Art Thru Song is run by two persons, Tie-Oma and John, both musicians. They've been running the room for 3 years. Talent gets 1 song or 4 minutes, and they do not light you. Signup is first come, first selection. The venue goes till 9:30, and they can, at times, have as many as 32 people sign up any week. There are no language restrictions, and parking is on the streets. The room itself is just that: a room. Located in the farthest corner of the cafe, it even had a door to shut out any noise coming from where they serve food and drinks. Food included salads, panini sandwiches, smoothies and coffee and such. No alcohol. You can place an order and the server will bring it in to the room where you're seated, so you don't have to miss much of the open mic. That was nice. There is no stage or platform. A rug represented the stage, and there were 2 mics set up for musicians. Since everyone in the room was there to support open mic, not having an elevated platform for talent was okay. I went up 4th, and there were about 17 people in the room. By the time I left, close to 8pm, the room was packed with 27. I think they could have fit 30 comfortably. After that. . . . This is a good room. The people attending are there to support and perform and nothing else. The room is typically filled with musicians only. I was the only comedian to perform the night I went up. Still, whatever talent you have, the audience will listen respectfully. The one downside was, where I sat -- close to the bathroom -- incessant music came from the room, and I was told it could neither be turned off or turned down. I suppose only those seated nearby could be distracted. When it was my turn to go up, I could not hear any music during the performance.
Art Thru Song is run by two persons, Tie-Oma and John, both musicians. They've been running the room for 3 years. Talent gets 1 song or 4 minutes, and they do not light you. Signup is first come, first selection. The venue goes till 9:30, and they can, at times, have as many as 32 people sign up any week. There are no language restrictions, and parking is on the streets.
ReplyDeleteThe room itself is just that: a room. Located in the farthest corner of the cafe, it even had a door to shut out any noise coming from where they serve food and drinks. Food included salads, panini sandwiches, smoothies and coffee and such. No alcohol. You can place an order and the server will bring it in to the room where you're seated, so you don't have to miss much of the open mic. That was nice. There is no stage or platform. A rug represented the stage, and there were 2 mics set up for musicians. Since everyone in the room was there to support open mic, not having an elevated platform for talent was okay. I went up 4th, and there were about 17 people in the room. By the time I left, close to 8pm, the room was packed with 27. I think they could have fit 30 comfortably. After that. . . .
This is a good room. The people attending are there to support and perform and nothing else. The room is typically filled with musicians only. I was the only comedian to perform the night I went up. Still, whatever talent you have, the audience will listen respectfully. The one downside was, where I sat -- close to the bathroom -- incessant music came from the room, and I was told it could neither be turned off or turned down. I suppose only those seated nearby could be distracted. When it was my turn to go up, I could not hear any music during the performance.