Peace of Mind Brewing has their own parking lot. The venue is run by a gentleman named H.R., and he has been in charge of the mic for just over a year. The mic is for music and comedy only. There are no language restrictions unless children are present. Signup is first come first choice. The business is a brewery. Beers run $8.85 a pint. They also serve non-alcoholic beverages, and to eat they offer chips. However, just outside is a food truck that specializes in Mexican, and you may bring food into the brewery. The room seats about 76 who can see the stage well. The stage is elevated – two steps to get up to it – and it is well lit. On the stage are two mics on stands and two chairs. Five muted TVs throughout the room are on, but the two TVs behind the stage don’t play sports or anything. Instead, they display colorful swirls in motion, like abstract art. Beautiful to look at, but I would not say they are a distraction. They have a pool table, two dart boards, and a kind of shuffleboard, and if played, that might be a little noisy during a performance. Thankfully, no one played during the mic, except two young women at one time played a game or two of pool. I did not find it distracting, and my friend and I sat close to the table. When my friend and I arrived at 6:30, there were already eight signups on the list. Signup is on a dry eraser board, and I signed us up for the ninth and tenth spot. Musicians gets three songs or ten minutes, while comedians get seven minutes. The room is informal in that once it starts, the host does not go on stage and announce who is next. Talent pretty much is expected to know when it’s their turn. The room started early, about 6:46pm. It’s supposed to go to 9pm, but the night we were there, there were a lot of signups (up to 14 slots), and it went past 9pm that night. I counted 21 people in the room, including the host and bartender. Just before it was my turn, H.R. came over to me and said I was next. I played to 19 people, and because I was good, I ended up doing nine minutes, then got myself off. My friend followed, doing just over eight minutes. I signaled to her one minute at the seven-minute mark. The audience was very good about listening to our sets, and we got good laughs. We stayed to support the next three talents but left before the last musician performed. Guys, this is a very good room to do. I hope Seattle-based comedians make the drive to this room and decide to do it. Seven or more minutes is a good amount of stage time. The audience pays attention. No real distractions. Stage is easily visible and well-lit. Plus, you’re not playing to a roomful of fellow comics but a general audience. People came up to us afterwards and congratulated us. This room looks forward to standup as much as they enjoy music at this venue. If you’re visiting, do this room for the same reasons.
Peace of Mind Brewing has their own parking lot. The venue is run by a gentleman named H.R., and he has been in charge of the mic for just over a year. The mic is for music and comedy only. There are no language restrictions unless children are present. Signup is first come first choice.
ReplyDeleteThe business is a brewery. Beers run $8.85 a pint. They also serve non-alcoholic beverages, and to eat they offer chips. However, just outside is a food truck that specializes in Mexican, and you may bring food into the brewery. The room seats about 76 who can see the stage well. The stage is elevated – two steps to get up to it – and it is well lit. On the stage are two mics on stands and two chairs. Five muted TVs throughout the room are on, but the two TVs behind the stage don’t play sports or anything. Instead, they display colorful swirls in motion, like abstract art. Beautiful to look at, but I would not say they are a distraction. They have a pool table, two dart boards, and a kind of shuffleboard, and if played, that might be a little noisy during a performance. Thankfully, no one played during the mic, except two young women at one time played a game or two of pool. I did not find it distracting, and my friend and I sat close to the table.
When my friend and I arrived at 6:30, there were already eight signups on the list. Signup is on a dry eraser board, and I signed us up for the ninth and tenth spot. Musicians gets three songs or ten minutes, while comedians get seven minutes. The room is informal in that once it starts, the host does not go on stage and announce who is next. Talent pretty much is expected to know when it’s their turn.
The room started early, about 6:46pm. It’s supposed to go to 9pm, but the night we were there, there were a lot of signups (up to 14 slots), and it went past 9pm that night. I counted 21 people in the room, including the host and bartender. Just before it was my turn, H.R. came over to me and said I was next. I played to 19 people, and because I was good, I ended up doing nine minutes, then got myself off. My friend followed, doing just over eight minutes. I signaled to her one minute at the seven-minute mark. The audience was very good about listening to our sets, and we got good laughs. We stayed to support the next three talents but left before the last musician performed.
Guys, this is a very good room to do. I hope Seattle-based comedians make the drive to this room and decide to do it. Seven or more minutes is a good amount of stage time. The audience pays attention. No real distractions. Stage is easily visible and well-lit. Plus, you’re not playing to a roomful of fellow comics but a general audience. People came up to us afterwards and congratulated us. This room looks forward to standup as much as they enjoy music at this venue. If you’re visiting, do this room for the same reasons.