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TOUR HISTORY

HISTORY OF TOUR DATES

MAY 2001:

May 12, 2001 The Venus, Seattle, WA

May 25, 2001 Cafe Allegro, Seattle, WA

May 29, 2001 Beautiful Lumber Benefit Slam, Ballard Firehouse, Seattle, WA

JUNE 2001:

June 6, 2001 Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA, 9pm

June 9, 2001 Olympia Arts Festival Slam, 11pm, Olympia, WA

June 16, 2001 Morgan State University Invitational, 7pm, Baltimore, MD

June 17, 2001 Grand Rapids, MI

June 19, 2001 Kalamazoo Slam, Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI, 8pm

June 20, 2001 Exhibition with Team Kalamazoo, Portage Public Library, Kalamazoo, MI

June 21, 2001 Subterranean, Chicago, IL

June 23, 2001 Columbia Festival of the Arts, Slayton House, Columbia, MD, 9pm

June 24, 2001 Open Slam, 400 8th St NW, Washington, D.C., 7:30pm

June 25, 2001 SLAMicide at XandO! 3003 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 7:30pm

JULY 2001:

July 9, 2001 Home Alive Benefit, I-Spy, Seattle, WA, 8pm

July 21-22, 2001 Big Sur Team Slam with Team WORDCORE (Big Poppa E, Gregory Hischack, Buddy Wakefield and Morris Stegosaurus), Big Sur, CA

July 31 – August 5, 2001 NATIONAL POETRY SLAM, SEATTLE, WA

AUGUST 2001:

August 7, 2001 Bukowski’s, Vancouver, Canada, 9:30pm (604)214-1348

August 8, 2001 Seattle Slam, Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA

August 12, 2001 Paradise Lounge, San Francisco, CA

August 14, 2001 San Jose Slam, Wave’s Smokehouse & Saloon, San Jose, CA

August 15, 2001 Bezerkeley Slam, Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA

August 16, 2001 Mambo Mambo, Oakland, CA, 8pm

August 19, 2001 Big Damn Poetry Slam, Upstairs at the Blue Cafe, 210 Promenade, Long Beach, CA, 3pm

August 19, 2001 33 1/3, Los Angeles, CA

August 20, 2001 Prado Room at Joslyn Center, 210 North Chapel Ave, Alhambra, CA, 7:30pm

August 21, 2001 Da Poetry Lounge, Hollywood, 9pm

August 21, 2001 Poetic Licence, Zen Restraunt, Los Angeles, CA

August 22, 2001 Ugly Mug Cafe, 261 North Glassell, Orange, CA

August 23, 2001 Mysteries, Movies & Mayhem, 14925 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 818.905.9191

August 23, 2001 Tanner’s on Sepulveda, Los Angeles, 8-10pm

August 24, 2001 Millenia, with Bess Kepp, Pamona, CA, 9:30pm

August 25, 2001 KXLU-LA Radio, 8-9pm

August 25, 2001 Kuame & Apple’s joint, Westchester, CA, 10pm

August 26, 2001 San Diego Slam, Urban Grind Coffee House, 3797 Park Blvd. (in Hillcrest) San Diego, CA

August 27, 2001 Coyote Joe’s, 116 South Montezuma Street (upstairs) on historic Whiskey Row, Prescott, AZ, 7-8:30pm.

August 29, 2001 Essenza Slam, Mesa, AZ

August 30, 2001 Lucky Dragon, Phoenix, 8:30 – 9:30pm

SEPTEMBER 2001:

September 2, 2001 The Spoken World Internet Show with Bob Nelson, 9pm

september 3, 2001 107 South San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, AZ, 7:30pm

September 7, 2001 R.B. Winning’s Coffee Company, Albuquerque, NM, 7pm

September 8, 2001 Blue Dragon Coffee House, Albuquerque, 11pm

September 9, 2001 On 89.9 KUNM-Albuquerque Radio at 11:30pm

September 12, 2001 Book & Bean, inside UNLV library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 7:30pm

September 13, 2001 West Charleston Library, 6375 West Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV, on the Community College Campus

September 14, 2001 Jitter’s, 2457 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV

September 16, 2001 The Big Damn Poetry Slam, Long Beach, CA, 3pm.

September 16, 2001 Chromosome X, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 8:30 pm.

September 18, 2001 Redondo Poets, The Coffee Cartel, Redondo Beach, CA, 7 pm. (tentative)

September 19, 2001 Bezerkeley Slam, Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA, 8pm

September 20, 2001 Oakland Slam, Mambo Mambo, Oakland, CA, 9pm

September 21, 2001 Chico Slam, featuring with Morris Stegosaurus

September 23, 2001 Thundering Word Heard in Vancouver, B.C.

September 26, 2001 The Seattle Poetry Slam, Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA, 8pm

September 27, 2001 High School/Booked/Seattle, 3pm

September 28, 2001 Secluded Alley Works, 113 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA

September 29, 2001 10:45am at Eyes Rite…wait, nevermind that.

September 30, 2001 Odd Duck Studios, 1214 10th Ave., Seattle, WA, 11:59 pm

OCTOBER 2001:

October 1, 2001 Vancouver Slam!, Zesty’s, 604.528.9092

October 3, 2001 The Seattle Poetry Slam, Sit-n-Spin, Seattle, WA, 8pm Semi-Finals Slam

October 4, 2001 The James Newman House, 513 18th St., Seattle, 7:30pm

October 5, 2001 UW Workshop Slam, Cafe Allegro at the College Inn, 7:30-9:30pm.

October 7, 2001 Contour, 807 1st Ave., Seattle, WA 7pm – 9pm

October 9, 2001 336 East William St. at the Hillel in San Jose with Eitan Kadosh at a Jewish reading.

October 9, 2001 San Jose Slam, Waves’s Smokehouse Saloon

October 10, 2001 With WORDCORE, CSU Hayward, 7-9pm

October 11, 2001 Hidden Gems of Poetry at West Charleston Library in the meeting room on the Community College Campus/West Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, 7pm

October 12, 2001 Vegas Poets Society, 2457 E. Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV 7pm

October 14, 2001 The Magic Bean, 1211 Cherry Street, Springfield, MO

October 15, 2001 The Abyss, 214 West McDaniel, Springfield, MO

October 16, 2001 The Shanti, Soulard, DiMBy, St. Louis, MO

October 18, 2001 The GRINDER, The Coffee & Tea Exchange (formerly Willow Cafe) 1100 West Thorndale (edgewater), Chicago, IL, 773-907-3500, 8pm

October 19, 2001 John Starr’s Higher Ground, 5256 North Broadway in Andersonville/Chicago area, 8pm

October 21, 2001 THE GREEN MILL in Chicago (birthplace of Slam)

October 23, 2001 Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo, MI 8pm

October 24, 2001 Dara Tribal Village, 1505 West Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL

October 29, 2001 With WORDCORE, UC Davis, Freeborn Hall, 8pm

October 31, 2001 The Jamaican Restaurant, 1704 Broadway, Sacramento

NOVEMBER 2001:

November 2, 2001 With WORDCORE, Sonoma State, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, CA

November 3, 2001 Living Word Festival, Center for Creative Thought, 2169 Folsom Street, Studio 100, San Francisco, CA, 5pm

November 6, 2001 Tourettes Without Regrets, where I will be disproving the myth that a gallon of milk cannot be finished off in 1 hour (WHILE I read). The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph, Oakland, CA

November 7, 2001 With WORDCORE, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 7-9pm

November 8, 2001 Oakland Slam, at the Black Box

November 11, 2001 With Saul Williams, The Justice League, 628 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA, 7pm

November 13, 2001 With WORDCORE, The Woodland High School, Woodland, CA

November 13, 2001 San Jose, CA

November 14, 2001 With WORDCORE, at UC Santa Barbara

November 15, 2001 Oakland Slam, Mambo Mambo, Oakland, CA

November 16, 2001 With WORDCORE, at UC Irivine

November 26, 2001 Espresso Roma in Davis, CA. For more info contact Michael Holt at pigletsu@hotmail.com

November 27, 2001 Waves Smokehouse & Saloon, San Jose, CA

November 30, 2001 With WORDCORE, Colorado College

DECEMBER 2001:

December 2, 2001 Denver/booked (for more info please write to Ted Vaca at duende@interfold.com)

December 9, 2001 DVD Project, San Francisco, The Justice League, 8pm with Jerry Quickley, Annie LaGanga, Shane Koyczan, and 10 other phenomenal spoken word artists from the US and Canada.

December 10, 2001 Essenza in Mesa, AZ, 6pm

December 11, 2001 Albuquerque, NM

December 12, 2001 Galileo’s on the Passeo, 3009 Paseo in the historic arts district, Oklahoma City, with Spontaneous Bob

December 13, 2001 The Transit Bar in Tulsa, OK

December 18, 2001 Sun Poet’s Society at Barnes & Noble (but this ain’t no typical B&N readin’), 321 NW Loop 410, Suite 104, San Antonio, TX, 7-9pm

December 18, 2001 Puro Slam in San Antonio from 10pm = ? (more info comin’)

December 19, 2001 The Mercury Lounge, Austin, TX (for more info contact jacksabbath@yahoo.com)

December 22, 2001 Southmore House in Houston, TX

December 27, 2001 Poets Anonymous at The Spanish Moon, 1109 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA, 7:30pm

December 31, 2001 BACKSTAGE w/Xero in Baton Rouge, LA

JANUARY 2002:

January 2, 2002 M’s Fine & Mellow in Baton Rouge, LA

January 8, 2002 Memphis robs everything I own

January 10, 2002 Java Cabana’s in Memphis, TN (High school kid gives me a backpack and random woman gives me her deoderant)

January 11, 2002 Precious Cargo in Memphis, TN

January 14, 2002 Precious Cargo Exchange in Memphis again

January 15, 2002 Uncommon Blends in Jonesboro, AK

January 16, 2002 Hairspray in Asheville, NC

January 17, 2002 Roanoake, VA

January 20, 2002 Teaism Slam in D.C.

January 21, 2002 Xando Slam in Baltimore, MD (appearance by Sage Francis)

January 22, 2002 Brooklyn Lyceum in Broklyn

January 23, 2002 Nuyorican Poets Cafe in NYC

January 25, 2002 The Frantic Rabbit in Worcester, MA

January 26, 2002 The Moonstruck Cafe in Charlton, MA

January 27, 2002 Java Hut in Worcester, MA

January 29, 2002 The Art House in Newark, DE

January 30, 2002 Siberia in NYC

January 31, 2002 CBGB’s in NYC

FEBRUARY 2002:

February 1, 2002 The Rhombus Gallery in Burlington, VT

February 4, 2002 Bar 13 in NYC

February 5, 2002 Cup of Joe’s in Providence, RI

February 6, 2002 The Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA

February 7, 2002 Gioia’s in NYC

February 10, 2002 The Big Damn Poetry Slam in Long Beach, CA

February 14, 2002 High School performance in LA

February 19, 2002 The Hollywood Slam

February 22, 2002 The Bard’s Collective in BRaintree, MA

February 23, 2002 The Daily Grind in Bridgewater, MA

February 24, 2002 Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH

February 26, 2002 The Transit Bar in Tulsa, OK

February 27, 2002 Insomnia, CA in Albuquerque, NM

February 28, 2002 U of NM, Albuquerque with WORDCORE

MARCH 2002:

March 12, 2002 Oklahoma University with WORDCORE in Norman, OK

March 13-16, 2002 SOUTH x SOUTHWEST

March 17, 2002 Ego’s in Austin, TX

March 19, 2002 Southmore House in Houston, TX

March 24, 2002 Oscar Night

March 28, 2002 UC Sanata Barbara Radio Show Phone-in

APRIL 2002:

April 1, 2002 The Hideout, 7pm, 617 Congress — Austin, TX

April 6, 2002 $1000.00 Invitational — The Bluebonnet Slam at The Horseshoe Club on the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, TX, 8pm

April 16, 2002 With Don McGiver at some Bookstore 7-8:30pm in Albuquerque, then we open for some band that night… this is all I know

APRIL 17, 2002 TRICKLOCK THEATER in Albuquerque

April 19, 2002 The Taos Slam at the Bean, 1033 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur in Taos, NM, 7pm

April 20, 2002 Reptilian Lounge in Albuquerque, NM

April 22, 2002 Flagstaff, AZ, at Northern Arizona University

April 24, 2002 Ugly Mug, in Orange, CA

April 25, 2002 Pig Slam in Los Feliz, CA (LA)

April 27, 2002 Tanner’s, Santa Monica, CA

April 28, 2002 The Big Damn Poetry Slam in Long Beach, CA (last show ever at the Blue Cafe)

April 30, 2002 Coffee Cartel in Redondo Beach

MAY 2002:

May 1, 2002 The Flypoet Showcase (say my name at the door) 2120 Wilshire Blvd., Hollywood, CA 8pm

May 2, 2002 Colorado College with WORDCORE

May 3, 2002 harley Party/Foam Keg Dilemma, Colorado College

May 5, 2002 The Big Damn Poetry GRANDSLAM, 4pm

May 7, 2002 Flamson Middle School in San Luis Obispo, CA

May 8, 2002 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with WORDCORE

May 10, 2002 Cross Cultural Convention “Engaging & Transcending Differences” with Cal Poly Students of San Luis Obispo, Guadalupe, CA

May 12, 2002 CoLab: ORATION in Hollywood, CA

May 13, 2002 The Lux in Phoenix, AZ

May 14, 2002 The Paisley Violin in Phoenix, AZ

May 15, 2002 Essenza in Mesa, AZ

May 16, 2002 The Lucky Dragon in Mesa, AZ

May 17-18, 2002 ARIZONA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in Arcosanti!

May 20, 2002 CSU San bernadino with WORDCORE

May 21, 2002 Eureka, CA at The Vista with WORDCORE

May 22, 2002 Portland, OR with WORDCORE

May 23, 2002 WORDCORE’S FINAL SHOW at the University of Washington in SEATTLE (HOME!!!!), WA

May 24, 2002 Poetry Games in the U District, Seattle, WA

May 24, 2002 WORDCORE at Odd Duck Studios, Seattle, WA

May 25, 2002 My beautiful sister graduates high school and I can’t be there so I spend the day celebrating her life.

May 26, 2002 Vancouver, B.C. with T. Paul

May 27, 2002 Cafe Deux Soliel with my favorite slammers at The Vancouver Slam

May 28, 2002 Bukowski’s in Vancouver, B.C.

May 29, 2002 HOME HOME HOME with THE SEATTLE SLAM!

May 30, 2002 Bellingham College Viking Union 565, 7:30 pm, Bellingham, WA

JUNE 2002:

June 3, 2002 “Poet’s Monday” at Thai Joe’s in Milwaukee, WI

June 8, 2002 Featuring at the Cleveland Grand Slam

June 18, 2002 Evansville, IN

June 20-22, 2002 THE SOUTHERN FRIED REGIONAL POETRY SLAM, Memphis, TN

June 24, 2002 in Grand Rapids, MI with Greg Bliss

June 25, 2002 Kraftbrau Brewery in Kalamazoo, MI

June 28-29, 2002 THE RUST BELT REGIONAL POETRY SLAM in Columbus, OH

JULY 2002:

July 2, 2002 The Heidelberg in Ann Arbor, MI

July 3, 20 Katie Moss’s wedding, Ann Arbor, MI

July 7, 2002 The Green Mill in Chicago, IL

July 8, 2002 Mental Graffitti in Chicago, IL

July 9, 2002 Kalamazoo Slam at KRAFTBRAU!

July 12, 2002 John Starr’s Higher Ground in Chicago, IL

July 24, 2002 The Y-Not-II in Milwaukee… I DID NOT PERFORM. I WALKED OUT. I REMEMBERED I AM A GROWN MAN, AND FREE. POETS, BEWARE THIS VENUE.

July 27, 2002 in Kalamazoo AGAIN!

July 28, 2002 in Dayton, OH, with Bill Abbott

July 30, 2002 at Cafe Aloha in Chicago

AUGUST 2002:

August 5, 2002 Blue Note, Chicago, IL

August 9, 2002 North Eastern Illinois University

August 13-17, 2002 NATIONAL POETRY SLAM IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN

August 27, 2002 Jet City Slam, at the Central Tavern in Seattle

SEPTEMBER 2002:

September 2, 2002 BUMBERHOOT(!) in Seattle, WA

September 4, 2002 Seattle Poetry Slam, Sit-n-Spin

September 11, 2002 at Sit-N-Spin

September 14, 2002 Waging Peace Festival, Seattle, WA

September 16, 2002 in Bellingham, WA

September 19, 2002 The Black Box in Oakland, CA (qualified for $10,000 slam in NYC.)

OCTOBER 2002:

October 8, 2002 Amphitheater at the ERB Memorial Union, University of Oregon, 12:00-12:45pm

October 22, 2002 in Normal, IL with Joel Chmara

October 23, 2002 in St. Louis, MO at The Red Sea

October 24, 2002 at The Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase in Chicago

October 28, 2002 in Grand Rapids, MI with Greg Bliss

October 30, 2002 in Memphis, TN at Pancho’s Downtown (a solo dinner performance hosted by Thom Holcomb)

October 31, 2002 in Memphis, TN at Java Cabana, then afterparty

NOVEMBER 2002:

November 2, 2002 Jeremy and Shana Sholdis wed; car gets totalled

November 4, 2002 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE at OU in Norman, Oklahoma

November 6, 2002 at Galileo’s in Oklahoma City, OK

November 9, 2002 Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 7pm, Student Center Ballroom.

November 12, 2002 Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI with Jeff Kass

November 13, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio with Scott Woods

November 16, 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA with DJ Brewer at The Shadow Lounge

November 18, 200 in Omaha, NE at Stage Right at 16th & Harvey

November 19, 2002 in Des Moines, IA with Heather Knowles Cottington

November 20, 2002 in Iowa City at The Green Room on Gilbert St.

November 21, 2002 in Sioux City, IA at Uncle John’s Music Cafe from 7:30pm

November 22, 2002 in Minneapolis, MN with Cynthia French

November 23, 2002 in Minneapolis at a Midnight Cabaret

DECEMBER 2002:

December 2, 2002 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE present Patricia Smith, Regie Gibson, Da Boogieman and Buddy Wakefield with Raegan Truax at University of MASS, Boston for World AIDS Day

December 4, 2002 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE (featuring Sekou Tha Misfit) at U of Michigan, Dearborne

December 5, 2002 With Todd Bannon’s students in Climax, MI

December 7, 2002 at Brewed Awakenings in Toledo, OH

December 18, 2002 Slam at Southmore House in Houston, TX

JANUARY 2003:

January 2, 2003 Slam at Ego’s in Austin, TX

January 4, 2003 in Santa Fe with Paul White

January 5, 2003 at Beer & Poetry in Albuquerque, NM

January 6, 2003 Fat Cat’s in Phoenix, AZ 9pm

January 7, 2003 Paisley Violin in Phoenix, AZ 8pm

January 8, 2003 Essenza in Mesa, AZ 8pm

January 9, 2003 Willow House in Phoenix, AZ

January 10, 2003 at Canyon Moon Theater in Sedona, AZ

January 11, 2003 in Tucson, AZ

January 12, 2003 The Wine Bar in Prescott, AZ

January 13, 2003 at a Masonic Temple somewhere in AZ…

January 16, 2003 The Iowa in Las Vegas 7pm

January 17, 2003 Jitters on Green Valley in Las Vegas, 7pm

January 18, 2003 The Peace March in San Francisco to protest the war in Iraq, and a personal profound protest against the man who WAS NOT elected president, but assumed office, George “Dad, can I have a baseball team?” Bush

January 21, 2003 The Green Court Theater in Hollywood, CA 8:45pm

Janurary 22, 2003 The World Stage with Imani Toliver in Los angeles, CA

FEBRUARY 2003:

February 1, 2003 DO NOT FORGET YOUR MOTHER’S BIRTHDAY!

February 2, 2003 The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA

February 3, 2003 Posted to www.poetsagainstthewar.org

February 4, 2003 Clare De Lune in San Diego with M. Kockinos

February 5, 2003 at the Hollywood Canteen in Hollywood, CA

February 6, 2003 The Flypoet Showcase in Snta Monica, CA 8pm

February 7, 2003 with the students of Michael Cirelli in LA.

February 8, 2003 in Pasadena, CA at The Java Zone 7pm

February 9, 2003 Slam in Orange, CA

February 10, 2003 at the Harmony Gallery in Los Feliz, CA

February 11, 2003 at Espresso De Culturo in Los Angeles in support of Michael Cirelli’s students

February 12, 2003 National Day of Poets Against the War

February 18, 2003 at Tourette’s Without Regrets in Oakland, CA 8:30pm

February 19, 2003 at the Berkeley Slam in The Starry Plough

February 20, 2003 at the Black Box Theater in Oakland, CA

February 25, 2003 at UC Berkeley in The Bear’s Lair at 8pm

February 26, 2003 University of Redlands, The Casa Loma Room, 6:30 pm, CA

February 28, 2003 with Rachel Kann and Ragan Fox in San Luis Obispo

MARCH 2003:

March 1, 2003 at Bowerbird’s Birthday Celebration in LA

March 2, 2003 with Rachel Kahn at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood

March 3, 2003 Lysistrata Project in Los Angeles in protest of the war

March 5, 2003 Mahongany Urban Poetry, 1704 Broadway in Sacramento, CA 9:30pm

March 8, 2003 in support of Rahcel Kann’s ensemble, Hollywood, CA

March 9, 2003 Slam in Orange, CA at 7pm

March 11, 2003 at UC Riverside in Support of Mark Gonzales workshop on the relationship between prisoners and corrections officers

March 12, 2003 at The Ugly Mug in Orange, CA

March 13, 2003 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE presents Buddy Wakefield at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

March 18, 2003 Tourettes Without Regrets in Oakland

March 26, 2003 at the Seattle Slam in the Sit-n-Spin, 8pm

APRIL 2003:

April 7, 2003 at University of Vermont (contact Dorothea at 802-656-8637 for more info.)

April 9, 2003 at Kent State University

April 10, 2003 with Shane Koyczan and Malcolm Jamal Warner in Vancouver, BC

April 13, 2003 at Cafe Montmartre in Vancouver, B.c., 8:30pm

April 14, 2003 Cafe Deux Solies in Vancouver BC

April 19, 2003 to support the Polyphonic Spree at Graceland in Seattle, WA

April 23, 2003 Seattle Wild Card Slam

April 27, 2003 Red Sky in Seattle, 7:30 pm

April 28, 2003 Stuart’s in Bellingham, WA, 9:30pm

April 30, 2003 Portland, OR

MAY 2003:

May 1, 2003 Bookies in Portland, OR 9pm

May 2, 2003 Seattle Grand Slam

May 4, 2003 In San Francisco, write lululove@speakeasy.org for more info.

May 6, 2003 Seneca Youth Center in Castro Valley, CA, 11am

May 11, 2003 Second Sundays/Storyville in San Francisco, CA, 10pm

May 13, 2003 Wave’s Smokehouse in San Jose, CA 8:30pm

May 14, 2003 at the Rubber Chicken Slam in Monterey, CA

May 15, 2003 THE BULLHORN COLLECTIVE presents Neil The Wymsical Jell-o and a BIG MONEY SLAM at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

May 16, 2003 The Rapp Salon in Santa Monica, CA 7:30pm

May 18, 2003 Orange County Slam Team Finals

May 20, 2003 Tourette’s Without Regrets/Stork Club in Oakland, CA

May 25, 2003 LOS FELIX SEMI-FINALS in Hollywood, CA, Tamarind Theater

May 31, 2003 Taping “Urban Graffitti” for Boricua Films, Hollywood, CA

JUNE 2003:

June 2, 2003 Los Feliz Slam Team Finals, Los Feliz, CA

June 3, 2003 at Cobalt Blue in Conoga Park, CA 9pm

June 4, 2003 at the Starry Plough in Berkeley, with Jason Carney

June 5, 2003 at The Black Box in Oakland, CA on Telegraph, 9pm

June 7, 2003 In Eugene, OR. More info at: foolscapbooks@clipper.net.

JULY 2003:

July 16, 2003 Seattle Slam Bumbershoot qualifier

July 22, 2003 Fundraiser for the Vancouver BC Slam Team

AUGUST 2003

August 6th – 10th in Chicago for the 2003 National Poetry Slam

August 10, 2003 with Sage Francis at The Abby in Chicago, IL, 9pm

August 11, 2003 at Gabe’s Oasis in Iowa City, IA, 9pm

August 12, 2003 at Kieran’s Irish Pub in Minneapolis, MN

August 13, 2003 Minneapolis, MN

SEPTEMBER 2003:

September 1, 2003 Bumbershoot Slam, Seattle, WA

September 7, 2003 The Rabbit Hole, portland, OR

September 18, 2003 Comedy Central pilot, Los Angeles, CA

September 19, 2003 DVD Project for SlamChannel.com, Los Angeles, CA

OCTOBER 2003:

October 2, 2003 The Wild Rose in Seattle 8pm

October 6, 2003 Mr. Spot’s Chai House, with Jack McCarthy, Seattle, WA

October 8, 2003 The Seattle Slam at Capitol Hill Arts Center (12th & Pine), 8:30 pm

October 9, 2003 The Center House High School in Seattle, WA

October 15, 2003 The Seattle Slam

October 22, 2003 The Seattle Slam

October 24, 2003 Port Angeles High School, Port Angeles, WA

NOVEMBER 2003:

November 7, 2003 A High School booked by the Seattle Reparatory Theater, WA

November 11, 2003 University of Northern Michigan with Sage Francis and Regie Gibson

November 24, 2003 Stuarts’s in Bellingham, WA

November 25, 2003 Whatcom County Community College in Bellingham, WA, 1:30 pm

November 26, 2003 with Shawn Vines in the Leo K at the Seattle Reperatory Theater, 9am

DECEMBER 2003:

December 2, 2003 Experience Music Project, Seattle, WA

December 4, 2003 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s “Another Type of Groove”

December 10, 2003 Seattle Poetry Slam, at the Joint, Seattle Slam Semi-Finals

December 17, 2003 Seattle Slam

December 18, 2003 Poets Against the War, 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, 7pm

JANUARY 2004:

January 6, 2004 Wave’s in San Jose, CA

January 7, 2004 Starry Plough in Berkeley, CA

January 12, 2004 L.A. Green’s Unurban 3301 Pico Blvd – Santa Monica, CA, 9pm

January 14, 2004 Chico, CA

January 21, 2004 FEATURING and FUNDRAISING at The Seattle Slam for the individual World Poetry Slam!

January 22, 2004 Roosevelt High School Feature

January 29, 2004 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

January 29, 2004 Pioneer High School, 12 noon, Ann Arbor, MI

FEBRUARY 2004:

February 3, 2004 in New York City, filming for Def Poetry Jam

February 4-7, 2004 at the individual World Poetry Slam!

February 11, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

February 24, 2004 at Thumper’s, Seattle, WA

Feburary 27, 2004 at The Cottage 846 NW 60th Street Seattle, WA, 6:30pm

MARCH 2004:

March 4, 2004 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

March 9, 2004 Spokane Falls Community College, WA

March 15, 2004 ReBar, 8pm in Seattle with ORATRIX for the World Championship Title celebration!

March 18, 2004 at The Center School, Seattle, WA

APRIL 2004:

April 5, 2004 at UC Santa Cruz

April 9, 2004 at Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA

April 16, 2004 at the Austin International Poetry Festival!

April 18, 2004 at Club Clearview, Dallas, TX

April 20, 2004 Austin SlamOff!

April 22, 2004 at University of Vermont, Burlington

April 24, 2004 at the Bluebonnet Slam, Conroe, TX

MAY 2004:

May 8, 2004 Mesa, AZ Slam Finals

May 11, 2004 at Seattle University

May 12, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

May 16, 2004 at Backstage Productions in Kingston, NY

May 17, 2004 at In The Mood Gallery, Kingston, NY. Contact Mike Burhans for more info at inthemoodgallery@earthlink.net

May 21, 2004 Bullhorn Collective Exhibition Slam at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with Danny Solis, Tara Hardy, Sini Anderson, Regie Gibson, Sekou Tha Misfit, Gina Loring, Mush, Geoff Trenchard, Jamie Kennedy, Mike McGee and Taalam Acey

May 23, 2004 Seattle Touring Arts Roster

May 26, 2004 The Seattle Slam for the Seattle P.I.

JUNE 2004:

June 4, 2004 Birthday… Be prompt with presents and avoid fiscal modesty.

June 6, 2004 at Gabe’s in Iowa City, 9pm

June 12-18, 2004 in Rotterdam for the International Poetry Festival’s World Slampionships. Competing with France, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, Italy, Germany and The Netherlands

June 14, 2004 Interview on NPR airs around 2:30pm

June 22, 2004 at The Wild Rose for Seattle Spit

June 24-July 5, 2004 Stanford University

JULY 2004:

July 9, 2004 Seattle rally and benefit for Micah Painter

July 16 – Aug 22, 2004 Back at Stanford University

AUGUST 2004:

August 25, 2004 Sacramento City College, 6:30pm

SEPTEMBER 2004:

September 3-6, 2004 Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA

September 19, 2004 Featured on Russell Simmons Presents HBO’s Def Poetry Jam

September 22, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

September 29, 2004 at The Seattle Slam

OCTOBER 2004:

October 2, 2004 at Studio 7 in Seattle with Face to Face and others for anti-Bush-ness

October 8, 2004 at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska 11:30-1pm

October 8, 2004 at CEC High School in Fairbanks, Alaska 2-4pm

October 9, 2004 at University of Alaska, Fairbanks

October 13, 2004 benefit for Equality Now, Last Supper Club, Seattle, 8pm

October 13, 2004 at The Seattle Slam, 9pm

October 17, 2004 at Cafe Allegro for Youth Speaks Seattle

October 20, 2004 at The Seattle Slam, 8pm

October 26, 2004 at Consolidated Works for the Seattle Touring Arts Roster

October 29-30, 2004 on Carlotta’s Late Night Wing Ding, 10:30pm, Seattle

NOVEMBER 2004::

November 3, 2004 at The Center School in Seattle with Shawn V and Christa Bell, 9am

November 4-6, 2004 in Marlboro, MA for East Coast Region NACA

November 10, 2004 at Shorecrest High School, Seattle, 10:10am

November 12, 2004 at Sonoma State, CA with Mike McGee

November 18, 2004 BBC Radio interview at 2:30

November 19, 2004 in London, England at The Poetry Society Cafe

November 20, 2004 in Birmingham, England

November 22, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland at Avalon…

November 23, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland at Brogan’s

November 24, 2004 at The White House in Limerick, Ireland

November 26, 2004 in Glasgow, Scotland with Jem Rolls at Oran Mor

November 28, 2004 in Stockton-on-Tees, England

November 29, 2004 at University of Wales – Bangor, North Wales

November 30, 2004 at Compact Theater in Manchester, England

DECEMBER 2004::

December 2, 2004 at The Cumberland Arms in Newcastle, England

December 3, 2004 in Belfast, Northern Ireland to see The Beta Band’s Farewell Tour!

December 4, 2005 at The Poetry Place for Farrago, 22 Betterton St, London

December 5, 2004 in Liverpool at Rear window Cafe, The FACT Centre, Wood St, 7:30

December 6, 2004 at The Hollyrood Tavern in Edinburgh, Scotland

December 7, 2004 at Hammer & Tongue in Oxford, England

December 8, 2004 in Bristol, England

December 9, 2004 at The Amerika Haus with Derrick Brown in Munich, Germany

December 10, 2004 at BCN in Frankfurt, Germany

December 21, 2004 in Nueremberg, Germany

JANUARY 2005::

Januray 12, 2005 at The Seattle Slam

January 22, 2005 in the Student Union at Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, 9pm (BLIZZARD CANCELLATION, to be rescheduled)

January 28, 2005 in The Meow Meow (that’s right, kitty) – 527 SE Pine Street, Portland Community College-Sylvania, Portland, OR, 7pm

January 29, 2005 in Crow’s Nest – Campus Center at Connecticut College in New London, CT, 9pm

FEBRUARY 2005::

February 2, 2005 The Seattle Slam Semi-Finals for team competition

February 8, 2005 at Lyndon State College, Vermont

February 10-12, 2005 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals in Worcester, MA

February 13, 2005 at The Poet’s Asylum in Worcester, MA (15th Anniversary!)

February 15, 2005 State College of New York, Oneonta

February 16, 2005 at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, 8pm

February 17, 2005 at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, NYC, 212.614.1224, 6pm

February 18, 2005 in The Den at Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY, 9pm

February 24, 2005 at Plymouth State College, NH in The HUB Fireplace Lounge, 8pm

February 26, 2005 with Sage Francis, Jared Paul, C.R. Avery and Soliloquists of Sound at The Showbox, Seattle, 8pm

MARCH 2005:

March 2, 2005 Featured at The Seattle Slam

March 3, 2005 at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

March 9-12, 2005 San Diego, CA

March 15, 2005 at North Idaho College, Coeur D Alene, ID

March 16, 2005 at Berzerkeley Slam in the Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA, 9:30pm

March 18, 2005 at The Terrace, Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY, 9:30pm

March 19-26 in Oakland, CA to finish new CD.

March 30, 2005 in Boomers at University of Pittsburgh in Titusville, PA, 8:30pm

APRIL 2005:

April 1, 2005 in Philadelphia, PA for APCA

April 4, 2005 in The Marketplace at University of Maine, Orono, 9pm

April 5, 2005 in McGovern Hall at St. Joseph’s University, West Hartford, CT, 8pm

April 6, 2005 with appearance by Tom Inhaler and Sage Francis in Harborside Recreation Center at Johnson and Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island, 9pm

April 7, 2005 The Hill at Stonehill College, North Easton, MA, 7pm

April 8, 2005 at Roger Williams University in New London, CT

April 9, 2005 at University of New Hampshire in The Memorial Union, Durham, NH

April 12, 2005 with Corrina Bain in Main Lounge at College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, 8pm

April 13, 2005 with Corrina Bain in BACCHUS Theater, Perkins Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, 7:30pm

April 15, 2005 in the Alumni Lounge at Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH, 8pm

April 21, 2005 with Individual World Poetry Slam Finalists Andy Buck(Ausitn) and Jaoquin Zihuatanejo(Dallas) at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, 7pm in The Twilight Ballroom

April 22, 2005 at the Bluebonnet Slam in Conroe, TX

April 23, 2005 supporting National Youth Slam Finals in San Francisco

April 27, 2005 at The Starry Plough in Berkeley, CA

April 29, 2005 to speak at dinner honoring Sam Hamill, founder of Poets Against the War, for Lifetime Achievemnet Award, Whidbey Island, WA

April 30, 2005 at Burning Word Festival on Whidbey Island, WA

April 30, 2005 Seattle Grand Slam at The Catwalk, 172 S. Washington St. in Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, 8pm

MAY 2005:

May 3, 2005 at The Seattle Slam

May 6-7, 2005 at Col Poly San Luis Obispo

May 12, 2005 Sedona, AZ

May 16, 2005 at UCLA with Ratpack Slim, UCLA students only, outdoor concert, Noon

May 26, 2005 in the Jewel Box Theater at Rendezvous, 2322 2nd Ave, Seattle, 8pm, for David C. La Terre’s book release

JUNE 2005:

June 3, 2005 Benefit show for Teen Link and Youth Speaks Seattle

June 4, 2005 Send butterscotch birthday cookies and large checks on the double.

June 9-21, 2005 in Rotterdam

JULY 2005:

July 2, 2005 in St. Ignace, Michigan to preside over the marriage of Danielle Plunkett and Tim Johnson

July 3, 2005 in St. Ignace, Michigan to preside over the marriage of Cathy Bliss and Ben Stiltner

July 7, 2005 at The Oakland Metro for Tourette’s Without Regrets in Oakland, CA, 8:45pm

July 8-10, 2005 in Oakland finishing new CD

July 11-15, 2005 (dates blocked) Vancouver Folk Music Festival (rehearsal), Vancouver, B.C.

July 16, 2005 performing with Allison Russell (of Po’ Girl; vox, clarinet), Doug Cox (wiesenborn), Aditya Verma (sarod), Trevor Chan (of No Luck Club; laptop beats), Tarun Nayar (tablas, producer) at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver, B.C., 12:30pm

July 16, 2005 with Ivan Coyote, Shane Koyczan and Mike McGee for “Kitchen Table Stories” at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, 1:45pm

July 17, 2005 performing with Utah Phillips, Mike McGee, Doug Cox, Veda Hille (piano, vox), MC E-Hawk, Adel Awad (percussion) at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver, B.C., 12:30pm

July 17, 2005 with Ivan Coyote and T.O.F.U. on the poetry stage at Vancouver Folk Music Festival, 4:15pm

July 22-31, 2005 at University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI

AUGUST 2005:

August 10, 2005 Round 1, Bout #17, 7pm, in Puccini’s against France, New York City (Louder Arts), Oneonta, Albuquerque and Milwaukee at The National Poetry Slam Finals in Albuquerque, NM

August 11, 2005 Round 2, Bout #12, 9pm, in Flying Star against Chicago (MG), Orlando, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Bowling Green at The National Poetry Slam Finals in Albuquerque, NM

August 13, 2005 Finals Night in Kiva Auditorium/Convention Center at The National Poetry Slam, Albuquerque, NM

August 20, 2005 Ranier Valley Spoken Word Festival, WA

August 25, 2005 at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, 7pm

August 30, 2005 at The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8pm

SEPTEMBER 2005:

September 1-4, 2005 at Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA

September 5, 2005 in Bagley Wright Theater at Bumbershoot Arts Festival for invitatinal Slam with Beau Sia, Roger Bonair-Agard, Sonya Renee and Youth Speaks, Seattle, WA, 8:15pm

September 7, 2005 in The Bog at University Center, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, 8:30pm

September 8, 2005 at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, NYC, 212.614.1224

September 10, 2005 invitational Slam in Howard Johnson’s Ballroom as part of the Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, Norwich, NY

September 11, 2005 at Guernsey Library, Norwich, NY, 2pm

September 12, 2005 in Mills Theater at Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA, 8:30pm

September 13, 2005 at University of Maine, Farmington, 9pm

September 14, 2005 in the Uxbridge High School Auditorium, Uxbridge, MA, 7:30pm

September 15, 2005 in Campus Center Carroll Room at Smith College in Northhampton, MA, 8pm

September 16, 2005 in Worcester, MA for Worcester Youth Slam

September 17, 2005 at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH, 9pm

September 18, 2005 at Java Hut in Worcester, MA

September 20, 2005 at The Seattle Slam in the Mirabeau Room, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

September 21, 2005 with Jack McCarthy, benefit for Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center at Arntzen 100 in Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 7pm

September 23, 2005 for Words of Resistance Pro-Peace movement at Mr. Spots Chai House in Ballard, Seattle, WA, 8pm

September 27, 2005 at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room for Karen Finneyfrock’s farewell show, Seattle, WA, 8pm

September 28, 2005 first day of class for Randy Shinn’s creative writing students in Mary Gates Hall at University of Washington, 4pm, private class

OCTOBER 2005:

October 5, 2005 back at St. Joseph’s University, West Hartford, CT!

October 7, 2005 at Broadway Performance Hall with Tara Hardy for BENT Writing Institute, BENT Mentor Showcase, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm doors

October 9, 2005 workshop for BENT at LGBT Center in Capitol Hill on Pike between 11th & 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 12-1:30pm, 206.253.8607 for info on attending

October 19-30, 2005 Vipassana, Ethel, WA

NOVEMBER 2005:

November 2, 2005 at Capitol Hill Arts Center, Seattle, WA, in support of city-wide student walk-out protesting the war, 4:30pm

November 4, 2005 at The Center School, Seattle, WA, private class

November 8, 2005 at The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8pm

November 14, 2005 in the Babylon Student Center at Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY, 11am (MC’ing the Slam; 5pm performing)

November 15, 2005 workshop in Macfarlane Auditorium, Deperno Hall, Utica College, NY, 1:30pm

November 15, 2005 in Strebel Auditorium in the Strebel Student Center, Utica College, Utica, NY, 7pm

November 16, 2005 in the SLC K. Bruce Sherbine Lounge at Pennsylvania State University, Worthington/Scranton, 7:30pm

November 17, 2005 in the Student Community Center at Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport, 6:30pm

November 18, 2005 at Bruno’s in Reed Campus Center, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend in Erie, PA, 9pm

November 19-25, 2005 in Texas for Turkey Day with Mom

November 29, 2005 Shorecrest High School, Shoreline, WA, private workshop

November 29, 2005 to slam at The Seattle Slam, The Mirabeau Room in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA

DECEMBER 2005:

December 1-31, 2005 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

JANUARY 2006:

January 1-4, 2006 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

January 11, 2006 in Wiestling Student Center on the Main Stage at Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto, 8:30pm

January 12, 2006 in the Community Arts Center Theater at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, 10pm

January 20, 2006 invitational Slam at San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, CA, 5:30pm

January 22, 2006 showcase, Trianon Rendezvous Room, New York City, NY, 9-9:15 pm and 10:45-11pm

January 30, 2006 at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, 22062 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, open to the public, $5, 7:30pm

FEBRUARY 2006:

February 1, 2006 Do not forget your mother’s birthday.

February 2-4, 2006 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, Charlotte, NC

February 7, 2006 at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

February 9, 2006 Interview on KUAC public radio, Fairbanks, AK, 8:50am

February 10, 2006 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Q&A, 1-2pm

February 10, 2006 University of Alaska, Fairbanks, workshop, 4pm-5:30pm

February 11, 2006 with Sage Francis at University of Alaska, Fairbanks in Davis Concert Hall

February 12, 2006 with Sage Francis at Rumrunners, 415 E. Street, Anchorage AK, (907) 278 4493

February 13, 2006 surprise show at Noble’s Diner with Sage Francis for the underage crowd, Anchorage, AK, 8pm

February 15, 2006 a day of 3 high schools: Lathrop (7:50-11am), CEC (11:30-12:30), NPC (1:15-2:15), Fairbanks, AK

February 16, 2006 at Evergreen High School, Seattle, WA, 12:15-2:15pm, private workshop

February 16, 2006 in The HUB at University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 11pm

February 19, 2006 “Smoking Mirrors” radio show in The Forum, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, 5pm

February 19, 2006 in The Forum, Anderson Auditorium, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, 7pm

February 22, 2006 at University of North Florida , Lazzara Theater, Fine Arts Center, building 45 with Mayda Del Valle, Sekou Tha Misfit and Steve Connell in Jacksonville, FL, 8pm

February 23, 2006 at University of Michigan Union U-Club, 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 8pm

February 24, 2006 at Illinois Wesleyan University in the Hansen Student Center, 300 Beecher Street, Bloomington, IL with Robbie Q, 9pm

February 25, 2006 Attending cage fights near Chicago where poet Tim Stafford is refereeing.

February 26, 2006 at The Green Mill, 4802 N. Broadway Ave., Chicago, IL, 773.878.5552, 7pm

February 27, 2006 Fremd High School, Palatine, IL, www.d211.org

February 27, 2006 at Mental Graffiti with Joel Chmara in the Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W. Grand, Chicago, IL, 8pm

February 27, 2006 at WEEDS in Chicago, IL, 10:30pm

February 28, 2006 Papa Pete’s, 502 S Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI, 8pm

MARCH 2006:

March 1, 2006 at University of California at Santa Cruz, Porter College, CA, 8PM

March 3, 2006 at Fire in Kalamazoo, MI, 1249 Portage St, 269-344-6659, 8pm

March 4, 2006 at Nomad Book House, 229 S. Mechanic Street, Jackson, MI, 7:30

March 6, 2006 Colon High School, Colon, MI, 2pm

March 7 at Fowlerville Jr. High, 700 North Grand Avenue, Fowlerville, MI, 7:15am

March 7, 2006 at The Heidelberg, 215 North Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 7:30pm

March 8, 2006 Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI

March 8, 2006 at The Meta Cafe, Sturgis, MI, 103 W. Chicago Rd., 269-651-3600, 7pm

March 14, 2006 in the Student Union Building back at North Idaho College! Workshop at noon, performance at 7pm, Coeur D Alene, ID

March 25, 2006 representing at the Slam for GiRL FeST Bay Area with Rachel Kann and Marc Bamuthi Joseph, www.girlfestbayarea.org, at The Shattuck Down Low, 2284 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 9pm

March 26, 2006 with Andrea Gibson, Studio Z, 314 11th Street at Folsom, San Francisco, CA, representing for the GiRL FeST Bay Area Slam, www.girlfestbayarea.org, 8:30pm

March 27, 2006 at Britannia Arms with Andrea Gibson, 173 West Santa Clara, San Jose, CA, 8pm

March 28, 2006 at Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, CA, 8pm

March 29, 2006 at The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassel, Orange, CA, 7:30pm

March 30, 2006 with Eitan Kadosh’s Creative Writing class, Cal State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, private

March 31, 2006 at Lompoc High School, Lompoc, CA, 515 W. College Dr., 7:45am private

March 31, 2006 with Rachel Kann and Mindy Nettifee at The Found Theater, 599 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA, 8pm

APRIL 2006:

April 2, 2006 at Miyagi’s, 8225 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 8pm

April 3, 2006 “Green” at The Palmer Room in back of Cucina Paradiso, 3387 Motor Avenue, Culver City, CA, 9pm

April 4, 2006 Bishop Diego High School, 4000 La Colina Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 8-2:30

April 4, 2006 at Da’ Poetry Lounge, 544 N. Fairfax Ave one block south of Melrose inside the Greenway Court Theater, Hollywood, CA, 8:45pm-midnight

April 5, 2006 SLO Deliverance Culture Fusion, Linnaea’s Cafe 1110 Garden St. San Luis Obispo, CA

April 6, 2006 Another Type of Groove, Phillips Hall, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA

Aptil 7, 2006 Terra Nova High School in Pacifica, CA

April 7, 2006 in Chico, CA, 8pm

April 8, 2006 in the Bay to celebrate the marriage of Joe Kowalke and Stephen Bowden!

April 11, 2006 at The Seattle Slam

April 15, 2006 BENT Writing Institute workshop, open to public, 1115 E. Pike Street, Seattle, WA, 1-3pm, $10.

April 17, 2006 at Cafe Deux Soleil, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada, 9pm

April 18, 2006 Featured at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room on Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

April 25, 2006 in the Triangle Lounge of Commons Building at Corning Community College, Corning, NY, 12:30pm

April 27, 2006 in the Radisson with Corning Rotary Club (you bet), Corning, NY, private, 1pm

April 27, 2006 in Brezinsky Room at Keuka College in Keuka Park, NY, 9:30pm

MAY 2006:

May 2, 2006 Seattle Wild Card Slam, The Mirabeau Room in Queen Anne, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

May 5, 2006 at Neumo’s on Capitol Hill for The Seattle Slam Finals with CR Avery, 8pm

May 6, 2006 at Nova Poetry Festival, Seattle, WA, 12:30-4pm

May 9, 2006 at Sam’s, 330 E Grayson @ Broadway, San Antonio, TX, 9:30pm

May 10, 2006 at Ego’s in Austin, TX, 510 South Congress, 7:30-10pm

May 11, 2006 at the Black Dog Tavern, 2903 Crocket street, Ft. Worth, TX, (817) 937-8301, 8:30-10:30pm

May 12, 2006 sister graduates college, Huntsville, Texas! 6pm

May 18, 2006 at Tower II, 735 Ralph McGill Boulevard, Atlanta, GA, 8PM

May 19, 2006 Atlanta Horizons School, 1900 Dekalb Ave, Atlanta, Ga, 11-12:30

May 20, 2006 Soul Release Poetry at Boomtown Subterreana, 140 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, FL, 7:30pm

May 21, 2006 at Sunday Sessions, 44 Bull and Broughton Street, Savannah, GA, 9pm

May 23, 2006 at DADA, 52 N Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL, 10:30pm

May 24, 2006 at Will’s Pub, 1850 N. Mills Ave in Orlando, FL, 9:30pm

May 25, 2006 at Stardust, 1842 Winter Park Rd, Orlando, FL, 9:30pm

JUNE 2006:

June 2, 2006 presiding over the marriage of friend and college roommate David Marshall and his bride, Michelle Osborne.

June 4, 2006 You know what I like for my birthday: butterscotch cookie variations and gifts from independently wealthy people. Please be prompt. There was some slacking last year.

June 13, 2006 Lyric Slam at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

June 14, 2006 at The Center School Arts Showcase, Seattle, WA, Room 460, 12:45-1:45

June 14, 2006 premier of documentary based on The Seattle Slam scene at On The House, 1205 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA, 7:30pm

June 20, 2006 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

June 29-30, 2006 teaching workshops for “Slam Camp” at SUNY Oneonta, NY

JULY 2006:

July 1, 2006 with Alix Olson, Marc Smith and Michael Salinger at SUNY Oneonta, NY, 8pm

July 7, 2006 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 7pm

July 24-25, 2006 with C.R. Avery for The Blank Canvas Collaboration Project at The Seymour Art Gallery, 4360 Gallant Ave., North Vancouver, B.C., 8pm

July 31, 2006 at Cafe Deux Soliel for The Salmon Slam, Vancouver, BC, 9pm

AUGUST 2006

August 1, 2006 pre-nationals showcase with Team Seattle (Anis Mojgani, Ryler Dustin, Tia Fields and Buddy Wakefield) at The Seattle Slam in The Mirabeau Room, 8:30pm

August 9, 2006 at Ruta Maya, National Poetry Slam Prelims [bout #9] with Providence, Berkeley, St. Louis and Delray Beach in Austin, TX, 9pm www.austinslam.com/nps06

August 10, 2006 at The Hideout Theater, National Poetry Slam Prelims [bout #19] with Colorado Springs, Sacramento, Corvalis and Hawaii in Austin, TX, 7pm

August 11, 2006 National Poetry Slam, Team Semi-Finals (venue TBA), 7pm

August 11, 2006 Individual Finals at Paramount Theater, 9pm

August 11, 2006 CD RELEASE PARTY for “RUN ON ANYTHING.” It’s finally finished.
Strange Famous Records show with Sage Francis, Jared Paul and Grand Buffet at Emo’s, 603 Red River Street, Austin, TX. Please get yer tickets in advance on this one. Time tba.

August 12, 2006 National Poetry Slam Finals, The Palmer Events Theater, Austin, TX, 7pm

SEPTEMBER 2006

September 9, 2006 Colorscapes Arts Festival in Norwich, NY, noon

September 10, 2006 at Guernsey Memorial Library in Norwich, NY, 2pm

September 12, 2006 at The Seattle Slam at Tost (NEW VENUE!) in Fremont, 8:30pm

September 15, 2006 with Ani DiFranco in the John Van Duzer Theater at Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, doors at 7pm, I go on at 8

September 18, 2006 with Ani DiFranco at Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce, Saratoga, CA, doors at 5:30pm, I go on at 7:40

September 19, 2006 with Ani DiFranco, Hawkins Ampitheater at Bartley Ranch, Reno, NV, doors at 5:30pm, I go on at 7:10

September 22, 2006 with Ani DiFranco, Copley Symphony Hall, 1245 7th Ave, San Diego, CA, doors at 7pm, I go on at 8

September 23, 2006 with Ani DiFranco, Orpheum Theatre, 842 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, doors at 7, I go on at 8

September 28, 2006 in Langsdale Auditorium, University of Baltimore, showcase for Performance Arts Exchange, Baltimore, MD, 10:20-10:35pm

OCTOBER 2006

October 3, 2006 at The Seattle Slam in its new venue TOST (in Fremont), 8:30pm

October 10, 2006 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

October 11, 2006 with Ryler Dustin in Syre Auditorium at Whatcom Community College, 11am

October 11, 2006 with Ryler Dustin and Randy Shinn at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 7pm

October 13, 2006 at Anthony Seeger Performance Hall, Harrisonburg, VA, 7:30pm

October 14, 2006 Greenville, SC, 8pm www.witsendpoetry.com

October 15, 2006 at Wine UP, 3306 N. Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC, 8pm

October 16, 2006 at Enka High School, Candler, NC, 11am, private

October 16, 2006 at the BoBo Gallery, 22 Lexington Avenue, Asheville, NC, 8pm

October 17, 2006 at Shorty’s, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 8pm

October 18, 2006 with Ani DiFranco at Stubbs, 801 Red River, Austin, TX, 8pm

October 20 2006 with Ani DiFranco at Grant Street Dancehall, 113 West Grant Street, Layfayette, LA

October 22, 2006 with Ani DiFranco at House of Blues, 225 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA

October 24, 2006 in The Tiger’s Den at Salem International University, Salem, WV, 7pm

October 25-31, 2006 at Vipassana (unable to be reached during this time) www.dhamma.org

NOVEMBER 2006

November 1-5, 2006 at Vipassana (unable to be reached during this time) www.dhamma.org

Novemebr 7, 2006 at The Atrium, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Superior, WI, 12:30pm

November 8, 2006 Center for the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville-Arts, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI, 8pm

November 14, 2006 fartin’ around at The Seattle Slam in Fremont at TOST, 8:30pm

November 19, 2006 with Youth Speaks at Cafe Allegro, U-District, Seattle, WA, 7pm

November 22-23, 2006 at Vipassana (unable to be reached during this time) www.dhamma.org

November 27, 2006 at Bar 13, 35 E. 13th St., Union Square, New York City, NY, 7:30pm

November 28, 2006 at Urbana in the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (just south of Bleecker, across from CBGBs), New York City, NY, 7pm

November 29, 2006 at Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ, 8pm

November 30, 2006 back at Mohawk Valley Community College! Alumni College Center Room 116, Utica, NY, 7pm

DECEMBER 2006

December 1, 2006 Western Sullivan Public Library, Tusten-Cochecton Branch, 198 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg, NY, 7pm

December 2, 2006 with Patricia Smith in the Ballroom at West Chester University, West Chester, PA, 8pm

December 5, 2006 in The Coffeehouse at New England College, Henniker, NH, 8pm

December 7, 2006 at The Hawaii Slam on Oahu, 410 Atkinson Drive (ground level in the Ala Moana Hotel), 8:30pm

December 12, 2006 with Youth Speaks Hawaii, 4pm

JANUARY 2007

January 2, 2007 feature with Tim Sanders at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

January 9, 2007 at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

January 12, 2007 workshop at The Richard Hugo House, 6pm, show at 8pm, Seattle, WA

FEBRUARY 2007

February 1, 2007 at Cafe Deux Soliels for first round of Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, Vancouver, B.C., 8pm

February 2, 2007 at Zesty’s for second round of Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, Vancouver, B.C., 9:45pm

February 3, 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam Finals at The Rio Theater on Broadway, Vancouver, B.C., 7:30pm SOLD OUT

February 5, 2007 at Cafe Deux Soliels, Vancouver, B.C., 9pm

February 6, 2007 Semi’s at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, 8:30pm

February 12, 2007 In the Round at The Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 8pm

February 14, 2007 at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 6-8pm workshop; 8pm show

February 14, 2007 at Mossaic in Milwaukee, 10:30pm

February 15, 2007 at Mecca Still Waters, WI, 8:30pm

February 16, 2007 at Tenor High School for Youth Speaks, Milwaukee, WI, 10am

February 16, 2007 Racine Correctional Facility, WI, 6pm

February 17, 2007 Urban Word at Genna’s, 105 Main Street, Madison, WI, 7pm

February 18, 2007 at The Green Mill, Chicago, IL, 7pm

February 19, 2007 at Funky Buddha, Chicago, IL, 8pm

February 19, 2007 at Weeds, Chicago, IL, 10:30pm

February 20, 2007 College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL, 7pm

February 21, 2007 at The Coffeehouse, 114 E. Beaufort Street, Normal, IL, 7:30pm

February 22, 2007 at Urban Sandbox, 526 N. Ashland (look for the unmarked green door), Chicago, IL, 8pm

February 23, 2007 at Tongue and Ink Creative Writing Conference with Robbie Telfer in Hansen Hall at Illinois Wesleyan University, 7pm

February 25, 2007 at Ravenwood, 773 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, 8pm

February 27, 2007 at The Brownstone On Main, 122 E. Main St. for Black Pearl Poetry in Columbus, OH, 8pm

February 28, 2007 at Mr. Pitifuls, 1323 Main St., Cincinnati, OH, 8pm

MARCH 2007

March 2, 2007 Fremd High School, 1000 South Quentin, Palatine, IL, 8:30am

March 2, 2007 Comedy Night at The Lincoln Lodge, 4008 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL, 9pm

March 5, 2007 Nebraska Union Ballroom, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 8pm

March 6, 2007 “Shoot Your Mouth Off” at Shea Riley’s, 320 S 72nd Street, Omaha, NE, 9pm

March 7, 2007 at The Yacht Club, 13 S Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, 9pm

March 10, 2007 at the Evergreen Invitational Poetry Slam, Evergreen Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1607 4th Street, Marysville, WA, 7:30pm

March 12, 2007 at The Center School in Seattle, WA, 1:05pm

March 14, 2007 with Don Beck at Esalen, Big Sur, CA (TBA)

March 15, 2007 with Don Beck at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Architecture Building, Berg Gallery (5-105), 6:10pm

March 19, 2007 at Terra Nova High School, Pacifica, CA

March 30, 2007 Argo’s at University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, 7pm

APRIL 2007

April 1-9, 2007 playing rev. for “A Stretch of Presence” producer Levi Lyman in Hawaii.

April 13, 2007 with Derrick Brown at 310 S Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ, 8pm

April 16, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Mama Java’s, 3619 E Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ

April 17, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Verde Valley High School, 3511 Verde Valley School Road, Sedona, AZ, 6:30pm (open to the public)

April 18, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Sedona Red Rock High School 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Rd., Sedona, AZ, 1:30pm

April 18, 2007 with Derrick Brown at Essenza Poetry Slam, 1350 S Longmore, Mesa, AZ, 8pm

April 19, 2007 with Derrick Brown at the Paper Heart Gallery, 750 W. Grand Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 8pm

April 20, 2007 with Derrick Brown and Saul Williams at The Orpheum, 15 West Aspen, Flagstaff, AZ, 8pm. Go to NORAZ for ticket options. They’re way cheaper in advance.

April 22, 2007 at Chop Suey for The Seattle Grand Slam, Seattle, WA

April 24, 2007 for The Seattle Slam at TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA 8:30pm

April 29, 2007 for The Vibe Session at Kamikaze, 4360 Warrensville Ctr. Rd., North Randall, OH, 8pm

MAY 2007

May 1, 2007 for The Seattle Slam at TOST in Fremont, Seattle, WA 8:30pm

May 4, 2007 hosting Youth Speaks Seattle Finals, Seattle University’s Piggott Auditorium, Seattle, WA, 7pm

May 6, 2007 supporting Emily Wells and Oval League at Mars Bar, Seattle, WA, $6

May 17, 2007 at AS220 in Providence, RI

May 22, 2007 at ______ in support of Andrea Gibson and Katie Wirsing, Providence, RI

May 23, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Middle East, 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

May 24, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Middle East, 480 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA

May 25, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancy St., New York, NY

May 26, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancy St., New York, NY

May 27, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Crazy Donkey, 1058 RTE. 110, Farmingdale, NY

May 29, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Trocadero Theater, 1003 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA

May 30, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Ottobar, 2549 North Howard St, Baltimore, MD

May 31, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H Street NE, Washington D.C.

JUNE 2007

June 1, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Cat’s Cradle, 300 E. Main, Carboro, NC

June 2, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Masquerade Downstairs, 695 North Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA

June 4, 2007 (VENUE CHANGE) with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Club at The Social, 54 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL (It’s my birthday, Orlando. Raw organic nuts and healthy snacks for the road… that’s my wish. It’s just a wish.)

June 6, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Parish at House Of Blues New Orleans, 225 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA

June 7, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Warehouse Live, 813 Saint Emanuel St, Houston, TX

June 8, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX

June 9, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Emo’s, 603 Red River St., Austin, TX

June 11, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Launchpad, 618 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM

June 12, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Clubhouse, 1320 E. Broadway Road, Tempe, AZ

June 13, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Club Congress, 311 East Congress, Tucson, AZ

June 15, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Henry Fonda Theater, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

June 16, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Glass House, 200 W 2nd St, Pomona, CA

June 17, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Soma, 3350 Sports Arena Blvd, San Diego, CA

June 19, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA

June 20, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA

June 22, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Roseland Theatre, 8 NW 6TH Ave., Portland, OR

June 23, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA

June 24, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Night Light Theater, 211 East Chestnut St., Bellingham, WA

June 25, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Domino Room, 51 Greenwood Avenue, Bend, OR

June 27, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Venue, 523 Broad Street, Boise, ID

June 28, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at In The Venue, 579 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT

June 29, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, Englewood, CO

June 30, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Gothic Theatre, 3263 South Broadway, Englewood, CO

JULY 2007

July 2, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Sokol Hall/Underground, 13th & Martha 2234 South 13th street, Omaha, NE

July 3, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Blue Note, 17 N. 9th St., Columbia, MO

July 5, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at First Avenue, 29 N. 7th St., Minneapolis, MN

July 6, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Abbey Pub, 3420 West Grace St., Chicago, IL

July 7, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Abbey Pub, 3420 West Grace St., Chicago, IL

July 9, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Intersection, 133 Grandville SW (new Location), Grand Rapids, MI

July 10, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Magic Stick in Detroit, MI

July 11, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland Hts, OH

July 12, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Mr. Small’s, 40 Lincoln Ave., Millvale, PA

July 13, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St, Providence, RI

July 14, 2007 at AS220’s Foo Fest with Prolyphic, Sage Francis, Jared Paul, Alias, Buck 65, and Bombzo the Clown, Providence, RI, 11:30pm

July 15, 2007 with Sage Francis, Buck 65 and Alias at The Station in Portland, Maine

July 17, 2oo7 at The Seattle Slam, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

July 30, 2007 in The Salmon Slam with Team Seattle 2007 (Tara Hardy, Ryler Dustin, Danny Sherrard and me) at Cafe Deux Soleil, Vancouver, B.C.

July 31, 2007 with Team Seattle 2007 at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, 8:30pm

AUGUST 2007

August 4, 2007 with Derrick Brown, Mindy Nettifee, Bucky Sinister, Beau Sia, Amber Tamblyn and Jeffrey McDaniel in Westwood at Brentwood Theater, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm SHARP (doors at 7)

August 5, 2007 Team Seattle (Tara Hardy, Danny Sherrard, Ryler Dustin, Buddy Wakefield) to perform at Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam, Dallas, TX

August 7, 2007 Team Seattle vs. Berkeley, Richmond, VA and Columbus, OH in a preliminary bout for the National Poetry Slam at Ego’s, Austin, TX, 9pm

August 9, 2007 Team Seattle vs. Durham, NC, Knoxville, TN, St. Paul, MN and Lincroft, NJ in a preliminary bout for the National Poetry Slam at Dominican Joe’s, Austin, TX, 7pm

August 14, 2007 at TOST in Fremont for The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

August 16, 2007 at City Hall Plaza, 600 4th Ave. for Offiice of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle, WA 5pm

August 21, 2007 at The Seattle Slam, TOST in Fremont, 8:30pm

August 27, 2007 at State University of New York, Williams Center, Fredonia, NY, 7pm

SEPTEMBER 2007

September 2, 2007 Despite what the programs say, I AM NOT PERFORMING AT BUMBERSHOOT TODAY.

September 3, 2007 with Team Seattle 2007 (Tara Hardy, Ryler Dustin, Angela D, Buddy Wakefield) at Bumberslam, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Leo K Theater, Seattle, WA, 7pm

September 6, 2007 high school level workshop (10am), professional development workshop (1pm), performance (7pm) at Hazard First Federal Center in Hazard, Kentucky

September 9, 2007 playing rev for Daemond and Inti.

September 15, 2007 at Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA with:
7pm James Ray
7:30pm Karen Finneyfrock
8pm Denise Jolly
8:30pm Tara Hardy
9pm Buddy Wakefield
10pm Shawn Smith
11pm CR AVERY
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***Begin Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival Tour (Mike McGee, Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Dan Leamen and Buddy Wakefield)***

September 21, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Horizons School, 1900 DeKalb Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA, 8pm

September 22, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Avenue, Savannah, GA, 7-8pm

September 23, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at 1 Coffee St, Coffee Underground in Greenville, SC, 7:30pm

September 25, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Kennedy Center Ballroom, 11730 Garfield Road, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, 8pm

September 26, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at State University of New York, Oneonta, NY, 8pm

September 27, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Clark University, Worcester, MA

September 28, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 8pm

September 29, 2007 very special guest performances by BLAIR, SHIRA ERLICHMAN and 2007 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL POETRY SLAM CHAMPION DANNY SHERRARD with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA, 8pm

September 30, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Brown University, Providence, RI, 8pm

OCTOBER 2007

October 2, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Westchester Community College, Academic Arts Theater, Classroom Building, Room 200, Valhalla, NY, 10am and 11am

October 2, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at State University of New York, Fredonia, 8pm

October 3, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Brezinsky Room at Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY, 6:30pm

October 4, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival, The Third Room, 56 West Chippewa Street, Buffalo, NY, 8pm

October 7, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Biograph Theater, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 8pm

October 8, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Healing Arts Center, Omaha, NE

October 11, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Bug Theater, 3654 Navajo Street, Denver, CO, 8pm

October 12, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Epicenter, 6100 Soncy Rd, Amarillo, TX, doors at 7:30pm

October 13, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Orpheum in Flagstaff, AZ, 8pm

October 14, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

October 15, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival AND MINDY NETTIFEE at Koo’s Gallery, Long Beach, CA

October 16, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival on a double decker bus (let off some steam party/show)! We wont do the actual show; performing rare peices on a moving bus with a mic, poems delivered to the guests and free booze for all with stops at various Long Beach establishments. Tour of the city. bigredbus.com contact peter joseph: driver/david price: booker 562.668.4001 $20 a head; free booze. 46 people max

October 17, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Angelico Concert Hall at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA, 7:30pm

October 18, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Oakwood High School, Morgan Hill, CA, TBA

October 18, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at UC Berkeley, 7:30pm

October 19, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival in Pacifica, CA (morning/high school)

October 22, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Mobius, 281 Fourth Street, Ashland, Oregon, 8pm

October 23, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Lewis & Clark, Portland, OR

October 24, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA

October 25, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

October 27, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Empyrean Coffee House, 154 South Madison, Spokane, WA, 7:30pm

October 28, 2007 with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria, B.C.

October 29, 2007 The Vancouver Slam (not a scheduled show, just hangin’ out) with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, 9pm

October 30, 2007 TWO SHOWS with Solomon Sparrow’s Electric Whale Revival at The Cottage Bistro on Main, Vancouver, B.C., 7pm and 10pm

NOVEMBER 2007

November 4, 2007 at Mainstage Comedy and Music Club on 1st Ave N., Seattle, WA, 2:40-2:50pm

November 6, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Music Hall Theatre, 147 Danforth, Toronto, ON

November 7, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Music Hall Theatre, 147 Danforth, Toronto, ON

November 9, 2007 with Dennis Kucinich and Ani DiFranco at Orpheum Theatre, One Hamilton Place, Boston, MA

November 10, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD

November 11, 2007 with Dennis Kucinich and Ani DiFranco at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St, Asheville, NC

November 13, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA

November 14, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at Carolina Theatre, 309 West Morgan St., Durham, NC

November 16, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at 9:30 Club, 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC

November 17, 2007 with Ani DiFranco at The Town Hall, 123 W 43rd, New York, NY

November 18, 2007 with Dennis Kucinich and Ani DiFranco at The Town Hall, 123 W 43rd, New York, NY

November 29, 2007 at Firwood School in Lakewood, WA, 11am

DECEMBER 2007
The I Am A Lagan European Tour with Andrea Gibson and Katie Wirsing!!

December 2, 2008 with I Am A Lagan, 77 Bedford Hill, London, England 8pm

December 3, 2008 with I Am A Lagan, Halo Cafe Bar, 141 Gloucester Rd, Bristol, England 8pm

December 4, 2008 with I Am A Lagan at East Oxford Community Centre, Cowley Road/Princes Street, Oxford

December 5, 2008 with I Am A Lagan at Komedia, Gardener Street, Brighton, 8pm

December 6, 2008 with I Am A Lagan at The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, England 9pm

December 7, 2008 with I Am A Lagan, for The Farrago, at The Poetry Place above The Poetry Café, 22 Betterton St, 7:30pm

December 8, 2008 with I Am A Lagan Cambridge, England, TBA

December 9, 2008 with I Am A Lagan, The Waiting Room Restaurant, 9 Station Rd, Eaglescliffe, Stockton on Tees, 7pm

December 11, 2008 wit I Am A Lagan at The Royal Oak, 1 Infirmary St., Edinburgh, Scotland, 0131 557 2976

December 13, 2008 with I Am A Lagan, BBC Foyle Ireland radio interview (4pm), workshop (5pm), performance at Masons (7pm), Derry, Northern Ireland

December 14, 2008 with I Am A Lagan BBC Radio Arts Extra (6:30pm), performance at Belfast Exposed Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 8pm

December 15, 2008 with I Am A Lagan workshop and Christmas dinner with Belfast Poets Touring Group in Derry, Northern Ireland

December 16, 2008 with I Am A Lagan at The Banker’s Pub, Trinity St. (off Dame St.), Dublin, Ireland, 8pm

December 17, 2008 with I Am A Lagan, Ó Bhéal in The Hay Loft, upstairs at The Long Valley, Winthrop Street, Cork, Ireland, 8pm

December 18, 2008 with I Am A Lagan, workshop (6:30pm), performance at Townhall Theater studio (9pm), Galway, Ireland

December 19, 2008 with I Am A Lagan at The Whitehouse in Limerick, Ireland

December 20, 2008 with I Am A Lagan at Cafe Lomo, Ballplatz 2, Mainz, Germany, 8:30pm

December 21, 2008 with I Am A Lagan at the students cafe in building 1 (Cafe Gebaeude 1) within the university complex at Nibelungenplatz, Frankfurt, Germany, TBA

December 26 – 31, 2007 at Vipassana. Cannot be reached during this time.

JANUARY 2008

January 1-6 2008 at Vipassana. Cannot be reached during this time.

January 17, 2008 in Perkins Student Center at Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, Reading, PA, 9pm

January 18, 2008 at Kominsky Auditorium, Husson College, Bangor, ME, 9:30pm

January 19, 2008 with Saul Williams, Iyeoka Okoawo, Carlos Andres Gomez, Jared Paul, Mayda Del Valle, Kayo and George Watsky in the Spingold Theater at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 8pm, Tickets

FEBUARY 2008

February 7, 2008 with Beau Sia, Derrick Brown, Mindy Nettifee, Nate from Cold War Kids, Amber Tamblyn, Gliss, and a long kick ass list of authors for a book release party at The Found Theater, 599 Long Beach Blvd. (at 6th), Long Beach, CA, 7:30pm doors, in support of The Last American Valentine (Write Bloody Publishing) available January 12th, 2008 SOLD OUT

February 12, 2008 reading at Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA, 8pm

February 15-16, 2008 Sister gets hitched in TX. Don’t schedule squat or you’ll get in lots of trouble.

MARCH 2008

March 7, 2008 showcasing at the Mid-Atlantic NACA Festival in East Stroudsburg, PA, 7:25-7:40pm

March 12-16, 2008 San Diego, CA (non-performance related)

March 28, 2008 APCA Conference, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 12-2pm

March 28, 2008 at WOH’s Place, Todd Wehr Center, Carthage College, WI, 8pm

APRIL 2008

April 2, 2008 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA

April 9, 2008 at Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming, 7pm

April 16, 2008 at University of Nevada, Reno, 7pm

April 23, 2008 at TOST in Fremont for The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

April 27, 2008 for the Syllable Rights Movement at George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston University, Boston, MA, 7pm

April 30, 2008 at TOST in Fremont for The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

MAY 2008

May 3, 2008 CD release party in support of Only Human at El Corazon, Seattle, WA

May 13, 2008 at The Fremont Abbey for The Round, Seattle, WA

May 14, 2008 at The Seattle Slam

May 18, 2008 for Youth Speak Seattle Slam Finals! Piggot Auditorium at Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 7pm

May 19, 2008 at The Center School, Seattle, WA, 12:00pm, private

May 27, 2008 with Patricia Smith in the Student Union Atrium at Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 6pm

May 28, 2008 with Smoothini the Magician and Change at Carlsbad Village Theater, 2822 State Street, Carlsbad, CA, 8:30pm doors, $10, www.groovetickets.com

JUNE 2008

June 4, 2008 featuring for my birthday at The Seattle Slam (at TOST in Fremont), Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

June 12, 2008 at Empyrean Coffee House, 154 S. Madison, Spokane, WA, 7:30pm

June 26, 2008 at Sahalie Wine Cellar with Timmy Straw, 151 NW Monroe, Corvallis, OR, 8pm

JULY 2008

July 17, 2008 Edifice Art Gallery, 325 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, 7pm

July 22-30, 2008 Colorado Springs, CO (non-performance related)

July 31, 2008 with Derrick Brown, Amber Tamblyn, Mindy Nettifee, Beau Sia and friends for Filter Magazine Barker Block Sunset Series, 510-530 Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA, 8pm

AUGUST 2008

August 2, 2008 (not performing) supporting Jack Hirschman, Wanda Coleman, Andrea Gibson, Mike McGee, Roger Bonair-Agard, Beau Sia and Brendan Constantine at The Drums Inside Your Chest II, The New Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA

August 4-9, 2008 National Poetry Slam, Madison, WI (not attending, just posting for reference and support)

August 6, 2008 with Taalam Acey at The Flypoet Showcase, 214 South La Brea (1/2 block south of Manchester), Inglewood, CA, 8pm (21+)

August 13, 2008 at The Seattle Slam

August 16, 2008 in the ACC Auditorium, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA, 9pm

August 26, 2008 at Mojoz in Utica College, Utica, NY, 7pm

August 27, 2008 at Rockland Center, Villa Julie College, Owings Mills, MD, 7pm

August 28, 2008 at Crusader Cafe, Alvernia College, Reading, PA, 8pm

August 30, 2008 at Bumbershoot on Northwest Stage for The Round (a collaboration), Seattle, WA, @4pm

SEPTEMBER 2008

September 5, 2008 Short set (5 minutes) at Floating Bridge Press Great Art Party, The South Lake Union Armory Building, 860 Terry Ave N.Seattle, WA, 8:45pm

September 9, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University – Greater Allegheny, McKeesport, PA, 9pm

September 11, 2008 at Finger Lakes CC, Stage 13 Main Campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive, Canandaigua, NY, 12:30pm

September 14, 2008 Kunkel’s weddin’!

September 15-17, 2008 Unavailable for bookings outside of Portland, OR.

September 18, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival at University of Alaska in the Fine Arts Building #150, Anchorage, AK, 7:30pm

September 19-21, 2008 Unavailable for bookings.

NOW BOOKING for THE JUNKYARD GHOST REVIVAL!! (Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Buddy Wakefield and a rotating fourth member including Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz! Sonya Renee! Robbie Q! and 2008 Women’s World Poetry Slam Champion Andrea Gibson! ); September 22 thru November 6th.

September 22, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Lewis & Clark, Templeton Student Center, 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR

September 23, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Empryean, 154 S. Madison, Spokane, WA, 7pm

September 24, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at North Idaho College in the Student Union Bldg., 1000 West Garden Avenue, Coeur D’Alene, ID, 7pm

September 25, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Northwest College, 231 W 6th St., Powell, WY

September 26, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at The B-Side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, CO, 9pmBUY TICKETS HERE!

September 28, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at The Mercury, Denver, CO

September 29, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Benson Grind, 6107 Maple, Omaha, NE, 7pm

September 30, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Columbia University, 623 S. Wabash Ave. in the Hokin Annex, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL, 7pm

OCTOBER 2008

October 2, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH, Time TBA

October 4, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Andrea Gibson) at City Opera House, 106 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI, 8pm

October 6, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival in Redhouse Arts Center, 201 S. West Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, 8pm BUY TICKETS HERE!

October 7, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Brown University in Providence, RI, TBA

October 8, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Husson College, 1 College Circle, Bangor, ME, 8pm

October 10, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Brandeis University, Levin Ballroom, Usdan Student Center, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA, 9pm, reserve list for tickets: contact ThisIsLyriCall@yahoo.com

October 11, 2008 at The White House in Jamaica Plain, MA

October 13, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (workshops)

October 14, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (performance), 8pm

October 15, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Colby-Sawyer College, 541 Main Street, Ware Campus Center, Wheeler Hall, New London, NH, 7pm

October 16, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at Penn State Berks, Perkins Student Center, Reading, PA, 9pm

October 17, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz) at University of Maryland, Stamp Student Center, Baltimore Room, 8pm

October 19, 2008 LOCATION CHANGE!!!
The Junkyard Ghost Revival at Mercy Lounge in the Cannery Ballroom, 1 Cannery Row, Nashville, TN, 6:30
POST SHOW DANCE FEST SPECTESTACULAR WITH SPRING HILL SPIDER PARTY, 10pm

October 20, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at Hendrix College in The Burrow, Conway, AR, 7:30pm

October 22, 2008 LOCATION CHANGE The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) Red’s Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th Street (4th and Navasota), just a few blocks east of I-35, Austin, TX, 8pm, $10

October 23, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at The Nat Ballroom, 2705 West 6th Street, Amarillo, TX, 8pm

October 25, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at The Solar Culture, 31 East Toole, in Tucson, Arizona

October 26, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Sonya Renee) at Rancho Santa Margarita High School, 22062 Antonio Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 7pm, STUDENTS ONLY

October 27, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival Double Decker Bus Party (w/ Sonya Renee and Robbie Q), start at Open Book Store, 2226 E. 4th St., Long Beach, CA, 7-11pm, 21+ Buy Tickets Now $20 (free booze included)

October 28, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/Robbie Q) at University of Nevada, Reno, TBA

October 29, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Robbie Q) at Dominican University, Angelico Concert Hall, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA, 9pm

October 30, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/Robbie Q) at University of California, Wheeler Auditorium, Berkeley, CA, 8pm, $5

NOVEMBER 2008

November 3, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Robbie Q) at Tom Miles Theater, Warner Hall, Forest Grove, OR, 8pm SHARP

November 4, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival (w/ Robbie Q) at Western Washington University in the Viking Union, Bellingham, WA, 7pm

November 5, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival at Whatcom Community College, Syre Center Auditorium, Bellingham, WA, 7:30pm

Novemebr 6, 2008 The Junkyard Ghost Revival members to Slam at Wordstock Fest, Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne St., Portland, OR, 8pm

November 10, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg, Stack Stage, Middletown, PA, 7pm

November 11, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University, Slep Student Center, Altoona, PA, 8pm

November 12, 2008 at Pennsylvania State University – Brandywine, Fireside Cafe, Media, PA, 12:30pm

November 12, 2008 College of Staten Island, 5pm

November 13, 2008 in The Space at Drew University, Madison, NJ, 10:30pm

November 14, 2008 Marist College Student Center Performing Arts Room, Poughkeepsie, NY, 9pm

November 15, 2008 with Ani DiFranco at F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA

November 19, 2008 in RZ’s at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 7pm

November 24, 2008 at Cafe Deux Soleil, 2068 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

November 25, 2008 Cottage Bistro, 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C., 8:30pm

November 26-30 Vipassana in B.C. (no email or phone access)

DECEMBER 2008

December 1-7 Vipassana in B.C. (no email or phone access)

December 11, 2008 Rounds 1 & 2, Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC, 8:30pm

December 12, 2008 Rounds 3 & 4, Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC, 7pm

December 13, 2008 Finals Stage, Individual World Poetry Slam Finals, The McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square Center, Charlotte, NC, 7pm

JANUARY 2009

January 7, 2008 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

January 21, 2009 at Bistro, Penn State, Beaver Campus, Monaca, PA, 11pm

FEBRUARY 2009

February 2, 2009 University Of California Santa Cruz, Porter College

February 7, 2009 with The Junkyard Ghost Revival at University of Alaska, Fairbanks

February 24, 2009 at Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

February 27, 2009 at Northwestern College, Gunnison, CO

MARCH 2009

March 7, 2009 with RC Weslowski, Anis Mojgani, Matt Gano, Jodie Knowles, Jessica Lohafer and a bunch more good folks down in Marysville, WA for Jack McCarthy’s 4th Annual Evergreen Invitational, 7:30pm

March 12, 2009 2nd City Council Arts Gallery, 435 Alamitos Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 8pm

March 14, 2009 just doin’ a quick piece, with Jerry Quickley, Beau Sia, Mindy Nettifee and Eitan Kadosh, The Lafayette Building, 140 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 7pm

March 15, 2009 www.malibuumc.org, 30128 Morningview Drive, Malibu, CA, 7pm, $10

March 26, 2009 at The Seattle Slam.

APRIL 2009

April 1, 2009 at The Seattle Slam

April 3, 2009 Tucson Poetry Festival, Tucson High School, 400 north 2nd Ave., Tucson, AZ, 7:30pm

April 8, 2009 at The Seattle Slam

April 15, 2009 at The Seattle Slam

April 19, 2009 hosting for The Goldfronts, Language Arts, and The Listener Project at Nectar Lounge in Fremont, Seattle, WA, 8pm 21+

April 26, 2009 1 piece. Sacrificing for The Seattle Slam Finals at Neumo’s, Seattle, WA, 730pm

MAY 2009

May 1, 2009 at The Center School in Seattle, WA, 2pm (closed to public)

May 7, 2009 Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, MI (closed to public)

May 9, 2009 Gone to see Leonard Cohen.

May 19, 2009 Summit Alternative School, 11051 34th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 10am (closed to public)

May 21, 2009 with Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and a whole bunch more at City Opera House, Traverse City, MI

May 29, 2009 at The Electric Tea Garden, fundraiser for Ziyah Eddins, Seattle, WA, 9:30pm

JUNE 2009

June 3, 2009 Feature for The Seattle Slam (bday show), at Spitfire – 2219 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, 8:30pm

JULY 2009

July 1, 2009 at Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA, show starts @ 8:30pm, my set begins @ 10:15pm

July 2, 2009 at Tourettes Without Regrets, 630 3rd Street, Oakland, CA, 8:30pm

July 7, 2009 with Damien Jurado at The Triple Door for The Round’s 50th Show! A benefit for fremontabbey.org youth programs, 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA, 8pm

July 20, 2009 at Anker, 1424 Cornwall, Bellingham, WA, 8pm

AUGUST 2009

August 12, 2009 at The Seattle Slam, 8:30pm

August 14-16 Ross and Heidi’s West Coast Celebration of Good Lovin’, and the Mariners-Yankees game. Don’t book.

SEPTEMBER 2009

September 3-7, 2009 Vipassana

September 15, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Empyrean, 154 S. Madison, Spokane, WA

September 16, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival in Reef Boise, Boise, Idaho

September 17, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Utah State University, Logan, UT

September 19, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Western State College, Taylor Auditorium, Gunnison, CO

September 20, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at HER BAR Denver, CO 7pm, 21+ $10

September 21, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE

September 24, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Washington University, The Gargoyle in Mallinkrodt Center, St. Louis, MO

September 26, 2009 with Robbie Q and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival (Roger Bonair-Agard to Host) at Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL ($12 students, $15 adults)

September 28, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival in The Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI

September 29, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Shadow Lounge, 5972 Baum Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA, 7:30pm

September 30, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Ball Hall, Keuka College, 141 Central Ave Keuka Park, Keuka Park, NY. 5:30pm FREE

OCTOBER 2009

October 2, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Kominsky Auditorium, 1 College Circle, Bangor, ME, 04401, 9:00pm FREE

October 3, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Boston College, O’Connell House, Upper Campus, 185 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, 9:00pm (FREE)

October 6, 2009 with Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at SUNY Geneseo, Wadsworth Auditorium, 1 College Circle Geneseo, NY 14454, 7:30pm

October 7, 2009 with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and Andrea Gibson and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at New York University (NYU), The Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, $5 for NYU students, doors at 7:30pm

October 10, 2009 with Andrea Gibson at Lake Telemark Country Club, Lake Telemark Country Club Rockaway, NJ, 7pm ($10; not the full Elephant Engine show)

October 13, 2009 with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Dorchester Hall, University of Maryland College Park 20742 8:00pm

October 14, 2009 with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Athenaeum Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204 9pm ($5 / Free for students)

October 15, 2009 Rock the Republic. Revolution Cafe, Bryan, TX, 10:30pm (SOLO; not part of the Elephant Engine Revival Tour)

October 16, 2009 Rock the Republic. Murphy’s Law, Bryan, TX, 11:59pm (not part of the Elephant Engine Revival Tour)

October 27, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at University of Arkansas, 435 N. Garland Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas

October 29, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Texas A&M, College Station,TX 8:00pm

October 30, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at The Independent, 501 Studios, 501 N IH 35, Austin, TX 8:00pm ($7.00)

October 31, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at The Common, 600 Tascosa Rd, Amarillo, TX, 79124 all ages 7:00pm ($10.00)

NOVEMBER 2009

November 1, 2009 with the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM 7:00pm $10.00 general; $7 students, seniors, NHCC members

November 3, 2009 with the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, at University of Arizona, Gallagher Theater, 1303 E University, Tucson, AZ 7:00pm (FREE)

November 6, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, Write Now Poetry Revival Party, Immanuel Center For Conscious Living, 3215 E. 3rd Street (corner of 3rd and Obispo), Long Beach, CA, 8pm

November 7, 2009 with Mindy Nettifee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival Annual Double Decker Bus Party!!! (Leaves 6:30P from Open Book Store – 4th and Junipero), Long Beach, CA BUY TICKETS HERE

November 8, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Santa Margarita, CA 7:00pm ($5.00 donation)

November 10, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Student Union University of Nevada, 1500 N. Virginia Reno NV 7:00pm (free)

November 12, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at the Angelico Concert Hall Dominican University, 50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael, CA 9pm $10.00 / Free for Dominican students

November 16, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival, Kilworth Chapel, University of Puget Sound, N. 18th and Warner St., Tacoma, WA ($5.00 / students are free)

November 17, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Student Union Auditorium Lewis & Clark, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd Portland, OR, 7pm

November 19, 2009 with Mike McGee and the Elephant Engine High Dive Revival in Heiner Theater, Whatcom Community College, 237 West Kellogg, Bellingham WA 7PM ($5 donation)

November 21, 2009 Last show of the 2009 Elephant Engine High Dive Revival Tour featuring the three core members (Buddy Wakefield, Derrick Brown, Anis Mojgani) with surprise Revival guests, and Buddy’s Live at the Typer Cannon Grand CD RELEASE PARTY! at The Fremont Abbey, Seattle, WA, 9pm, BUY TICKETS HERE

November 26-29, 2009 Vipassana (unable to respond to voice/internet/text messages until Nov. 30th)

DECEMBER 2009

December 1, 2009 at The Triple Door with Damien Jurado for The Round’s holiday show, Seattle, WA

December 2, 2009 “Another Type of Groove,” Chumash Auditorium, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, 7:30pm

December 6, 2009 DO NOT BOOK. Gone to see Willie Nelson.

December 7, 2009 Santa Cruz Legendary Indie Slam, Cypress Lounge, 120 Union St, Santa Cruz, CA, 8pm

December 8, 2009 Terra Nova High School, Pacifica, CA, noon; closed to public

December 9, 2009 Berzerkeley Slam at The Starry Plough, Berkeley, CA

December 10, 2009 Oasis, 135 12th Street, Oakland, CA, 8:30pm, $10

December 12, 2009 The Ill List Slam, State Theatre, Modesto, CA, 8pm

JANUARY 2010

January 27, 2010 Lightbulb Mouth, The Basement, 149 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 8pm

FEBRUARY 2010

February 7, 2010 for Kinetic Poetics at UC Santa Cruz, Porter College, Santa Cruz, CA, 10pm

February 21, 2010 with Andrea Gibson at Harman Hall, 1 Grand Avenue, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA, 12:30pm



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