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 Baltimore-based singer/songwriter, poet and author Tavair Dominque is a positive FORCE on the local music scene - and I do mean FORCE. It's not a happy-go-lucky grin, it's the grin into the wind, fighting the good fight and bringing an aggressive sound of positive change to every chord. Tavair has crossed half the country to become part of our Maryland scene, and that perspective seeps into his writing and performance. Infectious rhythms underlie socially-conscious, self-aware messaging that make him not just an incredible performer, but someone who's not afraid to lead his audiences somewhere good. Sponsored in conjunction with Institute of Musical Traditions AT School of Musical Traditions, down the street from HOUSE of Musical Traditions, this is a rare thing : 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! This is NOT a restaurant so bring your own food or NON-ALCOHOLIC* drink if you want to eat or drink! We have some snacks and drinks available for a reasonable donation. 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. After 10pm we switch to just one song as we are victims of our own success! We webcast Live on Facebook.com/robsopenmics, YouTube.com/robsopenmics and Twitch.tv/robilyaimy *This is a school and alcohol is absolutely prohibited donchaknow! (fb)

Monday Night VOM -Episode 267 (268 JC, 212 EC) Live on Facebook, YouTube & Twitch 7-9pm ET VOM with us and LET IT ALL OUT on Mondays at 7pm ET. 2 pieces / 10 minutes whichever’s shorter. Every first Monday of the month we’ve got a new song topic – next month is : "Gotta stop looking at that like it matters" For further details or to signup visit robsopenmics.ilyaimy.com. Webcasting LIVE on YouTube, Facebook & Twitch. All are welcome! No hate speech. (fb)