Mike Farris Update

INO/Columbia’s powerhouse vocalist Mike Farris wowed SXSW crowds as he appeared on three different stages. Plunging full throttle into the music scene Farris adds the famous Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits Festival to his legendary venues and festivals tour, while also launching his weekly series at Nashville’s Station Inn: Mike Farris presents Sunday Night Shout.
 
Farris performed at this year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival on March 11th at Stubb’s, where he entertained BMI VIP guests, March12th at the Four Seasons as well as on March 13th for the Americana Music Association (AMA) showcase at the world famous blues venue, Antone’s. 
 
SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the U.S. and is based in Austin, TX. Known for drawing crowds by the thousands it is a place for discovering fresh talent among industry insiders. Along with Farris, performers included music icon Dolly Parton, R.E.M, The Black Crowes, etc.
 
SXSW is only the beginning for Farris, as he launches Mike Farris presents Sunday Night Shout, a weekly series taking place at Station Inn in downtown Nashville. The series kicks off April 6th and continues every Sunday evening, with doors opening at 6PM. Farris and his band will get the crowd rocking out at 7PM and carry on into the night with some occasional special guests accompanying him on stage, while encouraging audience participation with instruments provided during the show.
 
Not stopping there, Farris will perform alongside renowned artists such My Morning Jacket, The Allman Brothers, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  and more, Friday, June 13th at the four-day, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN and also at the Austin City Limits  Festival on Saturday, September, 27th in Austin, TX.
 
Farris is seeing success both on-stage and with his 2007 studio release Salvation In Lights as it has been voted as one of the “Best Albums of 2007” by three different media outlets, including The Tennessean.  This record continues to see chart success as well staying power on the Americana Radio Charts for twelve weeks and counting. 
 
For more information on all things happening with Mike Farris and to see him LIVE, go to www.mikefarrismusic.net.