michaelCSmith - ProfilesArchive

About Me

A born storyteller, michaelCSmith carries with him the weight and legacy of his own American culture.Uniquely original, yet hauntingly familiar, he weaves his stories through the highways and back roads of the American conscious, like Steinbeck driving alongside the Joads or like Tom Waits traveling with his carnival tent show, like Springsteen walking through the dust and stories of todayâ€™s migrant workers or like Woody Guthrie on the banks of the Columbia River.Whether you catch him in a solo/acoustic gig or fronting a full band you are guaranteed to get an intimate and riveting experience. He captures all the communion and reflection of our best singer/songwriters, politics and humor of our best folk singers and the excitement, youthfulness and energy of great American Rock, all at once in a rich tapestry very much his own.His vocabulary is as large as the American landscape and his heart, soul, mind and body are singularly devoted to the craft he so willingly and lovingly nurtures and shares.He has been compared to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Steve Earl, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, and Hank Williams among others. He is a consummate songwriter and performer, unlike any other on the market today.In 2007 michaelCSmith finished principle recording on his upcoming debut album. A full length CD already generating a great deal of enthusiasm from fans and nothing but positive responses from those whoâ€™ve been fortunate enough to have heard any of the unreleased tracks.michaelCSmith has played over 100 shows since 2006, including a showcase at the 2006 Atlantis Music Conference, a performance at the Bluebird CafÃ© in Nashville and a very memorable appearance on the 500 Songs for Kids stage last year in Atlanta.His song; â€œTalkinâ€™ Immigration Blues" has been the subject of online radio broadcasts, pod casts, and countless debates amongst his fans and listeners. A timely release, owing much to the talkinâ€™ blues style of Woody Guthrie, this song has eclipsed itâ€™s author in the weight of the subject, achieving a much debated and well deserved life of itâ€™s own. You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/8/2005
Band Members:michaelcsmith, his guitar, his harmonica and his BIG left foot, an occasional blind midget and the leading man from Poverty Row.

Influences:in no particular order: John Steinbeck, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Gillian Welch, Hank Williams, Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul, The Apostle E.F., Charles Bukowski, Keith Richards, Paul Westerberg, Chuck Berry, Ace Frehley, John Mellencamp, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, U2, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, John Grimm, William Blake, Walt Whitman, his mom and dad, Bela Lugosi, Van Gough, the man on the street in LA in 1997, his wife, a good pair of converse and a thousand and one other people, places, things, events and ideas
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hirin’ Man

Hirin' Man by: michaelCSmith Rise up in the evenin' with blood and a gun like shovel the steel from the backs of our sons crowe's feet and scars drag this bottom land Hirin' Man See my ...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:47:00 PST

24 lines

..>..>..>..>..>..>..> ..> 24 lines "twenty-four lines" by: michaelCSmith peel away the tire swing dust off the broom lay down the carousel horse drawn carnival bone stew chop down t...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:33:00 PST

hold this 29 still

I scratch the wall and move in circles Stare myself into a haze Delight in the music Drive the stations Bought a new hat today Maybe if I could just hold it still Smoke another cigarette Buy a little ...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:11:00 PST

send the fools home

Send the Fools Home by: michaelCSmith June 1st 2007 better hide the thieves unlock the doors clean up all the blood from the palace floors better not lock up your heart leave it open for...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:51:00 PST

in the real world

"in the real world" by: michaelCSmith there's tragedy on the TV i guess that war is still goin' on politicians pose for 50 inch screens high def close ups of the boys but somewhere in the real world t...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Wed, 16 May 2007 07:14:00 PST

white lines

the coyote lights a marlboro packs the men into the back of an old ford pick up truck tinted camper top one passenger to his side and 25 bodies behind $1000.00/head & nothin' changin' his mind &nb...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:28:00 PST

my record, i-tunes and the future of music

so, as you may or may not know. i'm workin' on a record. like that old gospel tune, i'm workin' on a building. story by story, i'm laying the foundations and puttin' up the boards and plaster and wire...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:02:00 PST

Rocky Balboa

Rocky BalboaI have no idea how young I was when I saw my first Rocky film, or even which one it was. It just seems that they've always been a part of my consciousness, somehow taking a mythological po...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:00:00 PST

pull the plug

throw the feast glass in the furnace throw the guests out with the wine we're grasping for salvatin try for it one more time fed up dogs bark opera stuffed with pork and pride like some drunken funera...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:17:00 PST

Wylie's november 9th set list

Wylie's November 9th Diamond Earrings When She's Around Broke Down Engine Ruby Tuesday Don't Sleep Under My Tree Ricochet Memory Love The Gravedigger Pancho & Lefty Tracks Dam the River Rat...
Posted by michaelCSmith on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 04:51:00 PST