Mike Lengel guitars, vocals, pianos, percussion Tom Dalton (on No Disasters EP) guitars, percussion, ambience, major production
Influences
matt lengel mom dad brian werner sal fazzolari mike fazzolari drew shankweiler nathan veshecco ryan loper james yskamp bill butterfield tom dalton tanya coon chad woodruff doug debenedetto pat devlin jeff buckley radiohead pearl jam foo fighters the beatles led zeppelin elliott smith
Sounds Like
wind in an alley
.. "Vegas" Live at the Sunset - Seattle, WA - 1/12/09
UPDATE 3/22/09 played a great show tonight at the high dive with two astounding bands: Fun Fun Fun and Mighty Tiger. please become fans as quickly as i have. i hope to play with them again soon.
recording and deciding to redo some early stuff.
UPDATE 3/10/09 songwriting in the kitchen, reading too far from home and wishing i was in space, writing, writing, writing, listening to The Bad Plus, The Long Winters, Nathan Veshecco, Travis, and Johnathan Rice, admiring George Harrison's guts, watching a lot of movies, eating food, waiting for march madness, and wishing away this weather.
UPDATE 1/26/09 I've recorded and uploaded a cover of my friend Nathan Veshecco's song, "The Sound of My Face." Please visit his site and hear the real thing.
Also, Nathan and I have finally started a blog. The website is www.stopcallingblog.com. Enjoy!
UPDATE 1/4/09 The masked author has continued to instant message me to insult me, so instead of taking up space on my public page, I've decided to move the conversations to a blog format. From now on, however, the screen name will not be edited out; given the mood of this set of messages, they won't be quitting any time soon. Cheers!
UPDATE 11/7/08 My friend Nathan Veshecco has released a fantastic new single called "The Love Jerk." Please visit The Love Jerk.com and hear a preview of the song, and link to Nathan Veshecco.com.
In other news, I've got some new pictures and songs coming very, very, very soon. Thanks so much for being patient.
And here's a lyric to ponder: "You can stand out there with your fist in the air / While the rest of us get on with our lives." -Johnathan Rice
UPDATE 10.16.08 I'll have some new songs, pictures, and show dates posted here in the next week. There's already some new pictures up, thanks to my friend Ryan Fancher and his camera.
UPDATE 10.5.08 I played my first of (hopefully) several shows in Seattle a week ago. Though songwriting has proven a bit tougher than I had expected, I've got some songs on paper, and will hopefully have something recorded and ready to put on this page by the end of the month.
UPDATE 8.25.08
Recently, my friend Nathan Veshecco and I have been discussing possible options for a musical/business partnership. Nathan is an extremely talented songwriter who currently lives in Northern California. Please visit his site and listen to his music, as you may see a trend going on between the two of us.
Also, I have been writing new songs, or at least trying to write new songs. To those of you who visit my page regularly, thank you for being so patient.
UPDATE 2.20.08 Please check out my studio engineer's music. His name is Tom Dalton. He was a major help and influence on the No Disasters EP, and will be on anything I have in the future.
Thanks for listening.
Praise for No Disasters EP
Mike Lengel's music, reminiscent of early Counting Crows infused with the rhythm of John Mayer, sends chills down my spine. The beautiful, and sometimes haunting, lyrics force you to visualize the pain, joy, love, and loss he conveys. I eagerly anticipate the release of a full-length album. -Otis T. Lantz, The LPM Voice
Mike Lengel's music is honest and direct, without being over-sentimental. Something refreshing and exciting in today's music scene. -Matthew Brown, Emerson77 Music Production
Read about, download songs by, and donate to Mike Lengel and other great featured artists on Fuzzhugger.com - The Commune.
Finally out our new album, called "La Metafisica Degli Alberi". More information on our blog and official site. Here is the video for the second single, let us know what you think about it!
It was in fact a Boston Red Sox Hat and NOT a Yankees hat; after the pool ball incident little Chris lost all his senses and briefly became a Braves fan. *DISCLAIMER* "The use the word "Yankees" in this comment is in no way an endorsement of the most evil team in all of baseball". -CJZ
Thank you for being our friend. Stop by our website and check out the live recordings from recent shows we’ve done in Portland, Seattle, and Bellingham. Let us know what you think. Cheers!
http://www.uncledoodad.com/live_music.html
I got all the love in the world for The Pajama Brigade. Just wait until you get on YouTube. Your heart will overflow with sympathy for all the random misdirected hate there. Just love the FUCK out of it.
I have known Mike Lengel for about, say, 8 years now (i think more) and I have never thought that he was spoiled. where does this girl come up with these things?
i'm really working myself up for nothing. ha. i guess i'm very protective of my friends. :)
mailboy. long time, no talk. i see you graduated mansfield and moved to seattle. i listened to all of your songs and they are soo good. my kind of music. hope all is well. the mailgirl.
although the myspace compression on the song is against everything i stand for and doesn't do it justice at all, i do think 'tightrope' sounds great. lets get the rest done already!
