Itchy

[elph8]

I read at The Hideout last night---the first time I've read at a non-slam event in months and months. I almost never go to readings other than the slam, which is half by design, often by forgetfulness. And when all you do is slam, you forget what it's like to leave a stage without scores popping up. Turns out, I like that. And then you also get to

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[kat0ninetales]

I don't have a lot of experience with open mics, but LA Green is awesome. It seems to be more of a community--the audience and the poets--than would otherwise be the case. At a slam the audience is more critical of you because they want to mentally assign you a score because of the format. That's the name of the game. At an open mic, they just want to hear what you have to say.

[bigsleep666]

The Neo Soul open mic is the best open mic in town and I highly recommend it. Brian keeps the energy up and the audience is really into it. A lot of people at Neo Soul go to listen. At the Hideout and Ruta Maya open mics, a lot of people go to read, so it's a little different feeling. Not necessarily good or bad, but different. When time permits, I like to go to all three. The slam, however, is more of an event. It's much more of a show.

[dny]

I agree with this... neo soul is definitely the best open mic in town. neo-soul has so much energy it's practically a slam.

followed closedly by the hideout... but the first hour often drags.

:)

yeah

[frogman1975]

Nothing against Chris, he is a great guy and tries his damndest, but the Hideout, as a Monday night gig, is just way chill.
Neo-Soul, from my one time there, was WAY high energy. But erotic type pieces really seemed to go over better there than anything else, and I'm too demure for that.

[brazencaucasian]

at Mental Graffiti we do open mics as kind of an extension of the slam. you don't get scored but you're encouraged to not go too long. i dig the open mic. you get to see more daring unconventional work.... like joel with a miners lamp reading personal ads.

[violetdusk]

I get the itch to leave Austin all the time. I love it so much, it has nothing to do with that. It's strange though, a month after I'm gone, I start to miss it with my whole soul. It's like I just had to get away from it to realize why it's the greatest city I've ever lived in. Then, after a few months away, I come home and it makes it that much sweeter.

Come visit me before leaving on your world tour! ;)

[elph8]

Or maybe YOU should just move home. Ya know, hooooooooooome.

[modmoda]

Do you have plans yet for Friday night? Dinner??

[elph8]

There are tentative plans, which I expect to fall through. Holla.