With the closing of Frederick's Music Lounge, a lot of aspiring and accomplished musicians and music fans find themselves twiddling thumbs on Thursday night. No More. Please join "The Chippewa Chapel Traveling Guitar Circle, Medicine Show, Open Mic, & Musicians Networking Night" as we tour the city, spreading that Frederick's vibe and a little bit of drinkin' money from week to week. We invite all types of performers to take stage and share what you've got. Stay tuned right here to see which bars the show will be traveling to and who will be hosting.
Riverfront Times recently named Chippewa Chapel as BEST OPEN MIC NIGHT IN ST. LOUIS. Here's excerpt from their story:
"When Frederick's Music Lounge shuttered in February, the freaks and geeks who made the Noiseday Hootenanny such a spectacle of south-side lunacy went into survival mode. Drifting from bar to bar, they looked for some spot with a hint of the Chippewa institution's soul. They haven't found it yet, but with the blessing of former Frederick's owner Fred Friction and the guidance of KDHX (88.1 FM) DJ Paul Stark, they've turned homelessness to their advantage, setting up a makeshift PA in obscure dives including Mr. Bill's Clubhouse, Shot Heaven and Windy's on the Wedge. Regardless of location, bawdy sing-alongs, scatological ravings, perverse jokes and, yes, even occasionally brilliant musicianship continue to charm and disturb unsuspecting bargoers across a city that needs madcap misfits' uncontrollable urges now more than ever."
and a new comment from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
For seven years, Thursday nights were sacred to a set of St. Louis singer-songwriters and assorted creative types. Frederick's Music Lounge hosted the weekly Noiseday Hootenanny open mike night until the club closed its doors about a year ago. Now, Paul Stark, former business manager at Frederick's, has taken the show on the road, finding a different venue each week for the venerable song circle. Expect songs that are sordid and insightful, creative and satirical, polished and raw. And you're invited to join in the fun as a performer or listener, or both. "
2006 locations:
Atomic Cowboy
Broadway Oyster Bar
CBGB
Colorado Bob's Ship Of Fools
Friendly's Bar & Grill
Iron Barley
Kicker's Corner
Lava Lounge
Lucas School House
Mangia Italiano
Mokabe's Coffee
Mr. Bill's Clubhouse
Off Broadway
Pop's Blue Moon
Riley's Pub
Schlafly Tap Room
Shot Heaven
Stella Blues
Tanner B's
10 Mile House
The Royale
The Shanti
Tin Can Tavern
Tower Pub
Urban
Venice Cafe
Windy's On The Wedge
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