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Friday, September 10th, 2010

Virago Baking Company

Virago Baking Company, is one of Krista Parrish Trio sponsors and we will be hosting a free one hour concert with the Krista Parrish Trio! It’s FREE & ALL AGES!  A very hip down to earth atmosphere to see live music & enjoy tasty sweets & beverages. CD’s will be available at the show. Virago will be closing at 10:00 on Friday nights!!!

About the artist:

At a glance Krista Parrish will likely draw you in with her beauty and contagious smile but below the surface is a deeply intellectual, timeless songwriter. She sings with a range and tone that is exceptional, writes clever lyrics that will touch your heart, and plays the strings off a guitar. Krista’s picking style, percussive strumming, two handed finger tapping technique, and intricate chord progressions present a unique quality to every performance. But her ability to combine such virtuosity on her instrument with equal vocal technique truly separates Krista from most contemporary singer songwriters. In any performance, she will share emotion and honesty, sweet, yet raw, whether she is scatting or breaking your heart with a sultry tone.

Krista spent her early performing years as a soloist perfecting her style and building a following around Philadelphia and surrounding tri state area. She then began playing live shows with her brother Corey Parrish as a duo act. Soon afterward, the Krista Parrish Band was formed with the addition of her father Dennis Parrish and husband Steve Murphy. Krista performed solo and with the band from 2006 through 2009. In early 2008, her brother and best friend Corey Parrish suddenly passed away. Krista took a break from playing shows to grieve and reevaluate her path. During this tragic and pivotal time, Krista wrote two and a half albums of music including several songs inspired by Corey.

Recently Krista has formed a new trio with husband Steven Murphy and drummer Michael Fazekas. Switching off between piano, guitar and mandolin, the new trio has given Krista a lot of room to grow, experiment and share the writing process with her fellow musicians. “It’s a match made in heaven and a blessing to be playing with two people whom I connect so strongly with musically.” says Parrish.

Krista is now releasing her long awaited album, “Playing With Pendulums” with her new trio which was recorded with Glenn Barratt of Morning Star Studios. “Easier Said Than Done” went to #1 on an indie music charts in the folk/acoustic/rock American genre. A week later, it went to #1 on the “all genre” indie music chart topping artists Sheryl Crow, Gnarles Barkley & Cindi Lauper. This album debuts Krista’s true indie side with intense finger tapping and fingerstyle instrumentals, indie pop songs with introspective lyrics and interesting guitar tunings. “I wrote a lot of this album after my brother passed away so some of it is very intense. “Though the music is drenched with love and Corey’s inspiration, you can take the emotion and feel it any way you happen to connect with it.”, says Parrish.

www.kristaparrish.com

Friday, August 27 , 2010

FREE LIVE MUSIC !! – 7:30-10:00

322 1/2 W Main Street
Lansdale Pennsylvania 215.412.7071

ABOVE: Diana Allen (left) and Sophia Abdelsalam (right)

Hello everyone! We have been nominated for My Philly Hot List for Best Bakery. Help us win by casting your vote!

Virago is starting a new tradition by featuring local artist (painters, photographers, illustrators, etc.) to be featured on the walls of Virago for a month. So if you know anyone let us know!

This months featured artist is Tyler Auman. He was born and raised in the rural mountains of Tioga country, Pennsylvania. He relocated to the Philadelphia area in 1996 and received formal fine arts education and a B.F.A from Tyler School of Art in 2001.

ABOVE: “The Combustible Civil Engineer”

Influenced by expressionism, surrealism, and the work of color theorist Wassily Kandinsky, his art utilizes rich colors and structure to engage the viewer. His artistic goal is to relay this perspective onto the surface, drawing the connections within his compositions using color and form. Tyler continues to create and sell his work from his home in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

ABOVE: Tyler not only  paints but also does very interesting illustrations; he has three on display at Virago, “For the benefit of Mrs. Ganter” ,”Idiomatic 160″ ,and “Peruvian Illustrated Journal”

ABOVE: Guarding our coffee station is the customer favorite “Fight or Flight”

www.tylerauman.com

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Hello everyone! It sure does feel like it’s been awhile. We are now officially open at 322 1/2 W. Main St. Lansdale, Pa. Come in and check us out!!

We don’t have everything in stock but we are doing our best with the ingredients we have.  We now have our espresso machine up and running; cappuccinos, lattes, espresso drinks are now available(we will have are menu boards up ASAP.) The colors are different, the space is bigger, the lights are amazing, everything is just perfect…..What more could we ask for?

Thank you to our wonderful landlords Kevin Dunigan and Mike Riccio for helping us get open and being so supportive. Also to Micheal Warner the Iron Man of plumbing and electric for all his wonderful, speedy, and amazing work. Another Thank you to  Mayor Andrew Szekely for the beautiful plants for our outside dining area from West Point Nursery.  A special Thanks to Tyler Auman for his wonderful artwork being featured at Virago for the month of July. Also to our super duper amazingly wonderful customers for all their support, patience, and well wishes.