Every Sunday in June, four songwriters will share the stage of Vienna’s most established underground venue, The Chelsea. Hosted and conceptualized by the American born and Vienna based artist, Ian Fisher, each performance will have three different acts sharing their songs and stories “in the round” with all artists on stage all evening playing one solo song after another.

These intimate seated events are made to give young artists a larger stage, established artists a chance to try out new material, and music loving audiences a space to truly listen to songs in their most raw and honest form. The bar opens at 18:00, music starts at 19:00, and the concerts end comfortably around 22:30. A reduced price package ticket is also available for those who would like to attend all four shows in June. We look forward to seeing you at Ian Fisher and The Chelsea’s “Acoustic Sundays”!

IAN FISHER (Host)
Ian Fisher’s music is a Euro-American hybrid. Half Americana & Half Abbey Road-Worthy Pop. A rarity of a songwriter who, building on his Midwestern folk roots, has found a delicate balance between deep, meaningful subtext and entertaining music. World aware, he uses his platform to voice his thoughts on society in a way that blurs the line between personal and political as only a restless traveler can. Simple, yet emotionally complex, Fisher’s insightful compositions resemble the acoustic grit of an early Jeff Tweedy with pen ready to strike a’la Billy Bragg meets an old Johnny Cash notebook. A one of a kind, heartbreaking voice, he sings like his life depends on it. Prolifically writing over one and a half thousand songs and touring the last decade and a half around Europe, America, and Africa, Fisher currently lives between Germany, Austria, and his family farm in Missouri.

GÜNTHER PAULITSCH is the frontman of the Vienna-based band, Good Wilson. Since their 2020 self-titled debut album, they’ve been praised by Austria’s top cult radio FM4 and invited to play numerous international showcases such as Germany’s Reeperbahn Festival and the Netherlands’ Eurosonic Festival. Paulitsch’s songwriting weaves deep lyrical twists and turns with catchy indie pop melodies.

VIOLETTA PARISINI
In den Liedern von Violetta Parisini finden wir uns selbst wieder, mit unseren widersprüchlichsten Gefühlen, und staunen über all die Worte, die wir vorher dafür nicht hatten. Die hörbare Verletzlichkeit und gleichzeitige Lebensfreude erzeugen Resonanz, auch bei Violetta Parisini's Konzerten, die von einer unaufgeregten Emotionalität geprägt sind.

JOHANNA SEITINGER bekennt sich als Suchende. Sie legt sich weder auf ein Genre noch auf eine Sprache oder ein Instrument eindeutig fest. So stehen englische Texte jenen im steirischen Dialekt gegenüber, reduzierte Popsongs komplexer Jazzharmonik. Ihre facettenreiche, klare Stimme steht hierbei im Fokus. Johannas Suche mündet in vielfältigen Projekten (Seitinger&Maierhofer, BLECHKASTEN, Tschebberwooky uvm.), bringt aber auch Songs hervor, die einfach für sich stehen dürfen. Die Texte enthalten immer einen Funken Biografie, einen Hauch Wahrheit und viel Fantasie. All diese Elemente werden zu klaren Bildern zusammengewebt. Sie sind emotionale Ausgrabungsstätten, die zum Träumen oder Nachdenken einladen. Im besten Fall zu beidem gleichzeitig.