Michael Franti and his band are surely having a gratifying month. After years of releasing issue-addressing, conscience-raising records, Michael Franti/Spearhead’s All Rebel Rockers scored the musicians their highest chart position ever, entering the Billboard charts at #39, selling more than 12,000 copies in its first week. On September 2nd, the band shared the stage with Rage Against the Machine, Dead Prez and Anti Flag in protest of the Iraq war at the Republican National Convention. Additionally, Michael Franti’s Power to the Peaceful music festival, headlined by Spearhead, Ziggy Marley, Waren Haynes and Rebelution, has grown steadily over the decade it has been in existence, and drew more than 70,000 fans to Golden Gate Park earlier this month. It would seem that dedication and hard work do pay off.
The band is currently on tour in the US. After playing the San Diego Street Scene with the likes of Beck, Cat Power and Vampire Weekend this Friday, Michael Franti and Spearhead will play the Hollywood Bowl with Ozomatli on Sunday. While in Los Angeles, Franti and his band will stop by the KCRW studios to appear on the renowned Nic Harcourt-hosted "Morning Becomes Eclectic." Then on the 23rd, the band will perform on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on CBS.
Critics are cheering for All Rebel Rockers:
"Franti is an artist the size of a forest, his music is merely one tree and All Rebel Rockers is one spiffy branch." URB
"With the often exhilarating new record, Franti offers a set of elastic, expansive grooves that combine humane social concern and messages of love with pure thump." Boston Globe
"At the end of the day, I can’t deliver higher praise." San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Infectious hooks, catchy choruses, stellar musicianship, top flight production and a mix of politically relevant and fun lyrics makes All Rebel Rockers another Spearhead gem." Jambase
Appearance on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" Scheduled for Sept 23rd
DON’T MISS MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD LIVE!
AUSTRALIAN TOUR Fri Oct 10 Sat Oct 11 Sun Oct 12 Tue Oct 14 Thu Oct 16 Fri Oct 17 Sat Oct 18 Sun Oct 19 Tue Oct 21 Wed Oct 22 |
Brisbane, AUS, THE TIVOLI SOLD OUT! Byron Bay, AUS, BYRON BAY HIGH SCHOOL Newcastle, AUS, CIVIC THEATRE Sydney, AUS, ENMORE THEATRE Melbourne, AUS, THE FORUM SOLD OUT! Melbourne, AUS, THE FORUM Wollongong, AUS, GREAT HALL Canberra, AUS, ANU BAR Adelaide, AUS, THEBARTON THEATRE Fremantle, AUS, METROPOLIS |
U.S. FALL TOUR
Wed Nov 05 Thu Nov 06 Fri Nov 07 Sat Nov 08 Sun Nov 09 Wed Nov 12 Thu Nov 13 Fri Nov 14 Sat Nov 15 Sun Nov 16 Wed Nov 19 Thu Nov 20 Fri Nov 21 & Sat Nov 22 Sun Nov 23 Fri Nov 28 & Sat Nov 29 |
Montreal, QB METROPOLIS Toronto, ON KOOL HAUS Royal Oak, MI ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE Chicago, IL VIC THEATRE Madison, WI BARRYMORE THEATRE Louisville, KY BROWN THEATRE Pittsburgh, PA CARNEGIE HALL OF HOMESTEAD Albany, NY PALACE THEATRE Providence, RI LUPO’S Boston, MA ORPHEUM Washington, DC 9:30 CLUB Philadelphia, PA ELECTRIC FACTORY New York, NY NOKIA THEATRE Northampton, MA CALVIN THEATRE Denver, CO FILLMORE plus! KIDS MATINEE on Sat Nov 29 |
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