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Tori is touring in 2017 to support the release of Native Invader. The European legs runs from early September through early October and the North American leg runs from late October to early December. We do not know if additional dates elsewhere will be added.
Jonathan Williams’ preview for the 14th of November 2007 Atlanta concert, was published on the 8th of November 2007 in the Journal-Constitution.
SOUND CHECK: Acts share poetic approach
By Jonathan Williams
For the Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/08/2007
MUSIC, LIKE OTHER forms of art, is a medium through which certain emotions, ideas or other ruminations are conveyed to an audience. And while these concepts are digested in different ways, depending on the musical genre and the listener’s personal experience, it’s hard to deny the special connection made between a girl behind a piano and her adoring fans. Three such acts that have struck a particularly strong chord with fans will be in town for back-to-back-to-back shows over the next few days. Here’s a look at the performers and how their deeply poetic approach has won over cultlike followings.
During the grunge rock and gangsta rap explosion of the early ’90s, this unlikely piano prodigy emerged onto the alternative rock scene and quickly connected with a mostly female audience. With a raw approach and songs that chronicled such personal issues as sexual assault, being raised in a strict religious household and, later, miscarriages, the fiery-headed singer’s intensity now draws in metalheads, goths and various other disenfranchised subcultures. And her bench-humping live performances no doubt convinced plenty of reluctant guys that being a fan didn’t make them sissies.
While piano and poetry have always been at the heart of her music, Amos has also employed full backing bands on various tours and albums. Although her recently released American Doll Posse puts the piano back at the forefront, she has the full band with her again on this tour. But she’s sure to please her die-hard fans with at least a few stripped-down piano-and-vocal performances.
THE 411: Tori Amos. $31.50-$43.50. 8 p.m. Nov. 14. Fabulous Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Midtown. 404-881-2100; www.toriamos.com, www.foxtheatre.org.