Podcast #103: Corty Byron and it's Mickel Time

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Corty Byron is a Lancaster-based songwriter and musician who recently spent a year and a half living in Venice Beach, California on somewhat of a personal creative retreat. Without a solid plan, Corty and his girlfriend spent a couple months traveling all around the U.S. on their journey from Lancaster to Venice. Corty picked up gigs as they traveled and managed to play shows all along the way.

While in California, far removed from the musical foundation he had built here in Central PA as both a solo musician and as the frontman for Green Onions, Corty was free to explore some very new musical territory and he managed to capture quite a bit of it on self-recorded demos, some of which we’ll sample on today’s program. He also found a new perspective on his hometown of Lancaster, something that can be difficult to find unless you spend time elsewhere.

Connect with Corty on his website, Facebook, and Twitter.

Mickel Time with Mike McMonagle

Along with being an accomplished local musician, Mike McMonagle is also responsible for booking live music events at Tellus360, a Lancaster business that brings environmentally sustainable solutions to all aspects of living.

• Series 42 and The Fridge present Music Mondays with The Districts, Monday, April 8 @ 6:30 pm at 534 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster. $15 (21+)
• Chestnut Hill Cafe presents Dave Lefever and Olds Sleeper, Sunday April 14 @ 3 pm at  532 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster. FREE
• LAUNCH Music Conference presents Holly Williams, Friday, April 26 @ 9:00 pm at The Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster. DETAILS
• LAUNCH Music Conference presents Huhn, Friday, April 26 @ 9:00 pm at The Lizard Lounge, 223 N. Water St., Lancaster. DETAILS
• Tellus360 presents the Tabletop Sessions with Younger Me and Josh Albright, Saturday, May 4 @ 7 pm at 24 E. King St., Lancaster. DONATION

Other Upcoming Events

• OperaLancaster and the MU Music Department present Meanwhile, Back at Cinderella’s, Saturday, April 13 @ 2 pm and 7:30 pm at The Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster. $21, $16 (students, seniors) TICKETS
• The People’s Shakespeare Project presents Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare, Sunday, April 14 @ 4 pm at the Keystone Art and Culture Center, 420 Pearl St., Lancaster. $25, kids $15 TICKETS
• Tellus360, Live From the Cellar, and The Pig Merchants present A Two-Night Evening of Music for Nina, Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. $10 DETAILS

* Additional music in today’s episode from Jon Chinn.