Mike Marino - Reflective, Subtle and Explosive. His emotion and intensity derived from the constant erosion of the American Heartland.
Mike's Influences were initally the British Explosion, IE. Beatles, Clapton w/ John Mayalls Bluesbreakers but his Songwriting Roots are firmly planted in the Early West Coast Sound of the Byrds, Buffalo Springfeild, CSN&Y, Jefferson Airplane & Eagles with more recent influences including The Jayhawks. This is clearly evident in his lastest release "Out of the Darkness" which garnished solid reveiws from the likes of National Reveiwer Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck and several others.
Vintage Rock for a new world is what Mike Marino & his Restless Soul is all about- Americana 60's vibe with a new world edge.
Mike's dedication to this genre of music is unyeilding. The combination of Blues, Folk-Inspired Rock, solid songwriting and live delivery are the components of his success.
Please Visit www.RestlessSoul.com for more!

Latest News

Mike's Latest Release "Out of the Darkness' featuring an all star line up is garnishing fantastic reviews!! Requests from Radio stations in the US & abroad are pouring in.
Find out what the buzz is about.
If you love music with a 60's Byrds, CSNY type sound then open up your ears & relax
Listen to his Restless Soul...

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Keith ?MuzikMan? Hannaleck wrote:
"These are the words of poet/sage with a guitar; like a combination of CSNY and Lou Reed, heartfelt and to the point with a real world edge to it all. The combination of Rock, Blues, Americana, Roots & Poetry are an effective vehicle for making his point known & clearly understood, in the end the mission is accomplished and that is a victory for Mike Marino and the listener?
AJ Van Beest - Indie-Music.com wrote:
"Marino forges the technical facility of a classical guitar player together with his powerful sense of roots-rock in his heart that's fired by flames of social awareness, justice and compassion lit during the 1960s.
"Marino has successfully re-invented a sound that evaporated from the pop culture radar more than two decades ago. By combining elements of acoustic folk, blues and electric rock, Marino revisits the sound and style of some of the best recorded music ever made."
Indie-Music Review-Jan. 2002


Similar Artists

Steven Stills, Dan Fogelberg, Neil Young, Eric Clapton
Jayhawks- Gary Loris, Thorns- Mathew Sweet

Influences

Early Clapton, Early West Coast sound of Buffalo Springfeild, Byrds, CSN&Y, Eagles, Beatles

Bio

Mike Marino, a Singer/Songwriter, Guitarist & Dreamer of how the world could be... Reflective, Insightful, Subtle and Explosive his Roots Rock, Americana style drawls inspiration from the days growing up on a South Jersey farm in the magical era of the 60?s & 70?s. His emotion and intensity derived from the constant erosion of the American Heartland.
Musically influenced initially by the British Explosion, however, Mikes songwriting roots are firmly planted in the Heartland?s early West Coast sound of Buffalo Springfield, Byrds, America, Eagles, and the Folk Influenced Pop/Rock sound of CSN&Y & more recently The Jayhawks & Thorns. Marino?s style of songwriting is reminisent of Dan Fogelberg, Eric Clapton, Steve Stills and Neil Young.
Having kicked around the Tri-State music scene for the past several years playing everything from Folk Coffee-House gigs to hard driving Blues with such acts as Nationally Recignized Mike Dugan & the Blues Mission and Rock gigs with local favorites The Shakes, Marino has harnessed a style as a guitarist and songwriter being compared by Reviewers to some of Rock's Royalty.
Now gigging in the Tri-State Dinner Club scene and working on his next release he continues to press unward towards next level of recignition.
Mikes been a featured artist as the Philly Pick on WXPN 88.5 FM Phila. and received rave reviews on his Latest release-- "Another World"-. For more check out Mike's site at www.restlesssoul.com

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