Highline Ballroom Show on May 14 to Be Broadcast Live on Web
NEW YORK—VIZA is bringing its unique brand of hard fusion rock to the East Coast for a special show in New York this May. The performance will be hosted at New York City’s Highline Ballroom on Sat., May 14. As VIZA is in the midst of recording its highly anticipated album “Carnivalia” at Frank Zappa’s Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studios in Hollywood, the band looks forward to upcoming shows across the country and in Europe this summer.
“Always a pleasure going back home to perform for many of my fellow Greek and East Coast fans,” said frontman Knoup. “We are in the studio working on our next release ‘Carnivalia’ which will probably be our most gaudy album to date,” he added.
One night after debuting in Boston, VIZA will be joined in the Big Apple by some of New York’s finest and most popular up-and-coming artists, including Evan Russell Staffer, Naked, AnAka, and Battle Circus. The Highline Ballroom is one of New York’s premier venues running through Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, West Chelsea, and Hell’s Kitchen neighborhoods. As a special treat for fans throughout the world, the show will be broadcast live at http://www.nycliverock.com/.
“We are really looking forward to performing in New York,” said songwriter and guitarist Shant Bismejian. “The vibe I feel when performing there is special. I haven’t felt it anywhere else. The crowd communicates a certain energy that is unmatched in any other city I’ve performed in.”
“Carnivalia” is set for release in summer 2011, and the band’s trip east takes place against the backdrop of upcoming dates in Europe. VIZA opened for System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian’s “Imperfect Harmonies” tour in Europe during the summer of 2010 and will return to Europe for festival dates this summer and beyond into 2011. In early July, VIZA will be joining Gogol Bordello and several other artists at the Rockwave Festival in Greece.
“The band is super excited about what’s in store for 2011,” stated songwriter and oud player Andrew Kzirian. “Ever since our return from our international tour last summer, we have been super motivated to write new music, grow as a group, and continue connecting with fans.”
Aside from a busy international touring schedule, VIZA also expresses its art in support of humanitarian issues. Its work in raising awareness of genocide prevention, feeding the homeless, and aiding orphans and social service centers is well documented, including coverage in the Los Angeles Times. On April 24, Viza will headline “Silence the Lies, Rock the Truth III,” a concert in Los Angeles dedicated to commemorating the Armenian Genocide and assisting the needy in Armenia.
“We believe in working with the community,” noted Kzirian. “We are artists and individuals, but we are also citizens of good conscience. We want to do what we can to have our voice heard on issues that matter to us as a group.”
The New York show will take place on May 14 at the Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues) in New York. Doors open at 6 p.m., the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. VIZA showtime is 11 p.m. To purchase tickets ($12 in advance, $15 at door), visit http://www.experienceviza.com/Viza/Tour.html.
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