NEWS

THE GREATEST LITTLE MUSIC FESTIVAL EVER!!!
100's of musicians invade a tiny town for four days, playing all the coffee shops and bars, forming groups, writing songs, creating new genres, drinking to excess, tea-totaling, escaping careerist fears, breaking resolutions, starting anew... all in front of an audience of thousands who've come from everywhere to enjoy the beauty of this man-made island and its picturesque mainland shore, and the amazing sounds bounding through every doorway, carried on bay breezes and streaming podcasts out into the waiting, waking world...

STEEL BRIDGE SONGFEST
Sturgeon Bay, WI
June 11, 12, 13 & 14, 2009

1000 new Steel Bridge songs needed by June 1st! All are encouraged to write, record and submit mp3s to http://www.songdrive.org.
And don't forget to look at www.sbsf5.com for the latest, greatest info about Steel Bridge SongFest 2009!!!
Be our friend on myspace: www.myspace.com/steelbridgesongfest
Be our friend on facebook: search for "Steel Bridge"
TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE!!!

The Band works on their follow up album "Offering"
Mike and the band have finished their studio work and now proceed with the mixing process for their follow up to "Tenebrae" called "Offering". The band teamed up with producer Duane Lundy (Tenebrae, Ben Sollee, These United States) last January in beautiful sunny Lexington KY to work on 10 tracks for the new album. The album will feature the bands newest member, Nez, on drums replacing Robby Cosenza and has a special appearance by female vocalist Ruthie Cullen. Release date is yet to be determined...but maybe fall 09...??..??..maybe..
More details to come!

Website Updates...
We'll be making some changes to the Website throughout the next month - let us know what you think!

A Little March Around the Midwest
Now that the snow looks like it's finally going away, we've decide to dust off the trailer and get on the road. More dates to come but here's a little taste in the Midwest to get you all started....

New videos are up!
For those of you who have never experienced the full band show - visit our VIDEO page and see the whole six pieces in action. Recorded live on 12.3.08 at Chicago's legendary Double Door!

TENEBRAE IN STORES NOW!
Just a reminder, in addition to the standard internet outlets, you can now purchase Tenebrae at any of these fine establishments: Barnes and Noble, Best Buy and The Exclusive Company.

Another Great Review of Tenebrae
The band's latest album has been getting great reviews. Here is another from Blurt:
http://www.blurt-online.com/reviews/view/387/.

East Coast Media Alert!
Mike and Tom performed recently on the show "Backstage", which airs on Comcast CH8 weekdays at 8pm on the East Coast.

This special Mangione Bros. performance is scheduled:.
Comcast CH8 - "Backstage" with Mike Mangione:
Nov. 5 @ 8:00PM
Nov. 6 @ 8:00AM

Mike Mangione opens up to Insurgentcountry.net in the Netherlands
A new article called "Mike Mangione Talks About Tenebrae" in the reviews section of InsurgentCountry.Net. Mike gives the story behind each song on the recording.
http://www.insurgentcountry.net/

Mike Mangione is on the bus!
Singer-songwriter Mike Mangione is one of ten Milwaukee artists selected for a program called "Local Live On The Drive," which broadcasts live performance video clips on buses via Transit TV in Milwaukee, Chicago, Orlando, Atlanta and Los Angeles for the duration of the summer. His performance of "It's Me Not You" was taped (along with the other performance clips) in the WMSE-FM studio in Milwaukee. The bus programming debuted on June 18th.

Tenebrae gets distribution!
To be in stores Aug 5th 2008
Mike Mangione is set to release his album "Tenebrae" nationally via Oarfin Distribution on August 5th. With "Tenebrae" already enjoying a soft release on the internet, and reaching #9 on the Euro Americana Charts for January, Mangione has his sights set to top these achievements in 2008. Early favorable press on the forthcoming album has included the honor of being selected as New York Magazine's pick of the week, the cover of M Magazine in Milwaukee, while Indie Launchpad defined "Tenebrae" as 'a phenomenally great album.' Indiemusicstop has labeled it 'a definite must have for any fan of folk and indie music genres,' and Illinois Entertainer called it "one of the best local releases." The entire album has been licensed for use in upcoming seasons of multiple MTV shows such as Road Rules, Human Giant, My Super Sweet 16, and The Hills. The Oxygen Network licensed the entire album for use in their upcoming season of Bad Girls Club, as well as the Lifetime Network for use in their brand new show American Psychic.

Mike and band set to Rock Australia
Mike and the four piece will be playing 6 dates in Sydney Australia for the World Youth Day festival from July 15-20th.