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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News "It feels like a dream," Regina Spektor told the packed crowd gathered at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday night. The audience was similarly caught up in reverie during the singer's hometown gig as she played through her collection of wide-eyed piano songs off of her latest effort, 'Far.' Spektor, who made her 'Saturday Night Live' debut this weekend, managed to carry a memorable performance on her poofy-sleeved shoulders with just a set of keys, her voice and a wayward drumstick. [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Regina Spektor isn't a larger-than-life rock star by any means, but you wouldn't know it based on fans' reactions to her sold-out show Saturday night at the Chicago Theatre. Between every song, audience members -- a large number of whom were teen and tween girls -- went nuts, screaming, whistling and yelling things like "I love you!" No, the bookish New-York-via-Russia songstress didn't pull any party-starting theatrics during the gig -- unlike Bono , who was parading around nearby [...]

Filed under: Potent Quotables "I'm such a sissy. I can't even handle Animal Planet." -- Regina Spektor In a recent interview , the Soviet-born siren explained her wimpy ways, adding, "I can barely handle the backseat of a car." Next Quote

Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive Judging by her albums, Regina Spektor doesn't need much help when it comes to indulging her creative urges. But on the video for 'Laughing With,' the first single from her new album 'Far,' she found a new tool to help her express herself: CGI. "We would just kind of brainstorm in a world where you can make anything happen," Spektor tells Spinner. "You can be like 'I'm going to walk through a door and there's going to be a big, giant apple [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive When California advocacy group Courage Campaign asked singer-songwriter Regina Spektor to use her hit song 'Fidelity' in anti-Prop 8 commercials, she didn't hesitate to say "yes." "I was just so glad," Spektor tells Spinner. "I have no words for the fact this is even an issue." The first web ad debuted several months ago as part of an online petition urging the California Supreme Court to overturn the proposition that banned gay marriage in the state. The video , which shares its [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive Spinner.com : A little over a week ago, piano vixen Regina Spektor took some time away from working on her new album, to join Ben Folds in Los Angeles on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'There, the two dueted on 'You Don't Know Me,' off Fold's latest effort 'Way to Normal' --... Read more