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The current Band - Phil Skipper on Bass, Scott Callison on Drums, Trish "Big Red" Land on vocals and shakery things, occasionally blessed with Jonny Daly on some pedal steel, Peter Stroud on some guitar
Nick Didia is producing and engineering the new CD.
On past CD's.... DRUMMERS have included Dave Anthony, Linda Bolley, Siggy Birkis, and Kirk Yoquelet....... BASSISTS have included Phil Skipper, David LaBruyere, Tony Reyes, Lee Kennedy and Aaron Sands....BACKGROUND SINGERS include Trina Meade, Tony Reyes, Shawn Mullins, Garrison Starr, Amy Ray, and Linda Bolley.....PRODUCERS AND ENGINEERS include Nick DiDia, Don McCollister, Rob Gal, Neilson Hubbard and Andy Hunt.
Thanks to all these fine talented folks!
Influences
fried chicken, dark chocolate, brown liquor, Supro amps, dirty pipes, bad breakups, long desolate highways, mom, Staple Singers, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, The Who, Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thorton, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Mose Allison, Puccini, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Ann Peebles, Irma Thomas, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Patti Smith Group, Leadbelly, The Faces, AC/DC, The Georgia Satellites...ask me tomorrow
Sounds Like
The illegitimate love child of Keith Richards and Bonnie Raitt....Lucinda Williams in a head-on collision with the Drive-By Truckers....A Deep southern pocket with a 50 watt socket...in other words...the one and only Michelle Malone
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I was born and raised in Atlanta by musician parents with whom I toured in the summers. I dropped out of highschool at 16, lived in the streets and lived dangerously while developing some nasty habits. I got clean, went back to highschool and became the valdictorian for a small class. I went to Agnes Scott College with dreams of becoming a doctor...then I got a record deal with Arista. All i've done for a living since then is play music - I'm working on my 10th CD now. I ran the Paris marathon for Leukemia Society. I rode my bike with Team Earth Challenge from Atlanta to Yucca Mountain, NV in protest of the nuclear waste dumping there. Now I just try to recycle and make inspirational music. Oh, and I was on the Grammy ballot recently.
I love good music. I love good people. I love good food and wine. I have lived through addiction and I am no longer over indulgent! I grew up quite late in life....must be a musician thang... I finally learned to love myself and now i love life, too!
I try to always see the glass half full. I think you create your own reality via your thoughts. I've always tried to do the right thing, make organic honest music, and be myself. I have not always succeeded, but I get better at this life thing everyday.
After 3 decades in Atlanta, a few years in Boulder, and a minute in Nashville, I now live in Decatur, Alabama. It's a beautiful little town! I have 2 cats, the incredible Big Red , and an amazing life.
NOW...HERE COMES THE MUSIC INFO....
IT'S NOT WHO I AM, IT'S JUST WHAT I DO....
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE....
PRESS REVUES:
"...raucous and jubilant...somewhere between Lucinda Williams and Shelby Lynne comes Michelle Malone alternating between soulful ballads and rowdy, riffy blasters."
- ROLLING STONE
"4 out of 5 Bunnies "... on this loose and blues-stoked new album, the rough-and-tumble Malone embraces her inner Keith Richards while churning up those Southern roots with the vigor of Lucinda Williams." "
- PLAYBOY Magazine
"The kind of singer and songwriter who can jolt things into overdrive."
- NEW YORK TIMES
"Her lyrics ripple with Dylanish imagery and a fierce will to survive."
- MADEMOISELLE MAGAZINE
"Raucous and sinewy guitar leads - sensual, raspy vocals - Malone has become a master at mixing blues and Americana" - GUITAR PLAYER
"A troubadour with grit and enough accessibility to warrant widespread acceptance."
- BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
"Malone has steadily shaped music that is elegantly honest and genuine for over 10 years."
- CURVE MAGAZINE
"An exceptional voice capable of smoking langour and howling catharsis."
- WASHINGTON POST
"If the strong songs, crisp guitar work and soulful vocals of Stompin' Ground are any indication, we should start referring to Bonnie Raitt as the poor person's Michelle Malone.
- HIGHBIAS.COM
"Malone wails like the devil's on her tail, but she isn't waiting for Satan to catch up before she catches fire" "
- - AMPLIFIER MAGAZINE
"Sugarfoot is blues-based rock and roll, raw and rough-honed, a modern-day Exile On Main Street - except that it has exceptional songs."
- CREATIVE LOAFING (Atlanta)
"“Toggling between amped-up blues rockers, powder-keg acoustic romps and the occasional roots ballad, [Sugarfoot] boasts the same combustible spirit that fuels Malone’s live shows.” "
- PERFORMING SONGWRITER
"Contemporary Southern rock doesn't get any smarter or dirtier than this. Poetic lyric command, relentless energy, and nasty slide guitar make Sugarfoot riveting from the get-go." "
-AMAZON.COM
"Top 10 album of the year - Malone's rich vocals blew me away. Great range - straight up slide guitar rock bursting with attitude that'll "drop you to your knees". It's pure ear candy with a shot of Bourbon."
- BLUESCRITIC.COM
"Adventurous, slithery and ebullient slide - sings and plays with cool confidence throughout ala Bonnie Raitt and Shelby Lynn
- - BLUES REVUE
She has the soul of a bluesman, the heart of a folk singer, and the guts of a rock and roll star all wrapped up in one fiery bad ass.” - NASHVILLE RAGE
"Stompin' Ground is, hands-down, the best Americana release from a female singer-songwriter." - HARP MAGAZINE
Michelle Malone is as well-rounded as she is supremely talented.”
Hey Michelle, just wanted to let you know that I thought you rocked in Michigan. I really like the new stuff. good times. I'm glad ya'll played w&w too, that was great. take care!
One of my fondest memories is waliking through little 5 and hearing this beautiful voice stop singing and yell through the mic to invite me on out of the rain to hear her song. It was yours and it sang again. Thank you. Willis
