Nitty Gritty Slam is the official poetry slam of Albany, NY, certified by Poetry Slam, Inc. and takes place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each and every month at The Low Beat (335 Central Ave., Albany, NY).
NGS is sponsored by Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and The Frequency North Reading Series.
Our friends over at CapCity Slam recently changed their name from Nitty Gritty Slam and set off on a new course at the Albany Barn.
The Nitty Gritty Slam Team is heading to Chicago next month to represent the Capital Region at the 2018 National Poetry Slam.
This was the first poetry event of the year for Dan and it was a great omen that it was a packed house with great words from near and far.
Dan Wilcox finally made it back to the twice-monthly Nitty Gritty Slam poetry nights at The Low Beat this past Tuesday for open mic night.
Nitty Gritty Slam returns to The Low Beat on Tuesday, October 20 with NGS 104 – another great night of poetry and spoken featuring D. Colin.
Tuesday will be a night that goes down in NGS history as we say goodbye to Thom Francis and welcome our new co-SlamMasters Jayton & Amani.
Poetry and spoken word return to The Low Beat on Tuesday, September 15 for the second Nitty Gritty Slam of Season Five!
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, September 1 to kick off a brand new month and an exciting new season of Nitty Gritty Slam!
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, August 18 for the 100th(!) edition of Nitty Gritty Slam – the Season Four Night of Champions.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 99 on Tuesday, August 4 at The Low Beat with an open mic, featured poet Nina Belen, and a slam.
In a couple of weeks, a team of very talented local poets are heading to Oakland, California and they we need your help to get there.
As #TeamNittyGritty preps for the National Poetry Slam we present NGS 98 on Tuesday, July 21 at The Low Beat – a great night of spoken word.
