Amy Kuney
On Tuesday August, 12, Amy Kuney performed songs from her album, “Bird’s Eye View” to celebrate with her her family of fans, friends and relatives which was released the same day. LA.CityZine had the opportunity to attend this event.
It’s a unique experience to watch a performer for the first time and be, in some way, connected to both the artist and her. Amy Kuney has the uncanny ability to make her audience feel as though she is an old friend for whom you want only success. While endearing is certainly an appropriate word to define this magic, there is something more within the complexity of her music and her personality that enable anyone watching her sing feel so dramatically connected.
Amy Kuney seems simultaneously allied with the audience; before going into another brilliant song Amy stated, with regards to her album, “it’s kind of like having a baby… it took nine months… this is kind of like the final push… I hope you’re ok with being a part of the final push.” While this statement is a reflection of her great sense of humor it also exemplifies the evening: she as the artist had finally reached a significant milestone in her career with the release of her first full length album and we, as the audience, were invited participants of this almost familial event.
While the relationship between the audience and the artist was symbolically a family affair, Amy took this to a literal place with the introduction of her sister on the violin during the breathtaking performance of “Appreciate Your Hands.” The song is so vocally striking that the addition of her sister’s talent added a richness to the song and, in turn, to the performance as a whole.
In addition to the flesh and blood relationship with her sister that translated so well in the songs they played together, there was also a noticeably sincere bond between Amy and the talented musicians with whom she performed. This closeness on stage made the whole experience for the audience even more intimate, the kind of intimacy that lingers long after leaving the show and forces all those in attendance to excitedly tell everyone about Amy during conversation with close friends and strange strangers.
While this was not a full length concert and, instead, a celebration of the release of Amy’s debut album, “Bird’s Eyes View,” it was quite impressive that there were so many great moments throughout her short set. In addition to Amy’s sister joining her onstage, another fantastic highlight of the evening was Amy’s performance of “Love is Trippy.” This song was a testament to her ever growing solid fan base with quite a few audience members singing along. In addition, it exemplified what is so tangibly charming about her music. From the title alone, one may assume the song is another of the young-girl-foolishly-pining genre. Amy squashes this assumption from the first lyric and makes the listener fully aware of the fact that she is a girl that is anything but foolish, she is a girl that never pines.
If you didn’t have the great fortune to see Amy this past Tuesday at the Hotel Cafe, you aren’t completely out of luck. Amy will be returning to LA and the Hotel Cafe in the fall where she will kick off her Red Umbrella tour on November 15 at the giving Angelenos yet another opportunity to join this ever growing fan base: an ever growing family led by a shining talent that is only getting brighter.
Photo By: iammitchellyoung
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1 CD Review: Amy Kuney’s Bird’s Eye View | LA.CityZine.com - Los Angeles // Aug 20, 2008 at 6:00 pm
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2 Know Your LA Bands: Amy Kuney | LA.CityZine.com - Los Angeles // Sep 11, 2008 at 4:39 pm
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