Armed with a bottleneck slide, blues harmonica, and her signature soul-filled vocals, Michelle Malone was born in the Deep South and grew up listening to her mother sing in the church choir every Sunday. When it came time to craft her own sound, she took those religious roots, blended in enough rock, folk, and blues to satisfy. The result is, Day 2, a high-spirited stripped down blend of rootsy acoustic slide, gritty electric blues and explosive vocals that harkens back to the lost recordings of Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams and The Rolling Stones. www.michellemalone.com Opening for Michelle is RILEY BIEDERER, who at just 16, has just been signed by Elton John to Rocket Music with a publishing deal with Sony/ATV. Expect big happenings for this up-comer, and an incredible opening set.