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The Bay Area Open Mic Calendar | constantly updated, hooray for me!
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What is an open mic?
An open mic, literally, means there will be a microphone set up and access to it is open to the public. An open mic is a rare opportunity for both veteran and untried performers to get in front of an audience and do whatever it is they do. Not all open mic events actually use a microphone; some are acoustic. Some book in advance. Some open mics are reserved for poetry or musical performances only, others are open to anything (well, almost anything). Most have an MC who organizes the event and introduces the acts. Most open mics limit performers to about 10 to 15 minutes of time onstage. Basic etiquette is to show up early if you want to perform, respect the other acts by listening politely and have your own stuff well-rehearsed and ready to go when it's your turn.
The Bay Area open mic calendar
There are not enough places for local performers to showcase their art in the bay area. This means that the only outlet for some truly excellent and accomplished local artists are open mic events. Amateurs in the bay area are even less likely to get an opportunity to play for an audience; prior to really being able to hone their performance, open mics provide a safe and supportive place to make that first awkward, fumbling attempt. This is the reason for this calendar, to support the bay area's live performance scene.
I run this calendar for my sins, keeping it as up to date as possible, helped along by numerous email from people like you. While I can't attend every open mic personally, I check each one to make sure the info I have is accurate. I do list poetry open mics (I find most will let lyrically-oriented songwriters participate). I tend not to list "jam" nights here, as I feel they don't really fit the idea of an open mic - they're more of a music session and less open to the quintessential "whatever" that an open mic entails. That said, I'm pretty open to a change of mind. Want to be listed on my links page? Send me an email. Run an open mic or know of one I've missed? Let me know. See an open mic that is no longer running on this calendar? Give me the heads-up.
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