Singer Michelle Shocked sits in at canceled show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}March 28, 2013: Alternative folk singer Michelle Shocked sits outside Moe’s Alley nightclub in Santa Cruz Calif., and strums her guitar.
Face covered and mouth taped shut, alternative folk and rock singer Michelle Shocked staged a sit in outside a Santa Cruz nightclub that canceled her show because she made an anti-gay slur at a San Francisco club earlier this month.
The tape across her mouth said "Silenced By Fear." When asked a question, Shocked shook her head vigorously and strummed her guitar while seated on the ground outside popular music venue Moe's Alley. She pointed to a sign inviting people to pick up a Sharpie marker and write on the white disposable safety suit she was wearing.
Earlier in the day, she had tweeted her plans: "Moe's in S Cruz tonight ok? Its an art project `My Summer Vacation' I want your autograph. Bring Sharpie."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moe's Alley owner Bill Welch, who talked with Shocked as she strummed her guitar outside his club, had replaced her with bands Beaver Fever and Frootie Flavors.
"We will not be bashing Michelle Shocked," he said. "Rather we will celebrate music, diversity and send some healing Santa Cruz energy her way."