May 1st
The Parkside Bistro - Vatic

May 2nd
Carlin Bay Resort - The Jimmy Andy Mike Band

May 6th
The Iron Horse - The Flailing Areolas

May 13th
The Iron Horse - The Flailing Areolas

May 20th
The Iron Horse - The Flailing Areolas

May 25th - Memorial Day
Carlin Bay Resort - The Jimmy Andy Mike Band

May 27nd
The Iron Horse - The Flailing Areolas

Hey folks, things are starting to pick up!

April 4th (Tonight!)
CARLIN BAY RESORT - The Jimmy Andy Mike Band

April 8th
THE IRON HORSE - Flailing Areolas

April 15th
THE IRON HORSE - Flailing Areolas

April 18th
CARLIN BAY RESORT - The Jimmy Andy Mike Band

April 22nd
THE IRON HORSE - Flailing Areolas

April 29th
THE IRON HORSE - Flailing Areolas

Yes, folks, I’ve done it. I spent 5 years in the studio, and have a dozen albums to show for it. I spent 2 years in the clubs, just playing ZZ Top and Bill Withers songs. Yep, I’ve done it. And it has all added up to this.

VATIC is:

• Critter (Bass) - Bud (Drums) - Mike (Guitar)

(Vatic’s MySpace)

Hear the band! Delaid

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Hey everybody!

I’ve been busy busy busy!

For the next two weeks I’ll be playing:

Thursday: At Carlin Bay! w/ The Million $ Hillbilly Band @6:30
Friday and Saturday: At Carlin Bay! w/ The Jimmy, Andy, Mike Band. @ 9:00
Sunday: At Carlin Bay! w/ The Jimmy, Andy, Mike Band. @ 4:00

Come on out to the lake!

If you’re driving, Carlin Bay is 18 Miles South of I-90 on Highway 97, exit 22.

Click Here To Buy The Two Stones Thrown Album in MP3!

It’s here, folks, the debut album of Two Stones Thrown!!! How do they sound, you ask? B.A.M.F.

Check it out for yourself:

Compromise
Golden
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I’d like to introduce you to Two Stones Thrown!

This band is rockin’ hard all around the area, showing off their great catchy songs and guitar solos that’ll melt your face off:

Bogie - Vocals
Billy - Bass
Curt - Drums
Zaner - Guitar

discography:

• (untitled - 2008)

See their MySpace to link up!

Two Stones Thrown, will be playing this Saturday!

Don’t forget about them at the J.D. Lounge on Friday!

The Million $ Hillbilly Band

17 Mar 2008, 07:00 PM
4th Street, Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho 83814

Foot Stompin’, Irish Drinkin’, and more fun than the British parliment deems legal.

Hey Everybody,

Cloud Music Company’s new band, Two Stones Thrown is playing this Friday, March 21 at the JD Lounge in Spokane.

Details here

These guys rock, and you’re going to hear some of their music really soon.

Hey Everybody,

Are you getting ready for summer?

This is going to be one for the record books!

First of all, the Cloud Music Company is jamming at Carlin Bay Resort, Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho every Sunday afternoon!

This year the line-up will be me, Jimmy of Lack of Change, and Andy (a.k.a. Bill Bozly) of AudioWave Studio.

I’m also playing Banjo with The Million $ Hillbilly Band!

We’ve had a few gigs, playing out in Harrison at One Shot Charlies, and the CdA Brew Pub. We’ll be at Capone’s on St. Patrick’s day! That’ll be a blast, so don’t miss it!

Two Stones Thrown record release!

I’ve got new albums coming out soon with even more in the works. Stay tuned for that, and plenty more!

“All the stupid people out there, probably won’t look into my music”
- Cameron Bameron on Judge Judy

Cameron was sued for being extremely offensive and ruining a party. Want to hear some of his music?

Then that means you’re not dumb, according to him, so check it out:

WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR WORK, IF YOU GET FIRED, WELL… SUE ME ON JUDGE JUDY!

Fuck You

Juicy Lemon

Check out the whole Album Shmalbum:

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Hey all, here’s my latest album!

It’s all instrumental. It was recorded nearly entirely as improv, with myself on guitar, bass, or keyboards and Jimi-X from Lack of Change.

Then I kind of jammed over the takes as overdubbs. The result is, well, it’s this:

Click here to buy the whole album!

1. Taste the Funky Rainbow (5:06) Free MP3 Download!
2. At the Tuna Buffet (6:11)
3. Euphuism and Irony (2:53)
4. Down to Earth in my Moon Base (3:41)
5. Laser Buffalo (6:41) Free MP3 Download!
6. Selfish Shellfish Smelt Smeltish (3:52)
7. In a Past Life I was an Alien from the Future (5:36)
8. Dry Rain in the Tropical Desert (5:07)
9. Megan Dubby part 2 (3:38)

The new album from The Illegitimate Sons!

# Yabadaba (3:26)
# Easy Rider (3:20)
# Unrequited Fairy Tale Love (2:44)
# Stars (3:01)
# Restless Legs (3:17)
# Fast Food Love (3:12)
# Bike to the Bar (3:15)
# Coffee and Weed (1:12)

1. Sky (3:01)
This is a rockin’ tune, sounding like Skynyrd or Zep, but with a gospel sort of tinge to it and a rippin’ guitar solo at the end.

2. Girl (4:44)
Girl slows down quite a bit, has a little more personal content as far as Kay’s lyrics go, and more sophisticated arrangement of instruments and synths.

3. Barefootin’ (2:06)
I don’t need those stinkin’ shoes. The only parts on the album not recorded by Kay or myself are on this track: B-Ware does some harmonica background, and Denny Ray did the upright bass part on a synth.

4. Dance (3:27)
Here’s a pretty tune with inspirational lyrics. The electric guitar and 12-string acoustic guitar start out, and new parts come in on every verse.

5. Blue (3:04)
Alley way blues, I wrote this song a while ago. It was Kay’s first recording. Once she caught the recording big, an entire album had to be made.

6. Fool (4:59)
More rockin’.

7. Look (3:30)
A mellow easy going tune. The 12-string leads are tasty.

8. Fire (3:54)
Sultry!

9. Ride (3:24)
More rockin’. Kay and I nick-named this one “The Weird Ass Carnival Song” after the chromatic playfulness toward the end.

10. Center (3:45)
Also called Headed to the Center. This cut was a single take with Kay and sitting on the couch playing and singing.

All songs written by Kay-Z except blue, fool, center by Mike Helland

Introducing the newest Cloud artist, may I have a round of applause for Kay-Z!

I asked Kay to sing on a blues track a while ago, even though she was more used to singing in church, and sure enough, she nailed it.

So talk soon began of an album. And here we are, on the day of the CD’s online release.

Hopefully I can get her to put a few words here.

Discography: Barefoot and Butterflied 2007

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Hey music fans!

Here’s what’s happening with Cloud Music Company for the rest of April:

Friday 4/13 - Lack of Change (with Firehouse) @ The Grail
Tickets are $20, The Grail is on Seltice Way between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls, Idaho

Saturday 4/14 - Lack of Change (with Exit Zero) @ The Grail
Tickets are $5, The Grail is on Seltice Way between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls, Idaho

Friday 4/20 - Cloud Music Company @ Carlin Bay Resort
No Cover! Boat to the Bar on Lake CdA! Carlin Bay Resort is on Hiway 97, North of Harrison Idaho

Saturday 4/21 - Cloud Music Company @ Carlin Bay Resort
No Cover! Boat to the Bar on Lake CdA! Carlin Bay Resort is on Hiway 97, North of Harrison Idaho

See you there!

Catch The Million $ Hillbilly Band this Friday!

They’re playing a reunion and farewell show at once, yeah!

The show is at the CdA Brew Club in downtown Coeur d’Alene, at 2nd and Lakeside.

It’ll be great!

Here-yay, here-yay!

Announcing The Mama Pleasers, tomarrow night at d’Mousetrap in Coeur d’Alene!

Be there.

Hey there music fans.

I’m looking for new artists and bands that I can get into the studio and produce a record for.

Do you want to join the Cloud?

If you got your act together, I’ll give you all the studio time you need to make an awesome record.

Tell your friends to send me demo or tell me when I can see a live performance.

I’m located near Spokane, Washington.

My studio is also available for a daily rate of $300. For $300 you have 24 hours to record, arrange, mix, master, and package, so you’ll walk out of the studio with a professional looking CD in your hands. Ask for details.

mike @ cloudmusiccompany.com