04 Mar
2011
2011
Michael Franti & Spearhead performed “I’ll Be Waiting” and “Hey Hey Hey” on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Check it out and pick up the album The Sound Of Sunshine on iTunes, Amazon MP3, CD
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27 Nov
2010
2010
Yahoo! and Michael Franti & Spearhead have partnered for the exclusive premiere of the music video for “Hey, Hey, Hey”. The third single from their latest album, The Sound of Sunshine, features Franti’s signature reggae-pop sound with an uplifting message of overcoming obstacles. For the video, Michael traveled to various cities hitting the streets to sing and talk to people about their daily lives. “‘Hey Hey Hey’ is about overcoming adversity and appreciating every second that we have on this planet. The video is centered around the lives of everyday people as we all experience rough times and lean on each other for support and to help lift our spirits,” says Michael.
To celebrate the premiere of the “Hey, Hey, Hey” music video, Michael would love to hear from his fans about how they are holding on during these challenging times and overcoming the obstacles in their lives. The videos will be included in a collective message of hope for the holidays. Fans can submit their videos on Michael’s website now through Monday, December 13th.
The Sound of Sunshine is available now on iTunes. The music video for “Hey, Hey, Hey” will be available for purchase on iTunes on 11/30 and will also be featured on AOL’s Music Video of the Day.
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22 Sep
2010
2010
Michael Franti & Spearhead performed “The Sound Of Sunshine” on Lopez Tonight. Check it out and pick up the album The Sound Of Sunshine on iTunes, Amazon MP3, CD
19 May
2010
2010
Michael Franti, whose latest CD release All Rebel Rockers marked the highest debut album chart position of his career and gave way to the platinum digital smash, “Say Hey (I Love You)”, is now a part of the EMI/Capitol Records roster. New singles will be released later this month from Franti’s forthcoming CD, The Sound of Sunshine on the Capitol Records/Boo Boo Wax label. The Sound of Sunshine album will be available later this summer.
“The spirit and support that we’ve been receiving on the road has been incredible,” said Franti. “Even though we’ve been making music for a long time and many of our fans have been with us for years, the success of All Rebel Rockers and ‘Say Hey (I Love You)’ has allowed even more people to hear the music. Our new fans have become a part of the family and I’m happy to have this new family extend to everyone at EMI.”
Greg Thompson, EMI’s EVP of Promotion and Marketing, said, “We are honored to be involved with such a gifted artist whose incredible spirit, coupled with his musical genius, makes him one of the most exciting performers and musicians in the music scene today.
Michael Franti is the creator and lead singer of Michael Franti & Spearhead. For over two decades, The Bay Area born Franti has been bringing our world exceptionally powerful, deeply felt music. While studying at the University of San Francisco, Franti formed the punk band The Beatnigs, and later the far more hip hop-inflected The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. In the mid-Nineties, Franti first formed Spearhead, and increasingly in recent years, he’s found his own voice musically and his own organic brand of popular success. Franti’s impressive series of recordings have vividly reflected his status as a musical citizen of the world.
Franti & Spearhead will kick off a nationwide headline tour on May 14th at The Fillmore in Miami. For tour dates and ticket information and official Michael Franti news and to check out the latest v-blogs on FRANTV, go to www.michaelfranti.com.
02 Sep
2009
2009
20 Aug
2009
2009
Counting Crows and the band’s non-profit organization, the GreyBird Foundation, are partnering with regionally-based non-profits around the country to give away free tickets to their shows, as well as CDs and signed posters, in the cities where the band will not be on tour.
Counting Crows are currently out with Augustana and Michael Franti & Spearhead on the Traveling Circus and Medicine Show tour. Each day, as the tour bus pulls up, a non-profit in that city will hide an envelope for the lucky winner to find. Adam Duritz will be tweeting clues to their 600,000+ Twitter followers as to where to find the envelope.
Join the circus @ www.twitter.com/countingcrows
Thu 08/20/09 North Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
Fri 08/21/09 Charlotte, NC Uptown Amphitheatre At The Music Factory
Tue 08/25/09 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Wed 08/26/09 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
Fri 08/28/09 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
Sat 08/29/09 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
Mon 08/31/09 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
Thu 09/03/09 New York, NY Rumsey Playfield / Central Park
Sat 09/05/09 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sun 09/06/09 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC)
28 Apr
2009
2009
The lineup is out for this year’s Austin City Limits Festival (October 2nd-4th) and I noticed the bevy of indie-rock bands playing. No Foo Fighters this year but we get Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, The Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon and a lot of filler. Anyways, check out the lineup below:
Pearl Jam
Dave Matthews Band
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Ben Harper and Relentless7
Thievery Corporation
John Legend
The Dead Weather
The Levon Helm Band
Ghostland Observatory
Sonic Youth
Mos Def
Toadies
Flogging Molly
The B-52s
Lily Allen
Citizen Cope
Arctic Monkeys
The Decemberists
Coheed and Cambria
Andrew Bird
Girl Talk
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Phoenix
Bassnectar
Bon Iver
!!!
Avett Brothers
The Airborne Toxic Event
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Clutch
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Grizzly Bear
Heartless Bastards
Passion Pit
White Lies
Dan Auerbach
The Walkmen
The Scabs
Reckless Kelly
DeVotchka
Blitzen Trapper
The Virgins
Here We Go Magic
Eek-A-Mouse
K’Naan
Asleep at the Wheel
Dr. Dog
The Raveonettes
The Knux
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
State Radio
Los Amigos Invisibles
The Felice Brothers
Federico Aubele
Raul Malo
Daniel Johnston
Poi Dog Pondering
Brett Dennen
Rodriguez
Henry Butler
Preservation Hall
Sam Roberts Band
The Greencards
Sara Watkins
Walter “Wolfman” Washington
David Garza
John Vanderslice
Zac Brown Band
Todd Snider
School of Seven Bells
The Dodos
Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3
Alberta Cross
Deer Tick
Bell X1
Alela Diane
The Wood Brothers
The Parlor Mob
Rebirth Brass Band
Marva Wright
Terri Hendrix
L.A.X.
Lisa Hannigan
The Low Anthem
Sons of Bill
Suckers
Sarah Jaffe
Cotton Jones
The Henry Clay People
Papa Mali
Jypsi
Vince Mira
Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights
Mimicking Birds
Jeffrey Steele
Jonell Mosser
Leatherbag
Keith Gattis
Damien Horne
Sarah Siskind
The Dexateens
Nelo
Danny Brooks
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The Soul Stirrers
The Durdens
Palm School Elementary
The Gospel Silvertones
Diaconos
Quinn Sullivan
Ralph’s World
Q Brothers
Milkshake
Telephone Company
Loose Cannons
Lunch Money
