This week`s open mics, for more info, click on `Venues`: Monday - Adobo, Alpharetta - Dam Bar, Buford / Tuesday - The Fieldhouse, Hamilton Mill - Sidelines, Duluth - Zuffy`s, Atlanta / Wednesday - Abbott`s, John`s Creek / Thursday - Rick Tanner`s, Cumming - Stars & Strikes, Dacula / Friday - Dave & Busters, Duluth - Mason`s, Canton / Sunday - Social Vinings, Atlanta (1 - 5 Blues & Jazz)
New Friday Open Mic In Canton @ Mason`s
Mason`s is the rage in Canton. They`ve got a great location with a comfortable upscale feel. Their upstairs is where we hold the open mic. They`ve got a lot of space with a dance floor. They feature bands on Saturdays.
Join Kristen Tinsley this Friday! Bands Audition for a paying Saturday gig!
The Open Mic @ The Dam Bar Has Been Moved From Wed To Monday. First Night 6/29
Hey bands! Dam Bar is looking for new rock acts for the weekends. Bring your band, fans and friends this Monday. There`s a great stage with a kickin` in-house PA and lights. This is a great `rock club,` but you don`t have to bring a band to play.
Join Jon Rainwater this Monday.
Tuesday open mic @ The Fieldhouse in Hamilton Mill
This upscale restaurant/bar has a great stage in their bar-area. They feature live-music on the weekends. It`s right off of I-85 and very easy to get to. Joe and Wade are amazing performers and great hosts.
The open mic @ Beef O`Brady`s is cancelled this Fri 7/3. We`ll be back next Friday.
Paul`s is closed this Sunday 7/5. We`ll be back with the open mic next week.
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Attention Solo Performers / Duos, Audition This Week At:
- Wed - Abbott`s - Thu - Rick Tanner`s - Fri - Beef O`Brady`s, DV - Sun - Social Vinings - Sun - Paul`s, Buckhead
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Wednesday - Abbott`s Bar & Grill Johns Creek /7pm Website Your host: Craver
Thursday - Rick Tanner`s Cumming / 7pm Website Your host: Jake Douglas
- Stars & StrikesMap Dacula / 7 pm / Website Your host: Jeff Gillman
Friday - Dave & Buster`s Duluth / 8:00 / Website Your host: Paul Sanner
- Mason`s Sports Grill Canton / 9:00 / Website Your host: Kristen Tinsley
- Beef O`Brady`s (Cancelled This Fri 7/3) Dawsonville / 8:00 / Website Your host: Alan Rainwater
Sunday - Social Vinings (Blues & Jazz Jam) Vinings / 1 - 5 pm / Website Your host: Bryan Gullette
- Paul`s Restaurant(Cancelled This Sun 7/5 - Back Next Week) Atlanta-Buckhead / 1 - 9 Your hosts: Craver 1-5 / Jason Edelman 5-9
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Come on out and play the cool Ovation Idea acoustic guitar with a built in mp3 player through the Genz Benz Shenandoah Compak acoustic amp and the PL80a mic from Electro-Voice. We also got the Singer/Songwriter Takamine Guitar for you to play and the great percussion, the Aspire Cajon from LP.
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`Rockin` An Open Mic` By Barbara Cloyd
Barbara Cloyd is an accomplished songwriter and mentor in Nashville. She has hosted the most famous open mic ever at The Bluebird Cafe for twenty years. Barbara shares her vast open mic experience with us in these fascinating articles.
In 1977, I was part of a 3 piece acoustic group called “Cheapshot” in Houston TX. One night we were going out to play at an open mic. We were fairly new at performing and were nervous as cats about playing out for the first time. We all barely knew 3-chords, but we had more nerve than talent and we decided to go for it.
One of the songs we were going to play was “You’ve got a lover” by Shake Russell, a local and favorite songwriter whose album ‘Songs on the Radio” had just recently been released. Just before we were to hit the stage I looked over at the bar and there was Shake himself leaning against the bar and sipping a beer. I told my band that I’d be right back and walked up to him and said; ‘Hey, I just came over to apologize to you’. He asked why and I told him that we were about to butcher one of his songs. He laughed and asked which one. When I told him, he very graciously said to go for it. In fact he said you can perform any song of mine that you like, all I ask is that you give me credit for writing it anytime you play one. I thanked him and went on stage. He grinned through our painfully amateurish version of his song and gave us a thumbs up sign.
To this day I still play some of his songs in public and never fail to mention him as the songwriter. I’ll never forget that night and will always appreciate his kindness. Now I host a couple of open mics and try to be as kind and generous with my time and talent as Shake was to me. It’s all about the music. What a great fraternity we all belong to.
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