It’s been my history while reviewing mics that the ones in the smaller communities tend to be informal mics when it comes to any rules. This room is no different. While signup at other rooms may be first come first choice, when I arrived first at the mic (and I was very early), I learned there is no signup sheet. The host took my name down but otherwise, he personally knew all the talent and brought them up accordingly. But the host put me up third, believing more people might come before it was my turn. Know that I was the first comedian they had ever had. While this room is open to all genres of talent, they chiefly attract musicians. Parking is in their lot. The room seats over 65 who can see the talent performing, even though there is no stage. A mic and stand are set up to one side of the business. There are no language restrictions unless children are present. The room has been going on about two years and the host’s name is Casey, an affable gentleman, who is quite accommodating. Another gentleman, Adam, is the producer of the mic and organizes it each week. Talent gets 15 minutes, and there are eight slots on the signup sheet. The room goes from 6 to 8pm. The business is a brewery, and beers run $6 a pint. While they do not serve food, I believe outside food is allowed. The host showed up at 5:40pm to set up, and the signup sheet came out at 5:47pm when Casey asked my name and wrote it down. I was the only talent present. I learned on a good day they’ll get eight signups and an audience of 20. Again, as informal as this room is, when we started at 6:10pm, instead of welcoming everyone and performing himself, Casey, standing off to the side pointed at one of the local talent and said, “You’re up.” The first musician did about 20 minutes then at 6:34pm, Casey brought up the second musician. We had seven people in the room at 6:20pm, including the server behind the counter. I went up after the second musician at 7pm with eight people in the room. I did 12 minutes then got myself off. There is no light to signal the one-minute mark. But when the room is mostly music, players know after three or four songs their time is up. But because of the slight turnout, we were all allowed to perform longer. The host told me I could have done 30 minutes if I wanted. After my set, musicians who played before were encouraged to go up again. The night ended at 8pm. Guys, this is a good room to do. Yes, I went up on a week where the turnout was not high, either with talent or a general audience. But it was okay. What few people I performed for paid attention. There are no distractions like TVs on, or pool tables or other recreational activities that could interfere with your set. All persons attending are there for the show. And 15 minutes of stage time is a lot for a comedian, which is great it you’ve already built up a solid ten-minute set and want to expand and do more material up to 15 min. I strongly recommend to comics to do this room when they’ve built up a solid ten-minute or more act and try it out on this room. The people attending were happy to have standup for a change.
It’s been my history while reviewing mics that the ones in the smaller communities tend to be informal mics when it comes to any rules. This room is no different.
ReplyDeleteWhile signup at other rooms may be first come first choice, when I arrived first at the mic (and I was very early), I learned there is no signup sheet. The host took my name down but otherwise, he personally knew all the talent and brought them up accordingly. But the host put me up third, believing more people might come before it was my turn. Know that I was the first comedian they had ever had. While this room is open to all genres of talent, they chiefly attract musicians.
Parking is in their lot. The room seats over 65 who can see the talent performing, even though there is no stage. A mic and stand are set up to one side of the business. There are no language restrictions unless children are present. The room has been going on about two years and the host’s name is Casey, an affable gentleman, who is quite accommodating. Another gentleman, Adam, is the producer of the mic and organizes it each week. Talent gets 15 minutes, and there are eight slots on the signup sheet. The room goes from 6 to 8pm.
The business is a brewery, and beers run $6 a pint. While they do not serve food, I believe outside food is allowed. The host showed up at 5:40pm to set up, and the signup sheet came out at 5:47pm when Casey asked my name and wrote it down. I was the only talent present. I learned on a good day they’ll get eight signups and an audience of 20.
Again, as informal as this room is, when we started at 6:10pm, instead of welcoming everyone and performing himself, Casey, standing off to the side pointed at one of the local talent and said, “You’re up.” The first musician did about 20 minutes then at 6:34pm, Casey brought up the second musician. We had seven people in the room at 6:20pm, including the server behind the counter. I went up after the second musician at 7pm with eight people in the room. I did 12 minutes then got myself off. There is no light to signal the one-minute mark. But when the room is mostly music, players know after three or four songs their time is up. But because of the slight turnout, we were all allowed to perform longer. The host told me I could have done 30 minutes if I wanted.
After my set, musicians who played before were encouraged to go up again. The night ended at 8pm.
Guys, this is a good room to do. Yes, I went up on a week where the turnout was not high, either with talent or a general audience. But it was okay. What few people I performed for paid attention. There are no distractions like TVs on, or pool tables or other recreational activities that could interfere with your set. All persons attending are there for the show. And 15 minutes of stage time is a lot for a comedian, which is great it you’ve already built up a solid ten-minute set and want to expand and do more material up to 15 min. I strongly recommend to comics to do this room when they’ve built up a solid ten-minute or more act and try it out on this room. The people attending were happy to have standup for a change.