Tuesday night open mics at Takoma Spark.
School of Musical Traditions | 7112 Willow Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 | signup at 6.30pm, music at 7pm
Sponsored in conjunction with Institute of Musical Traditions, this is a small LISTENING ROOM open mic. The evening is free, but every night we have a featured artist and we hope that you can support them by tipping or purchasing merch!
Tonight’s featured artist is Laura Baron – I’ve been working with Laura for… wow… an immensely long time. Barring misspellings (always possible) Laura shows up in the Journal for the first time when we played a benefit for those affected by Hurricane Sandy in January of 2013. Over a decade ago I wrote “T’was a Hell of a lineup: Laura Baron was apparently responsible for reminding me that there are about a billion chords out there that I don’t know. Will probably never know.” Since then I’ve been honoured to work with her on a bunch of projects, mostly as a designer, getting behind-the-scenes peeks at the beauty of her eclectic, jazzy, world-music-infused songs ahead of the rest of the world. She smiles and it’s infectious, she sings and it’s Life-affirming. And yep, she still knows more chords than I EVER will.
Laura Baron is an accomplished and talented singer-songwriter, known for her ability to inspire and entertain her audience. Her unique blend of indie folk, finger snapping jazz, and world influences adds depth and richness to her songs, making her music both engaging and thought-provoking. Tonight she will be joined by Jon Nazdin on bass.
This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or drink if you want to eat or drink! We have a house keyboard, but it’s a small space, unable to support acts larger than a quartet, and no drumkits. 2 songs, 10 minutes, 1 pun – whichever’s shorter. We are webcasting Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/ilyaimy