MidAmerica Talent and BoomBox Music Group are proud to present Michael Jackson: A Tribute to the Life & Music of the King of Pop, a musical tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of the last century. The show will take place on Friday, August 21st, 2009 at The Cabooze, 917 Cedar Avenue on the West Bank in Minneapolis. Doors will open at 8:00 PM and the music will begin at 9:30 PM.

Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. This is an 18+ event and advance tickets are available at The Cabooze Box Office, The Electric Fetus, The Joint, Know Name Records, Treehouse Records, and online at www.cabooze.com. For more information please call The Cabooze at (612) 338-6425.

The very special evening will feature performances by some of the Twin Cities most talented musicians including Stokley (Mint Condition), Julius Collins (Greazy Meal), G Sharp (Dr. Mambo’s Combo), DaRyan, JD Steele (The Steeles), Fred Steele (The Steeles), Ray Covington (The Maxx Band), Emil Campbell (The R Factor), JB (The Routine), Brandon Commodore (Mint Condition, Sounds of Blackness), O'Dell (Mint Condition), Deevo (Erica West), Art Haynes (The R-Factor), Manny Fresh (The New Congress), Darnell Davis (Darnell Davis & The Remnant), Russ King (The New Congress), Dan Kusz, Aaron Weimer, Shayde (Druscilla Abernathy & the BKS Vine), Ashley Commodore, Timotha Lanae and last but not least, MN's own National Recording Artist - MATTHEW SANTOS!!! and also a few other very special surprise guests!

This special tribute will include songs from every stage of Jackson’s career, beginning with his early hits with The Jackson 5 and continuing through his solo career with mega hits from “Off The Wall”, “Thriller”, “Bad”, “Dangerous” and “Invincible”.