Michelle Brown

Michelle Brown brings the big bluesy voice, and John Maier brings the Hammond organ and piano that drive everything underneath it. Together they swing from cool blues to full party mode, with a tight, punchy backbeat keeping it moving. The repertoire mixes old and new, so Nina Simone and Janis Joplin can share a night with Rihanna and Pink. Years on the East Coast circuit of pubs, clubs and festivals have taught them how to keep a room that's out for a good time on side. It's a duo, so it fits a smaller room, but that organ gives two people a lot more weight than you'd expect.