Here is a very recent video of New York songwriter Alina Simone performing a new song (”Beautiful Machine”) on a balcony somewhere in Germany where she is currently on tour. Simone will be at DC’s very own Red & The Black on August 6th. In 2007, she released her debut full length, Placelessness. She also recently issued a tribute album (Everyone Is Crying Out To Me, Beware) devoted to Russian poet and songwriter Yana Stanislavovna Dyagileva.