Thursday, August 23, 2012

VIVA releases RHINESTONES AND RUST on Tuesday, October 9 -- CD RELEASE SHOW at Sullivan Hall in NYC on Wednesday, October 9



CD RELEASE SHOW AT SULLIVAN HALL IN NYC ON OCTOBER 10

VIVA plays guitar like a flaming sword, a screaming train, a ringing bell, and a scratching chicken.  She sings like Freddy Mercury if he had been a woman and is influenced by diverse artists and styles from Jimi Hendrix to Dolly Parton.

VIVA releases RHINESTONES AND RUST on Tuesday, October 9.  The album is more roots-rock leaning, moving on from the outlaw-glam of her previous releases.

The Aquarian calls VIVA, "The love child of Joan Jett and Little Richard."  Burlington Free Press anoints her a “guitar wizard" and Scott Bernstein of Glide Magazine’s Hidden Track dubs her, “One of the more inventive guitarists on the scene.”

VIVA has played everywhere from Bonnaroo with Cyro Baptista to Monterey Jazz Fest with Peter Apfelbaum. She has produced sell out music, burlesque and variety shows at The Slipper Room and Joe's Pub, and is one of the few females to have been featured in Guitar Player Magazine (2009). In 2011 she made her NYC theatrical debut as the musician in Taylor Mac's play WAAFME, which the NY Times hailed as one of 2011's ten best. She will also be performing with him throughout this next year as part of his 24 hour-long concert of imperfection. 

For the past 3 years, VIVA has delighted audiences regularly at NYC's finest underground party, Rubulad, sharing the stage with acts like The Beets and Lady Rizo. 

VIVA will be on tour through the Northeast starting this week and through September, hitting the East Coast and Midwest in October and November, anchored by a CD RELEASE SHOW at Sullivan Hall in NYC on Wednesday, October 10 at 9pm.

VIVA TOUR DATES
August 24 – Ithaca, NY – The Nines
August 25 – Buffalo, NY – Tudor Lounge
September 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Inn Termission Lounge
September 14– Louisville, KY – The Diamonds 10pm
September 15 – Marietta, OH – Marietta Brewing Co
September 16 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
September 19 – Burlington, VT – Red Square
September 20 – Plattsburgh, NY – Monopole
September 21 – Manchester, VT – Perfect Wife
September 22 – Montpellier, VT – Charlie O's
September 26 – Binghamton, NY – Cyber Cafe West
September 27 – Syracuse, NY – Fusion
September 28 – Philmont, NY – Main St Pub
October 4 – Huntington, WV – TBA
October 5 – Maryville, TN – Brackin Blues Club
October 6 – Asheville, NC – Root Bar
October 10 – New York, NY – Sullivan Hall – CD RELEASE PERFORMANCE
October 18 – Cleveland, OH – Barking Spider Tavern
October 19 – Ft Wayne, IN – Tiger Room
October 20 – Chicago, IL – Silvie's Lounge
October 21 – Milwaukee, WI – Y Not III
October 22 – Minneapolis, MN – Driftwood Char Bar
October 24 – Madison, WI – TBA
October 27 – Columbus, OH – The Shrunken Head
November 9 – Knoxville, TN – Preservation Pub
November 10 – Athens, GA – TBA
November 11 – Birmingham, AL – The Nick
November 14 – St. Augustine, FL – Johnny's
November 15 – Charleston, SC – TBA
November 16 – Asheville, NC – Lexington Ave Brewery

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