Hey friends! First the short version, then the long version. SHORT VERSION: Moving forward, I’ll be releasing music under the name MESSMAKER, and performing my original music under that name as well – often with co-conspirators. If you see a show billed as “Michael McFarland”, it’ll probably be a few hours long, and there’ll be lots of covers mixed in along with the live-looped originals. If it’s billed as MESSMAKER, get ready for a rock show! I’ve got just one favor to ask: New name means that some of the social accounts are starting from zero. If you could give MESSMAKER a follow on Instagr ..read more

I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ve joined the KLŌS Guitars family. I fell in love with the KLŌS line of instruments the moment I learned about them. Why, you ask? Nearly indestructible: if you know how I treat my instruments, you know this is a big deal. The guitar is made of carbon fiber, so you can literally drive a car over it. I used to plan to replace my primary performance guitar every 2 years. This will last the rest of my life. Travel size, but full size neck & big sound: I started playing travel guitars because I was touring on a motorcycle, but there was always a s ..read more

New Music Friday: "Through This Fire" Released! A new EP, a new lyric video, and an in-person show? (gasp) View this email in your browser Hey Friend! I‘m going to keep this short, because there’s one big piece of news: Through This Fire was released today! Check it out: Spotify Apple Music iTunes Amazon iHeartRadio So now, I have a humble request. Give the record a listen. If you like what you hear, pass it along to your friends… either by posting a link on social media, sending a text message, bumping it in your car, or hacking into their wi-fi ne ..read more

Fall Music news Broadcasts from Quarantine, Volume 1, Issue 2 – New EP Release Date Announced! View this email in your browser Hey Friend! I haven’t written one of these in a while, I hope you’re doing well! While I haven’t been inactive – in fact, I’ve been putting a lot of time into Spontaneously Combustible Apparel, a new clothing company focused on making positive social change – most of my performances have been private shows or porch concerts that didn’t make sense to share, but now I’ve got some news! I’ve also got some sweet new press shots, tha ..read more

“The percussion is precise and powerful, as well as the vocals… he knows how to use musical dynamics and silences in order to emphasize a specific part of the song.” The post Edrick Ziegler, NevermindMX appeared first on Michael McFarland - Anthemic Indie Rock from Cleveland, OH ..read more

“Michael McFarland is a musician invested in wasting none of the tape on which he’s allowed to record. He sells the audience the verse, then sells them a chorus, then they get their checkbooks out. All of this while gliding through carefully calibrated vocal melodies. He’s already as good as many of his retro-rock influences.” Read Full Article The post Eduard Banulescu, Alt77 appeared first on Michael McFarland - Anthemic Indie Rock from Cleveland, OH ..read more

March Music News Music Videos, Wizard Worlds, and Cape Mays View this email in your browser Hey Friend, Happy March! Even though I know we can count on at LEAST one big snowstorm before winter’s gone for good, the forecast is starting to look pretty spring-ish here in Cleveland, with highs well above freezing for as far out as my phone’s forecast will show me. The comparatively-balmy weather came in handy this past weekend, as March 1 was the day “MYTBYA Video Shoot” was on my calendar. I’ll give you 3 guesses as to what MYTBYA stands for… … … If you gue ..read more

February Music News Planting Seeds & Playing Shows! View this email in your browser Hey Friend! I’m going to try to keep this month’s update short; which is usually what I say write before writing a novella to deliver to your inbox. But for real this time! Along with playing a full slate of shows, including dates in New Orleans and Nashville, January’s been a month of planning, and of planting seeds. My performance schedule’s starting to fill in for the coming year, with some dates confirmed as far out as August and September; I only have the next tw ..read more

January Music news The new year brings more travels, more music, and more creative partnerships! View this email in your browser Happy New Decade, Friend! Greetings from the road!  I’m currently en route to New Orleans by way of Nashville, on my way to play a series of shows this weekend while exhibiting my artwork at another awesome Wizard World comic convention.  I’ll be hitting Commodore Grill on the west side of Nashville tonight to share some tunes before continuing on to NOLA tomorrow morning, kicking off a new year by doing what I l ..read more