An Evening with Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega will perform a career-spanning show including favorites like “Tom’s Diner”, “Luka”, “Marlene On The Wall”, and many more, plus songs from her latest album, Flying with Angels, which was released in May 2025 to critical acclaim. She will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard (of David Bowie fame).

The media has heaped praise upon Flying With Angels, with Rolling Stone proclaiming, "Four decades after her new-waif debut, Suzanne Vega retains her knack for lucid reflections and crisp music to match... Her voice remains both knowing and observant,” and naming it one of 2025’s best albums. Stereogum observes, "Veteran Alt-rocker Suzanne Vega is still making great music... It's not an exaggeration to call her a straight-up legend."

Finding Connecticut called a recent performance “nothing short of mesmerizing, weaving tales through her soulful songs in a cozy setting that allowed for a deep connection with the audience”, while Patch declared, "Suzanne Vega wove a spell of light and shadow, blending classics and new material with intimate stories for a memorable night”.

ABOUT SUZANNE VEGA

Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, Vega sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known venues. Known for performances that convey deep emotion, Vega’s distinctive, “clear, unwavering voice” (Rolling Stone) has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper-brushed near-whisper” by The Washington Post, with NPR Music noting that she “has been making vital, inventive music” throughout the course of her decades-long career.

Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times), Vega’s songs have tended to focus on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated, her work is immediately recognizable—as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 40 years ago.

30 YEARS OF THE HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE

For thirty years, the Housing Works Bookstore has been a unique destination for art, culture, music, coffee, and community. This concert is part of our weekend-long 30th Anniversary Celebration. Festivities kick off on Thursday, June 11, with the Feast for the Books fundraising dinner, featuring a multi-course dining experience by acclaimed New York City chef, Camille Becerra. We invite you to rediscover our quintessentially New York institution and the community that sustains and uplifts all of us!

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