Lobby Sessions is an up close & personal music series produced by Hotel Crocodile, featuring artists you already love & others you’ve yet to discover.
Thursday, February 20th
7:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show
21+
Michael Cepress: Michael Cepress is a musician, storyteller, and designer based in Seattle. His music balances the loud & proud boogie of the 50’s with the groove and poetry of late 60’s rock.
He weaves tales of love and lust in his rich baritone voice, as he moves effortlessly from
tickling the 88s to wailing on his trademark semi-hollow 6-string.
His roots rocking the midwest in various bands (The Red Ball Express, The Sons of Mary
and The Shakin’ 78s) led him on a voyage of musical discovery, and he fell in love with the
art, fashion and music of the 60’s and 70’s counterculture. His deep study of the style and
values of the era has made him an in-demand writer and curator. Notably his work
“Counter-Couture,” which featured over 150 authentic garments from the American
counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s is still being written about and discussed. It
debuted at the Bellevue Art Museum, and was later re-imagined for the Museum of Arts
and Design in New York City.
His latest release “In The Brightness” showcases the grooviness of his 60’s heart, echoing
the sounds of Jefferson Airplane or Donovan, keeping true to his authentic love and affini
for the artists of that era. His live band show keeps the cosmic groove going, no matter the
tempo, and they’re dressed to the nines. Michael custom designs his looks for the show,
and it’s normal for the crowd to glow up for the occasion too. Put on your dancing’ shoes
and shake a feather to snappy soul, rock n roll, Stonesy blues, and flower power funk.