Two things I want to say about Starlite and the gentleman who runs the open mic, at least what I know of them. Starlite is a full bar, but no beer on tap. The place seats well over 60 but some seats make viewing the performers difficult. They have a limited menu, but Happy Hour till 7pm. Food includes rings, fries, pot stickers, sandwiches and hamburgers. Parking is on the street, but it’s free after 6pm. Inside they have 3 muted TVs on. There is a pool table, but no one plays during open mic. The stage the open mic takes place is a 3 foot by 4 foot platform that the host brings out and sets down in a corner of the room that allows for one mic and even a chair if you want. The host also sets up a sound system and a light for the “stage”. Brandon Lee is the host of the open mic. He allows all forms of talent, but mostly they get musicians and comedians. On average, the room gets 15 or 16 signups. Brandon arrived 7:40pm to set up. The signup sheet came out at 8pm. It’s first come first choice. The room is run very casually. Evidently, musicians usually go up first and play till the comedians show up later, having come from another popular open mic only minutes away. That’s not to say, a comedian can’t go first. I actually took an early spot. The room can run as late as midnight, but the kitchen closes at 9pm. By 8:40pm, Brandon started playing music on his keyboard. Sixteen people, including the bartender, were listening. Or not. It’s a bar. Just after 9pm Brandon stopped playing, and when he started up again at 9:20, the show followed. There were 19 of us by then. When I went up about 9:35, 23 people were watching. My history with Brandon actually goes back to when I performed at Metro Kitchen & Drinkery only weeks before. He did the sound system over there. I learned that the host, Zoey, is leaving and that Brandon will be taking over that room as well. Guys, this is a good room. Comedians spill in from Sacramento Comedy Spot’s open mic, so the room gets fuller and fuller as the evening progresses. That explains why musicians tend to go first. It may not be till as late as 10pm before the last of the open micers at Comedy Spot finish and come this way. It’s a supportive room. Comedians do laugh and stay after their sets to support other talent. The energy is good and Brandon is a natural when it comes to hosting. It’s the spot for comedy after The Comedy Spot.
Two things I want to say about Starlite and the gentleman who runs the open mic, at least what I know of them.
ReplyDeleteStarlite is a full bar, but no beer on tap. The place seats well over 60 but some seats make viewing the performers difficult. They have a limited menu, but Happy Hour till 7pm. Food includes rings, fries, pot stickers, sandwiches and hamburgers. Parking is on the street, but it’s free after 6pm. Inside they have 3 muted TVs on. There is a pool table, but no one plays during open mic. The stage the open mic takes place is a 3 foot by 4 foot platform that the host brings out and sets down in a corner of the room that allows for one mic and even a chair if you want. The host also sets up a sound system and a light for the “stage”.
Brandon Lee is the host of the open mic. He allows all forms of talent, but mostly they get musicians and comedians. On average, the room gets 15 or 16 signups. Brandon arrived 7:40pm to set up. The signup sheet came out at 8pm. It’s first come first choice. The room is run very casually. Evidently, musicians usually go up first and play till the comedians show up later, having come from another popular open mic only minutes away. That’s not to say, a comedian can’t go first. I actually took an early spot. The room can run as late as midnight, but the kitchen closes at 9pm.
By 8:40pm, Brandon started playing music on his keyboard. Sixteen people, including the bartender, were listening. Or not. It’s a bar. Just after 9pm Brandon stopped playing, and when he started up again at 9:20, the show followed. There were 19 of us by then. When I went up about 9:35, 23 people were watching.
My history with Brandon actually goes back to when I performed at Metro Kitchen & Drinkery only weeks before. He did the sound system over there. I learned that the host, Zoey, is leaving and that Brandon will be taking over that room as well.
Guys, this is a good room. Comedians spill in from Sacramento Comedy Spot’s open mic, so the room gets fuller and fuller as the evening progresses. That explains why musicians tend to go first. It may not be till as late as 10pm before the last of the open micers at Comedy Spot finish and come this way. It’s a supportive room. Comedians do laugh and stay after their sets to support other talent. The energy is good and Brandon is a natural when it comes to hosting.
It’s the spot for comedy after The Comedy Spot.