Mike Vitale

2024 was the best year yet.

I spent the majority of it, playing music for people all over the country in garages and living rooms, and venues, and outdoor amphitheaters and you name it. I turned 45 this year, and while I am not exactly playing the places I imagined when I was in my early 20’s, I am happy to renegotiate whatever it is I think I need in favor of the overwhelming feeling that I am on the correct path. There is no substitute for the later.

That path I was mentioning, seems to wind and meander and do a whole lot of sprawling. Good. When has an easy task ever been appreciated?

So what now?

I find room for improvement all the time. I f**k up, in a myriad of ways—almost never intentionally. Everyone does; it’s part of the human experience. So we learn grace. This has been the most challenging task of my existence. How about you?

We learn to lose our fear. Or better yet, to be afraid and to do it any way. That’s courage.

Hopefully, we learn to not care what others people think of us, especially within the realm of art. It feels INCREDIBLE to create. I have spent twenty plus years doing it and I f**king love making things. Expletive expletive.

Destroying. That is easy. Anyone can do that.

Creating is the essence of our being. It is what makes us special and beautiful and valuable.

These words come from a man who knows a little bit about nothing. There is no wisdom to be found here besides aspirations and dreams. Please have those. For the betterment of all humanity.

I love to see people electric. To be on fire. To want to will something into existence.

Be that in 2025. You can laugh at me willing mine into existence as well. I don’t mind at all. You can cheer me on too. In my opinion, that is way more constructive endeavor. I’m a grain of sand though, and so are you.

A quote I admire:

“wisdom is knowing I am nothing, love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves.”

- Nisargadatta Maharaji

I have that on my fridge, to remind me. I have now for six years. Happy New Year ♥️ . In the words of Paul Simon, “Life is what me make of it; so beautiful or so what.” Cheers 🥂 to #2025

I am live streaming on Youtube today (Sunday Dec 15th) starting at 11am PST.

It would be lovely to have you there if you feel like hanging! The honor would be mine.

I’ll put a link down in my comments to find me on Youtube if you’re interested, and there is a section of that page devoted to the Live Streams, including a “Live Now” section for one that I am actively broadcasting.

Back in 2018, I released an acoustic album called EMPTY CIRCLE. If I remember correctly, it was briefly on streaming services, before I took it down and made it only available as a purchasable album on Bandcamp.

I mention this because I reuploaded the album and it is available on all streaming services starting tomorrow Friday Dec 13th at midnight.

I will be releasing more solo acoustic material in 2025 in addition to full band material too. My next full band single comes out on Jan 3rd 2025 and it’s called I HAD A DREAM WITH SHARP TEETH.

With this being said:

Are there any songs that I have written that you would like to see me release acoustic versions of to streaming services? I am very much open to seeing what might be appealing to you. Leave a comment below if you fancy anything in particular.