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Greener Blues

About Me

Between shifts bartending for his keep, Mike Olsen picks up the guitar every chance he gets. Many of his songs have been with him many years and have evolved to include different genres and versions. While the acoustic guitar is his main instrument, he has recently taken up slide guitar, and can play keys and bass. Lately in a extended hiatus, Mike is excited to get the Greener Blues name back out there. You may see him at his old stomping grounds in Raleigh, at The PourHouse where he played with Barefoot Manner, at the Berkeley Cafe trading blues licks, or at Mac's Tavern doing another benefit concert.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/01/2006
Band Members: All instruments, vocals, recording, mixing MIKE OLSEN
Influences: Most everything I've heard has influenced me in some way. Hendrix, Dave Matthews, Keller Williams, Grateful Dead, Stones, Phish, Pink FLoyd, RHCP, String Cheese Incident, Particle, Allman Brothers, Black Crowes, Prince, moe., Beck , the Doors, Tom Petty, Frank Zappa, SRV, The Boss , et al
Sounds Like: The Greener Blues sound can be one of troubadour, bluesman, and recently, soundscape architect. Greener Blues has been compared to a variety of musicians throughout the years, yet humbly declines any comparisons. Hopefully the Greener Blues sound is its own.

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Intellectual Property

Due to recent events, I now own the domain name GreenerBlues.com. How cool is that? I've been meaning to do this for awhile, but now realize that I've been on to something, even though I've neglected ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:03:00 GMT

Simpson Land??

I've had stopped DVRing the Simpsons for a little while, seeing as I've seen every episode over and over and it comes on twice a day here. I'm not tired of it of course, just giving my tele a little b...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:50:00 GMT

Going Green(er Blues)

My brother in law is a musician in NYC. I believe he's now in three different bands, the biggest draw being the jamming Karma Bums, but his other projects have some great potential(Danielle Tripodis a...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:50:00 GMT

The Invention of the Sour Apple Margarita

It's State fair time around these parts, Raleigh that is, and I hate it. Actually what I should be saying is that I'm a huge fan of Fall. The State Fair is just a minor part of this. You see, Fall enc...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:47:00 GMT

I'm a Daddy!!!!!

Tuesday night I was working and about the time I went to cash in my drawer I got a phone call from Jen. Of course I have been on "baby call" for a little while anyway, just to get used to the idea of ...
Posted by on Thu, 24 May 2007 10:14:00 GMT

K-Dub show 11/19

This is a must see show and will sell out!! Keller Williams at the Lincoln Theatre Sunday the 19th. I missed him last tour and will not this time. I encourage all Raleigh locals to go check out this a...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:33:00 GMT

Success!

I finally FINALLY got a new song out!! ...."Love's Consequence"  I did a quick, first-take record and put a slight echo on the vocals, but I think there's a chord change in there I have to work w...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:09:00 GMT

Pandora

I read a couple months ago about Pandora.com, and finally decided to check it out. I wanted to spread the good word because it really is a cool site. You input a song or artist and Pandora customizes ...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 11:26:00 GMT

Tuneage

I really appreciate all the great comments about the music, especially since I've been stuck in a semi rut lately. My computer has been acting up and both programs I use to record and mix those hot sa...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:23:00 GMT

New Songs

Alright so as you can tell I converted my profile to a band profile...who woulda seen that comin? So these songs I have posted are obviously CG and not  recorded on my "home studio" ...basically ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:27:00 GMT