Social Intercourse - U of Alberta

Serena Ryder With Lindsay Ell
Friday, 9 February at 9pm
Sidetrack Cafe
Tickets Through Ticketmaster

With vocal cords that command a striking three-octave musical range, Toronto chanteuse Serena Ryder can simultaneously belt out bluesy folk medleys, make Josh Groban cry like a little girl and call her dolphin friends if she’s in danger. She’s touring to support her new record, If Your Memory Serves You Well, a collection of covers from Canada’s past during the years 1867–1967. Ryder covered classics by Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and the favourite Canuck crooner Leonard Cohen among several others, reviving these pieces while instilling in each her own distinct, youthful voice. If paying tribute to Canadian standards and signalling heroic aquatic mammals doesn’t convince you that Serena Ryder is hip, then consider this: judging by pictures on her MySpace page, Ryder has met George Stroumboulopoulos in person. This fact alone gives her additional, second-hand coolness.