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Mike Felten
Folk Rock / Country / Blues

"Mike hosts Tuesdays at the Horseshoe!"

CHICAGO, Illinois
United States

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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   Mike Felten: General Info
Member Since1/26/2005
Band Websitemikefelten.com
InfluencesBristol, Tennessee recordings. Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Southern Gospel, Shape singing,Acoustic Blues, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Post War Chicago blues. Muddy, Wolf, Willie Dixon, Willie Love, Louisiana Red. Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, the Bakersfield Sound, Tony Joe White, Willie, Waylon, Outlaw Country, Billy Joe Shaver, Kris Kristofferson, Woody Guthrie, Utah Phillips, Albert King, Curtis Mayfield, Ike Turner, Buddy Holly, Bobby Fuller, Chuck Berry
Record LabelLandfill Records
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 8 2008 10:00P
Horseshoe Lounge w/Rupert Wates from Rainfall & Danny Malone from Austin,TX Chicago, Illinois
Jul 9 2008 7:00P
Mocha-N-Music Hudsonville, Michigan
Jul 14 2008 7:00P
Greenleaf Coffee Aurora, Illinois
Jul 15 2008 10:00P
Horseshoe Saloon w/ Danny Malone from Austin, TX Chicago, Illinois
Jul 19 2008 1:00P
Greenleaf Coffee Aurora, Illinois
Jul 22 2008 10:00P
Horseshoe Saloon w/Melvin Dillon & Danny Malone from Austin,TX Chicago, Illinois
Jul 29 2008 10:00P
Horseshoe Saloon w/ Paulina Stompers & Danny Malone from Austin, TX Chicago, Illinois
Aug 8 2008 8:00P
National Hobo Convention Britt, Iowa
Aug 9 2008 8:00P
National Hobo Convention Britt, Iowa
Aug 10 2008 8:00P
National Hobo Convention Britt, Iowa
Aug 12 2008 10:00P
Horseshoe Saloon w/ Eric Blakely from Austin TX Chicago, Illinois
Aug 16 2008 7:00P
Dillenbecks Grand Rapids, Michigan
Aug 25 2008 8:30P
National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival LeMars, Iowa
Aug 26 2008 11:00A
National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival LeMars, Iowa
Aug 27 2008 11:00P
National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival LeMars, Iowa
Aug 28 2008 3:30P
National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival LeMars, Iowa
Aug 29 2008 1:30P
National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival LeMars, Iowa
Aug 30 2008 2:30A
National Old Time Country & Bluegrass Festival LeMars, Iowa
Sep 19 2008 2:00P
Bert Hawley TV Show Jackson, Michigan
Sep 19 2008 8:00P
Jackson Coffee Co Jackson, Michigan
Oct 3 2008 10:00P
Corner Bar & Grill Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 16 2009 8:00P
Folk You w/Larry O. Dean - Horseshoe Lounge Chicago, Illinois

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   About Mike Felten


"Mike Felten owns a record store somewhere in middle America. He also has something most folks have long since given up on - a conscience. Trust your politicians? Better find your common sense first." Big O Magazine -Singapore

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JUST ADDED!! Three more Mike songs. Two New and one old!
Mike has been playing since the 1960's. That's right. Some of these protest songs were about LBJ and Vietnam. Funny, how things haven't changed. A veteran of rock, country and blues bands. Mike sat in Muddy Waters bedroom, had Buddy Guy show him around the blues clubs where Willie Dixon, Junior Wells and Mighty Joe Young among others were hanging out. A drunken Jim Morrison took a whizz on Mike's shoe. Roger Waters, Wayne 'MC5' Kramer and quite a few others have told Mike to piss off through the years. It never has stopped him from speaking his mind. The 1970's found Mike playing folk gigs at places like the Fifth Peg and Orphans in Chicago, alongside guys like Steve Goodman and John Prine. For all you alumni geeks out there,Mike was booted out of LANE TECH HIGH SCHOOL in Chicago. He finally graduated from the old CENTRAL YMCA HIGH SCHOOL that graduated neer do wells like MIKE ROYKO, MIKE BLOOMFIELD and BARRY GOLDBERG. He went to CENTRAL YMCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE for two years before graduating from the creative writing program at COLUMBIA COLLEGE. Lifelong kudos to teachers, JOHN SCHULTZ, BETTY SHIFLETT, HARRY MARK PETRAKIS and PAUL PEKIN. He founded the Record Emporium in 1979 and has been selling music continually since then. He has had stores in three states and is currently located in Chicago and online at www.recordemporium.com. For the last ten or so years, Mike has been associated with the UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. Boomer Sooner! The 1980's saw Mike in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan living on a farm and playing with country rock cover bands until guys like Pete Seeger and Utah Phillips discovered Mike's folkier/political side. He played the 75th Anniversary of the I.W.W. and places like the Hiawatha Folk Festival, Rhinelander Festival and Pike Lake. Returning to Chicago in the 1990's , Mike found work playing heavy metal bass in a band called Lobotomy. Played some roots rock with the Redones and, coming full circle, settled into a weekly blues gig with Bellyful of Soul where guys like Pinetop Perkins, Roosevelt 'Booba' Barnes, Pete Myers, or Dancin' Perkins were likely to sit in. MIke has contributed to the television show 'Cupid" and the motion pictures,"Love Jones" Dualmania" and "High Fidelity" as an set advisor and an extra. He just finished another acting turn in a video for the band "Hotel Lights" featuring members of Ben Folds and the Archers of Loaf. Finally in 2002, Mike, tired of 'playing rhythm guitar behind Jesus' booked some time at Acme Studio and recorded 'Landfill' with Devin Davis engineering. After a couple of surgeries and some rehab on a bad knee, Mike went in the studio again. With BILL GLAHN producing, Mike laid down the basic tracks at LOU WHITNEY's (SKELETONS,MORELLS) studio in Springfield, MO. He took the rough tracks up to Third Ear Studio in Minneapolis where TOM HERBERS (LOW,JAYHAWKS)engineered sessions with JOHN ELLER and DAVE BOQUIST of SON VOLT adding multi-instruments. We mixed the entire album back at THE STUDIO in Springfield,MO and masteried with RANDY KLING down in Nashville. Randy has mastered all the RCA acts from WAYLON to PORTER WAGONER to ALICE COOPER. Made it all sound great. Mike currently has no songs about cats or about how depressed he is, but you never can tell, he might come up with one.



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Mike Felten's Friends Comments
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AmericanaOK





Jul 3 2008 10:23 PM

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Thanks for the add.
If you get a chance check out the show broadcasting on:


CMR Nashville
Radio Six International
kyouRADIO San Francisco
WGWG 88. 3fm N&S Carolina
WorldFM Tawa 88. 5 (New Zealand)

Details of music played and links to artists web sites from AmericanaOK.


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Tom Fahey Productions – Now that's Americana Radio
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Whites Bar





Jun 27 2008 1:00 AM

ThanksfortheAdd
Jeremy Willey





Jun 19 2008 12:18 PM

Hey, hope you have a great day. God bless
Jeremy Willey
Slick Nickel Band Yuma AZ





Jun 10 2008 12:01 PM

Hi.......Thanks for dropping by our site, and thank you too for the add and the friendship.

Here's hoping you have a fantastic week.

Thanks For The Add
Senor Al Vaquero


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Jun 10 2008 10:23 AM

Al Vaquero Comment
Bro. Greg & Mixed Blessings





Jun 5 2008 9:46 PM

It's good to have friends like you.
Thanks a bunch! Much Luv 2 U
Be Blessed!
............ "Bro Greg" ///////
Myke Adams





May 29 2008 10:45 PM

hey Mike, I am looking forward to the benefit.

HAve a great weekend!!
Dave Parks





May 23 2008 8:07 PM

Mike!

Hope you're doin' great. Just wanted to let you know that the voting has starting on the GAC TV contest and you can vote for me from my MySpace page!.
Please go check it out!
MR. RICHARD


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May 18 2008 7:18 PM

JUS' STOPPED BY TO SAY HEY & ALWAYS 'THANX" FOR THE ADD.
GREAT RESPECTS FOR YOUR WORK ...

ROCK ON !

MR.
RICHARD
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May 8 2008 6:38 PM

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Apr 27 2008 7:21 PM

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Apr 27 2008 4:20 PM

Got upcoming travel plans? We're ready to go.
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Mar 23 2008 1:16 PM

Thanks for being our friend!
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Mar 8 2008 3:54 PM

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Feb 22 2008 12:07 PM

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Feb 22 2008 6:06 AM

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Jan 25 2008 11:30 AM

Will you be my Fair Trade Valentine?



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Jan 12 2008 7:28 PM

now that we've relocated we wanted to drop a line and hopefully we're not to late to say happy new year.

Also, we've released two projects to start the new year, from Shawn Tracy and Jon Crocker, we would love it if you stopped by and gave them a listen...
Jeremy Willey





Jan 2 2008 8:58 AM

Hey, I'm trying to stay in touch with ppl and wanted to stop by and say hey and hope you have an awesome day.
Jeremy Willey
Bluetint Records





Dec 21 2007 3:18 AM

Happy Holidays to everyone from us here...here's hoping that you're looking forward to 2008 as much as we are.
John Bolten





Dec 20 2007 6:06 PM

Hey Mike. Thanks for finding me. You've got a great sound! It's real.

Cheers,

JB
Steve Haggerty And The Wanted





Dec 20 2007 2:29 PM

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Bielefeld, Germany

Steve, Kelly, Micky, Heiko, Jo, Marten, Mayo & Mick
Spiritual Family Reunion





Dec 19 2007 8:34 PM

Hi! Thanks for being our friends. We like some similar types of influences including Mr. House...
IMAGINE LOVIN' PEACE





Dec 16 2007 11:07 PM

Mike Felten
Imagine Lovin' Peace
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The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail





Dec 6 2007 1:57 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR from all of us along The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail!

www.thecrookedroad.org