Rachael Yamagata @ The State Room 10.18 with Dove & the Wolf, Hemming - SLUG Magazine

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist Rachael Yamagata played at The State Room in SLC on Saturday, Oct. 18 for the 10th anniversary of the release of her first album, Happenstance.

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Rachael Yamagata, from Arlington VA, comes back to Salt Lake City and is greeted with her own following in the city. Playing an anniversary tour, Rachael Yamagata packs some girl power with French duo The Dove & the Wolf, and with Philly-based singer Hemming.

Photography by Logan Sorenson / lmsorenson.net

Artwork, albums and a whole lotta T-shirts available at Rachael Yamagata's merch table. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Solo singer Candice Martello, aka Hemming, takes the stage, explaining to the audience that she is from Philly and that her music is available on the Internet (ya know, if you have it) at facebook.com/hemmingmusic. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Musical guest Hemming (Candice Martello) wows the audience with her guitar playing and powerful vocals coming out of a small package. Photo: LmSorenson.net

(L–R) Yamagata fans Jordan Sulz, Missy Whipple, Celeste Armstrong and Tessa Galland. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Sisters Jordan and Taylor Rippy waiting for the next musical guest to take the stage. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Lou of The Dove & the Wolf, serenading the audience with a mix of romantically melancholy lyrics and soft vocals. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Paloma of The Dove & the Wolf gently strumming her guitar during a set that could be described as longing and lovely. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Visiting (legally, so they say...) from Paris, France, The Dove & The Wolf are a female duo in which both women write, sing and perform guitar. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Paloma and Lou of The Dove & the Wolf second musical guest for Rachael Yamagata singing at The State Room in SLC. Photo: LmSorenson.net

From Paris, these young women explain to the audience that they naturally write and sing in English. Then going the extra step saying our language is just so beautiful. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Rob Ponte and Denny Jo Magana getting an adult beverage between sets. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Katherine and Gerald Nixon are front and center awaiting Rachael Yamagata to take the stage. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Elizabeth Jacobson and Casey Gradick, fans from the Yamagata crowd, recently moved from Minneapolis and happen to be in town for the show. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Rachael Yamagata takes to the keyboards first playing what seems to be every song the crowd wants to hear. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Synth and bass player for Rachael Yamagata, looking mysterious with the fog background. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Guitarist for Rachael Yamagata playing at The State Room. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Rachael Yamagata soulfully singing to the audience in SLC. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Crowds always get thick when fans need to get close to their favorite artists. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Switching to guitar, Rachael Yamagata plays hits ranging from sexy, to weird, to "creepy." Photo: LmSorenson.net

Drummer for Rachael Yamagata. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Rachael Yamagata sings despite fighting a mid-tour cold, not letting any second get to her performance. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Bassist and backup keyboardist playing with Rachael Yamagata. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Rachael Yamagata definitely has a loyal following in Salt Lake City. Photo: LmSorenson.net

Rachael Yamagata and her band, playing in SLC. Photo: LmSorenson.net

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