tag:mikemangione.com,2005:/blogs/beneath-the-veil--2?p=3Beneath The Veil2017-02-05T13:41:23-06:00Mike Mangionefalsetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/45711772017-01-31T12:19:44-06:002017-01-31T17:47:10-06:00Conversations With Peter Mulvey: The Empathetic ArtistWhen I began playing shows at Marquette University, few Milwaukee artists were making things happen on a national level. Peter Mulvey, who is ten years older, had the label, the records, the tour dates and artist collaborations to inspire any budding musician. Over the last ten years, Peter and my paths have crossed multiple times, <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2017/01/conversations-peter-mulvey-empathetic-artist.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/45356842017-01-03T12:29:06-06:002017-01-03T16:05:52-06:00Conversations With Tom Shillue: The Comedian With A Slow Punch<p>Growing up in Norwood, Massachusetts, Tom Shillue was a funny kid with a passion for the story. It wasn’t until his high school superintendent made him sign a contract to attend college, that Tom’s colorful course began to unfold. After taking a year off, Tom attended Emerson College to purse a career in entertainment. It <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2017/01/conversations-tom-shillue-comedian-slow-punch.html">[Read More...]</a></p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2017/01/conversations-tom-shillue-comedian-slow-punch.html">Conversations With Tom Shillue: The Comedian With A Slow Punch</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery">Time And The Mystery</a>.</p> Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/44655852016-11-14T06:30:49-06:002021-01-26T07:52:11-06:00Conversations With Bishop Donald Hying: How To Have Faith, How To Be A Bishop And, Of Course … MusicAnyone who has moved to a new city alone knows you need to think positive and have an open disposition. But what does it take to be alone in a new city and in charge … as bishop?! Feet firm on the ground, a head floating in the heavens, a heart in search of others, a sense <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/11/conversations-with-bishop-donald-hying-how-to-have-faith-how-to-be-a-bishop-and-of-course-music.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/44417552016-10-28T07:00:03-05:002022-01-09T14:40:55-06:00Conversations With Matisyahu: The Hasidic Jewish Reggae Star Who Wants To Build You A HomeWhen Matisyahu came onto the scene people took notice. A Hasidic Jew, dressed in a black suit, broad brim hat, beard and glasses, and singing reggae music will turn a few heads. But it was the quality of his music, reverence for his craft and sincerity for his faith that has sustained this international pop/reggae <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/10/conversations-with-matisyahu-the-hasidic-jewish-reggae-star-who-wants-to-build-you-a-home.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/44099352016-10-07T16:19:13-05:002016-10-07T21:33:18-05:00Conversations With Bo Ramsey: Music, Performance, Transcendence, Communion, The Blues and Taking Them To ChurchWe all have that person in our lives who exemplifies the work we do. For me, one of them is Bo Ramsey. Bo is a guitarist and producer. Bo is a bluesman. Bo is sincere, honest, and musically pure. He is tone, he is style, he is taste, he is skill, he’s a man of <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/10/conversations-with-bo-ramsey-music-performance-transcendence-communion-the-blues-and-taking-them-to-church.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/43817002016-09-20T11:39:07-05:002016-09-20T14:47:20-05:00Conversations With Jeannie & Jim Gaffigan: J & J Gaffigan-A Family CompanyWhat could possibly demand the attention of Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan more than their intensely busy career?…Their marriage and family of course. Before a show in Milwaukee, WI, Mike sat with the couple to discuss marriage, faith and the work that has made them one of the most beloved and successful couples in comedy. The take away… Its ok to be a bit of <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/09/conversations-with-jeannie-jim-gaffigan-j-j-gaffigan-a-family-company.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/43654552016-09-09T14:42:30-05:002016-09-09T20:04:54-05:00Conversations With A.J Ellis: The Humble Man In The Big Leagues As a college baseball player, A.J Ellis never thought he would make it to the major leagues. When invited to play with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ellis was both grateful and surprised. He knew he would have to work hard to make the most out of his opportunity while remaining completely open to what <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/09/conversations-with-a-j-ellis-the-humble-man-in-the-big-leagues.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/43518202016-08-31T17:57:35-05:002021-03-05T18:17:23-06:00Conversations With Victor DeLorenzo: A Violent Femme At PeaceWhen Victor DeLorenzo began his artistic journey in Milwaukee, WI, it was to literally fill the shoes of budding actor Willem Dafoe. But when forming his band, The Violent Femmes, innovation, practicality and mobility inspired Victor to forge new ground and develop the bare bones “bastardized” style of drumming that put he and the Femmes <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/08/conversations-with-victor-delorenzo-a-violent-femme-at-peace.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/43314832016-08-18T12:09:27-05:002016-08-18T16:33:57-05:00Conversations with Sean Moeller: Building A Rock Island In The Sea Of The Touring HighwayIn the early 2000s the music industry was changing rapidly. While most desperately clung to an old school model that was evaporating in their hands, Sean Moeller embraced the power of the web and created Daytrotter: a website platform showcasing recording sessions from his humble analog studio in Rock Island, IL. Being positioned between major <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/08/conversations-with-sean-moeller-building-a-rock-island-in-the-sea-of-the-touring-highway.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/43115352016-08-05T11:10:33-05:002022-03-24T07:06:05-05:00Conversations With Slug of Atmosphere: Curator of the Purple LiningWhat do you do when you want to be a hip-hop star and you live in Minneapolis? You build your own sandbox and make the players come to you. This is what Sean Daley, better known as Slug of the hip-hop group Atmosphere, did … and what a sandbox he has built! Twenty-one years later his <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/08/conversations-with-slug-of-atmosphere-curator-of-the-purple-lining.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/42885302016-07-21T09:00:38-05:002016-07-21T10:17:03-05:00Conversations With Alex Ebert: Edward Sharpe Has Come To Set You FreeAlex Ebert is a man on mission; he wants to set you free. Through confronting his addiction and destructive lifestyle, Alex was able to enter a period of deep reflection and personal excavation, uncovering his root and the flower it feeds. In this journey he unearthed his ability to disrobe and unmask in the face <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/07/conversations-with-alex-ebert-edward-sharpe-has-come-to-set-you-free.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/42732132016-07-11T09:00:15-05:002021-01-09T09:40:49-06:00Conversations With Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams: One Part Church, One Part The Beatles, And The desire To Commune With YouI was a junior in high school when I first came across the legend that is Larry Campbell. Bob Dylan had just reemerged onto the music world with the release of his Grammy winning record, Time Out Of Mind, and had just begun his infamous “never ending tour.” Standing next to him from 1997 until <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/07/conversations-with-larry-campbell-teresa-williams-one-part-church-one-part-the-beatles-and-the-desire-to-commune-with-you.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/42466642016-06-24T09:00:08-05:002021-06-07T09:05:26-05:00Conversations With Arian Moayed: A Tony Nominated Actor & Camaraderie in the CrucibleAfter leaving high school Arian and I set out on separate artistic journeys. Mine led me to the West Coast and eventually living in a van for a couple years. Arian’s, on the other hand, led him to New York where he co-founded the theater company Waterwell. Twelve years after high school graduation I sat <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/06/conversations-with-arian-moayed-a-tony-nominated-actor-camaraderie-in-the-crucible.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/42335182016-06-16T09:30:22-05:002016-06-16T13:17:03-05:00Journal Time: On The Banks Of The Milwaukee River a Wolf Learned To HowlThree and a half miles from my house runs the Milwaukee River. Not too big, not too impressive, bearing the name of a city of the same characteristics. When I first moved out of the city and north I didn’t know too much about the area. What was there to know? I assumed it was, <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/06/journal-time-on-the-banks-of-the-milwaukee-river-a-wolf-learned-to-howl.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/42217122016-06-09T09:22:07-05:002022-05-09T11:18:36-05:00Conversations With Christopher West: The Boy With The E-Ray GlassesI met Christopher West when I was 21 years old and a student at Marquette University. He is 10 years older, but at the time, he seemed 150 years ahead of me and from another universe. He had conviction, faith, and spoke a foreign language. We were coming from different places, it was clear, and <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/06/conversations-with-christopher-west-the-boy-with-the-e-ray-glasses.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/42111572016-06-03T09:00:47-05:002016-06-03T13:16:25-05:00The Pop Icon & The American IdolAs a kid I made my room into a living-breathing thing. My room was vibe, full of image, sound, smell and feel … (smell?). It wasn’t color; it was tone. Like an Instagram filter it just had haze and drift. I remember distinctly going to the mall and resale shops in suburban Chicago looking for <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/06/the-pop-icon-the-american-idol.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/41982242016-05-26T11:12:24-05:002016-05-26T13:32:36-05:00Conversations With Kristian Bush: Spending Time With The Uber OptimistAt the time of this interview, summer of 2015, Kristian Bush was the most popular guest I have had on my podcast. He had come out of the Atlanta music scene when it was on fire, launching acts like REM, Indigo Girls, Black Crows, Shawn Mullins, John Mayer and his band, Billy Pilgrim. Billy Pilgrim <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/05/conversations-with-kristian-bush-spending-time-with-the-uber-optimist.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/41761272016-05-11T14:01:05-05:002022-05-09T11:17:45-05:00Conversations With Brian Anderson: The Art Of Calling The GameWhen I scheduled an interview with sportscaster Brian Anderson, I wasn’t sure how to approach the conversation. What is the common thread between Brian’s work and my other guests, like Jim Gaffigan or Greg Brown, who are mostly artists and performers? Does Brian fit into the world of artistic inspiration and expression? Was this conversation <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/05/conversations-with-brian-anderson-the-art-of-calling-the-game.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/41627822016-05-02T13:07:50-05:002022-05-11T10:20:57-05:00Conversations With Greg Brown: Between The Bar & The ChurchI often find myself straddling a life of the sacred and secular. The goal is always to seamlessly weave the two, never letting one negatively influence the other. The objective is to see the sacred in all the places it resides, to see the wheat in the weeds and live life accordingly. This whole podcast, <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/05/conversations-with-greg-brown-between-the-bar-the-church.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/41348002016-04-13T15:08:07-05:002016-04-13T16:17:03-05:00Behind The Song: Fields Of Evermore (Birth Through the Broken Body… And Of Course Johnny Cash)I remember being taken back by Johnny Cash’s description of his childhood in his autobiography, Cash. He spoke about the hardships of moving to government subsidized land in Arkansas with his family and having to work the land with his father. The land was littered with stone and needed to be cleared in order to <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/04/behind-the-song-fields-of-evermore-birth-through-the-broken-body-and-of-course-johnny-cash.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/41143942016-03-31T11:50:18-05:002016-03-31T12:03:24-05:00Intro: I Am Mike Mangione & I Want To Share With YouFor the past thirteen years I have been on the move. I grew up in Chicago, attended Marquette University and after graduation, moved to Los Angeles to pursue something as a musician. While there I recorded an album entitled There and Back. A little while later I moved into my van with my dog, played <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/03/intro-i-am-mike-mangione-i-want-to-share-with-you.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/41054862016-03-25T13:49:57-05:002021-11-27T23:30:26-06:00Behind The Song: Hands Are Stained (The Cross, The Witness and Johnny Cash)I have always been fascinated by the Crucifixion and what it must have been like to witness it. I would imagine that, not having the full story of who Jesus was, yet having Him be who he was … it was a little out of the ordinary for those that saw it. Crucifixions happened then, <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2016/03/behind-the-song-hands-are-stained-the-cross-the-witness-and-johnny-cash.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40930702015-12-16T13:06:00-06:002016-03-17T14:33:11-05:00Behind the Song- Waiting for No One (and a relationship with the cross) <br>I wrote this one night sitting on my couch in Milwaukee. Most songs take a couple of days, weeks or even years to write. I never force the process, if it comes great, if it does not that’s fine too. This song came to me and fast. It’s about the balance between being frustrated with where you are and realizing you need to be receptive and thankful for what you got and what you are getting. Hanging in between those two places of frustration and receptivity is where this song lives. “You can stay, detained by your questions or come living with me” is facing this reality and being honest with it. <br><br>Possibly the most frustrating is that sometimes this experience is necessary and the best thing for us. In the Christian faith you would call this the Cross. A death to oneself and the world in order to be born again and refined. The idea that you die and are resurrected better and anew through the experience. It can be an excruciating experience that requires loads of discipline and faith for the end result and in its process. It is with a faith in the resurrection that we are able to endure the death, and through a reflective inventory of the spirit, begin to see the ways and moments in which we were reborn throughout our past. With the proper receptive disposition these crosses can become place markers of refinement throughout our lives. The past can become an illuminated map and guide for our future. This is why, in the Catholic faith, people look to the Saints for wisdom and inspiration. They are like the Marco Polos of the spiritual and faith world, who came before us and mapped the way. coincidentally, the children’s game, Marco Polo, can serve as a useful image for how we are to conduct ourselves through these experiences. We move through the world with our eyes closed, constantly calling out for guidance and discerning our next step based off the voice that responds. The more splashing and noise around you the harder it is to hear. Focus in on the voice, avoid the distractions and we can be led to where it wants us to go. <br><br>These points of illuminated growth become fruit that nourishes our faith. Our faith allows us hear and trust the guiding voice ahead. Eventually, hopefully and ideally, with this faith and understanding of how our crosses work in our lives, we won’t only be able only endure death but wish for it… its the “circle of life!!! (to be read in the voice of Sir Elton John). Again, look at the Saints! I will try to do this everyday if you do as well…K? <br><br>This song…I almost forgot I was talking about a song…was recorded with the band all facing each other playing, this song is all live. When we got a good take, we listened back and found that everything was great, no need to overdub. This is Duane, the producer’s favorite. Karl Dietel, the keyboardist, has amazing work on this one. Yea…there are keyboards on it.. I believe Tom played a Les Paul on this tune as well, which was pretty great. <br>Have a listen! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9T4y9DakAU0/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9T4y9DakAU0?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> <br>Songs To Inspire:<br>Wilco/Woody Guthrie-<a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/remember-the-mountain-bed/id515813493?i=515813506&at=1001l89C&mt=1&app=music" target="_blank">Remember The Mountain Bed</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40926342015-12-09T07:51:00-06:002016-03-17T11:06:16-05:00Journal Time- What A Strange Trip It WasA week ago I began a trip that was unlike most. Traveling is always hectic and uncomfortable. This specific trip, though, was something special and pushed me to a limit I haven’t felt since my high school football days. The main objective of the trip was to accompany a speaker, author and theologian named Christopher <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2015/12/journal-time-what-a-strange-trip-it-was.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40926352015-11-25T07:57:00-06:002021-09-15T09:16:43-05:00Behind The Song- You Don’t Wanna LeaveThis was written at 4am on my way home from a show in Iowa City. I wrote the song on a pad of paper on top of the steering wheel, occasionally checking my handwriting with the interior lights. I was around Beloit, WI when the ideas really started flowing. Everyone else was sleeping in the <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2015/11/behind-the-song-you-dont-wanna-leave.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40926362015-11-23T07:25:00-06:002016-03-17T11:06:16-05:00Storytime: Following The LegendsA couple years back we played a Grammy party at Buddy Guy Legends in Chicago. Personally, I was pretty excited about this. I grew up loving blues music and to play a club like Buddy Guys was an honor. I didn’t feel we were totally worthy of the honor but I didn’t vocally object. I <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2015/11/storytime-following-the-legends.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40926382015-11-20T02:50:00-06:002020-10-20T10:40:55-05:00Behind The Song- At Your GateI wrote this song after I read a book reflecting on the Song of Songs. At Your Gate is about a stepping stone. It’s about getting to an edge in one’s life, wherever or whatever that may be, looking over to the other side and yearning to cross. The song rests in that ache of <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2015/11/behind-the-song-at-your-gate.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40926392015-11-18T08:05:00-06:002016-03-17T11:06:16-05:00No Such Thing As Wasted Time In New York CityI set out this time for New York City, one of my absolute favorite places to visit. My reason was to accompany my theologian friend, Christopher West, at his event. He and I have been doing these Theology/music events for years now and they are always fruitful for me. My goal was to make the <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2015/11/no-such-thing-as-wasted-time-in-new-york-city.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40926402015-11-17T08:38:00-06:002016-03-17T11:06:16-05:00The WeightOften times before a performance the band meets and has a “moment.” The idea is to ground ourselves in the task at hand so that we can attempt to enter fully into it. One of the most impactful and effective points of reflection for us is the reality that our shows are numbered. We often <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2015/11/the-weight.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangionetag:mikemangione.com,2005:Post/40926412015-11-17T07:20:00-06:002016-03-17T11:06:16-05:00A Beginning at the End and a SunsetAfter I finished collage in Milwaukee, I moved out to L.A to pursue music. At the time it was important for me to get out of the Midwest and experience a different part of the country. I ended up spending a year and a half on the W est Coast, working odd jobs, playing odd <a class="moretag" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/timeandthemystery/2015/11/a-beginning-at-the-end-and-a-sunset.html">[Read More...]</a>Mike Mangione