New Blog: Minnesota Microphone
Posted: on 06 Jan 09 by Erica Mauter Comments: 2 Comments
Categories: Arts
Tags: minnesota microphone, mn mic, slam, spoken word
Categories: Arts
Tags: minnesota microphone, mn mic, slam, spoken word
Minnesota Microphone is a place to find out about the local spoken word and slam community.
There will be followups of slams, interviews and photo shoots with spoken word artists (both local and touring), discussions of open mics and events here in Minnesota, explanations and discussions about slam rules and themes, and visual and audio media so that you know just what you might be getting into.
Sweet!
They just debuted in December and have already got lots of good info if you’re new to that scene. Perhaps most importantly, they’ve got a calendar going.
They’ve also very kindly supplied “MN Mic” as a nickname.
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January 6th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
YAAY! I have been seeing more about spoken word events in the TC lately and have been intrigued. Thanks for sharing this!
January 6th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
There’s so much more to this scene than I had realized. And I pretty much only know what I know from rabidly attending the Fringe Festival. I wouldn’t have thought that I’d like it, but I have really liked everything I’ve seen.
I gather there are differences between “slam” and “spoken word,” but I’m not totally clear on what they are and I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive. Clearly some performers go back and forth between the two. The subject matter runs the gambit from comedy to political.
Anyway. Yeah, it’s pretty cool, and the community here seems to be pretty strong.