Comments on: Laptop + Open Mic = ????

By: KeVroN

KeVroN — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:02:44 +0000

I will be there. I vote Olympia, because it is super trash.

By: Pete Prodoehl

Pete Prodoehl — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:37:08 +0000

Yup, Olympia has one (see openmikes.org) and I'm pretty sure one other bar near the boardwalk in O-Town has one.

By: heyGabe

heyGabe — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:05:39 +0000

I blieve the remodled sportsbar at Olympia has an Open Night. I’m so there.
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By: Pete Prodoehl

Pete Prodoehl — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:36:28 +0000

Hmmm, I can see playing a drum background electronically, and then jamming along with a guitar. Although for maximum (comedic) effect I’d just hit a single power chord every 2 minutes.

By: Scott Reynen

Scott Reynen — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:28:32 +0000

I’ve seen people bring in CD playings and press play at open mics, and found it kind of lame. A large part of what makes open mics interesting to watch, despite the prevalence of awful music, is the excitement of live performance, in which even the performer isn’t entire sure how it will sound. That’s lost in pre-recorded music.

That said, I have been involved in “songwriter clubs” which are like open mics, but restricted to original compositions, with discussion of the process in addition to listening to the music. I think pre-recorded material works better there, because the emphasis is less on the performance and more on songwriting.

The drum loop thing sounds like a whole different story.