The End Is Nigh! Apocalyptic Future is Rosy for Acoustic Alternative?
The End Is Nigh! Apocalyptic Future is Rosy for Acoustic Alternative? – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. There’s been a lot of talk lately about the end of the world. Obsession with a zombie apocalypse and the mayan calendar have been going pretty strong for the past several years. Apocalyptic signs such as bath-salt-fueled […]
Google Plus Hangout Leads to Diner Hamburger – Internet Friendship
Google Plus Hangout leads to Diner Hamburger – Internet Friendship – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. I have arrived home safely from my tour! I actually got back last Wednesday, but after a month and a half on the road, playing 30 shows in 15 states, I needed a few days off before I […]
Karaoke Stories & Arena Shows – My Performance Style & Stage Presence
Karaoke Stories & Arena Shows – My Performance Style & Stage Presence – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. Let’s start this one by admitting that I’m a karaoke junkie. Regardless of how many “real shows” I’ve played, there’s something alluring about a book full of songs just there for the picking, the lyrics up […]
Coffee House Music or Acoustic Rock? Finding My Place and My Music’s
Coffee House Music or Acoustic Rock? Finding My Place and My Music’s – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. I’m now coming near to the end of my second national tour this year – just yesterday I took a second to overlay the maps of my spring and summer tours and was genuinely astounded at […]
Reading Comic Books: My Cure for Workaholism as an Independent Artist
Reading Comic Books: My Cure for Workaholism as an Independent Artist – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. I’ve never been good at taking breaks. Anyone who knew me in college, or really any point thereafter, can tell you that workaholism is a serious problem with me. I’ve always found it very difficult to give […]
Acoustic Alternative & Orchestral Metal Share The Stage: Happenstances
Acoustic Alternative & Orchestral Metal Share The Stage: Happenstances – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. You never know what’s going to happen out on the road. You plan the entire tour meticulously, doing your best to account for every possible contingency, but sometimes life intervenes and takes you down an unexpected path, which is […]
Liquor before beer before music? Teetotalling and Drunk Singing
Liquor before beer before music? Teetotalling and Drunk Singing – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. This time around I’m sitting in a cool coffee shop/bar called The Percolator in El Paso, Texas. I’m scheduled to play here tonight, and I’m getting myself pumped up for the show by drinking… water. Ice water is […]
Acoustic Tour: My Working Vacation Reconnecting with Friends
Acoustic Tour: My Working Vacation Reconnecting with Friends – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. This blog finds me sitting in a music academy/coffee shop in San Antonio, Texas. I’m two and a half weeks into my summer acoustic tour all over the United States. So far, since leaving Asheville, I’ve hit Cleveland (Tennessee), Nashville, Peoria, […]
Kindness of Strangers & Faith in Humanity on my Motorcycle Tour
Kindness of Strangers & Faith in Humanity on my Motorcycle Tour – From The Mind of McFarland music blog. Im writing this blog from a coffee shop in Wichita, Kansas, on a brief bit of afternoon downtime on my summer tour. This tour I’m undertaking in a slightly more conventional manner – unlike my motorcycle […]
Fitness On Tour – Can Frequent Travelers Find a Gym?
Fitness On Tour – Can Frequent Travelers Find a Gym? From The Mind of McFarland music blog. About a year ago, I made the decision to try to get healthy. Not because I wanted a beach body, not because I thought washboard abs or bulging biceps would attract the ladies, and only partly because I […]
Geek Cred Acquired – George Takei shared my Sci-Fi Coexist!
UPDATE 05/28/2013: Cafepress.com has flagged this image for potential copyright violations, and have, for the moment, removed it from my store. I’m sad that there likely will be no more profits to donate to ICAF, but anyone who wishes to print their own can grab a high-res version here: https://michaelmcfarlandmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/coexist-hi-res.jpg ——————————————– Today I awoke to a […]
Dog Tags & Log Books: A Memorial to my Great Uncle George
I hadn’t initially planned to share this for a bit, but I was struck with the feeling that, tomorrow being Memorial day, it was the appropriate time to tell my Uncle’s story. One question I’m asked very frequently – often by complete strangers, sometimes in an accusatory tone – is, “whose dog tag?” This question […]
