Pop, rock & jazz
Vienna Teng - "We've Got You" Live 2025
Thursday, 24/04/2025 / 08:00 PM / Jazzhaus Freiburg
Songwriter Vienna Teng returns this fall with her mashup pair of songs "We've Got You" - her first new music in over a decade - but her fans have been there all along. They've filled concert venues, even in years between releases, crowdfunded an ambitious music video in a matter of hours, and showed up in the hundreds when she launched her Music x Climate Action Patreon in 2022.
That kind of dedication has been evident since 2002's "Waking Hour," which landed her on NPR's Weekend Edition, on The Late Show with David Letterman and at the top of the Amazon music charts. In the four studio albums that followed - the chamber folk of "Warm Strangers", the jazz-infused "Dreaming Through the Noise", the indie epic "Inland Territory" and the bright electro-pop of "Aims" - Vienna has paid homage to her genre-crossing heroes like Paul Simon and Tori Amos while paving her own path. Along with her captivating live performances and thoughtful online presence, her work has built a loyal following across generations and continents.
Vienna's new mini-EP "We've Got You" reflects the complexity of her life over the past decade: climate activism, community building, parenthood. Two songs, both called "We've Got You", act like twins: one is an indie-pop homage to inspirational leaders, the other a chamber-folk paean to unsung caregivers. Played simultaneously, they reveal a new, complex whole: a consciously designed mashup and a love letter to social movements.
Fittingly, Vienna is now hosting workshops on climate action on tour and online, which participants have described as "rocket fuel" and "the perfect antidote to despair". It's an exciting new chapter in the ever-evolving love story between an artist and her audience.