my band "go away please stay" played our first show in oakland on sunday night. i am not afraid and do not get bonus points, but it was pretty weird to play here (california), since i am used to playing in chicago in front of mostly people i know in...

I did stand up comedy. It was the hardest thing I'd ever done. This is my worst joke.

OMFG, I hadn't played music in front of an audience in THREE YEARS. So, of course, I was scared out of my gourd. To top it all off, I performed in front of an audience for the first time since moving to San Francisco, all because my friend Samantha h...

At the beginning of the month my friends and I organized an adult spelling bee. It involved a lot of drinking so we called it the "buzzed bee". We reserved a space in a downtown gallery and made shirts and costumes and a trophy. I played the pronounc...

So, like Sara, I'm probably not eligible for bonus points - I've played bass for a few bands, so any stage jitters are, at least, not new. But this was my first time playing mostly "solo" in front of an audience (albeit in my apartment, and...

I played a show in the Center Camp Cafe at Burning Man this year. This is notable because I think it was the first show I've done since I joined sf0. It was also my first solo show out of Minnesota, and also the one where the most sf0 players were ...

No one would say I am shy. Nonetheless, I don't always go all out for the karaoke. But last night...let's just say I rocked the mic! The Country Bar, already a favorite, agreed to have karaoke on a monday night for the Metal and Mayhem bachelorette ...

I am not afraid of the public, though they have occasionally terrified me. I am teaching a class on gifted students improvisational theater and was called to introduce, MC, and explain off of the acts for the night. No one informed me this was part...

Did Karaoke at Annie's Social Club with some friends. Needless to say, alcohol was involved.

I have to admit: I am not afraid of the public. But that didn't stop me from feeling nauseous before I got on stage to tell a story at PorchLight last week. I tried uploading a screenshot of the web page, but it doesn't work. So until I scan the p...