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
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
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
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
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
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
The second Nitty Gritty Slam happened on Tuesday this week in front of a great crowd at Valentines. This time we were upstairs, battling the bands that were playing under
Shannon Shoemaker, who has made a strong showing at the first two Nitty Gritty Slams, performed “Tongue In Cheek” and a new poem at the Professor Javas Wide Open Mic
Welcome back to the Nitty Gritty Slam Live Results. We are upstairs at Valentines tonight and the poetry is rising above the rock music going on downstairs. Round One: Kate
Last week was the debut of Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines and here is video of our first slam winner, Tammy Lopez. Not only did we have Tammy as our
