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Having moved from Mississippi to Austin in the ’90s, then to L.A. in 2004, and finally back to our auspicious city limits about halfway through the last decade, singer-guitarist Michael Hays has become a trustworthy transplant in the Austin music experience. By the time Hays released his solo debut in 2014, he’d already worked in a wind chime factory, apprenticed as an accordion technician, professionally taught guitar, and become a must-have session player, not to mention performing with his fair share of rock and fusion bands. Between the birth of his daughter in 2015 and the current year, a little under a dozen song ideas evolved into Michael Hays’ sophomore LP, Red Willow, which drops next month. Red Willow reintroduces listeners to Hays’ brand of Americana-folk-psych with sounds that bridge David Gilmour to Elliott Smith, waterfowl-centric album artwork that picks up where Christopher Cross’ 1979 debut left off, and surreal cinematic visuals that further enhance already-stimulating sonics, as seen and heard in “Flashback Moonlight”!

Having moved from Mississippi to Austin in the ’90s, then to L.A. in 2004, and finally back to our auspicious city limits about halfway through the last decade, singer-guitarist <a href="https://michaelhays.bandcamp.com/album/red-willow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Hays</a> has become a trustworthy transplant in the Austin music experience. By the time Hays released his solo debut in 2014, he’d already worked in a wind chime factory, apprenticed as an accordion technician, professionally taught guitar, and become a must-have session player, not to mention performing with his fair share of rock and fusion bands. Between the birth of his daughter in 2015 and the current year, a little under a dozen song ideas evolved into Michael Hays’ sophomore LP, Red Willow, which drops next month. Red Willow reintroduces listeners to Hays’ brand of Americana-folk-psych with sounds that bridge David Gilmour to Elliott Smith, waterfowl-centric album artwork that picks up where Christopher Cross’ 1979 debut left off, and surreal cinematic visuals that further enhance already-stimulating sonics, as seen and heard in “Flashback Moonlight”!

Michael Hays: “Flashback Moonlight”

“Architecture should no longer be understood as an object but rather as a condition and construction.” - K. Michael Hays, Professor at Harvard University, Graduate School of Design.

Architecture by numbers / K. Michael Hays

At the end of 2018 Michael decided he wanted to do something special going into 2019 and set a goal for himself to break bread with one friend per week every week of the year. He ended up reaching his goal of 52 friends earlier than he planned, but kept the quality time meeting with his friends going on through the end of the year. Michael is an all-around badass and super sweet human! You can check out more of his stories by following #52friends52weeks and if you have any needs as far as tinting windows or glass of any sort, you can find his handy work at https://tintmyglass.com/. Email: weonqueue@gmail.com  IG: www.instagram.com/nicole.sudbeck/ IG: www.instagram.com/apoetaswell/ FB: www.facebook.com/IowaGetsFit/ FB: www.facebook.com/orlando.quiroz.75  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/on-queue/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/on-queue/support

At the end of 2018 Michael decided he wanted to do something special going into 2019 and set a goal for himself to break bread with one friend per week every week of the year. He ended up reaching his goal of 52 friends earlier than he planned, but kept the quality time meeting with his friends going on through the end of the year. Michael is an all-around badass and super sweet human! You can check out more of his stories by following <a href="//#52friends52weeks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#52friends52weeks</a> and if you have any needs as far as tinting windows or glass of any sort, you can find his handy work at <a href="https://tintmyglass.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tintmyglass.com/</a>. Email: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4hldd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">weonqueue@gmail.com</a> IG: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4hldd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/nicole.sudbeck/</a> IG: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4hldd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/apoetaswell/</a> FB: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4hldd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/IowaGetsFit/</a> FB:<a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4hldd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> www.facebook.com/orlando.quiroz.75</a> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/on-queue/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/on-queue/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/on-queue/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/on-queue/support</a>

Ep. #15: Michael Hays - #52Friends52Weeks

Musician Michael Hays has come a long way since his formative years amidst the humid pines of southern Mississippi. Just about the time when many of his classmates clung to their roots and started families, Hays set out for Austin, Texas - the fertile musical mecca that doubles as the capital of Lone Star State. He did what nearly all young guitar players do… he started bands and worked odd jobs to keep himself fed. But Hays soon figured out that as cool and supportive as Austin was, he needed an even bigger pond to hold his aspirations, so he packed up his life and continued west to California. Los Angeles’ complex and diverse music scene offered myriad opportunities and Hays availed himself of as many as he could find. He became a founding member of the venerable local band, The Larks, and taught guitar lessons and repaired accordions to pay the rent. One band led to another, and he wound up doing stints in the Neighborhood Bullys and We Were Indians as well as contributing to Richard Thompson’s Sweet Warrior album. Recently, in the fall of 2014, Hays released his first proper, eponymously titled, full-length solo album. The twelve tracks that make up the record showcase Hays’ considerable talents as both a guitarist and a writer of inventive Elliott Smith-meets-Wilco melancholy pop. Guitar tones veer from classic tube amp grit to 12-string jangle and then off to atonal Robert Quine atmospherics. Tight and inventive Big Star-esque chord changes give way to familiar and comfortable grooves with just enough country-flavored pedal steel to ground the whole hotwired experience. Also in 2014, Hays relocated back to Austin, but his new music makes it obvious that he has deep and enduring musical roots in Southern California.

Episode 131: Michael Hays