You’re a musician and you want to get out there and share your music. How do you get heard? Turn up the microphone. Or the mic, that is. Throughout Lancaster County, clubs, restaurants, taverns and ...

Wearing a flannel shirt and toting a guitar case, Nicholas Lopardo walked into the Amityville Music Hall on a recent Wednesday night and jotted his name on a list. The 37-year-old HVAC technician, who ...

Last week, Mercury readers voted to send me to perform standup comedy at an open mic. And I was okay with that! It was easily my top choice from my Worst. Night. Ever. options; it would make the most ...

Whether you’re planning to be the next Robert Frost or the next 50 Cent, the Wildcat knows the best spots for you to grab a microphone and share your genius with the rest of the world. Coming to the ...

In the back of the A to Zen Gifts and Thrift store in Carson City, in a spacious yet cozy, low-ceilinged room called the Zen Den that is crammed with vintage curios and posters, Americana collectibles ...

Walking onstage armed with nothing but a microphone while the crowd in front of you waits to be entertained can be both terrifying and exhilarating. For decades, Long Islanders have taken this risk at ...

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The notion of the open mic is quite an interesting one. So many different people take part in this event: the young and old, the skilled and the not-so-skilled, the nervous and the cool. Anyone can ...