Hey ya'll,
I haven't visited these forums in a looooong time, but I just had a Nessa Sighting and I thought I'd pass along the good word.
So here I was, tonight, around 5:20, visiting a friend who lives down on Bleecker Street, right above The Bitter End. I had to be someplace at 6:00, so I was leaving his place around 5:45, walking down the stairs (it was a short visit), when what do I hear, but a very familiar style of piano, and a very familiar voice.
Sitting in his stairwell, from where you can hear the goings-on inside The Bitter End, I listened for about 2 minutes just to make sure. The cadences were right, the tone was right, the piano was right. It had to be Vanessa Carlton.
So, I stepped outside to take a look at the venue's schedule, and peer through the windows at who was playing at the piano. It was from far away, and she seemed to have shorter hair, but the way she played and the face I saw: it was Vanessa Carlton. Then, I went to check the venue schedule, but on the flyer it said "Gwen Carlton (6:30)." Now, I didn't want to sound like an idiot and go up to the box office and ask, "Are Gwen and Vanessa Carlton the same person?" (a novice question, I know). So, I just stood there listening to her play through the door and windows. The manager came outside to smoke a cigarette and, though I knew I had someplace to be from 6-8, I asked him how much tickets were for the 6:30 show. "$7," he replied. So, either Vanessa's sister sounds exactly like her, or we got the real deal there.
I didn't get to go at 6:30, but just to let ya'll know, she's testing out songs to audiences under the name Gwen Carlton. She wasn't up for any more shows on the flyer in the future, but these things change. I know I'll be over at The Bitter End looking for "Gwen Carlton" on their weekly schedules.
I'm excited for her new stuff. From what I heard, it sounded excellent.
