Episode #55 Jan 12, 2020 Mike Blanchard & The Californios aren't your typical country band, they mix in and out of different styles of rock and blues effortl...

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Mike Blanchard and the Californios play the Nick Lowe gem "Checkout Time" and a Mike Blanchard original called "Reckless Love". The show was filmed at the Co...

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SubMerge Magazine 10/19

Issue 301 of Submerge features exclusive interviews with Maynard James Keenan of the band TOOL, one of the headliners for this year’s Aftershock Festival in Sacramento; Plus local act Mike Blanchard and the Californios, who have a new album out now and a couple regional gigs coming up

The Davis Enterprise 10/19

Local Sounds Spotlight: Mike Blanchard and the Californios deliver approachable Americana.

By Cecilia Morales, Enterprise correspondent

The Davis Music Festival

Mike Blanchard & the Californios are a group of seasoned pros based around the singing and songwriting of Mike Blanchard. Mike started the band several years ago, giving up the drudgery and volume of a rock band for the surefire path to stardom that is traditional country music. The Band is a mainstay and crowd pleaser with DMF.