Vinyl is coming soon

Very happy to announce that the critically acclaimed record The Empty Promises of Rock and Roll will soon be available on vinyl. A very limited edition run on super death black colored vinyl should be shipping out in mid-October, and is available for order now via Bandcamp!

The record’s out

Didn’t you hear, of course you heard how could you not? The Empty Promises of Rock and Roll is now available everywhere that digital music is available, and hopefully in the next few months perhaps maybe in a physical form too.

Breaking News

The new record is awaiting mastering, and new shows hopefully on the horizon, and new people probably playing new and old music. Because everything that is old will be new again.

DOG DAYS

Michelles v3 is busy in the space plucking strings, pushing buttons, singing words, and tightening it up.  Shows will come soon, Dark as a Daisy will transcend ones and zeroes, thought will become sweat, light through the trees, shimmering asphalt, sweet petrichor memories, shanti, shanti, shanti.

PAYOLA, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the music industry

Dear Unnamed Music Blog– Imagine my excitement when I received your email explaining that you had received my album submission, and enjoyed it enough to write a review.  Now keep in mind this wasn’t a cold call on my end, someone who apparently contributes to your site had previously contacted me saying that they had heard some tunes, liked them, and encouraged me to submit to your site for consideration. As I read on, however, my excitement quickly turned to bewilderment as you laid out your payment scale, ranging from a free mention in a weekly roundup, which doesn’t include any links or relevant information, up to $40 for a professionally written review, with links and everything! And to make sure you don’t dissuade people with the chance of a critical review, you even offer a guaranteed rating of 3.0 or above. Wow, what a deal!  Continue reading

Dark as a Daisy

Well, that’s that…  The long gestating new record has been tracked, re-tracked, mixed, re-mixed, tweaked and twisted and then one day you decide to say it’s done, and that’s how records are made.  As of this writing, it is only available on Bandcamp, but it is making its way through the intricate series of tubes, and will soon be on all of your favorite digital platforms for download and streaming.  What a world!darkasadaisy1200x1200