Step on the stage: Comedians, poets and musicians find support at local open mics

An "open mic" is defined as a session in a club or other venue that invites anyone to perform in front of an audience.
New Haven Independent

Open Mic Opens Doors For Creativity

Nick Aubin performs at Gather. “Nice to see a lot of familiar faces, nicer to see the unfamiliar faces,” said Nick Aubin, the host of a weekly Open Mic Night at Gather, located at 952 State St. The ...
Newsday

Open-mic nights are the place to be for original music

Wearing a flannel shirt and toting a guitar case, Nicholas Lopardo walked into the Amityville Music Hall on a recent Wednesday night and jotted his name on a list. The 37-year-old HVAC technician, who ...

Open mic events bring creativity to center stage at local high schools

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Savannah High School (SHS) was recently the site of Open Mic hosted by the Deep Flows slam poetry team ...
The Stanford Daily

Open mic nights at CoHo build a ‘community of musicians’

CoHo was packed. Groups of students crowded tables, while others danced to the live music at an open mic night hosted by The Arbor. The performance — an acoustic duet — ended as the audience erupted ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Fitchburg Art Museum hosts storytelling, music showcases, open mic nights

The Openest Mic and FAM @ Night bring artists to the city, with poets, musicians and storytellers bringing their stories and art to the galleries of the Fitchburg Art Museum for ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: BLACK SONGS MATTER: THE SALON OPEN MIC at Don't Tell Mama

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. White and LaMarr opened with Mr. White's own composition "I Feel All Right." White ...

Headwaters Music and Arts to host Open Mic night March 6

Headwaters Music and Arts will host its next Open Mic and Coffee House event at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at 519 Minnesota Ave. NW. Mary Overlie will serve as the night's featured ...
The Daily Evergreen

2 Wagon Band: a breakout music group of WSU students

On Tuesday, SEB hosted an open mic night where students could come sing and perform for their fellow classmates. This event ...
Valley Advocate

You’re up next: Western Mass open mic scene heats up post-pandemic

Not so long ago, there was a general lament sometimes heard among Valley musicians: “There aren’t enough places to play around here.” That might have been true for professional players who wanted to ...
The Columbian

‘It’s Where the Music Is’: Clark County’s open mic nights bring performers and listeners together

Serious music fans will pay a premium for concert tickets, drive for hours and brave surging crowds to catch the merest glimpse of their favorite rock stars. A couple of weeks later, those same fans ...
The Inlander

Red Room Lounge has hosted plenty of hip-hop stars, but its open mic night is all about community

For 16 or so years, Red Room Lounge has been an understated staple in Spokane's music scene. While it often doesn't get the same hype as venues of a similar size in Spokane, it's been graced by ...