WELCOME TO HARMONY HEARTBEAT

Where music, memories, a little magic, and real life collide.

I’m Mickey — Gen X, lifelong music lover, concert addict, independent promoter and blogger. Harmony Heartbeat is where I share the music, memories, laughter, chaos and real-life moments that have made me who I am.

Meet Mickey

FEATURED BLOGS

Music, memories, concerts, life and all the beautifully chaotic moments in between.

Saturday Night, TikTok, and Finding the Good in Social Media

Saturday night. I'm home with my aging Beagle, scrolling TikTok, when I end up in Michael Starr's live. And yes, THAT Michael Starr, the lead singer of Steel Panther. Later, I find myself hanging out in Cheetoz the Klown's live. And you know what? Sometimes the best nights are the ones you never planned. If you know me, you know music has pretty much been the soundtrack to my entire life. I've spent decades going to concerts, meeting musicians, supporting bands, and making me

When Music Brings Us Together: The Adventure to Mick Blankenship’s Birthday Bash

Adventures

From Corded Phones to TikTok Lives: Finding My People in the Most Unexpected Places

Sometimes I sit back and think about how much the world has changed in my lifetime, and honestly, it blows my mind. I grew up in a time when there was no internet, no social media, no texting, no FaceTime and definitely no TikTok. If you wanted to talk to your friends, you picked up the phone that was attached to the wall with a cord and hoped nobody else in the house needed it. And if you met someone who lived far away? Good luck with that. Long-distance charges were real, a

EXPLORE HARMONY HEARTBEAT

There’s more to Harmony Heartbeat than the stories. Explore the shop, discover Independent Uprising, and get to know the Gen X music lover behind it all.

MEET MICKEY

Gen X. Lifelong music lover. Concert addict. Independent promoter, blogger and lifelong believer that music can get us through just about anything.

SHOP MERCH

A little rock ’n’ roll, a little magic, and a whole lot of Gen X attitude. Shop T-shirts, mugs, totes, and more inspired by music, positive vibes, and living life unapologetically loud. Because life's too short for boring merch!

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INDEPENDENT UPRISING

Built for the artists still doing it the hard way. Independent Uprising supports independent music, the people creating it and the scene that keeps it alive.