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.
Come out and join us for the next installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines on Tuesday, January 17. At the last slam, NGS #9, Elizag took the top spot with Shannon “In The Money” Shoemaker coming in a very close second (.4 point difference, in fact). In third place was a new(er) face […]
Nitty Gritty Slam #10 Tuesday, January 17 Read More »
Like a punch-drunk fighter I keep going back for more, & signed up once again for the Slam. There were just 8 of us, so I was in. But first the open mic, which was worth the price of admission.
Nitty Gritty Slam #9, January 3 Read More »
The poetry slam thrives in Albany! Come on out and slam or check out some of the amazing poet-performer-MCs that make up the Albany slam community. Come out and join us for the next installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Sign up begins at 7:00PM, open mic starts
Nitty Gritty Slam #9 Tonight at Valentines Read More »
This Tuesday night we will be back at Valentines for the last Nitty Gritty Slam of 2011. This is the eighth edition of the new slam series and so far the events have been exciting and inspiring. Hosts Mojavi and Dain Brammage have been working hard putting together great shows for both new and returning
Getting Ready to “8-4-2” It Again Read More »
I walked in the rain to Valentine’s. After a sentence like that, there should be no question whom I was going to see. The poets, of course! Only the poets go out in the rain and end up at a dive called Valentine’s. There was some amazing poetry. I love this shot of Shannon and […]
one day i will turn around Read More »
I am sitting here wondering how many people showed up at Valentines last Tuesday expecting to find the Nitty Gritty Slam happening. We have a general audience in the range of 25 to 50 people each time, so maybe three did. I know of at least one person who was confused by the three-week gap
Scratchin’ my Head Read More »
I am really looking forward to tomorrow night, it is the night of the Nitty Gritty Slam of which I am the Slammaster and Mojavi hosts the open mic. This is our sixth slam, which is kind of a high-water mark because it makes it viable for us to certify our slam with Poetry Slam
Anticipation, a message from Dain Brammage Read More »
Tomorrow night we are coming back to Valentines for the next edition of Nitty Gritty Slam. This is the sixth installment of the new slam series in Albany and the talent and excitement is getting better and better each time. Dain Brammage and Mojavi have been doing some great things over the past couple of
Slamming Back into Valentines Read More »
I’ve always created poetry and I blame it on Dr. Seuss. His books captivated me, taught me rhyme, meter and flow. I guess it is because I am an ape, aper, one who apes. If I am watching TV, I can eight time out of ten, repeat a line from the television in just the
Collateral Brammage – Getting Serious Read More »
On September 6, 2011 Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series teamed up for the first Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. The show started with an open mic hosted by Mojavi with poets Poetyc Vyzonz, Stephen Leslie, Elizag, Michelle Bula, Bless, and Dan Rain all sharing their work. Then slammaster Dain
New Audio – Nitty Gritty Slam, September 6, 2011 Read More »
We have made it to our fifth slam! We are very proud to bring the Nitty Gritty Slam #5 to Valentines tonight. We want to thank everyone who has helped support the slam so far by getting the word out, coming to the event, being a judge, and even getting up on stage to perform.
Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty (Slam) Read More »
This is a blog about the Nitty Gritty Slams Slammaster Dain Brammage, or from the point of view of Dain Brammage, or from the point of view of the imagination of Dain Brammage. Basically, this blog is written by Dain Brammage. But it will all be covered, and much much more. First and foremost, if
Collateral Brammage – Nom De Plume Read More »
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