Man, what a day this was back in December. A wall-to-wall library talk about writing then a solo music show because my band got blizzarded off the road. Thank you to…View post

This was my father’s trumpet. It’s beat, bent, and busted. But I just blew it here in Pine Hollow Studios so we could put some distant notes behind a song.…View post

Every week the Wisconsin State Journal runs “Roughneck Grace,” a weekly column written by Mike (many of the columns will be adapted from Mike’s Tent Show Radio monologues). This week’s…View post

If you’re within range of (or can stream) one of these stations tonight (Saturday, Dec. 29th) we hope you’ll join Mike as he hosts another edition of Tent Show Radio from Big Top Chautauqua. This…View post

Hey folks, my “Roughneck Grace” column will be back in the Wisconsin State Journal December 30. It is beyond my ability to type up a thank you commensurate to the…View post