Michael Gaither_Singer, Songwriter, Music Journalist, Trivia night host_interview 2026-07-24_ on KZSC's "Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club" by "Dangerous Dan" Orange & "DJ Spark Plug" (Dylan Estevez)

Michael was born & raised, & still lives in, Watsonville (mom from there, too); new venue in mid-county at SeaScape Golf Course on Club House Drive; monthly trivia nights there, plus Trivia Nights at El Vaquero Winery & Bargetto; Michael playing SeaScape tonight for happyp hour as a duo; opening a week from tomorrow for Lacy J. Dalton as a quartet - sans drums - at El Vaquero; Michael views himself as a catalyst for other artists, not a promoter; but he writes press releases as well as articles about musicians coming to town for Look Out Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Sentinel, & Good Times; "The Money Question": he's semi-retired, with 4 part time jobs (music, 2 articles a month for the Sentinel; DJing in KPIG [at the other end of the dial & the other end of the County from KZSC], & hosting Trivia Nights); but in his previous life he was corporate, commuting on Highway 17; one of his new tunes "Tens of Dollars", was inspired by a comment by Sleepy John Sandidge, & Michael will write John a check when the streaming royalities exceed a penny; "Siri and Alexa" is about those digital assistants that evesdrop on everything; he gets ideas for Trivia Night Themes & Qs from friends, some web searches, but some spontaneous (e.g.: a recent them night on "Calvin & Hobbes; & Philosophers"). An interview on "The Bushwhacker's Breakfast Club" with "Dangerous Dan" Orange & "DJ Spark Plug" (Dylan Estevez) airing Friday mornings on KZSC Santa Cruz, California. 2026 is Bushwhacker's 37th year on the air! Thanks for listening! To support KZSC (& these podcasts), please go to KZSC.FM and click on the "Donate to KZSC" button in the upper right-hand corner. Thanks!