while I don't profess to have any connections (not nearly as much as some of the folks on this board) there are some venues that do spoken word, or lyrical readings. the most popular one that I can think of is Harbourfront. I'll post a url, maybe you can linky your way around it to make contacts:
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/noflash/frontpage.php
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/no...fo/contact.php
call for submissions link:
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/no...ubmissions.php