Lazy Hummingbird is a simple, quaint coffee room. They serve coffee, tea, some blended drinks, a little food on display, some of it fridged. The place seats less than 20. At 6:30 the business closes while they arrange the room for the open mic, shifting chairs and setting up a single mic and portable sound system to one side with the front window as your backdrop. Danielle runs the room, and open mic has been going on for 5 years. The signup sheet came out 6:45pm. There were four of us waiting to signup, 3 of the 4 performing for the first time. Mostly known for music, this venue allows all forms of talent. Some foul language is okay, but don’t get comfortable and certainly don’t rely on language to be funny. Talent gets 5 to 10 minutes. Parking is on the street. Guys, this room never became crowded. There were 6 in attendance plus 3 staff when the open mic started. At its maximum we had 12 in the room. I played for a whopping 8 when it was my turn. A musician followed me, and after he was done, the evening was over. A true, intimate setting. I had considered taking a seat when doing my set to connect with the audience more. Somehow, because of how small the room was, to stand almost seemed inappropriate, like I was performing for another, bigger room. I ended up standing, and the set went very well. I had everyone’s attention, and when they heard something funny I got a good laugh. If nothing else, do this room because it happens early enough in the evening that you can get a second set somewhere else the same night. I was given the full ten minutes because it was a slow night. I had to get myself off, in fact. I suppose I could have kept going till someone indicated to wrap it up, they liked my act so much. But definitely consider this room as the first one two, even three venues to perform on a Tuesday in San Diego.
Lazy Hummingbird is a simple, quaint coffee room. They serve coffee, tea, some blended drinks, a little food on display, some of it fridged. The place seats less than 20. At 6:30 the business closes while they arrange the room for the open mic, shifting chairs and setting up a single mic and portable sound system to one side with the front window as your backdrop.
ReplyDeleteDanielle runs the room, and open mic has been going on for 5 years. The signup sheet came out 6:45pm. There were four of us waiting to signup, 3 of the 4 performing for the first time. Mostly known for music, this venue allows all forms of talent. Some foul language is okay, but don’t get comfortable and certainly don’t rely on language to be funny. Talent gets 5 to 10 minutes. Parking is on the street.
Guys, this room never became crowded. There were 6 in attendance plus 3 staff when the open mic started. At its maximum we had 12 in the room. I played for a whopping 8 when it was my turn. A musician followed me, and after he was done, the evening was over. A true, intimate setting. I had considered taking a seat when doing my set to connect with the audience more. Somehow, because of how small the room was, to stand almost seemed inappropriate, like I was performing for another, bigger room. I ended up standing, and the set went very well. I had everyone’s attention, and when they heard something funny I got a good laugh.
If nothing else, do this room because it happens early enough in the evening that you can get a second set somewhere else the same night. I was given the full ten minutes because it was a slow night. I had to get myself off, in fact. I suppose I could have kept going till someone indicated to wrap it up, they liked my act so much. But definitely consider this room as the first one two, even three venues to perform on a Tuesday in San Diego.