Michael Franti & Spearhead have announced their return to Australia, just over a year after they last performed in the country. The band have announced a pair of headlining shows: One at The Tivoli in ...

Michael Franti has been putting out records since 1986, and shows no signs of slowing down. And get this - he does it all while barefoot! Franti has always been a favorite among critics, but just last ...

Genre-bending act Michael Franti & Spearhead hope to spread positivity with their 13th studio album. Set for release on November 3, Big Big Love will offer listeners an energizing batch of songs that ...

When it comes to a musical artist who is a beacon of positivity, love, and unity, Michael Franti is undoubtedly one of the first names that come to mind. His profound commitment as an advocate against ...

Humboldt County’s love for Bay-area-music-greats Michael Franti and Spearhead was recently proclaimed loud and clear when the group’s show this coming Friday at Blue Lake Casino & Hotel appeared to ...

Michael Franti has been fighting the power so long, he may not know what to do now that the power is more to his liking. That doesn’t mean he won’t try. “A huge cloud has been lifted,” says the ...

American rapper, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and singer-songwriter Michael Franti is bringing his independent project Spearhead down under for a stack of shows around next year’s ...

Staying positive these days can be challenging at best. Optimism isn’t always easy to hold on to, even if you are a symbol of joy for so many, like Michael Franti. Franti, a musician, film maker, ...

Singer-songwriter Michael Franti’s long career spans decades and genres, from the Beatnigs’ industrial/punk/spoken word mesh to the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy’s activist rap. Franti’s style has ...

Michael Franti's musical style has evolved in an unusual direction in the past 20 years. Franti began performing in the late 1980s with the industrial punk group The Beatnigs, known for a relentless ...

Michael Franti and Spearhead are currently working on their eighth studio album, and the frontman says it will be a bit of a sonic departure from previous Spearhead efforts. “This album is a lot ...

This summer, it’s good vibes only on Michael Franti and Spearhead’s tour. The popular rapper/singer-songwriter and his band are bringing their upbeat tunes to venues and festivals all over the U.S.