May 2026
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Music City Open Mic.
We do this every Sunday night at Morsbergers Tavern at 713 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD, 21228. Signup around 6.30pm, music at 7pm. 2 songs or 10 minutes, whichever’s shorter. I’ve given up telling people about the food, though it’s good when it’s there, and this week Jeni herself came out to make her famous smashèd…
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Debby’s Post.
I’m reprinting this from my friend Debby’s Facebook post because I want to remember it forever, and because her experience is a microcosm of so much in my Life right now. I went to my favorite watering hole today for an early dinner. Amantes has suffered from lack of clientele since two people were shot…
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Full.
Thank goodness for the slow days. I got to lay in till panic woke me fully, but it’s a nothing panic. Realizing I’d left a Kit Kat in Heather’s car. Let her know before it melts. My brain isn’t stringing things together well at all right now and the Kit Kat is just the latest…
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The SPARK w Heather Aubrey Lloyd
We do this every Tuesday, with or without me, at the SPARK at School of Musical Traditions (7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD). Signup before we get started at 7pm, randomized list. Tis the best free night of entertainment in Takoma Park on a Toosday in my opinion. House piano, webcast, 2 songs or 10…
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SPARK #188 w The Porch Delights.
Tonight actually was a joy, but that does NOT mean I won’t be taking a break soon! I got into town early, driving in the insane Maryland sun as the temperature outside crept well into the 90s and radio meteorologists excitedly recited records breaking like broken records. I got to the SPARK and spent a…
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The Music City Open Mic.
We do this every Sunday night at Morsbergers Tavern at 713 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD, 21228. Signup around 6.30pm, music at 7pm. 2 songs or 10 minutes, whichever’s shorter. I’ve given up telling people about the food, though it’s good when it’s there. Tonight we had a confused-ass list. I think I MAY be finally…
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21 Songwriters.
SO – the 21 Songwriters was a perfect example of the perfect imperfection of a plan meeting reality, and of a community of people making things work. Whether it’s the weather or the simple practicality of getting people to come out to see performers they’ve never heard of on a weekend where absolutely everything everywhere…
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Wait For It…
It’s 7.51am and I’ve been awake for three hours. I feel bad about it. Getting to see the sunrise is a small consolation. Barring the silence, it’s like the sunset in reverse – and even then, it’s actually not that quiet. Every avian breast is filled with song or lust and someone’s already mowing their…
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Spark #187.
So, I’m figuring out a better way to divide my time and spirit betwixt Institute of Musical Traditions and the SPARK open mics and my own Life, and part of that is making sure THEY have all their cameras, and I can function entirely with MY cameras. The intermingling of gear is always dangerous, but…
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Music City Open Mic.
It’s good to be back. After how much angst I’d had over the SPARK last week, I was a little wary of being enthusiastic about tonight, but the vibe was completely different, and even though the kitchen wasn’t open (c’mon Jeni, if you want people to buy dinner, you’ve got to sell dinner!) and my…