Mike Spine (Global Seepej Records/Go Kart Records) and Barbara Luna. Born and raised in Seattle, USA, Mike is now predominately living and performing in Europe as a folk rock duo with multi-instrumentalist Barbara Luna from Milan, Italy on piano, guitar, violin and backing vocals.
Music video for "Crumble":
https://youtu.be/-Elpmcg1A3k
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Mike is known for his captivating live performances, intelligent songwriting, voice and supporting issues of social and environmental justice. He has played hundreds of shows on five continents since 1995, including dozens of benefit concerts.
Live as a folk rock quartet:
https://youtu.be/pgfGPwlGpa8
"A performance to banish all jadedness." (The Stranger, Seattle, WA)
"Their shows are legendary, blending their wandering-heart folk and rock jams into a sweaty live performance." (Portland Mercury, Portland, OR)
"Blissfully impervious to whatever fad his peers are currently into." (Time Out NY, New York City, NY)
"The creative mind is limitless in the beauty it can create. The creative mind behind these two bands is the mind of Mike Spine." (The Big Takeover, New York City, NY)
Mike and Barbara will be touring in support of the release of his 10th studio album "Forage & Glean", a double album containing the best of 20 years worth of songwriting and recordings. This album is being promoted by the Astarte Agency from Milan, Italy (www.astarteagency.com) and has received great reviews in Italy.
"Sinaloa", first track off the 9th album, "Don't Let It Bring You Down":
https://youtu.be/-aFEJLsNS28
Mike Spine music sampler (folk rock/rock/etc.)
https://www.mikespine.com/music/
Press:
https://www.mikespine.com/press/
Website:
https://www.mikespine.com/
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BIOGRAPHY
Mike Spine is a critically acclaimed Seattle born and Seattle/Europe based musician known for his captivating live performances, intelligent songwriting and voice. He has played hundreds of shows in five continents since 1995.
He is touring as a folk rock duo in support of the release of his 10th studio album, "Forage & Glean, Volumes I & II", with Mike on guitar and vocals, accompanied by Barbara Luna from Milan, Italy on piano, violin, guitar and backing vocals. "Forage & Glean" is a double album anthology, containing the best of the last 20 years of songs and recordings.
When not playing music, Mike spent the last 20 years working as a public school teacher and activist for social, economic and environmental justice issues, performing dozens of benefits in multiple countries.
Mike has shared bills and stages with artists such as Mike Watt (Iggy Pop & The Stooges, Minutemen), Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Los Lobos, Damien Jurado, Artis the Spoonman (Soundgarden), Johnny Sangster (Steve Turner of Mudhoney, K.D. Lang, Neko Case, Laura Veirs), Omar Pedrini, Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession, Three Mile Pilot), Dick Valentine (Electric Six), Stef Burns (Alice Cooper, Vasco Rossi), Chiodos, The Murder City Devils, Ian Moore (Joe Ely), The Districts, Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger), Steff Nevers, The Lonely Forest, Joel RL Phelps (Silkworm), Pete Krebs (Hazel), Tom Price (The Monkeywrench, Gas Huffer, The U-men) Fernando Viciconte, Napalm Beach, Chiodos, Boat, The DT's (Dave Crider of Mono Men, Estrus Records), The Blakes, Korby Lenker, David Mallet, Jim Page, Camille Bloom and Vince Mira to name a few.
He has performed several times at the Northwest Folklife Festival (attendance 230,000), The Seattle Weekly Reverb Festival (headlining slot), Evel Knievel Days in Montana (headlining slot), The Marin County Fair and the Oakland Fire Arts Festival in California, Meanyfest in New York City, and hundreds of concerts throughout the USA, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.
Mike started Global Seepej Records while living in Portland, Oregon in 1996 and has released dozens of recordings of artists from, including 2008's compilation, "Sounds from the Seattle Underground".
Plus Special Guest apperarance Paweł Kapica (Polska Filharmonia Kameralna Sopot)
