Suzanne Vega Comes to Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Tonight

New York Singer/Songwriter Suzanne Vega brings her most memorable songs to the Fred Kavli Theatre tonight, February 20, 2015 at 8:00 pm.

Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Vega personified the neo-folk revival of the early 1980s that helped usher in a new breed of female, acoustic singer/songwriters like Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin and Indigo Girls.

Vega started writing poetry at the age of nine and songs by age 14. She attended Manhattans High School for the Performing Arts and was an English major at Barnard College. She emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labeled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs.

She was signed to A&M Records in 1984, where she released the acclaimed album Suzanne Vega. The album was a critical triumph and yielded her first singles, "Marlena on the Wall" and "Small Blue Thing". But it was her single hit "Luka" from Solitude Standing, which catapulted her to success.

Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who observes the world with a poetic eye, Vega's songs have always focused on ordinary people and real world subjects. Succinct and understated, often cerebral but also streetwise, her music is both immediately recognizable and utterly distinct, as thoughtful, creative and musical now as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 20 years ago.

Single tickets are priced at $49 - $29 with group discounts available. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or through the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Box Office, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard. For more information call 805-449-ARTS (2787) or visit www.civicartsplaza.com.