Acacia Sears

As of tonight, I have a new band! We’re all friends, and we’ve been playing at open mics together for years, but tonight we had our first official practice. Here’s the lineup:

Chris Hamilton of Radiation Puppy on bass,
Sharif Kellogg of ilyAIMY on piano, and
Rowan Corbett of ilyAIMY and Tinsmith on percussion.

I’m incredibly excited – this is essentially my dream team of musicians, and I always wanted to play with these guys but never thought we could make it happen. As soon as we have some shows booked, I’ll definitely post about it here. Wheeeeee!!

On July 30th, 2009, a super swank place in Baltimore called Teavolve started hosting an open mic on Thursday nights. The unfortunate part is that it takes place during the same time as the open mic my friends from ilyAIMY host at Java Mammas in Reisterstown. Granted, that’s pretty unfortunate, because their open mic is always swinging and it makes me sad to miss them.

However! Baltimore – specifically Fells Point – is pretty darn convenient, in terms of location, and the Teavolve itself has lovely, high ceilings (hello, acoustics!) a cool, open floorplan, a delicious and affordable menu, and a staff that is never less than exceptionally wonderful. Now, I can’t possibly commit to making it every single week, but I have the best of intentions to make it whenever possible.

So! If you’re interested in seeing a nice variety of local artists, or are interested in performing at a new open mic, I highly recommend coming to Teavolve on Thursday nights. Sign-up is at 7:30ish, the music starts at 8, and it goes until midnight. I hope to see you there!

Hooray! Thanks to Sleepy Records, this website is finally a reality. Coming soon: more content! I just have to figure out what to say first.