CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED SUCH THAT CANCELLATION IS UNAVOIDABLE.
STAY HEALTHY, MY SWEET PEEPS!!!
Winter’s Icy Grip Has Broken And The Sap Is Beginning To Rise In All Our Metaphorical Maples— So Time For A Sweet Hootenanny To Celebrate The Coming Spring And Banish The Last Vestiges Of Winter Gloom.
You Know The Story:
Stann Champion’s Musical Mightiness Michael Hollywood/LaGrange’s Multifaceted Oddness
AND YOU, Sweet Human.
Either Showing Us What You Got Or Just Drinking It All In.
Poetry Standup Storytelling Music Juggling Magic Dance
It’s All Good To Us!!!
And Speaking Of Drinking It In, The Independence Tap Has A Fine Array Of Inexpensive Libations If You Wanna Get Your Drink On (Especially Since It’s REAL Close To A Certain Verdant Holiday).
Come On Down And Join The Fun!!!
ATTENTION PERFORMERS OF ALL GENRES/TYPES:
TRY SOMETHING NEW!!!
The Independence Tap is a great space and this night is perfect for working out new material and expanding horizons as an Artist/Performer.
When we host Open Stages we create an atmosphere of respect for all genres of performance where Artists can feel safe and secure. [No stylistic cliquishness OR DISRESPECT allowed!]
Our greatest joy comes from seeing someone perform for the first time or watching an Artist try out a new genre: a Musician doing Storytelling, a Storyteller doing Stand-Up, a Poet playing Music, a Stand-Up reading a poem…
The Place Where The Boundaries Meet & Overlap Is Where True Magic Happens.
And there is nothing like the feeling of opening a door into a new room in the mansion of your soul— SO COME ON DOWN & GO ON UP!!!
A promo shot of me in early 1985, when I was just starting to do standup comedy. So early in my career that I was still juggling in my act.
Days Are Getting Loooong And Summer Is Approaching Fast. Time For A Rollicking Hootenanny To Get The Blood Flowing!!! Stann Has A Show That Night, So I Shall Be Doing The Solo Ringmaster Thang With Marianne Bossert (Aka “The Boss”) Working Her Magic On The Sound Board. And YOU Shall Be There As Well Displaying Your Performing Talent And/Or Enjoying The Show! All Genres, Styles, And Varieties Of Performance (And Performer) Are Welcome. Let Us Trip The Light Fantastic And Rock The Tap Independence!!!
The Independence Tap is a great
space and this night is perfect for working out new material and
expanding horizons as an Artist/Performer.
When we host Open Stages we create an atmosphere of respect for all genres of performance where Artists can feel safe and secure. [No stylistic cliquishness OR DISRESPECT allowed!]
Our greatest joy comes from seeing
someone perform for the first time or watching an Artist try out a new
genre: a Musician doing Storytelling, a Storyteller doing Stand-Up, a
Poet playing Music, a Stand-Up reading a poem…
The Place Where The Boundaries Meet & Overlap Is Where True Magic Happens.
And there is nothing like the
feeling of opening a door into a new room in the mansion of your soul—
SO COME ON DOWN & GO ON UP!!!
May Is FINALLY Here And We’ll Be Throwing Down An Epic Jam/Hootenanny/Open Mic To Celebrate!
And Since May 10 Falls Exactly Between Our Birthdays, Stann And I Are Going To Make It A Birthday Celebration For Us & All May Birthday Babies!
Raise Your Voice High!
You Know How It Works:
Stann Champion Shall Host And Provide Musical Genius, I Shall Assist And Provide A Multitude Of Performance Genres.
Great Poets, Storytellers, Musicians, Comics, And All & Sundry Forms Of Performer Shall Be In Evidence.
And YOU Shall Be There Showing Off Your Talent And/Or Enjoying The Fun!!!
All Styles, All Genres, All Forms— All People Welcome!!!
So Come On Down And Get Down!!!
Sign Up & Start At 7PM.
Switch It Out For A REAL Mic!
The Independence Tap is a great
space and this night is perfect for working out new material and
expanding horizons as an Artist/Performer.
When Stann and I host Open Stages
we create an atmosphere of respect for all genres of performance where
Artists can feel safe and secure. [No stylistic cliquishness OR
DISRESPECT allowed!]
Our greatest joy comes from seeing
someone perform for the first time or watching an Artist try out a new
genre: a Musician doing Storytelling, a Storyteller doing Stand-Up, a
Poet playing Music, a Stand-Up reading a poem…
The Place Where The Boundaries Meet & Overlap Is Where True Magic Happens.
And there is nothing like the
feeling of opening a door into a new room in the mansion of your soul—
SO COME ON DOWN & GO ON UP!!!
ATTENTION CHICAGO MUSICIANS, POETS, STORYTELLERS, STAND-UP COMICS, MAGICIANS, AND PERFORMERS OF ALL KINDS!!!
I’m Hosting The Next Open Mic/Variety Night At The Roots Room?!!!
FRIDAY APRIL 10
The Roots Room is a great space and this night is perfect for working out new material and expanding horizons as an Artist/Performer.
When I host Open Stages I create an atmosphere of respect for all genres of performance where Artists can feel safe and secure. [No stylistic cliquishness OR DISRESPECT allowed!]
My greatest joy comes from seeing someone perform for the first time or watching an Artist try out a new genre: a Writer reading their work in front of others for the first time, a Musician doing Storytelling, a Storyteller doing Stand-Up, a Poet playing Music, a Stand-Up reading a poem— The Place Where The Boundaries Meet & Overlap Is Where True Magic Happens.
And there is nothing like the feeling of opening a door into a new room in the mansion of your soul— SO COME ON DOWN & GO ON UP!!!
The Roots Room: 5203 N Kimball
BYOB & All Ages.
$10 Suggested Donation (or pay what you can).
