Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of August (aka 08.05.15) at 8:00 sharp, when we will swirl it up madly in the LIVE way that we do every month now for OVER 10 years! This month we are featuring Texas poet PW Covington! After our feature set we urge you stick around to get yourself a spot on our list… …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.25.15
by Johnny O on July 25, 2015 :: 0 comments
“The Unexpected” (above) by featured artist Bill Wolak. To see more Mad works from Bill, and our other contributing artists, please visit our Mad Gallery. “The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools.” ~ Thomas Eakins ••• The Mad Gallery ••• Mad Swirl is proud to introduce to you our latest visual artist, Bill Wolak. If his …
Featured Artist: Bill Wolak
by Madelyn Olson on July 25, 2015 :: 0 comments
Mad Swirl is proud to introduce to you our latest visual artist, Bill Wolak. If his name is ringin’ a bell it might be because his words have appeared in our Poetry Forum since 2011. This time Bill comes to us sharing some of his poetically mad visuals. Most of these canvases are exclusively black, white, and grey – somewhat …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.18.15
by Johnny O on July 18, 2015 :: 0 comments
(photo of Swirve’s Chris Curiel taken by Dan “The Photog Man” Rodriguez) “You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.” ~ John Coltrane ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we got real (no shit, we did); we sang what we would, poorly poured if we could; we tried to pass on one who …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.11.15
by Johnny O on July 11, 2015 :: 2 comments
“almost exquisite, the slight madness” ~ James Tate ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Battle Fatigue” (above) by featured artist Paula “Pd” Lietz. To see more Mad works from Pd, and our other contributing artists, please visit our Mad Gallery. ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we found bird kill to be no thrill; we …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 07.04.15
by Johnny O on July 4, 2015 :: 0 comments
“When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.” ~ Robert Mapplethorpe ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Self” (above) by featured artist Paula “Pd” Lietz. To see more Mad works from Pd, and our other contributing artists, please visit our Mad Gallery. ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we bounced our …
Notes of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 07.01.15
by Johnny O on July 2, 2015 :: 1 commentWhat a night it was in the land of Swirl’n mic Mad-ness this past 1st Wednesday (aka 07.01.15)! As Swirve started their jazzy madness, the crowd found their way into and filled the VIP lounge with their heads boppin’ and their fingers snappin’. As the last notes were fading away, hosts Johnny O & MH Clay introduced our feature act, …