Saturday, 09 June 2007
House Concert:  Shakeh

With a voice full of depth and complex emotions, candid poetic lyrics, and a style best described as “Adult Contemporary Eclectic”, singer/songwriter Shakeh Herbekian spins musical tales that take the listener on a unique journey.   As a live performer, she is energetic and engaging given to making up songs on the spot for children of all ages. With her wireless system she can be very interactive with a crowd and performs as a single, duo, trio, or with a full band.

Shakeh has toured extensively up and down the west coast from San Diego to Seattle playing colleges, festivals, clubs, coffeehouses and bookstores. She resides both in Los Angeles and near-by Arlington, Washington.

"With a voice both tender and tough, honest lyrics and catchy melodies, the woman who goes only by the name Shakeh (pronounced Sha-KAY) ... has been compared to singers like Melissa Etheridge and Cher, and one could toss Texas blues belter Angela Strehli into the mix with her rough and slightly gritty alto.

"You will be able to feel the passion and joy as Shakeh sings her tunes unrestrained yet with just enough control to stay focused.

"Lyrically, Shakeh writes straight ahead and from the heart on nine originals and one co-written tune. She never tries to be too pretty or poetic -- just lays it all out, even in the gentler tunes. And although she explores the emotional impact of love lost, an unfailing ability to see the silver lining always seems to emerge. She also has this self deprecating sense of humor that is infectuous."  --extracted from Les Reynolds's Indie-Music.com review of Shakeh's  CD "Running"

  7:30pm at Brookhaven Lodge. 

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