Mike Saliani is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has performed and recorded professionally for the last thirteen years as a band leader, sideman, and session player with a number of Northern California bands and artists (Amee Chapman, Emily and the Mops, Wind Over Sticks, The Moisies, Blue Mire, Friends of the River, Crackerjack Preacher, and more). Sharing stages with The Mother Hips, Garth Hudson of The Band, Tim and Nicki Bluhm, Sensations, Scary Little Friends, Rob Bayne, Victoria George, Bhi Bhiman, Miles Schon, Sweet Chariot, Little Wings, and lots more. Venues include: Slims, The Sweetwater music hall, Frog and Peach, Old Western Saloon, 4th St Tavern, Peri’s Bar, 19th Broadway, Laguntas Taproom, Iron springs Brew, Amnesia, Makeoutroom, Last Day Saloon, Red Devil lounge, Hotel Utah, Blondie’s, the Riptide, Presidio Yacht Club, Cafe Divino, The Living Room(NYC), Fox and Goose, SF State, Kokomo Winery, Hopmonk Tavern, Milk Bar, Hemlock, Russian River Brew Co, Giordano Bros, Grant and Green, Thee Parside, No Name Bar, Divided Sky, Mt. Tallac Brewery, Heavenly Village, Lunas Cafe, and lots more. His band blends a nice variety of genres ranging from rock and americana to groove and soul. He continues to work on his craft as a musician and writer. Currently he performs in his electric group(Mike Saliani Band-with Gavin Jones on keys, Kenny Michael on bass/vocals, and Brian Camara on drums). He plays lead guitar with SF country group(The Bitter Diamonds)and solo-acoustic. Mike has two solo records out called “Green Morning”(2007) and “Dreams on Fire”(2012) on itunes, Amazon, CDBaby.com. Mike has collaborated with New York poet, Michael Spielman. The two wrote a collection of songs, and recorded an ep to be released soon for digital download. Mike is working on his third full length due this year.

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