Tuesday May 10 at 8 pm $15 reg, $10 students/seniors. A special double bill — Ann Vriend and Lauren Best, singing their songs and playing our piano!
Singer/songwriter/piano player Ann Vriend is on a cross-Canada tour with her new CD. “Love & Other Messes” 
( retro soul/Americana). She’s making a special Hamilton stop. http://www.annvriend.com/ and www.myspace.com/annvriend Also playing on May 10 is Lauren Best, who writes and sings lyrical alt-pop, accompanying herself on piano. http://www.laurenbest.com/
Ann Vriend has spent the past three years delivering her unique brand of Soul/Americana to thrilled audiences around the world, headlining at festivals as far away from her hometown of Edmonton as Berlin and Australia. “With her soaring vocals, impressive song writing ability, and instrumental prowess, Vriend is truly an all in one package”, writes Obscure Magazine (NYC). Dubbed the “Aretha Franklin of Americana” Vriend connects alt-country and folk to soul and blues in a “style all her own” (South Australian Independent). Her natural, often humorous rapport with her audiences, combined with her stunning live show and powerful songs has enabled Vriend to sell over 13,000 albums off the stage independently.
Toronto-based Lauren Best, keyboardist for alt-electro group Girl + The Machine on Aporia Records and indie-pop band Beekeeper Society, delivers unique, campy and engaging pop on her self-released full-length solo debut, Sticker Collection. “The album paints a picture using a series of stories,” says the 20-year-old. “This story, as a whole, is about the characters we all embody at one time or another, and how those characters grow and change as our whole selves do. It’s about how we live as different people.”
