Every third Friday of the month, a buzz of excitement fills the air at the Tucson Mall, but it’s not the sound of cash registers or shoppers strolling between stores. Instead, it’s the rhythmic beats ...

An "open mic" is defined as a session in a club or other venue that invites anyone to perform in front of an audience.

University of Iowa fourth-year student Zach Jakubiak, a regular at Alley Cat’s open mic nights, performed his first open mic back in his hometown of Milwaukee. Jakubiak’s journey as a local stand-up ...

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 ...

Open mics are where most comedians start their journey. I don’t say all because there are some outliers that just get famous automatically because they posted a viral video of themselves scaring old ...

The Animas City Theatre filled with aspiring musicians, stand up comedians and performers for the venue’s fourth official open mic night. Open mics have been held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Thursday ...

The mark of a good open mic is its applause, but not in the way you might think. Of course, an audience might cheer for a singer’s perfect high note or a guitarist’s complex riff, when the musicians ...