Mike Chiavaro

View From the Stage

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:16:57 +0000

Only Son opening for Regina Spektor @ United Palace Theater, NY. What can I say? This shot sums it up. What an amazing experience. I can’t wait for the next one!

Filming “The Next Big Thing: NY”

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:24:12 +0000

Last week I had the great pleasure of playing in the house band for the TV show, “The Next Big Thing: NY”. The show will premiere in June on the Oxygen network. Huge thanks to Aguilar Amplification for providing me with an awesome bass rig for the taping.

“The Next Big Thing: NY” features Trapper Felides, a top New York City performance coach and musical director who gives his clients the blunt truth and tough love they need to succeed. The series will follow Felides as he mentors a group of performers, and takes on stage moms, as they prepare for their next career changing audition or their big music industry break.”

Only Son Opening for Regina Spektor!

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:38:56 +0000

Hello hello. I’m happy to announce that Only Son will be playing a handful of shows this Spring opening up for Regina Spektor. The dates are:

April 10, 2012: Wellmont Theatre – Montclair NJ

May 10, 2012: Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA

May 12, 2012: Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA

May 15, 2012: United Palace – New York, NY

You can buy tickets HERE.

The guys over at Aguilar Amplification were nice enough to help me put together a new rig for these dates. I had the great pleasure of visiting their NYC headquarters to try out a bunch of gear. I’m very excited to be on board with such a great company! More on that shortly…

A Cold, Yet Busy Winter

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:20:48 +0000

Hello there, just wanted to give a quick update on what’s been going on, since I promised to consistently update my website in 2012!

February has been great to me so far. Last week I had the pleasure of doing some recording with the band, Valley Young. Great people, great songs. The mighty Bryce Goggin was producing/engineering and Parker Kindred was on drums. Believe it or not, I used Parker’s Mother’s Kay M-1 upright (which happened to be at the studio) on a few songs…

In other news, my great friend and Knights on Earth drummer, Gunnar Olsen recently released his first EP under the name FUTURES. I was lucky enough to play on a few tracks. This one features Alan Wilkis on vocals and myself on bass. Give it a listen:

Lastly, I’ve got a bunch of really great shows coming up this month with Knights on Earth, Only Son, Amy Lynn and the Gunshow, John Deley’s 41 Players and more. Check the SHOWS page for details. Hope to see you out there!

Knights on Earth Show @ Mercury Lounge 1/28/12

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:01:56 +0000

“Our first show in the twenty twelves. We’d love to spill out of this place. We hope to see all of each of you. You can get tickets in advance here:
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/78821
Be so well
Gunnar, Mike, MiWi & Grey”

The 45′s Release Second Album, “Let’s Eat”

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:09:24 +0000

I’m very happy to announce that the 45′s second release, “Let’s Eat” is now available on iTunes and Bandcamp. Produced by Bryce Goggin (Spacehog, Phish), this album was recorded at Trout Studios and was so much fun to make. In addition to playing bass, I was able to sneak in some percussion and background vocals too…

This is my favorite song from the album:

Already Know by The 45′s

Wakey! Wakey! Pics from Brooklyn Night Bazaar 12/17/11

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:10:01 +0000

Here are a few pics from last month’s Wakey! Wakey! show at Brooklyn Night Bazaar opening for The Hold Steady. That room sounded HUGE.

(Photos from www.brooklynvegan.com, taken by Eric M. Townsend)

Boy & Bear- CMJ 2011

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:46:11 +0000

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of playing with Australian band, Boy & Bear. We had a fun week of shows in NYC, Philly and Boston. These guys are great and recently won 5 Aria Awards (Australian equivalent to the Grammy’s) including Album of The Year, Best Group, Breakthrough Artist Album, Best Adult Alternative Album & Breakthrough Artist Single for ‘Feeding Line’. Congrats guys!

This is a clip from one of the CMJ shows at Bowery Ballroom. Check this band out!