• Diane Birch & Hard Drugs
• 8:00pm

Singer-songwriter Diane Birch took half her lifetime, and traveled across the globe, to get to America, where she literally found her voice and made her remarkable debut, Bible Belt. Though only in her mid-twenties, Birch likes to think of herself as an “old soul,” and indeed there is a startling maturity in her singing and a veteran’s self-assurance in her writing. Hook-driven songs like “Fools” and “Valentino” offer more than just instant gratification: they’re like your new best friends – you’ll want to get together with them as frequently as possible. Birch mixes piano-playing virtuosity with easy-going soul, and she can strike an uplifting groove on even the most melancholy tune

Opening act just announced:

Hard Drugs

The husband and wife team of Jeffry Lee and Jenni Lee Nelson are the brains behind Hard Drugs. The former Vancouverites began riffing off Tommy, We Will Rock You, and countless other rock operas, to put together one of the first indie rock operas of note.

With a sound that skirts from Richard and Linda Thompson to Big Star, Great Speckled Bird to Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger to The Allman Brothers Band and beyond, you'll always find a home at any of their shows.

Tickets are $15 in advance/$17 at the door.