Tag: art
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Fig Tree Open Mic
Roseville is a suburb east from Sacramento, about 20 minutes up I-80. It’s not far, but this bandit rarely travels over there. I know of the giant mall, the quaint old town, and plenty of nice people who live there. Years ago, I did go to a friends house there regularly for band practice, and…
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Creative Wonderlab and euphoria
The Creative Wonderlab in Auburn has an open house jam every last Sunday of the month. I’ve been attending for the past few, and I will continue to. It’s improvisational, it’s comfortable, it’s fun! There’s a feeling that comes with mindfulness in sound and participating in its movement. There is contentment, and there’s some kind…
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Musiclandria
I first visited the Library of Musiclandria for a Sacramento Songwriters group event last fall. It was a songwriter’s open mic for originals. I remember playing my sing-along song, and that was the first time that it really worked! The people were kind, the space was a little odd but welcoming, and I knew I’d…
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A return to open mic, The Russ Room
Got active this week. Since I’m not spending every free moment considering how to mix the album, I have this freed up time and attention now. Still working on finishing that up for the release, but it’s much less intensive. I felt up for going out late on a weeknight last Thursday. I would get…
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Ace of Spades concert
Ace of Spades survived the pandemic and I got to attend a concert headlined by Pine Grove. Masks were “requested by the band”, and hand sanitizer was readily avaiable. In March 2020 I had tickets for an Ace of Spades concert to see PUP. After canceling three times, they eventually just issued refunds. PUP will…
Three Armed Bandit 