Tuesday night open mics at Takoma Spark.
School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 | signup at 6.30pm, music at 7pm
Sponsored in conjunction with Institute of Musical Traditions AT School of Musical Traditions, down the street from HOUSE of Musical Traditions, this is a rare thing : a small LISTENING ROOM open mic. The evening is free, but every night we have a featured artist and we hope that you can support them by tipping or purchasing merch!
Tonight’s featured artist, Collide, was formed on the eve of the COVID pandemic in late 2019. Collide consists of Washington, DC singer/songwriter Catherine Messina Pajic and California-bred musician Daniel Ogden. Though relative newcomers to the music scene, both have performed and played individually for decades while they pursued other goals and raised families. Catherine – the driving creative force behind the music – had been a writer and composer since college, long before she met Daniel, a multi-instrumentalist with solid chops from his years playing in cover bands. Catherine’s vocals range from the clear tones of Joan Baez to the soulfulness of Bonnie Raitt, and her songwriting is deeply personal, in the tradition of Joni Mitchell and Indigo Girls.
This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or NON-ALCOHOLIC* drink if you want to eat or drink! We have some snacks and drinks available for a reasonable donation. We have a house keyboard, but it’s a small space, unable to support acts larger than a quartet, and no drumkits. 2 songs, 10 minutes, 1 pun – whichever’s shorter. After 10pm we switch to just one song as we are victims of our own success!
We webcast Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/robilyaimy
*This is a school and alcohol is absolutely prohibited donchaknow!