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 ...

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

Ever wonder where your favorite writers, musicians and comics got their start? It may have been at their neighborhood open mic. In the Bay Area, finding an open-mic night is sometimes easier than ...

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 ...

On a Thursday night at the Balcony Club, the hush of the crowd and the infectious electricity of the moment are no accident. “It started with some candles and a concept,” says Ryan Berg, a veteran ...