Michael will be doing a handful of live shows this summer with Sammy Hagar, Vic Johnson and Jason Bonham!. Billed as Sammy & Friends, the foursome will be performing sets of classic Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot and Led Zeppelin tunes. Confirmed dates are as follows: July 17 Rockfest Chippewa Valley – Cadott, WI July […]
New Signature Bass – Yamaha BB2024MA
April 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Michael’s new signature Yamaha bass – the BB2024MA – has been released and is now available for purchase! The new axe boasts a bolt-on 5-piece Maple/Mahogany neck with 10″ radius, a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, an Alder body and a 34″ scale length. It also features Split Blade Alnico V and Single Blade ceramic pickupsand comes […]
New Music Video – “Personal Jesus”
March 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The new music video for “Personal Jesus” features Sammy Hagar and his friends Neal Schon, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith tearing through a very heavy and unique version of the the Depeche Mode original. Watch it now!
Winter Swag Sale
January 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Winter doldrums got you down? We’ve got the solution! Drop on by Mad Anthony’s online store and save up to 50% on selected items now through the end of February! In addition, we’ve uncovered a very small number of autographed and numbered hot sauce bottles which are now available. These were part of the first […]
Concert for Liza
January 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Mad Anthony will be joining forces with Sammy Hagar and the Wabos, Joe Satriani, Kenny Aronoff, Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) and other special guests to perform at a special benefit concert at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA on Wednesday February 12. The concert is being held to raise […]
From Brazil to San Francisco
October 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A while back, we ran a contest to win one of Mad Anthony’s autographed bass heads used during Van Halen’s 1993 Right Here, Right Now tour. One of our winners was Eduardo Pinheiro from Brazil. During a recent show on Sammy Hagar’s 4 Decades of Rock tour, Eduardo flew out to the US to collect […]
The Sammy and Mikey Happy Hour Radio Show
September 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
From Redrocker.com – The Sammy and Mikey Happy Hour Radio Show starts airing as soon as tomorrow January 20! Last week we received your questions for Sammy and Mikey to answer and they had a blast recording for the show! Many special surprise celebrity guests called in as well! Find out when your local radio […]
Mad Anthony Interview in Detroit Live Magazine
September 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mad Anthony appears in the September 2013 issue of Detroit Live Magazine in a three page interview where he discusses Van Halen, Chickenfoot, Sammy Hagar and hot sauce. View the issue here.
HSAS 2???
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
On April 28, Mike joined friends Sammy Hagar, Chad Smith and Neal Schon to record a couple of songs for Sammy Hagar’s new CD currently in the works. Stay tuned for more details and visit Mad Anthony’s Cafe on Facebook to see more pix!
R.I.P. Andy Johns
April 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Mad Anthony’s Cafe has learned that legendary engineer and producer Andy Johns has passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Johns was a master at his craft, having produced and/or engineered albums for The Rollling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Chickenfoot among numerous others. “Just heard about the passing of my friend and producer, […]
