Yell Fire!
Hey gang. Last month I had the pleasure of hanging out with my old roomate Mike. We lived together in Worcester and worked at a Theater together and spent many nights watching bad MST3K movies listening to Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and William Burrough’s poetry recordings. At the time I showed him this CD by William Burroughs in collaboration with this dude Michael Franti who was in a hip hop group I liked called Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy. Anyway to end the long story and six degrees of seperation. Fast Forward 7-8 years ….My Friend Chuck tells me one day that his brother is Michael Franti…. and he was hanging out with him at New Years and the holidays out in California. He mentions that the soundman at one of the gigs in San Francisco was this guy from Worcester named Mike….Turns out to be my old friend and roomie Mike! Mike is now the sound engineer for Michael Franti & Spearhead and he invites me to go hang out at a gig in Boston. The show was powerful and our little reunion was all too brief but I had the chance to discover some GREAT new music. Michael Franti & Spearhead have a new album out any day now and I would like to share it with all you guys. Listen to the title track to his new album “Yell Fire”
