Open mic at Urban Lounge is one of the most lax mics you can do. There is no signup sheet. You introduce yourself to the host and producer of the show, Antoine, and he puts you up accordingly. Not necessarily in the order you arrive, but close to it. I was told the show begins at 8pm, so I arrived just after 7:30, figuring the signup sheet came out 7:30pm. Well, as it turns out, the room starts much later than that, so I was the first talent there, and sure enough, I went up first. At 8:37pm Antoine announced the show will be starting in about 15 minutes. At close to 9pm, the mic started with Antoine welcoming everyone and bringing me up first. Talent gets five to 10 minutes. There are no language restrictions. The room accepts all genres of talent, but it is predominantly standup. The room seats over 65. The chairs are very comfortable, I will say. Those seats not along the bar looked even more comfortable. Parking is on the street. The business is a full bar. Three muted TVs played sports, but they did not detract from the show. The stage itself is a nice one, with a backdrop of the Urban Lounge logo, and the majority of the seats can easily see the stage. A couple beams impair some of the view for some chairs. Interestingly enough, some of the talent chose not to use the stage, but rather play the floor, even walking among the audience seated. A DJ plays music between acts, adding to the atmosphere of the show, that this is more than just another open mic. Before the show started, the DJ had people dancing on the floor. There were about 34 people in the room when I went up. I played to an all-urban room, save for one white dude. Antoine was very good about asking the room to give their attention to the talent on stage, and I have to say, I had one of my best sets ever. Even the new material went off well. I saw eyes on me; they paid attention. I think I did nearly a full ten minutes. Antoine gave me the light from the back of the room, but it’s easily seen. After my set, Antoine brought up a guest emcee, who was a comedian himself. While the evening was mostly standup, we did have a musician and a poet perform. Attendance increased to 41 people by 9:45pm. This room became more spirited and animated as the evening went on. Based on what the slideshow the TVs showed during the show, this room goes till midnight. Guys, this is a very good room to do. It has been going on almost a year. I recommend getting there 8:15pm, and getting comfortable either at the bar or their sofa chairs. The room is loud, but in a good way. When talent is performing, the audience listens. But when a comedian says something funny, or a musician gets the audience moving, or the emcee and DJ are not giving the room a chance to rest, this place epitomizes Las Vegas, the town that never sleeps. I left the lounge, feeling like I had just gotten a shot of B-1. I was pumped and glad to be where I was. Vegas has that effect on you. So does this room.
Open mic at Urban Lounge is one of the most lax mics you can do. There is no signup sheet. You introduce yourself to the host and producer of the show, Antoine, and he puts you up accordingly. Not necessarily in the order you arrive, but close to it. I was told the show begins at 8pm, so I arrived just after 7:30, figuring the signup sheet came out 7:30pm. Well, as it turns out, the room starts much later than that, so I was the first talent there, and sure enough, I went up first.
ReplyDeleteAt 8:37pm Antoine announced the show will be starting in about 15 minutes. At close to 9pm, the mic started with Antoine welcoming everyone and bringing me up first. Talent gets five to 10 minutes. There are no language restrictions. The room accepts all genres of talent, but it is predominantly standup. The room seats over 65. The chairs are very comfortable, I will say. Those seats not along the bar looked even more comfortable. Parking is on the street.
The business is a full bar. Three muted TVs played sports, but they did not detract from the show. The stage itself is a nice one, with a backdrop of the Urban Lounge logo, and the majority of the seats can easily see the stage. A couple beams impair some of the view for some chairs. Interestingly enough, some of the talent chose not to use the stage, but rather play the floor, even walking among the audience seated. A DJ plays music between acts, adding to the atmosphere of the show, that this is more than just another open mic. Before the show started, the DJ had people dancing on the floor.
There were about 34 people in the room when I went up. I played to an all-urban room, save for one white dude. Antoine was very good about asking the room to give their attention to the talent on stage, and I have to say, I had one of my best sets ever. Even the new material went off well. I saw eyes on me; they paid attention. I think I did nearly a full ten minutes. Antoine gave me the light from the back of the room, but it’s easily seen. After my set, Antoine brought up a guest emcee, who was a comedian himself. While the evening was mostly standup, we did have a musician and a poet perform. Attendance increased to 41 people by 9:45pm. This room became more spirited and animated as the evening went on. Based on what the slideshow the TVs showed during the show, this room goes till midnight.
Guys, this is a very good room to do. It has been going on almost a year. I recommend getting there 8:15pm, and getting comfortable either at the bar or their sofa chairs. The room is loud, but in a good way. When talent is performing, the audience listens. But when a comedian says something funny, or a musician gets the audience moving, or the emcee and DJ are not giving the room a chance to rest, this place epitomizes Las Vegas, the town that never sleeps. I left the lounge, feeling like I had just gotten a shot of B-1. I was pumped and glad to be where I was. Vegas has that effect on you.
So does this room.