2013

February 28, 2013

February 2013.
February 24, 2013

February 24th, 2013.

Teavolve on a Monday. Good stuff. Derrick Credito at the Teavolve open mic on February 18th. I feel bad that I get so stressed out by running late. Especially because I’m in a profession where almost no-one else cares – they generally even expect it. Often as not it’s not even a situation where it…
February 23, 2013

February 2013.

We sure haven’t seen much winter weather this year. I’m enjoying my snowfall as much as I’m able for the couple of hours that it’s around. Some nights it’s just good to sit in with your guitars and some Oreos and a bunch of pens and paper. I’m actually moving on writing new material and…
February 19, 2013

February 19th, 2013.

Kitty cat fooooodgression. Teavolve bein’ Teavolve. The new open mic is awesome. Sleet is not. The second night of the new open mic might suck. But for right now I’m optimistic. Last night the Teavolve open mic was also strong, bolstered in part by a massive influx of Java Mammas friends including Jonny Kush, Kyndal…
February 2, 2013

February 2nd, 2013.

Shannon Bishop. Joel Pomerantz. NOMAD / John Thayer January 31st at my Capital City Cheesecake open mic…. Sarah “Ukulele Sarah-Nade” Hensler and her improvised uke-kazoo performing a kazoo solo at the last Takoma Park Open Mic at Capital City Cheesecake. It was a damn charming way to go out. The last TPOM was bitter-sweet. I…
January 29, 2013

January 29th, 2013.

Gah! Vinnie Valerio in the house! Aziza Minor is a poet who is a new regular at my Teavolve Open Mic. I really enjoy having her and she’s just a glowing force of encouragement and enthusiasm. This Monday she read a letter from / about (?) a local journalist / blogger named James MacArthur who…
January 27, 2013

January 27th, 2013.

Ash recording hundred year-old banjo resonator percussion to my cover of “Superstition” in the rob lair. I’m pretty proud of this recording and it’ll get posted to the Cult of Saint Cecilia soon! ilyAIMY performing as part of the 12 Voices Series at 49 West in Annapolis, MD. It was a small audience but it…
January 22, 2013

January 22nd, 2013.

I’ve been feeling inordinately sad. Stressed out. Unproductive. Worried about the world. Somehow the overall gestalt of America’s been getting me down and 2013 just hasn’t been all it’s cracked up to be so far. I know – that’s a big statement, and frankly a lot of it’s probably related to the fact that I’m…
January 13, 2013

January 8th, 2013.

So the first performance of 2013 is actually my open mic over at Georgie Jessup’s Edith May’s Paradise – and I finally got to meet the chickens next door. Georgie’s neighbour has a veritable rainbow of chickens all running back and forth for feeding time! Below – probably the best find of the first Open…
January 13, 2013

January 13th, 2013.

Let’s kick off with photos from the first Teavolve of the year! January 8th in Baltimore, MD… Vinnie Valerio Daniel Lee The first Teavolve open mic of 2013 was spiced up by a surprise visit from Daniel Lee of Baton Rouge, LA! We haven’t seen him in years and it was great to be reminded…