Singer/songwriter to perform Friday at Coal Street Pub

Independent Staff

Venice Beach singer/songwriter Chloe Day will perform at the Coal Street Pub on Friday evening. A recording artist with two full-length CDs to date, Day is touring the country in support of her most recent digital release, the single "Vampire Song (Thirsty)?" [Courtesy Photo]

GALLUP — Venice Beach singer/songwriter Chloe Day will be performing in Gallup this week as part of a nationwide tour.

Day will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Coal Street Pub, located at 303 W. Coal Ave.

For the past several months, Day has been topping the MySpace charts with her eerie melodies and lyrics full of double entendres. A recording artist with two full-length CDs to date, 2003's "The Return Of..." and 2004's "Pixie Runway" (remixed and remastered for digital distribution in 2006), she is now touring the country in support of her most recent digital release, the single "Vampire Song (Thirsty?)"

Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Day got her start in music on a three-month hitchhike through Mexico, where she picked up her first guitar at a roadside stand just south of Tijuana. She came back to the United States to discover a thriving open mic scene in Santa Monica, Calif. which soon led to gigs around Hollywood. It was at the hotspot Molly Malone's that Day crossed paths with producer Meghan Gohil and began work on her debut release, "The Return Of..."

"Pixie Runway followed less than a year later and led to regional touring around the states. Day's provocative innuendoes and youthful voice turned heads at live shows, luring the eyes and ears of fans and critics alike.

Now, with dozens of U.S. cities and more than a million plays on MySpace under her belt, Day returns to life on the road with both a growing musical repertoire and a bigger show. Her summer tour incorporates video arrangements unique to every song, some of which can be previewed on her Web site.

In addition to Friday's show at the Coal Street Pub, Day is scheduled to perform at the Liquid Lounge in Albuquerque at 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 30; the Blue Dragon in Albuquerque at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 16; and 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17 at the Flagstaff Brewing Co. in Flagstaff, Ariz.

For more information or tour details, visit www.chloeday.com.