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Vanessa Kafka

About Me


A fan once said of Vanessa's music, "If my soul could sing, this is exactly what it would say". Revealing lyrics about broken love, being reckless, and new beginnings instantly grab your attention. Her dynamic yet soothing sweet voice combined with her unique guitar tunings create a sound that brings back memories. Vanessa writes songs that are bold and fearless in exposing her emotions. "When people hear this album for the first time, I can only hope that it helps them make sense of their emotions. Of the fears and doubts that hold them back. Life is too short for regrets. It's all about taking chances. This album is my leap into uncertainty." -Vanessa
Deeply-felt, Vanessa's Brewhouse Records debut, Into Place, is very much an album of unique, yet shared experiences. Backing Vanessa is Brian Sargent (electric guitar, vocals), Rohin Khemani (drums, percussion) and Marc Hickox (bass). Imagine warm musical tones exuding from the stage creating a dreamlike atmosphere where the listener can drift away to the melodies. That's what it's like to attend one of Vanessa's shows.

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Member Since: 23/07/2005
Band Website: www.vanessakafka.com
Band Members:

Vanessa Kafka
vocals, acoustic guitar

Brian Sargent
electric guitar, vocals

Matt Beals
bass

Carl Puglisi
drums, percussion

Andrew Sutherland
keys

GET TUNES:

Into Place
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From The Backroom
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Influences: Dave Matthews Band, Fiona Apple, Shawn Colvin, Matt Nathanson
Sounds Like: Matt Nathanson, Natalie Merchant, Ani Difranco, Shawn Colvin

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Record Label: Brewhouse Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Unacceptable

Sorry, it's been a ridiculously long time since I posted.  Yesterday it was one month till my half year birthday (what?).  I guess that officially makes me 25 huh.I haven't had a weekend to myself in ...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Rant Rant!

To those of you that have been missing out on the ridiculous fun that is Craigslist' "Rants and Raves"...hello great way to kill time?I should mention that you need to be 18 and over to actually do th...
Posted by on Wed, 13 May 2009 10:13:00 GMT

Crack

I've been in a love/hate relationship with the idea of having a blackberry for about a year now.  My current phone, while functional, became aesthetically unacceptable two weeks ago.  I gave in to my ...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:59:00 GMT

Cougars

A friend of mine is thinking about starting up a personal chef business.I don't know about you, but if I didn't have time to cook on a regular basis, having a chef come by and cook me food would sound...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:24:00 GMT

This $#!% is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S

You know when bananas get to that point where they're yellow with brown spots?  No good.  I hate over ripe bananas.  I felt bad throwing mine away though when logistically it's still a perfectly good ...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:32:00 GMT

Noises

I played one of my favorite shows ever on Thursday night.Location: UConn's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts (Storrs, CT)Opener: Chris CantyAttendees: Approx. 200Why one of favorite shows:  The...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:38:00 GMT

CT. You sickos

The pot calls the kettle black.  I'm from Connecticut.  And yet not until I drove down to NYC this weekend did I notice the multitude of VIP club signs on I-95. I tried to take a photo of one for incl...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:57:00 GMT

"Let's All Get in a Pathfinder and Hitch a Trailer to It!" (Part 2)

We begin on Wednesday morning the 25th. Another day. Another set of shows. Another U-Haul. An intern (Bruce). Another bassist (Bryan Percivall).*round of applause*. Bryan has already play...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:54:00 GMT

"Let's All Get in a Pathfinder and Hitch a Trailer to it!" (Part 1)

I'm playing a bit of catch up here. The big travel portion of the tour happened over the past week or so and today was the first day I had some time for writing! I probably could have sq...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Kick-offs

I officially went on leave of absence from work on 1/31/09 (Saturday). What did I do in celebration? I boarded a plane. 16 hours later (or something ridiculous like that) I landed.In Maui.Huzzah!After...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:49:00 GMT