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Michael Gaither

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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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May 28, 2008

“Songs and Stories” Interview highlight: Stevie Coyle

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Shortly before fingerstyle guitarist Stevie Coyle left The Waybacks last year, he and I sat down for a chat in […]

May 20, 2008

Over Inspiration?

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Is it possible to get TOO much inspiration? Last weekend was a double shot of bay area favorites: On Friday, […]

May 11, 2008

Songs and Stories #31 and #32: Houston Jones’ Chris Kee and Travis Jones

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Another kitchen-table talk, this time a two-part interview with Chris Kee and Travis Jones of the bay area Americana band […]

May 5, 2008

Recommended Reading: Surf.Com

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As a lifelong Santa Cruz native who’s paid the bills with a high-tech day job for more years than I […]

April 24, 2008

Songs and Stories #30: KVMR Highlights

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Since this is my 30th “Songs and Stories” podcast, I thought I’d flip things around and have *me* interviewed for […]

April 19, 2008

Make Sure I’m Not Spam

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Haven’t been getting my announcements? Make sure your email program isn’t accidentally filing me away with the ads for fake […]

April 15, 2008

The Return of Mudcrutch

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Tom Petty went back to his roots last night. So did I. I’ve been attending shows at the Civic since […]

April 6, 2008

Songs and Stories #29: Gypsy Soul

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #29 (time = 37:55, size = 43.4 mb) “I don’t want to paint with […]

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