Missed the event? Want a sample what went down? Here’s a vid with brilliant performances from Alison Bennett, Kami, Ashlee Karlar, Matthew R. Davis, and Wallis Prophet.
paroxysm press at the cranka, day of clarity, 2017 from Ian Gibbins on Vimeo.
Hangover at Spoke N Slurred ( Daniel Watson )
Sunday, May 28 at 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Brick City Bar
73 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
After the mass-madness of ‘Too Stubborn To Die’ join us for the HANGOVER.
One crusty evening of hangovers and hair-of-the-dog.
Featuring flash fiction and short fiction from Paroxysm Press publisher DANIEL WATSON.
It’s our regular Spoke N Slurred (now at The Brick City Bar). And hey – not everyone can make it to Jive on Saturday night. OR see both gigs in a weekend of wild. Be inspired by Saturday night then join us here on the open mic and show us what you’ve got.
OPEN MIC
FREE ENTRY
RAFFLE PRIZES
Too Stubborn To Die
Saturday 27th May
7:30 – 11:00 pm
Jive
181 Hindley Street, Adelaide
$10, 18+
Since 1998 Paroxysm Press has been hammering out the words in print and on the mic.
There have been more authors and artists than we can count – many no longer with us on this big, beautiful brewery we call Earth.
Now witness everyone from old schoolers (including two ’98 originals) right up to a crop of cocky ‘kids’ who’ve been killing it on the mic around Adelaide in recent years.
KAMI
KERRYN TREDREA
ALISON BENNETT
JASON HALF-ARTIST
NICO
RED KELLY
MICHAEL HIER
CHIARA GABRIELI
BEN KEARVELL
MC Daniel Watson
Prepare to be entertained, surprised and probably offended. This one is the shit. Don’t miss out.
At 11:30 stay on to see Gosh! live.
Spoke N Slurred featuring Lewis-Alan Trathen at Brick City Bar
All the way from Sydney-ville we have the most excellent spoken word performer and slam veteran Lewis-Alan Trathen, at our new venue:
The Brick City Bar.
73 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, 5000
Sunday 30th April
5:00 – 8:30pm
Check out his FB page here and see him in perform in the clip below… then check him out live in all his Spoke N Slurred glory!
As always, FREE ENTRY + open mic + raffle prizes!!
Paroxysm Spoken Word at “A Day of Clarity”
Saturday 20th May, 2017!
Clarity Records present A Day of Clarity with a massive line-up of bands as well as a Paroxysm Press Spoken Word session featuring Kami / Alison Bennett / Wallis Prophet / Matthew R. Davis / Ashlee Karlar with MC Daniel Watson. It will be hot!!
The Paroxysm Press Co will be doing two spoken word sets between 9pm and 11pm at the upstairs stage, The Crown and Anchor.
What a sweet line-up!!
Coming up: Paroxysm Press HAMMERS the live spoken word mic…
Paroxysm Press is supporting a range of hot spoken word gigs during April and May!!
Sunday 30th April:
Lewis-Alan Trathen (Sydney) @ Spoke N Slurred at The Brick City bar. Click here for details.
Saturday May 20th:
Paroxysm Press group guest spot again at this year’s multi-venue music-fest ‘A Day of Clarity’. Click here for the line-up. Venue TBA.
Saturday May 27th:
‘Too Stubborn To Die’. A massive gig with ten spoken word artists at Jive Nightclub. Line-up TBA.
Sunday May 27th:
‘The Hangover’ @ Spoke N Slurred, featuring spoken word and ‘flash fiction’ from a likely very ill ‘Publisher’.
Stay tuned for more details…
NICO kicks Spoke N Slurred: March 26th
Nico hit the scene monster time with her win at the biggest $ slam in town, the 2017 Goolwa Poetry Cup.
She is fucking good. The younguns are kickin’ arse. The old farts are still raging against their livers.
See her in action at
Spoke N Slurred, Sunday 26th March,
at the Coffee Pot, 5:00 – 8:30pm.
And of course…
FREE ENTRY
open mic
raffle prizes.
Alison Bennett fanging it at SnS!!
Alison Bennett absolutely fanged it at Spoke N Slurred on 26th February in the company of plenty more hot poets at The Coffee Pot.
Alison Bennett at Spoke N Slurred, 26th February @ The Coffee Pot
Alison Bennett exploded on to the local scene by taking out the SA Final of the Australian Poetry Slam before heading off to compete at the Nationals in the Sydney Opera House.
We want her to become a Paroxysm live regular and we’re starting… now.
The Coffee Pot, 27 Rundle Mall, Adelaide
Sunday 26th February, 5:00pm – 9:00pm.
I’m not gonna lay you out a bio here. It’s simple. She kicks arse. You want to see her live on the mic. You want to be her but you can’t coz she’s better than you. This gig is gonna be a tour de force.
And now even more… Anisa Nandaula is an 18 year old up coming spoken word poet. She is the current Queensland slam poetry champion and a runner up for the National Australian slam poetry finals. Her political poetry focuses on not only highlighting social issues but educating and engaging people to have difficult discussions on these issues. Anisa is one of the lead organisers for poetry organisation Voices of Colour and aims to elevate the voices of people of colour in the poetry scene. Click here to see her in action.
And of course…
FREE ENTRY
open mic
raffle prizes
$5 beers
Summer Slam Heat 4 winners!
It was hot on the floor, in the air, along the Mall, but nothing got close to the contestants on the night! Some great words, an excellent crowd, the usual Coffee Pot monster vibe, and huge cheers to winner, Ailsinn Rossi and, runner-up, Mike Hopkins. Both are off the Summer Slam Final Friday 10th February at Jive. Click here for details.
UPDATE!!! Aislinn went on to win the 2017 Summer Slam Final!!