Tuesday night open mics at Takoma Spark.
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 w guest host Juels Bland and featured artist Zach Diamond and Zack Byrd of Badger Crossing.
Zachary Byrd has been performing music since childhood both as a solo artist and in groups. Originally from West Virginia, Zachary brings Appalachian influences to all of his performances drawing on flatpicking and rock & roll influences such as Clarence White, Doc Watson, Brian Sutton, and Jerry Garcia. Performing for more than 30 years, Zachary’s award-wining guitar style has entertained both nationally and internationally.
Zachary Diamond is a lifelong lover, learner, performer, and teacher of music. He has played drums, mandolin, and bass, both professionally and informally, in rock, jazz, and bluegrass bands as well as pit orchestras for musicals such as Hairspray and La Cage Aux Folles. Currently, he is a middle school digital music teacher and performs locally in the DC area, where he lives with his wife and two children.
More about Zack and Zach (in no particular order) at badgercrossingband.com
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. We are webcasting Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/ilyaimy.