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.
Cataloging her years of songwriting and responding to clamoring cries for a central place to find her music, Cruz is releasing a full-length album in September, "The Recovery," and she 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. Click here to read more about her visit and to listen to a podcast with excerpts of our on-air conversation and her music.
Besides those by Cruz, I made sure to play other new artists and songs on the July 24 edition of Venus Sings Radio, as you'll see below. Looking back, as a matter of fact, my selections nearly amount to a listening party for Janelle Monae's newest album, Archandroid, as well as for the pending one by Cruz. Take a look for yourself, and tune in next time:
Venus Sings Radio on WRIU, the 4th Saturday of every month.
- Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings / The Game Gets Old / I Learned the Hard Way
- Nelly Stharre / Peace in the Middle East (Remix) / Soul Country
- Queen Omega / Footsteps (Courtesy of Lustre Kings)
- Ceu / Cangote / Vagarosa
- Janelle Monae / Dance or Die / Archandroid
- Erykah Badu / Window Seat / New Amerykah, Pt. II
- Janelle Monae / Locked Inside / Archandroid
- Nina Simone / Put a Spell on You
- Janelle Monae / Oh Maker / Archandroid
- Michelle Cruz / In the Presence of Her Man / Not Saying Never EP
- Michelle Cruz / Not Saying Never (Acoustic) / Not Saying Never EP
- Michelle Cruz / Not Saying Never (Full Jazz Band) / Not Saying Never EP
- Michelle Cruz / In the Presence of Her Man / Not Saying Never EP
- Janelle Monae / Tightrope / Archandroid
- Zuco 103 / Peregrino / Republicafrobeat
- Ana Tijoux / 1977 / 1977
- Princess Menen / Forever I Live (Courtesy of Lustre Kings)
- Satta ft. M1 and Princess Menen / Streetmusicology (Courtesy of Lustre Kings)
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