School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 | signup at 6.30pm, music at 7pm
Sponsored in conjunction with Institute of Musical Traditions, this is a small LISTENING ROOM open mic. The evening is free, but every night we have a featured artist and we hope that you can support them by tipping or purchasing merch!
TONIGHT with featured artist Philip Spiess. Philip Spiess is the co-founder of local Americana act Probably Whiskey. Starting as a street performer in 2006 and since touring up and down the East Coast, Philip has been a professional in the industry for 15 years. His performances range from metal to bluegrass. Mostly, he has found a home playing roots music with family and friends. Outside of Probably Whiskey, Philip is an accomplished sound engineer with his own company, Sasquatch Sound Solutions. He has worked with Taylor Swift, The Marine Corp Band, Tom Paxton, Jerry Douglas, Sierra Hull, Walt Michael and Company, Dom Flemons, The Stray Birds, Behemoth, Sonata Artica, and Josh Hisle.
About the venue:
This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or drink if you want to eat or drink! We have a house keyboard, but it’s a small space, unable to support acts larger than a quartet, and no drumkits. 2 songs, 10 minutes, 1 pun – whichever’s shorter. Any music that is pre-recorded* must NOT be subject to DRM flagging as we are webcasting Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/ilyaimy.
*Additionally, come prepared to PLAY that music. Please be prepared to output to either a quarter inch or XLR cable. No, you may not send me the track.