Notes of Gratitude to ALL the Open Mic Mad Ones : 12.01.10

••• Notes of Gratitude to ALL the Open Mic Mad Ones •••


0n 12.01.10, Mad Swirl continued to do the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do do every 1st Wednesday of the month at Absinthe Lounge! The crowd in the Lounge dug the musical musings of Swirve. Then hosts Johnny O and Gordon Hilgers got to callin' all the mad poets, musicians, singers & performers & a few other miscellaneous mad ones in Absinthe Lounge to come & strut their mad stuff! And strut it they did!

Mad Swirlin' thanks to the following mad ones that made this past open mic one of the most wonder-filled nights ever... (in order of appearance)

Johnny O (host)
Gordon Hilgers (co-host)
BA
Lilly Penhall
Roderick Richardson
Alex P
Maggie Smith
Andrew Marstellar
Josh Weir
Emily Riggert
James Hargrave
Victory
Chris Zimmerly
Desmene Statum
Konnichiwa Zach
Hammer
THE Chris
Jason Gully
Justin David Tate
Amy Ledbetter
Charlie Tips

A very special swirlin’ thanks to the hep cats who are Swirve. Gerard Bendiks kept the beat on skins and trumpeteer Chris Curiel keepin' us movin' and groovin' all night long! All the ingredients needed for the trip they took us on, note-by-note.

HUGE thanks to Absinthe Lounge owner Kevin Christensen for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for AMOST 6 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers for keeping the mad spirits fillin' and swillin' for us buzzed 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.

••• Mad Swirl Open Mic 01.05.2011 •••

0n 01.05.11, starting at 8:00-ish, Mad Swirl will continue doing the open mic voodoo that what we do do on and into 2011! Join host Johnny O and co-host MH Clay,along with the musically magical trio Swirve and the usual unusual mad suspects as we do our darndest to both blow and open your 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!

Come one, come all! Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to be a part of the madness!

••• 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.

The mic opens up around 8:00 and closes when there's no one left standing. Show up the night of and get on the list!

Got questions? E-mail us at openmic@madswirl.com for further details that may not be listed here.

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

Mad Swirl Open Mic : 12.01.10

Are you ready to get your madness on? It's been like a whole month since we got our swirlin'n'groovin' moves on and we are in the need for some mad mic action!


This 1st Wednesday starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl host Johnny O and co-host MH Clay, along with the musically magical trio Swirve open this mic and do our darndest to both blow and open your minds. We will be callin' all you swirlingly mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad, mad stuff!

Come one, come all! Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to celebrate this open mic madness!

Interested in performing? Then show up the night of and get on the list!

Mad Swirl Open Mic: It's THE place to be on the first Wednesday of the month!

Where's this madness take place? Absinthe Lounge is at 1409 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75215 (located in the SouthSide on Lamar building)

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

fo'mo'info' visit www.MadSwirl.com

“Either move or be moved.” Ezra Pound

Mad Swirl Open Mic : 09.01.10

"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. • "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat. "We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." • "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. • "You must be,” said the Cat. 'or you wouldn’t have come here."

Do YOU want to go among the mad ones? We thought so!


0n 09.01.10, starting at 8:00, Mad Swirl will continue doing the open mic madness that what we do! Join host Johnny O and co-host MH Clay, along with the musically magical trio Swirve as we do our darndest to both blow and open your minds. We will be callin' all you swirlingly mad poets, musicians, dancers, actors, singers, performers & any other miscellaneous mad ones in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to come & strut your mad, mad stuff!

Come one, come all! Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to be a part of the madness!

Interested in performing? Then show up the night of and get on the list!

Mad Swirl Open Mic: It's THE place to be on the first Wednesday of the month!

Where's this madness take place? Absinthe Lounge is at 1409 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75215 (located in the SouthSide on Lamar building)

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

fo'mo'info' visit www.MadSwirl.com

Mad Swirlin' Grats to the Open Mic'n Mad Ones on 01.06.10!

::: Notes of Gratitude :::


0n 01.06.10, Mad Swirl saw in the new year by continuing to do the poetic & musical open mic voodoo that what we do do every 1st Wednesday of the month at Absinthe Lounge! The crowd in the Lounge dug the musical musings of Swirve. Then host Johnny O got to callin' all the mad poets, musicians, singers & performers & a few other miscellaneous mad ones in Absinthe Lounge to come & strut their mad stuff! And strut it they did!

Mad Swirlin' thanks to the following mad ones that made this first 2010 open mic a most wonder-filled and mad start to the new year... (click here to view pics)

Johnny O (host)
Chris Zimmerly
Chris Hamilton
Gordon Hilgers
Roderick Richardson
Scott Howell
Josh Weir
Lindsay Haley
Joey Cloudy
MH Clay
Konichiwa Zack
Allison
Hammer
Misty
Michael Lagoki
Joe
Janelle
D. Anson Brody
Suzanne Kimbrell
John Kelly

A very special swirlin’ thanks to the 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 Kevin Christensen for allowing us mad ones to go with our flow for OVER 5 years now. And a shout-out to the fine Lounge staffers 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 02.04.10, starting at 8:00-ish, Mad Swirl will continue doing the open mic voodoo that what we do do! Join host Johnny O along with the musically magical trio Swirve, and the usual unusual mad suspects as we do our darndest to both blow and open your 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)

Mad Swirl Open Mic'in It Into 2010!

0n 01.06.10, starting at 8:00-ish, Mad Swirl continues doing the open mic voodoo that what we do do on into and thru 2010! 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!

Come one, come all! Come to participate. Come to appreciate. Come to be a part of the madness!

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)

"Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake." - Marie Beyon Ray

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

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.