Vonda Shepard, aka Ally McBeal lounge singer, plays for Triple Door cocktail crowd
Feb 20, 2012, 10:36 AM | Updated: Feb 21, 2012, 6:44 am
 Vonda Shepard will plays Triple Door Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (Image: VondaShepard.com) |
The artist best known for her lounge singing on “Ally McBeal” will be offering a live version of the regular TV sight at an appearance at Seattle’s Triple Door on Wednesday.
Vonda Shepard tells 97.3 KIRO FM’s Terry Jaymes Alive that she’s been playing clubs since she was 14, and that the stage is where she feels most comfortable.
Listen to Vonda Shepard on Terry Jaymes Alive
“When I would get onstage I had kind of a permission to express myself through the songs I had written,” said Shepard. “It was the first place I felt like it was safe and comfortable.”
Ally McBeal fans will be familiar with Shepard’s brand of self expression.
“[Ally McBeal Producer] David Kelley used my own songs I had written for myself to be the voice of Ally,” said Shephard. “It was kind of cool they matched what his vision of her emotional make-up was.”
Shepard will be performing songs from her latest release solo at the Triple Door show. She released the album on her own label Hotele Records.
“I love the idea of making and releasing my own records exactly the way I envision them,” writes Shepard at her website.
That dedication to her own vision seems a common theme for Shepard. When asked by Jaymes if she had any advice for other aspiring musicians, she said, “Stay true to yourself. Stay true to your vision […] because the more pure you are in the end, I think the more people will be drawn to what you’re doing.”
Vonda Shepard plays the Triple Door in Seattle Wednesday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
By JAMIE GRISWOLD, MyNorthwest.com Editor
