THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

MIKE DOUGHTY brings 25 years of SOUL COUGHING “Ruby Vroom” Memories
Welcome to 1994, folks, when music was groovy and bands were dysfunctional and Soul Coughing’s “Ruby Vroom” was the best thing ever. Check out my review and photos of Mike Doughty’s 25th Anniversary show for this rad platter.
October 25, 2019
Old is new (and better) again: a tale of MIKE DOUGHTY Playing SOUL COUGHING in Vancouver (with Photo Gallery)
Mike Doughty used to play in Soul Coughing and now he’s playing Soul Coughing songs again, this time live at Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver. Check out the stunning pics and what else? A story.
November 6, 2013
Win a pair of tickets to see MIKE DOUGHTY playing SOUL COUGHING in Vancouver
Want to win a pair of tickets to see Mike Doughty perform his re-interpreted Soul Coughing songs live in Vancouver? You’ve come to the right place. Leave a comment to be entered.
October 25, 2013
MIKE DOUGHTY Reads and Plays and Eats Cake in Vancouver
Readin’, singin’, talkin’ about the past and future, and eatin’ cake. Such was the wonderful of Mike Doughty’s recent gig at the Media Club in Vancouver on April 5. Yeah, I said CAKE. Read on.
April 8, 2012
Timbre Concerts and BackstageRider.com Present: Mike Doughty Live in Vancouver (+ Ticket Giveaway!)
BackstageRider.com and Timbre Concerts are co-presenting Mike Doughty live in Vancouver at the Media Club. He’ll be reading from his epic “The Book of Drugs”, playing songs and answering questions. Here’s why you need to be there, and how you can enter to win one of two pairs of tickets.
February 21, 2012
Mike Doughty and His Band Fantastic: Being Fantastic at Neumos, Seattle
Mike Doughty and His Band Fantastic were exactly that (yunno, Mike Doughty and a fantastic band) on November 8 at Neumos in Seattle. I made the trek across borders to say to old friends and new and dig the treats that came forthwith. Check out the review and photos.
November 16, 2011
Interview: MIKE DOUGHTY on new album Yes and Also Yes – “I thought this was going to be an extremely rock kind of record”
Here is the BackstageRider interview in which MD shares his thoughts on new album Yes And Also Yes, and maintains Warp Speed Wit and Self Awareness. I would like Mike Doughty to write me a love song for $10, because I love me some MD. You should too.
August 31, 2011
MIKE DOUGHTY Tour & New Album Release Dates (with bonus! avant-garde poetry)
Brooklyn’s bespectacled small-rock god Mike Doughty has announced his new album, and a tour to match. Dates and details here. But seeing as this is the BSR, I’ve also added in some links to strange and beautiful poetry. BECAUSE I CAN.
July 5, 2011
The Only Answers: Mike Doughty Tips Out the Question Jar
What is Mike Doughty’s Question Jar? It is a thing of beauty. And when the Brooklynite came through town this past weekend, we felt obliged to metaphorically tip the thing over on a quest to discover its awesomeosity. And we did.
March 15, 2010