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CHRIS PUREKA & BAND

NATASHA'S BISTRO & BAR\ time:8pm-10pm\ cover: $10
Opening performer: Nicole Reynolds
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“An interviewer asked Chris Pureka to sum up her music as a haiku. I will: Folky sorrowful songs of loneliness and hurt, longing to reunite. Her tunes have the grave Appalachian flavor of Neil Young and Gillian Welch; her guitar playing is subdued but quietly virtuosic. And her voice can be a desolate whisper or a bitter accusation. There’s no comfort, for her, in the clarity of her observations.” – John Parales, THE NEW YORK TIMES (CMJ Review OCTOBER 2008)

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For a woman who frequently performs solo and whose compositions are more quiet than clanging, Chris Pureka is making a lot of noise. “[Dryland] is an album of musings on intense relationships and road-weariness. These broad narratives have attracted an increasingly diverse fan base, as she has sold more than 10,000 copies of her two full-length albums and her EP-and that's just Nielsen SoundScan's figures. ” –BILLBOARD MAGAZINE (SEPTEMBER 2008)

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“Chris Pureka, another Billboard Underground favorite, played to a packed room directly after, summoning the spirits of Gillian Welch’s “Revelator” or Ryan Adams’ “Heartbreaker.” And break hearts she did. Her husky moan cradled her adoring fans and her funny between-song banter brought ‘em home.” – Katie Hasty (CMJ Review OCTOBER 2008)

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“…Such a gifted guitar player and singer that you have to listen to each song twice, once for her guitar playing and again for her passionate lyrics...." –THE BOSTON GLOBE

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“Chris Pureka performs with an earnest intensity reminiscent of Amy Ray. Her soft melodies and mellow vocals almost seem better suited to a campfire gathering than a club.” –Time Out New York

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“Dryland's essays and musical sketches plunge the listener into sensitive and moving tales accompanied by Chris Pureka's Stevie Nicks-style guitar plucking and distinctive voice…this young singer/songwriter has much to offer. Introspective and deep, the landscape is akin to Neil Young's Harvest” –The AllMusic Guide

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