Author Archives: Mikey Mike

About Mikey Mike

I'm a little manic-depressive. I'm a little schizophrenic. I'm a little drunk. I just kinda *dabble* in mental illness. I'm a dilettante nut bar (which, by the way, is the name of my new chocolate bar...the Dilettante Nut Bar). Someday, I'll find out which type of crazy is truly the right fit, and I'll buckle down and really apply myself.

“Folk the System” Online Release!

“Folk the System” is ready for online sales right here on mikeaube.com!! Just click on “Online Store” in the menu above or click here: Online Store You can purchase only the online version ($8) or pre-purchase a physical CD ($10 … Continue reading

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Compassion Action Compilation CD

I’m very excited to announce that I will be contributing a track to Compassion Action’s CD compilation entitled “Life Support”. The funds raised from this CD will support Compassion Action’s work in suicide prevention. To make it even more exciting, … Continue reading

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Folk the System – Online Album Launch CountDown!!

The question I’ve been getting most lately is “When is your new album coming out?” And as far as the physical CD launch, I’ve been saying “When I can afford it – I don’t know – maybe in a month … Continue reading

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Man for Hire

Lately, I’ve been following some of the teachings of “The Secret”, which is about the law of attraction. Basically, it says that your habitual ways of thinking attract everything in your life. If you want to change your current situation … Continue reading

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Extra Special Just Us! Open Mic

This week’s open mic at Just Us! (April 11) will be extra special as the theme will be “Chick Songs”. I will be attempting to play my entire set with songs written by, or traditionally performed by women. This will … Continue reading

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Updates!!

Today marks the 24th consecutive day that I have been wearing a tie as I was looking for work. (As you’ll notice, I slacked on posting pics of this adventure, but rest assured I didn’t miss a single day of … Continue reading

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Josephine

This is a song I wrote a few years ago, and was even a candidate for my 2009 album “ClusterFolk”. But I rarely ever play it because 1) it’s a downer and 2) I often thought it was not “my … Continue reading

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All Tied Up – Day 10

I rarely ever call myself a “musician”. But I do call myself an “artist”. Why? I don’t call myself a musician 1) because I’m not particularly focused on becoming proficient on musical instruments and 2) that it’s limiting – I … Continue reading

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All Tied Up – Day 9

I’ve been aware of the potential of using affirmations like these to bring about positive change in one’s life, but it hasn’t been until recently that I started to put them into consistent daily practice. This along with visualization and … Continue reading

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All Tied Up – Day 8

Got outdoors some today and shot some video for a “new-ish” tune – one that I actually wrote a few years ago, but don’t usually perform. I’ll save the whole story for when I post the video, but it’s actually … Continue reading

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