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Mike Gaito

Gaito is definitely a weirdo. -Dave Sachs, 7 Days

About Me

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Member Since: 1/15/2006
Band Website: mikegaito.net
Band Members: The Players
Mike Gaito:
Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass, Rhodes, Loose Change, Claps, Tuned Glasses, the amazing Olympia Report de Luxe Electric Typewriter, Mic Stand and Mallet, Tambourine, ¼ adapter, Barley Shaker and Lunch Sack.
Dan Bailey: Drums on Ullow Kahng, Art Bunny, The Fogged Frame, The Oar and Be Well, Turbine
Influences: Mike Keneally, Frank Zappa, Phish, King Crimson, Pavement, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Gentle Giant, XTC, They Might Be Giants, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Grant-Lee Phillips, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Henry Cow, Yes, D'Gary, The Beatles, John Lennon, Mark Mothersbaugh, Steve Reich, Henry Cowell, George Crumb, Edgard Varese, Perry and the Redd Foxxe, Scotch, Kevin Gilbert, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, Bill Frisell, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, The Toasters, The Shins, Heavy Vegetable, Thingy, Pinback, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Mallard, Zoot Horn Rollo, Hector Berlioz, Huun Huur Tu and any throat singing, Nico, Crosby Stills Nash, Neil Young, Queen, Leo Brower, The Red Krayola, Joe Riffanucci, The Residents, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Beer, Faith No More, Mike Patton, The Mars Volta, Grateful Dead, Brian Wilson, Cibo Matto, Iron & Wine, The Beach Boys, The Flaming Lips, Bill Laswell, Buckethead, Pink Floyd, The Police, Wilco, Radiohead, King's X, Cake, Tom Waits, Bjork, George Winston, Adrian Legg, Michael Hedges, Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Erik Wohlgemuth, Samuel Barber, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, Michael Hedges, Colin Hay, Sufjan Stevens, Simon and Garfunkel, Beta Band...
Sounds Like: Harry Chapin meets The Flaming Lips
Record Label: Gaitoplexicon Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Beard of Bees Press - Seven Days

The real buzz around Vermonter Mike Gaito's perfectly baffling solo debut Beard of Bees doesn't come from Gaito's facial hair, but from his inventive interlacing of folk, prog rock and jazz.Consider t...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:59:00 PST

Beard of Bees Press - Burlington Free Press

The Huntington musician formerly in the prog-rock group JRDA bills his solo sound as "Harry Chapin meets Frank Zappa." A little of the former's acoustic simplicity and a lot of the latter's off-kilter...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:56:00 PST

I've been tagged!

Well, it had to happen sometime, I guess. I have been tagged by Squints Palledorous and called on to make good on my promise to blog more often in 2007. The challenge is to list 11 random things abou...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:58:00 PST

CHiPs!

I just found out that one of my all-time favorite television shows, CHiPs, is finally being released on DVD! The complete 1st season comes out on June 5, 2007! Hooray! I can hardly wait to watch t...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:05:00 PST

Mike Gaito Flashback!

Well, two weeks into 2007 and I am already behind in my resolution to blog everyday (well almost everyday at least). Well, I aim to get back on track with this new series: Mike Gaito Flashback! Once...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:06:00 PST

Apple iPhone

After much speculation, I have decided that I am going to be releasing the Apple iPhone. I have a couple of hundred available and I will be selling them out of the back of my Subaru Forester next Wed...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:31:00 PST

Strange Nightmare aka "Shouldn't have had that cheese before bed"!

Well, in an effort to blog daily I've realized I need to be sharing more about myself. In this case sharing my subconscious mind. Last night, before bed I had some crackers and a little bit of Stilto...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:33:00 PST

My first Beard of Bees review!

I just received word that Beard of Bees was reviewed in the "Short Takes" section of Minor7th.com's Jan/Feb '07 issue! Minor7th.com is an online magazine that reviews acoustic guitar music.Here's wha...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:19:00 PST

Happy Holidays and cool "bored" thing!

Hey all, Just wanted to wish you all happy holidays. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to try and blog more and blog more interestingly. But it is not 2007 yet so instead of a blog here's a link t...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:04:00 PST

Oh Tannannannanbaum!

Very proud of the tree this year. We cut it down ourselves, wrestled it to the car and decorated it like crazy! Very fun!...
Posted by Mike Gaito on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:28:00 PST