Last week at Valentine’s we had a another packed house for poetry and spoken word (and of course our featured poet Influence all the way from Connecticut). This was also the
We had 16 poets get on stage and share their work throughout the evening at Nitty Gritty Slam #31 on Tuesday, November 20 at Valentines between the open mic and
What a great week we just had here in Albany. Not only did we celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends, family, and loved ones, we also held our very first Women of the
We are at the end of another great week of poetry and spoken word here in Albany, but there is more to come next week. This past Tuesday, we saw
We are at the end of another great week of poetry and spoken word here in Albany. On Tuesday, we had new poets come out and compete at Nitty Gritty
Back up to Saratoga Springs, this month with my friend Don Levy tagging along for the first time in many months. It was another full list of open mic poets & a similar program of the featured poets, the Nitty Gritty Slam team out of Albany, NY, fr…
On Wednesday, September 5, just one day after we kick off the new season of the Nitty Gritty Slam, the team will be traveling up to the historic Caffe Lena
We are at the end of another great week of POETRY and spoken word here in Albany this week. On Tuesday, we crowned local POET and MC, ILLiptical as the
The Nitty Gritty Slam is celebrating its one year anniversary at NGS #21 at Valentine’s on Tuesday, August 24 and we are inviting all of our previous winners to come
Last week we released the brand new, five track, album featuring the Team Nitty Gritty members titled”Ten Point Zero” for just $5.00. Well, we just sweetened the deal by putting the finishing touches on a chapbook featuring
We are gearing up for a big week for Albany poetry and spoken word as Team Nitty Gritty will be heading down to Charlotte, NC for the National Poetry Slam
This is a new series at Francesscas Cafe during Troy Night Out, run by poet D. Colin. But before most of the poets arrived a neighborhood regular, Dan Schultz, stepped up to improvise a tune on an Irish tin whistle. Meanwhile other poets wandered in …
