I Just Read About That…

[ATTENDED: May 22, 2025] Victoria Canal

I had not heard of Victoria Canal before this show.

She has a fascinating backstory.  She was born in Germany but is of Spanish American heritage and was raised mostly in Spain.  And yet when she spoke she had no trace of an accent.

Canal was born without her right forearm.  What’s fascinating is that although she does not try to hide it at all, we didn’t notice for the first couple of songs.

Victoria played acoustic guitar and keyboards.  She also had really nice boots on.  Between songs she told delightful stories that really fleshed out songs like the new (and wonderful) Pseudo Zen Buddhist: A Screenplay.  Which she introduced by saying the song was about her ex boyfriend’s next girlfriend murdering him (she works in movies, hence the screenplay part).  It was great.

There was also a really funny intro to Yes Man, a song she write when on a songwriting retreat with Chris Martin of Coldplay.

Canal’s voice is soft and gentle with a really nice timbre.  And she can mix in some falsettos on a song like Totally Fucking Fine.

I really enjoyed her set.  I didn’t think I’d listen to her after the show because the songs are a little slower than I tend to like (Swan Song was really quite slow), but listening again for this post I found the songs really pretty and they would fit in perfectly for any mellow playlist.  And Black Swan was a far more enjoyable ending.  But it’s that Screenplay song that really won me over.

And I’d really like to see her open for someone else in the future.

SETLIST

1. 15% Õ
2. Yes Man €
3. Pseudo Zen Buddhist: A Screenplay §
4. Totally Fucking Fine Õ
5. swan song Õ 
6. Black Swan Õ

§ single (2025)
Õ Slowly It Dawns (2025)
€ Well Well EP (2023)