Aging Actress recently ended their three Sunday residency at Clue Tee Gee. The band is a collaboration between Lauren Ruth Ward and Chris Hess (SWIMM). Over those three weeks, they gave some crowd pleasing sets under the golden stage lights of the club. Chris had his mother show up for two shows while his father showed up for the final night. One night, he had to mention that he bought his shirt from Target. Lauren spent time hugging and chatting with her friends that came out to support the band. The music had a low-key style to it -- a duo singer-songwriter type music. Both took the vocal leads during the various songs. They were backed by different musical instruments throughout the nights. Keys one night. A second guitar on another. Saxophone throughout.
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| Aging Actress |
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| Aging Actress |
On the second residency night,
MAWD opened up the night. She mentioned how painful it was for her when she fell ill and couldn't perform. She felt a sense of FOMO during that time. Yet, she reminded us that even though social media makes you feel like you're missing out, those posts are often just showing the best and not highlighting the dark times.
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On the final residency night,
Anna Ash opened up the night. She mentioned how the criteria for romantic relationships change as one ages. Her music has a touch of twang that makes you want to dance.
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Closing out that final residency night was
Emma Cole. Lauren Ruth Ward let all know that Emma is one of her closest friends. As folks were milling around after the Aging Actress set, Emma set things up on stage and then went straight into her music. She didn't even do an introduction such as, "I'm Emma Cole and I'm here to sing some music for you." No, she went right at it. And her vocals soon got folks to shut down their conversations.
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Though this blog post is focused on the final 2 residency nights, I did attend all three nights. Club Tee Gee was packed for all three nights. And there were more than a few who attended all three nights. It was a residency not just for Aging Actress, but for a tight knit group of the Los Angeles music scene to come together.
