<p>Kris Deelane.</p>

LONG?BEACH, Wash. The Peninsula Arts Center welcomes Kris Deelane for a concert 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10.

Raised in suburban Los Angeles during the punk rock era, Deelanes influences were diverse from The Beatles and Neil Young to The Pretenders, X and The Plasmatics (Wendy O. Williams was a favorite). The sense of righteous defiance coupled with a tragic flair resonated in her, and it continues to inform her music, art and style.

Deelane started her music career in college as keyboardist and singer in an Andrew Sisters-meets-B52s group called Alice, I Wonder. In 1990, she toured the Soviet Union singing in a production of Fiddler on the Roof. When she got back to Los Angeles, she got behind the drums for the first time in the band Slaughterhouse 5, and she played bass in the ska band Timeboy.

Her vocal qualities earned her guest recording spots with nationally acclaimed groups The Decemberists and Jerry Joseph and the Jack Mormons.

More recently, Deelane has been putting her energy and vocal talents into developing her solo career. Shes now in the process of playing lots of music, writing new material and putting together the Kris Deelane Band.

Tickets are $12 at the door, and reservations are recommended. Reservations can be made on the Peninsula Arts Center website, www.peninsulaartscenter.org or by calling 360-642-2011.

The Peninsula Arts Center is located in Long Beach at 504 Pacific Ave. N.