Making Time for the Guitar

Everybody's busy. Job or no job, we all have a time crunch. What I've learned is that discipline and structure make the difference — setting aside time to practice, and being intentional about what I…

This weeks New Song Sunday is dedicated to the hope that we have a great ski season this year.  We have the promise of a big El Nino and the forcasts look good for New Mexico.  

Skiing has been a…

The other day I posted about how music can be humbling. Yesterday I got a big dose of it.

I had a lesson, and I really struggled with a fingerpicking pattern. I just haven't been able to get it consistently.…

September has started with a bang. We just booked a gig on September 19 at Kaktus Brewery in Bernalillo, from 6 to 9 — a great venue, and we're looking forward to it.

That's on top of our regular Monday…

This weeks New Song Sunday is a rough recording of a song I am working on - Like a Horse to the Barn.  It's a song about coming home.  

I don't travel a lot any more, but when I do…

I have had no formal training in music theory. To me, it can feel like learning a foreign language—and one that definitely does not come naturally.

That means learning to play the guitar well enough that other people might actually…

The Mike Chastaine Band — Tom Gentry, Ron Tintner, and Mike Chastaine — had a fantastic night at Anthony’s Soul Cafe this past Monday!

We mixed up a fun blend of favorite covers and original songs, adding our own unique…

They say write what you know about.  Well I know about mountain biking.  And Santa Fe has some of the best.  Hope you enjoy this tune.

I've never thought of myself as a salesperson. I'm not the guy who's comfortable working a room, handing out a pitch, and closing a deal on the spot. That's just not who I am. 

Not even when I was an…