Mad Swirl Open Mic : Celebrating 10 Years of Swirling Madly!

(pre p.s. Mad Swirl Open Mic on 11.04.09 is not to be confused with Mad Swirl's Swirl-A-Bout! on 11.07.09)

Mad Swirl kicks off each 1st Wednesday open mic night with a special opening "swirling it up" set that showcases a medley of featured mad ones.

0n 11.04.09, starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do. Join us this month as we are celebrate our 10th Mad Swirl Birthday AND our 5th Open Mic Anniversary! Wanna be a part of this whole mad swirly celebration? Then shoot us an e-mail (crazy@madswirl.com) and let us know what you got in your mad mind.

After we get our celebratin' on, join host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, as they do their darndest to both blow and open our minds. We will be callin' all you mystically mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

Where's all this madness take place? Why it takes place at Absinthe Lounge, located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215 (google map)

You say it's your birthday? It's Mad Swirl's birthday too yeah!

Mad Swirl presents...Swirl-A-Bout!

Ladies & Gentlemen, Loose-Women & Pickpockets, Hipsters & Squares, step right up! The mad ones at Mad Swirl are proud to present to you...


Take the leap to swirling madness and follow your curiosity to Mad Swirl-A-Bout!, for a show sure to mesmerize and tantalize, open and blow your twisted mind!

We can hear you scratching your head wondering "What is this 'Swirl-A-Bout' that they speak of?" Well, when we take the many mad sides of art and do our darndest to swirl it all together LIVE in one place... that's what a Swirl-A-Bout! is all about!

Swirl-A-Bout! will feature the maddest mad ones that we know! Poets? Lots of 'em! Musicians? Ten-four, good buddy! Artists? Do we! Fire eaters? Yup. Burlesque dancers? You can bet your pretty lil' bottom dollar we do! Here is where we do the who is who...

Hosted by:
Johnny O

Poetry by:
Cheyenne Gallion
MH Clay
Opalina Salas
Chris Zimmerly
Desmene Statum
Gordon Hilgers
Chris Hamilton
Josh Weir
Roderick Richardson
Joey Cloudy

Music by:
Swirve

Visual Art by:
Eben Lee Hall
Jon Marquette
Christian Millet

Fire Exhibition by:
Torch'd Entertainment

Burlesque Dance by:
Les Femmes Aplomb!

Spontaneous Madness by:
???????

Where and when will this madness take place?

1727 On the Levee
Dallas, TX 75207
(google map)

Saturday : November 7
Doors open at 7:00
General Admission $10
(click here for your ticket to ride!)
BYOB(uzz)

Will we see you at the Swirl-A-Bout! on 11.07.09? Ya sure look like just the mad type that would be up for this scene!

::: Notes of Gratitude to the Mad-Gical Mad Ones of 10.07.09 :::

::: Notes of Gratitude :::


0n 10.07.09, Mad Swirl continued doing the mad-gical open mic voodoo that what we do-do-do. This month we featured the magician, poet and "mad medicine" man Merlin the Magical One. T'was quite the mad-bra-cadabra night as the long-haired mystical Magical One did his darndest to both blow and open our minds.

Then it was on to the open mic madness where Johnny O called all you mystically mad poets, musicians & dancers come to strut your mad stuff!!

Mad Swirlin' thanks to the following mad ones that made this past 1st Wednesday a most mad-gical night...(pics coming sooner then later)

Johnny O (host)
Les Femme Aplomb!
MH Clay
Opalina Salas
Gordon Hilgers
Suzanne Kimbrell
Josh Weir
Jolee Davis
Hammer
John Kelly
Michael Constantine McConnell
Roderick Richardson
Devorah
Joey Cloudy
Andrew Marsteller
Konnichiwa Zach
Victory
Platinum Status
Randal Scott
Desmene Statum
Bear Rodehaver
Grant Massey

A very special swirlin’ thanks to the mystical hep cats who are Swirve. We dug the scene that amazin' mad man Chris Curiel on trumpet, Tamitha Curiel on vocals and Gerard Bendiks on skins created to keep us movin', groovin' all night long!

HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner (and the hippest of the hip) Kevin Christensen for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for almost 5 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers Brian and John for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

And finally we would like to thank ALL of you who freely shared their hand claps, finger-snaps, hoots and howls with all the mad ones who got up on this sacred mad swirlin' mic.

::: What's Swirlin' At Our Next Open Mic? :::

0n 11.04.09, starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do. Join us in November as we are celebrate our 10th birthday AND our 5th Open Mic Anniversary! Wanna be a part of this whole mad swirly celebration? Then shoot us an e-mail (crazy@madswirl.com) and let us know what you got in your mad mind.

After we get our celebratin' on, join host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, as they do their darndest to both blow and open our minds. We will be callin' all you mystically mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

::: Interested in Performing?

Are you a mad poet, musician, actor, singer and/or performer? (circus freaks and Elvis impersonators always welcome) Do you live in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area? Then come-n-strut-yo-stuff.

Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to support your fellow mad ones.

Got questions? E-mail us at openmic@madswirl.com.

Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge. It's THE place to be on the first Wednesday of the month! (it's also THE place for 1st Wednesday's $2 drafts/$5 Mad Absinthes)

And please, by all means, FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD!

::: Where's This Madness Take Place? :::

Absinthe Lounge is located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.


1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215
google map

A Mad-Gical Open Mic Night : 10.07.09

Mad Swirl kicks off each 1st Wednesday open mic night with a special opening "swirling it up" set that showcases a medley of featured mad ones.

0n 10.07.09, starting at 8:00-ish, Mad Swirl will continue doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do. This month we'll be featuring the magician, poet and "mad medicine" man Merlin the Magical One. Join the long-haired mystical Magical One, along with the musically magical trio Swirve, as they do their darndest to both blow and open our minds.

Then it's on to the open mic madness where host Johnny O will be callin' all you mystically mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

Where's all this madness take place? Why it takes place at Absinthe Lounge, located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215 (google map)

Abra-MadSwirlOpenMic-cadabra!

::: Notes of Gratitude to the Beat-utiful Mad Ones of 09.02.09 :::

::: Notes of Gratitude to ALL the Mad Ones :::

0n 09.02.09, Mad Swirl continued doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do do do. All the loco local hipsters gathered 'round, diggin' on the scene. They came armed with hand-claps and finger-snaps as we kicked off the with our feature set.


A Night of Beat-itudes was our ode to the beats that inspired us to be what we be. Our most sincerest gratitiudes to our featured beat aficionados... (pics coming sooner then later)

Opalina Salas (host)
MH Clay
Roderick Richardson
Carlos Salas
Johnny O

This beat-tific crew reminded us why these beat legendary poets, writers & musicians still hold a place in our mad, mad hearts. Swirve kicked off the mad swirlin' festivities with some tunes to get us movin', groovin' and steppin' lead us into this beat-u-till-full evening.

Then it was on to the open mic madness where Johnny O & guest co-host Opalina Salas, called all the hip chicks and daddy-o's out there to share their soul. We called all the mad poets, musicians, singers, comedians & performers to come & strut their mad stuff! They came. They saw. We dug. We dig.

Mad Swirlin' thanks to the following hipsters that made this past 1st Wednesday a most beat-utiful night... (pics coming sooner then later)

Konnichiwa Zach
Desmene Statum
Gordon Hilgers
Lisa O
Poetic Shaman
Josh Weir
BA
Jolee Davis-Cloudy
Joey Cloudy
Devorah
Chris Hamilton
Amy Weaver
Andrew Marsteller
Victory
Bear Rodehaver

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Atrium
Hammer
Poet Echo
Randal Scott
Rachael (10K Poets)
Tim Miranda

A very special swirlin’ thanks to the hep cats who are Swirve. We dug the scene that amazin' mad man Chris Curiel on trumpet and Tamitha Curiel on vocals and Clark Walker on skins made to keep us movin', groovin' and go...Go...GO-ing all night long!

HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner (and the hippest of the hip) Kevin Christensen for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for almost 5 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers Brian and John for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us mad ones.

And finally we would like to thank ALL the ca-razy chick-sters and daddy-o's who freely shared their hand claps, finger-snaps, hoots and howls with all the mad ones who got up on this sacred mad swirlin' mic.

::: Mad Swirl Open Mic Night :::

Mad Swirl kicks off each 1st Wednesday open mic night with a special opening "swirling it up" set that showcases a medley of featured mad ones.

0n 10.07.09, at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do do. This month we'll be featuring the magician, poet and "mad medicine" man Merlin the Magical One. Join the long-haired mystical Magical One, along with the musically magical trio Swirve, as they do their darndest to both blow and open our minds.

Then it's on to the open mic madness where host Johnny O will be callin' all you mystically mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

::: Where Does This Madness Take Place? :::


Absinthe Lounge is located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215
(google map it!)

Mad Swirl Open Mic : A Night of Beat-itudes

Mad Swirl kicks off each 1st Wednesday open mic night with a special opening "swirling it up" set that showcases a medley of featured mad ones.

0n 09.02.09 at 8:00-ish on dot-ish, Mad Swirl will continue doing the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do do. A Night of Beat-itudes is our ode to the beats that inspired us to be what we be.

Join beat aficionado Opalina Salas, along with Roderick Richardson, Carlos Salas, MH Clay & Johnny O as they reminds us why these poets, writers & musicians still hold a place in our mad, mad hearts. Swirve will kick off the mad swirlin' festivities with some tunes to get us movin', groovin' and steppin' leading us into this beat-u-till-full evening.

Then it's on to the open mic madness where Johnny O & guest co-host Opalina Salas, will be callin' all you mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

Where's all this madness take place? Why it takes place at Absinthe Lounge, located in the SouthSide on Lamar building.

1409 South Lamar Street • Dallas, TX 75215 (google map)

Be there all you hip chicks and daddy-o's...or be...well, you know...square.

Mad Swirl's Swirlin' It Up with the Mochalux Experience

Mad Swirl kicks off each 1st Wednesday open mic night with a special "Swirlin' It Up!" opening set that showcases a medley of featured mad ones.

Join us on 08.05.09 as we swirl it up with the mad ones from DFW Open Mics as they present to us the Mochalux Experience!

Starting at 8:00, Swirve will kick off the mad swirlin' festivities with some tunes to get us movin', groovin' and steppin'. From 8:15 - 9:15 the Mad Swirl Open Mic transforms into the Mochalux Experience! Featured in this set will be...

Paul Sexton (host)
Roderick Richardson
David Crandall
Devorah
Josh Cooley

Then it's on to the open mic madness where Johnny O and guest co-host Paul Sexton will be callin' all you mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad stuff!

Don't wish you were there, JUST BE THERE THIS 1st Wednesday!

Come one. Come all. Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to support your fellow mad ones.

Mad Swirl Open Mic at Absinthe Lounge: If cool was gas, we'd all be tootin'!