Michele Lundeen

Genre: Blues
Secondary Genre: Rock San Diego, California USA Contact

"The Queen of Steam"... unique, soulful, passionate, hi-energy singer/songwriter with personable, earthy delivery, fronts her Blues-Funk-Soul-Rockin' pro-band. You know you gotta have some! Audience participation encouraged.

"...Real, visceral impact." (George Varga/San Diego Tribune)

Artist Information

Biography

The "Queen of Steam"... one of San Diego's premier, award winning artists!
"A soul-deep singer with a penetrating presence" (Michael Kinsman/San Diego Blues Fest)
"Powerful singing and Blues swagger." (Bill Rulmann/All Music)
Audibly and visually entertaining!
• Blues Foundation "Best Self Produced CD” Finalist
• San Diego Blues Challenge 1st Place Winner
• “Best Blues” Nominee San Diego Music Awards 2011~2010~2009~2008~2007~2006~2002~2001~2000
• San Diego Music Awards “Best Blues Album” Nominee
• Cover story Southland Blues Dec 2008
(award winning publication based in So. CA area)
• Headlined National Women in Blues Festival (NC)

MICHELE LUNDEEN “Queen of Steam”
Hi-Energy Blues - R&B - Mean Street Funk - Memphis Soul

Prepare for an unforgettable show when versatile singer, songwriter Michele Lundeen and her band hit the stage. A soulful, mesmerizing vocalist, Michele effortlessly blends classic and contemporary Blues, Memphis soul, jump swing, Texas boogie, roots rock, rhythm & blues, sultry jass, New Orleans funk and more into a satisfying musical stew.

While her energetic, infectious style is truly all her own, Michele Lundeen has been compared to artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Etta James, Aretha Franklin and shades of Billie Holiday. Reaching into the audience with emotional vocals and body language, she’s been dubbed "The Queen of Steam" for her electrifying vocal and stage presence –– she commands attention with talent and warmth. She also enjoys including the audience in an entertaining, musical romp. Among notable events, Michele headlined the 1st National Women In Blues Festival (Wilmington, NC); was like a Pied Piper at 2012 Gator By The Bay Fest (San Diego); raised temperatures at the Colorado Belle Blues & Brews Fest (Laughlin, NV); had people racing to the San Diego Blues Fest Stage; packed Rollin On The River (Reno, NV); rock ‘n rolled ‘em right on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, and let the good times roll for thousands at TGIF Carlsbad “Mardi Gras in August” Summer Concert (2012).

Before relocating to San Diego in 1997, Michele entertained the northern Nevada-California area for several years where she still has a strong fan-base. Michele leads her seasoned band, Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak, who, along with being the support act for dozens of national touring acts such as Elvin Bishop, John Lee Hooker, Debbie Davies, Kim Wilson, Coco Montoya, and more, have performed at top local venues and a variety festivals as well as private/corporate functions. This entertaining crew is equally at home in outdoor, all-age festival settings as well as large or intimate club venues offering Michele Lundeen & Blues Streak (blues & variety), Madame LeRoux & Krewe (New Orleans R&B show in costume!), or a rousing, heartfelt Etta James/Koko Taylor Tribute.

Michele is a multiple San Diego Music Award “Best Blues” nominee (most recently 2011). Michele and her band also represented “Blues Lovers United of San Diego (BLUSD) in the “International Blues Challenge” in Memphis, TN, after placing first in the BLUSD regional Blues Challenge. Her debut CD, Song Inside Me was Nominated San Diego Music Award “Best Blues Album” and also one of the “Best Self-Produced CD” Final Four in the Blues Foundation’s prestigious International Blues Challenge (IBC) category. The 12 track CD features nine of Michele’s self-penned originals, showcasing her passionate, dynamic, versatile vocals and entwining her old-school R&B and blues based roots (plus a love of Gospel) around each track. Receiving airplay across the U.S., Canada and abroad, Song Inside Me has garnered positive reviews and countless new fans. As a songwriter, Lundeen’s lyrics are poignant, sometimes tongue 'n cheek with arrangements that are down-home yet catchy and danceable.

Her current, 4-6 piece, veteran main band consists of vocals, guitar, bass, drums plus saxophone and/or keys with 3-4 part vocal harmonies. A full horn section and/or keys can also be added on request. Michele is also often sought after as a featured artist for special event showcases and can mix up great chemistry as an acoustic duo or trio. Whether a full-on band or vocals and a piano, Michele and crew know how to add just the right flavors to accent a multitude of events. We have P.A. if required.
(Song lists, press on request)

Whether club, private, corporate or all age festival setting, one thing is for sure… you can count on a red-hot, personable performance and top-notch musicianship from this award winning artist and her band!

Growing up in Oakland, CA, music was always the centerpiece and staff of life for Michele. Influenced by artists like Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Tina Turner and moved by that commanding, Gospel/Soul/R&B sound, her own musical expressions exude attitude and confidence but... especially honesty. A gifted interpreter of songs, Michele's hi-energy, live performances help tell her song's stories, and one can visualize that intensity in her recorded work. With a candid, sometimes humorous look at the trials and tribulations of life, her lyrics are poignant, arrangements creative and musicianship top-notch.

Guaranteed entertaining, memorable fun and professional!

Instrumentation

Walter Gentry - Alto, Tenor, Soprano Sax and vocals
John January - Guitars and Vocals
"Diamond" Dave Lindgren - Bass Guitar and Backup Vocals
Ric Lee - Drums
Jeff Graves - Drums

Discography

SONG INSIDE ME
Milestone Music (self-released)
Produced by Michele Lundeen & Johnny "V" Vernazza
Recorded: Route 44 Studios (Rohnert Park, CA)
Engineer: Harry Gale
Audio Design (San Diego, CA) Engineer: Ben Moore
Mastered: DigiPrep by Dan Hearsch
Duplicated: Disc Makers

Michele's 12 track debut CD, SONG INSIDE ME, includes nine self-penned originals.

Along with Michele's own seasoned band, several San Francisco Bay Area, luminaries guest including: Johnny "V" (guitars), Roy Rogers (guitar), Ed Early (Elvin Bishop's trombone man), Sue Palmer (piano), Austin Delone (keys), Gary Silva (drums), Steve Evans (bass), Tom Poole (Etta James trumpet man), Dave Stone (sax), Vernelle Anders and Gail Muldrow (background vocals).

SONG INSIDE ME was a 2005 San Diego Music Award's "Best Blues Album" Nominee AND one of the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge 2006 "BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD" Final Four!

SONG INSIDE ME is traveling the airwaves on Triple A and college stations and online across the USA, Canada and the Virgin Islands and internationally in Australia, France, Belgium, England, Spain, Israel, the Netherlands, Belgrade, Italy, Russia, Ireland, etc. It's been reported to the Living Blues Charts many times, made an "2005 Essential 100," several Top 25 and Top 10 and Top 5 charts as well as the Roots-Blues Top 50 charts for 10 weeks (late-Fall 06-Winter 07).

Airplay: Among many stations around the world, "Featured Blue Blood Artist" and in rotation on syndicated www.bluesdeluxe.com 2x broadcast on 100 stations across the USA, Virgin Islands and Canada, etc.

Contact for complete list.

All CD sample clips here and at www.michelelundeen.com and www.cdbaby.com/Lundeen

SONG INSIDE ME for sale online at link through www.michelelundeen.com - www.amazon.com, www.cdbaby.com/lundeen - www.bandvillage.com

Official Website

http://www.michelelundeen.com

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Michele performing original "Starting All Over" with guitarist Reuben Vigil (and p/u band The Midnighters) at the 2nd Nat'l Women In Blues Festival, Wilmington, NC (footage courtesy of WiB)

Gator By The Bay Festival (5-12-12) performing "Wang Dang Doodle"

Photo Gallery

Press

  • A Soul Deep Singer [+ Show ]

    The moment still shines through like it happened last night. Michele Lundeen is standing on the fron...

  • Firebreather in Town [+ Show ]

    "Leather-lunged power, wise-beyond-her-years instinct and soulful-beyond-her-skin-color melisma to w...

  • CD Release Party [+ Show ]

    "If one half of this gal is funkied, the other half has a penchant for blue-eyed soul balladry... on...

  • Michele Lundeen [+ Show ]

    "Michele Lundeen is turning up the heat. See her on stage for even a nanosecond and you'll see the w...

  • Solar Cookoff Success [+ Show ]

    "Together the band is hot...with Michele it takes off. It’s hard to match “The Queen of Steam” for w...

  • 25th W.C Handy Award Week 2004 [+ Show ]

    "(at the Marriott) ...Trolley Stop Bar for the jam hosted by Memphis' own Billy Gibson Band. ...Mi...

  • North Tahoe Blues Fest [+ Show ]

    "The best part of the North Tahoe Blues Fest was powerhouse Michele Lundeen... with a voice reminisc...

  • IBC Kickoff Concert [+ Show ]

    "You lit up the stage...what I saw at the blues show was chemistry on a mass scale...and the crowd p...

  • Tommy Castro & Michele Lundeen [+ Show ]

    Michele Lundeen killed us with her smokin’ hot blues. From ballsy barn burners to bittersweet ballad...

  • Opening for Magic Slim [+ Show ]

    "Girl, I remember you...you sing that way, down South, anywhere, they’ll go wild...they’d love you.”...

Setlist

Audibly and visually entertaining...
Showcases/sets incorporate select covers and Michele's acclaimed originals
Typical:
- Festivals/Concerts 60-90 min. set (multiple spots d/anor 2 sets considered)
Regular club show typically 3 -1 hour sets

Set structure combines an entertaining mix of funk, rock, blues, swing, boogie, Memphis Soul, occasional campy jazz plus at least a few bluesy ballads. Occasional acoustic duet added in concert.

Covers are primarily in the vein of Blues, Soul, and classic R&B artists including:

- Baby You're Right, You Need To Be With Me, Little By Little (Susan Tedeschi)
- Something's Got A Hold on Me, Tell Mama, Good Rockin' Daddy, At Last, Wet Match, Born Under A Bad Sign, Down Home Blues, I'd Rather Go Blind, I Sing The Blues, Blues Is My Business, Come To Mama, Just Wanna Make Love To You, etc. (Etta James)
- Wang Dang Doodle, 29 Ways, Voodoo Woman, etc. (Koko Taylor)
- Soulshine *Gov't Mule)
- I Feel Good, Cold Sweat, Funky Good Time (James Brown)
- If I Can't Sell It, Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean (Ruth Brown)
- Let The Good Times Roll, Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss, 3 O'Clock Blues, Thrill Is Gone (B.B. King)
- Chain of Fools, Jumping Jack Flash, Baby I Love You, Respect, Natural Woman, Rock Steady, etc. (Aretha Franklin)
- Blues Standards like: Tore Down, Further On Up The Road, T-Bone Shuffle
- Shaky Ground (Delbert McClinton/Etta James)
- Hardway To Go (Taj Mahal/Johnny Winter)
- Pride & Joy, Cold Shot (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
- Cheatin' Blues (Denise LaSalle)
- Nutbush City Limits, Darlin' You Know I Love You, Rock Me Baby, River Deep Mountain High, Proud Mary (Tina Turner)
- Rock Bottom (Elvin Bishop)
- Bobby Magee, What Good Can Drinking Do, Piece of My Heart, Move Over, Mercedes Benz + (Janis Joplin)
- You're Gonna Make Me Cry (Lavelle White/O.V. Wright)
- Can't Let Go (Lucinda Williams)
- That's What Love Will Make You Do, You're Gonna Hava A Murder (Little Milton)
- I Can't Stand The Rain (Ann Peebles)
- I Got My Mojo Workin' (Muddy Waters)
- Roadhouse Blues (Doors)
- Give It Up, kokomo Blues, Real Man, Tangled And Dark, Thing Called Love (Bonnie Raitt)
- Come Get Your Love (E.C. Scott)
- Walkin' Blues, Crossroads (Robert Johnson/Eric Clapton/Paul Butterfield)
- Heard It Through The Grapevine (Gladys Knight)
- House of the Rising Sun (Eric Burdon)
- Bump, Bounce Boogie (Asleep At The Wheel)
- Turn On Your Love Light (Bobby Blue Bland)
- Wanna Take You Higher (Sly & The Family Stone)
- Fever (Peggy Lee, Neville Brothers)
- Red Beans Cookin' (Marcia Ball)
- Money (Beatles)
- Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Shout (Temptations)
- Shotgun (Jr. Walker & The Allstars)
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Animals/Joe Cocker)
- Mercy Mercy Mercy (Bonnie Bramlett)
- Born on The Bayou (Creedence Clearwater)
- Get Ready (Temptations/Rare Earth)
- Use me Up (Bill Withers)
etc....

Setlist(s) or complete, itemized list on demand...
We can be flexible and we always have a ball with y'all!

Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
Jun 28, 2013 Friday 6:00 PM TGIF Summer Concert Series, Stagecoach Park Carlsbad, CA, US
Jul 28, 2013 Sunday 5:00 PM Standley Park Summer Concert, Governor Dr. San Diego, CA, US