Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World
Music
SCHEDULES: SPRING 2013
Any slot marked as "open" usually is
Email Bill to reserve it!
Email Bill McCarthy at:
OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET
www.MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld
[LAST UPDATE: 5/22/13 @ 1:33 PM]
DIRECTIONS & MAPS: CLICK HERE!
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd
OPEN MIC NIGHT/LOCAL MUSICIANS' SHOWCASE!
GUISEPPE‘S GRILLE
35 SOLOMON POND ROAD - NORTHBOROUGH
7:30 VINNY BONINA
8:00 open
8:30 MIGUEL MELENDEZ
9:00 STAN THE PATS FAN
9:30 open
10:00 open
10:30 open
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THURSDAY, MAY 23rd
SORRY, NO OPEN MIC TONIGHT!
SEE YOU ON MAY 30th
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SUNDAY, MAY 26th
OPEN MIC NIGHT/LOCAL MUSICIANS' SHOWCASE!
PERFECT GAME
64 WATER ST. - WORCESTER
6:30 open
7:00 open
7:30 MEAGHAN LEARY
8:00 STAN THE PATS FAN
8:30 ALL QUIET
9:00 open
9:30 open
10:00 MIKE GREEN
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INFO:
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ALL OPEN MIC NIGHTS!
SUNDAYS @ PERFECT GAME - WORCESTER
TUESDAYS @ GREENDALE'S PUB - WORCESTER, MA
WEDNESDAYS @ GUISEPPE'S GRILLE - NORTHBOROUGH, MA
THURSDAYS @ PARK GRILL & SPIRITS - WORCESTER, MA
(formerly: Biagio's)
NETWORK * COLLABORATE * LEARN
OVER SIXTY DIFFERENT MUSICIANS
REGULARLY SUPPORT MY OPEN MIC NIGHTS
ALL ARE FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE --
AND MANY ARE:
* FORMER OR CURRENTLY SIGNED RECORDING ARTISTS
* AWARD-WINNING PRO'S OR SEMI-PRO'S
* REGULARLY GIGGING PAID-PERFORMERS
* PUBLISHED SONGWRITERS
* RECORDING STUDIO OWNER/OPERATORS
* COMBINATIONS OF ANY and/or ALL of the ABOVE
ALL ARE WELCOME: LEARNER-NEWBIES-EXPERTS!
COME TO SHARE YOUR TALENTS
COME TO LEARN
NETWORK * COLLABORATE * LEARN
Any slot marked as "open" usually is
Email Bill to reserve it!
Email Bill McCarthy at:
OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET
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SUNDAYS
(STARTING: FEB 2013)
PERFECT GAME
64 WATER ST.
WORCESTER
508.792.4263
TUESDAYS
GREENDALE'S PUB
404 W. BOYLSTON ST.
WORCESTER, MA
508.853.1350
WEDNESDAYS
GUISEPPE'S GRILLE
35 SOLOMON POND ROAD
NORTHBOROUGH, MA
508.393.4405
THURSDAYS
PARK GRILL & SPIRITS
(formerly: Biagio's)
257 PARK AVENUE
WORCESTER, MA
508.756.7995
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Any slot marked as "open" usually is.
Email me at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET
to reserve it!
Email me at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET
(make sure you put "open mic" in the email's "subject box" so I know you're not selling Viagra or something!)
HERE ARE THE NIGHTS:
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ALL OPEN MIC NIGHTS!
SUNDAYS
(starting: Feb 2013)
PERFECT GAME
64 WATER STREET
WORCESTER, MA
508.792.4263
7:30-11:30
Awesome sports-themed bar on hoppin' Water Street in Wootown!
Great burgers and more!
TUESDAY NIGHTS
GREENDALE'S PUB
404 WEST BOYLSTON STREET
WORCESTER, MA
508.853.1350
7:30-11:30
Greendale’s offers a full bar
featuring cheap, cold BEER!
Located on Rt. 12 (West Boylston St.) it's easily accessible from Rts. 290 & 190 There is also Keno, pool tables, Mass Lottery, BIG screen T.V.'s, and Jason "Pork Chops and Applesauce" The Barman to sling ya the suds!
P.S. If you buy a pizza or sub next door at Greendale Pizza it can be brought into the bar & enjoyed.
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ALL FOUR OPEN MIC NIGHTS!
WEDNESDAYS
GUISEPPE'S GRILLE
35 SOLOMON POND ROAD
NORTHBOROUGH, MA
508.393.4405
7:30-11:00
Great Italian restaurant on Solomon Pond just a stone's throw from the mall!
Delicious Italiano favorites and awesome [HUGE!] pizza! Add resonably priced drinks, a terrific staff, and a great & local music-loving clientele, and I think we've got a winner, here, kids !
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ALL OPEN MIC NIGHTS!
THURSDAY NIGHTS
PARK GRIL & SPIRITS
(formerly: Biagio's)
257 PARK AVENUE
WORCESTER, MA
508.756.7995
7:30-11:30
Located on the W.P.I. end of Park Ave. in the heart of all the Park Ave Action! Did I mention: BEST LASAGNA IN TOWN! ...and Under New Ownership! So give the "New" Biagio's a go! (Soon to be: The Park Grille & Spirits)
Great new menu and "al fresco" lounge (weather-permitting). Hot bartenders and wait-staff, too, guys!
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ALL OPEN MIC NIGHTS!
MAPS & DIRECTIONS: www.angelfire.com/ma2/mcmull/directions
HEY! THERE’S NEVER ANY COVER CHARGE AT MY
OPEN MIC NIGHTS!..
OLD WOMAG INTERVIEW: (paraphrased)
What makes you a good facilitator/organizer?
Am I? Well, I try to be. I have over one thousand Open Mic Night "hostings" under my belt (and it's a big belt); perhaps Practice Makes Perfect?
How many open mics - in how many different places - would you say you've conducted over the years?
As I said above, over a thousand. I've been hosting at least one a week non-stop for over thirteen years, now; and some years, 2006-present, saw/see (see-saw?) three (or four!) Open Mic Nights a week!
What are the open mics you do now?
Every Sunday is Rivalry (274 Shrewsbury St - Worcester), every Tuesday is:
..Greendale's Pub on 404 West Boylston Street here in Worcester, MA;
every Wednesday is held at:
Guiseppe's Grille in Northborough,
and every Thursday we rock: The "New" Biagio's [soon to be: Park Grille & Spirits] @ 257 Park Ave. in Worcester.
Who are some artists who stand out who have gotten their start at one of your open mics?
Off the top of my head: The Jennifer Lee Band, Mike Hulme, Sean Fullerton, Bill Johnson Band, Lisa Lawrence, Gary Atlas, Marc Wydom, Toreba Spacedrift, Jesse Garcia, Shawna Shenette, Meltdown, to name but a few... please forgive me those I've left out.
Do you think people who haven't tried it have the wrong impression sometimes - in other words, should they not be so scared to give it a whirl?
Everybody gets stagefright -- hell, Judy Garland barfed every night before she walked out on stage... or maybe that was all the speed and gin... anyway, no fears, mate. We won't bite... hard.
Why do you think these types of evenings are important?
If you want to play music and you're just starting out -- or even if you've been playing for years -- you shouldn't be relegated to your couch, campfire, or family BBQ. Come down and see me; I'll plug ya in and I promise we'll all clap real loud!
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