MARCH 2025 NEWSLETTER

Michael J. Media March 2025 newsletter

It's March, one of my favorite months.  The weather starts turning warmer pretty much everywhere in the country, and in places like here in Wisconsin, that is very welcome.  March Madness gets underway and the MLB baseball season starts at the end of the month.  And as a tour publicist, I'm already starting to work press for festivals in the spring, summer and beyond; music, especially live music, is always (okay most often when it's a show we want to be at) good for the soul.  

I think I also mentioned a few months back that in 2025 I was going to listen to more music, including the playlists I had curated myself on Spotify.  Here are a few of my favorites:

When guitars sing - playlist by Mike Farley | Spotify

Grooves - playlist by Mike Farley | Spotify

Billy Joel Deep Cuts - playlist by Mike Farley | Spotify

Speaking of live music being good for the soul, my wife and I saw Billy Joel last year at Madison Square Garden and it was incredible.  So I made that third playlist shortly after that.   

So as always, music can heal better than almost anything, and many of us are in need of that.  Here is what we have on tap this month and happy spring to you all!  

New clients/projects
Ron Sowell--Dance Till the Music Stops (May 9)--Ron Sowell's music defies categorization.  You might logically expect an eclectic rootsy sound from the Music Director of the long-revered, live music radio show Mountain Stage, which spotlights diverse styles from traditional to modern.  But one listen to Sowell's fourth studio album, Dance Till the Music Stops, to be released, May 9, proves that his sonic palette is almost kaleidoscopic.  
Website: www.ronsowell.com

Previously announced upcoming releases       
The Wildwoods--Dear Meadowlark (April 11)
The latest single, released last week, is "I Will Follow You to Willow."  Listen to previous singles "Hideaway" HERE, "Sweet Niobrara" HERE, and "Poster Child" HERE.  
Website: www.thewildwoodsband.com
Tour dates: www.thewildwoodsband.com/shows

The Barlow--High Spirits (April 25)
Website: www.thebarlowband.com
Tour dates: www.thebarlowband.com/shows

Recent releases
Pure Prairie League--Back on Track 
Website: www.pureprairieleague.com
Tour dates: www.pureprairieleague.com/tour-dates

Don't forget these other 2024 releases
Michael McDermott: Lighthouse on the Shore/East Jesus
Website: www.michael-mcdermott.com
Tour dates: www.michael-mcdermott.com/shows

Jesse Terry--Arcadia 
Website: www.jesseterrymusic.com
Tour dates: www.jesseterrymusic.com/tour

Brian Lisik: "Why I'm Here" single
Website: www.brianlisik.com
Tour dates: www.brianlisik.com/shows

The Dip--Love Direction (Dualtone Records)
Website: www.thedipmusic.com
Label: www.dualtone.com
Tour dates: www.thedipmusic.com/#tour

Red Wanting Blue: Light It Up (Blue Elan Records) -- Website: www.redwantingblue.com
Tour dates: www.redwantingblue.com/tour

Badfish: "F You Pay Me" (with Grieves)
Website: www.badfish.com
Tour dates: www.badfish.com/tour

Companies we currently partner with:
Rounder/Concord Records—We are currently working tour press for Concord Records and Rounder Records --  including some of Rounder's rising stars, such as Amythyst Kiah, Sarah Jarosz, Logan Ledger, John R. Miller, Katie Pruitt, Judy Blank, and Bella White.  On the Concord side, we are working with Billy Gibbons, I Don't Know How but They Found Me (iDKHow for short), Lindsey Stirling, and John Vincent III.  There are some new releases that these artists are supporting, so we have hyperlinked their respective online media kits.

Also on tour

Cowboy Junkies--Canadian alt-country/folk/rock band Cowboy Junkies are celebrating 40 years as a band with several upcoming tours. 
www.cowboyjunkies.com/tour

Church of Cash
www.churchofcashmusic.com/gigs

David Wilcox
www.davidwilcox.com/shows 

Chris Knight
www.chrisknight.net/tour

American Patchwork Quartet--www.americanpatchworkquartet.com

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