Michelle Shocked with special guest Raul Midon

Show Description

By popular demand, activist and singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked returns to share her forever evolving style to Joe's Pub for an intimate acoustic evening with her fans. Shocked has consistently lived up to her name, surprising audiences with an originality and soul rarely surpassed. This earnest, passionate and rebellious icon celebrates her past present and future and shares just a little more of what she has to offer. www.michelleshocked.com

The buzz is growing into a roar for Raúl Midón, who straddles pop, soul & jazz, with a hair-raising voice and dazzling guitar technique. This blind singer songwriter was signed to Manhattan Records/EMI in 2004. He then toured the U.S. and Canada with Jason Mraz, accompanied Queen Latifah on the Today Show, and wrote & performed a song in Spike Lee's latest joint. Midón spent the last few months in the studio with producers Arif Mardin and Joe Mardin working on his debut release due out in 2005. His album features all original material and includes guest performances from the legendary Stevie Wonder and pop troubadour Jason Mraz.
www.midon.com