Let’s start with the obvious: A great open mic needs a skilled host. It needs more than that, of course—a…
Oh, the motley glory of open mic venues! If you’ve been to one, you’ve been to…one. With the notable exception…
This is the third in a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending,…
This is the second in a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending,…
This is the first of a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending,…
Practical advice and 8 awesome names that flaunt it So you want to start an open mic but you don’t…
It’s been 10 months and counting since most places banned the gathering of human vectors beings, which forced open mics…
At my first open mic, as the host worked his way down the list and my slot got closer, I…
Open mic hosts, if you’re impatient to get back to doing your thing in a roomful of real live poets…
Scan an open mic audience and it’s a safe bet that at least half the people in the room are…