July 16th, 2024. The SPARK w… US!

Mary Ann Ryan back in the house!!!

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. For information about the photos and videos and usage thereof, please click here!

It was my first night in about a month, freshly recovered from the long flight over the Atlantic, and Matt Pless, my featured artist, had called out sick. Though I’m sorry about that, it turned into a Lovely evening, a little more relaxed for not having the WEIGHT of the featured artist on the timeline of the night, and it was… it was what I NEEDED to come home to I think.

I was TERRIFIED I’d be too out-of-practice to perform my own songs without getting into my head about it, losing lyrics as I’m wont to do. I was pleasantly surprised that I did okay not just with that, but with pressing all the streaming buttons, webcasting all the right spells. HOWEVER, strangely enough, it’s photography that I got lax about.

Strangely, after a month of doing nothing but photograph the Living HELL out of everything around me, tonight I practically forgot my camera existed.

Must’ve been the music.

Tonight w… some people. I forgot to photograph the list!

  1. rob
  2. Mary Ann Ryan
  3. Bear Dancing Band
  4. Deb & Tom
  5. Peter
  6. Clif Ingram & Dii
  7. Bev
  8. Patrick Smith
  9. Bobby and Raphael
  10. Dii
  11. & Maddie
  12. Safety Bear
  13. Rebecca Berlin
  14. Juels Bland
The intriguing Safety Bear was NOT what I was expecting. I’ve known ABOUT him for quite some time, but it was the first time meeting him. Very cool music, sort of like the Residents meets Skinny Puppy. Ish. We’ll have him back as a featured artist in August!

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