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Michael Ward with Dogs and Fishes. This stellar lineup of world-class musicians (who have played just about every classic rock artist under the sun including\xa0Steely Dan, Todd Rundgren, Journey, George Harrison, Etta James, Earth Wind and Fire, David Byrne, Donald Fagan, Tom Waits\xa0+) has been creating music that blends elements of blues, folk, and classic Americana to create a rich instrumental interplay since the early 2000s.\xa0
The San Francisco based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and owner of the renowned\xa0Hyde Street Studios\xa0(previously Wally Heider Recordings home of iconic records from\xa0The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Santana, and Creedence Clearwater Revival\xa0+) Michael Ward will be releasing his own new music next Friday, July 26 with single\xa0\u201cBig Bite"\xa0listen early\xa0HERE.\xa0
Having spent six years as a\xa0full-time, anti-war worker\xa0with three of them on the staff at\xa0Joan Baez's Institute for the Study of Non Violence, Michael Ward has been using his musical platform to address the mechanics of fascism while fighting for democracy for decades. The politically charged tune "Big Bite" questions how to diffuse this politically charged climate and challenges the current Trumpian model. The raucous speech in the bridge is\xa0Mussolini\xa0bloviating to a massive rally crowd, an experience which shares an uncomfortable resonance with those of\xa0Trump.

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