OPEN MIC | SECOND SUNDAY | DOWNTOWN RALEIGH
Tongue & Groove
Covers welcome. Originals encouraged!
Tongue & Groove is an open mic hosted and organized by Anna Weaver (that’s me), Sarah Egan Warren, and Andrew Warren, with help from a handful of friends and open mic enthusiasts.
After 8 years, our beloved venue had to relocate. We are on a brief hiatus before moving to our new home at Raleigh’s hub for all things arts: Artspace.
Starting in May 2025, find us there every second Sunday!
Our show gathers local talent of all kinds—poetry, music, storytelling, and more—to co-create a night of ephemeral art. We love to laugh, but also, #SorryNoComedy.
Lottery for the list opens at 12:30. Show starts at 1:30. Main slots are 7 minutes (2 songs max, musicians).
How we roll
We provide a mic, pick-up for instruments or tracks, (BYO dongle for your phone or tablet), and a box drum. We encourage sing-alongs, kazoo-alongs (BYO kazoo), and other artistic collaborations—spontaneous or planned.
No cover ever. Beverages available, provided by Artspace.
We make the list by lottery, so if you want to perform:
- Drop your name in the hat anytime from 6:30 PM on.
- At 7:15 PM sharp, we draw names for 15 seven-minute slots.
- If you’re present for the drawing, you can choose your slot.
- If not, we will assume you’ve been waylaid by pirates and fill from the end of the list to give you plenty of time to chew through your bonds or parlay for your freedom.
- Halfway through the show (~8:45PM), we draw 3 more names for our bonus 4-minute shim slots.
- At this point, the list is closed.
