Last night I had the opportunity to go to The Know Book Store and Cultural Center for their Friday night Open Jam session. They have a diner/music venue in 1/2 of the store and every Friday night a random assortment of local musicians shows up to play jazz standards and blues.
The Know Book Store is, as they say, a radical activist bookstore. Headlines on the freebie papers scream about the coming Marxist revolutions around the world and all that. But despite the fervor of the reading material, the assembled crowd was very good natured and relaxed. It's nice to be able sit at tables and chat with friends and strangers while listening to the music.
I put my pictures from that night on a Flickr set and I managed to capture a short video clip of one song with my camera. Unfortunately my memory card filled up before the song was done, but you can get a good idea of the vibe of the place. I've been having trouble uploading it, but will create a new post when I get it uploaded to YouTube.
Thanks to my friend C.G. for putting me on to the place! I have no doubt I'll be going back.
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