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So long, SoKo: A singer-actress bids farewell before jumping to the other coast

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It was easy to spot the L.A.-via-France singer and actress SoKo around town. All you had to do was listen for the high-pitched voice singing something filthy or comically brutal.

Though she never released a proper record beyond her 2007 EP, ‘Not Sokute,’ Stephanie Sokolinski was a bit of a fixture in the eastside neo-folk social scene, known for arch Moldy Peaches-esque folk songs in which she plotted to murder a former boyfriend’s new flame or complained about her hair or -- occasionally -- genuinely pined for love. We remember a particularly endearing set at Bardot a few years ago where she played for almost two hours and told some very bawdy side stories.

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But alas, it appears that she’ll soon be leaving our fair shores for New York City, and the Bootleg is hosting her free going-away show tonight. If you’ve ever worn facepaint to Coachella, dated an auxiliary member of the LA Ladies Choir or gone home with a Magnetic Zero, you’d be remiss to miss this one.

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