Michael Glabicki (lead singer of Rusted Root) + Jesse Ruben August 18, 2011

Rusted Root, the multi-platinum sextet out of Pittsburgh, evolved around front-man Michael Glabicki's distinct sound and grew into a musical entity that has thrived in a non-genre specific category all its own. Rusted Root built their career around dramatic performances; their polyrhythmic, multicultural rock-and-soul picked up fans like a junkyard magnet as they swept across the nation on tour.

Now, over a decade into a career with Rusted Root, Michael is ready to explore roads less traveled. What began as an opening act for Rusted Root shows, Michael's solo tunes are beginning a new life completely independent from the successful jam band.

More intimate and appealing to an even larger audience. Michael's writing is evolving like the living project that it is. In order to more clearly identify his solo endeavors, he has separated from his moniker with Rusted Root and taken the name Michael Ki. The name, as well as the sound is a new entity and while it may be rooted in his past endeavors, it is clearly a new musical phenomenon.

Jesse Ruben is a 24 year old Philly-bred singer/songwriter currently living in Brooklyn, NY. Since graduating from Berklee College of Musicin 2008, he has independently released two solo albums, "Aiming forHonesty" and "The Ones That Matter", each of which has sold over 5,000 copies. His songs have appeared on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Degrassi, and Lonestar, and his song "Too Tired" is in regular rotation on the XM/Sirius Coffeehouse channel, who referred to him as "the next generation of singer/songwriter". He has also performed live on NPR, and has appeared live with Jewel, Ryan Cabrera, Parachute, and Brendan James.

As a headliner, Ruben has sold out rooms all along the east coast ,from Boston (Café 939), New York (Joe's Pub), and Philadelphia (World Café Live). His performances are deeply personal, combining well crafted pop songs with the stories they came from. Most recently, hissong "Love, Don't Turn Your Back On Me Now" was added to the playlist in Hollister stores all over the world, and he achieved one of his greatest lift goals when he hit the 5,000 facebook friend limit, because it makes him feel cooler than he actually is.
http://www.jesseruben.com/
http://www.michaelglabicki.com/

Official Website: http://www.jamminjava.com/