NYC Singer/Songwriter Shako (featuring Prince Smith) - 99 Problems (Video)

Singer/Songwriter Luca Di Fabio - The Same Endless Sky (Video)

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Help Us Pick a Name for Our New Music Open Mic

Our music-only open mic debuts @ Manhattan's Funkadelic Studios in November.

So far, we've come with the following names:

Croon & Toons Music Mic
Perfect Note Music Open Mic
Music Box Open Mic
Musiq Box Open Mic
Muzik Box Open Mic
Sound Off Music Open Mic
Perfect Pitch Music Open Mic
High Note Music Open Mic
Soundz Magic Music Open Mic
Sound Proof Music Open Mic
Backline Music Open Mic
Jam Session Music Open Mic
Music Jam Open Mic
Cool Vibez Music Open Mic

Please tell us which one you like best or if you think you've come up with something better let us know.

Thanks so much!

The Inspired Word Staff

Videos - Amber Tamblyn & Bonnie Tamblyn @ The Inspired Word

Amber & Bonnie Tamblyn Go BOOM: A Mother-Daughter Evening of Explosive Poetry, Music & Foul Language @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, One and One Bar/Restaurant, Nexus Lounge, Manhattan, NYC. Hosted by Nathan P.

Amber and Bonnie rocked the house. Got a standing ovation and called back for an encore!

Amber Tamblyn is a Venice, California native. She has been a writer and actress since the age of nine. She was nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for her work in television and film. In 2005, Simon & Schuster published her debut collection of poetry Free Stallion. In 2007 she won the Locarno Film Festival award for Best Actress for her work in the film "Stephanie Daley," in which she starred opposite actress Tilda Swinton. She most recently appeared in FOX's television show "HOUSE" and in Danny Boyle's critically acclaimed film, "127 Hours" opposite James Franco. She will next appear in Horton Foote's "Main Street" opposite Colin Firth. She is most recognized for her work as Joan on the CBS television program "Joan of Arcadia." She is the producer of "The Drums Inside Your Chest," an annual poetry concert (thedrumsinsideyourchest.com) and the nonprofit, Write Now Poetry Society (writenowpoets.org). Her second book of poetry and prose Bang Ditto (Manic D. Press) was released last Fall. She writes for The Poetry Foundation and lives in NYC. For more info, please visit http://www.amtam.com/.

Bonnie Tamblyn is a Californian singer/songwriter. She has written over 60 songs and released four albums, including the most recent Winter Wind. She performs with her daughter, poet and actress Amber Tamblyn in a vaudevillian variety show that encompasses beautiful harmonies, comedic Hollywood horror stories and lots of booze.

Videographer: Laurence Wallace http://www.laurencewallace.com/

Music by: Dan-O http://www.danosongs.com/

Singer/Songwriter Jenna Maranga @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word

Singer/Songwriter Jenna Maranga @ Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word NYC spoken word poetry event, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, (Le) Poisson Rouge, Manhattan, NYC.

Barefoot and usually draped in a floral gown, Maranga utilizes her dark melodies and minimalist acoustics to whisk away an audience to a bygone era of musical purity. Currently a student at New York University's Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music, Jenna has just begun to perform on the beautifully chaotic streets of New York City as if they were the wooden porches of her backyard.

The Inspired Word is New York City's hottest new poetry/spoken word series, produced by longtime writer/journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner and hosted by Erik "Advocate of Wordz" Maldonado. Past features have included such superstar performance poets as Patricia Smith, Suheir Hammad, Willie Perdomo, Vanessa Hidary, Lemon Andersen, Gemineye, and Oveous Maximus.

Videographer: Elaine Delehant (bonobofilms.com)

Music: Toni Blackman, "Babe Babe," http://www.toniblackman.com/

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