work up an “aggro house groove” for last night’s concert, Toriphile minds started churning over the possibilities … but there was really only one obvious choice: the return of “Raspberry Swirl” to the set! And sure enough, it kicked off the encore at the Paramount Theatre in Denver last night.

Other interesting additions to the set came during the Lizard Lounge which featured “Never Seen Blue,” a cover of Elton John’s “Daniel,” and, after some microphone issues, an audience sing-a-long rendition of “Leather.” “Body and Soul” also made its second appearance of the tour, as part of the encore.

The complete setlist is up in the tour section, so check it out. If you were there and want to share your thoughts on the concert, please let everyone know using the form there.

Miami New Times Interview (July 21, 2009)

I discovered [Cindy Sherman’s] work, I think, 20 years ago and I began to think about how artwork in the music industry is usually just about glamorizing celebrities instead of telling a story. And so I’ve tried to work with photographers who were more geared up to that kind of vision.

John Hood spoke with Tori for a piece that appeared in the July 21st edition of the the Miami New Times previewing the upcoming concert at the Filmore Miami Beach. While the piece is almost more rumination than interview, they discussed cover songs, Cornwall, her house in Florida, art and photography — after he confessed his sins.

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Deseret News Concert Review (July 21, 2009)

Pat Reavy, who interviewed Tori prior to last night’s show in Salt Lake City, also weighed in on the concert in a review for the July 21st Deseret News.

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