Panza’s Nitty Gritty Take on Slam
I was brought up in the Albany poetry scene on open mics. Slams were something completely out there to me. In many ways, they are still a vague concept to […]
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Nitty Gritty Slam
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.
Nitty Gritty Slam #14 featuring Rain Maker
At the “unlucky” NGS #13 we found that sometimes less is more. Less staff, less poets, but still a great night of spoken word with at least one new friend
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Nitty Gritty Slam #13, March 6
Unlucky 13, el presidente Thom Francis had to hold down the electronic duties alone & host the open mic (as Mojavi took over the duties of the Slam Bastard) — the rest of the crew taken out & shot by competing slam venues from across the Regio…
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Nitty Gritty Slam #13 Tomorrow Night at Valentines
The next installment of Nitty Gritty Slam is tomorrow night at Valentines. We are back downstairs for the festivities and ready to rock! Who will come out on top at
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Nitty Gritty Slam, February 21
Tonight, much to the chagrin of the official Slam bartender Kim, we were upstairs at Valentines to make room for a band in the usual poets’ spot. We were just as funky & even louder to carry our voices over the sound of electric guitars & drum…
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NGS #12 Results – In The Money Again…
We were upstairs for this edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam, battling the band downstairs. The voices of the poets rose above it all and we were treated to some
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2012 Albany Word Fest – A Full Week of Poetry, Music, and Spoken Word
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2012 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word, and music of upstate New York. This year’s
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Nitty Gritty Slam #11, February 7
After competing in the Slam for the last few times, & coming in 2nd in Slam #10, I was a judge for the first time tonight. I read in the open mic & not in the Slam, & thus eligible to be a judge. I have my “issues,” as folks like to…
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Nitty Gritty Slam #11, Tonight at Valentines
At the last slam, NGS #10,Ben Golden took the top prize after not even making it to the second round at NGS #9. In second place was Dan Wilcox, another
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Elizag Takes Third in the Brenda Moossy WoWPS Video Competition
This year PSi (Poetry Slam Inc.) held an online video slam competition. Poets who live their life as a woman could submit a video that was placed on poetryslam.com for
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Nitty Gritty Slam #10, January 17
At some of the previous Slams here at Valentines, notably #9, the scores were so uniformly high, no matter what was performed, that it was like the judges were all clones, or smoking on the same crack pipe.
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Vote for Elizag on the Brenda Moossy WoWPS Video Competition
Elizag, the winner of the last Nitty Gritty Slam is currently involved in a Video Slam on the Poetry Slam Inc. website with her poem “I Am Troy Davis”. As
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