I am going to be part of the Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) three-week showcase during the Big E Expo in West Springfield this year, which takes place from September 15th-October 1st. The showcase will be in the Rhode Island house at the Big E. I am playing Friday September 22nd at 1:00 pm and again at 4:00 pm. All original songs, some songs I rarely perform and some new songs in addition to the songs on the Firefly In a Jar of Emotion album.

This is the opening show for the 2017-2018 Eliot Street Soiree series organized by Janna Frohlich. Her group HeartVoiceSong will also perform and there will be 6-8 musicians performing. This is the site where many years ago, I was the manager for Peacock Coffeehouse (1986-88). It will be nice to come back.

Returning to Mediator Stage, Don Tassone's wonderful performer friendly venue which has given birth to any number of rising stars on the Providence RI music scene (Ian Fitzgerald, Cardboard Ox). I will be supporting my brand new album, Firefly In A Jar of Emotion as the open mike feature this evening. There will be pie!

I will be the feature act at the season-opening Saturday night open mike coffeehouse at Blackstone Valley Music where I am currently taking voice lessons. I will be doing a 45 minute show this evening. Come visit our local gem of a music store in Uxbridge!

Fundraiser for the Greater Blackstone Valley Democratic Committee. I will be doing 2 sets of music during the day along with my musician friend Fred Meltzer. All three Democratic gubernatorial candidates will be present at this event for the first hour. Come if you would like to know more about what is going on locally with the Democratic Party in the Blackstone Valley area.

I will be joining Mark, Raianne, Amy and Mark K. in concert on one of their early stops on this year's Mass Walking Tour in Uxbridge. I will be featuring songs from the Firefly album and maybe performing one or two new songs.

I will be one of six artists featured during this special live WICN-FM fundraiser on this Thursday night 7-11 pm on the Nick Noble show, along with Colette O'Connor, Kala Farnham, Rick Drost, Eric (Snake) Gulliksen and Lydia Fortune. We each have half hour sets and I will be doing songs from the Firefly album with special guests Sean Ryder and Miriam Smith on 1-2 songs. I will be going on at 10pm this evening. The order of performances:

7pm-Colette O'Connor

7:45pm-Rich Drost

8:15 pm-Kala Farnham

9 pm-Eric Guiiksen

9:30 pm-Lydia Fortune

10pm-Michael Gutierrez-May

10:30 pm-closing songs

I get to perform a 20-30 minute opener for Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards for their concert in the Bull Mansion Ballroom in Worcester! Very nice, unique setting for a folk concert. Will be performing a few songs from my new album and performing "Air" with Raianne!

Check out Mark and Raianne's Grain by Grain album also if you have not done this already at https://markmandevilleraiannerichards.bandcamp.com/album/grain-by-grain!

Back to the Catbird Cafe (where it sort of all began) for an open mike feature following Veterans Day in November. Hope to be actively working on an album between now and then and if the album is completed, this will double as an album release party that night.

I will be one of 2-3 musicians opening for the musicians participating in this year's Mass Walking Tour through the Cape and South Coastal area of Massachusetts. My set will be from 20-30 minutes long. If I am fortunate, I will get a couple of the Mass Walking Tour musicians to sing along with me on my "Air" song, which was conceived at the Blackstone Valley Music Store where we first met.

I am appearing in South Dennis at Center Stage as part of a solstice afternoon/evening World Music Day event  which will go from 2pm-10pm that day. I will be going on between 3pm and 4pm that day. There is audience seating at the Cable TV Studio and the performances will be broadcast live. I also may get to perform with event organizer Colette O'Connor so I am also looking forward to that.

Events are being organized all over the world for that day. There are two other events in Southern New England at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton, RI and Sam's Cafe in Northhampton, MA. For more information on other events in other places, go to the https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org site.

I will be doing a short 15 minute set opening for hammer dulcimer player Jon Weinberg at the monthly Blackstone Valley Music Center community coffeehouse in Uxbridge this Saturday night. The store is great, the seating is cozy and it should be a great time. I'll be playing some of my newest songs from February Album Writing Month.

I will be part of a live radio broadcast on WICN-FM called "Celebrating Local Music" with host Nick Noble. Nick is the host of the Thursday night Folk Tradition broadcast and this will be my first appearance on his show.

I will be the Open Mike feature at the Sunday Open Mike at Blackthorne Tavern in Easton, MA on this date, performing a set between 30-45 minutes. Beautiful room, good food, the open mike is cohosted by my friends Christine Malcolm Cummings and Andrew Lewis.

The nasty weather of Winter 2015 cancelled out my previously scheduled performance at Brooklyn Coffee and Tea but thank you, Greg Klabon, I am back with two other songwriters for a 25-30 minute performance on this upcoming Saturday night. Very much looking forward to being here and being part of this wonderful series.

Come join me once again for another round of songwriter performances at the Paradise Cafe, sponsored by the New England to Nashville folks. Right now, this is the biggest tent out there for Greater Boston area songwriters with some emphasis on country music, but mostly just good substantive songwriting.

Others scheduled for the night include: Prateek Poddar, Molly Kupris, Chris Facey, Steven James Dipersio, Julio Sharp-Wasserman, Atlas Mason, Caroline Lawlor and Don Barry.

New England to Nashville showcase tonight at Pilgrim Sands Motel in Plymouth. Cofeaturing Emily Hodges, Emma Murray, Catherine King, Joanne Lurgio, Haley Chioccariello, Jenna Bortolotti and Atlas Mason. Hosted by John Shea and Emily Hodges. Join us if you are in the area.

Performing for 15 minutes opening for Mark Mandeville, Raianne Richards, Mark Killanski, Amy Alvey and Kristen Sykes (Mass Walking Tour Performers) at the end of their daily hike this Sunday evening. Three other opening acts are also performing, at this writing TBA. Mark is one of the managers at my new musical home, the Blackstone Valley Music Center in Uxbridge.

A return to participating in what is going to be a great writers night this coming Friday night. Come out and enjoy good music at a very comfortable, very music friendly venue.

I will be returning to Mediator Stage for another feature at the end of April. as not many people could attend the show in February. A few new songs, maybe a guest artist performing with me.

My first time at the Brooklyn! Sharing this night with two other songwriters as part of a RISA showcase event.

Looking forward to being here in February, weather permitting.

I'm returning to feature at the Mediator Stage after being away for the last year. I am now living in South Central Mass and Providence is less than 30 minutes away.  Thanks to Don Tassone for this opportunity and for keeping this artist-friendly venue going for the past five years.

I am now a voice student at Blackstone Valley Music and they are starting a coffeehouse series, beginning in the music store and then hopefully expanding to the nearby church in the next couple months. I am planning to participate in the open mike part of the evening from 7-8pm, which will be followed by two features. They will be operating once a month through May, 2015 on the first Saturday of every month (except for January). Coordinated by Doug Williamson and Mark Mandeville, the music school is a happening little place and valuable resource for Uxbridge and neighboring communities.

I have been invited to be part of the monthly RISA Songwriter Showcase here at AS220 in Downtown Providence. You may have to park at Providence Place and walk there, as parking around the area is very tight. It's a fun and lively area. Not sure who I will be performing with at this time, but looking forward to the show.

I am here again with the Hull gang back at our beloved Red Parrot for the fourth Bob Simon benefit. I will be going on at 2:30 pm and the show will be going on until midnight. Twill be a blast!

I will be performing as part of the Folk lineup here. This is a benefit for Bob Simon, the creator of Crosswords Puzzles magazine who was displaced by a house fire this past January at his home in Hull. Bob is respected as a community organizer and resource for all things Hull. Many other friends including Stephen and the Snake, Ilene Springer and Fred Meltzer are also on the bill as performers. Come down for the afternoon!

I will be one of the first features for the new Catbird Cafe Open Mike format on Saturdays in 2014. This has been my home for the past three years and although I am moving away, I will be back often to visit the South Shore.

I will perform as the open mike feature this Wednesday night. The Red Parrot open mike has been temporarily relocated to this venue, the Surf Lounge, as Red Parrot completes storm damage repairs. I will be performing for 30 minutes, roughly 6-8 songs and featuring my newest songs which are also on my Reverb Nation website, which is here: http://www.reverbnation.com/michaelgutierrezmay#!.

Don Tassone has assembled an all-star lineup to open up the new series of shows at Mediator Stage in Providence. I am going to be one of them. Here is the lineup fo the September 19th show at this point:

Sept 19:
Don Tassone (host)
Dennis Stephen(audio)
Megan Gilbert
Mitch Kaplan
Michal Gutierrez May
Ed Able
Marc Callhoun
Michael McCarthy
Joey Driven
Dan Durand
Mathew Fraza
Bruce Merlan
Timothy Alexander
Skip Leon

There is also a great show the following week on the 26th featuring many other musician friends.

Providence is a great little music scene with a lot of mutual support going on. Hope to see you there.

I get to be one of the folkie buskers playing on four different stages during the Marshfield Fair which is from 8/16/13 to 8/25/13 this year. I am playing on August 21st from 12pm-4pm and Colette O'Connor will be performing the same day afterwards from 5pm-9pm. This might force me to invest in a sound system. Playing for donations, so expect a lot of my Carrots, Geese and Dead Leprechaun songs. That's a good thing, right? Thanks to Andrew Lewis for this opportunity.

I have been invited to be part of a showcase organized in the Boston area at Midway Cafe in JP by an organization known as Bridging The Music from Colorado. Their idea is to highlight solo artists across music genres and also discuss music promotion with their acts. At the end of the showcase, voting will take place and a winner will be chosen and promoted nationally. Part of the proceeds for the showcase go to Songs of Love, music collected and donated to children with terminal illnesses. Each artist has a 15 minute set. If you come and mention my name, I will get credit for the ticket sale. A different kind of opportunity for me and sounds like fun.  

Benefit show for the Lakota Kids Foundation with several other local artists. The Lakots Sioux live in South Dakota in one of the very poorest areas of the United States. For more information, go here: www.lakotakidz.org

I will be returning as the Open Mike Feature here this Wednesday Night. The Red Parrot will be hopping this summer  so here is your chance to get in on the action.

Sharing this night with my longtime friend and inspiration Paul Rogoshewski aka PJ Rogue. I will most likely be doing my Hull Suite songs (which now has the nickname the Hull Sixology). Paul writes some of the most elegant songs around including his classic, Village By The Water. Paul is now the host of the Open Mike series at Harvest Cafe in Hudson, MA on Wednesday nights. More people throughout the Greater Boston area will be learning more about him, so start your education here.

Providence's own Joanne Lurgio will be the featured performer for this year's Songwriters' Night at Catbird Cafe, New England Wildlife Center. Well known in Providence, Joanne is starting to develop a region-wide following. She's a versatile performer with great on-stage energy and solid songwriting craft. The night will also feature opener Junko Ogawa, one of the finest musician-songwriters in our local area. I will be hosting this night. Come and join us. 

I am performing again as part of the now bimonthly Four Corners songwriters show this coming March. The theme of this show is "Torn Tablecloths". I will be one of four songwriters performing our best new song, signature song, song on the theme and a song of love or hate. Hosted by Donald Tassone, always fun. 

The open mike hosted by Edward (Duke) De Ford has moved to The Red Parrot restaurant, where it will no doubt become as legendary as the venue itself. I will open up the open mike night as the featured performer.

I will be appearing for one song along with Stephen Martin and Eric Gulliksen (Stephen and the Snake), finally cashing in on my status as an employee at South Shore Hospital. Should be fun. We, of course, will kick out the jams. Our song for the night will be "Get Together"!

I will be hosting this show, featuring songwriters Jay Psaros, Patti DeRosa and Beth DeSombre. Hopefully we can continue this series into next year at Catbird Cafe. Featured songwriters will be talking about their songs, about their writing process and inspirations and taking a question or comment or two from the audience. Be there!

This is my first open mike feature (thank you, Donald). I will be doing a six song set between open mike performers. Mediator Stage is a real community and very supportive of all artists who perform there. The Cover Me show last Thursday night was a total blast.

I will be part of a special 4 Corners event this night where several songwriters will perform other songwriter's songs for up to 15 minutes. I will be performing host Donald Tassone's Happy Garden Gnome song and maybe one other song from another songwriter. 

A special performance of mostly humorous songs on my birthday for the Council on Aging in Plymouth. I might try and get them to sing along with a couple of my songs if they are up for it.

The opening show of a new series at Catbird Cafe, New England Wildlife Center in South Weymouth. Upstairs this first show will feature myself, Stephen Martin and Nanci Mitchell Hobson trading songs, taking questions and in general having a good time.Downstairs, vocal instruction and performing tips from Colette O'Connor, one of the South Shore's most talented singers and all around musical talents. These shows will happen every three months at Catbird Cafe.

I am playing a short set between the longer sets from Lenny Solomon, Jennifer Matthews, Kristal Page and JackieIs Fabulous. Great art work up on the walls all through the building. One of the most unique and enjoyable places to perform in the Greater Boston area.

I will be opening this triple billing at Harvest Cafe which will also feature Colette O'Connor and Stephen and the Snake. We are all friends from the Catbird Cafe scene and Stephen and Colette are featured on two songs on my Fifty Miles Away album. We'll be singing our original songs, jumping in on each other's songs and mixing it up really nice for the audience. Hoping we can all do this again on the South Shore and elsewhere.

Sharing the night with Charlie Cover, Jacqueline Bartlett and host Donald Tassone, in a unique and intimate setting. Four songs, four performers. The songwriting challenge for this evening is "that s--- just ain't right".

The new Nameless has a four song Open Mike feature before the two featured acts, I will be participating in the open mike on this night. Angela Kaset and Terry Kitchen are the featured performers and Angela will be doing a songwriting workshop earlier in the day.

I will be one of several performers Sunday night doing a three song family-friendly set. Yes, the Carrot is coming with me to this one.

A pleasure to play up here at Harvest-beautiful room, great musicians, great support from the cafe owners.

Opening 15-20 minute set for the Dixie Prix band.

Shared bill, benefit for New England Wildlife Center.