{"id":1003,"date":"2022-07-12T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2022\/2022\/07\/12\/in-focus-michael-franti-spearhead-at-mjn-convention-center\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T19:04:00","slug":"in-focus-michael-franti-spearhead-at-mjn-convention-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2022\/2022\/07\/12\/in-focus-michael-franti-spearhead-at-mjn-convention-center\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus: Michael Franti &#038; Spearhead at MJN Convention Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 30th, <a href=\"http:\/\/radiowoodstock.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Woodstock &#8211; WDST<\/a> presented <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/2022\/02\/17\/michael-franti-spearhead-announce-the-follow-your-heart-tour-central-park-show\/\">Michael Franti &amp; Spearhead<\/a> at the newly renovated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midhudsonciviccenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MJN Convention Center<\/a> in Poughkeepsie.&nbsp;Two-time Grammy Award winners Arrested Development were included on the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Deneher_Franti_Spearhead-854867-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423050\"\/><figcaption>Michael Franti &amp; Spearhead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<script>\n\/* In-Read - Nysmusic.com *\/\n(function() {\n\tvar opts = {\n\t\tartist: \"\",\n\t\tsong: \"\",\n\t\tadunit_id: 100005083,\n\t\tdetect_artist: true,\n\t\tdiv_id: \"cf_async_\" + Math.floor((Math.random() * 999999999))\n\t};\n\tdocument.write('<div id=\"'+opts.div_id+'\"><\/div>');var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement(\"script\"),s=document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];r.async=!0;r.src=\"\/\/srv.tunefindforfans.com\/fruits\/apricots.js\";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if(\"loaded\"==r.readyState||\"complete\"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)};\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour, in support of Michael Franti &amp; Spearhead\u2019s latest release <em>Follow Your Heart, <\/em>will continue through the summer. The night included a short video sharing Michael Franti\u2019s experiences at his home in Bali during the Covid years. Sharing what he encountered, discarded, and is now looking forward to in the future, offering an optimistic tone for evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hip-hop pioneers Arrested Development opened the show.&nbsp; The band offered up a nonstop dance set including songs from the 2021 album <em>For the Fkn Love<\/em>.&nbsp; Formed as an alternative to gangsta rap, Arrested Development put positivity in the spotlight. &nbsp;They capped their set by reaching back to their beginnings with the iconic \u201cTennessee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Deneher_Ar_Dev-854645-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423049\"\/><figcaption>Arrested Development<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With \u201cStay Human\u201d emblazoned on his guitar strap and \u201cDon\u2019t Give Up\u201d on his t-shirt, Michael Franti backed by Spearhead took to the stage.&nbsp; Over the course of two- and one-half hours the night resembled a preacher with his flock, engaging everyone in a heartfelt love fest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On multiple occasions, Franti stepped down from the stage, singing his way through the crowd to one of the two mini stages located in the house. Once there, Michael stood tall and spread his arms wide open, inviting people up to harmonize along with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Deneher_Franti_Spearhead-9099-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423051\"\/><figcaption>Michael Franti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spearhead\u2019s four members, including Franti&#8217;s longtime collaborator Carl Young on bass, generated a powerful musical backdrop. Throughout the night, the band moved from electric to acoustic and back without missing a beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the night concluded and after taking their bows, Michael and members of the band headed into the crowd to taking selfies and sign autographs.&nbsp; If there was ever a way to say thank you to an audience, this was it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-franti-spearhead\">Michael Franti &amp; Spearhead<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Deneher_Franti_Spearhead-855106-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423073\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Deneher_Franti_Spearhead-855246-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423100\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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