by Sophie Block
Suzanna Choffel and her band grace the stage of Momo’s regularly. Born and raised in Austin, Choffel’s musical inclination is not unusual--but she's anything but a gimmick. Her fluid, beautiful voice has a bit of a sexy huskiness, but not so much to overpower the fine quality of her vocals. Her guitar playing is solid, and with her band, Choffel is a striking indie contrast to the average singer-songwriter. Her songs are so much more than four-chord ditties; they are movements-- unexpected builds, from calm ballads to rocking refrains, and a mighty passion behind the voice the stories she sings.
Thursday night, Choffel’s band was accompanied by Laura Scarborough: Austin-based accordianist/ pianist/ xylophone player/ electric musician/ video editor/ 21st-Century-Renaissance-
Choffel’s vocal style is fun and jazzy, bringing to mind a blends of Norah Jones, Erykah Badu and Jesca Hoop. The song “Rainclouds” is accented with little scats and repetitions of raindrop alliteration. She brought a friend onstage to sing “Hot Shot,” a catchy song about a “hot, hot, hot shot, shot, shot of love”--punchy but oh, so sweet--it’s stuck in my head. Choffel is absolutely adorable, and this shows in the cute song “The Story Goes,” with thoughtful lyrics about love that are clever and never sappy. Thursday night she wore a colorful dress with bright tights and sunglasses--but don’t let her looks fool you. This songstress can certainly rock out, expertly playing her Epiphone electric and taking her songs to unexpected heights along with Scarborough’s radical synth and xylophone.
Choffel’s next show is Friday Mach 4 at Momo’s--and it’s also her birthday bash! “There should be cupcakes or a cake or something,” Choffel said, so this show is definitely not to be missed. Show a fellow Austinite some love on her birthday, and you will not be disappointed.
Suzanna Choffel and her band grace the stage of Momo’s regularly. Born and raised in Austin, Choffel’s musical inclination is not unusual--but she's anything but a gimmick. Her fluid, beautiful voice has a bit of a sexy huskiness, but not so much to overpower the fine quality of her vocals. Her guitar playing is solid, and with her band, Choffel is a striking indie contrast to the average singer-songwriter. Her songs are so much more than four-chord ditties; they are movements-- unexpected builds, from calm ballads to rocking refrains, and a mighty passion behind the voice the stories she sings.
Thursday night, Choffel’s band was accompanied by Laura Scarborough: Austin-based accordianist/ pianist/ xylophone player/ electric musician/ video editor/ 21st-Century-Renaissance-
Choffel’s vocal style is fun and jazzy, bringing to mind a blends of Norah Jones, Erykah Badu and Jesca Hoop. The song “Rainclouds” is accented with little scats and repetitions of raindrop alliteration. She brought a friend onstage to sing “Hot Shot,” a catchy song about a “hot, hot, hot shot, shot, shot of love”--punchy but oh, so sweet--it’s stuck in my head. Choffel is absolutely adorable, and this shows in the cute song “The Story Goes,” with thoughtful lyrics about love that are clever and never sappy. Thursday night she wore a colorful dress with bright tights and sunglasses--but don’t let her looks fool you. This songstress can certainly rock out, expertly playing her Epiphone electric and taking her songs to unexpected heights along with Scarborough’s radical synth and xylophone.
Choffel’s next show is Friday Mach 4 at Momo’s--and it’s also her birthday bash! “There should be cupcakes or a cake or something,” Choffel said, so this show is definitely not to be missed. Show a fellow Austinite some love on her birthday, and you will not be disappointed.
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