RYKKA with YOUNG BABYLON

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Friday, November 11th, 2016
7:30 PM

Electro-pop artist Rykka visits Nanaimo on her national tour in support of her new album "Beatitudes" (Out Nov 4th) and hit radio single "Bad Boys" produced and co-written by Warne Livesey (Matthew Good, Kandle). With Nanaimo's own YOUNG BABYLON opening and celebrating the release of their debut EP! @ THE QUEENS (Early show)

Tickets ON SALE October 6 Avail via Ticketweb.ca, Fascinating Rhythm, Arbutus Music, Mambo Pizza, Funk Your Fashion, and at The Queens Tickets $8 adv/ $12 door ===== RYKKA Extended bio: On the heels of competing as a semi-finalist at the prestigious 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, Rykka is set to release her debut single “Bad Boy” from her forthcoming album Beatitudes on July 8.

The infectious electro-pop fused track is produced and co-written by Warne Livesey (Chris Walla, Matthew Good, Kandle), who also produced Rykka’s new LP at Coalition Music Studios in Toronto. Beatitudes will be released November 4, followed by a cross-Canada tour. Canadian-Swiss alt-pop artist Rykka recently catapulted to international success with her winning song “The Last of Our Kind” in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The B.C. born-and-raised singer beat out five other finalists during the country’s national competition to represent Switzerland. Says Rykka of the once-in-a-lifetime experience, “What a crazy and amazing ride that I’ll never forget. Eurovision connected me with so many amazing people from all over the world, and allowed me so many once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I’m really forever changed in the best of ways.” Eurovision is one of the world’s most watched non-sporting events. The Vancouver-native with roots in Switzerland via her father’s side, has been travelling regularly between B.C. and Zürich since the age of 15, when she started playing guitar. The multi-instrumentalist started as an acoustic folk artist under her birth name Christina Maria before honing her sound and emerging with an alternative-pop bang. In 2013, she released her first LP under the moniker Rykka. "Kodiak," was produced by Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother. Later in 2013 Rykka went on to win the prestigious Peak Performance Project. Since then, her restless ambition has driven her underground where she has been feverishly writing songs and experimenting with different instrumentation that she now presents as an offering to the pop-gods.

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YOUNG BABYLON bio: Young Babylon was formed in 2015, and quickly found their sound playing pop music. Influenced by bands such as St. Lucia, The 1975, and Walk The Moon, Young Babylon strives to create music that gets people on their feet. Despite their short time together, Young Babylon has already played several large stages, including Rock of the Woods music festival in 2016. Currently, Young Babylon is recording their debut EP, set to release late 2016.

https://www.facebook.com/youngbabylonmusic/

https://youngbabylon.bandcamp.com/