Formerly called Prospect Bar & Grill, the new name capitalizes on the portion of the lounge that has people sitting outside. While still pleasant to sit outside in 64 degree early night, lit torches kept the top of the roof warm. This is a classy place. You’ll want to bring a date. It serves appetizers, salads and entrees. Parking, however, is street only. Tony has been running this room for 3 weeks as of October 12th, while the open mic has been going on for one year. While primarily a place for musicians, Tony encourages all forms of talent to come and perform. When I say a place primarily for music, we’re talking 95%. The one mic is set up in the furthest corner against a wall that faces the street. There were about 25 in attendance when I showed up at 7:40pm. (I booked the 8pm slot online.) Signup is done one of two ways: you can signup online through Gigtown or show up and signup. Typically, people who signup online get the 7 to 8:30pm slots. The night I went up, signup online had from 6:40 to 9pm already filled, and the room goes from 6pm to as late as 10pm. Musicians get 20 minutes, comedians 5. I don’t know how much time, say, a magician would get. Probably the full 20. Also, comedians can not go back to back. If they have more than one comic in a show they will be spaced apart. Finally, and I can’t emphasize this enough, watch your language, especially if there are children around. But even if there are not children, certainly don’t say the word fuck in your set. It’s the same rule I have at my venue. PG-13 only, and watch the material. People may e eating dinner at a classy place. You don’t want to be talking about your last bowel movement, however funny that one undigested carrot square may be. The audience itself is divided. From my vantage point while performing -- there is no stage or platform, you’re standing at eye level with everyone else not sitting – I could see the whole “room” and I had maybe half of them truly listening. But I could see couples and a party of 5 engaged in their own dialogue, oblivious to me on stage. That’s okay. It is a place to eat and socialize. They’re used to music there, and music can be either the focus of your attention or as a pleasant background. This venue is no different in that way. You take a chance when performing at venues mostly known for music. Maybe they’re hungry for variety, but maybe they came there for other reasons than enjoying open mic. Either way, while it’s not much stage time, if you take an early or late spot you can get in a second set somewhere else before coming here. And if it’s later in the evening you’re doing Rooftop, consider making that the place for dinner. I would have had I not had another venue to go to.
Formerly called Prospect Bar & Grill, the new name capitalizes on the portion of the lounge that has people sitting outside. While still pleasant to sit outside in 64 degree early night, lit torches kept the top of the roof warm. This is a classy place. You’ll want to bring a date. It serves appetizers, salads and entrees. Parking, however, is street only.
ReplyDeleteTony has been running this room for 3 weeks as of October 12th, while the open mic has been going on for one year. While primarily a place for musicians, Tony encourages all forms of talent to come and perform. When I say a place primarily for music, we’re talking 95%. The one mic is set up in the furthest corner against a wall that faces the street. There were about 25 in attendance when I showed up at 7:40pm. (I booked the 8pm slot online.)
Signup is done one of two ways: you can signup online through Gigtown or show up and signup. Typically, people who signup online get the 7 to 8:30pm slots. The night I went up, signup online had from 6:40 to 9pm already filled, and the room goes from 6pm to as late as 10pm. Musicians get 20 minutes, comedians 5. I don’t know how much time, say, a magician would get. Probably the full 20. Also, comedians can not go back to back. If they have more than one comic in a show they will be spaced apart. Finally, and I can’t emphasize this enough, watch your language, especially if there are children around. But even if there are not children, certainly don’t say the word fuck in your set. It’s the same rule I have at my venue. PG-13 only, and watch the material. People may e eating dinner at a classy place. You don’t want to be talking about your last bowel movement, however funny that one undigested carrot square may be.
The audience itself is divided. From my vantage point while performing -- there is no stage or platform, you’re standing at eye level with everyone else not sitting – I could see the whole “room” and I had maybe half of them truly listening. But I could see couples and a party of 5 engaged in their own dialogue, oblivious to me on stage. That’s okay. It is a place to eat and socialize. They’re used to music there, and music can be either the focus of your attention or as a pleasant background. This venue is no different in that way. You take a chance when performing at venues mostly known for music. Maybe they’re hungry for variety, but maybe they came there for other reasons than enjoying open mic.
Either way, while it’s not much stage time, if you take an early or late spot you can get in a second set somewhere else before coming here. And if it’s later in the evening you’re doing Rooftop, consider making that the place for dinner. I would have had I not had another venue to go to.