Sunday, June 29, 8:00PM: FREEKrista Brock

Thursday, July 3, 8:00PM: ($5 Cover)Team Gina and Amy Kasio

Sunday, July 20, 8:00PM: FREEReina Williams

Sunday, July 27, 8:00PM: ($5 Cover)Thomasina and the Jam

Booking: Email Mara Levi at maralevi [at] gmail [dot] com with booking requests. Click here for submission info.

Sunday, June 29, 8:00PM - FREE
Krista Brock
Born and raised in Tennessee, it's no small wonder Krista borrows a bit from the blues. However, growing up on a steady diet of music ranging from Alanis Morisette to Slipknot has made her and indeed her sound, quite out of the ordinary. When listening to her music, a phrase comes to mind: "Powerful emotion". Her strong, edgy voice, combines with a raw acoustic sound, to make something truly unique.
myspace.com/kristasings

Thursday, July 3, 8:00PM - $5 cover

TEAM GINA has synchronized dance routines that will blow your mind. TEAM GINA has phat beats and hype rhymes for days. TEAM GINA has matching outfits that will make you cry.
TEAM GINA has taken over their hometown of Seattle Washington, performing with artists like LESLIE & THE LY'S, NORTHERN STATE, THE GO! TEAM, STINK MITT, ROBO SAPIEN, KATASTROPHE, THE ATHENS BOYS CHOIR, THE CLIKS, FAN KICK and SCREAM CLUB. Team Gina has rocked the CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY, the official SYNTHESIS MAGAZINE BUMBERSHOOT PARTY, MONDO HOMO DIRTY SOUTH and QUEER FEST MIDWEST. Team Gina has been featured on KEXP 90.3 in a live performance on AUDIOASIS and in countless publications including CURVE, OUT, THE STRANGER, THE SEATTLE WEEKLY, SEATTLE SOUND, GO NYC, NASHVILLE SCENE, and a two page photo spread THE ADVOCATE. The Ginas have toured nationally, selling out the Knitting Factory Old Office in NYC, packing venues from Atlanta to Austin to San Francisco and their video "BUTCH/FEMME" has received over 30,000 hits on YouTube.
Team Gina's debut album, Gina Gina Revolution is available from Don't Stop Believin' Records and the Ginas are currently thrilled to be in the studio with Radio Sloan recording their second album.
TEAM GINA is made up of two fierce femmes: GINA BLING and GINA GENIUS, a former Homecoming Queen and Pageant Winner who have over 20 YEARS of dance classes and theater performances between them. They even appeared on the Broadway stage in XANADU and may or may not have been extras in the movie ROLLER BOOGIE. Let's face it; TEAM GINA must be seen to be believed.

Amy Kasio is a queer friendly, equal rights advocate for people of all ethinicity, sexuality, gender (which amounts to more than the traditional female/male roles of our society!), shapes and sizes that will rock your ears with distorted casio and your eyes with visual mini movie creations on projector for your keyboard pleasure!

Sunday, July 20, 8:00PM - FREE
Baltimore's Reina Williams

Well for Ms. Williams, making timeless music is her vision for the present and future. Having composed and produced over 45 custom music cues for various TV shows and movie trailers, Reina is continuing to build her resume while working with local acts as well as some familiar faces such as Lady Luck and Kool G Rap. Her influences are old symphonic composers such as Mozart and Bach, as well as some new school players like Quincy Jones and Timbaland.
Besides producing, Reina is a pretty seasoned performer as well. She has performed at events including The DC Black Pride Expo 2007 (with female rapper Kaliko), countless DC and Baltimore Music Showcases, open mics, appearances on College and Internet radio shows including WEAA Morgan State University Radio, GWU Radio, Brandeis University, Alchemy Radio (Australia), and DC based Can We Talk Radio. Her versatility is best experienced live where she may start the set sitting down with an acoustic guitar and Letting it Flow, to grabbing the mic and showing of her Emcee abilities over self-produced tracks.
Reina is truly an artist who is in love with her craft and who continues to reach as far as universally possible to spread her vibe throughout the world.

Sunday, July 27, 8:00PM - $5 cover
Thomasina and the Jam

Thomasina and the Jam is local musicians Mara Levi, Nancy Eddy, and Kaeri Johnson. Separately they are fantastic musicians (and very nice people), and together they are a melee of folking, rocking fun.

Booking Information:
If you would like to be a feature performer at the open mic or if you would like to perform at Phase 1 on another Sunday night, please send an email in the following format to maralevi [at] gmail [dot] com:
Subject: Your Name, Booking, Date you'd like to play
(ex: Omar Vizquel, Booking, April 20th)
Body: Include the type of music you play, where you live, how many people you think you could draw to a show in DC, and links to press, mp3s, bio, and any other relevant information.

Shows begin at 9, set up is at 7:30, doors are at 8.
Phase 1 has a PA system with 8 inputs. If you have special sound needs (e.g. playing to tracks, multiple microphones, etc.), please let us know in your email.
Thanks - hope to hear from you soon!

The goal of the Outmusic Open Mic in Washington DC is to create music within community and community within music. A major component of this community space is a sense of safety and belonging which should be available to everyone who enters the performance space - performers, audience members and staff regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, or any other factor. By listening intently and respectfully to one another, members of the community avail themselves of the opportunity to learn from and forge connections with one another.

We ask those in attendance to recognize that as performers we can learn a great deal from one another, and to cherish our differences in musical styles, tastes, and expressions as much as we do our similarities. We are drawn together by openness, and we remain aware that as our expression may challenge other listeners to think differently, so too may some expressions challenge our own comfort levels. In order to create a safe space for all performers and audience members, we recognize that we may occasionally need to reserve our judgement, and we may also need to answer to critics of our music. When we enter the space reserved for the open mic, we enter with open minds into a space that is accepting and simultaneously challenging, where we enrich one another's lives with our willingness to share with and learn from each other.