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.
Launched in 2014, we’ve outlasted multiple venue changes. Our current — and amazingly supportive — venue is Downtown Raleigh’s hub for all things arts: Artspace!
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 12:15. Show starts at 1:00. Main slots are 7 minutes (2 songs max, musicians).
See what we’re all about
Every open mic has its own special magic, unique to its people and its place. We’ve distilled ours down to 4 minutes. Check it out!
This video was created with support from United Arts Wake County, Raleigh Arts, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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, spontaneous duets, and other artistic collaborations.
We make the list by lottery, so if you want to perform:
- Drop your name in the hat anytime from 12:15 PM on.
- At 12:45 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.
- Show starts at 1PM.
- Halfway through the show, we draw 3 more names for our bonus 4-minute shim slots.
- At this point, the list is closed.
No cover ever. BYOB (Artspace is inside Raleigh’s sip-and-stroll zone, so all bev options are open.)
