Michael McArthur Credit: c/o Michael McArthur website
Fresh off gigs at AmericanaFest in Nashville, Florida songwriter Michael McArthur is back home for a show in Lakeland on Saturday, Sept. 24. The gig is an album release show for McArthur’s sophomore album, Milky Stars, which came out last week.

He’ll be a sight for sore eyes at the beautiful Polk Theatre, too, as he hasn’t played a hometown show in almost three years.

Recorded in a 125-year-old house with Grammy-winning producer Jacquire King (Norah Jones, Modest Mouse, Kings of Leon), the album captures a period of life where McArthur saw his grandma die, and also grapple with the idea that we all need to spend more of our time making a positive contribution to this world.

This album definitely goes a long way in making the world a more tolerable place to live.

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This article appears in Sep 15-21, 2022.

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