ReginaSpektor.net

There's a price to pay, and a consequence

2012-02-28T00:02:00.001-05:00

The (outstanding) lead single from Regina's upcoming LP "What We Saw from the Cheap Seats" is available from iTunes .

Spending warm summer days indoors

2011-06-18T23:41:00.000-04:00

Newly unearthed: 2006-06-01 New York, NY | Angel Orensanz Center

It's too quiet in here and I'm beginning to freeze

2010-12-27T23:37:00.000-05:00

They believe in dreams and all they mean, including heaven's generosity

2010-12-26T23:02:00.000-05:00

Another one bites the dust: 2003-07-11 New York, NY | Tonic

These clothes don't fit us right, I'm to blame

2010-12-24T02:03:00.000-05:00

A memorial show for Aaron Wilkinson, who passed away in July 2003. Regina's set included the debut performances of Hero (with some additional lyrics and alternate phrasing not found in later performances), Après Moi, & Aquarius: 2004-06-29 New York, NY | Sin-é

Go down the checklist, let's see...feelings are good...dishonesty is bad...and keeping it inside is worse still

2010-12-23T19:10:00.000-05:00

A few tracks from this show have been out for a while (including the debut performance of Uh-merica); the full set includes a performance of the untitled song 'the devil come to Bethlehem' and a classic mid-song improv during Dance Anthem of the 80s: 2003-05-31 New York, NY | Sin-é

After his father crashed, he moved his family back and vowed to never leave the ground

2010-12-23T16:33:00.000-05:00

Very early performances of several songs, including the Soviet Kitsch staples Us, Ghost of Corporate Future, Carbon Monoxide, and Chemo Limo (previously available): 2002-11-30 New York, NY | Sidewalk Cafe

I feel your fist and I know it's out of love

2010-12-23T11:14:00.000-05:00

Regina's May 2002 tour of Manhattan continues with performances of Reading Time with Pickle, Just like the Movies, Ne Me Quitte Pas (with a few extra introductory bars), and more: 2002-05-15 New York, NY | The Living Room

I don't think you're right in the head (but I think you're just right for me)

2010-12-22T21:02:00.000-05:00

An old show featuring Anders Griffen, what may be the first public performance of Poor Little Rich Boy, and a little something extra: 2002-05-01 New York, NY | Tonic

If you think like Thomas Edison, could you invent a word for me?

2010-01-11T03:46:00.001-05:00

Video footage of Regina's much loved October 2004 set at Tonic, provided by Henry L.

The footage is a little dark, though.

Ghost of Corporate Future:

Full Set:

iTunes Live from Soho

2009-10-06T00:10:00.000-04:00

Folding Chair
Laughing With
One More Time with Feeling
Après Moi
Blue Lips
Man of a Thousand Faces

Released in October 2009 as an iTunes exclusive, this EP features songs recorded live on July 24, 2009 at the Apple Store Soho in New York, NY.

An audience recording of the full show is also available.

We're having a party and we're happy to invite you

2009-10-01T19:06:00.001-04:00

A special party following Radio City Music Hall concert
LifeBeat
The Music Industry Fights AIDS &
Chip Duckett
invite you to join

Regina Spektor

at a special party following
her Radio City Music Hall concert

Music by DJ Miss Guy
Complimentary cocktails 10:30PM - 12:30AM

10:30PM Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Aspen Social Club
157 West 47th Street

Tickets available at http://www.lifebeat.org
or at 212-352-3101
(Ask for the Regina Spektor Red Carpet Event)

$20 advance/$25 door if available.
The cost of the ticket is a donation to
LIFEbeat - The Music Industry Fights AIDS.

21 & Over only, please.

At Home with Friends (Joshua Bell)

2009-09-29T21:39:00.002-04:00

Left Hand Song

Released in September 2009, Joshua Bell's album "At Home with Friends" features features his violin along with Regina's piano & vocals on this previously unreleased Regina song (formerly known as "A Lesson in How Fleeting Preservation Is").

Carefully Laid Wires, Remembering It

2009-09-28T04:55:00.006-04:00

Thursday 9/24 marked Regina's second performance of the unreleased song tentatively titled "Carefully Laid Plans" by the community, but known only as "Solo Song" on the set list. This mysterious new track was captured in Philly in listenable quality for the first time, and is now available here, along with the rest of the show. Also included is a quick rendition of "Happy Birthday" for Jack Dishel of past Regina openers Only Son and Little Joy.

2009-09-24 Philadelphia, PA | Electric Factory

The Calculation
Eet
Folding Chair
Ode to Divorce
Machine
Laughing With
One More Time With Feeling
Two Birds
Blue Lips
On The Radio
Dance Anthem of the 80s
Bobbin' for Apples
That Time
Apres Moi
Carefully Laid Plans
The Wallet
Man of a Thousand Faces
Samson
Us
Fidelity
Happy Birthday
Hotel Song
Love You're a Whore

In with the old, In with the new

2009-09-15T01:30:00.007-04:00

ReginaSpektor.net is now partnering with RespektOnline.com in order to bring you even more live recordings. Saturday night's show at the Chicago Theater, which included a live performance of "Two Birds," was recorded by RespektOnline and is now available here.

2009-09-12 Chicago, IL | Chicago Theater

The Calculation
Eet
Machine
Ode to Divorce
Two Birds
Folding Chair
Blue Lips
On The Radio
Dance Anthem of the 80s
Laughing With
One More Time With Feeling
Bobbin' for Apples
That Time
Apres Moi
Human of the Year
Poor Little Rich Boy
Man of a Thousand Faces
Samson
Us
Fidelity
Hotel Song

Watch for more updates from this partnership in the future.

2009-09-11 St. Paul, MN | 89.3 The Current (Minnesota Public Radio)

2009-09-11T11:23:00.001-04:00

Folding Chair
Laughing With
Blue Lips

No one ever leaves, they just change shape

2009-09-08T01:43:00.005-04:00

All recorded by the prolific pattivill...

2002-12-21 New York, NY | Sidewalk Cafe

opening
Paris
interlude
Dusseldorf
interlude
BYOS
interlude
Soho
interlude
One String Blues
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
20 Years of Snow
interlude
The Flowers
interlude
Music Box
interlude
Chemo Limo
interlude
The Soup
interlude
Samson
closing

2003-02-09 Hoboken, NJ | Maxwell's

Opening for the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players (that's papa Jason Trachtenburg doing the intro) on a weekend afternoon show that was advertised as fun for the whole family, hence...

opening
Dusseldorf
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
interlude
Poor Little Rich Boy
interlude
Better
interlude
The Bronx
interlude
Samson
closing

2003-02-15 New York, NY | C-Note

opening
Dusseldorf
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Oh, Marcello!
interlude
Ave Maria
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Better
interlude
Your Honor
interlude
'the floor heard everything'
interlude
Sailor Song
interlude
Us
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
interlude
Samson
closing

2009-07-28 Los Angeles, CA | Morning Becomes Eclectic (KCRW)

2009-07-28T22:06:00.001-04:00

The Calculation
Eet
Machine
Laughing With
Us
Blue Lips
Samson
Folding Chair

2009-07-24 New York, NY | Apple Store Soho

2009-07-24T22:35:00.003-04:00

Recorded by Aaron Eshbach and available for download from RespektOnline:

The Calculation
Time Is All Around
Eet
Machine
Laughing With
Folding Chair
"carefully laid plans"
Apres Moi
Man of a Thousand Faces
Blue Lips
One More Time with Feeling
Us
Fidelity

This was the live debut for the unreleased, as yet untitled song "carefully laid plans". The show was also professionally recorded, with six songs (not including the new song) released as an iTunes exclusive "Live from Soho" EP.

2009-06-26 New York, NY | Studio 360 (WNYC)

2009-06-26T01:02:00.001-04:00

Laughing With
Folding Chair

making wishes, watching dreams

2009-06-25T16:48:00.001-04:00

possible leakage

2009-06-20T21:39:00.003-04:00

Wednesday, June 17th

Regina kicks off her series of summer shows with a phee-nomenal show at the Beacon Theatre, featuring the live debuts for several songs from far, along with the previously unheard bonus track "Riot Gear" and the devastating "Ink Stains". The ushers haven't finished wiping the drool from my armrest before recordings are posted by both nyctaper and RespektOnline.

Thursday, June 18th

NPR begins streaming the new album in a bid to thwart the hackers. In related news, my biggest thrill remains that one time Björk brushed up against me at the Screening Room on Canal. ::sigh::

Friday, June 19th

Regina visits with John Schaefer at WNYC and plays "Laughing With", "One More Time with Feeling", & "Man of a Thousand Faces".

Saturday, June 20th

"[I have] daily arguments with myself...and I win" -- Regina confronts schizophrenia in a BBC interview (skip ahead to the 1:06 mark).

Sunday, June 21st

The Sunday New York Times reports that Jeff Lynne thinks "Regina’s music is high-class, bizarre and beautiful" and David Byrne is "a fan of Regina’s". I think those guys might be onto something.

2009-06-19 New York, NY | Soundcheck (WNYC)

2009-06-19T00:30:00.001-04:00

Laughing With
One More Time with Feeling
Man of a Thousand Faces

2009-06-17 New York, NY | Beacon Theatre

2009-06-17T21:14:00.008-04:00

Recordings made available by Dan at nyctaper and by Aaron at RespektOnline:

Folding Chair
Lucky Penny
Time Is All Around*
Eet**
The Calculation**
Machine**
One More Time with Feeling**
On the Radio**
Blue Lips***
Riot Gear****
Laughing With****
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
Aprés Moi
Human of the Year
Poor Little Rich Boy
Ink Stains
Consequence of Sounds
Man of a Thousand Faces

Samson
Us***
Fidelity****

This show marked the live debuts for "Eet", "The Calculation", "Machine", "Riot Gear", and "Ink Stains". Regina's accompaniment throughout the evening consisted of:

* cello + violin
** cello + violin + drums
*** cello + violin + cello + viola
**** cello + violin + cello + viola + drums

insert "far" pun here

2009-06-13T15:50:00.013-04:00

Quite a bit going on...so much so that an ORDERED LIST is in...order:

Apparently, far can be streamed online in its entirety right now, but only in the UK
For the rest of us, the full album will be streaming online a full week before its release date
In the meanwhile, thirty-second previews for all 13 tracks on far (plus the 2 Special Edition bonus tracks) are available from Amazon UK
The Laughing With EP is also on sale now from indie retailers
And Regina will be appearing on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Good Morning America" the week of far's release
And there surely will be more than small handful of press features and interviews
As well as radio appearances
And last but not least, a few good seats are still available for Regina's show on June 17th at the Beacon Theatre (seriously, I just checked).

I expect to see you there.

Or else.

far

2009-06-13T12:09:00.001-04:00

lithograph

The Calculation
Eet
Blue Lips
Folding Chair
Machine
Laughing With
Human of the Year
Two Birds
Dance Anthem of the 80's
Genius Next Door
Wallet
One More Time with Feeling
Man of a Thousand Faces

Special Edition-only bonus tracks:

Time Is All Around
The Sword & the Pen

Online-only bonus tracks:

Riot Gear
The Flowers (live / preorders only)

Regina's 5th LP is scheduled to be released in June 2009, along with a 2-disc CD/DVD "Special Edition" featuring 2 bonus tracks, 4 videos, and other bonus material.

The downloadable version (via iTunes) features 2 additional bonus tracks (one of which is available only on orders placed prior to the release date).

Orders for the "Special Edition" placed directly from Warner Bros. Records also receive a 14" x 14" lithograph (first 1000 numbered).

Laughing With (EP)

2009-06-09T16:50:00.005-04:00

Laughing With
Folding Chair
The Call
The Noise

Released in June 2009, this EP features two songs from far, along with "The Call" from the Prince Caspian soundtrack and "The Noise" from the Live at Bull Moose EP.

"Eet" Video Streaming on MySpace

2009-06-02T14:44:00.001-04:00

Eet "Viral" Video

"Folding Chair" Streaming at MySpace

2009-06-01T20:46:00.001-04:00

That would be here...

Far - Back cover

2009-06-01T07:49:00.001-04:00

Recognize these legs?

I tried your cat's name, I tried your favorite band

2009-05-31T20:13:00.006-04:00

It's been a long time coming, and now far is close enough that we can almost taste it. You can read more about it, download two tracks from iTunes, download a third track when you pre-order your special edition CD+DVD+lithograph from WBR, or just watch the videos below repeatedly to whet your appetite...

Laughing With Official Video

Dance Anthem of the 80s "Viral" Video

And another nail for your heart...

Blue Lips on Later Live...with Jools Holland

You Don't Know Me

2008-09-29T15:21:00.002-04:00

You Don't Know Me (Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor)

Regina contributes vocals to the lead single from Ben Folds' "Way to Normal", released in September 2008.

2008-08-11 New York, NY | Soundcheck (WNYC)

2008-08-11T00:53:00.001-04:00

Folding Chair
Lucky Penny

2008-07-28 Bronx, NY | Words and Music from Studio A (WFUV)

2008-07-28T21:31:00.002-04:00

Man of a Thousand Faces
Time Is All Around
Summer in the City

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008-05-13T16:36:00.000-04:00

The Call

Released in May 2008, this soundtrack features a new original song written and performed by Regina for the movie.

2007-11-18 Charleston, WV | Mountain Stage (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)

2007-11-18T21:49:00.009-05:00

Ain't No Cover
On the Radio
Man of a Thousand Faces
Better
Ghost of Corporate Future
Fidelity
Summer in the City
Real Love
Samson

Also from this performance, but not broadcast:

Sailor Song

Your hair looks like Robert Smith...brings to mind the word "obsessed"

2007-10-29T03:21:00.000-04:00

This recording made the rounds back in the day, but it appears to have fallen out of general circulation. Zo...

2004-11-15 London, England | Bush Hall

photo by Flutterby

Recorded by the talented and generous BloodRoses:

Intro
Dance Anthem of the 80s
Carbon Monoxide
Time Is All Around
interlude
The Virgin Queen
Poor Little Rich Boy
Blue Lips
interlude
Bobbing for Apples
interlude
That Time
Après Moi
interlude
Uh-merica
interlude
Hero (of the Story)
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
Summer in the City
interlude
Samson

This show earned a 5-star review from The Guardian and features the first (and, to date, only) known performance and recording of The Virgin Queen.

"Dan in Real Life" Original Soundtrack

2007-10-02T22:05:00.000-04:00

Hell No (Sondre Lerche & Regina Spektor)

Released in October 2007, this movie soundtrack features music by Sondre Lerche and includes a duet with Regina.

Live at Lollapalooza 2007

2007-10-02T20:44:00.000-04:00

Fidelity
Bobbing for Apples
Après Moi
Summer in the City
Ghost of Corporate Future
Samson

Released in October 2007 as an iTunes exclusive, this EP features songs recorded live on August 4, 2007 at Grant Park in Chicago, IL.

Better

2007-07-03T20:06:00.000-04:00

Better (Radio Recut)
Better (Piano & Voice)

Released in July 2007 on 7" vinyl, this single features a new recording of the song (not the Begin to Hope version); the "Piano & Voice" cut is the same new recording, but stripped of all other instruments and effects. Individual promo CDs for each track were also produced.

Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

2007-06-12T21:56:00.000-04:00

Real Love

Released in June 2007, this benefit compilation features a previously unreleased cover of the John Lennon song.

Fidelity

2007-03-05T17:32:00.000-05:00

USA 1-track promo CD

UK 1-track promo CD

UK 1 track promo CD+DVD

Fidelity
Music Box

Enhanced CD-only bonus track:

December

Released in the UK in March 2007 on CD (2 tracks), Enhanced CD (3 tracks plus the official "Fidelity" video), and 7" vinyl (2 tracks); "Music Box" can also be found on the 2-disc Begin to Hope Special Edition, while "December" was previously made available on the vinyl versions of both Soviet Kitsch and the Us single.

Beginning in May 2006, various promo versions were produced for press/radio; one notable UK promo in gatefold DVD packaging bundled a 1-track CD with a DVD featuring the official music videos for both "Fidelity" and "On the Radio", along with an 11-page color booklet of UK press clippings.

A toast, Jedediah, to love on my terms

2007-02-27T23:13:00.000-05:00

Of course, now I'll have to turn in my Regina Spektor Know-It-All Fan badge. I mean, how do you forget a song titled Dead Rat, for crimeny's sake?

Bah...we don't need no stinking badges!

17 April 2002, The (Original) Living Room, New York

intro
Ain't No Cover
interlude
Twenty Years of Snow
interlude
Raindrops
interlude
Lounge
interlude
Belt
interlude
Dead Rat
interlude
One-String Blues
interlude
Bear Spektor
Daniel Cowman (aborted)
Buildings (aborted)
Buildings
interlude
Lulliby
interlude
Braille
closing

Attic Jam

2007-02-14T21:30:00.000-05:00

Music Box

Released in February 2007, this iTunes exclusive compilation features a song recorded live in Pete Townshend & Rachel Fullers's trailer at the T in the Park Festival on July 9th, 2006 in Balado, Scotland, for an episode of their In the Attic video podcast.

Live in California 2006

2007-02-13T20:17:00.000-05:00

Fidelity
Field Below
Sailor Song
Ghost of Corporate Future

Released in February 2007, this EP features songs recorded live on November 2, 2006 at the Avalon in Los Angeles (tracks 1-3) and on October 29, 2006 at the Fillmore in San Francisco (track 4).

2007-02-04 New York, NY | Mixed Bag Radio (WFUV)

2007-02-04T22:41:00.009-05:00

Fidelity
On the Radio
Après Moi
Music Box
Field Below

Artists Den, Volume III: Hudson St. Recordings

2006-12-11T21:46:00.000-05:00

Better

Released in December 2006, this compilation features a song recorded live on June 1, 2006 at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York, NY.

Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others

2006-11-07T09:35:00.000-05:00

Three years ago, I wore a sign that read "NO WAR" around my neck for 3 months. I abhor this administration. I am not excited at the prospect of a Democratic Congress.

I voted anyway.

I encourage you to do likewise (but only mildly encourage, because it's not in my character to be rah-rah about these things).

***

Anyway, this is ReginaSpektor.net, not HalfAssedPoliticalActivism.net, so here's a couple of interviews I don't even remember having uploaded:

14 September 2005, Morning Sedition
22 February 2006, Radio Warwick

I haven't re-listened to these, but I do remember that the recording quality on the Radio Warwick file is absurdly bad. Fairly warned be thee, says I.

It's a long way to the house of Fitzcarraldo

2006-11-06T00:07:00.000-05:00

If you had consulted your srg-to-English dictionaries, you would know that "this weekend" in fact means "6 or more weeks from now" (duh!). Anyway, here are two shows for you (some of these individual tracks were posted previously).

The marathon set from Bowery Ballroom last year features, among other things, a rare performance of Rejazz and the resurrection of the long-dormant Hotel Song, which has since evolved into a set-closing rocker.

The Housing Works show, which took place the night before a Tonic gig (recorded by Crimson and available for download here) , includes the debut performance of Blue Lips, the first attempt at the piano-less Ghost of Corporate Future, and the first & only performance, as far as I know, of the disturbing & awesome Long Brown Hair. Regina previously played the Live from Home series ca. January 2003, but I don't think any recording has surfaced.

30 March 2005, Bowery Ballroom, New York
(with Sean Lennon opening)

intro
Ain't No Cover
interlude
Edit
interlude
Ode to Divorce
interlude
Loveology
interlude
Blue Lips
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
interlude
Hero + Bartender
interlude
Rejazz
interlude
Pound of Flesh
interlude
Folding Chair
interlude
Baby Jesus
interlude
Ave Maria
interlude
Sailor Song
interlude
"begin to hope"
interlude
Après Moi
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
Summer in the City
interlude
Time Is All Around
interlude
Somedays
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Poor Little Rich Boy
interlude
The Flowers
interlude
"open"
interlude
Silly Eye-Color Generalizations
interlude
Samson
interlude
Hotel Song
interlude
Your Honor
interlude
That Time
interlude
Bobbing for Apples
interlude
Reginasaurus
closing

15 October 2004, Housing Works Used Book Cafe, New York
(Live from Home series, with John Wesley Harding and Buddy Miller)

intro
Edit
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
interlude
You
interlude
Blue Lips
interlude
Long Brown Hair
interlude
Loveology
closing

I also had the distinct pleasure of attending the Halloween night record release party for Nellie McKay's long-delayed Pretty Little Head (buy it!); muchas thank-you's to the guys at NellieMcKay.org (now that's how you design a fansite).

2006-10-03 Washington, DC | All Songs Considered (NPR)

2006-10-03T23:05:00.002-04:00

Recorded live at the 9:30 Club:

Ain't No Cover
Pound of Flesh
Music Box
Baby Jesus
The Flowers
Poor Little Rich Boy
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
On the Radio
Sailor Song
Apres Moi
Better
Edit
Carbon Monoxide
Fidelity
Your Honor
Uh-merica
Ghost of Corporate Future
Us
Samson
Hotel Song

On the Radio

2006-07-03T19:18:00.000-04:00

Part One

Part Two

1-track promo CD

On the Radio

Part One B-side:

Ain't No Cover

Part Two B-side:

20 Years of Snow

Released in the UK in July 2006 on CD and 7" vinyl, this two-part single includes live versions of "Ain't No Cover" (from the Live at Bull Moose EP) and "20 Years of Snow" (previously unreleased--recorded at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on February 4, 2006).

You're too old for precocious. You're too young for me.

2006-06-18T19:16:00.000-04:00

Don't say I didn't warn you about the quality...but there's at least one nugget here that you probably haven't heard before.

13 March 2002, The (Original) Living Room, New York

intro
Twenty Years of Snow
interlude
Bonne Idee
interlude
8th Floor
interlude
Baobabs
interlude
Mustard Musketeers
interlude
A Lesson in How Fleeting Preservation Is
interlude
Buildings
interlude
Love Affair
interlude
Soho
interlude
Braille
interlude
Samson
closing

In case you're wondering, Morgan Taylor's Rock Group (whom Regina mentions at the outset) no longer exists as such (which is sad, because it really did rock), but you can check out what Morgan Taylor & co. are up to these days at Gustafer Yellowgold music.

Begin to Hope

2006-06-13T15:44:00.002-04:00

Fidelity
Better
Samson
On The Radio
Field Below
Hotel Song
Après Moi
20 Years Of Snow
That Time
Edit
Lady
Summer in the City

Special Edition-only bonus tracks:

Another Town
Uh-merica
Baobabs
Düsseldorf
Music Box

Online/Vinyl-only bonus tracks:

Hero
Bartender

Vinyl-only bonus tracks:

Better (piano and voice)
Better (radio recut)

Regina's 4th LP was released in June 2006 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and eventually climbing as high as #20 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Initial shipments came bundled with a copy of the 6-track "Side 1" promo CD (ostensibly for buyers to share with a friend) and four 1" buttons.

A 2-disc "Special Edition" digipack featuring 5 bonus tracks and an expanded booklet was released simultaneously. The downloadable version (via iTunes, Rhapsody, and other outlets) featured 2 additional bonus tracks.

In April 2009, a vinyl Special Edition was issued to coincide with Record Store Day, including the 5 Special Edition bonus tracks, along with the 2 previously online-only bonus tracks, and 2 additional versions of "Better" previously issued as a 7" single.

Special Edition

Special Edition vinyl

6-track promo CD

Not dead? Not yet quite dead?

2006-06-07T22:56:00.000-04:00

So, uh, I don't know if you've heard, but Regina's got, like, a new album coming out today and stuff...maybe you were tipped off by New York magazine, or anthem, or American Songwriter, or Alternative Press...maybe it won't really sink in until you watch her on Conan Wednesday night.

For my part, you can probably guess what I have to say about the new record...but just in case: I think that Begin to Hope is not only the best work Regina's ever done, but also among the greatest things ever. I'm talking Master of Puppets-, The Godfather Part II-, tattered blue jeans- levels of awesomeness here.

Don't believe me? Such absurd heights of hyperbole strain my credibility, you say?

::menacing glare::

I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. I think you'd better buy the album and get the hell out of here before I get upset.

***

p.s., I'll have another old show recording of questionable quality up later this week.

p.p.s., You'd do well to pick up a copy of Dayna Kurtz's record Another Black Feather (for the Wings of a Sinner), also released today.

2006-05-02 St. Paul, MN | 89.3 The Current (Minnesota Public Radio)

2006-05-02T23:28:00.001-04:00

Fidelity
Better
Samson

Stage dive off of porches into crowds of dandelions

2006-03-13T22:54:00.000-05:00

I trust that by now everyone has heard the 2 lead tracks off the forthcoming Begin to Hope over on Regina's MySpace page. For the record:

I think they TOTALLY FUCKING ROCK! Yeah!
If you don't like them, I think you're crazy. Or just afraid of change.
But I'm pretty confident you'll like them eventually, once the shock of dissimilarity wears off.
Unless you're stubborn. Or just crazy.
But no matter what, we'll still be friends. Yeah!

Moving right along, here's a set from December 2003 in New York--a homecoming show of sorts after the Strokes/Kings of Leon tours, and also a stopover before playing New Year's Eve in Las Vegas with those same folks. The space was packed to fire-hazard level, as seemingly everyone was there, including the aforementioned Strokes (you'll hear a bit of banter between Regina and J. Casablancas on track 5), and Regina busted out a bunch of new stuff for the occasion (although by now it's nothing you haven't heard a thousand times already, I'm sure).

29 December 2003, The Living Room, New York

intro
"a cooler version"
interlude
Time Is All Around
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
A Cannon
interlude
Patron Saint
interlude
Secret Stash
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Folding Chair
interlude
Music Box
interlude
Ode to Divorce
interlude
Consequence of Sounds
closing

Us

2006-02-13T01:16:00.000-05:00

Us
Scarecrow & Fungus

Vinyl-only bonus track:

December

Released in the UK on CD and 7" vinyl by Transgressive Records in February 2006: "Us" is taken from Soviet Kitsch, while the B-sides were previously released on the vinyl edition of that album.

To suffer greatly from the indignity of working for a living

2006-01-24T14:45:00.000-05:00

Scanning the racks again, the January 21st issue of NME crowns "Us" as Track of the Week--a given, really, considering that it...

...surely must be the indie love song of the millennium...The way in which she manages to make the hiccoughed glottal stop in the word "contagious" sound like a mini-explosion of emotion is almost worth the asking price alone.

The first single off Soviet Kitsch is now of course drafted back into service as the second single off Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers and Other Short Stories; the review even notes that the song is "about to blow out the candles on its second birthday cake" (not to be a gossip, but she's actually twice that age...you didn't hear it from me).

Anyway, Mary Ann... is out now on CD, as you probably already know, and the single is out next month, but you can pre-order your vinyl 7" from the men of Transgressive Records right now--apparently with artwork this time, and I must say that, even reduced to 1" square in the pulpy tabloid pages of the New Musical Express, it sure look purrty.

Mary Ann meets the Gravediggers and other short stories by regina spektor

2006-01-16T00:41:00.000-05:00

Oedipus
Love Affair
Poor Little Rich Boy
Sailor Song
Mary Ann
Prisoners
Consequence of Sounds
Daniel Cowman
Lacrimosa
Pavlov’s Daughter
Chemo Limo
Us

This compilation of tracks from 11:11, Songs, and Soviet Kitsch was released in the UK on CD by Transgressive Records in January 2006, accompanied by a re-branded version of the same DVD included in the Sire release of Soviet Kitsch. This release is particularly notable for its evocative artwork by Julie Morstad.

4-track promo CD

I can't imagine why, but I feel like dancing

2006-01-08T19:52:00.000-05:00

Crimson hooks it up again, by way of his man on the West Coast, name of Distortion:

26 January 2005, Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles

Pound of Flesh
Carbon Monoxide
"all the rowboats" First (and only? my mind is going) performance of this song
Poor Little Rich Boy
"open"
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
Uh-merica
Fidelity
Prisoners
Reginasaurus

I find your lack of pants disturbing

2005-12-11T23:09:00.000-05:00

Courtesy of el fabuloso Señor Crimson, two more shows being served up, from early this year:

21 January 2005, Bowery Ballroom
(opening for Mates of State)

Carbon Monoxide
Pound of Flesh
Poor Little Rich Boy
Genius Next Door
Bobbing for Apples
The Flowers
"open" -- This was the song's debut, if I'm not mistaken
Us
Samson
Fidelity -- Also the debut for this one (not counting The Next Big Thing, recorded before but broadcast after this show)
Uh-merica

3 February 2005, Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
(opening for The Dresden Dolls)

Carbon Monoxide
Pound of Flesh
Poor Little Rich Boy
Baby Jesus
"open"
The Flowers
Bobbing for Apples

I should have another show up (and get some general housecleaning done) before the week is over. But then again, this is me you're talking to.

Thank you. Come again.

When they ask you, What's your church?, you say, I dance

2005-11-27T21:43:00.000-05:00

Since you've already cleared out a shelf for all things Regina, please be advised that there's a short piece in the current issue of Heeb:

"There is no real 'I' in my music," Spektor continues. "An actor can take up any role and win an award for it. However, a musician can sing from the perspective of a wife-beater and suddenly that musician is inciting violence." Spektor takes another bite of her muffin and looks up, exclaiming, "Wow, this muffin is really amazing."

The item refers to her label as Record Collection (a different cog in the WB conglomerate) , but I'm chalking that one up to a slacking intern fact-checker.

R.I.P. Chris Whitley, and thank you.

Carbon Monoxide

2005-11-21T22:31:00.000-05:00

Carbon Monoxide
Uh-merica

Released in the UK on 7" vinyl by Transgressive Records in November 2005: "Carbon Monoxide" is taken from Soviet Kitsch, and "Uh-merica" is a live concert recording from Irving Plaza in New York City on September 15, 2005.

This is the way the world ends

2005-11-01T00:17:00.000-05:00

By special request (dude, what are you doing tomorrow eve, or Friday?), here's another show, this time from July 2004 at Tonic. I have no editorial comments to offer.

(opening)
Ain't No Cover
(interlude)
Folding Chair
(interlude)
Carbon Monoxide
(interlude)
Lucky Penny
(interlude)
Genius Next Door
(interlude)
Hero of the Story (aborted)
Patron Saint
(interlude)
Bobbing for Apples
(interlude)
"I cut off my hair"
(interlude)
Bartender
(interlude)
The Wallet
(interlude)
Reginasaurus
(interlude)
Aprés Moi
(interlude)
Summer in the City
(interlude)
Uh-merica
(interlude)
Music Box
(interlude)
Samson
(interlude)
Baby Jesus
(closing)

Hey, remember that time when I would only smoke Pall Malls?

2005-10-18T23:41:00.000-04:00

With my days of gainful employment finally (mercifully) coming to a close, I'm overcome with heady thoughts of revamping this here dot net into what I've always evisioned it being...but I've had such notions many times before--bearing no fruit--so better to just toss something on here and at least momentarily clear out that stale smell of overflowing ashtrays and unwashed clothes...

Here's a decent recording of one of my earliest Regina shows on May 4, 2002 at the Sidewalk Café (just a couple of months after having seen her for the first time), with the excellent Anders Griffen providing accompaniment throughout most of the set. A couple of these you may not have heard before. Enjoy.

(intro)
Title Unknown ("in the studio" -- aborted)
Baobabs
(interlude)
Soho (w/ Anders)
(interlude)
Aching to Pupate (w/ Anders)
(interlude)
Anders Griffin (solo) - Title Unknown
(interlude)
One-String Blues
(interlude)
AB (w/ Anders)
(interlude)
Poor Little Rich Boy
(interlude)
Lulliby (w/ Anders)
(interlude)
Belt (w/ Anders)
(interlude)
8th Floor (w/ Anders)
(interlude)
Twenty Years of Snow
(closing)

2005-09-15 New York, NY | Irving Plaza

2005-09-15T23:00:00.000-04:00

Recorded by the dastardly duo of Shawn and Patty (photo by Natasha Kouri):

Ain't No Cover
Après Moi
On the Radio
The Flowers
Field Below
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
The Noise
Uh-merica
Dance Anthem of the 80s
Poor Little Rich Boy
Sailor Song (recording cuts off)
Samson
Twenty Years of Snow
Us
Chelsea Hotel #2 *
Hallelujah * (cuts off)
Ghost of Corporate Future * (cuts off)
Summer in the City
My Man

*with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello

Live at Bull Moose

2005-09-13T22:10:00.000-04:00

Ain't No Cover
Carbon Monoxide
Pound of Flesh
The Noise
My Man

Released in September 2005; Regina's liner notes say it all:

Now in case you were wondering, these five songs, and a bunch more, were performed live by me, regina spektor, at Bull Moose (a record store) in Portland, ME, on June 5, 2005.

This EP was recorded special for a chain of Independent Music Stores across the country as a thank you for supporting my music. A grand piano was rolled into the store and placed between the Reggae and the Country music sections. Mr. Johnny Cash himself spent the whole time staring over my right shoulder, and to tell the truth, it felt good. They even let me take that record home when it was all over and done.

And the people who came were real sweet, and sat on the floor and hushed and listened... so we dimmed the lights and broke out the good silver. Enjoy.

2005-09-13 New York, NY | Soundcheck (WNYC)

2005-09-13T00:38:00.001-04:00

Chelsea Hotel No. 2
Après Moi

Vowels are for the Weak

2005-08-08T20:30:00.000-04:00

Regina is featured in the current issue of ROCKRGRL magazine. If you're visiting this site, it's probably nothing you haven't heard before--pretty standard press-kit bio stuff--but we do aim for completeness.

New MP3s: The Bronx, and more

2005-08-03T22:17:00.000-04:00

Where have I been? Got any what? Sorry for the radio silence, guys, but I've had supply problems of every kind, I've had labor difficulties...what's so funny?

Added the following MP3s to the recordings section ("the wires"):

Ghost of Corporate Future
Song from Soviet Kitsch, performed at the Housing Works Used Bookstore Cafe on October 15, 2004 (with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello) This setlist staple gets a makeover, as Regina ditches the piano completely.

"the clocks were asleep"
Unreleased song (title unknown), performed at Tonic on October 3, 2003 To the best of my knowledge, this is the first and only performance of this song--itself the source of one of the more nervous-chuckle-inducing of my cubicle dressings ("the gentleman giving the power presentation felt the bayonet scar on his shoulder reopen, a warm trickle of blood through his fresh-pressed shirt")

Uh-merica
Unreleased song, performed at Sin-é on May 31, 2003 This is the debut performance of this song, with backing vocals from Regina's friends Katie and Anya (sp?), capturing the almost accidental genesis of the whole audience-participation thing.

The Bronx
Unreleased song, performed at Barbès on May 11, 2003 Uh...I can't think of anything to say about this one...umm...it's cool...and, uh, short...

Thanks to everyone for the kind words, and I'm sorry I haven't cleared the cobwebs around here in a while...soon...

Oh, and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Chris Garneau, whose show I stumbled upon quite accidentally not long ago, and who quite coincidentally is also a piano-playing singer-songwriter who plays with Ben Kalb. I haven't heard much yet, but he sounds interesting. So don't say I never hipped you to anything cool.

New MP3s: A Lesson in How Fleeting Preservation Is, and more

2005-05-09T00:12:00.000-04:00

Considering how little I do and have done with my life, it's kind of remarkable that the time to do proper updates on the site still somehow eludes me. Anyway...added the following MP3s to the recordings section ("the wires"):

"all the rowboats"
Unreleased song (title unknown), performed at Hotel Cafe (Hollywood, CA) on January 26, 2005 (thanks again to Jenn and Keith) As far as I know, this show was the song's debut performance.

Ode to Divorce
Song from Soviet Kitsch, performed at the Knitting Factory (NY) on September 9, 2004 (with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello) By request of Ben the Cellist's Mom (that is, the mother of Ben the Cellist, not the cellist's mom named Ben), although not from the same show.

Chemo Limo
Song from Soviet Kitsch, performed at Sidewalk Cafe on November 30, 2002 I'm pretty sure this is the first public performance of this oft-requested but rarely-played song (first time I heard it, anyway)

A Lesson in How Fleeting Preservation Is
Unreleased song, performed at the Living Room on May 15, 2002 Regina almost always places a disclaimer in front of this song to the effect of "this next one's kind of weird"...what's weirder is that I recall she had jet black hair done up in a bun at this show. The significance of this, I don't know. Or perhaps I dreamt it all.

New Video: Regina on The Tonight Show

2005-04-21T22:29:00.000-04:00

Muchisimas gracias to Op for recording, encoding, and uploading the video . It's in AVI format (~11MB), and you need to have the DivX codec installed.

2005-04-20 Los Angeles, CA | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

2005-04-20T01:32:00.000-04:00

Recorded, encoded, and uploaded by Op

Somedays (AVI, DivX codec required)

[FIXED] New MP3s: Hero of the Story, Bartender, and more

2005-04-06T10:14:00.000-04:00

Added the following MP3s (all from the Bowery Ballroom show on March 30, 2005) to the recordings section ("the wires"):

Hero of the Story & Bartender
Two unreleased songs (with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello for Hero of the Story)

"begin to hope"
Unreleased song (title unknown)

Time Is All Around
Unreleased song

"open"
Unreleased song (title unknown)

Hotel Song
Unreleased song (with Chris Kuffner and Ben Kalb on backing vocals)

Your Honor
Song from Soviet Kitsch (with Chris Kuffner on bass, Ben Kalb on cello, Elliot Jacobson on drums, and Andy Graziano on guitar)

A higher quality source for this show may surface in the coming weeks.

2005-03-30 New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom

2005-03-30T01:40:00.001-05:00

(with Sean Lennon opening)

Recorded by pattivill:

intro
Ain't No Cover
interlude
Edit with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Ode to Divorce with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Loveology with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Blue Lips with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Hero + Bartender with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello for "Hero"
interlude
Rejazz
interlude
Pound of Flesh
interlude
Folding Chair
interlude
Baby Jesus
interlude
Ave Maria
interlude
Sailor Song
interlude
"begin to hope"
interlude
Après Moi
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
Summer in the City
interlude
Time Is All Around
interlude
Somedays
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Poor Little Rich Boy
interlude
The Flowers
interlude
"open"
interlude
Silly Eye-Color Generalizations
interlude
Samson
interlude
Hotel Song with Chris Kuffner and Ben Kalb on backing vocals
interlude
Your Honor with Chris Kuffner on bass, Ben Kalb on cello, Elliot Jacobson on drums, and Andy Graziano on guitar
interlude
That Time
interlude
Bobbing for Apples
interlude
Reginasaurus
closing

New MP3s: Aquarius, Uncle Bobby

2005-03-16T01:17:00.000-05:00

Added the following MP3s to the recordings section ("the wires"):

Aquarius
Unreleased song, performed at Sin-é on June 29, 2004

Uncle Bobby
Unreleased song, performed at the Knitting Factory (NY) on September 9, 2004

New Video: Regina on Late Night

2005-03-12T02:27:00.000-05:00

Credit to miao0726 who posted the original mpeg on the I♥Regina community. The version available here is a compressed version of that file--Windows Media Video, 320x240, ~15MB file size.

2005-03-10 New York, NY | Late Night with Conan O'Brien

2005-03-10T01:30:00.000-05:00

Thanks to miao0726, who posted the original mpeg on the I♥Regina community

Us (WMV)

New MP3: Long Brown Hair

2005-03-09T23:42:00.000-05:00

Added the following MP3 to the recordings section ("the wires"):

Long Brown Hair
An unreleased song performed at the Housing Works Used Bookstore Cafe on October 15, 2004.

Added Site Search

2005-03-09T10:00:00.000-05:00

The contents of reginaspektor.net are now full-text searchable. What's that song that goes...?

New MP3: Happy Hooker

2005-03-07T00:00:00.001-05:00

Added the following MP3 to the recordings section ("the wires"):

Happy Hooker
Unreleased song, performed at Barbès on May 11, 2003

Lyrics Added for Almost Every Regina Song

2005-03-07T00:00:00.000-05:00

Added lyrics & info pages for the following:

***
2.99 ¢ Blues
8th Floor
AB
Aching to Pupate
All is Love
Après Moi
Aquarius
Ave Maria
Baby Jesus
Back of a truck
Baobabs
Bartender
Bear Spektor (no lyrics)
Belt
Blue Lips
Bobbing for Apples
Bon Idée
Braille
The Bronx
Buildings
BYOS
A Cannon
Carbon Monoxide
Chemo Limo
Consequence of Sounds
Dance Anthem of the 80s
Daniel Cowman
December
Dog & Pony
Düsseldorf
Edit
The Flowers
Flyin'
Folding Chair
The Genius Next Door
Ghost of Corporate Future
Happy Hooker
Hero of the Story
I want to sing
Just like the Movies
Kids
Lacrimosa
A Lesson in How Fleeting Preservation Is
Long Brown Hair
Lounge
Love Affair
Loveology
Lucky Penny
Lulliby
Making Records
Mary Ann
Mermaid
Mockingbird
Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men
Music Box
The Mustard Musketeers
My Man
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Ode To Divorce
Oedipus
Oh, Marcello!
One-String Blues
Paris
Patron Saint
Pavlov's daughter
Poor Little Rich Boy
Prisoners
Raindrops
Reading Time With Pickle
Reginasaurus
Rejazz
Sailor Song
Samson
Scarecrow & Fungus
Silly Eye-Color Generalizations
Soho
Somedays
The Soup
Summer in the City
Sunshine
That Time
Time Is All Around
Twenty Years of Snow
Uh-merica
Uncle Bobby
Us
The Virgin Queen (no lyrics)
The Wallet
Wasteside
You
Your Honor
Title Unknown ("all the rowboats")
Title Unknown ("be like a cloud")
Title Unknown("the clocks were asleep")
Title Unknown("come into my world")
Title Unknown("a cooler version")
Title Unknown("the devil come to bethlehem")
Title Unknown("dust to dust")
Title Unknown("eight miles high")
Title Unknown("the floor heard everything")
Title Unknown("I cut off my hair")
Title Unknown("if you're never sorry")
Title Unknown("I never loved nobody fully")
Title Unknown("no one can take that away")
Title Unknown("open")
Title Unknown("the big towns") (no lyrics)
Title Unknown("will you feel better?")
Title Unknown ("woolen gloves")

Added MP3s

2005-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

The following MP3's were added to the recordings section ("the wires"):

Belt
Unreleased song, performed at Tonic on May 1, 2002 (with Anders Griffen on drums)
8th Floor
Unreleased song, performed at the Sidewalk Cafe on May 4, 2002 (with Anders Griffen on drums)
"will you feel better?"
Unreleased song (title unknown), performed at C-Note on February 15, 2003
Dance Anthem of the 80s (Watch)
Unreleased song, performed at C-Note on February 15, 2003
"dust to dust"
Unreleased song (title unknown), performed at Sin-é on May 31, 2003
Düsseldorf
Unreleased song, performed at Sin-e on May 31, 2003
"a cooler version of yourself"
Unreleased song (title unknown), performed at the Living Room on December 29, 2003
Edit
Unreleased song, performed at Tonic on October 16, 2004 (with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello)
Loveology
Unreleased song, performed at Tonic on October 16, 2004 (with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello)
"if you're never sorry"
Unreleased song (title unknown), performed at Bowery Ballroom on January 21, 2005 (thanks for this one to Keith--for taping--and Jenn--for sharing)

2005-02-03 New Haven, CT | Toad's Place

2005-02-03T01:29:00.000-05:00

(opening for The Dresden Dolls)
Recorded by Mister Crimson

Carbon Monoxide
Pound of Flesh
Poor Little Rich Boy
Baby Jesus
"open"
The Flowers
Bobbing for Apples

2005-01-26 Los Angeles, CA | Hotel Cafe

2005-01-26T01:26:00.000-05:00

Provided by Crimson, recorded by Distortion

Pound of Flesh
Carbon Monoxide
"all the rowboats" First performance of this song
Poor Little Rich Boy
"open"
Bobbing for Apples
That Time
Uh-merica
Fidelity
Prisoners
Reginasaurus

2005-01-21 New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom

2005-01-21T01:23:00.000-05:00

(opening for Mates of State)
Recorded by Mister Crimson

Carbon Monoxide
Pound of Flesh
Poor Little Rich Boy
Genius Next Door
Bobbing for Apples
The Flowers
"open" This was the song's debut, if I'm not mistaken
Us
Samson
Fidelity Also the debut for this one (not counting The Next Big Thing, recorded before but broadcast after this show)
Uh-merica

2005-01-20 New York, NY | The Next Big Thing (WNYC)

2005-01-20T23:36:00.003-05:00

These are the earliest available recorded performances of both "Fidelity" and "Pound of Flesh" (taped prior to her show on 1/21/2005 at the Bowery Ballroom).

Pound of Flesh
Fidelity
Genius Next Door

2004-11-15 London, England | Bush Hall

2004-11-15T02:44:00.000-05:00

photo by Flutterby

Recorded by the talented and generous BloodRoses:

Intro
Dance Anthem of the 80s
Carbon Monoxide
Time Is All Around
interlude
The Virgin Queen
Poor Little Rich Boy
Blue Lips
interlude
Bobbing for Apples
interlude
That Time
Après Moi
interlude
Uh-merica
interlude
Hero (of the Story)
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future
Summer in the City
interlude
Samson

This show earned a 5-star review from The Guardian and features the first (and, to date, only) known performance and recording of The Virgin Queen.

2004-10-18 New York, NY | Soundcheck (WNYC)

2004-10-18T01:17:00.001-04:00

Carbon Monoxide
Ghost of Corporate Future

2004-10-16 New York, NY | Tonic

2004-10-16T01:21:00.004-04:00

Recorded by pattivill:

Edit with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
Loveology with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello

Video of provided by Henry L.

Ghost of Corporate Future:

Full Set (playlist):

The show was also recorded by Mister Crimson and is available for download from RespektOnline:

Carbon Monoxide
Edit
You
Blue Lips
Ghost of Corporate Future
Hero
Après Moi
Baby Jesus
Loveology
Summer in the City

2004-10-15 New York, NY | Housing Works Used Bookstore Cafe

2004-10-15T01:16:00.001-04:00

(Live from Home series, with John Wesley Harding and Buddy Miller)

Recorded by pattivill:

intro
Edit with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Ghost of Corporate Future No piano, with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb
interlude
You with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Blue Lips with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Long Brown Hair with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
interlude
Loveology with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello
closing

2004-09-09 New York, NY | Knitting Factory

2004-09-09T01:10:00.002-04:00

Recorded by pattivill:

opening
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Baby Jesus
interlude
Aquarius
interlude
Poor Little Rich Boy
interlude
8th Floor
interlude
Uncle Bobby
interlude
Mermaid
interlude
The Wallet
interlude
Making Records
interlude
Hero (of the Story) *
interlude
You *
interlude
Ode to Divorce *
interlude
Edit *
interlude
Loveology *
interlude
Samson
closing

* with Chris Kuffner on bass and Ben Kalb on cello

Your Honor & The Flowers

2004-08-02T21:55:00.000-04:00

Your Honor
The Flowers

This double A-side single was released in the UK on CD and 7" vinyl by Shoplifter Records in summer 2004; both tracks are taken from Soviet Kitsch.

2004-07-10 New York, NY | Tonic

2004-07-10T01:01:00.001-04:00

Recorded by pattivill:

opening
Ain't No Cover
interlude
Folding Chair
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Lucky Penny
interlude
Genius Next Door
interlude
Hero of the Story (aborted)
Patron Saint
interlude
Bobbing for Apples
interlude
"I cut off my hair"
interlude
Bartender
interlude
The Wallet
interlude
Reginasaurus
interlude
Aprés Moi
interlude
Summer in the City
interlude
Uh-merica
interlude
Music Box
interlude
Samson
interlude
Baby Jesus
closing

2004-06-29 New York, NY | Sin-é

2004-06-29T00:59:00.003-04:00

This was a benefit show in memory of Aaron Wilkinson, who had passed away the previous summer. Aaron's father Dennis opened with a prayer and introduced the artists (including Kimya Dawson, Adam Green, and Aaron's brother Graham). Regina's short set included the debut performances of Hero (with some additional lyrics and alternate phrasing not found in later performances), Après Moi, Aquarius, and almost The Wallet (but, even then, people had to have their Samson).

Recorded by pattivill:

01) introduction from Pastor Dennis Wilkinson
02) Aquarius
03)
04) Hero
05)
06) Bartender
07)
08) Genius Next Door
09)
10) The Flowers
11)
12) Après Moi
13)
14) Samson
15)

Reptilia b/w Modern Girls and Old Fashion Men

2004-05-04T02:56:00.000-04:00

Reptilia (The Strokes)
Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men (Regina Spektor and the Strokes)

Recorded during the Strokes' 2003 Room on Fire tour and released in May 2004 on CD and 7" vinyl; the B-side "Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men" features vocals by Regina.

2003-12-29 New York, NY | The Living Room

2003-12-29T00:54:00.001-05:00

Recorded by pattivill:

intro
"a cooler version"
interlude
Time Is All Around
interlude
Dance Anthem of the 80s
interlude
Prisoners
interlude
A Cannon
interlude
Patron Saint
interlude
Secret Stash
interlude
Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Folding Chair
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Music Box
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Ode to Divorce
interlude
Consequence of Sounds
closing

2003-10-03 New York, NY | Tonic

2003-10-03T00:48:00.002-04:00

Recorded by pattivill:

intro
Summer in the City
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Dusseldorf
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Genius Next Door
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Poor Little Rich Boy
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Carbon Monoxide
interlude
Uh-merica
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Folding Chair
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Secret Stash
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That Time
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Samson
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Patron Saint
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'the clocks were asleep'
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Us (cuts off)

Soviet Kitsch

2003-10-01T18:57:00.000-04:00

Survival Guide... booklet cover

Ode to Divorce
Poor Little Rich Boy
Carbon Monoxide
The Flowers
Us
Sailor Song
Your Honor
Ghost of Corporate Future
Chemo Limo
Somedays

Vinyl-only Bonus Tracks:

Scarecrow & Fungus
December

Regina's 3rd LP was initially released in fall 2003 by Shoplifter Records (co-producer Gordon Raphael's label) and sold in slimline CD packaging while Regina was supporting the Strokes on the U.S. leg of their Room on Fire tour; Shoplifter gave the record a formal, limited UK release (in full CD jewel-case packaging) in April 2004.

Regina signed with Sire Records in spring 2004, and the album was reissued in slim cardboard (babypak) packaging that fall. Sire formally released the record in March 2005, repackaged with a bonus DVD of The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch EPK and the Us music video. A vinyl release followed in summer 2005, including 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks (likely culled from sessions either in December 2001 or December 2002, or both).

The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch was originally distributed (to press and some fan contest winners) in Fall 2004 as 40-page softcover booklet packaged with the CD and DVD. Regina described it at the time:

Also- The "Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch" is now printed and beautiful and done! It is a zine type book, full of London tour photos, press clippings, and crazy typewritten goodness (i bought an old typewritter in the east village and fell in hardcore love with it!) All hand made by me, Adria Petty- the lovely and amazing young woman who shot the videos in London and made a DVD that comes with the Survival Guide, and Sonya Kashuto- a rad brooklynite, who is helping me rework my website... All this stuff took tons of hours to make, lots of scissors and glue action, and a bit of beer as well... I will have a bunch with me at the shows, and i'll try to give some away through the website for the faraway people...

Prior to Regina's signing with Sire, the album was also available from CD Baby; below is the item description that appeared on the site:

Songs about sleeping, kissing bloody lips, books, love, sailors, mothers, carbon monoxide... Featuring- Piano, Strings, a drum stick and a punk band, as well as a couple of glasses being smashed next to really expensive microphones... Have fun...
Notes:
Ok- the 3rd record by mizz Regina Spektor, Bronx girl via russia, and called "Soviet Kitsch" is done. Made down town on the Lower East Side NYC, and in London too. Mr. Gordon Raphael (www.Shoplifterrecords.co.uk) producer of The Strokes, and Mr. Alan Bezozi (drummmer for such bands as Dogs Eye View, They Might Be Giants, Freedy Jonston, etc...) co-produced it. It was a short time being born, and a long time being put out... that's rock'n fock'n roll for ya.

Regina just came off a tour opening for The Strokes in America... Now she is going on a UK and European tour opening for The Kings of Leon. she says "Hi!"... and walks away, humming.

2003-08-19 New York, NY | Sin-é

2003-08-19T16:02:00.001-04:00

Taper unknown; available for download from RespektOnline:

Patron Saint
"the devil come to Bethlehem"
Your Honor
Carbon Monoxide
Baobabs
Genius Next Door
Poor Little Rich Boy
Folding Chair
Making Records
Düsseldorf
Us
Ghost of Corporate Future
Secret Stash