2013


  • December 30th, 2013.

    The Last Teavolve of the Year. Quinton Randall Jocelyn Faro Gino Abellanosa The last song of the last open mic of 2013 – it turned into a big sing along and was pretty awesome right up until Keola hit the wrong chord rather dramatically. Still – good times were most definitely had. Happy New Year…

  • December 23rd, 2013.

    One last Teavolve before Christmas!

  • December 22nd, 2013.

    December 22nd, 2013 found Kristen and I hosting the Takoma Park Open Mic Holiday Special at Capital City Cheesecake in Takoma Park, MD. I feel like we didn’t QUITE get the turnout I was hoping for, but it was still a great night – and frankly we probably wouldn’t have fit too many performers in.…

  • December 21st, 2013.

    ilyAIMY and Tinsmith running amok at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt, MD. Our audience at the New Deal Cafe on December 21st, 2013. Below, a little more hot TinAIMY action. (Below – photo by Richard Dagold) Tinsmith! ilyAIMY performing at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt, MD. What an amazing night! A full house…

  • December 16th, 2013.

    December 16th at Teavolve’s open mic! Georgie Jessup in the house! Vinnie Valerio. Jocelyn Faro Andrew McKnight! Acacia Sears Arschell Morrell.

  • December 9th, 2013.

    Anthony Nastasi Featured artist Greg Klyma. Brennan Kuhns… … and company… Will Chrapcynski Heather invites Greg into play…. On December 9th, 2013 Greg Klyma joined us at my open mic and we had a really, really marvelous night watching him and then playing with him. I suck at jamming nowadays because I’ve been playing with…

  • December 8th, 2013.

    Andy Waas! Beggar’s Ride in the house. Friction Farm. Artem Bank. Beggar’s Ride!! Anthony Nastasi. December 2nd at Teavolve. Getting that winter sparseness on, which is a shame, because my featured artist – Friction Farm – is just a fantastic beest. Staying IN. We’re watching the cars slip and slide up and down the highways…

  • November 29, 2013.

    Kristen preparing a traditional Thanksgiving dessert with her torch. Happy Creme Brulee! Thanksgiving has come and gone. Kristen and I spent it up in Pleasantville, NY with a goodly percentage of her immediate family and I was exposed to the fact that gluten-free stuffing is STILL absolutely delicious and that there’s a special magic to…

  • November 27th, 2013.

    Folkin’ it up at Teavolve before heading north for Thanksgiving. November 25th’s open mic was a good time had. And now we race for the north! Again! But this is familial, driving up to Pleasantville, NY to do Thanksgiving with Kristen’s family. With all the doom and gloom spread about driving this day, I’m kind…

  • November 24th, 2013.

    ilyAIMY at Teavolve Cafe & Lounge in Baltimore, MD. Ugh – it’s been a long time since I put a guitar string THROUGH a part of my body. I think the last time was actually in college, when I’d snapped my low E in such a way that the steel core of the string was…