BloomBars

Carolyn Malachi – “BloomBars to Blues Alley” – The Journey…

BloomBars — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:14:02 +0000

Carolyn took her gig at Blues Alley, a right of passage as she called it, very seriously. She called several rehearsals at BloomBars where we captured some of the practice and preparation. The same day we recorded the interview, we learned that Carolyn was the recipient of a 2010 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, which came with a $1,000 grant

Colie Williams featured at Seed the Sound Sunday w/Terrence Cunningham

BloomBars — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:28:36 +0000

The buzz is out. This is the smartest thing you can do in Washington, DC on a Sunday night, and the most fun. We encourage you to bring people who you love, or people you think need a little love. Artist in Bloom Resident Fellow Terrence Cunningham has been holding it down for seven months, and HASN’T MISSED A SUNDAY. Come see what a FULL BLOOM looks like. Another bit of exciting news, Terrence has submitted his song, “Champion,” to be the official song of the World Cup in South Africa. This was the result of his trip there last month. We believe World Cup decision makers will see the light in this beautiful song and share it with the world. $5-10 suggested donation.

Omar “Mr. Hu” Retnuh @ BloomBars, Freestyles & Plays the Bass

BloomBars — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:26:04 +0000

At the Thaylobleu show, Nov. 6 2009 at BloomBars. Mr. Hu makes magic as a musician and producer. Omar Retnuh aka: Mr. Hu — Guitars, vocals, turntablism, producer, emcee…what you need? He got it. Retnuh is also the brainchild behind several musical groups The Remainz, HUYU, and most famously, Urban Ave. 31, where he lent his superior production and songwriting talents to create two neo-soul masterpieces — The Healing Part 1 & The Healing Part 2, featuring recently signed Jive recording artist Raheem Devaughn. http://www.myspace.com/mrhuremainz

Scenes from The Garden, Episode #2

BloomBars — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:10:17 +0000

Thanks, Jabari Exum. Your work tilling The Garden is producing some amazing fruit. Stay tuned for the next episode.

Asheru w/The Els & Terrence Cunningham – “Guns & Butter”

BloomBars — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:10:57 +0000

In honor HHPs first sojourn to the U.S. and BloomBars, we took it back to our spontaneous roots and had a MoonBloom of a jam session led by Artist in Bloom Resident Asheru, w/The Els & Terrence Cunningham.

In macroeconomics , the *guns versus butter model* is a simple example of the production possibility frontier . It models the relationship between a nation’s investment in defense and civilian goods. In this model, a nation has to choose between two options when spending its finite resources. It can buy either guns (invest in defense/military) or butter (invest in production of goods), or a combination of both. This can be seen as an analogy for choices between defense and civilian spending in more complex economies.

Gary Prince & Kate Olson “Improvised Duets” CD Release

BloomBars — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:50:04 +0000

Artist-in-Bloom Resident Fellow Gary Prince presents a performance of improvised music with visiting soprano saxophonist Kate Olson, in honor of their recent release Improvised Duets

If not Carolyn at Blues Alley tonight, come see Frank Bell in Bloom

BloomBars — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:23:59 +0000

Scenes From “The Garden” Open Mic @ BloomBars

BloomBars — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:07:37 +0000

The Garden is the place to plant your seeds.

Carolyn Malachi Wins Maryland State Arts Council Award

BloomBars — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:54:14 +0000

Please join us in congratulating Artist in Bloom Resident Fellow Carolyn Malachi, recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award. The award comes with a $1,000 grant and the honor of being one of just eight artists to receive the award in the Solo Musical Performance category. You can catch her performance at Blues Alley on Monday, March 15th (Shows at 8-10pm), or at BloomBars on Sunday, April 29th (8:00pm).

Send your congratulations to Carolyn – fearless leader of Smart Chicks, Inc. – and tell her she’s BLOOMING! info@smartchicksinc.org.

Press Release from Governor O’Malleyhttp://www.msac.org/docs_uploaded/IAA_MR.pdf

List of Grantees: http://www.msac.org/docs_uploaded/IAAFY10Grantees.pdf

BloomBars is Looking for Insomniacs To Watch Movies and Save Lives!

BloomBars — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:57:35 +0000

Sunrise Cinema — “Don’t Drink and Drive! Watch Movies Until Sunrise! — 2:30am to 6:00am — That’s right, Sunrise Cinema is back. This event is a no-brainer. Too many tragedies that don’t have to happen. We hope this will provide a healthy and safe alternative to driving all the way out to Sterling, VA or Gaithersburg, MD. Sometimes we even have a comedian for the first ½ hour (And we’re taking applications). Nothing like a little laughter at 2:30 in the morning to wake you up. And we are looking for insomniacs help us run it!!! $5-10 suggested donation.