Tag: 2016 Season

Dresden “Hollywood” Jones

Alto II

How long have you been in the choir?

This is my 3^rd season but, really, I feel like I’ve been here my whole life

What’s your favorite PFLC song?

Green Gultch. It’s a song we did with Aby Wolff. We don’t sing it anymore but it literally moved me to tears although I couldn’t really tell you why.

What’s your favorite thing about being in this choir?

Getting to sing with other ladies who love to sing. Also, the snacks.

What do you like to do outside of choir?

I watch a lot of horror movies from the 1970s. I also spend a fair amount of time napping.

Who are your favorite local bands/musicians?

PRINCE. The Replacements, Lizzo

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Describe yourself in three words

Priceless, impatient, accessible

Who would play you in a movie about your life?

Maybe like a bigger boned Thandie Newton

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Wealthy

Anna Weggel-Reed

Soprano 2

How long have you been in the choir?

This is my second year!

What’s your favorite PFLC song?

Violet. And Modern Girl. I can’t BELIEVE I’m lucky enough to be in a choir that sings Jeremy Messersmith and Sleater Kinney songs!

What’s your favorite thing about being in this choir?

That’s so hard to choose! The type of music we sing. The friendships made. Being surrounded by a room full of only women at least once a week. Collaboration. Kindness. But above all else, snacks. Our snack game is on POINT.

What do you like to do outside of choir?

I am a radio producer for The Current. I am also an improviser with ComedySportz. And I craft with wild abandon.

Who are your favorite local bands/musicians?

Oh man!!! Prince (forever and ever). Lizzo. Cloud Cult. Dessa. Lucy Michelle. So many!

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Gangsta’s Paradise” and “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman”.

Describe yourself in three words

Silly. Interested. Joyful.

Who would play you in a movie about your life?

Tina Fey! (in my DREAMS)

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A cool-ass grandma!

Photo courtesy of Nate Ryan

Alissa Jones

Soprano 1

How long have you been in the choir?

6 years

What’s your favorite PFLC song?

Porchlight- our original songs are awesome!

What’s your favorite thing about being in this choir?

Connecting with women and coming together to create music that entertains and touches others.

What do you like to do outside of choir?

Snuggle with my dog Moxie Mae, read, international travel, and get as much Vitamin D as possible outside of the winter months

Who are your favorite local bands/musicians?

Cloud Cult!!!

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Karaoke isn’t my thing. Instead, I change the lyrics to songs and turn every day conversations in to my own musical, which may be accompanied by dance moves and jazz hands. That’s just how I roll on a daily basis.

Describe yourself in three words

Silly. Caring. Passionate.

Who would play you in a movie about your life?

Amy Schumer…with a little less sailor.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A badass researcher- solving the world’s problems one study at a time. Or a museum curator in Mexico.

Lisa Heyman

Soprano 2

How long have you been in the choir?

4 years

What’s your favorite PFLC song?

Violet and Whip It

What’s your favorite thing about being in this choir?

We are a fabulous group of ladies of all ages who come together to sing.

What do you like to do outside of choir?

I like to travel, hike, bike, go out to hear live music and spend time with my family and dogs.

Who are your favorite local bands/musicians?

Jeremy Messersmith, Aby Wolf, Chastity Brown, Dessa, Lizzo, Caroline Smith, Cloud Cult, The Honeydogs, Niki Becker, Lucy Michelle, Herschel and the Detainees, Rogue Valley and any band my kids or their friends are in.

What’s your go-to karaoke song?

Jackson

Describe yourself in three words

Optimistic, determined, sensitive

Who would play you in a movie about your life?

Tina Fey

What do you want to be when you grow up?

An astronaut or a singer in an all women over 50 punk band.

Photo courtesy of Angela Aird