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The Habits Necessary For Better Breathing & Sleep

The Habits Necessary For Better Breathing & Sleep

Watch this fascinating discussion with Mike Maher on his Breathcast podcast. We talk about the habits that are needed for good breathing and sleep.                          

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Skate U - Snarky Puppy

Going to see these guys this weekend - so excited!

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Taylor Stitch.

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Mike Maher and Sean Hotchkiss. 

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Mike Maher of Taylor Stitch. 

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The Orchard Sessions: Volume 5

Volume 5: The Back Story

The History: 

I recently ran into my friend Mike Maher while he was playing trumpet with Banda Magda, an AMAZING musical project headed by singer/accordionist/magician Magda Giannikou. The session was overwhelming to say the very least. Mike and I got to talking afterwards about his new record of singer-songwriter material, under the moniker "Maz." We filmed this Orchard Session mere days later, with these amazing musicians, all from Snarky Puppy as well as Banda Magda.

The Personnel:

Maz (Michael Maher)

I run into Maz in New York a lot. This is probably because he is one of the most skilled and capable musicians in this entire city. It also doesn't hurt that he is a compete sweetheart. I usually call him to play trumpet, but as mentioned above he recently released a record under the "Maz" name with him singing. It is a sweeping work. Volume 5 features an acoustic rendition of one of the songs off said record.

Mike League  

Mike League is one of those musicians you hear worlds about before you meet them. And then you meet them and are surprised at the fact that they're just as much of a goofball as you are. I met Mike a few years back at a show for Franky Rousseau's amazing big band. Since then I have experienced his virtuosic bass playing and stage persona with starry eyed admiration every time. He is the mastermind behind "Snarky Puppy," an electrically exciting band that involves every musician on Volume 5 except for me. It was an honor to finally have had him in the living room. 

Justin Stanton

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Justin may be the sweetest person ever to come in for an Orchard Sesh. Okay. Hyperbole over. Justin and I had never met, but his laid-back demeanor and subtle sense of humor pretty much convinced me that we'll get along swimmingly in the future. Also? His playing was so natural and organic that it felt like that lovely piano was made just for him. 

Bob Lanzetti

I met Bob Lanzetti at the opening party for The Bunker Studio, where I recorded my record back in October. He was so understated and humble about the music he made that I never could have imagined just how skillful of a guitarist he is. Hearing him on acoustic guitar was also a real pleasure as he normally slays the electric guitar.

In Conclusion:

Hope you enjoyed. I certainly did. We're shooting Volume 6 on Wednesday with an old, dear friend. Excited. 

Love, T

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sweet short for taylor stitch and their new oxford line. made by the most handsome men in the mission, in california.

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"What An Artist Dies In Me" Now Up On Dr. Hurley's Snake-Oil Cure

Good news. My poem, “What An Artist Dies In Me,” has been published and posted on Dr. Hurley’s Snake-Oil Cure. I would be delighted if you went and checked it out and let me and/or the fine editors of Dr. Hurley’s know what you think about it, good or bad.

Actually, I would recommend checking the website out for reasons other than to just read my poem (though, of course, my poem should clearly be your priority). Just kidding. Kind of. Anyway, Dr. Hurley’s Snake-Oil Cure is a really intriguing, unique, and downright bizarre new online journal. Though they’re still relatively young to the world of online publishing, they have an interesting approach to the whole thing.

They publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, photography, tonics, aphorisms, reviews, interviews, opinions, and “a dash of everything else.” Basically, if they determine it is interesting enough to post, they will post it. I admire this approach. Rather than becoming “just another journal,” they are attacking the whole idea of literature from a new angle.

For their sake, I certainly hope it pays off and serves to help them gain recognition. They certainly deserve it. If anything, it is clear they work hard and genuinely care about the website, the journal, and the content the two publish and represent. That should be reason enough for readers to check them out.