January 14th, 2025. The SPARK with Ricky Lopez.
With the new year I’m HOPING to keep things tighter. It’ll make me feel better about the night, and getting home before midnight on Tuesdays is going to make me,
January 7th, 2025. The SPARK w MO.
This month I’ll be bringing a lot of my Baltimore regulars down to Takoma Park one by one, and as I do I get to learn a little bit about
December 31st, 2024. It goes past 11 at the SPARK Open Mic.
Another holiday eve, another “wife’s gotta gig” night. Another “Dave’s wife is in South Carolina” night. And so, as foretold, we aimed to get to midnight playing music. This was
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December 24th, 2024. This is Christmas Eve (at the Takoma SPARK open mic w Fold Up Your Chairs).
Ha – a little bit of snow last night, just enough to make me blink my eyes as I wake up and wonder what’s wrong with the backyard! Kristen’s got
December 17th, 2024. The SPARK w Phillip Hough.
Before heading down to the Spark tonight I did some Sharif and Heather recording for Heather’s song “Caliber”. We made some music, grabbed some tacos, made some music, and then
December 4th, 2024. Last night at the SPARK w Bill Baker + Nightmares.
Nightmares last night. Strangely coherent dreams over the last several days. No false memories. No moments of confusion upon waking. But hard emotions. Memories of my dad. Driving. Woods. Old
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November 26th, 2024. The SPARK w Average Joey.
Ain’t nothing average about this guy. A remarkably polished set that got me in the middle of my feels about imposter syndrome. Generally I’ve found that the more professional the
November 12th, 2024. The SPARK w Sense of Wonder
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
November 5th, 2024. Election Day Blues at the SPARK w Robert Lighthouse.
Tongue-in-cheek title aside, I don’t have a good feeling about the upcoming election. I try to make my open mics safe spaces for ALL comers, but ESPECIALLY on the political
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October 29th, 2024. The SPARK w D Davis.
It was cool to hear a longer set out of D. Davis, and whether it was because he was the feature, or simply because he stood up tonight, I got