FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SWEET SOUBRETTE RETURNS TO WORCESTER 11/19

WWPI Presents "Indie Rock Meets Cabaret" at the Goat's Head Restaurant

Sweet Soubrette at Nick's, April 2011 (photo: Ted Theodore)

WHAT: Sweet Soubrette in concert
WHEN: Sat, Nov 19, 2011
WHERE: The Goat's Head Restaurant
ADDRESS: 26 Boynton Street
VENUE PHONE: 508-831-5000
VENUE WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Goats-Head-Restaurant/284464009799
SHOWTIME: 5:00pm
TICKET PRICE: no cover
PRESS CONTACT: Ellia Bisker
E-MAIL: sweetsoubrette@gmail.com
ARTIST WEBSITE: http://www.sweetsoubrette.com/

Sweet Soubrette, a NYC-based ukulele-powered indie rock band, will play a free concert at The Goat's Head Restaurant at 5pm on Saturday, November 19, presented by Worcester Polytechnic Institute's radio station, WWPI.

Sweet Soubrette last charmed Worcester audience members at a concert at Nick's Bar and Restaurant while touring behind its latest album, Days and Nights, in April. Worcester Magazine said: "This is a band that intuitively knows not just how to attract an audience, but also how to keep them there." The band is looking forward to returning to Worcester.

Sweet Soubrette released Days and Nights, its second album, earlier this year, followed by a successful tour of the Northeast U.S. in the spring, festival appearances during the summer, and NYC shows in the fall. Days and Nights has been variously described as "cabaret rock" (Femmusic.com), "indie rock meets cabaret" (Worcester Magazine) and "dark vaudeville pop...sensational" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). "What makes a Sweet Soubrette? One part circus performer, one part poet, and third part rockstar." -CultureMob

Sweet Soubrette features the songwriting, vocals and ukulele of Ellia Bisker, whose dark, edgy love songs have captured fans' hearts and critical praise since 2006. After an unusual debut in the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Sweet Soubrette quickly took off in the NYC independent music scene, followed by festival appearances including CMJ, the Berkshire Fringe, and the Paris Uke Fest and international tours in France and Italy. With the release of 2008's Siren Song (MH Records), Sweet Soubrette's distinctive songs of doomed romance began earning increased attention from reviewers and fans, and the album received high rotation on national college radio. Time Out NY described it as "at once sweet and sassy, celebrating reckless behavior with a charmed wink." The Deli said it was "almost impossible to stop replaying in one's head after hearing." Sweet Soubrette has since expanded to include a talented backing band.

With the release of Days and Nights, Sweet Soubrette's star has continued to rise. The Deli Magazine recently wrote: "Edgy, honest and sultry...Sweet Soubrette has quickly risen as one of New York's most intriguing songwriting forces...An enigmatic performer, Bisker has charmed audiences with her rock star command and intelligently crafted music, generating a buzz for Sweet Soubrette that extends way beyond the borders of New York City."