John Michael

The concert at the Continental Club on Saturday, May 16, 2026, is a showcase of heavy-hitting songwriting and Austin “supergroup” energy. The night features a triple-bill of Night Glitter, The Happen-Ins, and Jim Keller (accompanied by Audley Freed & Friends) @jimkellermusic @nightglittermusic @thehappenins

Today’s the day! @sahara_quartet LP #2 is out in the world, in a limited edition of 100 copies (NOT available on passive streaming). We made this recording courtesy of @churchhousestudios and @johnmichael1984 in the early winter of 2025, and with some serious hustle and determination got it out in the same year! That’s indie music for ya. All original compositions by the group, @johnmalvernbaggott @damien_nehemiah_ and @jesseebaugh . Come grab one at our @buddysplace_atx gig this afternoon (5-8pm), I’ll bring some of our first LP as well for you last minute gift getters! Wizard Radio Records is sizing up to be a cool series. It’s been a busy couple of weeks, but I’ll build a @bandcamp page for the album in the days following Christmas, so you all can access it digitally if you need to, and as always, A DM requesting a free download code will be honoured. Can’t wait to see @catclemons and his group melt some faces. Let’s go! #improvisation #creativemusic #jazz #austinmusic

SATURDAY LP RELEASE MATINEE 12/20 @buddysplace_atx 5-8pm with @catclemons Corp bring loot $$$ for SPECIAL REKKIDS. @sahara_quartet @damien_nehemiah_ @johnmalvernbaggott @stevemankenberg @jesseebaugh @danny_kerner

EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE: LP#2 from @sahara_quartet and friends, recorded Jan 2025 @churchhousestudios with Boyle and @johnmichael1984 . A limited run of 100 handmade LPs will be available. Our first one is almost sold out! Come celebrate with us at a MATINEE at @buddysplace_atx Dec 20, 5-8pm. @catclemons and his shit hot band will be there, so come get your perception warped in the afternoon.

I got a chance to experience the game at @wemby ’s height and, let me tell you, folks are HATIN’! @musicianbasketballassociation game next Tuesday. Metz Park, in East Austin, 8pm til the lights go out. Come play and make new friends. #basketball #funny #musician

Adrian Quesada’s Boleros Psicodelicos 2💥 is OUT NOW!! I had the pleasure of playing on a few of the tracks. Check it out! @adrianmquesada @jaymumfordmusic @fortemaestro @carolyntrowbridgemusic @proggermusic @whathappenedtowill @dreadedredbeard

Happy Birthday Bukka!! Thx for decades of musical inspiration and friendship! Love ya @bukkaallen

😮 @thehappenins @shookstheband @continentalclubatx

She’s 17!! Love you so much Delilah!

Yes people it’s true we are going to have a new album for you on Halloween of this year and it is a full force rocker, a blistering 27 minute long psycho-punk-billy-trash-nuclear-fission-warp speed-f’d up act of sonic terrorism. And there are even some good parts! We sing about the pitfalls of modernity, the smell of near-apocalypse, insane mountain compound dwelling preppers, wage slavery, cults, baby’s first knife, making friends with wild packs of dogs, and pay homage to our absolute favorite TV personality of ALL time! (Can you guess who? Comment below and we will send ya something cool for free!) So what does this mean? Why? How? Well - how is pretty neat - a year ago we went into a fantastically equipped studio in Austin on the sacred holiday Hallows Eve and spent exactly 72 hours recording 10 songs with the master engineer and producer Jim Vollentine behind the mixing desk, assisted by our buddy John Michael Schoepf. Jim and John are a type of rare guys who have good tone leaking from their ears and they did not hesitate to bust out the “nice stuff” when it came to microphones and other studio gear - transistors and tubes and valuable military surplus radio parts…we even were so honored to sing into an extremely rare u47 microphone that once bore the saliva of Freddy Mercury himself. Worth more than our lives combined and way too nice for us, but the point is WE WENT ALL OUT on getting proper sounds for YALL to enjoy. Good “bad” sounds if you will. Ghost Wolves, full throttle, PREMIUM BLEND YALL!! And right now, you can reserve your copy of this fantastic new record on 12” vinyl via the good people at @saustex records - yes THE Saustex Records — the San Antonio based home of corn lovers, Hickoids, Blowfly, BP Fallon, and so many fanatic underground rock n roll superstars for the last 40 years. These guys are printing a very small amount of 140G vinyl for the American market. If you’re overseas, not to worry, @dirtywaterrecords to the rescue!! (more in that soon) Also - HUGE shoutout to our Patr30n and bCamp subscribers for helping us make this a reality! Cover photo by @pitcher_post

I brought some of my gear out to @winetrailgetaways for the week. If you ever need a recharge.. . I highly recommend this spot! The WiFi kicks ass and it’s a beautiful place to get some remote work done. None of my pics do justice to how beautiful views are.. ✌️❤️💥🎸👽🦕✨

Happy Mothers Day!! Sweet, strong and selfless. Love you Mom!