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AUGUST 11�18, 2021
SOUND CHECK
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Lauren Napier,
Vic Ruggiero
return to
Churchill
Live concert slated
for Saturday, Aug. 21
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
B
AKER CITY — Lauren
Napier and Vic Ruggiero
performed by livestream from
Churchill School in January, and
now they’re coming back for a
live, in-person concert.
The show is Saturday, Aug.
21. Doors open at 6 p.m. and
the show starts at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets are $8 in advance at
www.churchillbaker.com (click
on “Events”) or $10 at the door.
The venue is at 3451 Broad-
way St. in Baker City, but the
audience enters through the
parking lot off 16th Street.
Napier and Ruggerio met in
Berlin, Germany.
Napier’s background in-
cludes writer, singer, cellist,
model and publicist. (Napier is
also known as Punk Rock Doll.
To learn more about her music
and writing, visit http://punk-
rockdoll.com.)
Ruggiero grew up in New
York — which you can easily
Submitted by Lauren Napier
The duo of Vic Ruggiero and Lauren Napier play at Churchill School Aug. 21 in Baker City.
tell from his Bronx accent. He
has toured as a musician since
the 1990s.
They come from diff erent
musical backgrounds — blues
and Americana for him, classic
and cello for her.
They fi rst joined to sing
songs by Dean Martin, then
Patsy Cline. Then they started
writing songs together.
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Ruggiero said they’re slowly
playing more live shows this
summer.
“This is going to be one of
the biggest,” he said of their
Baker City appearance.
They both look forward to
playing live.
“Just being on stage with
a crowd in front of me — it’s
intoxicating,” Ruggiero said.
To hear a sample of the
duo’s music, check out the
recording of their livestream
concert at www.youtube.com/
watch?v=L_7D2k5uGMY.
Recorded concerts from
the past year can be found on
YouTube at Churchill School Art,
Music, Recreation. Updates are
also posted on Facebook and at
www.churchillbaker.com.