Tuesday 7/12/16 update: We had a great night. Seven hours of music. And the event raised $1300 for the Alzheimer’s Association. The YouTube stream was also a successful experiment. A couple of comments that came my way by email: “The […]
The Davenport Proposal: Best. Gig. Ever.
I just had what was likely my best gig, and I didn’t even have to haul my PA with me or dress up. Or as Chris Schmauch, the photographer said in his own blog post, “Brian has officially raised the […]
Songs and Stories #158: “Recent Radio – And My Red Skelton Story”
Click here to listen to Michael’s recent radio appearances (time = 28:55) As much as I love interviewing other songwriters, every now and then it’s fun to virtually flip the mic around and send out a bit of info on […]
Songs and Stories #157: Michelle Chappel – “Call Me Crazy”
Click here to listen to the interview with Michelle Chappel (time = 1:01:15) Lots of people have left a full-time day job to pursue their music careers. But having a PhD in psychology and leaving a professorship to play and […]
Caption Contest: “Scaring the Castaways”
Want a free MP3? Leave a title for the photo below in the comments to this post. I’ll start: “Scaring the Castaways.” I played the Chill Out Cafe in Capitola last Sunday and had an absolute blast. Our friend Amy […]
Birthdays and Video Scavenger Hunts
I had a birthday last weekend. A really cool birthday. With two of my very best pals (one of them being my wife) and another close friend in two. And without giving away too much personal data, let’s just say […]
Three MacDonald’s, Tears, and Laughter
There’s a new venue in town, and it’s quite the cool, artsy place. The Haute Enchilada, behind the WHOLE Enchilada in Moss Landing, has a new performance space. It’s very cool, and it’s in the capable hands of Bourne Archer, […]
Songs and Stories #137: Bourne Archer and “Treasures Roadhouse”
Click here to listen to the interview with Bourne Archer (time = 30:31) Just think. If it weren’t for El Azteca, Watsonville might have yet another taqueria*. Fortunately for Bourne Archer – and us – when Bourne was scouting restaurant locations and […]