Mad Swirl's Swirlin' It Up Open Mic Night

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 06.03.09 as we feature the East Dallas creative collective crew from Death List Five (insert echo here). Don't wish you were there, JUST BE THERE at 8:00pm as the following Death List Fiver's will be taking over the mad mic for our feature set...

Jolee Davis-Cloudy
Joey Cloudy
Desmene Statum
Max Earl Blair
Dan Evans

Then it's on to the open mic madness where Johnny O & guest co-host Jolee Davis-Cloudy 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!

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 we could bottle this swirling madness up and sell it, we'd be bazillionaires!

Notes of Gratitude to the ALL the Mad Ones of 05.06.09!

Notes of Gratitude to the ALL the Mad Ones of 05.06.09!

This month, Mad Swirl Open Mic brought back the Blue Note crew to the mic and swirled up Mad Swirl Six. The "Swirl It Up" set featured all of the pieces from Mad Swirl Six, but performed by other poets, bringing their own unique energy and vibe to the collective swirl. T'was a twist of a swirl of a mix!

The amazing trio Swirve opened the madness, musically guiding the mad ones towards the "Swirl it Up" set as...

Cheyenne Gallion performed
Blue Notes by Johnny Olson

Desmene Statum performed
God Likes It When I'm Humble by Cheyenne Gallion

Opalina Salas performed
When She Dances by Lisa Olson

Chris Zimmerly performed
What Am I Supposed to Do Now by Paul Sexton

Lisa Olson performed
An Invitation to the Truth by Opalina Salas

Johnny Olson performed
Interview by M.H. Clay

Roderick Richardson performed
Blistered Guitar Fingers & Broken Note Blues by Desmene Statum

M.H. Clay performed
My Blood is Like Piss & Battery Acid/The Greatest Poet by Josh Weir

Paul Sexton performed
Ginsberg & Friends by Roderick Richardson

Chris Hamilton performed
Note Broke Blue by Chris Zimmerly

Then it was on the usual open mic madness as Johnny O & co-host M.H. Clay called all the mad poets, musicians, singers, comedians & performers to come & strut their mad stuff! They came. They saw. They went mad!

Round 1

Veronica
James Michael Brennen
Devorah
Josh Weir
Cabe Lindsay
PJ
Bear
Wanda Su
Joey Cloudy
Jolee Davis

Round 2

Konnichewa Zach
Max Blair
Poet Echo
Dave Crandel
Tim Miranda
3rd Round Troubadours

We are truly grateful to ALL these mad ones whose slacked jaws hung loosely, words and songs flowed easily speaking raw truths, these mad ones who speak freely of what hangs heavily around their hearts. We love each and every one of you.

Truly.

Madly.

Thank-you.

Join us next month as we feature the East Dallas creative collective crew from Death List Five. Don’t wish you were there, JUST BE THERE on the next 1st Wednesday (06.03.09) at the soon-to-be legendary Absinthe Lounge!

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