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 on the stage. In the end, familiar faces came out on top with Kevin Peterson, Poetyc Visionz, and Shannon “In the Money” Shoemaker taking home […]
Nitty Gritty Slam #14 featuring Rain Maker Read More »
For the thirteenth Nitty Gritty Slam, we were back home downstairs at Valentines. On this evening, we had to deal with a “less is more” situation as a few members of the NGS team were sick or out of town and some poets must not have gotten the memo that the slam was indeed happening.
NGS #13 Results – It Took a Tie Breaker… Read More »
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…
Nitty Gritty Slam #11, February 7 Read More »
Last night at Valentines, we saw three new slam poets take the stage for the 11th installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. We also had a surprise sacrificial poet in Thom Francis who made Mojavi mad with his hidden ability to slam. But before Dain Brammage took the stage as Slam Master, we had an
NGS #11 Results – The New Kid Takes The Top Prize in a Close Contest Read More »
We had a “small, but mighty crowd” Monday night at Professor Java’s for the monthly Wide Open Mic. Poets Kevin Peterson, Dain Brammage, Ed Rinaldi, and Laura (new name to the list) were joined on stage with the musical talents of the Normanskill Saxons and the new, young band, The Grisly Ghouls of Terror. [pwaplusphp
Photos from the Scene: Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic – January 9, 2012 Read More »
What a great way to kick off 2012! The poets gathered at Valentines this past Tuesday for the 9th edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam. After taking a little abuse about his pink sweater Mojavi hosted the open mic portion of the show that saw Jessica Layton, Daniel Nester, Tasha, a returning Dom Rizzo, Elizag,
NGS #9 Results – New Year, New Faces, New Champ 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 »
With just a couple of days before Christmas and on the first night of Hanukkah the poets gathered at Valentines for the eighth installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The night started off with a preview piece from Poetyc Vyzonz’s new CD followed by an open mic hosted by Mojavi that featured Daniel Nester, the
NGS #8 Results – Meet the New Champ, Same as the Old Champ Read More »
We had a small, but mighty crowd at Valentines for the seventh installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The rain and sudden cold weather kept some poets away from the heat of the spoken word, but those who did make it out were in for a treat. The open mic portion of the show featured
NGS #7 Results – A Rainy Night in Albany 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 »
Poetyc Vyzonz was the featured poet at the August 2011 edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s. During his set he called up a few of the other poets in the crowd to perform a cypher. The open mic portions of the evening saw Dan Wilcox, Joe Krausman, Carolee Sherwood, Adrena, Todd Fabozzi, Ben, Kevin
New Audio – Poets Speak Loud, August 29, 2011 Read More »
In preparation for tonight’s UGT/Albany Poets MoHu show at The Linda here is a video of Kevin Peterson performing three poems from this past Monday at Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic in Colonie. Included in this set is the great piece that Kevin did at the last Nitty Gritty Slam that unfortunately went a little
Video – Kevin Peterson at Professor Java’s Read More »
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