These venues support local music by hosting OPEN MICS or JAM sessions in their schedules. For a general calendar, go to www.openmicmusic.org, or for specific details you can click on the name below to go to their websites. EVERYTHING SUBJECT TO CHANGE SO CONTACT THE VENUE IF IT'S A LONG DRIVE!
Algeri's Bar (Massillon) Wednesdays - PA, drums, guitars, bass, and 2 mics provided
Arabica Coffee (various cities including: Chardon 440.285.2708 Saturdays at 7)
Verlie's cafe (Cleveland, corner of W. 46th and Storer ave. 216-651-5713) Band Jam on Sundays 10pm; Acoustic Jam Tuesdays at 10pm and Open Mic Wednesdays at 9pm.
OpenMicMusic.org is the online home of the 3rd Saturday Music Society and the NE Ohio music community. This is our MySpace home. Our main website is www.openmicmusic.org.
Here are some of our favorite Akron area open mics:
Marilyn Dirrig hosts an acoustic/electric open mic and jam every Tuesday from 6-9 pm at the the NORTHSIDE in Akron.
No cover! Tip the musicians and the bartenders generously!
Mike Lenz plays at Northside after the open mic...
John Hutchens hosts the open mic every Wednesday from 7 to 10 pm at The Stuffed Artichoke at 2097 Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls, 330.922.8007.
The legendary Bob Wood was the founder of many open mics in Northeast Ohio, including Sonnet's and Musica.
WEDNESDAYS
A variety of people host this friendly open mic every Wednesday at Sonnet's Cafe in Wadsworth.
Sonnet's is a warm, friendly place to get a quick coffee or to enjoy a delicious Panini sandwich. Enjoy weekend entertainment, the freshest roasted coffee beans around, and of course… The Best Shot (of coffee) in the Midwest! There is no cover for performers, but the rest of you will need to pay $4. It's worth it to help support these great people and local music!
BYOB for 21 & over! Feel free to bring your own bottle of wine or six-pack of beer for a small $4 "corking fee".
THURSDAYS
"Jammin' Paul" and the Main Street All-Stars host an electric open mic and jam every Thursday from 8 pm to midnight at the Main Street Saloon in South Akron. Be a star - show up and sign up - all welcome - PA , drums and some instruments provided. 1481 South Main Street., Akron, Ohio 330.724.8855. No cover! Tip the musicians and the bartenders generously!
Lydia's Bar hosts a nice mostly-blues. Sign-up during happy hour and music begins about 8:30 pm. The house band plays for a while, and alternates with the open mics. Amps and drums provided. 1400 South Arlington Street, Akron. No cover! Tip the musicians and the bartenders generously!
330.773.3001
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If you're from northeast Ohio and would like us to feature your ORIGINAL music or video on this page, send us an .mp3 file or a link to your MySpace or YouTube video.. Bipolar Blues is written by Matt Lerner and Sleep is written by Sarah Kane. Both are performed by ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
Hi guys, We sure appreciate your help last year and hope you're still willing to let your folks know about this opportunity.
All accepted applicants attend on Full Paid scholarships worth $2500 and pay no tuition! This year's staff includes: Skip Ewing, Deanna Bryant, and Clay Mills.
We rely on the songwriting community to get the word out, and your assistance is vital. Please consider emailing and/or posting this information on your site(s).
Skip Ewing's Horse & Writer "Invitational" July 12 - 18, 2009 (Applications must be postmarked by May 15) www.HorseandWriter.com
The Horse & Writer Team theteam@horseandwriter.com
FORMAT CHANGE: Barking Spider Tavern 1st Tuesday Open Mic
Starting next month (Tuesday, March 3, 2009), we’ll be switching to a NEW FORMAT for our monthly 1st Tuesday open mics at the Barking Spider Tavern. The open mic signup will move up to 7:30PM, with the open mic starting at 8PM. The one hour paid feature set will be moved back ‘til 10PM. In other words, we'll have open mic from 8PM 'til 10PM, then the one hour feature set from 10PM 'til 11PM, then continue open mic from 11PM 'til 12:30AM.
Interestingly, this was the original format when we started in January of 2000. The open mic eventually got so popular (after a few years) that I chose to drop the feature set hour and make more open mic time slots available. Thanks to the bad economy and other factors, we no longer have as much of a scheduling "problem" as in those boom years. The feature set is back, rewarding deserving (and/or grossly popular) acts and adding an interesting “wrinkle” to the evening’s proceedings .
My biggest reason for moving the feature set back (’til 10PM) is to accommodate the many open mic participants who've stated a preference for playing early and getting out fairly early (in some cases). This new/old format structure will accommodate eight "early bird" acts before the feature set. It will also eliminate the disruption which was being caused by having the signup at 8:30, in the midst of an early scheduled (8PM ‘til 9PM) feature set.
For the benefit of the uninitiated, the Barking Spider is at 11310 Juniper (rear), Cleveland, OH 44106. See their website for contact info and local directions: www. barkingspidertavern. com
Please note: There’s also a 4rth Tueday open mic, hosted by Will Cheshier, at the Barking Spider. It starts around 8PM also.Contact Will for more details: www. willcheshier. com
What's up? Garblejunk is the featured artist this month in X Magazine. Just click the link below and it will take you to X Magazines site. Add them as freinds and check out the Garblejunk interview in the Featured Artist Blog. Thanks - B.T.S. and Garblejunk
p.s. - A new recording of "You Got Fisted" is also debuting all this month EXCLUSIVELY on X Magazine! Be sure and check it out while you're there! This may be your only chance to hear it until the release of our full length, "ACockBlockApocalypse".
If we may, BTL will play two Akron shows: 7/17 - 9:00 at Musica and 7/19 - 6:00 at Rock The Docks. All the best to you and thanks for allowing this blurb - BTL
I've recently changed the format of our "1st Tuesday" Songwriters' Open Mic (held on the 1st Tuesday of every month) at the Barking Spider Tavern. The evenings will now begin with a one-hour "feature set", 8PM 'til 9PM, from an original act. Open mic signup will be at 8:30PM and the open mic proper will run from 9PM 'til 12:30AM. Open mic participants are encouraged, but NOT required to play original material.
Please note that Will Cheshire hosts a "regular" (less originals oriented) open mic at the Barking Spider on the 4rth Tuesday of every month.
Thanks for stopping by. We thought that it was long overdue to have a place just for the duo. We are actively seeking opportunities to promote the acoustic side of Implied Logic in addition to the electric band.
Yes, we are finally totally acoustic, with a REAL bass (not one of those things on a stick) and everything.
