Singer-songwriter Fiona Apple is coming to the Lincoln Theatre for two shows in October. The first one is already sold out, and ShowlistDC is giving away a pair of tickets to the newly-added second show on Saturday, October 26! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me which song you’d most want to hear live. On Friday, 27 September at noon Eastern, I’ll pick the winner at random (using random.org). Be sure to use a valid email address when you enter, so I can contact you if you win (and don’t worry: your email address won’t be posted publicly when you comment on this entry and won’t be added to any sort of mailing list). If you’re a hotmail user, please add showlistdc@gmail.com to your address book or no-spam list, as other hotmail users have had problems with emails from us not getting through. Also note that we ask winners to respond within 24 hours, or else we have to pick another winner, so make sure to check your email regularly!
Fiona Apple burst onto the scene with her debut album Tidal in 1996 (featuring the singles “Criminal” and “Shadowboxer”), followed that up with the lengthy-titled When the Pawn…, and then went on a lengthy hiatus. She eventually returned to making music, releasing Extraordinary Machine in 2005 and dropping another lengthily-titled album last year, The Idler Wheel…. She doesn’t tour very often, so this is a rare opportunity to see her live.
Apple is touring with California singer-songwriter Blake Mills, who has also produced albums for Jesca Hoop and Sara Watkins (oh, and he wrote/produced a song for Sky Ferreira as well). His debut album is called Break Mirrors. You can check out a few of Fiona Apple’s and Blake Mills’s songs via the videos embedded below, and while you’re giving those a spin, let us know which song you’d most want to either of them perform in concert.
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I will vote for Criminal. I do not really know either of these artists’ music, but this seems like a date night the missus would dig!
Fiona Apple – “Werewolf”
paper bag
hot knife
My favorite from the new album… Werewolf!
Shadowboxer, baby, I wanna be ready for what you do
“Every Single Night” (from the Idler wheel)
Fiona Apple:
Not about love!
I would absolutely love to hear Criminal live!
Criminal!
Daredevil
“Shadowboxer” – reminds me of one of my close friends from college, a terrific singer who killed it with that song.
Every Single Night
Jonathan
“Slow Like Honey”
Not About Love!!
Is there another acceptable answer that isn’t “Valentine”? I think not.
Carrion!
Fiona Apple – every single night
I’m going to go with “Get Gone” — cheers!
“Get him back” or “criminal.” I’m not ashamed to admit I want to hear “criminal” lol. Awesome!! Thanks for the contest. This is awesome!
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I’d love to hear Paper Bag – some older stuff would be amazing!
Pale September
Gotta go with my old fave ‘Criminal’…
Never Is a promise from the bonus tracks on When The Pawn
Paper Bag of course!
Sullen Girl, for sure. I bet it would be haunting live.
Every Single Night or Tymps!
Definitely Criminal!
Hot Knife
Blake mills is incredible and I would love to see him live
Blake mills – wintersong
Only because of the buildup to the chorus
To Your Love!!
Shadowboxer!
Sleep to Dream
Criminal!
Werewolf!
Shadowboxer.
Criminal.
Paper Bag
Definitely “Criminal” love that song!
Shadowboxer would be good
I’m going to break the mold here and say that I rally want to hear Blake Mills do Itt’l All Work Out
A mistake!!
“Slow Like Honey” please!
I’d like to hear Hot Knife live.
“Get Him Back.” As much as I’d love to hear anything from “The Idler Wheel,” I want to see my favorite from “Extraordinary Machine” performed 2013 style (ala her SXSW performances).
I would sway to “Slow Like Honey” by Fiona, Heavy with you!
Slow Like Honey – would love to hear that (and all of it!) LIVE!
I would love to hear paper bag!
Criminal!
Get Gone