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The Monkees onstage at Wembley's Empire Pool in London, 1967

12/14/2019

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Monkees Wembley 1967
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Review: Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Redux in Santa Barbara, California

10/8/2019

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​Michael Nesmith Gives Rough and Ready Show By Josef Woodar
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Pete Finney and Michael Nesmith at Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, California (Photo by Paul Wellman)

And here's some footage from the recent run of concerts by Nez and the First National Band Redux at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California, thanks to Lisa Duclo:
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The Bitter Southerner speaks with Michael Nesmith

9/20/2019

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The Southern Monkee
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Michael Nesmith to appear at L.A.'s Grammy Museum on October 1 (UPDATED 10/2)

9/12/2019

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Tickets: An Evening With Michael Nesmith
Singer, songwriter, and pioneer, Michael Nesmith, will visit the GRAMMY Museum for an intimate discussion on his celebrated career and recent work, moderated by Scott Goldman. Following the discussion, Nesmith will perform live. Starting in the Texas folk scene in 1963, Nesmith quickly blossomed into a brilliant tunesmith during his time on the Emmy award-winning The Monkees. His melodic, country-tinged songs were regularly featured on the band’s multi-million selling albums and singles, but he heard a greater creative calling to find his own voice as a record maker. During 1968, Nesmith ventured to Nashville and formed the band the First National Band (pedal steel virtuoso Red Rhodes, bassist John London, and drummer John Ware). After being signed to RCA by A&R man Felton Jarvis, the band released a few critically acclaimed albums, including Magnetic South (1970), followed by Loose Salute (1970) and Nevada Fighter (1971), which spun off the chart hits “Joanne,” “Silver Moon,” “Nevada Fighter” and “I’ve Just Begun To Care (Propinquity).” In January 2018, Michael Nesmith sold out The Troubadour in West Hollywood, performing his First National music for the first time in four decades. Songs like “Different Drum” (a Top 20 hit for Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys), “Some of Shelly’s Blues” (covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), and The Monkees’ classic, “Papa Gene’s Blues” filled the room with warmth and splendor. Nesmith will once again perform this music and share stories from his recent autobiography, Infinite Tuesday, while on tour in October 2019.
Michael Nesmith Grammy Museum 2019

UPDATE 10/2/2019: Here is video of the performance portion from Michael's appearance last night at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The set list included "Different Drum," "Joanne," "Some of Shelly's Blues," "Silver Moon," and "Papa Gene's Blues." Nez was backed by the First National Band Redux.

And earlier today, the Grammy Museum tweeted about Michael's appearance:

Last night we had the pleasure of hosting singer, songwriter, and pioneer, Michael Nesmith at the Museum! □ pic.twitter.com/JTsRgeOhm8

— GRAMMY Museum (@GRAMMYMuseum) October 2, 2019
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Nez, Davy, and Bill Chadwick in Australia in 1968

8/31/2019

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Profile: Bill Chadwick
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(Photo courtesy of Roger Roland Di Lernia)
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Michael Nesmith poses with Gretsch guitars

8/2/2019

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Michael Nesmith Gretsch guitar Monkees
(From the July 1967 issue of Monkees Monthly)

(Here's another shot from this photo session)
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Michael Nesmith plays his white Gibson guitar onstage in Australia in 1968

7/19/2019

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Monkees Instruments & Gear
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(Photo courtesy of Roger Roland Di Lernia)
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A look back at The Monkees' 1967 summer tour

7/16/2019

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(All Photos from The Monkees '67 Concerts Photo Album)

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Take a look inside The Monkees' 67 Concerts Photo Album (scroll down)
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First National Band Redux coming to West End Celebration this summer

6/18/2019

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August 24, 2019: Michael Nesmith & The First National Band at the WEC / Sand City, California
First National Band Redux Nesmith
(Photo courtesy of West End Celebration on Facebook)

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(Click the image above for more information about West End Celebration)
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Review: "The Mike & Micky Show" live in Auckland, New Zealand

6/12/2019

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Concert Review: The Monkees, Auckland, New Zealand, 2019
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(Photo by Sherri Hansen)
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Peter Tork onstage in the summer of 1967

4/26/2019

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Peter Tork 1967 Monkees
(From the October 1967 issue of Tiger Beat)
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Michael Nesmith's Gretsch guitars during rehearsals for "The Mike & Micky Show"

4/26/2019

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Michael's familiar blonde Gretsch guitar (below, left) has been at his side since returning to the concert stage with The Monkees in 2012. It's not, however, the original blonde Gretsch that Michael owned in the 1960s, but a reproduction. His current blonde Gretsch guitar is a twelve string Country Classic I. It was custom made for him by Gretsch when he did a concert for them in the 1990s at the NAMM Show, a music products industry trade event. This was also the guitar used during recording sessions for the 1996 Monkees album, Justus.

The Gretsch sunburst guitar (below, right), reminiscent of the Gretsch Viking guitar Michael played in the 1960s, was given to Nez by Andrew Sandoval in 2013. Michael played both guitars during the 2018 and 2019 "Mike & Micky Show" tour. (And that's pedal steel extraordinaire Pete Finney in the background of the photo below!)
Michael Nesmith Gretsch guitars
(Photo courtesy of The Monkees Tour Facebook page)

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(Onstage in the summer of 1967)
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(Sound check at the Hollywood Bowl 1967)

If you are wondering what happened to Michael's original blonde Gretsch, it was stolen in the 1970s (along with Michael's white Gibson guitar, most famously seen during the "Circle Sky" live sequence in Head). Nez spoke about his affection for these instruments on Facebook in 2010, as well as his desire to have them returned. "I know they are out there still and I miss them and would like to have them back after all these years. Whoever has ended up with them, please return them, no questions asked. They were and are an important part of my life."

Read more about The Monkees' Instruments & Gear
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Michael Nesmith talks about Peter Tork

4/10/2019

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Mike Nesmith opens up on touring without Monkees bandmate Peter
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Los Angeles / September 2016 (Photo by Sherri Hansen)
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Filming "Star Collector"

4/6/2019

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Monkees 1967

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The Monkees onstage during their 45th Anniversary World Tour

4/5/2019

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Read more about The Monkees' 45th Anniversary World Tour
Monkees 2011 tour
(Photo by Sherri Hansen)
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Photos: "The Mike & Micky Show" in New Buffalo, Michigan on March 15, 2019

3/20/2019

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More photos by Daniel Coston from Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan
Mike & Micky Show 2019 Monkees Michigan
(Photo by Daniel Coston)
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Photos: "The Mike & Micky Show" live in Royal Oak, Michigan

3/16/2019

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Monkees photographer extraordinaire Sherri Hansen has shared with the Live Almanac her photos from Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith's performance at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan on March 12, 2019. As many of you know, Sherri's photos are first-class and they have appeared on this website and many, many other outlets over the last several years. You'll also see pictures of the band in this slideshow - enjoy!
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Review: "The Mike & Micky Show" live in Albany, New York

3/11/2019

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Remaining Monkees duo put effort, joy into Palace show
Mike & Micky Show drum head Monkees
(Photo by Sherri Hansen)
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Complete coverage: "The Mike & Micky Show" live in New York City

3/10/2019

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Last evening Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and their band brought "The Mike & Micky Show" to a packed house at The Beacon Theatre in New York City. Thanks a lot to Renny Simno for sharing his photos from the show:
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Monkees Beacon New York 2019 Mike & Micky Show
Mike & Micky Show Beacon New York 2019 Monkees
Here's a photograph of the merchandise table at the Beacon. Most of the items that were previously sold during the June 2018 shows are still available:
Mike & Micky Show tour merchandise 2019 Monkees

Thanks also goes to Wis Byron for sharing his video and photos from New York City with the Live Almanac:
Mike & Micky Show New York Beacon Monkees
Monkees backing band Beacon New York 2019

The set list:
Good Clean Fun
Last Train to Clarksville
Sunny Girlfriend
Mary, Mary
You Told Me
For Pete's Sake
The Door Into Summer
You Just May Be The One
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
Birth of an Accidental Hipster
St. Matthew
Porpoise Song
Circle Sky
Pleasant Valley Sunday
Papa Gene's Blues
Randy Scouse Git
I'll Spend My Life With You
Joanne
Me and Magdalena
Take a Giant Step
Auntie's Municipal Court
Goin' Down
Sweet Young Thing
Steppin' Stone
Daydream Believer
What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?
Encore:
Listen to the Band
I'm a Believer

And here's a sampling of videos from last night's performance in New York City courtesy of Paula Carabell and Otom Izot on YouTube:

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(Photo courtesy of Rediffusion)
Monkees Beacon 2019 Christian Nesmith
(Photo courtesy of Cal Strummer)
Monkees 2019 Beacon
(Photo by Andrew Sandoval)
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Micky Dolenz celebrates his birthday as"The Mike & Micky Show" plays Huntington, New York

3/9/2019

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Last night, "The Mike & Micky Show" stopped at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. Thanks to Monkees archivist and tour producer Andrew Sandoval for sharing the evening's set list!
Monkees Huntington New York set list 2019

Micky Dolenz also happened to be celebrating a birthday yesterday. Prior to the performance of "Randy Scouse Git," Andrew presented Micky with a cake and a special birthday gift. He shared a photo of the gift and the story behind it on his Facebook page:

Andrew Sandoval Micky Dolenz Monkees
(Photo by Paul Undersinger and courtesy of Micky Dolenz on Twitter)
Andrew Sandoval Micky Dolenz birthday Huntington NY Monkees
(Photo courtesy of Christine on Twitter)
Micky Dolenz Christian Nesmith
Micky with Christian Nesmith (Photo courtesy of The Monkees Tour Facebook page)
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