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wednesday
january 18
Open mike with Amber Young folk artist Amber Dickerson hosts a gentle acoustic jam, as she has every Wednesday night since just after Thanksgiving. The husky-voiced singer is only 19, but very ambitious, in a folk way. A member of the Houston Music Council, the Friendswood native has been writing songs -- really writing and rewriting until actual whole songs were created -- since the tender age of 13. At her open mike night, she sings a few songs to get the ball rolling, and then other musicians play. The other musicians are limited to three songs per night. Generally. Everyone, not only folkie types, is invited to come out and sign up to play. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Market Street Brew Pub and Cafe, 809 Congress, 222-6925. No cover.