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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Hard Times
Soup & Music Kitchen

H2O
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Billy Bourbon Trio
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Slime & The Ice Machine
5
Sunday Night
Open Mic
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Open Spin
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8
Hard Times
Soup & Music Kitchen
The Renfrees
&
Bill Ward
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10
Texas Songwriter Showcase
Steve Reno
& his son
Charlie
Willie B - Host
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Ben Morris & The Great American BoxcarChorus
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HSA Meeting
Sunday Night
Open Mic
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Open Spin
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15
Hard Times
Soup & Music Kitchen
Cap'n Rick
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George Ensle
&
Greg Whitfield
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Jim &
Leslie Krafka's Anniversary Party
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Sunday Night
Open Mic
20
Open Spin
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22
Hard Times
Soup & Music Kitchen

Tiffany Shea & John Caballo
23
Eric Hisaw
24
Jon Hogan
&
Maria Moss
25
Petesimple
26
NSAI Sunday Songswap
&
Sunday Night
Open Mic
27
Open Spin
28
29
Hard Times
Soup & Music Kitchen
Hank Woji
30


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September 1, 2010 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
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Join us for soup and song every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments - like bread or crackers. If you want to participate as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about soup to warm your belly and music to warm your soul.
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Hard Times Troubadors
starBob Yoh, Jeff Tompkins, Danny Jones & Keith CraikstarstarGuest - H2Ostar

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Soup 'n Songs start @ 7:00 pm
NO COVER
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September 3, 2010 - Friday
Billy Bourbon Trio CD Release Party
Billy Bourbon is a singin’, songwritin’, country bluesman, son-of-a-@#$%. His songs are laced with women, whiskey and weed. Songs about birthdays and death; first loves and shooting your lover dead; suicide and raising kids; Billy covers it all. This is rockin’ Texas outlaw country at its best.
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If you like Jerry Jeff Walker, Commander Cody, Guy Clark, John Prine, Jason Boland, Cross Canadian Ragweed, you'll dig Billy Bourbon.
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Billy knows countless songs, and crafts his shows to suit the audience at hand, whether it’s rowdy college kids or their equally rowdy elders. As a lead guitarist he has shared the stage with Chris Duarte, Son Seals, Mason Ruffner, Jimmy Thackery, Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Rockin’ Jake, Tinsley Ellis, Papa Chubby, Dave Hole, Bernard Ellison, and countless others, while hosting a weekly Jam Night in a club he later came to own. As Billy puts it, “I jam, therefore I am”.
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The current Billy Bourbon Band features veteran Texas musician Tom Rodgers on Bass, and Greg Babineaux on the Drums. Together they have a show that is funny, entertaining, and sells drinks!!!
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It smells like country, tastes like rock-n-roll, and has creamy blues in the middle. Come and getcha some!!!!
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JPHH is extremely pleased to welcome the Billy Bourbon Trio as they introduce Neverchange, their new CD. Come early! FREE CDs for the first 25 folks tonight.
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER

Billy Bourbon

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September 4, 2010 - Friday
Slime & The Ice Machine
The sound of Slime & the Ice Machine spans four decades of rock from the 60's to today covering of great tunes from the classic rock era, good-time party favorites, and the best of today's hits. 
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Initially formed by a group of friends and co-workers seeking a musical outlet for their talents. Word quickly got out and the band soon began to get requests to play private parties, local bars and clubs. Today the band plays regularly in establishments throughout Houston.
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Slime & The Ice Machine is a professional classic rock band comprised of experienced musicians united by a common desire to entertain. Each member of the band has over two decades of experience with their respective instruments.
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Band members are Bennie See on bass and vocals, Steve Cervantes contributing vocals and harmonica, Gary Aho on drums and Tom Young providing guitar and vocals
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Join us in welcoming the band to our stage for the very first time.
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Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER
Bennie SeeSteve CervantesGary AhoTom Young

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September 5, 2010 - Sunday
Sunday Night Open Mic @ 6:00 pm
Host: TC Smythe

 
JPHH Open Mic
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September 6, 2010 - Monday
Open Spin (Click to check out Open Spin on the Blog-o-sphere)
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Mondays are now host to "Open Spin" ... and the "OS" is all about old vinyl albums. There are 12 time slots (each time slot is one side of an album) and the music runs from 8:00 until midnight. Bring in your favorite album to spin a side and share ... we are looking forward to many, many trips down memory lane. The turn table will be provided.
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Our spinning doctor is Mike Tristan.
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Spintime @ 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
NO COVER
NSAI Open Mic
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September 8, 2010 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
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Join us for soup and song every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments - like bread or crackers. If you want to participate as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about soup to warm your belly and music to warm your soul.
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Featured this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
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Hard Times Troubadors
starBob Yoh, Jeff Tompkins, Danny Jones & Keith CraikstarstarGuest - The Renfreesstar
starGuest - Bill Wardstar

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Soup 'n Songs start @ 7:00 pm
NO COVER
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September 10, 2010 - Friday
Texas Songwriter Showcase
Some of the best singer songwriters from around the state of Texas grace the JPHH stage on the second Friday of each month. The featured artists for this evening's showcase are Steve Reno and his son Charlie. Please chack again soon for details.
Willie B: Willie describes himself as a bluesy guitar player, but he is so much more. He is a gifted and diverse guitar player who writes and performs in many musical genres. Willie writes and sings songs around the people in his life. He has been a past recipient of HFBSA's "Song of the Year" and "Songwriter of the Year". Willie has recorded four albums to date and is currently working on his fifth solo project.
The Texas Songwriters' Showcase is the longest running showcase in Houston. These songwriters will take to the stage to entertain you with colossal musical talent and wide-ranging experience ... you will not be disappointed.
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Host Willie B
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER
 

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Steve RenoWillie B

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September 11, 2010 - Saturday
Ben Morris & The Great American Box Car Chorus
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“I have always tried to live my life with a whole lot of heart and plenty of soul.”
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Hailing from the uncomfortably humid boundaries of East Texas, by way of four widely spaced dots on the Texas map, Ben Morris & The Great American Boxcar Chorus is a driving force that is pushing full steam
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ahead. Based in College Station, the four members that make up this gifted group are about as different as they are similar, yet they share one common trait that endears them to many: their heart, which is not set on just playing music, but on changing lives along the way.
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The Boxcar Chorus (I love that name) is lead by singer, songwriter, guitarist Ben Morris, who found his musical debut in a duo out of Texas A&M University called Jeff and Ben (JAB). Other members of the band are Coby Tate flying across the frets as lead guitarist, Jon Dittfurth pulls double duty as bassist and harmony vocalist and Bucky Bachmeyer provides the rhythmic backbone of the band as the drummer.
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The band was presented with the award for 'Live Band of the Year' a tthe 2009 Texas Music Awards.
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“If ya’ll don’t love this band … something is wrong with your genetics.”
~ Mark David Manders
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With all this young, fresh talent and energy, this night will be a lot of fun!! I am looking forward to this show, hope you can join us!
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Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER
   
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September 12, 2010 - Sunday
HSA Meeting @ 1:30 pm
Showcase to follow
Houston Songwriters Association

Sunday Night Open Mic @ 6:00 pm
Host: TC Smythe

 
JPHH Open Mic
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September 13, 2010 - Monday
Open Spin (Click to check out Open Spin on the Blog-o-sphere)
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Mondays are now host to "Open Spin" ... and the "OS" is all about old vinyl albums. There are 12 time slots (each time slot is one side of an album) and the music runs from 8:00 until midnight. Bring in your favorite album to spin a side and share ... we are looking forward to many, many trips down memory lane. The turn table will be provided.
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Our spinning doctor is Mike Tristan.
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Spintime @ 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
NO COVER
NSAI Open Mic
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September 15, 2010 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
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Join us for soup and song every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments - like bread or crackers. If you want to participate as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about soup to warm your belly and music to warm your soul.
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Featured this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
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Hard Times Troubadors
starBob Yoh, Jeff Tompkins, Danny Jones & Keith CraikstarstarGuest - Cap'n Rickstar
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Soup 'n Songs start @ 7:00 pm
NO COVER
soup pots
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September 17, 2010 - Friday
George Ensle & Greg Whitfield
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George Ensle, (pronounced Enslee), began songwriting and performing as a teenager in the late sixties in his hometown, Houston at such venerable clubs as the Sand Mountain Coffeehouse and the original Old Quarter, sharing stages with legendary folk greats, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Jerry Jeff Walker. While touring the club, college coffeehouse and festival circuit, he was awarded a prestigious Federal Government Grant to be an Artist-In-Schools, teaching songwriting and the creative process to elementary schoolchildren. George has wonsongwriting awards from The American Song Festival, the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Music Umbrella, and the Austin Songwriters Group, and has released five albums in the U.S. and Europe. In 2008 he was nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year by the Texas Music Academy.
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Greg Whitfield
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George has a unique fingerpicking style originating from his classical guitar training and honed over the years to flow seamlessly with his lyrics. He has been called a "songpainter," capturing "lifescapes", with storysong portraits of "real people making it in the real world."
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Greg Whitfield is an veteran studio musician from Austin, TX as well as a sought-after live performer. He has shared the stage as a guitarist with Gary P. Nunn, Steve Fromholtz, Kevin Fowler, Pauline Reese, and Ray Price, and has recorded extensively in both Dallas and Austin. Whitfield is also a two-time winner of the Austin Songwriting competition.
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Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER
   
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September 18, 2010 - Saturday
Jim & Leslie Krafka's 25th Wedding Anniversary Party
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Musical entertainment tonight will be provided by Saylor White, Mark Beets, Ron Welch and Connie Mims.
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Please feel free to bring your favorite snack to share at the pot luck buffet. Join Leslie and Jim as they celebrate twenty five years together.
Leslie & Jim Krafka
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September 19, 2010 - Sunday
Sunday Night Open Mic @ 6:00 pm
Host: TC Smythe

 
JPHH Open Mic
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September 20, 2010 - Monday
Open Spin (Click to check out Open Spin on the Blog-o-sphere)
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Mondays are now host to "Open Spin" ... and the "OS" is all about old vinyl albums. There are 12 time slots (each time slot is one side of an album) and the music runs from 8:00 until midnight. Bring in your favorite album to spin a side and share ... we are looking forward to many, many trips down memory lane. The turn table will be provided.
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Our spinning doctor is Mike Tristan.
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Spintime @ 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
NO COVER
NSAI Open Mic
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September 22, 2010 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
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Join us for soup and song every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments - like bread or crackers. If you want to participate as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about soup to warm your belly and music to warm your soul.
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Featured this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
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Hard Times Troubadors
starBob Yoh, Jeff Tompkins, Danny Jones & Keith CraikstarstarGuest - Tiffany Sheastar
starGuest - John Caballo star

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Soup 'n Songs start @ 7:00 pm
NO COVER
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September 23, 2010 - Thursday
Eric Hisaw
Eric always knew that he wanted to be a musician, but found earning a living at his chosen avocation a matter easier said than done. Over the dozen or so years since arriving in Texas Hisaw has slowly assembled the pieces of the livelihood mosaic, and now finds himself an in-demand producer, session musician and sideman in addition to the 150 + solo and Eric Hisaw Band shows hell play this year. In addition to being a top-flight singer/songwriter he slings a mean Telecaster.
In even a brief conversation one is struck by the extraordinary passion and knowledge Hisaw has for/of music of all genres, be it country, blues, Cajun, folk, conjunto or rock. You get the idea that he's always on the hunt to further incorporate the nuance of these styles into his own work, having successfully done so without sounding kitschy.
Austin has provided him with the idyllic location to absorb this wide variety of influences, as well as offering him the opportunity to meet, befriend and play with artists he has long admired.
Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER
 

Eric Hisaw

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September 24, 2009 - Friday
Jon Hogan & Maria Moss
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Think Woody Guthrie meets Townes Van Zandt and the Carter Family to pick guitar with Kurt Cobain. Singer/songwriter Jon Hogan blends a 1930s progressive sensibility with the soulful backbone of old-time Appalachia and the gut-wrenching howl of the itinerant, freethinking cosmic refugee. Hogan's writing careens through unexpected topics and spot-on social commentary, backed by a swinging' upright bass and fingerpickin' guitars. Mix in a little bluegrass, a little Eastern Europe and scorching vocals, and you get an acoustic-rock delivery that's sometimes understated, often downright intense. Listeners who care about hand-made, visionary folk art will get him completely.
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Check back soon for details on Maria.
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Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER

Maria Moss

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September 25, 2010 - Saturday
Petesimple
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Details on Petesimple coming soon.
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Showtime @ 9:00 pm
NO COVER
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September 26, 2010 - Sunday
NSAI Sunday Songswap @ 4:00 pm
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Every 4th Sunday JP Hops House will host a NSAI Sunday Songswap from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, followed by our traditional Sunday Night Open Mic
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This is not a formal meeting, program, showcase or critique format- just writers hanging out with other writers, giving and getting some inspiration. We will do a “song circle” style of gathering, for writers to try out a new song or two and get feedback from fellow writers.  You do not have to be a member of NSAI to attend or participate. Go to http://myspace.com/nsaihoustonnorthmetro for more information, or send an email to nsai.houstonnorthmetro@gmail.com.
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Sunday Night Open Mic @ 6:00 pm
Host: TC Smythe
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NSAI

Open Mic
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September 27, 2010 - Monday
Open Spin (Click to check out Open Spin on the Blog-o-sphere)
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Mondays are now host to "Open Spin" ... and the "OS" is all about old vinyl albums. There are 12 time slots (each time slot is one side of an album) and the music runs from 8:00 until midnight. Bring in your favorite album to spin a side and share ... we are looking forward to many, many trips down memory lane. The turn table will be provided.
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Our spinning doctor is Mike Tristan.
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Spintime @ 8:00 pm - 12:00 am
NO COVER
NSAI Open Mic
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September 29, 2010 - Wednesday
Wednesday's Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen
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Join us for soup and song every Wednesday at our Hard Times Soup & Music Kitchen. Hot or cold, spicy or mild, creamy or clear, meaty or veggie - soup is the perfect comfort food. There will be soups to sample, plus accompaniments - like bread or crackers. If you want to participate as 'Celebrity Soup Chef of the Week' and share your favorite recipe, contact Pam. We're all about soup to warm your belly and music to warm your soul.
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Featured this week:
Celebrity Soup Chefs
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Hard Times Troubadors
starBob Yoh, Jeff Tompkins, Danny Jones & Keith CraikstarstarGuest - Hank Wojistar
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Soup 'n Songs start @ 7:00 pm
NO COVER
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