Why you should go see Christina Perri at WRMF’s No Snow Ball

Free shows are a gift in themselves – as much money as the holidays cost most of us, a good show with musicians you’ve actually heard of put on at no cost to you in like a musical bow on top of a big fat present. WRMF’s No Snow Ball features Sara Bareilles, who you may have met when she explained that she wasn’t gonna write you a “Love Song,” and the electric Michael Franti and Spearhead, who you may have met at their energy-charged SunFest show in 2009.

But the Ball also features singer Ryan Star (who was a contestant on CBS’ “Rock Star: Supernova”, and the lovely Christina Perri (seen here), whose success is not only a tale of technology and gumption, but also as a Palm Beach County connection (doesn’t that seem to happen a lot lately?)

The Pennsylvania native moved out to L.A. to try to make it, but got nowhere until a friend sent a YouTube clip of her performing, that was recorded in her bedroom, to someone in the business. And then, choreographer Stacey Tookey was given a copy of her song “Jar of Hearts” and used it in a dance routine featuring Kathryn McCormick and our own Billy Bell. It took off, and now Perri, who was supplementing her art while waiting tables, has hit the big time. Her EP “the Ocean Way Sessions” just came out last month, and you can hear it live tonight at 7:30 at the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park in Boca!