Susan originally extended the invitation to head down to Red Kiva, this bar in the West Loop, for Chick Flick Wednesdays. Each week they project a different "chick flick" on the wall and offer drink deals — we hoped to catch Dirty Dancing, a classic.
So in we go, only to discover that the evening has been turned over to an open mic night sponsored by a group called Black Noise. So instead of watching Baby and Johnny find love one summer, we had the chance to listen to all of these amazing spoken word poets and vocalists. It was so great!
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In general, this isn't the type of thing we would have found other than as a fluke, but I hope that won't always be the case. I couldn't find any good YouTube clips of the acts we saw since so many were new to the scene, but instead, I decided to post a short clip from HBO's Def Poetry Jam to give you a taste. Enjoy!
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