• Taking a break from gigging for now while continuing to write when the moment strikes,- hopefully not too hard! Looking forward to getting back in the studio soon with new demos -- Check in here & my schedule for updates folks & stay cool! 
• This years Radio Play has earned Mike an ASCAP PLUS Award- see the Radio Playlist for some stations spinning his songs. 
• Hey Folks if you get a chance please vote for "Out of the Darkness" nominated for an annual CD of the Year award at Kweevak.com -- artists like Nils Lofgren are in the running so pretty stiff competition - It's easy if you go to the link provided below just scroll down the page to Mike Marino- Out of the Darkness- click to select it then scroll down to the vote button and click-that's it! The link is here- Thanks! 
• http://www.kweevak.com/files-features/cd-awards.php
• Very sorry to hear of the tragic loss of one of the great Singer/Songwriters who's been an inspiration to myself & many writers/players- Dan Fogelberg will be missed.
• Just been notified by The Dallas Songwriters Asscoiation- 3 of Mikes songs have been nominated for Awards in the Dallas Songwriters Asscoiation National Contest! All 3 are currently Semi-Finalist where judgeing for Top Prizes will be in Mid November. The songs are Racin' to a Redlight in the Pop/Rock Category & Out of the Darkness & Stuck Out in the Rains in the Americana/Folk/Bluegrass Category- the field has been narrowed down to just 13 songs in each catagory and Mike has 2 songs in one.   
• Just In-- "Out of the Darkness" is the Pick of the week at Muzikman Reviews-Thanks Keith! 
• Hey - Thanks so much to Les Lewellyn- from one of the nets biggest online Radio Stations-Preying Lizard Music is spinning "Marie Jean" on the Chill Pill Show! Check out the show here http://www.preyinglizardmusic.com/chillpill.htm
• New News on Reviews!- Just received this Review from SoundPress- check it out-- Mark Johnson should be thrilled too! http://soundpress.blogspot.com/2007/08/cd-review-mike-marino-his-restless-soul.html   
• Two more Reviews in- Rootstime one of Belgiums largest Radio Stations just gave "Out of the Darkness" a raving review calling it "Simply Superb"! The review is in Dutch so use altavista.com translator to read it...unless you speak Dutch! www.rootstime.be
• Also, RadioIndy.com just named Mike a Gold Artist Award Winner from their listeners-- They're a Hi-Fi Internet Radio Station.  
• Very pleased to annouce that Foley Entertainment has selected 4 songs from Out of the Darkness they wish to shop to the Music Industry for me. Dr. Eugene Foley is highly respected in the Music Business, as well as being very well connected having worked with some of the industries biggest acts so I'm thrilled to have him in my corner! The songs selected were Love the Good..., Marie Jean, Stuck Out in the Rains & Sunset River. Thanks Eugene!   
• Latest Press Release for "Out of the Darkness"  http://muzikreviews.com/news_marino.php 
• Wow folks- Lots of new stuff going on-- First off Feedback is pouring in regarding "Out of the Darkness" & its great! Several Radio Stations are spinning tracks with many more to come.  Acoustic Rainbow - Poetman Records chose the title track to be on their next release- they send to over 1200 stations worldwide & artists in their fold have included folks like Willie Nelson & Rodger McQuinn- I seem to have a Belgium connection- they love this stuff there & are very Americana/Roots Rock savy- Shows such as "Somewhere Between" 104.3FM with DJ Ray Peiters, "Mojo Dreams" 106.2 FM with Mark Verbert & Rootstime www.rootstime.be with Freddy Celis all are all spinning tracks from "Out of the Darkness"
• National Reviewer Keith "Muzikman Hannaleck" has just weighed in regarding Out of the Darkness-- He gave the project a 9 out of 10 and fabulous review- Thanks to the great players & singers who helped me on this project for this!-- The Review is posted on dozens of online music sites & also in Print Mags as Muzikman has informed me!- Check out the Link to the Full Review http://www.muzikreviews.com/mikemarino.htm      
• Some new stuff coming to this site soon- Including a Full Radio Playlist showing all the Stations in the US & Abroad who are spinning tracks from Out of the Darkness And also will be adding a new E-List Sign Up -- please join my E-List when you see the new button added on my Homepage - Updates will be no more then once per month, if that, so no need to concern about junk spam everyday! 
• Besides the above stuff - I'm currently being featured artist at www.kweevak.com & additional reviews to follow from RadioIndie, Geoff Wilbur's Renegade Newsletter in Texas & Rootstime Belgium. And finally, sent several tracks out to some national song contests IE USA Songwriting Comp. & JLSC etc.- will keep posted if any cool news there.... thats it for now!

• Finally...Out of the Darkness...! Cd's are now available on this sites Discography Page & via cdbaby.com. I'm proud to present "Out of the Darkness" featuring an incredible line up of players/vocalists who helped me with this project. Co Produced by two of the best, Mike Dugan & Robert Campanell & mastered by Dennis Drake. Download some clips to check it out first also on Discography Page & even more clips at my cdbaby site- Hope you enjoy! 


• Thanks to Paul Tomlinson of Mountain Country Bluegrass for requesting my CD's for his Playlist broadcasting 24/7 worldwide web from Winston Salem North Carolina via mountaincountrybluegrass.com


• Special Thanks to Mike Volpe, Pepper Paul & Norm Donahue at WVLT Cruisin' 92.1 FM for spinning tracks off "Another World" & the great feedback!!


• "Blues Matters" publication from the UK distributes Mikes Review to over 30,000 subscribers Internationally thanks to Muzikman Hannaleck! Check out Vol 21 Sept. 2004 Issue-- Mikes Review right next to Gary Moore!!


• "Soul Survivor"-- Track #4 on Another World just placed as a Semi-Finalist in the Great American Songwriting Contest!


• Mike Marino & his Restless Soul is selected by WXPN 88.5 FM Philadelphia as the Philly Local Pick! "In Between" is being played on the Middays with Helen Leicht Show.


• Poetman Records selects Last of the Heartland Track "Edge of Dawn" for release on the Acoustic Rainbow to be sent to over 1200 Radio Stations worldwide!

REVIEWS:

• Stayed Tuned!!- Reviews on "Out of the Darkness" coming soon- including a 9 out of 10 from Muzikman & more! Just in here's Muzikmans Take - http://www.muzikreviews.com/mikemarino.htm
• Radio Indy wrote: "Out of the Darkness" is a refreshing collection of modern folk/easy listening tunes. Vocally, Mike is captivating and has somewhat of an oldies vibe that boasts cross-generational appeal! Fans of country/folk rock will enjoy this work of art! 
• Bryan Kausing- Assc. Producer-Poetman Records/Woodsongs- Regarding "Out of the Darkness" - "The track we believe will get you the most airplay is "Out of the Darkness". It's the track most suited for radio airplay and should crossover into several different radio formats. Lyrically and vocally it's one of the best on the CD. Very melodic. Loved the arrangement. The song has a cool Traveling Wilburys vibe. We also considered Here Today, Stuck Out in the Rains, & Ulterior Motives.
• CD Review -May 2004- "Another World" by Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck National Independent Reviewer
  Regarding Mike Marino & his Restless Soul "Another World" MuzikMan writes: "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. As indicated by the credits on this CD, Marino is D.I.Y. kind of guy and a literal one-man musical machine. He gets a little help from his friends, although the many talents he commands are his greatest advantage with this project." 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"
  Check out the full review at Blues Rockers


• IndieMusic Review Jan 2002: Mike Marino & his Restless Soul's 2001 release, Last of the Heartland, is an album that spans time, space and stylistic influences. Drawn heavily from the musical heroes of his youth CSN&Y, Cream, the Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, America, and the Byrds 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.
  Mike Marino & his Restless Soul's Last of the Heartland is a record that lyrically and stylistically recalls a time in America when things were very different than they are today. The irony is that the recycled style and stripped down production sound astonishingly fresh in these days of supergloss teenage popstars and hip-hop sampleheads.


• Ben Ohmart - 06/11/01: Voicing somewhere between Neil Young and the Eagles, Mike Marino carries his acoustics like a set of heavy memories that have grown a little lighter through the years. Beginning with 'Hidden Places,' we're told, in a rather folk-country way, 'Far off in the distance, I know a place to go / You can't find me anywhere, searching high and low / Hiding from my demons, under the sun's glow / I find the hidden places, where I can always go.'
  
  Not as somber as Dylan, but not near as delighted as Christian, this 16 track tale of folk is able to find the lite rock mold that Clapton explored for a lifetime.
  
  The outrospective 'Lonely Town' exposes the mysteries and miseries of a televised society that finds loneliness as much a norm as pavement nowadays. 'Everybody's movin' too fast anymore / We should get together more like before / Everybody's watchin' bad news on tv / Where's it gonna lead to for you and me.' Hard to say, but Marlene Howell's backing vocals lend a nicety to a subject we all know and care to ignore.
  
  Very vocal album. Not enough room in the cd booklet to type everything in. A shame because one of the best vocal performances is 'It Just Ain't Fair,' and I'd like to type in some of those words. Rather reminiscent of Dylan and blues-chosen Springsteen, with some great black-washed guitar coming through the holes in the rap.
  
  The playing sits on the top shelf, never dusty, crying out with a western edge that's easy to grow into. Never mocking, always genuine: an easy coolness in a dry and self-deceptive planet.


• "This Cd reminded me of The Band. Marino's vocals at times were very reminiscent of the late/great Rick Danco, and the roots rock instrumentation on the CD were great!" Bryan Klausing (Assoc. Producer - Acoustic Rainbow/Poetman Records)


• "Nice country-folk sound, a tad like Eric Clapton gone country" Les Reynolds (Indie Music)
  


• Mike Marino is now getting airplay around the world from Melbourne Australia to West Virginia thanks to Acoustic Rainbow & requests for CD's are still coming in from many stations in the states!


• "Very solid production, with an intensive voice and powerfully played. Our listeners favorite tracks so far are #4, #10, & #15" Andrea Stolle: DJ Old Stringhouse Music -- Herford Germany


• "Received your CD the other day--- Thoroughly enjoyable and well suited for several of our programs" Martin Wright - Program Manager- Plenty Valley FM 88.6 Yarrambat Australia