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SUMMARY:The Oakland Poetry Slam & Open-Mic w/ Kelly Love Jones
DESCRIPTION:We have a GREAT show for you this week! In addition to the
  open-slam & open-mic we have a fabulous feature; the sultry and soulf
 ul song styling of New Orleans' Kelly Love-Jones!\n\nHailing from New 
 Orleans, Louisiana, Kelly Love Jones encompasses the cultural richness
  of her hometown in her music. With her own unique blend of acoustic g
 uitar, folk, hip hop, blues, and poetry Kelly, who was voted \"best em
 erging artist\" at the Big Easy Awards has impressed audiences of musi
 c lovers both at home and overseas. Drawing inspiration for lyrics fro
 m her daily life experiences, Kelly has, for the past 12 years, used m
 usic as an emotional outlet, linking her with the hearts of her listen
 ers through personal rhythmic reflection. In her own words, \"It's the
  connection that makes the music worth making. Everything outside of t
 hat, as we say in New Orleans is lagniappe (extra)\".\n\nKelly Love Jo
 nes broke into music by silencing the taunts of a doubtful friend. The
  young man, himself a rapper, claimed that \"females couldn't rhyme.\"
  But Kelly could. Not only could she rhyme, freestyle and hold her own
  amongst the boys, but this New Orleans native also possessed the abil
 ity to transcend the widely perceived limitations of a \"rap artist.\"
 \n\nIf only that young man could see her now, 3 continents and 4 album
 s later, he would be amazed at the musical maturity that has accompani
 ed Kelly's development into womanhood; and to the comparisons which Ke
 lly has drawn to such musical powerhouses as Sade and Lauryn Hill. Mus
 ical maturity. Absolutely! The mastery of her instrument and companion
 , her guitar, has fed Kelly's natural and time seasoned development in
 to a composer and producer with the ability to create musical rhythms 
 that serve as an inviting and enticing backdrop for her poignant poetr
 y.\n\nThe Oakland Poetry Slam & Open-Mic\nThe Oasis Restaurant - 135 1
 2th St (@ Madison)\n2nd & 4th Thursdays Monthly\n8:00pm - 11:00pm\n$7 
 b4 8:30 ($5 if you read - $10 after 8:30)\nThu Nov 11th - w/ Kelly Lov
 e Jones\n\n\noaklandslam at gmail for info\noaklandslam.com\nfacebook.
 com/oaklandslam\ntwitter.com/oaklandslam\n\nFor more information visit
  https://trueskool.com/events/the-oakland-poetry-slam-2
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20101111T200000
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CATEGORIES:oakland, ca
LOCATION:The Oasis
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