by Anna Weaver | Sep 24, 2015 | All Posts, US open mics
First, know that anything I say about an open mic is only true for the one night I went. These events are never the same, week to week. Together, the host, the performers, and the audience co-create the event every time and like I’ve said, anything can happen....
by Anna Weaver | Sep 4, 2015 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers, US open mics
Hoo boy, if ever a blog needed a subtitle, it’s this one. I’ve been to maybe 20 open mics total, a dozen of those outside North Carolina, and at least a few of the ones I attended have moved or ceased operation. Nonetheless, and with awareness that my sample size is...
by Anna Weaver | Aug 10, 2015 | All Posts, US open mics
My first preference in any city is an open mic with some legs. The one that’s been around the longest. At 8 years running, the Venue on 35th definitely has the record for Norfolk, probably Virginia, and for all I know the Eastern Seaboard. The Venue itself is a...
by Anna Weaver | Jun 13, 2015 | All Posts, US open mics
The Awaken Café is so California, they declare 4 days a week to be wi-fi free. Little signs on the tables remind you what people did in coffee shops in the pre-router days—reading, for example, or conversing. On certain Thursdays, Awaken patrons also can (and do)...
by Anna Weaver | Mar 24, 2015 | All Posts, US open mics
If its name and tribal statement weren’t enough to grab a poet by the shoulders and steer her inside, the incredible schedule of poetry events surely would be. Across its 6 locations, Busboys and Poets offers up an open mic every weeknight, making it easy to work in a...
by Anna Weaver | Mar 5, 2015 | All Posts, US open mics
It’s been a while since I hit what must be the most gothic open mic in Nashville (if not the known universe)—long enough that they’ve changed venues and are no longer in the basement of a vintage clothing boutique. A basement with a no-shit throne and a side theater...
