We’ve decided to play with some different ideas regarding our Open Mic. We realized that Darlingside portraiture will frankly not get any better than the masterpieces we recently posted, so rather than trying to out-Michelangelo the Sistine Chapel, we decided to take up waterskiing. And metaphors.

In this new vein, it is our pleasure to introduce you to the VT singer/songwriter Anais Mitchell. She recently released a folk opera called Hadestown (based on the Orpheus myth and set in a post-apocalyptic American depression era) which features such artists as Ani DiFranco, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Ben Knox-Miller (The Low Anthem) and others. Check out her website here.  We were fortunate enough to share the stage with her at our recent Brattleboro show, and we look forward to the next time our paths cross!

Please feel free (as ever) to suggest features for our new Open Mic format. They need not be Darlingside related. Can’t wait to see what you send over!