DUE TO ILLNESS, TEETHING VEILS NEEDS TO POSTPONE THIS CONCERT.
Local songwriters Teething Veils and Annette Wasilik are performing at Potters House on Saturday, February 4 at 7:00 PM. Accessibility: the performance space is at ground level. The entrance is at the sidewalk, with no steps. Restrooms are also on the ground level. Please message Greg with any accessibility questions or concerns. We will do whatever we can to accommodate. Teething Veils began in 2006 in Washington, DC, playing very occasional live shows at places such as the Montgomery College Planetarium and their own living room at 611 Florida Ave, becoming more active about five years later. They have released five LPs (Velorio, 2013; Constellations, 2014; Sea and Sun, 2017; Canopy of Crimson, 2020; and To Have and to Hold, 2022) and a 7” single (Dinner Date, 2015) through the artist-run DC-and-Santa-Fe-based collective Etxe Records. They have played live with audiences in 43 US states plus the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces. The band members also play, or have played, in The Antiques, Daamsel, Kohoutek, The OSYX, Parlor Scouts, Prom Concussion, Seamstresses, Silo Halo, and Void Vision. "These little songs—sepia-toned yet searching, eccentric yet melodically inclined—add up to something that feels like its own pocket universe, sometimes wistful, sometimes the kind of menacing only achieved via a late-career Tom Waits death rattle." -Washington City Paper “If the latest from this self-described chamber-folk outfit feels funereal, it isn’t just because bandleader Greg Svitil sings like a eulogist, or because Hannah Burris knows how to make her viola weep. It’s because funerals allow emotions to be purged and smothered, making time feel stranger than slow.” -Chris Richards, Washington Post Annette Wasilik writes award-winning songs of love and longing; angels and demons. Annette's debut album, Songs from the Talking House was named Contemporary Folk Recording of the Year by the Washington Area Music Association. She released Love & Fire in January 2020 which landed at #6 on the Folk Alliance DJ chart and #1 on NACC chart. Now she is beginning to tour nationally. Annette also curates and hosts "Local Cream", a monthly showcase featuring the best local and touring singer/songwriters.
Love & Fire released in January 2020 to #1 and #6 on NACC and FolkDJ Charts
"A stunning songwriter. Love & Fire is a masterpiece." ~Tom Prasada-Rao "A dead solid perfect singer/songwriter putting out material straight from the heart, the words, the music and voice all come together so perfectly...Killer stuff." ~ Chris Spector, Midwest Record "In a perfect world, Annette Wasilik would be a star." ~ Ken Nagelberg Baton Rouge Community Radio WHYR 96.9 FM Songs from the Talking House ~ Voted CONTEMPORARY FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR by Washington Area Music Association "Annette has the whole universe in her voice." ~ Barbara Ireland "My wife and I were addicted to Songs from the Talking House for two weeks straight...and we hear a lot of CDs!" ~ Mike Beck, Access Film, NERFA, Folk Alliance Presenter for 14 years The café and bookstore will be open during the show so feel free to grab something delicious to eat or drink or pick up your next favorite read!