Randy J. Klodz - Sixpence Play ‘Sabrina,’ Set Tour

Feb. 6, 2003

Sixpence Play ‘Sabrina,’ Set Tour

By Randy J. Klodz

The driving force behind mid-90s hits “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes” have churned out a new batch of radio-friendly quiet rock songs and have begun their first major tour in nearly five years. Sixpence None the Richer will be making one Chicago stop on the current tour on Feb. 15 at the House of Blues.

But before beginning the current tour in support of the October release “Divine Discontent,” Sixpence lead singer Leigh Nash made her acting debut on the set of WB’s “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” with a cameo appearance on the show. “I actually had a couple of lines, so I’m really hoping that nobody watches it,” Nash joked, “not for the show’s sake, but for my sake.”

It was fun, but I was pretty frazzled by it and I think I should have just said, ‘No, I don’t want to do that,’ but I thought ‘Well, what the heck, it might be fun,’” she said. “But I don’t ever want to see it.” Her band also performed “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and “Breathe Your Name” which may also appear on the future “Sabrina” episode.

Sixpence, which now includes-- Nash (vocals), Matt Slocum and Sean Kelly (guitars), Justin Cary (bass), Jerry Dale McFadden (keyboards), Dale Baker (percussion) and Mitchell (drums)--will be playing a set comprised of mostly songs from “Divine Discontent” and will, as Nash says, “definitely visit the crowd pleasers,” those being “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes.”

“Divine Discontent” features 13 tracks, all of which could find a home on soft rock radio. No track on the album sticks out as much as “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” a superb cover of the Crowded House song. Already previously recording a successful cover hit with “There She Goes,” Nash and her band were apprehensive about recording another cover song. “We certainly did not intend to put another cover on a record,” Nash said. “We don’t wont to be known as this cover band.”

However, the record label recommendation grew on the band. “We definitely had a really soft spot for Crowded House and [we] love that song so we were definitely excited to go in and record it,” Nash said.

The House of Blues is at 329 N. Dearborn St., in Chicago. Tickets for this all-ages 7 p.m. show are listed for $16 each. Luce is scheduled to open the show. This tour is set to end on Feb. 20 at The Bottom Line in New York City. More information on Sixpence None the Richer can be found at www.sixpence-ntr.com.