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Hi! I’m Stolie, open mic hostess comin’ atcha from the northwest side of Chicago. In the fall of 2005, I started hosting an open mic at Wrigleyville bar Murphy's Bleachers in an effort to help draw a regular drinking crowd. With $10 buckets of Bud, it certainly did, but it also drew a regular crowd of really awesome musicians and became sort of a reunion every week for this group of new friends bonded by their love for playing, learning and sharing music. Shortly after, I was approached to host open mics at other bars, and ran with it.
So, this myspace page is here as a way for all of us to continue this open mic community beyond the bars and not just within the open mics that I host. In the past couple years, I've met other open mic hosts -- and performers who have ventured to those other open mics -- who carry the same kind of passion for this performance atmostphere that can oftentimes seem so amateur. As I meet these people, I'm bringing their open mic listings into the loop here, and featuring songs by attendees of the open mics. If you got an Mp3, email it to [email protected] and I'll get you in the queue.
So, here’s the drill at my spots. I’ll show up about 8:30pm to set up the gear (6-channel PA with two mics, monitor, and house guitar available). Sign up sheet goes on a table. We’ll go in order of names written, so if you wanna play later, you can sign up as 10. I kick it off with a few tunes at 9/9:30pm, then go down the list. Music of all kinds welcome, all instruments, comedians, poets, and if you just want to sing, you can look through my book of covers and I’ll back you up. End time determined by of people on list, but I’ll make sure everyone gets their time!
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