Michelle Shocked turns down Palookaville for the Catalyst
by
Michele Benson
Good Times
June 15,
2000
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The popular folk/punk rocker Michelle Shocked was scheduled to perform at Palookaville last Thursday. For whatever reason, upon arriving at the venue, things went awry. Shocked and her band packed up their gear and went two blocks up to the Catalyst and played to a very surprised crowd of people who were awaiting the previously scheduled band lineup. Michelle was even willing to play in the parking lot out back, according to one person. But the Catalyst crew, being the true professionals that they are, got Michelle and her band on the stage by 9 p.m. and they played for an hour straight. Michelle’s career began in Texas, then spread out to the San Francisco punk scene of the ‘80s. But her style is all her own. The material on The Texas Campfire Tapes, released in 1986, put her on the map in the UK, which eventually led to her contract with Mercury Records. Michelle’s voice was crystal-clear, and her stage presence was dynamic to the very end. Her feminist perspective and punkesque attitude is the perfect platform for the avant-garde songwriting that brought her respect and fame. What a great gift to everyone at the Catalyst.
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