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Michael Gaither

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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January 17, 2009

Songs and Stories #50: Terri Hendrix – In Tune and In Time

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #50 (time = 36:29, size = 31.4 mb) With nine self-released CDs to her […]

January 14, 2009

Welcome to any “Dalecast” listeners (and a chance for a free MP3)

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Okay, do you “play” a song on a podcast? Not sure. “Stream” it? No, that’s not right. “Make it downloadable”? […]

January 9, 2009

Vinyl Record Sales Double from Previous Week

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A few random thoughts on records and record stores, in no particular order. No, this isn’t a blog entry from […]

January 1, 2009

Songs and Stories #49: Chojo Jacques and Billy Bright

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #49 (time = 27:21, size = 31.4 mb) Multi-instrumentalists Chojo Jacques (The Waybacks, Houston […]

December 22, 2008

CD Review: “A Very Slambovian Christmas”

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They only get played one month out of the year, so Christmas CDs seem like a boxful of new presents […]

December 17, 2008

The Web Site as a Cereal Box

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Clutter isn’t always a bad thing. A little self confession from the web design side of things. I’ve started my […]

December 5, 2008

Don Q’s and KPIG live cuts – And Our *NEW* Last Show of the Year

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We’ve had a great run the past several days: The Barn’s holiday show on Saturday, KPIG’s “Please Stand By” Sunday […]

November 29, 2008

Songs and Stories #48: Claudia Nygaard and the State of Modern Music

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #48 (time = 48:15, size = 55.2 mb) Although based in Nashville, Claudia Nygaard […]

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