Cush Café is one of a handful of open mics in Eugene, but it is the only one as of this review that takes place on a Saturday night. Signup is first come first choice. Talent gets between eight and ten minutes, depending on the number of signups. There are no language restrictions. There is limited (and scattered) parking, and the owner of the business -- whose name I forgot, but he reminded me a lot of a middle-aged Brad Dourif, if you know that actor -- told me people can park on the field next to the property and the owners of that land will not object as long as you don’t spend the night. A gentleman named Marcus runs the room, has been for a year. He arrived about 6:45pm, and the signup sheet came out at 7pm. I was the first to arrive at about 6:30, and there were already some people here: two men in the back playing on the one pool table the café has; another guy in the outside patio lighting a pipe. None of these men were here to perform. Surprisingly, they were here for the mic. The business emphasizes non-alcoholic beverages, mostly coffee. I had a very delicious hot chocolate for $3.75. I saw one talent bring in food, so I guess it’s okay to do that. Marcus held off starting the show on time till more talent showed up. We ended up starting the room at 7:19pm with five signups and nine people in the room. The stage is a four-inch platform stage, a part of the structure of the building and not movable. The lighting is very good, too. The whole room seats about 30. Marcus opened with a few jokes, then brought up the first talent. I had signed to go up third. All talent was given ten minutes, and four of them took advantage of the full time. The whole evening ended just after 8pm, as the last comic did only about four minutes. Except for the first talent, all other performers stayed to support the room. Guys, I gotta say, I can’t understand why this room does not have more of a following. People look for live entertainment on a Saturday night, and comedians should be getting out there every night to do a set. That there were four regulars and myself, a visitor from out of state, I just don’t understand that in a town of 170,000, this room isn’t reaching a larger audience. Attendance was low, but everyone who was there -- save for the first talent -- was very supportive. If you’re in Eugene on a weekend, I can’t think of a reason not to do this room and plenty of reasons To do the room, and as early as it ends, there’s plenty of time to go out afterwards and have dinner and do other weekend activities. Do this room. It’s the weekend. Get out and perform.
Cush Café is one of a handful of open mics in Eugene, but it is the only one as of this review that takes place on a Saturday night. Signup is first come first choice. Talent gets between eight and ten minutes, depending on the number of signups. There are no language restrictions. There is limited (and scattered) parking, and the owner of the business -- whose name I forgot, but he reminded me a lot of a middle-aged Brad Dourif, if you know that actor -- told me people can park on the field next to the property and the owners of that land will not object as long as you don’t spend the night.
ReplyDeleteA gentleman named Marcus runs the room, has been for a year. He arrived about 6:45pm, and the signup sheet came out at 7pm. I was the first to arrive at about 6:30, and there were already some people here: two men in the back playing on the one pool table the café has; another guy in the outside patio lighting a pipe. None of these men were here to perform. Surprisingly, they were here for the mic.
The business emphasizes non-alcoholic beverages, mostly coffee. I had a very delicious hot chocolate for $3.75. I saw one talent bring in food, so I guess it’s okay to do that.
Marcus held off starting the show on time till more talent showed up. We ended up starting the room at 7:19pm with five signups and nine people in the room. The stage is a four-inch platform stage, a part of the structure of the building and not movable. The lighting is very good, too. The whole room seats about 30. Marcus opened with a few jokes, then brought up the first talent. I had signed to go up third. All talent was given ten minutes, and four of them took advantage of the full time. The whole evening ended just after 8pm, as the last comic did only about four minutes. Except for the first talent, all other performers stayed to support the room.
Guys, I gotta say, I can’t understand why this room does not have more of a following. People look for live entertainment on a Saturday night, and comedians should be getting out there every night to do a set. That there were four regulars and myself, a visitor from out of state, I just don’t understand that in a town of 170,000, this room isn’t reaching a larger audience. Attendance was low, but everyone who was there -- save for the first talent -- was very supportive. If you’re in Eugene on a weekend, I can’t think of a reason not to do this room and plenty of reasons To do the room, and as early as it ends, there’s plenty of time to go out afterwards and have dinner and do other weekend activities.
Do this room. It’s the weekend. Get out and perform.