Mike Russo

show producer, touring musician, booking agent, consultant, and tour manager

Music

This is a collection of full performances captured on video at the PACA Live stage in Erie, PA, audio of songs I’ve played on from all over the country, as well as a few video excerpts of both touring performances and quick, solo homemade clips I’ve shared through social media over the years.  A crash course in me doing whatever it is I do.

PACA LIVE VIDEOS

Filmed and mixed by Dave Schroeder at the PACA Building in Erie, PA

October 2022: an Original melding of music and theater featuring Aaron Pacy, Stephen Trohoske, Dave Tamulonis, Ricky Hopkins, Lara Schaaf (as our otherworldly observer), and myself.
July 2022: a Variety show featuring Stephen Trohoske, AJ Jump, Adam Holquist, Optimistic Apocalypse, Kevin Brown, Rob Gray, Dave Schroeder, Tony Grey, Aaron Pacy, Zack Orr, and myself
August 2022: a collection of Improvisational and Instrumental music featuring Stephen Trohoske, Michael Hibbler, Adam Holquist, Dave Tamulonis, and myself. Cued up to a spontaneous tribute to Salman Rushdie that we created while completely unaware he was in the hospital recovering down the street from PACA.
July 2021: my First experience with PACA Live, featuring Stephen Trohoske, Tim Clarke, Ian Maciak, and myself. Cued to the improvisation, “The PACA Blues.”

AUDIO LINKS

MUSIC (Audio Links):

With MC Lars:

Guitarist / Bassist (2009 – present)

Spotify Playlist of MC Lars tunes

With Strange Temptations:

Guitarist / Co-writer (2013)

Strange Temptations Soundcloud Playlist:

With Autoverse:

Guitarist / Bassist (2012)

Autoverse Soundcloud Playlist:

VIDEO LINKS

An Excerpt from “VAE VICTUS” at PACA LIVE (2022)

Vans Warped Tour Kick Off Brooklyn, NY (2011)

MC Lars and Weerd Science Warped Tour Hillboro, OR (2011) – NSFW

Fan Tribute to MC Lars (2011)

Facebook:

Looper Pedal Demonstration (2017)

Cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Mercy Street” (2020)

Instagram:

Delay Pedal Demonstration (2020)

Cover of traditional tune “Shenandoah” (2019)

Cover of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” (2018)

Cover of Tom Petty’s “Crawling Back to You” (2017)