Austinist Giveaway: See Regina Spektor's Sold Out Antone's Show

She's arty, but her songs are as catchy as hell. She was an anti-folk regular on the New York club scene, but also hangs out with The Strokes. Tonight, Antone's hosts the entertaining contradicton that is Regina Spektor in a sold out show.

Spektor's latest album Begin To Hope has received accolades from NPR, Pitchfork, The Onion, and Rolling Stone, so we suppose that just about everyone likes it. The disc is a blend of KGSR-friendly singer/songwriter material like "Better", confessionals set to electronic beats ("On The Radio", "Fidelity"), and art songs hidden toward the end. The songs have an unusually positive aura in this age of gloomy songwriters, which may be a reason the record stands out from others in the genre. Where else could you hear the merits of "November Rain" debated in a catchy pop song? It's not a stretch to say that Fiona Apple and Tori Amos fans will be enamoured. But the appeal is broader than that: Spektor has won a large following during opening stints for the aforementioned Strokes and from song placements on Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars, and CSI:NY.

We get the impression that the next time she's in town, it will be at Stubb's or The Backyard, so if you'd like to catch Ms. Spektor in a club setting, enter below to win.

[Regina Spektor MySpace]

Update: Congrats, J. Clemens!

Regina Spektor
Friday, November 10th
Antone's [map]
Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm
SOLD OUT (enter our contest to win tickets!)

Image via Sam Ford on Flickr.