With her enchanted voice and evocative songwriting, Leslie Mendelson has won the hearts and minds of both an adoring fanbase and fellow artists alike. No less than Jackson Browne has declared, “Leslie's melodies are timeless. They reach me way back in my youth somewhere. I hear traces of Burt Bacharach and Carole King, and hooks and passages that remind me of the pop songs I grew up hearing on the radio.”
A Grammy Award-nominated artist, Mendelson returns this summer with her fourth studio album, After The Party. For this latest effort, she collaborates with not one, but three producers: the legendary Peter Asher (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt), the young, in-demand Tyler Chester (Madison Cunningham, Sara Bareilles, Sara Watkins) and her longtime songwriting partner, three-time Grammy Award-winner, Steve McEwan.
“Collaboration was so important to me with these songs. After the release of If You Can’t Say Anything Nice, it just became really clear that I needed to have fun making music again,” explains Mendelson, who crafts a distinctive folk-rock, pop-Americana flavor with a refreshing realness and effortless musicality that feels both nostalgic and new on songs like “Rock And Roll On The Radio,” “Signs Of Life,” and “I Know A Lot Of People.”
“I would love for this record to connect,” said Mendelson. “I think there’s something in there to speak to people. There are personal moments, there are moments of fun, where you can turn it up loud and sing along, and there are moments of reflection. This record is an emotional journey, and I hope that people can take it with me.”
TICKETS:
$20 per person, reserved regular theater seats (burgundy, main floor & balcony)
$25 per person, reserved cabaret table seats (yellow or green, minimum purchase of 2 seats)
CASH BAR: beer, wine, soda & water available for purchase before and during the concert, courtesy of The Comedy Arena
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