WENSDAY RISING POP STAR RETURNS TO HER HOMETOWN
OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT
THE 20th ANNIVERSARY GALA FUNDRAISING CELEBRATION
OF THE ALL CHILDREN'S THEATRE (ACT),
A NON-PROFIT THEATRE ARTS ORGANIZATION
THAT PROMOTES THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH
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The Phoenix Based Artist—A Founding Member And
Former Associate Director of ACT--Will Sing “Changing Lives,
One Stage At A Time,” A New Song She Wrote With Famed
Rock Guitarist Dick Wagner, Who Produced Wensday's
Critically Acclaimed Debut ‘Torch Rock'

October has been an incredible month for Phoenix based pop singer Wensday , whose career has been in overdrive since rock legend Alice Cooper dubbed her “the other girl next door.”

Only Women Bleed,” the debut single from her critically acclaimed debut Torch Rock , recently hit the Top 10 on FMQB's AC40 chart and has inspired her mission to speak out for victims of domestic violence. On the just issued 2008 Grammy Awards ballot, Wensday, “Only Women Bleed” and Torch Rock are listed as candidates in an incredible nine categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.

Luckily for the children in Providence, Rhode Island, Wensday hasn't forgotten her roots. On November 3 , the singer returns to her hometown to appear and perform at the 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration of the All Children's Theatre (ACT) , a non-profit theatre company dedicated to the enrichment, entertainment and education of all children, from ages 4-18.

ACT, whose website ( www.actinri.org ) proudly declares that it is “celebrating 20 years of changing children's lives,” is hosting the event to raise money for its scholarship programs for underserved youth. National corporate sponsors include Textron, CVS, Hasbro, Verizon and NBC10. Wensday, a founding member of ACT who was later an Associate Director at the theatre, is planning to perform two special songs for the occasion. She will sing “Children Will Listen” from Stephen Sondheim's “Into the Woods” with Cynthia Calabro, who was in ACT with Wensday as a kid and now runs the theatre's education program.

In addition, Wensday will perform a tribute song written specially for the event called “Changing Lives, One Stage at a Time.” She and the song's co-composer Dick Wagner plan to license the song to All Children's Theatre for a studio recording featuring the children who are part of the theatre. Wagner also produced Torch Rock and co-wrote “Only Women Bleed” with Alice Cooper.

The idea for the song came from Wrenn Goodrum, the founding and current artistic director of ACT who was Wensday's first mentor at the school. “She thought volunteering was the least I could do,” she says, “and found work for me as a teacher, director and playwright almost immediately. One of the best things that happened to me as a result of working with Wrenn and the kids at ACT is that I built up my own confidence again through working with these children and I remembered why I liked to perform. Eventually, I was ready to take the stage for myself, and joined a local jazz band and started singing out again.

“I truly would not be where I am today if it wasn't for ACT,” adds Wensday, “and I would never have had the opportunity if there wasn't someone like Wrenn who knew what I could do as an adult because she watched me grow as a child. Everything I had locked away was released and here I am today! I asked Dick if he would help me write “Changing Lives, One Stage At A Time” and if he wouldn't mind letting the theatre use it as our gift to them since they really did change my life…one stage at a time.”

The ACT 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration takes place at the Renaissance Providence Hotel on Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. For more information, please call ACT at (401) 728-1222 or visit www.actinri.org .

WHO: Wensday

WHAT: The ACT 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration

WHERE: Renaissance Providence Hotel

WHEN: Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m

 

 

WENSDAY
TORCH ROCKER'S “ONLY WOMEN BLEED”
LEAPS FROM #15 TO #10 ON THE FMQB AC40 CHART,
JOINING SUPERSTARS JAMES BLUNT, INGRAM HILL,
MAROON 5, PINK AND FERGIE IN THE TOP TEN
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The Singer-Songwriter Adds A Special Concert At The
Ft. Huachuca Army Base In Southern Arizona
To A Full Slate of Fall Phoenix Area Concerts

Wensday, the Phoenix based powerhouse singer-songwriter whom Alice Cooper has dubbed “The Other Girl Next Door,” likes to say that she's got bigger pipes than organs. Those pipes are keeping great superstar company these days now that her cover of Cooper's classic “Only Women Bleed,” the first single from her dynamic debut album Torch Rock,” has made the giant leap into the Top Ten on the FMQB AC40 Chart.

Wensday's current spot at #10 with a bullet (up from #15 the previous week) finds her climbing just behind the likes of James Blunt, Ingram Hill, Colbie Caillat, Maroon 5, Pink and Fergie.

“Considering that I only moved to Phoenix a year ago and released the album recently, I'm really excited to have come so far so quickly and to be getting so many spins on independent stations around the country,” she says. “Like a lot of the songs on Torch Rock , the song is very empowering to women and I'm happy that it's getting this kind of recognition on a national level.”

The singer recently announced that she will perform a special concert at Ft. Huachuca , the major military installation in Arizona that is home to the US Army Intelligence Center and School.

Wensday's highly anticipated show for the military personnel stationed there, their family, friends and the public on Friday , December 14 wraps up the singer's very busy fall schedule. Her busy slate of gigs begins with an October 12 show at Red Owl in Tempe and wraps at Joe's Grotto on December 7 . Her dates include a Teen Lifeline event at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa on October 27 .

In September, Wensday performed “Only Women Bleed” at the Biltmore for hundreds at Debbie Gaby's Fifth Celebrity Catwalk for Charity Luncheon, an annual Phoenix event that raises money for three local charities. Among these charities is the Sojourner Center, which since 1977 has provided shelter and support services to thousands of individuals affected by domestic violence.

“I've been getting so many appreciative responses from women who hear me sing that song,” she says, “and it's really gratifying to know that it's having an impact on women as they heal from their pasts. Now, I'm really honored and excited about playing for all the soldiers and their families at Ft. Huachuca. I really appreciate the opportunity to bring them joy and inspire them. It's like I'm not just making music for myself but doing something that is accomplishing good in the world. “

 

 

WENSDAY
ARIZONA BASED VOCAL POWERHOUSE KEEPS THE
DESERT NIGHTS “TORCH ROCK” HOT WITH
PERFORMANCES THIS FALL
IN PHOENIX, SCOTTSDALE AND TEMPE

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“Only Women Bleed,” The First Single >From Her Critically
Acclaimed Debut Album, Is Currently #15
On FMQB's AC40 Chart

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Wensday Is Also Scheduled To Appear on
“Good Morning San Diego”
Thursday, October 4

The summer heat in Phoenix won't be cooling off anytime soon, as singer-songwriter Wensday brings her searing and sultry Torch Rock music to a slate of high profile venues in her hometown starting in October.

The vocal powerhouse that Alice Cooper dubs “The Other Girl Next Door” kicks off the month with a special TV appearance on Good Morning, San Diego October 4. She then launches her fall performance schedule at Red Owl in Tempe on October 12 and Martini Ranch in Scottsdale on October 13 . Later in the month, on October 27 , Wensday will be singing at a Teen Lifeline event at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa .

In November, she returns to Joe's Grotto in Phoenix (November 9) and appears at the following evening (November 10) at the Kivel Ball at the Biltmore. She plays Joe's Grotto again on December 7.

Wensday's first single release, “Only Women Bleed,” co-written by Alice Cooper and Wensday's producer, Dick Wagner, is currently #15 on the FMQB AC40 chart. The song draws fresh and renewed attention to its enduring theme of empowering women to overcome the cycle of domestic abuse. She recently performed the song for an audience of hundreds at Debbie Gaby's Fifth Celebrity Catwalk For Charity Luncheon, an annual Phoenix event that raises money for three local charities. Among these is the Sojourner Center, which since 1977 has provided shelter and support services to thousands of individuals affected by domestic violence.

In August, the popular music industry publication Singer & Musician Magazine (formerly Singer Magazine) chose Wensday as their first Singer & Musician/iRadio featured artist. Singer & Musician Magazine says,  “what really sold us is her attention to the more subtle nuances that so many singers miss once they discover they can bring the house down with power alone. In addition to the extremely sultry characteristic of her voice, she knows how to rock as well.”

RECAP EVENT DETAILS:

FRIDAY OCTOBER 12
RED OWL SPORTS GRILL
10 p.m.
2155 E University Dr
Tempe Arizona
(480) 968-2114

MONDAY OCTOBER 15
MARTINI RANCH
9 p.m.
7295 E. Stetson Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 970-0500

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27
TEEN LIFELINE
ARIZONA BILTMORE RESORT & SPA
Time TBA
2400 East Missouri Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 955-6600

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9
JOE'S GROTTO
9:30 p.m.
13825 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, Arizona
(602) 992-1007 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10
KIVEL BALL
ARIZONA BILTMORE RESORT & SPA
Time TBA
2400 East Missouri Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 955-6600

FRIDAY DECEMBER 7
JOE'S GROTTO
10:30 p.m.
13825 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, Arizona
(602) 992-1007 

Press/Media RSVP For October 12th @ Red Owl Sports Grill

 

 

 

 

WENSDAY
QUICKLY RISING ON THE FMQB AC40 CHART WITH HER
SEARING UPDATE ON ALICE COOPER'S “ONLY WOMEN BLEED,”
THE VOCAL POWERHOUSE IS SET TO PERFORM AT
DEBBIE GABY'S FIFTH CELEBRITY CATWALK FOR CHARITY
LUNCHEON AT THE ARIZONA BILTMORE RESORT & SPA
ON SEPTEMBER 20

True to the title of her critically acclaimed debut album, Torch Rock, September is shaping up to be another exciting month in Wensday's burgeoning career. The powerhouse singer that rock icon Alice Cooper calls “the other girl next door” leaped this week into the Top 20 (from #21 to #16) on FMQB's AC40 chart with her rendition of Cooper's classic “Only Women Bleed.”

On September 20 , she will be performing the song for an audience of hundreds at Debbie Gaby's Fifth Celebrity Catwalk For Charity Luncheon, an annual Phoenix event that—in conjunction with chief sponsor Sleep America--raises money for three local charities. These include Phoenix Children's Hospital, Save The Family and the Sojourner Center, which since 1977 has provided shelter and support services to thousands of individuals affected by domestic violence.

The event, which features fashions by Dillard's Department Store, takes place at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa , preceded by a VIP Meet & Greet at 10:30 a.m. and a Silent Auction at 11 a.m. There will also be a live auction, whiteboard auction and raffle. Famed Charlie's Angel Jaclyn Smith is scheduled to be a special guest.

During the luncheon, Wensday will sing “Only Women Bleed” and talk to the audience about domestic violence, a crucial issue that she is helping illuminate with the song. Dick Wagner, who co-wrote the song with Alice Cooper, is also Wensday's producer, and he and the singer wrote an empowering new verse that speaks to women today as strongly as the original version did in the 70s.

This ties in perfectly with the mission of the Sojourner Center, a tireless advocate for domestic violence victims and survivors dedicated to “overcoming the impact of domestic violence one life at a time.”

Wensday says, “Only Women Bleed' is sung from the point of view of a woman in an abused relationship; but it's really a microcosm for violence against women around the world, hence the verse we added at the end, ‘To the women of the world!' I hope this song inspires and empowers women.  It is a cry that echoes through the world and speaks to the experience of women everywhere. This song and its message is my way of raising awareness to try to find a solution to stop violence against women.”

Torch Rock has received much critical acclaim since its release earlier this year, summarized perfectly by this review in All Access Magazine: “I am in love with Wensday's strong, feminine, sultry, sensuous, emotional voice.”

Tickets and sponsorships for Debbie Gaby's Catwalk For Charity Luncheon are available by calling Patty Barney at (602) 442-6525 or Stephanie Woods at (602) 442-6543.

The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa is located at 2400 E. Missouri, Phoenix, AZ 85016

 

 

Arizona-Based Singer-Songwriter WENSDAY
Brings Sultry 'Torch Rock' To Her Hometown With Upcoming Performances

* * *

First Single "Only Women Bleed" Off Debut Album 'Torch Rock' Recently Released to AC Radio Debuts At #1 Most Added And Charts At #30

Arizona-based singer songwriter Wensday will be bringing her sultry sound to her hometown with a blitz of upcoming performances. The artist that Alice Cooper dubs "The Other Girl Next Door" will be performing at  Joe's Grotto on August 31st as part of their "Booze & Bombshells" night which features an all female fronted lineup. Wensday will also be playing the Red Owl Sports Grill on September 1st , Big Fish Pub on September 14th and a special performance at Debbie Gaby's Catwalk for Charity Luncheon which will benefit local Arizona charities Sojourner Center and Phoenix Children's Hospital on September 20th .

Wensday's first single release, “Only Women Bleed,” co-written by Alice Cooper and Wensday's producer, Dick Wagner, draws fresh and renewed attention to its enduring theme of empowering women to overcome the cycle of domestic abuse. "Only Women Bleed," off her debut album Torch Rock  was recently released to AC radio and debuted at #1 Most Added on the FMQB AC Chart in great company with such notables as Matchbox 20 and James Blunt with a recent chart position of #30.

Well-read music industry publication Singer & Musician Magazine (formerly Singer Magazine) announced Wensday as their first Singer & Musician/iRadio featured artist in their August 2007 issue on stands now. Singer & Musician Magazine says "what really sold us is her attention to the more subtle nuances that so many singers miss once they discover they can bring the house down with power alone. In addition to the extremely sultry characteristic of her voice, she knows how to rock as well."

RECAP EVENT DETAILS:

FRIDAY AUGUST 31
Joe's Grotto         
"BOOZE & BOMBSHELLS" 
12 Midnight
13825 N. 32nd St. 
Phoenix, Arizona (602) 992-1007  
(N.E. corner of 32nd St. & Thunderbird)   

SATURDAY SEPT 1
RED OWL Sports Grill
9pm
2155 E University Dr
Tempe Arizona
480 968 2114

THURSDAY SEPT 13
BIG FISH PUB
9:30pm
1954 E University Dr
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 449-3474

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
Debbie Gaby's Catwalk for Charity Luncheon  
2400 E. Missouri
Phoenix, AZ  85016
VIP Meet & Greet 10:30 a.m.; Silent Auction 11:00 a.m.
Seating is limited. Catwalk for Charity tickets are $150 each or sponsorship packages are available.
Tickets can be purchased by calling Patty Barney at 602.442.6525 or Stephanie Woods at 602.442.6543.

 

 

 

 

WENSDAY To Perform At Debbie Gaby's Catwalk for Charity Luncheon Benefiting Local Arizona Charities Sojourner Center And Phoenix Children's Hospital September 20th

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Sultry Singer-Songwriter's First Single Off Debut Album "Only Women Bleed" Debuts At #1 Most Added On FMQB AC Chart Alongside Matchbox 20 and James Blunt

WHO:         Sultry Singer-Songwriter WENSDAY (www.wensdaymusic.com) will be performing at Debbie Gaby's Catwalk for Charity Luncheon benefiting local Arizona charities Sojourner Center and Phoenix Children's Hospital. Wensday's first single release, “Only Women Bleed,” written by Alice Cooper and Wensday's producer, Dick Wagner, draws fresh and renewed attention to its enduring theme of empowering women to overcome the cycle of domestic abuse. "Only Women Bleed," off her debut album Torch Rock  was recently released to AC radio and debuted at #1 Most Added on the FMQB AC Chart in great company with such notables as Matchbox 20 and James Blunt. Well-read music industry publication Singer & Musician Magazine (formerly Singer Magazine) announced Wensday as their first Singer & Musician/iRadio featured artist in their August 2007 issue on stands now. Singer & Musician Magazine says "what really sold us is her attention to the more subtle nuances that so many singers miss once they discover they can bring the house down with power alone. In addition to the extremely sultry characteristic of her voice, she knows how to rock as well."

WHAT: Debbie Gaby's (President of Sleep America and Sleep America Charities) Catwalk for Charity luncheon will celebrate its 5th Celebrity Fashion Show at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa benefiting local charities: Sojourner Center and Phoenix Children's Hospital. The day will begin with a meet and greet session with Shear Genius Host and former Charlie's Angel, Jaclyn Smith. The event will then proceed with a silent auction, raffle, luncheon, fashion show presented by Dillard's and live auction. CEO of Kahala-Cold Stone Doug Ducey and his wife Angela Ducey have been named the Honorary Co-Chairs. Celebrity models participating in this year's event include Sheryl Cooper, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Jan D'Atri, Mrs. World-Diane Tucker, Tim & Willy, Tom Ambrose, Johnny Basha, Kari Lake, Diana Sullivan, Sean McLaughlin, Kaley O'Kelly, Robin Sewell, and others! Sleep America President Debbie Gaby says, “This event is special for several reasons. First, it benefits local charities. Second, everyone wants to get involved. And finally, everyone from the models to the guests have a great time either on the runway or at their seat, which guarantees an afternoon of fun for everyone!”

WHERE:     Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa 2400 E. Missouri Phoenix, AZ  85016

WHEN:       September 20, 2007 VIP Meet & Greet 10:30 a.m.; Silent Auction 11:00 a.m.

DETAILS:   Seating is limited. Catwalk for Charity tickets are $150 each or sponsorship packages are available. Tickets can be purchased by calling Patty Barney at 602.442.6525 or Stephanie Woods at 602.442.6543.

 

 

 

Arizona-Based Sultry Singer-Songwriter WENSDAY
Storms Through Her Hometown With A Blitz Of Performances

* * *

Alice Cooper Dubs Her 'The Other Girl Next Door': Wensday Will Perform At Red Owl Club, Mardi Gras, Big Fish Pub With A Special Appearance On Good Morning Arizona

Arizona will soon be taken by storm as sultry singer-songwriter Wensday blitzes her hometown with a slew of performances. The artist that Alice Cooper dubs "The Other Girl Next Door" will be performing at Red Owl Club on July 6th, Mardi Gras on July 11th, Big Fish Pub on July 12th with a special television appearance on July 11th's Good Morning Arizona. She brings a magical multiple personality to her explosive debut album whose title forges an exciting new musical hybrid: Torch Rock.

Wensday's diverse musical backgrounds as a jazz and rock singer, combined with her blues and classical training make her simply way too cool to peg. Since graduating with a drama degree from NYU she's complemented her sophisticated jazz gigs with work as a body piercer in renowned tattoo parlors in Miami and Atlanta, in addition to taking on multiple roles as teacher, director, vocal coach, playwright and Associate Director of All Childrens Theater in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island.

RECAP EVENT DETAILS:

Friday July 6
RED OWL CLUB
2155 E. University Drive
Tempe AZ    
(480) 968-2114
Set-Time: 8pm

Wednesday July 11
TV PERFORMANCE/INTERVIEW: GOOD MORNING ARIZONA
Phoenix, AZ

Wednesday July 11
MARDI GRAS
8490 E. McDowell Rd.
Scottsdale AZ
(480) 970-5707
Set-Time: 8pm

Thursday July 12
BIG FISH PUB
1954 E. University Drive
Tempe AZ
(480) 449-3474
Set-Time: 9pm

 

 

 

WENSDAY

* * *
Brings Her Fiery Fusion Of Edge And Sophistication To The Change The World Music Inaugural Ball and Casino Night Fundraiser
April 28th In Salt Lake City, UT With Spencer Nielsen and Royal Bliss
* * *
Alice Cooper Dubs Her 'The Other Girl Next Door'

* * *

Sultry Singer-Songwriter Creates Exciting New Musical Hybrid 'Torch Rock'

 

Phoenix-based singer-songwriter Wensday has been tapped to play the Change the World Music (www.changetheworldmusic.org) inaugural ball and casino night fundraiser on April 28, 2007 in Salt Lake City.  This sultry singer-songwriter will be playing with longtime collaborator and legendary guitarist Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss, Aerosmith, Hall & Oates, AirSupply). A big fan of Wensdays from the moment he first heard her sing, Wagner produced and wrote or co-wrote all 13 tracks of Wensday's debut album Torch Rock . This event will also feature recording artists Spencer Nielsen and Royal Bliss. Change the World Music is a charitable organization where artists, from the superstar to the most independent unsigned artist can provide music downloads with proceeds going to charities of their or their fans' choice.

A sultry and sweet chanteuse one minute, a bold and edgy rocker the next, singer-songwriter Wensday brings a magical multiple personality to her explosive debut album whose title forges an exciting new musical hybrid: Torch Rock. Her diverse musical backgrounds as a jazz and rock singer, combined with her blues and classical training make Wensday simply way too cool to peg. Try pigeonholing her as a person, and you fail wonderfully as well. Since graduating with a drama degree from NYU—where her social life gathered around weekend raves--she's complemented her sophisticated jazz gigs with work as a body piercer in renowned tattoo parlors in Miami and Atlanta and teacher, director, vocal coach, playwright and Associate Director at the All Children's Theatre in her hometown of Providence, RI.

The good news is, we don't have to label Wensday. We can just listen to the explosive mix of power rock ballads and uptempo pop songs on Torch Rock and let none other than rock legend Alice Cooper, sum it up this way: “Wensday is the other girl next door.”


Alice Cooper Dubs Her 'The Other Girl Next Door': Sultry Singer-Songwriter WENSDAY
Returns For Monthly Residency At Downton LA Hotspot BORDELLO

After bringing the house down the first time around, one can expect to be nothing less than entertained by Arizona-based singer/songwriter Wensday . Her first run at downtown LA hotspot  Bordello left the audience aching for more of this young and talented siren. Clips from the night can be viewed here on YouTube http://youtube.com/DesertDreamsRecords . With her monthly residency having started last month, you can catch Wensday every first Wednesday of the month hereafter starting again on April 4th. Playing alongside Wensday will be Fred Mandel on keyboard (Elton John, Queen, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper) and guitar virtuoso Ron Berman. A sultry and sweet chanteuse one minute, a bold and edgy rocker the next, rock legend Alice Cooper sums it up best, “Wensday is the other girl next door.” She brings a magical multiple personality to her explosive debut album whose title forges an exciting new musical hybrid: Torch Rock.

Her diverse musical backgrounds as a jazz and rock singer, combined with her blues and classical training make Wensday simply way too cool to peg. Since graduating with a drama degree from NYU—where her social life gathered around weekend raves--she's complemented her sophisticated jazz gigs with work as a body piercer in renowned tattoo parlors in Miami and Atlanta, in addition to taking on multiple roles as teacher, director, vocal coach, playwright and Associate Director of All Childrens Theater in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island.

Located at 901 E. 1st St., Bordello, formerly Little Pedro's, flirts with the notorious past of its infamous location, as the oldest bar and brothel in Downtown Los Angeles, by reflecting its legendary status as a theater of the unusual and provocative. The completely renovated and colorfully redecorated venue has been appropriately renamed by famed L.A. club owner Tony Gower, celebrity designer Dana Hollister, revolutionary urban planner Elizabeth Peterson and innovative restaurateur Jim Venetos.

WHO:                Sultry singer-songwriter WENSDAY

WHAT:               Performance in support of debut album Torch Rock

WHERE:             Downtown LA Hotspot Bordello , 901 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 (213) 687-3766 (former location of Little Pedro's)

WHEN:               Wednesday, April 4th, 1st set-time: 9:30pm, 2nd set-time: 11pm

DETAILS:           Cover - $5    21+

 

 

Alice Cooper Dubs Her 'The Other Girl Next Door': Sultry Singer-Songwriter WENSDAY
Brings Her Fiery Fusion of Edge and Sophistication To New Downtown LA Hotspot BORDELLO With Monthly Residency Every First Wednesday Of The Month Starting March 7th


Arizona-based singer/songwriter Wensday will be bringing her fiery fusion of edge and sophistication to downtown LA hotspot  Bordello with her new monthly residency every first Wednesday of the month starting March 7th. Playing alongside Wensday at this free preview show will be Fred Mandel on keyboard (Elton John, Queen, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper) and guitar virtuoso Sid Jacobs (Buddy Montgomery, Harold Land, Eddie Harris). A sultry and sweet chanteuse one minute, a bold and edgy rocker the next, rock legend Alice Cooper sums it up best, “Wensday is the other girl next door.” She brings a magical multiple personality to her explosive debut album whose title forges an exciting new musical hybrid: Torch Rock .

Her diverse musical backgrounds as a jazz and rock singer, combined with her blues and classical training make Wensday simply way too cool to peg. Since graduating with a drama degree from NYU—where her social life gathered around weekend raves--she's complemented her sophisticated jazz gigs with work as a body piercer in renowned tattoo parlors in Miami and Atlanta, in addition to taking on multiple roles as teacher, director, vocal coach, playwright and Associate Director of All Childrens Theater in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island.

Located at 901 E. 1st St., Bordello, formerly Little Pedro's, flirts with the notorious past of its infamous location, as the oldest bar and brothel in Downtown Los Angeles, by reflecting its legendary status as a theater of the unusual and provocative. The completely renovated and colorfully redecorated venue has been appropriately renamed by famed L.A. club owner Tony Gower, celebrity designer Dana Hollister, revolutionary urban planner Elizabeth Peterson and innovative restaurateur Jim Venetos.

WHO:                Sultry singer-songwriter WENSDAY

WHAT:               Performance in support of debut album Torch Rock

WHERE:             Downtown LA Hotspot Bordello , 901 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 (213) 687-3766 (former location of Little Pedro's)

WHEN:               Wednesday, March 7th, 1st set-time: 9:30pm, 2nd set-time: 11pm

DETAILS:           FREE Preview for the first month

 

 

ALICE COOPER DUBS HER ‘THE OTHER GIRL NEXT DOOR': SULTRY SINGER-SONGWRITER WENSDAY
BRINGS A FIERY FUSION OF EDGE AND SOPHISTICATION TO CREATE THE EXCITING NEW MUSICAL HYBRID ‘TORCH ROCK'
* * *
This Versatile Performer's Producer On Her Debut Is Legendary Rock Guitarist Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper,Lou Reed, Kiss, Aerosmith), Who Helms Wensday's Powerful Reworking Of The Cooper Classic He Co-Wrote, “Only Women Bleed”
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Wensday Is The Flagship Artist on Phoenix Based Label Desert Dreams, Which Is Launching Her With A Four Song EP To Triple A and Non-Commercial AC Stations Before Releasing ‘Torch Rock' On February 28


A sultry and sweet chanteuse one minute, a bold and edgy rocker the next, singer/songwriter Wensday brings a magical multiple personality to her explosive debut album whose title forges an exciting new musical hybrid: Torch Rock .

Her diverse musical backgrounds as a jazz and rock singer, combined with her blues and classical training make Wensday simply way too cool to peg. Try pigeonholing her as a person, and you fail wonderfully as well. Since graduating with a drama degree from NYU she's complemented her sophisticated jazz gigs with work as a body piercer in renowned tattoo parlors in Miami and Atlanta and teacher, director, vocal coach, playwright and Associate Director at the All Children's Theatre in her hometown of Providence, RI.

The good news is, we don't have to label Wensday; we can just listen to the explosive mix of power rock ballads and uptempo pop songs on Torch Rock and let none other than rock legend Alice Cooper—a native of Phoenix, where Wensday moved to pursue her career last year—sum it up this way: “Wensday is the other girl next door.”

Gearing up for the February 28 release of Torch Rock, Wensday had her local coming out party in the desert at Christmas Pudding, the annual event Cooper does every year for The Solid Rock Foundation, the organization he started to benefit local Christian youths. Sharing a bill with Don Felder, Stephen Stills, pop metal band Tesla and American Idol finalist Ace Young among others, Wensday moved the crowd with heart searing versions of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Only Women Bleed,” the classic pop ballad Cooper wrote with longtime collaborator and legendary guitarist Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss, Aerosmith, Hall & Oates, AirSupply, Meatloaf, Burton Cummings, among many others). A big fan of Wensdays from the moment he first heard her sing. Wagner produced and wrote or co-wrote all 13 tracks of Torch Rock.

Wensday's powerful take on “Only Women Bleed” draws fresh and renewed attention to its enduring theme of empowering women to overcome the cycle of domestic abuse. It joins three other emotionally compelling songs—“The Rise And Fall Of Love,” “After You” and “Arizona Man”—on a four track EP that Desert Dreams (led by music industry veterans Alex Cyrell and Suzy Michelson) is using as part of a unique incremental radio marketing approach to introducing Wensday's remarkable talents to music fans in North America.

Rather than pick a specific single themselves, Cyrell, Michelson and Wagner are eager to let programmers at Triple A and non-commercial AC stations (public radio, college, etc.) play any and all of the four songs before the label approaches mainstream AC stations. The full 13-song album (which includes two bonus tracks) will hit online outlets like Amazon and CD Baby on February 28, with regional brick and mortar stores following thereafter.

  “After a long time trying to figure out what style I do best, I truly get to do it all on Torch Rock,” says Wensday. “No matter the vibe or tempo of the song, they all convey the most important thing that I'm a singer, and no matter my personal tastes and background, connecting emotionally with people is what I am all about.  It's an honor to work with a producer who is legendary writer and musician, but I think of myself as something of an old soul, so it's a good match. All of the songs on Torch Rock,” are about love, relationships and female empowerment…basically about issues that are meaningful to me.

The first song they wrote together when Wensday moved to Phoenix was, appropriately enough, “Arizona Man,” which is not only geographically relevant but also a declarative statement about Wensday's ambition as a singer/songwriter. “It came from a totally different riff I wrote on the piano, and is about a relationship I got involved in shortly after arriving in Arizona. The question was, what's more important to me, a relationship or my career? The attitude of the song is female empowerment, like you want me but I'm free and independent, and this is the road I'm traveling on.”

Wensday learned jazz from her parents' extensive record collection and from her first voice teacher at age 13, so she gravitated early to the “torchy” part of Torch Rock. She later got into opera and punk rock and was heavily influenced by her friend Melissa, a goth singer/songwriter. She did some studio recordings while attending NYU, but then stopped singing for a few years when she moved to Miami and started working as a body piercer in South Beach. After a relationship that took her to Atlanta didn't pan out, she moved back to New England. One day she happened into a vintage store in Massachusetts, saw a gorgeous 1940s cocktail dress, thought about Billie Holiday and knew she had to get back to singing.

“I was very happy with my life in Providence,” she says. “I loved the balance of working with children during the day and then singing in nightclubs and restaurants at night. I was about to cut a jazz album when everything happened with Suzy and Alex.”

When Michelson and Cyrell came to Providence to check out Brown University for their daughter, they heard Wensday sing and offered her the chance to come to Phoenix to record a demo with their friend and colleague Wagner. The one song demo grew into a three and four song demo, which evolved into a production and management agreement with Desert Dreams, which is launching with Wensday as their flagship artist.

“The rest is in the process of making history,” Wensday says. “My dad has always been my #1 fan, and if I can make him happy by singing, I know I can make the world a better place with my music. It's never been about fame and money for me because those only follow when you do what you love. I just want people to like it and to understand where I am coming from. That's what this great journey is all about.”

 

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