02.08.10

new madness in the gallery
when we first reviewed tray drumhann's works a sudden sense of peace came over us. perhaps this feeling came from the gentle strokes, the choices of color on his palette or maybe, just maybe he tapped deeper into the mad psyche of our minds. either way, we dug what we saw and think you will too! we invite you to take a stroll thru tray's gallery page and see what you'll see in these beautiful paintings!

we got lots'o'mad poetry!
our swirlingly mad poetry forum features the latest poems from some of the most maddest mad poets swirlin' 'round this big, blue, beat-utiful marble of ours. we are currently featuring... anthony murphy, sergio a. ortiz, mel waldman, alexander rocha, subhankar das, stephen jarrell williams & stu hatton

mad swirlin' up the open mic
• on 02.03.10 mad swirl continued doing the open mic voodoo that what we do do. the usual unusual madness ensued as the mad ones joined us at absinthe lounge this past 1st wednesday. thanks to all the musical poets and poetical musicians who delivered us up some swirling madness! see who was who right here.
• join mad swirl at absinthe lounge on 03.03.10 as we feature the most maddest poets, musicians and performers that we can gather. come one, come all, come to participate. come to appreciate. come to be a part of this swirling madness!

need a read?
check out the latest addition to our short stories collection, Early by len kuntz. here's a taste to wet your whistle... “She took me into the back room where the mouse-eating snakes were. In frail light the glass aquariums glowed radiation green. All I saw at first was tawny straw and clumps of fake rock. / 'Isn’t that one something?' she asked. / 'Where?' / She tapped the glass and I held my breath but nothing moved. / Her name was Roberta but I called her Bobby. Bobby wore boots and jeans like mine, boy’s styles. She knew curse words I’d never heard.” ...get the rest of your read on here.

mad swirlin' reviews
who wants our opinion? well, whether you like it or not, we're gonna give it to you! gordon hilgers gives you all the info on the newest indie retailer to hit the streets of oak cliff, cliff notes! get the full scoop right here!

mad swirl's swirl-a-bout!
on 11.07.09 mad swirl featured the maddest poets, musicians, visual artists, fire breathers and burlesque dancers that we know at our 1st annual swirl-a-bout! and oh what a night it was at 1727! click here to see the who's, what's, where's and when's! click here to read the write-up from pegasus news!

mad swirl 6: the blue note issue
• 28 full-color pages & 23 audio tracks of swirling madness that captures the most maddest of the mad ones & the insanity that is the dallas poetry & music scene! for $5 you can be one of the first to get your hands on this limited edition, numbered copy of mad swirl! click here for the details.
• and lest we forget the past, take a look at the back issues of mad swirl I - V

mad swirl blog
what? mad swirl has a blog? yep, we've zoomed into the 21st century kicking and screaming. check us out on blog spot right here.