Love and the complications surrounding it have long proven to be Joshua Radin’s songwriting forte.
Though he never intended to be a live performer, there was little choice when the first song he ever wrote, “Winter,” was featured on an episode of the television hit show, “Scrubs.”
The resulting fervor around the song soon led to a record deal, and over the last decade, Radin has toured the world countless times, sold thousands of records and topped the iTunes charts, earned raves from Rolling Stone to The Guardian, performed on “The Tonight Show,” “Conan,” and more, played Ellen DeGeneres’ wedding at her personal request, and had his songs featured in more than 150 different films, commercials, and TV shows.
Rachael Yamagata is not your ordinary singer/songwriter.
“Finally the heir to Bonnie Raitt,” said Ann Powers of NPR Music.
The Philadelphia Inquirer described Yamagata as “restoring female pop’s good name.”
During her career, she has released numerous albums, had record label deals, toured the world multiple times with sell-out concerts and built a loyal and ever-growing fan base.
She has earned her place as a media “darling,” having made appearances on the”Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Conan O’Brien,” “Last Call with Carson Daly,” “30 Rock,” “One Life to Live” and “The O.C.”.
She has been an NPR profiled artist and made a cameo appearance as herself in Sony Pictures’ “To Write Love on Her Arms.” She has also had song placements in hit TV shows, including “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Vampire Diaries,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Alias,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and in and Hollywood movies including “Hope Springs,” “Prime,” “Monster-in-Law,” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”
She was nominated Best Female Vocal by the Chicago Music Awards (2012), opened for artists, including Patti Smith, David Gray, and Pete Townsend, and performed at venues including Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, SXSW, Austin City Limits, Glastonbury, and Bonnaroo.
“The Coffee House LIVE Tour” with Joshua Radin and Rachael Yamagata, with special guest Brandon Jenner, will take place at the Paramount in Huntington on Tuesday Aug. 8 at 8 p.m.
The Paramount is located at 370 New York Ave in Huntington.
For more information, go to paramountny.com.
