Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Westmoreland Shops open house this Sunday!
Please join us this Sunday, March 15 for a special event hosted by the Westmoreland Ave. Shops. Everyone will be offering special discounts & promotions (10% off Celtic instruments, books & recordings at HMT), there will be live music (new acoustic duo Erik Sharar & Melanie Cobb), Reggae Yoga & dance demonstrations, refreshments and more! Click on the flyer below for full information.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
HMT at the Wammies!
House of Musical Traditions was well-represented at the 23rd Annual Washington Area Music Awards ("Wammies"), which were given out February 15. Several of our staff and teachers were winners or nominees:
Christylez Bacon: Winner, Rap/Hip Hop Rapper and Rap/Hip Hop Recording; Nominee, New Artist of the Year and Debut Recording
Ira Gitlin: Winner, Bluegrass Instrumentalist and Country Instrumentalist
Esther Haynes: Winner, Big Band/Swing Vocalist and Jazz Vocalist
Dede Wyland: Winner, Bluegrass Vocalist
Mark Sylvester: Nominee, Folk Contemporary Instrumentalist
Trevor Higgins: Nominee, Live Sound Engineer
Dave Eisner: Nominee, Executive of the Year and Most Supportive of Local Music
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
Christylez Bacon: Winner, Rap/Hip Hop Rapper and Rap/Hip Hop Recording; Nominee, New Artist of the Year and Debut Recording
Ira Gitlin: Winner, Bluegrass Instrumentalist and Country Instrumentalist
Esther Haynes: Winner, Big Band/Swing Vocalist and Jazz Vocalist
Dede Wyland: Winner, Bluegrass Vocalist
Mark Sylvester: Nominee, Folk Contemporary Instrumentalist
Trevor Higgins: Nominee, Live Sound Engineer
Dave Eisner: Nominee, Executive of the Year and Most Supportive of Local Music
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Chris Bacon at the Kennedy Center
Our own Chris Bacon will be performing at the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage...
Monday, February 9, 2009
6:00PM - FREE ADMISSION - All Ages
Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage)
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC
Progressive Hip-Hop Artist and native Washingtonian, Christylez Bacon, will lead a hour-long concert at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage on Monday, February 9, 2009. The concert is commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African American History & Culture and the Kennedy Center. The concert features a 12-piece orchestra including String Quartet, Piano, Upright Bass, Tuba, Didgeridoo, Human-Beatbox, and other diverse instrumentation. On top of that, this concert will be Free Admission for the public!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Barack To the Future!
So last week, Dave had one of his signature brainstorms, and started plotting. He enlisted the help of rob's graphic design talents...
And now we have our "Barack To the Future" commemorative Inaugural t-shirts! Get yours at HMT for $12 (girly t's $15). Comes in black and stylish black!
We also have these for sale in our eBay store!
And now we have our "Barack To the Future" commemorative Inaugural t-shirts! Get yours at HMT for $12 (girly t's $15). Comes in black and stylish black!
We also have these for sale in our eBay store!
Various Pictures
Just a few fun pictures to share...
Paul the Elder, Amelia and Keith amuse themselves with silly hats.
For our annual HMT holiday party we gathered at Justin Trawick's show as part of IMT's "Next To the House" concerts. Here's Chris, Kristen, Brie, Amelia and Paul the Younger mugging for the camera.
So, if you've been to Old Town Takoma Park in the last few months, you can't help but notice the massive amounts of construction. Sometimes it obstructs our daily lives and we've learned to live with the sounds of bulldozers, jackhammers and other large machines. But sometimes the silhouette of a backhoe against a gorgeous winter sunset is just too cool not to capture.
Paul the Elder, Amelia and Keith amuse themselves with silly hats.
For our annual HMT holiday party we gathered at Justin Trawick's show as part of IMT's "Next To the House" concerts. Here's Chris, Kristen, Brie, Amelia and Paul the Younger mugging for the camera.
So, if you've been to Old Town Takoma Park in the last few months, you can't help but notice the massive amounts of construction. Sometimes it obstructs our daily lives and we've learned to live with the sounds of bulldozers, jackhammers and other large machines. But sometimes the silhouette of a backhoe against a gorgeous winter sunset is just too cool not to capture.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Holidays at HMT
We're all prettied up for the holidays...
Come in and enjoy a cup of hot cider while you shop! In addition to some great deals on guitars, banjos, mandolins and hand drums, we've got a buy-one-get-one-free sale on general interest music books which are already priced 50-80% off! Lots of great titles about Clapton, U2, Eva Cassidy, history of the blues, and more!
Our holiday hours are:
Dec. 17-20: 11-8
Dec. 21-22: 11-6
Dec. 23: 11-8
Dec. 24: 11-7
Dec. 25: closed
January 1: closed
Come in and enjoy a cup of hot cider while you shop! In addition to some great deals on guitars, banjos, mandolins and hand drums, we've got a buy-one-get-one-free sale on general interest music books which are already priced 50-80% off! Lots of great titles about Clapton, U2, Eva Cassidy, history of the blues, and more!
Our holiday hours are:
Dec. 17-20: 11-8
Dec. 21-22: 11-6
Dec. 23: 11-8
Dec. 24: 11-7
Dec. 25: closed
January 1: closed
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Sunday Surprise
We were treated today to an impromptu filming of a music video by Cheick Hamala Diabate, a great Malian musician. Happy to have HMT featured in this and will hopefully post a link to the finished video!
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