New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ RACHAEL SAGE) - 'Gorgeous and sweet-sounding!'
'She's part-singer, part-storyteller and all about entertaining'
'One of the most mature, intellectual and emotional 'art-pop' albums that you'll hear in 2010'
'Sage once again embraces and pushes the boundaries of her signature sound: lush piano-based pop with plenty of passion and insightful lyrics'
Press Continues to Embrace Rachael Sage CD, as Video for 'Big Star' Premieres
Favorable coverage continues to roll in for indie singer/songwriter/producer Rachael Sage, as she generates the most consistently favorable reviews of her career for 'Delancey Street,' her ninth CD - 'Sage once again embraces and pushes the boundaries of her signature sound: lush piano-based pop with plenty of passion and insightful lyrics'; 'She's part-singer, part-storyteller and all about entertaining.' See a re-cap of recent coverage, below.
On her MPress Records release, Sage depicts one of NYC's notable downtown thoroughfares as a metaphor for heartbreak. Sage's international tour in support of the album continues into the Fall - see an updated itinerary, here: https://rachaelsage.com/shows.
On her new collection, Sage embodies the spirit of a gypsy looking to establish a home after a decade on the road. From blogs and GLBT magazines, to regional weeklies, to an in-person interview with America's largest newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, to a four-star CD review in All Music, from editorial coverage on iTunes, to a placement in the new national glossy M Music & Musicians Magazine, Sage is being praised as having 'molded and shaped a sound beyond a mere current-day singer/songwriter, and into a true soothsayer and storyteller that actually offers a glimpse into the future.'
'Big Star" is Sage's brand new video. Inspired by the recent success of Lady Gaga's favorite glam-punk frontman, Semi Precious Weapons singer Justin Tranter; the video was directed by Award-Winning filmmaker Tom Moore and shot in various locations all over NYC including The Bowery, The Lower East Side, Soho, Times Square and Williamsburg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsxmCrXkpSo
THE DELI - NYC
7/10 https://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/node/2495
NYC pop songstress Rachael Sage will present her new video for the song "Big Star" with a performance at Best Buy in NYC Square on July 30. The song was written years ago, but was never officially released. Then, when Sage's friend Semi Precious Weapons' singer Justin Tranter became Lady Gaga's favorite glam-punk frontman, Sage found inspiration to give the song new life. The Deli is actually very familiar with Justin Tranter, who was featured on the cover of an issue of The Deli back in 2008. We wonder if the high heel long white boots Ms. Sage is wearing in some shots of the video are the same Tranter uses during his outregeously provocative live shows.?"Big Star" appears on her recently released album, "Delancey Street".
BUST MAGAZINE - 7/10
https://bust.com/blog/2010/07/29/rachael-sages-exclusive-nyc-preview-of-edinburgh-fringe-show.html
Self-taught pianist, poet, producer, and critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Sage will be previewing her latest revue "Stop Me If I'm Kvetching..." for one night only in New York City at the new Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 Wednesday, August 4th at 7:30 PM. Super sweet! You can purchase tickets for $10. You can also purchase tickets for the actual Edinburgh Festival Fringe (in Scotland!). Rachael has also recently released her 9th album, "Delancey Street" which is available in stores and on both Amazon and iTunes!
WISCONSIN GAZETTE
(Also appears in OUT SMART MAGAZINE): https://outsmartmagazine.com/2010/07/an-interview-with-rachael-sage/
https://wisconsingazette.com/interview/rachael-sage-interview.html
By Gregg Shapiro June 2010
'Delancey Street' (Mpress), the ninth album by prolific out singer/songwriter and queen of the keyboard Rachael Sage, sounds like it could be her most fully realized and richly rewarding effort. Making the personal universal on 'Hope's Outpost,' 'Everything Was Red' and 'Back To Earth' or offering Sage advice on 'Big Star,' 'Brave Mistake' or 'Wasn't It You,' these songs illustrate why her following continues to grow in leaps and bounds.
Gregg Shapiro: Like Ani DiFranco and her Righteous Babe record label, you have been putting out records on your MPress Records label from the very beginning. Additionally, you have been putting out the 'New Arrivals' various artists compilation for a few years. How does it feel to be a music mogul?
Rachael Sage: ...It made me laugh for you to use the word 'mogul.' But, I don't really think of it that way. I just get these crazy ideas in my head. I become kind of possessed by them and they don't let me go. So, I have my obsessive-compulsive disorder to thank. I would like to take this moment to thank her. Her name is Natasha and every Shabbat I say a little prayer for her and I hope that she never gets cured. I am really lucky that I am able to pursue something that I love ... all of the grunt work and stuff that ... keeps me up most nights and occasionally gives me pneumonia. The purpose of all that is to do the thing that I love most ... perform, bring other artists together and keep building this community. I'm pretty damn lucky.
GS: I want to begin by asking you about your SXSW (South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas) experience in March.
RS: It was fantastic! It was the best we've ever had, by far. It all came together in terms of ... all the outreach we were doing. Then people showed up in droves to our event, so it was really exciting. All the artists played so beautifully and our snacks were really good, so it was a perfect day.
GS: Over the years, you have included cover tunes by queer or indie musicians on a few your discs. One of the covers that you did for 'Delancey Street' is a reinterpretation of 'Fame.'
RS: That was a pretty literal reaction to the opportunity that I had earlier. Last year, I had a song called 'Too Many Women' picked for the remake of 'Fame.' It didn't do quite as well as we had hoped, but it was such an exciting thing to have a song picked for a big, mainstream release.
I was a huge fan of the original film and also the TV show. Coco and Leroy felt like my slightly more than imaginary friends (laughs). When I got that opportunity, I decided to not only perform 'Too Many Women,' but also to cover ('Fame'), to thank the folks at Lakeshore (Records). I performed it when I went to L.A. Everybody went crazy; everyone was singing along and yelling out the word 'fame' in the chorus.
GS: The other cover on the disc is the Hall & Oates hit 'Rich Girl.'
RS: I think Hall & Oates are back in everybody's minds. They reissued ... their entire catalog. And they have been on television a lot and all of that. I'm quite friendly with their percussionist Everett Bradley, who is one of my oldest and dearest friends, and he played on my album. He offered me an invitation to see Hall & Oats at Mohegan Sun on New Year's. So, I went and ... it was incredible - to be at a casino on New Year's seeing Hall & Oates, one of my favorite bands from childhood. I went into the studio the very next day and just played that song.
GS: In the song 'How I Got By,' you use the word 'ameliorate.'
RS: (Laughs) That's very funny because Kevin Killen, who mixed the album and mixed that song, he gave me a lot of shit about that (laughs). He's like, 'Rachael, I'm very impressed you use the word 'ameliorate.' The only other person I could think of who would use that word would be Paula Cole.' I'm sure that it will make my mother happy.
GS: 'How I Got By' makes reference to Esther Williams and 'Everything Was Red' contains a reference to Judy Garland. Are you a gay man trapped in a lesbian's body?
RS: The answer is yes! And you are not the first person to make this observation. I am often lamenting that I haven't been invited yet to perform on a gay men's cruise ship. But, absolutely, a firm yes!
GS: Queer musicians, such as Gregory Douglass and Allison Cornell, perform with you on your disc. Is it important for you to include out musicians as part of your band and part of the musicians with which you work?
RS: It's important for me to include out musicians and queer people in my life. I think that's just a natural extension of that. Most musicians will tell you that half the people in their band are there because ... they liked hanging out with them. Then they discover they play three instruments. If you can't ... enjoy the company of the people you are being creative (with), you're in trouble. The people that you mentioned, they're people I love and whose work I admire. I don't know why I would want to make any other choices in the studio than I do in my life.
FEMINIST REVIEW
https://feministreview.blogspot.com/2010/06/rachael-sage-delancey-street.html
On her ninth record, Delancey Street, Rachael Sage once again embraces and pushes the boundaries of her signature sound: lush piano-based pop with plenty of passion and insightful lyrics. Each song tells a distinct story, capturing a moment in time (even if the meanings are sometimes ambiguous).
The enigmatic 'Everything Was Red' is one of my favorite tracks, although I'd be hard pressed to tell you what it's about. 'I was just a girl / who fell in love with Judy / Everything was red / It was never just her shoes,' Sage sings. Okay, red shoes and Judy: is she alluding to Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz? However, the rest of the song is about a deep and possibly codependent relationship, with the narrator selflessly trying to be everything her friend needs. 'I'm willing to begin anew / I'm willing to be a sister to you/ I'm willing to be the wiser one.' The virtue of a great Rachael Sage song, though, is that you can enjoy the melody and wordplay without knowing the exact meaning of the words. Sage has a tongue-in-cheek song on most of her albums, and this disc's entry, 'Big Star,' doesn't disappoint. 'Do you wanna be a big star? / It's okay to say yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,' she chant/sings, then goes on to list what is expected of a pop star in terms of appearance and behavior: 'You gotta stay skinny / You gotta grow tall / You gotta fight your enemies / You gotta fight friends / You gotta fight depression when the whole shit ends.' The song boasts strong syncopation, guitar with reverb (rather unusual for Sage as her music is usually centered around the piano), drawn-out vocals, and a touch of organ, making it a musical standout in this collection.
The slow, twangy guitar that opens 'Meet Me in Vegas' lends it a country feel, and Sage employs breathy, high, and languorous vocals on a song about yearning to save a relationship that appears to be nearing its end. Strings augment the feeling. 'Back to Earth' is the troubling tale of a friend who has metaphorically disappeared. The source of the friend's remoteness is unclear (depression? a cult or new group of friends?), but the helpless frustration of the friend left behind is clear.
'Arrow' starts with Sage's trademark scatting and features prominent horns and soaring strings. It's a rebuke to those who would prescribe the requirements for an artist's life. Despite her anger at those who try to dictate the way she should live, the song is upbeat and has joyous lyrics with vocals alternating between soft on the refrain and loud and almost strident on verses.
The album features two covers, the Hall & Oates hit 'Rich Girl' and Irene Cara's film theme 'Fame.' It's a revelation to see how another artist's interpretation can change the implied meaning of a song, and Sage makes both tracks her own. The difference is most apparent on 'Fame,' which she transforms into a slow, torchy ballad that barely resembles the original. For fans, Delancey Street delivers the great musicianship and creative lyrics we've come to expect from Sage along with a couple surprises. For those new to her music, it's a great place to jump in and start exploring. Review by Karen Duda
WOMENS RADIO
https://www.womensradio.com/articles/Rachael-Sage---'Delancey-St'-(2010)-%5BAlbum-Review%5D/5572.html
If you've ever been to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, you've more than likely stepped on the same streets as Rachael Sage sings about in her 9th release, Delancey Street. Now, take a step back and imagine that you haven't been 'home' in say...10 years. Also (stay with me here) try imagining that you grew up listening to Judy Collins and have a deep and undying love for folk rock with a pop twist (most of you are probably nodding your heads at this point). All of these elements begin to fizz and bubble up to the top of your glass, forming a thick and frothy head of sheer, unadulterated musical bliss. Take a sip, swish it around and swallow deeply, as this is as good as it gets my friends. As the album begins with 'Hope's Outpost', the listener is treated to an uplifting blend of electronic-influenced alternative music, wavering horns and tidbits of the world's best-selling musical instrument...the harmonica. Rachael's multifaceted instrumentation allows elements of love and loss to blend seamlessly with a hopeful upswing, all within the confines of a pop-sensible singer-songwriter format. Did we mention that Rachael also plays the Wurlitzer? Indeed she does, and she does it quite well. On 'Big Star', Rachael diverts slightly from her typical format (if you can really say anything she does is 'typical'), recalling hints of Bryan Adams' 'Summer of '69' and telling it how it is in the business of becoming famous. Simply put, this is 2010's feel good hit of the summer, plain & simple. If words were weapons, Rachael would be wielding a double-edged sword dripping with blood as red as Elton John's piano. If you've ever experienced a longing for something or someone, the hauntingly beautiful 'Meet Me In Vegas' eloquently paints a picture of this difficult to swallow emotion on an already-painted canvas, sporting pavement-cracking desert sunshine and crystal clear swimming pools ready for diving. If the emotional levels weren't high enough for you throughout the first eleven tracks, the brilliance of Rachael Sage takes the listener to new heights of aural exploration and contemplation of one's self on the title track, 'Delancey St', concluding the album in a more than classy fashion and leaving much room for repeat listening. The short and sweet of it is that this is probably one of the most mature, intellectual and emotional 'art-pop' albums that you'll hear in 2010.
'Rachael Sage's 'Delancey St' not only takes the listener on a journey through the Lower East Side streets of NYC, but offers a personal invitation into the mind of her sheer songwriting genius and utterly devoted heart.' -Brian Ball, Music Editor
Musical Discoveries 6/10 https://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/digest/digest.php?a=viewr&id=927
The mention of Delancey Street immediately brings to mind the Jewish Lower East Side of New York City. With the influx of Eastern European Jews, that historic neighborhood was filled with the emotions, yearnings and richness of Jewish identity. Singer/songwriter Rachael Sage's Delancey Street (MPress Records (USA), 2010) evokes the soul of her roots in her exciting ninth album. She weaves a tapestry of emotional perspectives with her innovative, keyboard-based alt-pop music. Mixed by Grammy Winner Kevin Killen (Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel) and recorded by longtime collaborator John Shyloski (Stephen Kellogg, Johnny Winter), the album features her touring band, The Sequins: Quinn (Tracy Chapman, Jesca Hoop), Dave Eggar (Evanescence, Coldplay) and Russ Johnson (Elvis Costello); guest musicians include Everett Bradley (Hall & Oates), Jack Petruzelli (Rufus Wainwright), Will Lee (the Fab Faux) and Doug Yowell (Ari Hest, Dar Williams). Rachael is currently on tour, promoting her new album. Delancey Street features insightful lyrics with Rachael's signature piano-driven style. She uses her sultry voice to create a vibrancy throughout this soulful thirteen track CD. She opens with the graceful and fast paced "Hopes Outpost." The song talks about the rollercoaster of emotions where one person walks away from a relationship much to the astonishment of the other. "There is Passion" questions whether or not the passion still exists between two people that are reaching a crossroads in their relationship. Rachael elicits a lushness and emotive feel to this soaring melody. Her honest, raw expression continues in the breathy "Brave Mistake." The luxuriant "Everything Was Red" discusses the misgivings in relating to her sister as well as the ups and downs and consternation about how to put the past aside. Rachael is in her element with the uptempo pop song "Big Star." The path to musical stardom is always a challenge, and her song goes through what it takes to reaching that goal. The contemplative "Wasn't It You" exudes a longing yet meditative melancholy feel to this song about a long time relationship. Rachael puts her own spin on her cover of Hall & Oates "Rich Girl." Her artsy flair comes through loud and strong in this classic song. There is a sensuous flavor to "Meet Me in Vegas" where she wears her heart on her sleeve. Her introspective lyrics continue in "How I Got By." The expressive and animated verses capture the desirous mood that Rachael excels at in her musical flourishes. This passion is displayed so well in the exquisite "Back To Earth" where she talks about an upheaval in a relationship, desperately trying to be a good friend. The flowing melody of "Arrow" takes a retrospective look at living out her dreams and the suffering one goes through for the benefit of her art. She makes the realization that she succeeded in reaching happiness doing what she loves. The title track, "Delancey Street," opens with a lush yet tender symphonious melody. The song speaks of heartbreak where "she had my heart in the palm of her soul and she shattered it on to the concrete." Rachael's maturity as a singer is evident in her rendition of "Fame." She replaces the Broadway-esque song with sophistication and the mellowness of a woman who has the wisdom of experience behind her. Rachael Sage has created her Delancey Street, using the sense of her Jewish roots to take the gritty, vibrancy of life and exude a provocative account of her heritage and personal experiences. There is a strong passion throughout this stirring collection of songs where Rachael is able to bowl over the listener with her seasoned renditions that all can relate to. She definitely succeeds in expressing how where we come from shapes the paths we ultimately take in life. This insightful album is not to be missed.-Audrey Elliot in New York
JWEEKLY
Jweeklyhttps://www.jweekly.com/article/full/58627/singer-to-perform-in-s.f.-after-crossing-delancey/
Due to her rigorous tour schedule, singer-songwriter Rachael Sage will be away from home during the High Holy Days this year for the first time in a decade. The only other time the New York-based pianist missed her family's Rosh Hashanah gathering was when she was on tour with Eric Burdon and the Animals in Germany - but she still managed to make it to a synagogue. Though the holidays are still a few months away, Sage already has squared away her plans. 'I'll be in England,' she says, 'and I have a generous offer from my [press representative] to join her family's dinner.' Until leaving for the U.K. in August, Sage will be continuing on her current U.S. tour, which brings her to Cafe' du Nord in San Francisco for a Wednesday, July 21 performance. A 30-something Stanford University graduate with a degree in drama, Sage has a special affinity for the Bay Area. 'I loved it out there - the pace and the history of the Haight-Ashbury district, the political and social dynamics,' she said of her time living in the Bay Area. 'People were more interested in the musical process than the finished product, and that rubbed off on me.' During her upcoming visit, Sage will play piano and sing impassioned tunes off her new album, 'Delancey Street,' which has an Americana-meets-Broadway sound. She'll also preview her upcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival production, 'Stop Me If I'm Kvetching.' Sage's productions, often compiled for the yearly Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, typically include songs from her current album, along with conversation and gimmicks. For Chanukah last year, she put on 'Chachkas and Latkes' at Joe's Pub in New York City, during which the flame-haired singer dispersed latkes from a rhinestone toaster. 'Stop Me If I'm Kvetching' will include plenty of audience participation. 'It's about the myriad of ways people complain,' Sage says. 'I examined my own material and realized I owe a lot of my lyrics to the act [of kvetching].' 'Delancey Street,' Sage's ninth studio album, is tied thematically to change. 'It's about looking at what you want to hold onto from your past, your heritage and being proactive by taking hold of your life.' Sage's biggest personal change last year was a cross-town move to Manhattan's Lower East Side - she subsequently named the album after a well-known street in the area. As a youth, Sage used to go on Hebrew school trips to Lower East Side, once the center of Jewish immigrant life in New York. While the neighborhood has gone through many gentrifying changes over the past 60 to 80 years, Sage says she still sees glimpses of its former life. 'It's pretty diverse,' she says, 'but there's still a nostalgic sense of it being a treasured Jewish neighborhood of the New York past.' While Sage grew up in Connecticut, she considers herself a New Yorker at heart. As a child, she traveled to New York City every day after school for ballet practice, and after graduating from Stanford in the mid-1990s, she moved to the city for good. Ballet wasn't Sage's only childhood pastime. She began tinkering with the family's piano at age 4 and started writing her own 'nonsense pop songs' by age 5. But it was the double whammy of cantorial guidance at Hebrew school and a chance collaborative family bat mitzvah gift that really got her musically motivated. Sage cites the cantors at her Conservative synagogue in Connecticut as being her first examples of true musicianship. At the same time, they noticed a spark in young Sage and encouraged her to pursue music.
As for that bat mitzvah present? An uncle also recognized her artistic ability, and he got some relatives to pool together and give her a four-track recording device. Using the four-track, she learned to layer her voice dozens of times and create complex compositions. 'By the end of the year I was bringing it to middle school talent shows,' Sage says. 'I owe that uncle a great deal.'
SALT LAKE CITY WEEKLY
https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/event-58524-rachael-sage.html
She's been labeled by some a cross between Elton John and Kate Bush, and if that didn't send a frightened shiver down your spine, you just might be the audience for audacious singer/songwriter Rachael Sage. She certainly shares the theatricality of those over-the-top Brits-she has a drama degree from Stanford and has studied at The Actor's Studio-and even when she's playing a small environment like a bakery or house concert (as she is in Utah), her concerts offer much more than simply quirky tunes. She's part-singer, part-storyteller and all about entertaining with her songs that veer from poignant to simply silly. And the cover of Hall & Oates' 'Rich Girl' on Sage's new album is none too shabby, by the way. In addition to headlining a Bridger Folk Society show in Logan, she'll headline a Magpie House Concert in Salt Lake City July 11
RESIDENT MEDIA PUNDIT
By Gregory Robson
https://residentmediapundit.com/?p=1563
On her Twitter page, New York City-based singer-songwriter Rachael Sage describes herself as an 'award-winning art-pop singer/songwriter/producer/diva.' But to be fair, that's actually selling herself quite short. Sage is also the owner and CEO of MPress Records, a pioneer for women's rights, a noted philanthropist and that's just the tip of the iceberg.On her latest disc, Delancey Street, the award-winning songwriter chases down earthen folk anthems with the subdued grace of Fionna Apple and Tori Amos. Self-produced, Delancey Street offers up what is arguably Sage's finest work to date. Of the 13 songs, few are more indelible than the lilting 'Everything in Red,' a tender and warm-hearted ballad about sisterhood, romance and the perils of being female. It's a theme that's repeated often throughout. The spiky cut 'Rich Girl,' spews out caustic barbs at an ex-lover while 'Big Star,' offers up a sarcastic viewpoint of 21st century fame. True to her folksinger roots, Sage tackles heartbreak and winsome romance on the uplifting 'Hope's Outpost,' and again on the bristling 'There is Passion.' Fueled by her wispy vocals and feathery arrangements, Delancey Street dances around midtempo folk-pop as effectively and delicately as any other in the genre. Proof of this is the sweetly affecting anthem 'Meet Me in Vegas,' and the poignant 'Brave Mistake.' Rattling off lines such as 'You gotta stay skinny, you gotta stay tall, you gotta make magic out of nothing at all,' and 'The lack of fortitude I once had feels shamefully shallow now' Sage feels far more comfortable on this effort than any of its predecessors. And for good reason. Now nine albums into a career she never dreamed would take her this far, the self-taught pianist and Stanford graduate, has fashioned a comfortable living drawing praise from the likes of Judy Collins and Tony Visconti, among others. Having already amassed awards from both the Independent Music Awards, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the OUTMusic Awards, Sage shows no signs of slowing down. With an album as resplendent and illustrative as this, who can blame her?
OTHER RECENT PRESS INCLUDES:
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
5/10/10 by Jim Fusilli
New Roots and Old on Delancey
https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703961104575226642733884342.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_4No
ALL MUSIC gave Sage the highest-rated CD review of her career, a Four Star write-up by Michael G. Nastos
https://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0pfwxztsldde
ITUNES EDITORIAL REVIEW
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/delancey-street/id364760007?i=364760936&ign-mpt=uo%3D6
M MUSIC & MUSICIANS MAGAZINE
INDIE SCENE - CD REVIEW - MAY 2010 By Lee Zimmerman
Rachael Sage's soft, sultry vocals and solitary piano-plied gravitas might imply she's a diva of the first order, especially given the fact that she includes sensuous covers of 'Fame' and Hall and Oates' 'Rich Girl' as part of her latest set. Fortunately, Sage proves she's more than a mere drama queen by injecting a tattered vulnerability and quiet resolve into originals like the aptly titled 'There Is Passion,' 'Brave Mistake' and the title track. Yet while 'Hope's Outpost' and 'Big Star' bring comparison to Tori Amos and Fiona Apple in their sly elocution, Sage's emotional input seems more genuine and compelling, resonating far more by comparison. After fourteen years, Sage sets her own standards. Hopefully then, the excellent Delancey Street will provide her with a road to recognition.
WILDYSWORLD CD REVIEW
Rating: 5 Stars (Out of 5) By Wildy Haskell
https://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2010/05/rachael-sage-delancey-street.html
SAGE NAMED 'ARTIST OF THE MONTH'
ASBURY PARK PRESS Interview
Rachael Sage on the road to Asbury Park
By KELLY-JANE COTTER May 21, 2010 https://www.mpressrecords.com/press/AsburyParkPress_52110.html
BLURT CD review
May 2010, by Lee Zimmerman
https://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/2097/
PHILLYBURBS Interview Feature -
Change helps New Yorker Sage stay creatively fresh By Naila Francis - The Intelligencer - 5/10
https://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/177/2010/may/15/change-helps-new-yorker-sage-stay-creatively-fresh-1.html
WASHINGTON JEWISH WEEK
A Sage performance - Singer drawn by Judaism's spirituality, mysticism?
April 28, 2010???- by Aaron Leibel, Arts Editor
https://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=12693&SectionID=27&SubSectionID=&S=1
More about Rachael Sage:
The award-winning singer/pianist/performer mixes extraordinary musicality and an affinity for on-stage improvisation with a savvy business mind - she founded and runs MPress Records, she produces her albums, regularly tours over 150 dates per year, has built an impressive international following, and is an advocate for numerous causes. Keyboard Magazine featured Sage in a recent issue: https://www.keyboardmag.com/article/quick-tips-rachel/January-2010/105541
A musical gypsy, Sage has spent the better part of the last decade releasing albums and circling the globe in support of an impressive repertoire of original material. UNCUT Magazine has described her as 'One part Elton John, one part Kate Bush.' Mentored by such seminal artists as Eric Burdon, John Lee Hooker, Judy Collins and Colin Hay, Sage has steadily built a passionate fan base, prompting Performing Songwriter Magazine to name her 'One of the Top 100 Independent Artists Of The Past 15 Years'. The two-time Independent Music Award winner and multiple OutMusic Award recipient is a prolific artist who has nonetheless learned the hard way that constant creative output and productivity don't necessarily lead to fulfillment. "I'm really lucky to have a handful of amazing friends and a partner I've been with now for several years...but traveling so much, it's always an ongoing challenge to sustain relationships. Balance has definitely never been my forte", Sage admits. Sage, who has a degree in Drama from Stanford and has studied at The School of American Ballet, has been writing songs since she was barely able to reach the piano keys. More about Sage here: https://www.rachaelsage.com/press/press-kit/bio
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