Who: Marina V.
What: Performing at the Rio Grande Theatre
When: September 26, 2009
Where: Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Downtown Mall, Las Cruces, NM
Contact: (575) 523-6403

Marina Varenikina is not your typical rising pop star. Originally from Soviet Russia, the singer/songwriter came to the U.S. as a teenager to pursue the All-American dream of life in the limelight. Six album releases later, Marina V’s unique voice has been hailed as “hauntingly beautiful,” by the L.A. Times, while her songwriting skills have been called “melodic and passionate,” by the Washington Post. Compared to such notable artists as Tori Amos and Aimee Mann, Marina V is currently on her North American tour in support of her latest release, Modern Fairytale. Marina V. will take the Rio Grande Theatre stage on September 26, 2009.

Singer/songwriter Marina V sums herself up as “…a young girl who was once a shy kid playing her songs on an out-of-tune upright piano in Soviet Moscow with neighbors knocking on the wall because it was too loud, and whose piano teacher told her not to write anymore, who learned English by translating the Beatles songs and whose soul cried with joy when she heard the beautiful melodies of Russian classical and folk music, who overcame a lot of adversity and moved all the way to America by herself at 15, leaving everything behind to make her music dreams come true.” Now sporting a dual Russian/American citizenship, she is the American Dream come true.

The Rio Grande Theatre is located at 211 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Doors open at 7pm and the performance begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased via the website at www.RioGrandeTheatre.com. For more information contact Rio Grande Theatre Manager, David Salcido, at (575) 523-6403.

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