My friends Michael Culhane and Melissa Gordon will join me on March 14! (Facebook RSVP)
Both artists are singer-songwriters with lovely melodic gifts.
I met Michael through the annual Harry Nilsson Singalongs, and Melissa at The Beatle Jam at Hotel Cafe. So, obviously, we all share a deep love for inventive pop that goes beyond Laurel Canyon (not to say that individual Beatles and Harry didn’t do some time in my old neighborhood!). Melissa joined us for the sampler show back in January for a couple songs, so I’m excited to hear her expanded set. And I’ll be accompanying Michael, so I’m just getting to know his music and excited for what we’ll do.
Here are their bios:
Melissa Gordon is a songwriter, performer, guitarist, and lover of the stage from New York now residing in Los Angeles. A seasoned performer with a background in comedy and musical improv, Melissa enjoys connecting with audiences through her recording catalogue as well as performing live.
Michael Culhane is a singer, ASCAP songwriter, producer, performer, band
leader of Circus Guy and award-winning writer based in Los Angeles.
Circus Guy regularly performed in New York and on post-9/11 goodwill tours,
free for the public, sponsored by the State Department, that took them to Syria,
Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Kuwait, Morocco and more. Their album The Lovely
Luna traveled well, and its songs continue to feature in Michael’s live sets.
As Stereophile Magazine noted in its review of Circus Guy The Lovely Luna:
“After sold-out gigs at Mercury Lounge in NYC, Culhane and company put
together this album of extraordinarily well-crafted, power-pop–tinged confections
in the Bill Lloyd and Aimee Mann traditions (yes, it’s that good.) Culhane writes
songs that are simultaneously smart and ridiculously catchy.” – David Sokol
Michael has performed in Los Angeles at UCLA with the Arab Music Ensemble,
at annual Harry Nilsson tribute concerts, and also at the San Diego Beatles Faire
— and at the IPO (International Pop Overthrow) Festival in both Los Angeles and
San Diego.
Circus Guy The Lovely Luna
Michael Culhane This Is Now
