Michelle Cross

Biography

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... )

Blog


September 20, 2004
Elbo Room, Sept 18th. 
Last Saturday night rocked.

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the show. You caught a good one. There were a lot of people who came out to support and we really appreciate you taking the time to do so. This show was a big test for us- different lineup, new set, some new songs- and it all worked out great. I thought Michelle sounded beautiful, Mike played some incredible cello, and Henry banged out some rock solid rhythms to anchor it all down. I alternated between playing bass and guitar, and, well... I didn't suck either. We all had a great time and the feedback from people was very positive. There is a lot of energy between us all to get out there and do it again, and if things go as smoothly as this show did, you can expect to be seeing more of Michelle and band in the near future.

Other things.... I promise to get on putting together some mp3's of the Pallette and Chisel show. It's VERY lo-fi... which makes it hard for me, being a recording engineer and all, to even let people listen to it. But the general consensus is that you don't care, you just want to hear Michelle. Understood. But Michelle also made me promise not to let anyone hear her sound BAD, and that I understand too. But I believe there are a few good nuggets there and I'll let you hear them.

Also, some video was taken at the Elbo Room, so perhaps we'll get to see that as well. No promises yet though. I will ask Michelle to post about the show and give a run down of the set list as well. Please feel free to visit the Forums and join the discussions! We love hearing from you.

Till next time!

Mat


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