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Published Sunday, July 17, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

SHELBY LYNNE/RAUL MIDON: What a show at the Paradise in Boston on Sunday night. Ms. Shelby Lynne performed a devastating set that included two encores and veered back and forth between upbeat roadhouse rockers to poignant heartbreaking acoustic ballads. Particularly touching songs that I remembered long enough to check online when I got home included "If I Were Smart" and "Iced Tea." Did it really take a decade for the Grammys to name Shelby the best new artist?
Raul Midon opened, and Wow. Great stuff. Smooth customer, Mr. Midon is. And how did I miss the fact that he was blind before? I saw him on Mr. David Letterman's program a few weeks ago. Midon mentioned that CBS cameras were filming the Boston show, so be on the lookout for that (possible 60 Minutes profile in the offing? or something else?). He also offered to sign copies of his CD, State of Mind, which even he mentioned was an interesting prospect, considering he can't see his handiwork.

Official sites: Shelby Lynne (includes an audio player for a few of her new songs); Raul Midon