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2004

• Q/A with Glynn Wood, Sound Engineer, December 28, 2004
• Poughkeepsie Journal - " Vega Plans Weekend to Remember", Sept 8, 2004
• New York Daily News - Concert Review, Aug 18, 2004
• Times Union - Concert Review, Aug 17, 2004
• Music Street Journal - Concert Review, Aug 2004
• The West Briton - Concert Review, July 15, 2004
• Manchester Online - Concert Review, July 4, 2004
• The Mirror - " Viva Lost Vega", July 2, 2004
• Manchester Online - “Suzanne Is Through Her Turmoil”, July 1, 2004
• The Western Mail - Concert Review, July 1, 2004
• Edinburgh Evening News - Concert Review, June 24, 2004
• Aberdeen Press and Journal - Concert Review, June 23, 2004
• The Cape Cod Chronicle - "Filming Vega: Chatham’s Seufert Completes Documentary...", June 10, 2004
• Belfast Telegraph - "Luka Who's Back!", June 6, 2004
• Gibraltar Live Music Society - “Suzanne Vega: Solitude Singing", June 2004
• iParenting.com - “Mom Of The Month”, June 2004
• "Singer of the Week" - AskMen.com, May 2004
• Belfast Telegraph - "Suzanne Vega to Play Waterfront", April 23, 2004
• International Musician - "Kindred Spirits: Suzanne Vega Finds the Perfect Fit', March 2004

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2003

• Filter Magazine- “Suzanne Vega”, 2003
• The Hartford Courant - Concert Review, Aug 31, 2003
• The Hartford Courant - "Suzanne Vega Is Not Simple Folk...", Aug 29, 2003
• The Celebrity Café - Interview: Suzanne Vega, Aug 28, 2003
• Portland Press Herald - " Musical Maverick: Suzanne Vega", Aug 21, 2003
• Intelligencer Journal - " Looking Back, Looking Ahead", Aug 15, 2003
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Concert Review, Aug 8, 2003
• Cleveland Scene - Concert Review, Aug 6, 2003
• San Diego Union Tribune -"Suzanne Vega 'Retrospects' ...", July 31, 2003
• The Modesto Bee - "Suzanne Vega", July 25, 2003
• Sunday Herald - Concert Review, July 6, 2003
• Inside Out (UK) - "Viva La Vega!", July 6, 2003
• Sunday Mail (UK) - Concert Review, July 6, 2003
• The Guardian (UK) - Concert Review, July 5, 2003
• The Independent (UK) - "Suzanne Vega: You Ask The Questions", July 3rd 2003
• Daily Post (Liverpool) - "Looking Back", June 27, 2003
• The Budapest Sun - “Solitude Sitting”, June 26, 2003
• The Budapest Sun - “Now Here’s A Little Ditty From NY City”, June 26, 2003
• The Prague Post - “Not A Rock Chick”, June 19, 2003
• Magyar Nemzet- “The Folk Poet Of Modern World”, June 19, 2003
• Sunday Times (London) - "Go On, Just Ask Me How I Am", June 15, 2003
• The Virginian-Pilot - " Suzanne Vega Looks Back Over 18 Years in Retrospective Album", May 24, 2003
• Creative Loafing - “Suzanne Vega Goes Retro”, May 21, 2003
• St. Petersburg Times - " Her Moment in Time", May 18, 2003
• New Times - " Strictly Suzanne: Vega Brings her Best To Broward", May 15, 2003
• Chicago Tribune - " Vega finds her own voice in a show of quiet stories", May 12, 2003
• "Concert Review - HOB Chicago" - The Phantom Tollbooth, May 10, 2003
• Wisconsin State Journal - "Vega Remains Viable Artist In A Crowded Field", May 8, 2003
• The Pioneer Press - "Vega Proves She’s Still A Vital Artist" , May 2003
• The Times Union - "Suzanne Vega pours it on at The Egg" - April 27, 2003
• Evansville Courier & Press - "RetroSpective: The Best of Suzanne Vega", April 25, 2003
• The Record - "Suzanne Steps Out At The Egg", April 24, 2003

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2002

• The East Hampton Independent, May 1, 2002
• Women Who Rock, "Suzanne Vega on Songwriting", Spring 2002
• The Vancouver Sun, February 4, 2002
• Acoustic Guitar - "Sound and Vision" - Interview, February 2002
• Entertainment Weekly, "The ‘80s Folk Revival You’ve Probably Never Heard About", February 2002
• The Savvy Traveler, February 2, 2002
• The Orange County Register, February 2, 2002
• The Seattle Times, February 1, 2002
• The Oregonian, February 1, 2002
• "Interview: Up Close and Personal" - Guitar World Acoustic, 2002

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2001

• Rockpile, December 2001
• The Wisconsin State Journal, November 29, 2001
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 26, 2001
• The Akron Beacon Journal, November 22, 2001
• The Boston Globe, November 16, 2001
• The Portland Press, November 15, 2001
• "Concert Review - Bowery Ballroom, NYC " - NY Rock Magazine, November 2001
• The Guardian (UK) - "My Self, My Past" , October 6, 2001
• "Melancholy Mistress" - Metro Magazine, October 2001
• Venice Magazine - "Suzanne Vega Comes Full Circle", September 2001
• The Seminar Center, May, 2001
• Principal for a Day, April 2001
• The Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2001

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2000

• Q Magazine, December, 2000
• Performing Acoustic Music (book), 2000
• Time Out (New York), November 18, 2000
• New York Times - "Keeper Of Village’s Folk Tradition Battles Eviction" , November 2, 2000
• The Star, October, 2000
• Hungarian Magazines, Aug 2000
• Q Magazine, July 2000
• “Suzanne Vega, Lou Reed: New York From Both Sides Now” - CNN, July 21, 2000
• The Times Of London, July 18, 2000
• Life In Ireland, June 25, 2000
• D Express (UK), June 8, 2000
• The UK Express, January 6 2000

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1999

• Inside Borders, July, 1999
• Hurriyet Newspaper (translation), July 10, 1999
• Yedioth Ahronot (Israel), June 25, 1999
• Ireland On Sunday, June 6, 1999
• “For Suzanne Vega, A Summing-Up Period” - Berkshire Eagle, May 8, 1999
• Salon.com, February 17, 1999
• NetCafe Chat Transcript, February 10, 1999
• New York Times - "Weekly Gathering Fosters Songwriters' Dreams: Famous To A Few" - January 4, 1999

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1998

• Q Magazine December,1998
• American Masters Radio Series Transcript - Lou Reed, 1998
• Suzanne discusses each of the songs on Tried And True September,1998

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1997

• The Charlie Rose Show - Topic: Bob Dylan - Transcript, October, 1997
• Excerpt from Daughters and Mothers, text and photo, 1997
• Lyricist Review, fall 1997
• Rolling Stone's Women Of Rock issue on Suzanne, November, 1997
• Esquire Magazine, July 1997
• Lilith Fair Profile - LilithFair.com, July 1997
• Later With Jools Holland - BBC TV Show Transcript, June 7, 1997
• Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (Austria), June 3, 1997
• Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (Austria), May 30, 1997
• Musician Magazine - May 1997
• "Taratata" [French television] Show Transcript, March 13, 1997
• Independent On Sunday Magazine, March 9, 1997
• Cambridge University's Varsity, February 21, 1997
• Stuart Maconie Show Interview, BBC Radio 1, February 16, 1997
• Time Out (UK), January 1997
• The Independent (UK), January 31, 1997
• Lufthansa's Inflight Magazine (Bordbuch), January, 1997

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1996

• Reuters, December 1996
• In Their Own Words interview, 1996
• Transcript, Live at The El Rey, 1996
• Rolling Stone - "Nine Objects of Desire", November 28, 1996
• Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (Austria), November 26, 1996
• Musician Magazine, November 1996
• PULSE! Magazine, November 1996
• Live Magazine, October 1996
• New York Post, October 1996
• "La Preuve Par 9" - Les Inrockuptibles (France), October 1996
• "The Suzanne Vega Interview" - iMagazine, October 1996
• "George Graham Reviews Suzanne Vega” - WVIA-FM , September 25, 1996
• The Vin Scelsa Show - Part 1/2 - Interview Transcript, September 15, 1996
• The Vin Scelsa Show - Part 2/2 - Interview Transcript, September 15, 1996
• Suzanne's Live Chat! - Transcript, September 9, 1996
• Audio Q/A Session, part 1/2 - September 9, 1996
• Audio Q/A Session, part 1/2 - September 9, 1996
• There's a Rock'n'Roll Baby Here - Ma'ariv Interview, September 20, 1996
• The Music Power Network's song-by-song interview, September 1996
• Guitar World interview, issue 13, September 1996
• Entertainment Weekly, September 1996
• People Weekly, September 9, 1996
• US Magazine, September 1996
• Suzanne's onstage comments and photos from The Newport Folk Festival
• Billboard, Aug 10, 1996
• The Minimalist Styles of Raymond Carver and Suzanne Vega
• Interview transcript, Sister Helen Prejean

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1995

• Profile, from SheBop: The Definitive History Of Women In Rock, 1995
• Biography, from Hymn to Her: Women Musicians Talk, 1995 (Part 1 of 2)
• Biography, from Hymn to Her: Women Musicians Talk, 1995 (Part 2 of 2)
• Acoustic Musician , Aug 1995
• Suzanne Vega at The Learning Annex, Transcript, January 1995 (Part 1 of 4)
• Suzanne Vega at The Learning Annex, Transcript, January 1995 (Part 2 of 4)
• Suzanne Vega at The Learning Annex, Transcript, January 1995 (Part 3 of 4)
• Suzanne Vega at The Learning Annex, Transcript, January 1995 (Part 4 of 4)

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1994

• Interview, from The Performing Songwriter ,1994
• Biography, from Current Biography , Aug 1994
• Billboard's Hit Maker Series; Singer-Songwriters, 1994

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1993

• The London Sunday Times Magazine, September 1993
• Cosmopolitan, July 1993
• Gavin, June 18, 1993
• Rolling Stone - "Performances: Suzanne Vega", May 13, 1993
• Acoustic Guitar, March/April, 1993
• Interview, from The Bob Harris Show, BBC, April 10, 1993
• "Live Sounds: Suzanne Vega @ The Warfield" - Mix Magazine, February 13, 1993
• The Vancouver Sun, February 4, 1993
• The Houston Chronicle, January, 1993
• Interview, from The Montreal Mirror, January/February, 1993

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1992

• She's A Rebel: The History of Women In Rock & Roll ,1992
• Village View, December 11-17, 1992
• Details Magazine, December 1992
• The Associated Press, December 6, 1992
• Rolling Stone - "Recordings - 99.9f", October 1, 1992
• Interview - Ultimo Buscadero [Italy], October 1992
• Interview - Ultimo Buscadero [Italy], October 1992 - in Italian
• Rock World Magazine [UK], October 1992
• Interview, Leonard Cohen/Suzanne Vega, October 1992 (Part 1 of 3)
• Interview, Leonard Cohen/Suzanne Vega, October 1992 (Part 2 of 3)
• Interview, Leonard Cohen/Suzanne Vega, October 1992 (Part 3 of 3)
• Interview Transcript, The Nicky Campbell Show, Summer, 1992
• People Weekly -" Picks & Pans", September 28, 1992
• Billboard - "Suzanne Vega Treks to New Musical Terrain", September 5, 1992
• Music Express, September, 1992
• Interview, YOU Magazine, September 1992
• The Guardian (UK), Aug 1992
• VOX Magazine - What's Your Problem? ,1992
• Time Out (UK), Aug 1992
• Rolling Stone Magazine, July 1992
• Suzanne Vega - In Her Own Words, 1992
• Interview, from Song Talk, Spring 1992 (Part 3 of 4)
• Interview, from Song Talk, Spring 1992 (Part 4 of 4)
• "Mitchell Froom & Suzanne Vega: Recording 99.9F" - Recording Musician, January 1992

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1991

• Program notes, from The Cambridge Folk Festival, June, 1991
• Interview, from Song Talk, Spring 1991 (Part 1 of 4)
• Interview, from Song Talk, Spring 1991 (Part 2 of 4)

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1990

• Music & Video Insight, 1990
• Interview Transcript, The Nicky Campbell Show, October, 1990
• Stereo Review, October, 1990
• "Suzanne Vega Soft-Pedals Success" - The Austin American-Statesman, September 13,1990
• Review - The Daily Texan, September 1990
• About DNA's Remix, from Record Mirror, Aug 4, 1990
• International Musician, July 1990
• The Vancouver Sun, June 28 - July 4, 1993
• Days of Open Hand Songbook, 1990
• Biography, from the Days Of Open Hand Tour Book, 1990
• Foreword to Bullet In Flight, Philip Glass, 1990
• Interview, from The Musician, June 1990 (Part 1 of 2)
• Interview, from The Musician, June 1990 (Part 2 of 2)
• Music Express Magazine, April 20, 1990
• Entertainment Weekly, April 20, 1990
• "Suzanne Vega Keeps Her Distance" - The New York Times, April 15, 1990
• "Producer Sanko, Mixer Padgham Lend A ‘Hand’ In Creating Suzanne Vega’s New A&M Album" - Billboard, April 14, 1990
• Interview, from The Independent (UK), April 13, 1990
• Interview, from Record Mirror, April 1990
• Rolling Stone Magazine, March 1990

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1989

• Spin Magazine - "Suzanne Vega Was A Waitress", March 1989

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1988

• Suzanne Vega Q/A Session, from Undertow Magazine, 1988
• Biography - Undertow Magazine, 1988
• News - Undertow Magazine, 1988
• "Night Vision" - Undertow Magazine, 1988
• Goldmine, Aug 12, 1988
• Jerry Garcia talks about Suzannne in Rock Express, 1988
• Fast Folk Magazine, 1988
• Letter to Fast Folk Magazine from Pete Fornatale, March 8, 1988
• MIX Magazine, 1988
• Q Magazine, January 1988

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1987

• Program, from Radio City Music Hall, 1987
• “Suzanne Vega / Hammersmith” - The Financial Times ( London), December 22, 1987
• Transcript, from Folk City's 25th Anniversary Concert, 1987
• The South Bank Show, TV program transcript, 1987
• Biography, from Undertow, 1987
• Interview: Bitch Magazine - No. 18, 1987
• Musin' Music Magazine, No. 6, 1987
• Style: Special Music Edition, 1987
• Solitude Standing Song Book, 1987
• Only Music - "Invert In Overdrive", November 1987
• "Vega Treats 1,600 To Poignant Folk Poetry" - The Post-Standard, October 19, 1987
• "New York City Folksinger Entertains A Small Crowd At The Landmark" - The Post-Standard, October 18, 1987
• "Vega’s Poetic Songs Attract Select Fans" - The Post-Standard , October 16, 1987
• "Even Suzanne Vega Is Surprised By Her Success" - The Post-Standard, October 15, 1987
• Guitar Player, October, 1987
• Interview, from Star Hits, October 1987
• "A Night To Remember With La Vega” - The Advertiser, September 28, 1987
• "Waif-Like And Urbane, Vega Enchants” - Herald, September 24, 1987
• “Suzanne Vega” - The Advertiser, September 24, 1987
• “Suzanne Vega Records Spanish Version Of ‘Luka” - PR Newswire, Aug 11, 1987
• Creem, Aug 1987
• "Suzanne Vega’s Lyrics - Letter to Editor" - The Los Angeles Times, Aug 8, 1987
• "Suzanne Vega’s Lyrics - Letter to Editor" - The Los Angeles Times, Aug 8, 1987
• "An Uptown Girl And Hometown Heroes" - The Los Angeles Times, Aug 3, 1987
• Newsweek, Aug 3, 1987
• "Queen Of Solitude" - The Los Angeles Times, July 26, 1987
• The Daily Texan, July 21, 1987
• "Personal Way Keeps Suzanne Vega On Top In Powerful Performance"- The Chicago Tribune, July 14, 1987
• "Manhattan Folksongs” - The Chicago Tribune, July 12, 1987
• Interview, Clockwatch Review, July 1987
• "Solitaire In Black" - SPIN Magazine, July 1987
• No. 1, June 20, 1987
• "Suzanne Vega: Solitude Standing" - The S t. Petersburg Times ( Florida), June 14, 1987
• "Vega: Heavy Matters Sung in Gentle Voice" - The Sydney Sun Herald, June 14, 1987
• People, June 8, 1987
• "Solitude Standing: Suzanne Vega" - People, May 25, 1987
• "Curiosity, Suzanne Vega" - Financial Times ( London), May 20, 1987
• New Musical Express (UK), May 16, 1987
• "Suzanne Vega: Losing The Lyrics"- The Washington Post, May 12, 1987
• "Rock’s New Waif Rolls In" - The Washington Post, May 10, 1987
• "Zen Over Zip in Vega’s ‘Solitude’" - The Los Angeles Times, May 3, 1987
• Tracks Magazine - "Suzanne Vega", May 1987
• "Suzanne Vega Talks About ‘Solitude’" - The NY Times, April 29, 1987
• New York Magazine, April 27, 1987
• What CD?, Spring 1987
• Q Magazine, January 1987

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1986

• Interview, from Generation, 1986
• Stars, 1986
• Yediot Ahronot, 1986
• Interview, from SOUNDS, December 6, 1986
• Interview from Folk Roots, Aug, 1986
• Interview, from Record Mirror, June 21, 1986
• "A Darker Shade of Pale" - - New Musical Express (UK), May 17, 1986
• Hot Press, "The Suzanne Vega Interview" - May 1986
• "Suzanne Vega, Singer" - The NY Times, May 6, 1986
• "Beautiful Voice from New York" - The Sunday Mail, April 6, 1986
• Interview, from Record Mirror, March 22, 1986
• Interview, from High Times, February, 1986
• "Vega: The New Voice from the Village" - The Advertiser, January 26, 1986

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1985

• "Suzanne Vega’s Fresh Folk"- The Washington Post, November 6, 1985
• Esquire Magazine, November, 1985
• "Suzanne Vega" - Jamming! Magazine, November 1985
• Rolling Stone Magazine, October 10, 1985
• BAM Magazine, October, 1985
• "Suzanne Vega" - The Washington Post, September 25, 1985
• "Folk City At 25: The Times They Are A-Changin’" - The NY Times, September 13, 1985
• Rockpool Magazine, Aug 1985
• "Folk Music With No Earth Tones" - The Associated Press, July 26, 1985
• The Choice Magazine, June, 1985
• "Unthawing the Deep Freeze" - WUSB Program Guide Interview, Summer 1985
• "Hype-Free Vega" - The Los Angeles Times, May 27, 1985
• "Suzanne Vega" - People Magazine, May 27, 1985
• New York Magazine, April 29, 1985
• "Up From The Underground Comes Two Folks Idols" - The NY Times, April 14, 1985

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1984

• "Suzanne Vega Melodies Draw on Folk Tradition" - The NY Times, September 28, 1984
• An Interview with Suzanne Vega, Soho Arts Weekly, May 23, 1984
• "Suzanne Vega Presents her Own Folk Songs" - The NY Times, March 26, 1984

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1982

• Fast Folk - "Weekend Flashback," September, 1982
• Fast Folk - "Three Songs," 1982
• Fast Folk - "Ballads - Storytelling in Song," June, 1982
• Fast Folk - "Village Women Songwriters at Folk City," March, 1982

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About The Band Members

• Website Q/A Session with MICHAEL VISCEGLIA , 1997
• Interview with MICHAEL VISCEGLIA, from Undertow , 1989
• Interview with ANTON SANKO, from Undertow , 1988
• Interview with SHAWN COLVIN, from Undertow , 1987

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