Dang! I still almost have to pinch myself to believe that Mad Tea Party got to open for Southern Culture on the Skids on Halloween. I guess if you stick with something long enough, things that at one point seemed like a virtual impossibility can come true. Like getting to open for one of my [...]
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Hell-raising on Halloween
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged halloween, honky tonk, mad tea party, music, rock n roll, rockabilly, southern culture on the skids on November 3, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Two with Toubab Krewe
Posted in Magic, Tour Stories, tagged asheville, music, rockabilly, the mad tea party, toubab krewe, ukulele, wncw, wsge on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Thursday and Friday Mad Tea Party had the good fortune of opening up for our friends Toubab Krewe in Charleston (at the Pour House) and in Charlotte (at the Neighborhood Theater). We are very happy they asked us to be on those bills, because we had SUCH a great time with them. The venues [...]
Thursday Hooray!
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged anvil, mad tea party, rue morgue radio on October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Recently Jason and I watched Anvil! The Story of Anvil which is a great documentary about a heavy metal band. I rarely watch movies, but when I do documentaries are my favorite. This will probably one of the few movies I’ll ever include in a “Thursday Hooray!” Anyway, we were really struck by how much [...]
Persistance
Posted in Tour Stories on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Saturday night Mad Tea Party played in Wilmington, NC. We saw this boat before our set and felt like it was a sign. Jason and I are sticking to this crazy path.
Truthfully, it wasn’t my most favorite night ever, but there were some rockers at the show whose reaction to our songs affirmed that [...]
Hub-Bub
Posted in Magic, Tour Stories, tagged the mad tea party on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We had a wonderful time in on Friday night! Mad Tea Party performed at The Showroom at Hub-Bub, a super cool art/performance spot in Spartanburg. The show started out fun, but mellow, but evolved over the evening into a RAGING dance party. I can’t thank the fantastic crew of folks who were there enough for [...]
Click 646
Posted in Tour Stories on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend Mad Tea Party played the Click 646 Photography Festival in Greenwood, South Carolina.
We were glad to find out that the Two Man Gentleman Band and William F. Gibbs were playing the same event. They are all nice, talented guys. Friday we performed outside, but on Saturday the cold, wet weather drove all of [...]
Dixie Classic Fair
Posted in Tour Stories on October 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday at 1:00 pm Mad Tea Party rocked the Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem. We had a few lovely long-time fans at our set (thanks SO much for coming out), and we made a few new ones by the end of the show. The sound was terrific (thanks Jimmy) and the weather was nice. [...]
Fall Shakori
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged 2009, donna the buffalo, fall, grassroots festival, mad tea party, music, october, shakori hills, ukulele on October 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival is always special, and this Fall was no exception. Jason and I got there on Friday night with plenty of time to catch up with friends, and to hear Preston Frank (a wonderful accordion player from Louisiana) play. Zydeco dancing is joy-inducing. We stayed up way too late.
On Saturday Mad [...]
The Southern with Southern Culture
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged ukulele, rockabilly, music, mad tea party, southern culture on the skids, rock and roll on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Thursday Mad Tea Party had the distinct pleasure of opening for Southern Culture on the Skids at the Southern, a new club in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Boy did we have a great time that night! For one, we were very satisfied by our set. Jason and I were on our game, and the crowd was super [...]
Hellbilly Hootenanny
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged asheville, class cars, hellbilly hootenanny, music, rockabilly on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Mad Tea Party had a blast performing at the Hellbilly Hootenanny in West Asheville on Sunday. The event reminded me of a smaller Heavy Rebel Weekender. Classic cars, tattoo contest, pin-up girl contest, rockabilly music, etc. I didn’t take many photos. This one is from the very end of the night when almost everyone [...]
Looking Glass
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged music, salisbury, the mad tea party, ukulele on September 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Friday night Mad Tea Party played at the Looking Glass Artists Collective in Salisbury, NC. The folks in the collective are really trying to make something innovative happen in Salisbury. Everyone involved is so sweet. A really cool thing was that David Lamanno opened. He was one of the original Rib Tips. And he’s [...]
Fort Payne, Alabama
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged ukulele, rockabilly, music, folk art, fort payne, boom days on September 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I can’t even express how sad I am about the death of my dear dog Sadie. After 15 years, losing her feels like having a limb ripped off. My house is so steeped in memories of her, it was a blessing that Jason and I had to drive to Fort Payne, Alabama Friday evening. On [...]
Chicken & Ham
Posted in Tour Stories on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Louisville
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged music, love, jason krekel, tim krekel, the mad tea party, family on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our visit to Louisville was whirlwind and intense. It was packed full of family, friends and music. We hadn’t been back there since Tim passed away, so of course it was emotional.
Mad Tea Party had two shows Saturday – an afternoon set at the Original Highlands Music & Art Festival and an evening performance [...]
Columbus and a Campfire
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged ukulele, music, tim krekel, the mad tea party, blues to the point on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday Mad Tea Party played a rare happy hour set at Vic’s in Columbus, OH. It was our first time ever in Columbus. Vic’s is in a lovely part of town. It was sort of odd to be playing in a bar with bright sunlight shining through the windows, but we didn’t let that [...]
Al’s Bar
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged the mad tea party on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We drove to Al’s Bar in Lexington, Kentucky last Thursday not knowing what to expect. What we found was a great dive bar. It has that perfect mix of grit and campy hip-ness that makes us feel at home. There were a handful of memorable characters there that really added to the atmosphere. Al’s seemed [...]
LAAFF ‘09
Posted in Magic, Tour Stories, tagged the blue rags, tim krekel, the mad tea party, laaff, lexington avenue arts & fun fest, laaf, laff, angi west, runaway circus on September 8, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Mad Tea Party played at the Lexington Avenue Arts & Fun Fest (LAAFF) yesterday. It was a big day full of music, magic, friends, and creative spectacles. Highlights for me were the Runaway Circus, the Blue Rags and Angi West. I didn’t really take any photos, since this very photogenic fest is usually thoroughly documented [...]
Jackson
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged mad tea party, heavy rebel weekender, flaming ukulele, 2009, jackson on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Originally uploaded by deftgurl
Above is a video snippet of Mad Tea Party playing “Jackson” at the 2009 Heavy Rebel Weekender. You can click on it to see it bigger (and to see a set of photos of us playing at the festival). Thanks, Deftgurl!
Sun Music Hall
Posted in Tour Stories on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Saturday Mad Tea Party played at the Sun Music Hall in lovely Floyd, Virginia. It’s a beautiful venue and we were thankful to get to play for a happy dancing people who asked for an encore. Love all around.
Ultimate Basement
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged the mad tea party, communication corporation, ultimate basement on August 31, 2009 | 6 Comments »
A month or so ago, we got a message from a Brooklyn band called Communication Corporation. They asked Mad Tea Party if we wanted to play at show with them at an all-ages venue in Mill Spring, NC called the Ultimate Basement. We were intrigued by their music, and we were very curious about this [...]
Hail Hail
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged music, asheville, grey eagle, the mad tea party, truth and salvage co on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Saturday night with Truth & Salvage Co…
Truth & Salvage
Posted in Magic, Tour Stories, tagged ukulele, rockabilly, music, asheville, mad tea party, rock n roll, truth and salvage co, truth & salvage co, scrappy hamilton, black crowes, gary jules on August 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After the 23 Skidoo show Saturday afternoon Jason and I went home to re-group (a luxury of locals shows) and to pick up our night-time outfits (my evening dress was by Dismantled Fashions) before heading back to the Grey Eagle for our second show of the day. When we got there, Truth & Salvage Co. [...]
23 Skidoo
Posted in Tour Stories, tagged kid hop, mad tea party, music, secret agent 23 skidoo, uke-abilly, ukulele on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This will be part one of two parts about my Saturday, August 22, 2009. It was epic. It started out early in the day with Mad Tea Party opening for Secret Agent 23 Skidoo at the Grey Eagle. Skidoo plays “kid-hop” which is smart and fun and catchy. There were tons of kids there, Ultimate [...]
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