Photo by Adam Hajnos
Tim Krekel, R.I.P.
June 22, 2009
Shows Canceled
Our shows this week are canceled due to family illness. Jar-e (a great band) will still be at the Soapbox and Broad Street, however.
June 22, 2009
Eastern NC
We're home from our Northeast tour which was absolutely terrific except for totaling our van on the way home. You can read all about it (and see photos and video) on my blog: www.ukulelerockstar.com.
This week we're in eastern NC - Wilmington and New Bern (with Jar-e) and Salisbury. We'll be joined on these shows by piano player Jake Hollifield. Details on our Shows page.
best,
Ami
June 22, 2009
Eastern NC
This week we're in eastern NC - Wilmington and New Bern (with Jar-e) and Salisbury. We'll be joined on these shows by piano player Jake Hollifield. Details on our Shows page.
Blogging as usual: www.ukulelerockstar.com
best,
Ami
May 25, 2009
Northeast + Please Pre-Order
Mad Tea Party is preparing to head north (all the way to Maine) for a little over a week of shows. We start this Thursday in Staunton, Virginia. Then we have 3 shows in New York City - a festival during the day and a club in Manhattan on Saturday, then a dinner show in Brooklyn on Sunday. Then next week we'll visit Pittsfield, MA; Brattleboro, VT; Hallowell, ME (for our first, but not last time this year) and then we'll be in CT for a wedding. The details are on our Shows page.
In other news, the Mad Tea Party recently recorded Zombie Boogie, a Halloween EP that we want to release this Fall on 7" vinyl and digital download. It is going have a scary handcranked letterpress cover (made by Jason).
Here's the deal - we are selling pre-orders in order to make this plan a reality. There is now a button on the left hand side of this website that can be used to pre-order Zombie Boogie. $15 gives you the collectible Zombie Boogie record, the downloads, and a ticket to a Mad Tea Party show of your choice. We need to sell 100 pre-orders to pay for the manufacturing and to cover some of our recording costs. Are you willing to jump on board early? That would be killer (no zombie pun intended).
May 20, 2009
Northeast
Our Northwest trip was incredible!
We are getting ready for a NorthEAST tour starting May 28 - stay tuned!
May 4, 2009
West Coast Tour
We're spending a week in the Northwest! So exciting! We have wonderful shows planned with Drunken Prayer and our hero Baby Gramps, plus we get to play the Sunbanks Rhythm & Blues Festival for two days.
Check our Shows page for details, and thanks in advance for helping to spread the word!
Keep up to date on our adventures on Twitter or on my blog, www.ukulelerockstar.com.
- Ami
April 28, 2009
Festival Weekend
We're playing two festivals this weekend - the French Broad River Festival on Friday night, and the Flat Rock Music Festival Spring Fling on Saturday. Both days our set time is 8:00 pm, so join us for that magical time of day when the sun is going down.
Love!
April 14, 2009
Regrouping + Recording
After a very busy first part of 2009, Mad Tea Party is taking a couple of weeks to re-group and to record (and to take a spin on the LaZoom bus). We're starting work on a Fall release - more on that soon!
In the meantime, I'll be blogging away at www.ukulelerockstar.com.
Thanks for stopping by our website!
We really really really appreciate it.
Ami
April 7, 2009
Freakout! and Live Green
Mad Tea Party has two very cool shows planned for this week. On Thursday, we're headlining the Star Bar in Atlanta's monthly "Freakout!" This will also be Tovah's Superheros & Villains Birthday Party. Should be wild.
On Saturday we're playing the first annual Live Green Music & Arts Festival in Bolivia, NC, which is near Wilmington. Should be a beautiful day.
I've posted up stories and photos and videos from the Doo-Nanny, Cash Bash and more on my blog: www.ukulelerockstar.com. Check it!
Ami
April 1, 2009
Rockin' the Region
Mad Tea Party is sticking around our region this weekend with shows in Bristol, Charlotte and at Gottrocks in Greenville, SC.
Our Charlotte show is the Charlotte Cash Bash at Puckett's Farm Equipment - we've got our two required Johnny Cash songs ready - come on out and see how we do on them!
March 24, 2009
Spring!
Yeah, it's Spring!
Let's rock 'n' roll!
March 4, 2009
March Shows
Mad Tea Party is sticking around the region for March. This Friday, March 6, we are playing at one of our favorite venues, The Garage in Winston-Salem. We're sharing the night with the New Familiars. Showtime is 10:00 pm.
On March 20th we are at the Preservation Pub in Knoxville, TN. The next night, Saturday, March 21st, we are going to have a "Rockin' the Equinox" Dance Party at BoBo Gallery in Asheville with Now You See Them. Showtime is 9:00 pm. Shake in Spring with your Groove Thing!
At the end of the month we head to Alabama for the one and only Doo-Nanny.
Keep abreast of how our shows go down, and other adventures I have, on my blog: www.ukulelerockstar.com.
best,
Ami
February 17, 2009
Show Updates
We are full speed ahead for our shows February 27 and 28. On Friday the 27th we're at Snug Harbor in Charlotte with Perry Fowler and the Aqualads (we play second). Then on Saturday, February 28th, we're playing our first show ever in Wilmington, NC at the Soapbox. We hit the stage at 10:00 pm. Yeah.
February 12, 2009
Rockin' and Rollin' Along
We had a ridiculously awesome time in Colorado. Read all about it (and see a video) on my blog, www.ukulelerockstar.com.
Our "Rockin' the Equinox" party will take place at Bobo Gallery in Asheville on Saturday, March 21. We're in Knoxville at the Preservation Pub the night before. Have a great day!
January 29, 2009
Colorado and a Hot Rod Ukulele
We're headed to Colorado next week for some fun shows, including the Denver Ukulele Festival. It'll be our first time out there so please tell your friends to check us out!
In other news, I just got a custom Pohaku Ukulele - it's black with flames and it is killer diller. There's a picture on my blog: www.ukulelerockstar.com.
TTFN, Ami
January 21, 2009
Savannah
Mad Tea Party is playing at Jazz'd Tapas in Savannah, Georgia this weekend - 2 nights!
I've posted some fun stuff up on my blog, www.ukulelerockstar.com - check it out.
We're of to Colorado at the beginning of February. More on that soon.
Cheers! Ami
January 12, 2009
POPAsheville!
Mad Tea Party plays POPAsheville this Friday at midnight at the Grey Eagle. On Thursday we'll be doing a special POPAsheville recording with Jar-E which will be aired on WNCW 88.7 FM on Friday. Good times!
Here's a bit of info:
POPAsheville is a weekend-long 30+ band indie pop music festival held at multiple centralized locations in Asheville, NC. Event locations include 3 prominent indoor music venues (The Grey Eagle, The Rocket Club, and Stella Blue), recording studios, and popular restaurants/bars. POPAsheville offers a unique entertainment shuttle bus on music performance evenings, hosts workshops, tours, and parties, and provides a well-rounded indie pop/rock experience for both musicians and music fans, all included in one wristband admission price.
POPAsheville supports a thriving scene for modern touring bands and recognizes the importance of community and information-sharing within this scene and within the surrounding region. In the midst of a highly transitional music industry, POPAsheville seeks to bolster partnerships between touring bands and to amplify Asheville's presence on the national modern music map.
January 8, 2009
This Weekend
Mad Tea Party has a fun weekend scheduled. On Friday night we're at Gottrock's in Greenville, SC. Then on Saturday night we play Elvisfest in Chapel Hill. Click on the links below for more info.
If you can't make these shows, I'll be posting my stories of the weekend on my blog, www.UkuleleRockstar.com.
Peace!
Ami
January 1, 2009
Happy New Year!
We were very blessed with great support over the past year, and we thank you for that.
We had a wonderfully busy year of touring. Our 2008 release FOUND A REASON was a big success, receiving extensive critical acclaim and radio play. It popped up on a few "Best of 2008" lists including the Charleston City Paper, Rock 'n' Roll and Meandering Nonsense, and the Musea Zine. And we are thrilled that FOUND A REASON came in at #28 on WNCW's Top 100 CDs of 2008 - thanks so much to everyone who voted for it.
We look forward to seeing you in 2009.