If a few drinks in, or with a few mocktails down the trap, or totally sober, you’re ready to show off your stuff, open mic nights are a great way for musicians to get their reps in and receive ...

The open mics section of Backstage’s Call Sheet entertainment industry database contains popular open mics across the country. The directory can be searched by performance type, cover charge ...

"We had a similar start,” Dillon Brown said, amused to compare his own initiation as a poet with that of Langston Hughes, a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and a frequent visitor to Long ...

Atlanta offers a wide variety of places where independent aspiring musicians, comedians, storytellers and poets can share their work — and patrons can catch a rising star. Here is just a small ...

Wearing a flannel shirt and toting a guitar case, Nicholas Lopardo walked into the Amityville Music Hall on a recent Wednesday night and jotted his name on a list. The 37-year-old HVAC technician, who ...

You’re a musician and you want to get out there and share your music. How do you get heard? Turn up the microphone. Or the mic, that is. Throughout Lancaster County, clubs, restaurants, taverns and ...

Done right, an open mic night can entertain patrons and introduce a new artist to music fans. Most big names in the music business started somewhere, and for plenty of musicians, it was thanks to a ...

For many comedians, poets, musicians and other creatives, telling jokes, sharing stories and singing for audiences can be a cathartic experience. Gathering for live performances has been difficult to ...