DAGMAR: CALENDAR

STREET BUSK BOSTON

From August through October, or until the New England winter sets in, we'll be playing on the streets of Boston, Cambridge and Somerville, seeing what kind of trouble we can stir up, how many new friends we can make in Harvard Square, Central Square, Davis Square, Newbury Street, Copley Square, the Garden/Common. We'll move around.

When the frozen-fingers, see-your-breath chill factor sets in, we'll move indoors in a scorched-earth campaign of New England open mics and club dates -- one coffee-house, one handful of new friends at a time.  We'll keep you posted best we can.

OPEN MIC EXTRAVAGANZA

With the cold winds blowing and winter setting in, Dagmar has un-busked, moving indoors for the winter, leaving street corners for the cozier corner coffeehouses and the like, in an effort to visit every known open mic event in New England, hoping along the way to make some new friends, sell a few CD's, live the dream, and see what kind of feathers we might ruffle. Starting in Boston, we'll be fanning out in an ever-widening circle of open-mic-dom.

As of February, we've been to over thirty different, all very different, events, and can report that open mics are a great way to get around.

Can't post these events in advance, but will after the fact, and you can see our list as it grows by clicking on the "show past dates" link at the bottom of this page.

We'll also be booking a club date here and where, now and then, and will post those dates here in advance when they come up.

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

TUPELO MUSIC HALL

DAGMAR is pleased to open for LOUDEN WAINWRIGHT at the fabulous TUPELO MUSIC HALL.  Hope to see you there!

CLICK HERE to buy tickets.

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

MAIN STREETS MARKET

We'll be playing from 7:30 to 9:30 in this cozy establishment with wonderful food and great, friendly atmosphere in the center of the historic town of Concord, MA.  We'll be firing out some songs that just might be heard 'round the world, just a stone's throw from the Lexington/Concord Bridge.

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

THE BLUE MERMAID

This will be our first gig at this charming place run by great people in the beautiful seaside city of Portsmouth, NH.  After we visited the open mic there a couple of weeks back, they decided they wanted us back.  New frontiers.  We're looking forward to it. 

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

CAPE ANN COMMUNITY CINEMA

DAGMAR will do an hour-long feature set at this completely fabulous open-stage music event held on odd Tuesdays (1st & 3rd) every month.  BYO whatever you'd like to imbibe.  CACA provides a large and gracious room, an art-charged living room vibe, many comfortable couches to sink into, many good and interesting people to get to know, and gourmet movie popcorn.  The evening is hosted by the completely lovable JIM BUHRENDORF.

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

GULU-GULU CAFE

DAGMAR will be sharing a bill with Kenn Ballou's BALLOU BAND, which includes DAGMAR friend John B. on accordion.  Dagmar plays from 8-9pm.  Ballou Band goes on around 9:30.

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

SQUAWK COFFEEHOUSE

After a long absence, DAGMAR is looking forward to returning to and being in the company of our extremely good and generous friends who have run the SQUAWK for 20 years plus, and counting.  "Thursday nights for eternity," they say.

Doors open at 9, with an hour or so of what is typically a jaw-dropping variety of people sharing what jaw-dropping talents they have.  DAGMAR will play a half-hour "feature" set starting at around 10pm, followed by more jaw-dropping.  It wraps up when it's over, when everyone who has come has done what they want and need to do.

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

THE BURREN

DAGMAR will be the feature act at this long-running "Singer-Songwriter" night  hosted by the fabulous DANIELLE MIRAGLIA and TOM BIANCHI..  We'll do a set starting at 9-ish.  Before and after will be a string of talented songwriters, each playing a song or two, starting at 8 and running to all-hours.

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

TUPELO MUSIC HALL

DAGMAR is pleased to have been invited by master of ceremonies ROBERT HAIGH to be the featured performer at this sensationally good open mic event held once a month in this sensationally good music venue.  Let's fill the place up, and have a sensationally great night of it.  Thank you, Robert!

Friday, July 16th, 2010

DOG BAR

DAGMAR will be having a birthday party.  Everyone is welcome.  As we write this, it's still dead of winter, and we're enjoying the picture of a balmy summer night on the coast of Cape Ann.

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

GULU-GULU CAFE

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.  In the middle of February, on what turned out to be a stupendously stormy night with hurricane-force winds that left trees and power lines strewn across most every road we tried navigating in a foolish attempt to get home at the end of the night, host DAVE OGDEN put DAGMAR and the immensely talented song-meisters and entertainers WHEN GEEKS UNITE and SHANE WATKINS (joined by his NSI bandmate SCOTT LAMPHEAR on guitar) together on a "Songwriter Showcase" bill at THE STONE CHURCH in New Market NH.  The power and the PA went down shortly after we arrived, so we gathered in the middle of the candle-lit room with winds howling and a couple dozen hearty, weather-be-damned audience members , and traded songs round-robin style.  It was such a great blend and contrast of music from the three groups, and so much fun for everyone -- audience , musicians and bar staff -- that we decided to schedule more "smackdowns-in-the-round", as we ended up calling it.

It's always good to keep things moving along, especially for anyone, which is most everyone, with a restless heart.  It's always good to keep guessing, especially for anyone, which is most everyone, who hasn't a clue what's going to happen from one moment to the next.

So we hope you'll put this one on your calendar.  It'll be lively and fun, sure as the summer days are long, and you'll be treated to some terrific music and terrific performers.  All for the price of whatever anyone decides to toss in the hat.

Gulu-Gulu is also a great place to gather -- in the heart of Salem, spectacular selection of beers, excellent food, and wonderful, friendly staff.