Slow and steady pins and paces all around these camptown races!

Organ, guitar, violin, voice. A microphone, a room, a rehearsal, a preview of our show at Valentine’s on 3/20/13…

I set up and recorded this with so much gratitude in my mind and heart for all the folks who made it out to the benefit show for Rachael Renee’. Each and everyone who donated, be it their time and talent, advice and support, or dollars and cents, is to my mind nothing short of angelic, and I hope my appreciation for you all shines through in every little note. Thanks so much everyone! 

just a small song for rachael

fun when we can, dig?

A snatch from a fun rehearsal sent blending with itself atop a chopped beat made of fake brushes. Credit is due yet again to Susumu Yokota for introducing me to this kind of musical thinking through his incredible oeuvre.

Live from the KBOO compound. Els minus one plus one equals Bels. Back To The Egg.
Midnight 11/18/2012.

Michael & The Els in the midst of playing a country-themed set for Halloween weekend 2012 at Portland, Oregon’s favorite public house for old-timey, country, bluegrass, and folk music of all kinds, stripes and ilks so long as you can raise a dang glass to it.

You all know this one. Just maybe not like this…