Open mic at Café Colonial is a good room to do, but know the facts first. There are no language restrictions unless children are present. There are 12 spots on the signup sheet. It is first come first choice. Musicians get 3 songs or 15 minutes, while all other talent gets 5 minutes. Signup is 7:30pm, and the room starts at 8 and goes till 10:30pm. Now, here’s the important part: the host only allows one comedian and one spoken-word artist per show. Everyone else is a musician. So, get there in plenty good time to be that one comedian. A gentleman named Marty runs the room. They have a stage with two mics on it. The place seats 23. The business serves beer ($5 pints), wine and comfort food like burgers, sandwiches and flatbreads. I arrived 7:40pm and spots 2 through 7 were already taken. I took the first spot. Parking is on the street. The evening started 8:04pm. Marty opened with an original on the guitar. There were nine people in the room, including our host and the bartender. I went up after Marty played a couple songs, and he let me do well over five minutes. I think that’s because he liked my act. So did the audience. As small as it was, I had their attention. They listened and they laughed. By 8:35pm, there were 15 people in the room. It went down by three less than a half-hour later. The rest of the evening was, of course, music. I stayed to support the room, especially with such a small attendance. One person leaving the room and everyone notices it. Guys, while Marty only allows one comic per month, if you’re good and he likes you, he’ll give you more than five minutes, I’m confident of that. The room takes place in Sacramento, so it’s not like you’re driving out into the bayous to do this room. Just get there in good time to get the one spot reserved for comedians. Plus, you may be able to squeeze in a second room the same night.
Open mic at Café Colonial is a good room to do, but know the facts first.
ReplyDeleteThere are no language restrictions unless children are present. There are 12 spots on the signup sheet. It is first come first choice. Musicians get 3 songs or 15 minutes, while all other talent gets 5 minutes. Signup is 7:30pm, and the room starts at 8 and goes till 10:30pm. Now, here’s the important part: the host only allows one comedian and one spoken-word artist per show. Everyone else is a musician. So, get there in plenty good time to be that one comedian.
A gentleman named Marty runs the room. They have a stage with two mics on it. The place seats 23. The business serves beer ($5 pints), wine and comfort food like burgers, sandwiches and flatbreads. I arrived 7:40pm and spots 2 through 7 were already taken. I took the first spot. Parking is on the street.
The evening started 8:04pm. Marty opened with an original on the guitar. There were nine people in the room, including our host and the bartender. I went up after Marty played a couple songs, and he let me do well over five minutes. I think that’s because he liked my act. So did the audience. As small as it was, I had their attention. They listened and they laughed. By 8:35pm, there were 15 people in the room. It went down by three less than a half-hour later. The rest of the evening was, of course, music. I stayed to support the room, especially with such a small attendance. One person leaving the room and everyone notices it.
Guys, while Marty only allows one comic per month, if you’re good and he likes you, he’ll give you more than five minutes, I’m confident of that. The room takes place in Sacramento, so it’s not like you’re driving out into the bayous to do this room. Just get there in good time to get the one spot reserved for comedians. Plus, you may be able to squeeze in a second room the same night.