Mike Farris & The Roseland Rhythm Revue April 10, 2010

If the music of Lou Reed and Otis Redding spawned a love child, Mike Farris’ musical genius would be the offspring.

In 2007, when Mike Farris debuted his critically acclaimed Salvation in Lights, people who'd never heard of the former Screamin' Cheetah Wheelie's frontman—music business people and retailers who thought they'd "heard it all and seen it all,"—stood with mouths agape, eyes like saucers, aghast at how that sound, that soul, could come from such an unlikely source.

In the two years since Salvation in Lights, Farris' extraordinary live performances have left music novices, fans, and seasoned artists with the same awe-struck response. His live shows—including Bonnaroo, SXSW, and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival—in no small part, led to the music veteran taking home the 2008 Americana Music Award’s “New/Emerging Artist of the Year.” Backed by his nine-piece Roseland Rhythm Revue, Farris’ rafter-raisin’ boogie stew will light your soul on fire.

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