April 4th, 2023. The Spark w Michelle Swan.
Michelle Swan existed somewhere outside of the Okay Cafe orbit as I was “growing up”. The late 90s / early 2000s saw me hanging around with some of Audrey’s singer/songwriter
March 31st, 2023. Money.
When you don’t have money things just spiral out of control. And by “money” I mean “Money”. I HAVE “money”. Day-to-day, Hell, I’ve got enough that I’m tempted regularly by
March 28th, 2023. The Spark with Dalton Potter.
It’s always SOMETHING with me, isn’t it? Two weeks ago wind blew the power out. Last week everything was green. This week I forgot to bring a battery for my
March 21st, 2023. The Spark w From the Dirt.
Lights are a PROBLEM some nights. I’m sort of frustrated with the light trees we’ve got and so I firmly leave them in the hands of, and at the feet
March 7th, 2023. The Spark with Bobby Thompson.
T’was a slow night at the spark, till it t’weren’t. I feel like I say that a lot. I wonder if the lighting and everything, for as great as it
February 28th, 2023. The Open Spark with Petrichord.
Last night with Petrichord was Lovely. A slightly below-average list (in length, not talent) came in a slightly above-average time because of continued tech problems. Since last week David had
February 21st, 2023. The Open Spark w Elena La Fulana.
I’m setting up for open mic night, realizing I’ve not brought one little dangly cable because I’m a terribly unorganized human, then realize that that SIMPLY means we’re only webcasting
February 14th, 2023. The Takoma Open Spark w Dan Hovey.
We do this every Tuesday at the School of Musical Traditions at 7112 Willow Ave, Takoma Park, MD. Signup at 6, music at 7, moderately family-friendly, 2 songs / 10
More…February 14th, 2023. The Takoma Open Spark w Dan Hovey.
February 9th, 2023. Burning.
It’s been a day. And not a particularly good one. It’s been a week. And that week’s been similar to this day, though there’s been high points and low points
February 7th, 2023. rob Day at the Spark.
Today I’m 48. What a strange concept. There were days, years and decades I didn’t think I’d make it this far. I guess now it’s my responsibility to make it