2023
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November 12th, 2023. Earned.
Heather at Saint Aidan’s in Alexandria, VA – Saturday November 4th, opening for David Buskin. I’ve heard that there’s thing called “Life balance”. That somewhere, somehow, you reach a point where you’re not bored and listless, but you’re also not overworked and insane. Sunday mornings I pretend I know where that line is. Metaphorically. Not…
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November 7th, 2023. The SPARK w Mari Volta
We do this every Tuesday. Signup before 7. I start at 7. 7112 Willow Avenue in Takoma Park, MD. robsopenmics.ilyaimy.com for more information. Tonight we were joined by featured artist Mari Volta. Mari came out to my Catonsville open mic a couple of months ago and kind of blew my mind. He was an easy…
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November 6th, 2023. My 2 Cents.
October 28th found us celebrating a truly summer’s day in autumn. We’d had plans to perform in our Yoda onesies for Heather’s birthday but holy crap it was WAY too hot at Monocacy Brewing in Frederick, MD. I’m not someone who volunteers for much. I have. I will. I’ve been on a number of boards…
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November 5th, 2023. Good shows.
Heather performing at Saint Aidan’s in Alexandria, VA, opening for David Buskin for FocusMusic. David Buskin doing an almost-Miss America-ish covered-mouth-of-thanks to his audience on Saturday, November 4th. Honestly, I’m often disappointed by music. I listen to the radio, I scroll online, I listen to tidbits and scraps. I listen to a LOT of musicians…
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November 3rd, 2023. Cope.
Saturday October 21st, I took Kristen to see our friend Kevin Jackson in Owings Mills for our 6th wedding anniversary. It was a monstrous show, with Kevin Jackson demonstrating that he ain’t “just” Marc Evans’ guitarist at open mic nights. Phenomenal night of music that I’m not into on a CD, but Live? Holy crap.…
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October 29th, 2023. Sunday is as Sunday does.
Nope, no idea how you go from yeast ring to donut. Prince is thinking about a nap with a Loth Cat. Sunday morning. How’d I come back to the stereotype of lazy Sunday mornings? I’m grateful for it though. We had a good weekend of shows, full-band romps that were marred by Heather and Rowan…
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October 24th, 2023. The Spark w Mike Bragg.
We do this every Tuesday. Signup before 7. I start at 7. 7112 Willow Avenue in Takoma Park, MD. robsopenmics.ilyaimy.com for more information. Tonight we were joined by featured artist Mike Bragg. Singer / songwriter Mike Bragg is based out of Baltimore MD where he creates Loud/quiet, happy/sad music. Mike has been coming to my…
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October 19th, 2023. Music City Open Mic.
I’ve been trying to so hard to put posters together for the open mic – and then what’s happened – my printer died! Sigh. We do this every Thursday night at Morsbergers at 713 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD, 21228. Signup at 6.30, music at 7pm. Enter through the back at the LARGER of the two…
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October 16th, 2023. Folk Music Ontario.
Kaia Katar’s song “Strange Medicine” was affecting in a way that almost nothing else was over the course of the conference. Though I had a LOT of feelings (positive) about how broad the musical, racial, ethnic, genre and … almost EVERYTHING’S spectrum was, most of the politics on display tended to be a little saccharine.…