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Michael Gaither

Music. Trivia. Humor. Gratitude.

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Michael Gaither was raised on the central California coast and takes the “write what you know” idea to heart, wrapping songs around small-town life and humorous takes on everyday stuff. His love of animals and active involvement with local animal rescue work also find their way into Michael’s songs. He has released three independently produced CDs: "Spotted Mule and Other Tales" (2006), "Dogspeed" (2009), and "Starlite Drive-In Saturday Night" (2012). In addition, Michael books and hosts the Corralitos Cultural Center Music Series. Offstage, he produces and hosts the “Songs and Stories” podcast, which features stories behind his songs and interviews with other independent songwriters.

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September 10, 2014

Behind the Video: “Roselle”

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This is another example of a simple little story that took a long time to properly represent on video. This […]

August 28, 2014

Songs and Stories #138: Jim Dyar’s “Rembrandts on Red Walls”

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Click here to listen to the interview with Jim Dyar (time = 29:31) Sometimes is really does take a trip into the […]

August 18, 2014

Brad. The Foster Dog. Returns.

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September 6th 2014 Update: Brad’s “Pom With an Edge” attitude worked in his favor. He met his new forever family […]

July 22, 2014

Songs and Stories #137: Bourne Archer and “Treasures Roadhouse”

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Click here to listen to the interview with Bourne Archer (time = 30:31) Just think. If it weren’t for El Azteca, Watsonville […]

June 27, 2014

Behind the Video: “Now It’s a Taqueria”

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It took awhile, as worthwhile projects always do, but the video for my song “Now It’s a Taqueria” (from my […]

June 12, 2014

Songs and Stories #136: Bev Barnett’s Social Media Balancing Act

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Click here to listen to the interview with Bev Barnett (time = 47:30) So you’re an artist. You have something […]

May 15, 2014

Nina Goes Home. No, Really.

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Cute little dog. Fairly spunky for an old girl. We’ll find her a home. How hard could that be? Or […]

April 22, 2014

Songs and Stories #135: Austin Producer/Songwriter Gurf Morlix

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Click here to listen to the interview with Gurf Morlix (time = 40:23) Each “latest podcast” seems to be my […]

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