Mike McMann, one of the finest guitar players in the Capital Region, has been playing in local bands thoughout upstate New York for well over a decade. A veteran of such bands as Euphoria, Stalemate, The Kenny Gwyn group, The Tropical Hotdogs and the Kim Buckley Band, he is currently playing throuhgout the Northeast with his quartet, The Mike McMann Group. The group features a rotating cast of the finest local musicians including Mike Cassels on bass, John Caulkins on guitar and vocals, and Tim Hurst on drums. Recently, Albany's Metroland described, "...ace guitarist Mike McMann pulled tasteful fills, clever solos and impecable tone out of his strat..."

Mike McMann has just released his new CD Streamside. It is a mix of hard driving Bluegrass, melodic ballads ,and beautiful guitar music. It was recorded at Eide road recording studios in Aryle NY, and features longtime menbers of mikes band with caMeo appearences by Brian Melick(percussion) and Doug Moody (fiddle). In short this record Rips. Purchase it now at CD Baby.com

FREE is also available from Mike McMann. It offers a little bit of something for everyone. The eclectic mix of twelve original songs (10 written by McMann, 2 co-written with Al Smyth and Julian Porter) spans musical genres from soft ballads to heavy metal, with a healthy mix of bluegrass, classic rock and funky hip hop. The end result is a unique style of music that can only be described as pure Mike McMann. The only bad thing about the CD is there are so many great tracks - it's impossible to pick a favorite!

Both albums are available at local music stores as well as online at CDBaby.com.

Streamside
Free

The Blugrass Jam is startin back up Sunday sept 17th (One Sunday every month!) at the Ale House in Troy (518 272 9740) at 6pm. See you all there.
Bring your instrument to the bluegrass jam and sit in on some hot pickin'.