July 28th 2010
BREAKING NEWS - "Carry Your Cross" will premiere NATIONWIDE August 1 on Positively GAC on the Great American Country network. Get in front of your TV at 7:00 AM CST/ 8:00 AM EST. GAC airs on DirecTV channel 326 and Dish Network 167. Please check local cable listings to find out what channel it airs on in your area. For more information on this show, head over here. July 1st 2010 antimusic.com provided a review of Michael McDermott's May 7 show at the Montrose Room in Rosemont, Illinois. Anthony Kuzminkski's detailed review can be found here Click here to listen to a recent interview and performance on WNUR's Folk Show Live. Please note you need to move ahead to about one hour to hear the great interview June 19th 2010
Lou Gehrig's Birthday Celebration at Wrigley Field. Honoring the sport's legend on his day of birth with Michael McDermott singing our National Anthem at 12:00 Noon. Hundreds of tickets were bought by the Les Turner Foundation members to help combat and support those with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The Les Turner ALS Foundation is the only independent publicly supported non-profit organization in the Chicago-area devoted solely to the treatment and elimination of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Learn more about the foundation here May 28th 2010 Click on the Interviews link under Press and read an interview with TJ Pavletic, long-time bass player with Michael McDermott May 12th 2010 Click on the Interviews link under Press and read a quick interview with Lex Price, producer of Hey La Hey May 4th 2010 "Great American Novel" has been added to the May A Taste Of Triple A Sampler. This compilation will be going out to 235 radio stations on May 17th. Check out the Radio Requests link to see how you can help spread the word April 13th 2010 Wanna know more about the people that make Michael's music so special? Check out new biographies of Michael's friends under the Biography link April 12th 2010 Michael is the Featured Artist of the Month here. Get your tickets in advance for the May 7 show as they are moving fast March 19th 2010 Great article on Michael's St. Louis show. March Madness continues here March 15th 2010 ...and in the meantime, 2001's collection of demos and outakes is now available in the Merchandise section. East Coast friends - check out the new tour date in the Tour section as Michael returns to the New York area on May 20 March 7th 2010 Check out Michael's thoughts on Chicago here as part of WXRT's Chicago Day March 1st 2010 Join our friends at WMMM (105.5 Madison - Wisconsin) at 12:00 PM on March 3 as they present 620 W. Surf on Radio Deli. WMMM will also be presenting that evening's show at the High Noon Saloon. Show time is 7:00 PM. Read more about the station here February 25th 2010 Because of severe weather, please check with Kennett Flash before heading to tonights show. There is a chance the show will be cancelled due to weather. Matters beyond our control. February 8th 2010 Happy Anniversary to Monday Morning Madness. We will do something special this week for you so make sure you check in everyday. Thanks for listening ! January 21st 2010 Another station adds "So Am I" to its rotation. From our friends at WOCM in Maryland "It's in a heavy rotation. A great song." January 18th 2010 Michael McDermott appeared live on WGN Midday News. Check out a peformance of "Great American Novel" here January 2nd 2010 Live Sampler - a selection of live performances from 1993, 1996 and 1997 now available for download in the merchandise section December 31th 2009 Michael McDermott visited the studios of WFPK (Louisville) on December 18 to talk about Hey La Hey and perform. A podcast of the interview and performance is now available at http://archive.wfpk.org/Podcasts/20091218-michael_mcdermott.mp3 December 29th 2009 Sincere apologies about Monday Morning Madness. With the crazy holiday season Michael promises a song up by tomorrow. Many thanks for your patience. December 25th 2009 Please head over to http://www.wxrt.com/ and submit a few votes for Michael in the 93 XRT 2009 Listener Poll You can log in at http://www.dat-e-baseonline.com/front/Best_of_2009.asp and cast your votes in the following categories: Record Of The Year - Hey La Hey Song Of The Year - So Am I (as a write-in selection) Concert Of The Year - July 31 Hey La Hey Record Release Show at the Old Town School of Folk Music December 22nd 2009 MIchael has added commentary to the first four albums, writing back story and details surrounding the music. An interesting look inside the creation and inspiration of the music. Michael will be sitting in with Heather Horton tomorrow at Underground Wonderbar at 10 E Walton at 8pm December 20th 2009 For the first time ever, the Noise From Words Record Release show is now available in the Merchandise Section. Watch for other Record Release shows and special live shows to be added in the coming months December 18th 2009 Hey La Hey is Number 28 on the Top 100 Best Albums of the Decade countdown Anthony Kuzmimski writes "‘Hey La Hey’ is brimming with fiery emotions that are so undeniable they burn themselves into your mind. There’s an overriding sense of responsibility and redemption on these songs." Check it out at http://the-screen-door.blogspot.com/2009/12/screen-doors-best-albums-of-decade-2000_09.html December 17th 2009 Michael will be performing on WFPK in Louisville on December 18th 2009 at 3:20 EST For the first time ever, The " Lost " Seattle record is now available in the Merchandise Section. It was the follow up album to "620 W. Surf" that was never released by the record company. Recorded In Seattle in February of 1992, with producer Rick Parashar ( Pearl Jam's " Ten" , Temple Of The Dog, Blind Melon" The band consisted of Dan and Doug Petty, Mike Levesque, Paul Bryant and Dave Navarro was a guest musician. Its an interesting insight into the evolution of an artist discovering his voice both as a singer and writer. Monday Morning Madness on a Thursday? The return of Monday Morning Madness. To kick start it Michael has decided to start the process where it all began, his original home demo of the song that started it all " A Wall I Must Climb" There is a new collection of live songs. Stuff recorded in Chicago, London, Cleveland, New York, Philly, Los Angeles. From solo acoustic, to solo piano, to the full throttle band jams. 15 songs covering a span of 18 years. All for only 10 dollars. A few new dates added to the calander section, and more to be announced shortly. |