Scott Mickelson is an artist/producer from San Francisco. His debut release Flickering was on the Grammy ballot for Best Folk Album and Best Roots Music Performance. His follow up full-length A Wondrous Life received great reviews in the US and abroad which led to his first European tour in 2019. He then produced the critically acclaimed Blanket The Homeless benefit compilation which included Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito.
In 2020, Mickelson released Drowning In An Inflatable Pool to rave reviews in the U.S. and Europe. The first single, ‘Jagged Tooth’ was accompanied by the fantastic animated video. In 2022, his single/video ‘UNarmed American’ premiered on Americana U.K. and he was invited to play three nights at The Mavericks Festival in England. The full length Known To Be Unknown (April, 2022) featured the iconic track ‘UNarmed American’.
In November, 2022 the band released ‘Only Grey Matter Boiling In My Head’ which included the XTC’s Colin Moulding on bass. His current single ‘Jump Off The Earth’, accompanied by a groundbreaking video which includes uniquely styled AI animation. His 5-piece band hails from Swindon, England.
Mickelson continues to perform in the US, UK, Australia and Europe. Mickelson has appeared across the BBC, NPR Radio, Huffington Post, CBS Morning Show, No Depression, Glide Magazine, Paste Magazine, PopMatters, Alternative Press Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Mix Magazine, Heaven Magazine (NL), and more. He also gained national recognition after winning a national band search contest sponsored by MTV/7-Up with a prize of $15,000 and a song in the feature film Along The Way.
He has shared the stage with artists including: Nick Lowe, Dick Dale, Dave Van Ronk, David Bromberg, Peter Case, Vandoliers, Jonathon Richmond, Steve Forbet, and countless others in his career to date.
February 23 | Wunderbar | Lyttelton, NZ
February 24 | Mountere Inn | Upper Mountere, NZ
February 25 | Freida Margolis | Aukland, NZ
February 29 | Lyrebird | Elsternwick, VIC
March 2 | Retreat Hotel | Brunswick, VIC
March 3 | Bodriggy | Abbotsford, VIC
March 6 | The Berry Seltzer | Brunswick, VIC
March 7 | Wesley Anne | Northcote, VIC
March 8 | The Tap Room | Castlemaine, VIC
March 9 | The Catfish | Fitzroy, VIC
March 10 | The Drunken Poet | West Melbourne, VIC
March 13 | The Midnight Special | Newtown, NSW
March 14 | Link & Pin | Woy Woy, NSW
March 15 | Petersham Bowling Club | Petersham, NSW