CRUMBS Interview

I was interviewed by CRUMBS recently and talked about Blue Skies Black, The Velmas, and Above The Flood.  I performed a couple songs solo acoustic, including a brand new song “So Long” as well as “Without You” from Blue Skies Black. They also spun 2 tracks right from the album, “Fish in the Sea” and “Status Quo”. The interview is available as a free download or stream here: http://crumbs.net/cafe.cfm?season=11#152

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Thanks, Metroland Readers!

http://metroland.net/features.html The readers of Metroland, the venerable arts paper of the Capital Region, have voted: Best Local Solo Musician:  Mike Grosshandler Best Local Rock Band:  The Velmas (second place) Thanks to everyone who voted!  Hope to see lots of you out at Sage College on 3/27 4/24 (new date)!

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“Bass”-ically getting stuff done

So it was a snowy weekend in Albany.  I think we got nearly a foot and a half over the last 3 days.  Not good for stuff like playing shows (The Velmas had to cancel our show on Friday), but great for stuff like staying home and recording, luckily. Also lucky was the fact that my cold is all but a lingering cough now, so I actually felt up to doing something, as opposed to…

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