PRESS RELEASE
Armenian National Committee
San Francisco-Bay Area
51 Commonwealth Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-387-3433 [email protected]
Contact: Matt Senekeremian (415) 387-3433
Serj Tankian and Viza SF Concert Ticket Giveaway
SAN FRANCISCO,CA – The San Francisco Bay Area Armenian National
Committee (ANC-SF ) has teamed up with Serj
Tankian
and Viza to give away tickets to the
September 24th Serj Tankian / Viza concert in San Francisco. The tickets
will be given away September 14-16th, during the 55th annual St. Gregory
Armenian Church Bazaar and Food
Festival.
Those who register with ANC-SF will be entered into a drawing to win a pair
of tickets to the concert. Other giveaways from the musicians will be
available at ANC-SF’s bazaar booth.
“We are very thankful to Serj Tankian and VIZA for their generosity in
providing concert tickets and other items to engage a new generation in
helping advance the Armenian Cause,” said Armen Carapetian, chairman of
ANC-SF.
Serj Tankian, formerly the lead singer of the Grammy Award winning rock
band System of a Down, released his third solo album, Harakiri, on July
10th. It is the follow up to 2010’s critically acclaimed Imperfect
Harmonies. As with 2007’s Elect the Dead and Imperfect Harmonies, Tankian
produced Harakiri at his home studio in Los Angeles.
`I used the Apple iPad as a songwriting instrument to sketch out three of
the songs on the record’ said Tankian. `We must trick ourselves into
writing in different ways to get unexpected results.’
Tankian will be joined by Los Angeles-based band VIZA on his Harakiri Tour
2012. VIZA has released four albums and an award-winning music
video. In VIZA’s “De Facto” and “Eros” albums, the music is a blend of
Armenian, Russian and Greek traditions, along with rock and dance. In the
album, “Made in Chernobyl,” Russian and Eastern European styles and themes
take center stage. VIZA describes itself as “a passport into a musical
endeavor that touches its conspirators, cultural, spiritual, and literal
influences, while translating them into a perfect balance of old world
nostalgia, modern experimentation and social revival.” In August 2010, Viza
was the opening act for Serj Tankian’s `Imperfect Harmonies’ tour in
Yerevan and several Eruropean cities.
For more information on how you can participate in the Concert Ticket
Giveaway, visit Facebook.com/ANCSF or send an email to [email protected].
The San Francisco Bay Area Armenian National Committee is a grassroots
public affairs organization serving to inform, educate, and act on issues
concerning Armenian Americans throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Our
work includes promoting and advocating for a just resolution for the
Armenian Genocide, the development, viability and prosperity of the
Republics of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh, and the promotion of the rights
and civic responsibilities of Armenians and our national interests.
From: A. Papazian