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Nearing her twentieth anniversary as a recording artist, Suzanne Vega will release Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega tomorrow. The anthology includes songs from her self-titled 1985 debut through 2001's Songs in Red and Gray. In addition to material from her albums, the twenty-one-track collection will include the previously unreleased "Rosemary," a live version of "The Queen and the Solider" and DNA's peppy and popular remix of "Tom's Diner."
Vega will tour in support of the album beginning Wednesday in Annapolis, Maryland. Twenty dates are lined up for the spring, before she heads to Europe. Upon her return, she'll make eighteen additional stops in the U.S., starting July 21st in Bozeman, Montana. Along the way, she'll hook up with Richard Thompson (who played on her 1992 album, 99.9 F) in Northampton, Massachusetts, for an April 30th show, and Leo Kottke on July 26th in Jacksonville, Oregon. Also on the itinerary is a May 18th stop at the Bottom Line in New York City for "Dave van Ronk Day," as deemed by the city's Council. There Vega will read excerpts from Elijah Wald's upcoming book, The Mayer of MacDougal Street, about the late, legendary folk singer, interspersed with songs Van Ronk wrote or recorded. Odetta, Sylvia Tyson, Tom Paxton and David Massengill are among the other performers.
In other Vega news, director Christopher Seufert is also working on a documentary about the singer-songwriter, with plans to have it make the festival rounds in early 2004.
Retrospective track listing:
Luka
Tom's Diner
Marlene on the Wall
Caramel
99.9 F
Tired of Sleeping
Small Blue Thing
Blood Makes Noise
Left of Center
I'll Never Be Your Maggie May
In Liverpool
Gypsy
Book of Dreams
No Cheap Thrill
Calypso
World Before Columbus
Solitude Standing
Penitent
Rosemary
The Queen and the Soldier
Woman on the Tier
Suzanne Vega tour dates:
4/23: Annapolis, MD, Ram's Head Tavern
4/25: Montclair, NJ, Outpost in the Burbs
4/26: Albany, NY, Empire Center at the Egg
4/27: Winooski, Vermont, Higher Ground
4/30: Northampton, MA, Calvin Theater (with Richard Thompson)
5/1: Alexandria, VA, The Birchmere
5/3: Claremont, NH, Claremont Opera House
5/8: Detroit, Majestic Theater
5/9: Madison, WI, Luther's Blues
5/10: Chicago, House of Blues
5/11: St. Paul, MN, Fitzgerald Theater
5/20: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Broward Center
5/21: Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay PAC
5/23: Atlanta, Roxy
5/24: Asheville, NC, Orange Peel
5/25: Norfolk, VA, The NorVa
5/28: New York, Bowery Ballroom
5/30: Boston, Paradise Rock Club
5/31: Philadelphia, Theater of Living Arts
6/1: Herndon, VA, Herndon Community Center
7/21: Bozeman, MT, Wilson Auditorium
7/23: Seattle, Woodland Park Zoo
7/24: Albany, OR, Monteith Riverpark
7/25: Portland, OR, Oregon Zoo Amphitheater
7/26: Jacksonville, OR, Britt Pavilion (with Leo Kottke)
7/29: San Francisco, The Fillmore
7/31: Solana Beach, CA, Belly Up Tavern
8/1: Las Vegas, Boulder Station Casino
8/2: West Hollywood, House of Blues
8/3: Anaheim, CA, House of Blues
8/13: Cleveland, Peabody's Down Under
8/14: Pittsburgh, Rosebud
8/15: Red Bank, NJ, Count Basie Theater
8/16: Oyster Bay, NY, Planting Fields Arboretum
8/21: Martha's Vineyard, MA, Hot Tin Roof
8/23: Freeport, ME, LL Bean Green Spaces
8/29: Amagansett, NY, Stephen Talkhouse
8/30: West Hartford, CT, Lincoln Theater
ANDREW DANSBY
(April 21, 2003)