Michael Franti

Review: My Kid's First Concert

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Michael Franti & Spearhead, First Concert, Sunfest, Michael Franti, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block, Nirvana, Parents News
Dan Sweeney

I was determined that my 20-month-old son's first concert would be much earlier and a lot cooler than mine -- I had to give him something to brag about to his friends years from now.

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Occupy Wall Street: Music Central To Protest

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Occupy Music, Video, Kanye West, Occupy Wall Street, Michael Franti, Tom Morello, Occupy Wall Street Music, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jeff Mangum, Music, #Occupywallstreet, Culture News

By DAVID BAUDER, The Associated Press NEW YORK — The sound of insistent drumming bounces off the sides of nearby office towers announcing the loc...

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Oh Bondage! Up Yours!

Shira Tarrant | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Spearhead, Poly Styrene, Kathleen Hanna, The Coup, Rafael Casal, Michael Franti, Henry Rollins, Pete Seeger, Rinku Sen, Occupy Wall Street, Michael Moore, Radiohead, Ubyk, Video, Culture News
Shira Tarrant

Music fuels our anger and buoys our spirit. Lyrics break down the political problems we face. Songs offer solutions and give us hope. That is the foundation for the emerging soundtrack of our era.

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WATCH: Anti-Flag, Talib Kweli And The Music Of Occupy Wall Steet

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Wall Street Protest, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Anti-Flag, Ny News, Occupy Wall Street, Zucotti Park, Michael Franti, New York News, #Occupywallstreet, Jeff Magnum, New York News

There is no amplification allowed in Zucotti Park, home of the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. It's why protesters have to use "the people's m...

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Talib Kweli Makes Surprise Performance At Wall Street Protest

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Jeff Mangum Wall Street, Wall Street Protests, Video, Talib Kweli, Occupy Wall Street, Michael Franti, Jeff Mangum, #Occupywallstreet, Talib Kweli Occupy Wall Street, Culture News

Talib Kweli is the latest musician to offer his support to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He showed up at New York's Liberty Plaza Thursday night fo...

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From Woody Guthrie to Little Nut Tree: Chatting With Rob Wasserman and Dan Zanes

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Arlo Guthrie, Carol Channing, Charles Mingus, Rob Wasserman, Pete Seeger, G.E. Smith, Dan Zanes, Neil Young, Edie Brickell, Joan Osbourne, Bobby McFerrin, The Blind Boys, Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars, Madeleine Peyroux, Van Dyke Parks, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Bruce Hornsby, Matthew Broderick, Lou Reed, Woody Guthri, Chris Whitley, Tom Morello, Suzanne Vega, Studs Terkel, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Angelique Kidjo, Sheryl Crow, Del Fuegos, Nora Guthrie, The Grateful Dead, Michael Franti, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Sharon Jones, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

On Woody Guthrie: "in a short life he saw so much, but he was really present and there with people. I think he's just really vital, not just in his vision, but as a spokesman for America."

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'Peoples' Reggae at the Aspen Jazz Fest

Anita Thompson | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Reggae, Music, Jazz Fest, Aspen-Colorado, Jazz Aspen, Aspen, Michael Franti, Leon and the Peoples, Denver Around Town, Zac Brown, Denver News
Anita Thompson

By the end of the third song, Leon and the Peoples had the entire stage filled with cheering festival-goers, some who appeared to be self-appointed go-go dancers.

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Everything, Everytime, Everywhere, Mayhem and Beyond: Chatting with Imelda May, Trevor Hall and Motopony

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Peter Asher, Buddy Holly, Blue Fish, Imelda May, Nigel Ledgerwood, Two Fish, Colbie Caillat, Conan O'Brien, The Beatles, Patsy Cline, The Clash, Darrel Higham, Fleet Foxes, Nicole Kidman, Craig Ferguson, Mtv, Subway Fresh Buzz, Swami Vivekananda, Les Paul, Matisyahu, One Fish, Billie Holiday, Dr. Suess, Mary J. Blige, Jeff Beck, Alice Cooper, The Jonas Brothers, Dr. John, Red Fish, Ryan Peterson, Jimmy Cliff, Shareen Anderson, Jay Leno, Gene Vincent, Michael Franti, Pink, Quentin Tarantino, Eddie Cochran, Jimi Hendrix, Motopony, Bumbershoot, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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When Playing Favorites, Grace Potter Always Bets On Red Rocks

Michael Bialas | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Mario Batali, Red Rocks, Michael Franti, Vermont, Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews, Colorado, Saturday Night Live, Cee Lo Green, Concert, Denver, Vegas, Avett Brothers, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals is an album of pulsating, in-your-face rock 'n' roll, with shimmy-shake-and-bake tracks worth repeating on your favorite playlist.

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United Nations Secretary-General Challenges Hollywood to Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Gore, Chevron, Kilimanjaro, Ed Begley Jr., Wangari Maathai, United Nations, Rajendra Pachauri, Obama, Hollywood, Don Cheadle, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Norton, Larry King, UCLA-Hammer Museum, Climate Change, Charlize Theron, Summit on the Summit, Kenna, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Michael Franti, Green News
Lisa Kaas Boyle

UCLA Hammer Museum hosted a "Global Creative Forum" on February 22, bringing together United Nations representatives, environmental experts and entertainment industry leaders.

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How Michael Franti Found the Sun

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Entertainment News, The Sound of Sunshine, Spearhead, Care, Michael Franti, Yoga, Interview, Anti-War, Power to the Peaceful, Entertainment News
Kristi York Wooten

With each major-key shuffle and slow-slurring island vibe, Franti gets a step closer to cementing himself as the goodwill ambassador for "no worries" globalism.

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Augustana & Beyond: A Conversation with Counting Crows' Adam Duritz

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, The Partridge Family, Ron Fair, Madonna, Mickael Franti & Spearhead, OK Go, Hanson, Kurt Cobain, Fats Domino, The Neptunes, Radiohead, Miles Davis, Counting Crows, Loetta Lynn, The Grateful Dead, The Sex Pistols, Michael Franti, Ricky Nelson, George Jones, Adam Duritz, Joni Mitchell, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Disney, Taylor Hanson, American Idol, Jay-Z, Notar, Nirvanna, Augustana, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The last time the Counting Crows Traveling Circus & Medicine Show toured, lead singer Adam Duritz says he "was taking steroids so heavily to keep my voice together that I almost lost a leg."

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Global Beat Fusion: Europe Calling

Derek Beres | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andreya Triana, Bonobo, The Do, Michael Franti, Dr Israel, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Kaya Project, Gaudi, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

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CARE Shows You Why to Celebrate International Women's Day on March 4

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sally Lee, International Women's Day, Rachel Mayanja, Marisa Tomei, New York, Dr. Helene Gayle, Angelique Kidjo, Sarah Ferguson, Maria Bello, Sheryl WuDunn, india.arie, Woinshet, Half the Sky, Care, U.N., Michael Franti, Diane Birch, Nicholas Kristof, Ladies Home Journal, Impact News
Kristi York Wooten

CARE is honoring International Women's Day with their stirring presentation of the Half The Sky performance, featuring a variety of celebrities who will share stories and songs from the powerful book.

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Stop Making Sense With Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz, Plus a Robert Francis Interview, John Mayer News, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sam Riback, ET Thorngren, Stop Making Sense, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, DVD Audio, Neil Young, Alexander Spence, The Beatles, John Mayer, Rooney, Sacd, Snuggie, Atlantic Records, The Who, Weezer, 5.1, John Martyn, Goldie Hawn, Imax, Blu-Ray, Swing Shift, David Byrne, The Rolling Stones, Karen Dalton, Dave Sardy, David Beal, Jordon Croneweth, Dts, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Soul Train, Talking Heads, U2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Entertainment News, Michael Franti, Beverly Martyn, Robert Francis, Oasis, Jonathan Demme, Glen Gray, The Band, Reverened Gary Davis, Bruce Springsteen, James Walcott, Pauline Cale, Martin Scorse, The Last Waltz, Beyonce, Maxwell, Miley Cyrus, Townes Van Zandt, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This year being the 25th anniversary of the release of the Talking Heads' concert classic Stop Making Sense, I spoke with Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz on the cult favorite.

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Video: Yoga + Green + Music = Wanderlust Festival.

Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: John Friend, Franti, Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Jeff Krasno, Green, Jenny Lewis, Music, Michael Franti, Shiva Rea, Common, Sean Hoess, Broken Social Scene, Anusara, Wanderlust, Rothbury, Video, Healthy Living News
Waylon Lewis

I've been in this business for seven years, and Wanderlust Fest is the first time I've ever seen first tier yoga in a context of "hip," or big-time music in a context of mindfulness (green, yoga, etc.).

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Changing the World, One Note at a Time

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Kielburger, Music, Craig Kielburger, Protest Music, Michael Franti, HIV/AIDS, Dreadlocks, Barack Obama Song, Reggae, Arabic, Singing, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

Michael Franti's music is meant to rally the public and raise awareness. But, he wanted to take the music further. To protest the world's injustices, he needed to experience them, so, he headed to Baghdad.

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