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News
| 2003 | ||
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| 08/09 | The band HEADLINES a night at the legendary "FEZ" Under Time Cafe with a night of great bands, Ben Ratliff, Emily Zuzik, and The Saucers. | |
| 08/08 | The band plays their first show with "the rooster" banner at Jitters in West Chester, PA. | |
| 07/26 | Mike, Spike, and Catapano play a night with blues jam band Kind Of Blue at the Baggot Inn in NYC. This is the release of the Mike Tichy "tree" sticker. | |
| 06/27 | The band HEADLINES a SOLD OUT show at Maxwells in Hoboken for the release of their new "self-titled" CD. This 12 song CD consists of songs recorded over the past two years and is the first to be sold with lyrics, photos, and artwork. | |
| 06/25 | Mike is featured as the cover story for the Hoboken paper "The Current" in an article promoting The new "self-titled" CD release show at Maxwells in Hoboken. | |
| 05/31 | Mike starts off a night solo/acoustic at The Melville Gallery at The South Street Seaport with poets, Rob Neill and Darrell Larson, and playwright Tessa Blake, in an evening of song, poetry, and short plays. | |
| 05/27 | The 3 Mikes perform "Oh However" acoustic in a theatre full of actors, songwriters, poets, and playwrights at the Screening Room in NYC at a session called "Tuesdays at 9" on the way to a gig at Kenny's Castaways. | |
| 05/24 | Mike performs solo/acoustic at The Melville Gallery at The South Street Seaport Museum for a celebration for the arts called "New York City Sings" | |
| 05/10 | Joe Vigliotti performs original and standards with his with his 7 piece jazz band including Mike Catapano on drums for his NYU graduate recital. | |
| 02/27 | Mike plays the first of 13 consecutive solo Thursday nights, of 3 hour sets at Court Street in Hoboken New Jersey. | |
| 01/16 | Mike plays first gig singing and player guitar for acoustic trio coverband "Pollman", singing songs from Huey Lewis, Elton John, England Dan and John Ford Coley, and Barry Manilow. | |
| 01/10 | At Artist Amp event "Ampfest 2003" at Maxwells, Mike talks on a panel of producers and recording artists about recording after a lecture by publisher Rob Aster of Radical Entertainment. Other members of the panel include Wayne Dorell, One Track Mic, Jay Braun, Mike Irato, and Jay Kahrs (Brown Sound Studios). | |
| 01/02 | Bottom of the Hill is released on Artist Amplification 3rd comiplation CD with other artists such as Val Emmich and Tris McCall. | |
| 2002 | ||
| 12/08 | Mike records music video with independent film maker Peter Paul Basler for "Bottom of the Hill". | |
| 10/25- 11/03 | Joe Vigliotti and Catapano go on a west coast tour with tap dance production featuring choreography by Alfred Desio. | |
| 09/18- 09/30 | Mike does a series of west coast gigs + the Craig Kilbourne Show with The Mooney Suzuki. These are his last shows with the band. | |
| 08/29 | Mike, Joe, Spike, Catapano play their first show as a band without keyboards at Maxwells, in Hoboken NJ | |
| 08/15 | Mike plays bass with Mooney Suzuki to record Cole Porter's "Dont Fence Me In" for Nike Commercial | |
| 07/10 | Mike, Joe, Catapano, Spike, and Dennis get together to open a night at Maxwells in Hoboken, NJ for Barbudas final show. this is the last show the band does with keyboards. | |
| 03/26- 05/10 | Another tour with Mooney to U.K. Spain and a US tour opening for the Hives | |
| 03/08- 04/09 | Mike goes on tour of US and Canada with the Mooney Suzuki | |
| 01/30 | Mike plays at Coffee Underground in Greenville, SC with singer-songwriter Danielle Howle | |
| Jan | Release of Mike Tichy's 2nd (12 song) CD, "untitled" | |
| 2001 | ||
| 12/15 | Mike and band play their last show together for a while at the Harvest Moon in New Brunswick, NJ | |
| 11/29 | "Crisis" is released on Artist Amplification's 2nd compliation CD, with other artists such as The Strokes and Little T and One Track Mike. | |
| 11/26 | Many of Mike's songs were featured on WPLS 96.7 Furman University Radio in Greenville SC from 9-11 PM on radio show hosted by Jennifer Self and special guest DJ- Jun Kamata. During that show Mike actually phoned in from the parking lot at TGIFridays in Parsipanny NJ. Spike tried to call and make a request at the same time, but the line was busy. Furman University Radio Station only has one line. | |
| Oct | Mike does a few more gigs with The Mooney Suzuki in Philly, NYC, Boston, and D.C. opening for Zen Guerilla | |
| 10/06 | Mike, Dennis, and Joe are hired to play a wedding in Long Beach Island New Jersey. they were asked to stop immediately, as people were being seated, by the preist. He said the music was "totally inappropriate". He wasnt a fan of Sinatra. Throughout the ceremony they did manage to sqeeze in a couple songs, one being "I Will" by the Beatles | |
| 09/16 | Mike Tichy, Joe Vigliotti, Spike, Mike Catapano, and Dennis Kaounis act as the live band at a high-school dance in INDI-film "Just Add Pepper" | |
| Solo Southeast Tour 2 | ||
| 09/12 | Eddie's Attic - Atlanta, GA (show review) | |
| 09/07 | JB'z - Charlotte, NC (show review) | |
| 09/06 | Jammin Java - Colombia, NC (show review) | |
| 09/05 | Drips - Hickory, NC (show review) | |
| 08/29 | The Coffee Underground - Greenville, SC (show review) | |
| 08/16 | Mooney Suzuki plays Pier 54 in NYC with White Stripes and Greenhornes | |
| 08/02- 08/05 | Mike records with The Mooney Suzuki in Detroit | |
| 07/23 | Mike, Joe and Spike play the "meet the cast party" for Just Add Pepper | |
| 07/20 | Mike is asked to play bass for Big Boss Sausage at The Harvest Moon just minutes before showtime and winds up playing a 2 hour show with the band that he'd, at that time, never heard before. | |
| 06/29 | Mike plays bass with the Mooney Suzuki CBGB's in NYC | |
| 06/19 | Dr. Said and Only Lookin' have been chosen to be used in independant film maker Peter Paul Basler's movie "Just Add Pepper" | |
| 05/25 | Mike fills in on bass for The Mooney Suzuki at The Village Underground, NYC | |
| 05/19 | Mike fills in on guitar with Barbuda at the Iron Hill Brewery in Media PA | |
| 04/20 | Mike again the featured artist on Rutgers Radio | |
| 04/06 | Mike was interviewed and played solo/acoustic live on the Rutgers University radio station from 3-5 PM. | |
| 04/02 | UFO was played on Furman University SC (96.7) "the best alternative" | |
| 03/20 | Dr Said, Come Home, and UFO were featured on a Newberry NC college radio show | |
| Solo Southeast Tour 2 | ||
| 03/17 | The Coffee Beanery - Greenville, SC (show review) | |
| 03/16 | Windy City Sundries - Hickory,NC (show review) | |
| 03/15 | Lucy and Earls - Newberry, SC (show review) | |
| 03/10 | JB'z - Charlotte, NC (show review) | |
| 03/10 | Record Exchange - Charlotte, NC | |
| 03/08 | The Cajun Kitchen - Atlanta, GA (show review) | |
| 03/03 | Malaprops - Ashville, NC (show review) | |
| 03/02 | Drips - Hickory- NC (show review) | |
| 03/01 | The Coffee House - Clemson, SC (show review) | |
| 02/10 | Mike Plays sits in on guitar for a night with funk jam band Barbuda at The Crossroads in Garwood, NJ | |
| 01/24 | Dr. Said was released on Artist Amplification compliation CD | |
| 01/11 | Drummer Dan Fadel and pianist Cole Kylechewski play with Mike, Joe and Spike at The Harvest Moon (this is the only show with this line-up) | |
| 2000 | ||
| 12/06 | Mike is ask to play at The Harvest Moon in New Brunswick, NJ. Show calls for a full band. Along w/ Joe Vigliotti and Spike, drummer/singer Mike Catapano and Dennis Kaounis (keys) sit in for the night. | |
| 11/17 | Mike has Joe (now on electric bass) and Spike learn all of his songs and join him at The Lions's Den for his 1rst NYC concert. | |
| 11/07 | 2nd solo/acoustic performance at The Fireside in Denville. Mike asked his guitar tech Spike Fist to acompany him on Lil' Lady. Spike's guitar was never heard. Also toward end of night Mike invites, bass player, Joe Vigliotti, onstage to play upright on a few covers and jazz standards. | |
| 10/17 | Mike plays his first solo/acoustic performance at Doll's Place in New Brunswick, NJ opening for friends Barbuda. | |
| Aug | Release of Mike Tichy's first 11 song solo CD "Popcore" | |