Jamie Kent

Hey all!

So I’ve spent the past week and a half on the road traveling to Philly, Baltimore, NYC, and Boston to play shows. It was quite the mini-tour, and there really are too many cool stories to fit in a single blog post! With that in mind, I’ll give you the best of the best.

Dowling’s Palace, Philly

This was unquestionably the best open mic I’ve ever played. While mostly an ’spoken word’ open mic, Dowling’s Palace also rocked a live funk/soul house band in between sets, welcomed a few great singers, and opened the stage to me…a goofy ass singer songwriter. That said, I have never heard such brilliant poetry…ever. And I have never felt so welcomed to an open mic night…ever. After the crowd of 50 or so opened the night with a discussion of role models in the music industry, modern parenting, and why children are acting out, I felt that it would be a perfect time for me to rock an acoustic version of “Mama Sing”. The crowd reacted better than I could ever imagine. They began singing along with me in the chorus, and soon, the house band hopped back on stage and began playing along with me! After I finished, the band kept playing, and people kept singing for about a minute. I’ve never experienced anything quite like that, and it literally brought me to tears. “That is why I’m playing music right now,” I thought, “that is why I have chosen this as my career.”

The Gopher Hole, Goucher College

I was definitely unsure of what to expect at this Baltimore based college. Told that I might see 20-25 people in their quaint coffee house like venue, you can imagine that I was more than happy to find the room packed with 60ish people. Not only that, the crowd was awesome. Responsive, rowdy, and supportive…what more can you ask for? Can’t wait to rock Goucher again, perhaps in the spring…perhaps outdoors? Oh, and you must check out the awesome review that was written about my show there by Simon Pollock for Mix Tape Muse…

Oh snap, so much more to say…!

But not in this post. I’ll whip up another in the next couple days; they’ll be news of recordings, upcoming shows, and the Collective (wtf?). I know you can’t wait, but please do your best to restrain yourself. Pretty please…? With organic brown sugar on top…?

Lots of love,
Jamie