Album Notes

*California Bound is the winner of the 2006 LA Music Award for Folk album of the year and Michael Mazochi is the winner of the 2006 Folk Singer-Songwriter of the year*

Every once in a while a singer comes along who doesnt seem to sing so much as moan or sermonize---words become only the extensions of an outward looking paranoia---and where the stranger came from is irrelevant---the fact is that today is now and it wont be back again---you certainly wont receive a post card from where it goes to---Sure, its possible to say that Michael Mazochi takes and uses certain elements from the songwriters past---Sure he's like Dylan (He blows a harmonica) --- Sure you can hear Hank (He sings about trains) --- Sure you can see Woody (Theres dust on his boots) --- The Boss? (Yes, you might even find holes in his slacks) --- but is he in anyway unoriginal or uninspired?---Well no---He doesnt claim to break down doors or revolutionize the industry---but, he certainly is honest---and in todays world, honesty is a virtue that can be easily forgotten---Being new can also lead to being set in time---and set in time is one thing Michael Mazochi is not---hes a traveler---Coming to the land of California by car or train or horse or plane---it doesnt matter---but I urge you to pick up your phone, send out a smoke signal, or get to your computer and maybe send an email---theres a million ways to find him---just make sure you dont miss the opportunity to see this traveler while hes passing by