Irina Rivkin will be opening the 2007 Cabana Gatherings house-concert series on May 19, in Sacramento, CA. "Her voice is like a fine liquid glass ribbon. It is versatile, solid, fragile and flowing. ... Her melodies soar and swoop but still stand solid and balanced. She writes with what I imagine is a mirror and flowers in one hand, and a pen and sword in the other...Rivkin is a modern poet, protester, trailblazer and compassionate artist." [Stacey Board, Muses Muse CD Reviews] Outmusic Awards Recipient for OutSong of the Year 2003, & Nominee for Outstanding Debut Recording 2005, Indiegrrl Songwriting Contest winner (2 songs in top 7), Rose Street House of Music founder and singer-songwriter Irina Rivkin has performed for 25 years, from her childhood singing Russian folk and American Jazz in a family band, to performing her own songs for the last 12 years. She expresses insightful, gutsy, vocal world-folk originals, journeying into the personal and political, with occasional travels into Russian and Spanish language lyrics. Irina layers her poetic lyrics with rich textured harmonies, swirling with vocal percussive beats, all created live on-the-spot using her loop station instrument. Full Bio: http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=19926 Join Cabana Gatherings at 3pm on May 19 for this special performance. Tickets are available exclusively from the Cabana Gatherings website (http://www.cabanagatherings.com/), and are only $12 in advance. This includes the performance and a beverage/appetizer service. Tickets will sell fast, so don't miss out!! -- -- heath digitalheath.com