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Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata recently sold out the Bowery Ballroom, and loves playing in New York City. But she finds much of her inspiration in upstate New York and the indie rocker wrote her recent album and shot a music video in Woodstock.

Yamagata's influences come from the Woodstock generation: Joanie Mitchell, The Who, The Band and many others.

“I think I take a little bit from everywhere. I grew up a lot on the classic singer-songwriters of the ‘70s,” says Yamagata.

Despite a strong fan base here in the city, Yamagata says playing the Big Apple can be tough.

“It's always an event to play a New York City show. You always want to put on something really special," she says.

Yamagata's 2004 album "Happenstance," which put her in the public eye and the public ear, focused on the art of the breakup. In her new double album, "Elephants... Teeth Sinking Into Heart," she sings about getting over breakups.

"I really am fascinated by relationships, certainly romantic relationships. I just kind of pick them apart and turn them into hopefully something poetic,” says Yamagata.

She has already worked with some big name artists and producers in the indie scene and hopes to some day work with The Boss.

"I'm having a wish list affair with Bruce Springsteen,” says Yamagata. “I really just think he's an amazing writer. So compelling in some of his quieter songs and so anthemic and passionate during his well-known rock anthems.

Yamagata will be bringing her own brand of rock back to the city in March to play in Carnegie Hall in a REM tribute concert.

For more information, visit www.rachaelyamagata.com and www.carnegiehall.org.