2009 to 2010: Top Things that Tickled Kara of TSAN

There is such a communal sense of wrapping a year up when a new year arrives. All of the "best of 2009" and "top 10 (or whateva') of 2009" drive me a little crazy. I mean, really, must we summarize EVERYTHING? And why does this typically only happen at the end of a year? Of course, really, I get it. It just mildly annoys me. Kinda like all the labels we all have to label ourselves with all the time... everything must have its place... everything must be categorized and organized and regulated and identified...

So I know for a fact that I certainly can't beat "em"... so I guess I'll join this collective summarizing to a small degree. Here's a list of a few things that happened this year with Team Smile and Nod that really tickled me. Yeah, that's right, tickled.

Things that Tickled Kara of TSAN in 2009 (all lists MUST have titles):
*We played 11 shows (including Columbus Pride Festival!). My goal was 10. Bonus.
*Some people said nice things to us about our music at the shows.
*Positive words were written about us... Curve Magazine, Feministing, Columbus Underground, Columbus Alive, etc...!
*Anneli Rufus (author), Nicole J. Georges (author), and Jon Peterson (Shakin' It Radio) gave us some super-kind quotes.
*Jeffrey Brown drew a comic about our CD!
*We did a sweet give-away for Pride with Queerics.
*We put together a bunch of YouTube videos.
*Our tunes were played on some cool radio programs (KAOS, Queer Sounds, Shakin' It...)

So that's my list of summary. Pretty awesome, eh? This year will also rock. A new CD is in the works. Awwwww yeaaaaahs...

In summary, damn, it's snowing hard.

Paper PUZZLE Party with Team Smile and Nod!

DATE: July 11, 2009
PLACE: Victorian's Midnight Cafe- 251 W. 5th Avenue (at Neil), Columbus, OH 43201
TIME: 8 PM
COST: $5 suggested cover

When is the last time you sat down with an awesome cup of coffee and challenged yourself with paper puzzles... crosswords, word searches, sudoku?

Have you ever had live music provide the atmosphere for your paper puzzling?

On July 11th at 8PM, Team Smile and Nod will provide the musical backdrop to your puzzling pursuits... heck, they're even going to provide the puzzles!

Join us for a puzzling time!

For info about the band, please visit:
http://www.teamsmileandnod.com/
For info about Victorian's Midnight Cafe, please visit:
http://www.victoriansmidnightcafe.com/

"If You Stop"- Rehearsing for PRIDE!

Team Smile and Nod rehearse "If You Stop" to prepare for their performance at Columbus PRIDE Festival (6/20/9 at 1:45PM). You get an inside glimpse to how very silly they are. Very silly, indeed.

Sweet-ASS Columbus PRIDE 2009 flyer, eh?

The flyer was created by Jesse Smith... he also did the art on our CD... Thank you to Jesse!!!

Columbus PRIDE Festival

Hello!! Soooo... we are super-jazzed to share that we will be performing at Columbus PRIDE Festival on June 20th! Here's the details:

WHERE? Goodale Park (120 W Goodale Blvd., Columbus, OH 43201) on the "Gayzebo" Stage!
WHEN? 2 PM
COST? Donation (You can get a wrist band for $10 that gets you in both days from their website)

This years PRIDE Festival is a 2 day event! We will be performing at the "Gayzebo" at 2 pm on Saturday (day 2). There will be tons of performers... check out the website for more info:
http://www.columbuspride.org/