Michelle Cross

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Michelle Cross is obsessed with her music. "I [play and write music] all the time. When I don't have a job I'm playing 14 hours a day. When I do have a job I play 4 or 5 hours a day. I have to do it everyday… as much as I can squeeze in." She describes her songs as therapeutic and very personal. "It's like my journal" although she admits she likes to "steal shoes" a lot.

Sprinkled with classical influences and firmly supported by strong vocals, Cross's songs tend to have a darker moodier feel to them. At times, there is a lot of aggression and rhythm in her piano playing, yet even at its most gentle moments her powerfully emotional and melodic piano-based songs have caused listeners to sit-up and pay attention." ( read more... )

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June 17, 2004
Thanks/Set List 
Hey Guys and Dolls,

First off - thank you to those of you who came the distance to check out my little appearance at the Star Bar for the Equinox event. Those folks sure know how to party, eh? I had a lovely time chatting with you and you absolutely made my day. It kinda sorta looks like I'll be having more shows coming up, so please do check in if you are interested.

Secondly, I wanted to share with you my set list, as I have had some inquiries. I'm a little hazy on the latter half of the evening. Because I wasn't sure what to expect, I did a set of originals and a set of covers. For the record, I'm not generally a covers kinda gal, but I've found it to be the perfect solution to "bar gigs". Here goes:

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is/Big Fish
All This Rain
We Both Know
Rubber Skirt
River of Seine
Sushi Queen
Planet Steve
Tipsy
Cinderella
Better Girl

Come Together - Beatles
Substitute For Love - Madonna
Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
Glory Box - Portishead
After The GoldRush - Neil Young
Faithfully - Journey
Yard Of Blonde Girls - The Nymphs/Jeff Buckley
No More Shall We Part - Nick Cave

*and I am SO sorry I spaced out playing Leave It Up To The Moon! It was requested and everything, and I totally forgot. So sorry!

So that was the show in a nutshell. I'm really looking forward to playing some show shows. I'm having cocktails with my cello player, Bebe (Michael Duggan) tonight to discuss further how we're going to do things this time around. It is my hopes that I'll get to meet all you kind people in the future.

Thanks ever so much for your support -

Michelle

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