MAFIA HITS MORONGO BASIN

    /24-7PressRelease/ - JOSHUA TREE, CA, October 06, 2006 - Singer/Songwriter Shawn Mafia will showcase the full spectrum of his darkly, poetic "film noir rock" world with a series of two Hi-Desert shows this October. Described by the Sun Runner Magazine as the "poet laureate of the desert's scarred underbelly", Mafia will be debuting his stripped down solo act, THE SHAWN MAFIA SINSATIONAL ACOUSTIC SIDESHOW! Friday, October 13, 2006 from 7 to 9 PM at The Water Canyon Coffee Company in Yucca Valley, CA. Admission is free. Later in the month Mafia will be bringing his backing ensemble, The Ten Cent Thrills, to the 70th annual Pioneer Days in 29 Palms, CA, for a full band experience guaranteed "to grow you three day stubble and a whole lot of inebriated trouble!" Shawn Mafia & The Ten Cent Thrills will appear as a head lining act on the Pioneer Days stage Friday, October 20, 2006 at 9 P.M., followed by southern rock hardcores, The Dead Rebels from Los Angeles, CA. For more information on Shawn Mafia's music and performances visit http://www.shawnmafia.com.

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