Click here to listen to a podcast from the July 24, 2010 edition of Venus Sings Radio. I was visited that day by singer, songwriter and Isis Storm sister, Michelle Cruz. by Reza Corinne Clifton
(Venus Sings / DJ Reza Wreckage / Reza Rites)
KINGSTON, RI - On Saturday, July 24, 2010, Venus Sings Radio on WRIU was a very special and sultry edition. That is because I brought in Michelle Cruz, a singer, songwriter and guitar-player from Pawtucket, RI who is adored and admired by fans locally as well as along the east coast for intensely intimate and "surreal" musical blends and live performances. Click here to listen to or download a podcast with musical and conversational highlights from the show.
I've followed and worked with Cruz for several years, through projects including Rhode 2 Africa and Isis Storm, and as a former visitor to Venus Sings Radio. It's an easy choice, really; she has consistently released and promoted singles, has an interesting personal past as the only American-born member of her otherwise Cape Verdean household, and she regularly garners recognition, like recently being named a finalist in a contest tied to the Lilith Fair nationally-touring concert series and having a song named number one jazz song of the month on thesixtyone.com. Even with all this, Cruz had another reason to join me: cataloging her years of songwriting and responding to clamoring cries for a central place to find her music, Cruz is working on a full-length album.
"The Recovery" is scheduled for release in September and Cruz is actively performing and promoting it to audiences near and wide. She also talked about an EP, available now at her live shows; it features her highly acclaimed single, "Not Saying Never," in it's original full band version as well as a special acoustic version. The cd also has an acoustic version of her song, "In the Presence of Her Man" - one of my personal favorites.
In fact, on the day of the live radio show, I played that track twice. But what can I say; Michelle Cruz is the type of artist who makes you want to break the rules.
Hear excerpts of the July 24 show here on a podcast from the show or click here to see a full playlist from the show. To pre-order The Recovery and to follow updates from Michelle Cruz, visit www.MichelleCruz.com or www.IsisStorm.com. To hear Venus Sings Radio, listen to WRIU (90.3 FM or www.wriu.org) from 9-11 AM every 4th Saturday of the month, or get show updates, playlists and more from Venus Sings / Reza Rites/ DJ Reza Wreckage at www.VenusSings.com.
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