{"id":43533,"date":"2019-08-14T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=43533"},"modified":"2019-08-14T04:44:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T08:44:54","slug":"on-stage-tessa-violet-at-voltage-lounge-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=43533","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Tessa Violet at Voltage Lounge tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <\/span>Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Tessa Violet<\/p><\/div>\n

Tessa Violet turned in a sparkling performance when she headlined a Philly show last September at The Fillmore.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the talented singer\/songwriter\/indie rocker is returning to Philadelphia on August 14 when she brings her \u201cI Like (The Idea Of) You\u201d Tour to the Voltage Lounge (421 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, 215- 964-9602, www.voltagelounge.com<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year Violet released \u201cCrush\u201d \u2013 the first single from her forthcoming album \u201cBad Ideas.\u201d Since then, her last three singles have exploded. Violet has gone from an acoustic-leaning solo artist, to an inspirational female fronting a shredding live band.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the studio, it\u2019s just me and my producer Seth Earnest,\u201d said Violet, during a phone interview Tuesday afternoon as she pulled into New York City for a show at Baby\u2019s All Right in Brooklyn.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI play guitar and he does everything else. On the road, I have a trio \u2013 a bass player, a drummer, and me on electric guitar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Violet\u2019s albums are the work of an artist making records and using a studio. On the flip side, her live shows are organic and high energy. She sold out her first ever headline shows –The Troubadour in Los Angeles, Mercury Lounge in New York, and two shows at Camden Assembly Hall in London.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This year, she was offered her first festival slot at Lollapalooza. Additionally, she was picked to be the main support for AJR\u2019s west coast leg on their Neotheater tour. Now, she is in the middle of her debut headline US tour. The tour started on July 25 in Boise, Idaho and will conclude in Santa Ana, California on September 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

The past year has been a whirlwind for Violet.\u00a0Her latest single \u2013 \u201cI Like (the idea of) You\u201d — has amassed more than 650,000 streams since it was released two weeks ago, and the video has garnered more than \u00a0590,000 views in the first week of its release.<\/span><\/p>\n

Violet is moving along steadily toward the release of a new album titled \u201cBad Ideas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCrush\u201d was released June 15, 2018. The album\u2019s title track, \u201cBad Ideas,\u201d was released as a single on November 30, 2018. The third single \u2013 \u201cI Like (the idea of) You\u201d \u2013 was released in May 2019 followed by the \u201cBad Ideas Act One\u201d EP in July 2019. More singles and EPs are in the planning stage and the end result will be Violet\u2019s third LP \u2013 \u201cBad Ideas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While many young artists have abandoned the idea of releasing an album and focusing on just releasing singles, Violet sees the value of releasing a full-length album.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI like albums,\u201d said Violet, who recently moved to Los Angeles after living in Nashville for the last five years. \u201cThey are a collection of snapshots of moments in artists\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Violet\u2019s debut album was \u201cMaybe Trapped Mostly Troubled,\u201d which came out in 2014. Her sophomore LP was \u201cHalloway,\u201d which was produced by Earnest and released in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first album was one I did in the U.K. for an independent release,\u201d said Violet. \u201cThose songs were a lot of the first songs I had ever written. Then, I moved to Nashville and took music more seriously. That\u2019s when I began working on \u2018Halloway.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI started working on \u2018Bad Ideas\u2019 in 2017 \u2013 writing and recording. I\u2019d write a batch of songs and record them. Then, I came back with Seth Earnest in Nashville.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI always write twice as many than I want to record. The first time I had a session, I did 15 songs and only three are on the record. \u2018Bad Ideas\u2019 was the first one. The songwriting just felt really true \u2013 genuine and vulnerable and straight up. It was a major moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Violet became a singer and guitarist almost by accident.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt all started about six years ago,\u201d said Violet. \u201cA friend left his guitar in my car and then moved. So, I decided to learn how to play.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first song I learned how to play was Death Cab for Cutie\u2019s \u2018I Will Follow You Into The Dark.\u2019 I started writing as soon as I learned how to play guitar. Lyrics and melody come together at the same time. I guess I start with a line and go from there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Violet\u2019s fans will get to hear a lot of her originals in this tour including quite a few from the new album.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a 17-song set list and nine are from the new album,\u201d said Violet. \u201cThe rest are old \u2013 including one from \u2018Maybe Trapped Mostly Troubled.\u201d And, I do one cover.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Video link for Tessa Violet — https:\/\/youtu.be\/SiAuAJBZuGs<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The show at The Voltage Lounge, which has daysormay as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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