Michelle Shocked at the Corner
Michelle Shocked played at the Corner Hotel last night. It was the first time I'd seen her live. Gigs at the Corner are usually smoke-free now, which is fantastic.
Tonchi McIntosh opened the show. He's getting pretty good. I remember he opened for Bruce Cockburn last year at the Brunswick Music Festival.
After some `Shockioke', hosted by band member Rich Armstrong, Michelle emerged with the band. It was a small band, and included well-known `local' Peter Luscombe on drums. Rich Armstrong proved himself to be an fluent multi-instrumentalist, with percussion, trumpet, flugal horn and vocal duties going down a treat. The house sound system is good too, and the marvellous use of delay and reverb effects on vocals and instruments complemented a hugely enjoyable and fatigue-free audio mix.
Michelle has an amazing set of lungs, although, she did admit to being a bit thin on the vocal side, 13 shows into a rigourous 16 date Australian tour. She noticeably eased off a bit toward the end, and *wisely* finished the show sans encore, "quitting while ahead". I didn't get a close look, but it looked and sounded like she sang into a Neumann 105 mic, which made short work of her enormous dynamic range.
Wow - her passion, talent and apparent ease with being herself made for a truly uplifting show.
Tonchi McIntosh opened the show. He's getting pretty good. I remember he opened for Bruce Cockburn last year at the Brunswick Music Festival.
After some `Shockioke', hosted by band member Rich Armstrong, Michelle emerged with the band. It was a small band, and included well-known `local' Peter Luscombe on drums. Rich Armstrong proved himself to be an fluent multi-instrumentalist, with percussion, trumpet, flugal horn and vocal duties going down a treat. The house sound system is good too, and the marvellous use of delay and reverb effects on vocals and instruments complemented a hugely enjoyable and fatigue-free audio mix.
Michelle has an amazing set of lungs, although, she did admit to being a bit thin on the vocal side, 13 shows into a rigourous 16 date Australian tour. She noticeably eased off a bit toward the end, and *wisely* finished the show sans encore, "quitting while ahead". I didn't get a close look, but it looked and sounded like she sang into a Neumann 105 mic, which made short work of her enormous dynamic range.
Wow - her passion, talent and apparent ease with being herself made for a truly uplifting show.
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