Ever made that list of all that you desire.......

What do you need in a partner?  Lauri Lyster shares her criteria in a song "The List" from her musical revue, The Drummer Girl, coming up July 25 at the Orpheum Annex.  She's funny, fab and backed by a hot band!   Tickets are going fast so get yours now at http://northerntickets.com/events/the-drummer-girl/ 

Summer Sizzles & The Drummer Girl Is Hot!

Railtown Cultural Eclective Trier Series Presents

A Diamond Tree Foundation Production
The Drummer Girl
July 25, 2013,  8 pm Doors 7pm
The Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Tickets  $20/$15 Seniors, Students & Arts Workers

available at Northern Tickets

 Multi-talented percussionist, Lauri Lyster brings The Drummer Girl to the Orpheum Annex, July 25.  No stranger to “structure, rhythm, and flow”,   Lyster has grounded everything from the landmark jazz/blues ensemble Mother of Pearl to the Vancouver Opera Orchestra but in this production her writing, acting and comedic skills shine as she steps out from behind the kit to take centre stage.

“The Drummer Girl moves from blues to balady, frame drum to kit”, says Lyster. “Costume changes and slide images accompany me as I take you on a journey through my life as a female drummer making a living making...a lot of noise!”

Lyster has assembled a great line-up of musicians to join her in this musical romp: Laurence Mollerup on bass; Brenda Baird on keyboard, vocals;  Evan Arntzen on saxophone, clarinet;  Kat Wahamaa on vocals, mandolin and Simon Stribling on saxophone and trumpet.  Stribling fronts the Jeff Healey Award-winning New Orleans Alestars and The Hoppin’ Mad Orchestra, projects of which Lyster is also a member. The two are a trio in real life along with their young daughter Scarlet.

To satisfy a yearning to be more than a “side-man”, Lyster hit upon the idea of creating a musical revue that would showcase her various abilities in a range of musical styles. The Drummer Girl debuted at the Firehall Arts Centre last year to rave responses. From standards such as Cheek to Cheek and Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues to Lyster’s originals, The Road to Utah and The List, The Drummer Girl dances to a different drum with a beat sure to please.

Lyster is also offering a women’s drumming workshop entitled We're All Drummers! An Introduction to Hand Drumming and Percussion, on Saturday, July 20 from 1-3pm.  This beginner’s session covers basic rhythmic practice using some of the more common percussion instruments that you’ll encounter, including bells and clave, shakers and hand drums (ie. conga, dumbek and djembe). Cost is $20 with pre-registration by July 18 required. For more information and to register please contact info@railtownce.ca  or call 604-836-9943.

Tickets for The Drummer Girl are on sale now at Northern Tickets at www.northerntickets.com or by phone at 604-569-1144. For more info on The Drummer Girl email info@railtownce.ca or visit www.railtownce.ca or  www.thedrummergirl.com  or call Railtown Cultural Eclective at 604-836-9943.

The Drummer Girl this July 25 at the Orpheum Annex!

Don't Miss Maria Volonte: Blue Tango! Tonight in Vancouver ,Sunday afternoon in Mission.

A Latin Grammy Winner, Gardel Prize Winner (Argentina’s Grammy) and member of the Tango Hall of Fame, Volonté has emerged as one of the most admired and passionate voices in Argentine music. A singer who combines the “earthiness of Edith Piaf with the sassiness of Eartha Kitt” (Jazz Perspectives), Volonté is also a restless musical innovator who “plays impressive acoustic guitar and is willing to experiment” (The Guardian).

"Argentine singer Maria Volonte's powerful, refreshing interpretation of tango is fully capable of transplanting itself into folk, Latin blues or the traditional music of Peru, Uruguay and Brazil. With its mature sensuality, her music is filled with a potent brew of nostalgia and melancholy"
NPR

Tickets for  the Vancouver show tonight, May 25 at The Ironworks at the door, or online at:
http://www.northerntickets.com/events/blue-tango-tour/

Mission concert May 26:
http://www.northerntickets.com/events/blue-tango-tour-2/

Tickets for Mission are also available till 5pm today at Murdoch's Bookshoppe,
33078 1st Ave, Mission

May 22 - A Short History of My Life as a Bear - Orpheum Annex

Winner of our Bear Story contest is John Grogan with his story The Egg.  We will be reading it tomorrow night in the preshow. Don't forget tickets on sale now at Northern Tickets  for A Short History of My Life as a Bear, Orpheum Annex, Wednesday, May 22 at 8pm.
  
Our Uber Vancouver Ursus Arctos Horribilis, aka Yoga Bear is waking from his winter snooze. full of stories and songs about the age old relationship between Human and Bear, having  had more than a few "Human Encounters of the Strange Kind". You'll definitely want to sing with him!

A Short History of My Life as a Bear runs one night only, Wednesday, May 22 at 8pm. Doors open at 7pm with the show at 8pm. Tickets are $20 Adults/ $15 students, seniors and arts workers and available at www.northerntickets.com. The Trier Series is funded in part with the support from the City of Vancouver Theatre Rental Grant Program. For more information email info@railtownce.ca or call 604-836-9943.

CBC NXNW interview with Kempton Dexter & Jacques Lalonde airs tomorrow bright & early!

Listen in bright and early Sunday morning as Margaret Gallagher  talks with Kempton Dexter & Jacques Lalonde  about A Short History of My Life as a Bear coming up May 22 at the Orpheum Annex. Tickets on sale now at  www.northerntickets.com

Maria Volonte & Kevin Carral Footer - May 25 in Vancouver & May 26 in Mission

"Argentine singer Maria Volonte's powerful, refreshing interpretation of tango is fully capable of transplanting itself into folk, Latin blues or the traditional music of Peru, Uruguay and Brazil. With its mature sensuality, her music is filled with a potent brew of nostalgia and melancholy"
NPR

Tickets for  the Vancouver show May 25 at The Ironworks can be found at:
http://www.northerntickets.com/events/blue-tango-tour/

Mission concert May 26:
http://www.northerntickets.com/events/blue-tango-tour-2/

Tickets for Mission are also available till 5pm today at Murdoch's Bookshoppe.