(New York, NY) After making her West Coast debut on a solo tour supporting John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatrs, Lily Vakili is set to return to NYC's Heaven Can Wait with her five-piece Vakili Band on Friday, December 13. Son of Jacob and Lot 18 (from DC, making their NYC debut) will also appear.
A savvy street poet who finds the sweet spot in the nexus formed by Patti Smith’s loose-limbed punk swagger, Grace Slick’s inviting psychedelia, and the throaty blues-belting of a Janis Joplin, Vakili released the acoustic EP, Tannersville, in anticipation of the tour with Douglas. She previously released two solo records and three with Vakili Band; the most recent LP, 2023’s Honey, “an electric blend of rock, soul, and psychedelia” (Under the Radar), also marked her debut as producer.
Vakili’s songwriting “ups the emotional and political ante [with] punchy tunes, delivered from a strong female perspective,” (Relix Magazine) and she looks forward to exploring fresh, intimate arrangements of her songs, old and new, during the tour with John Douglas. In many ways, returning to the stage and the studio as a solo artist feels both like coming full circle and like an artistic metamorphosis. Ever evolving, she now looks forward to incorporating elements of her solo show to the full-band performances.
