Roslindale Open Mike
Roslindale Open Mike begins its second year!
at the Roslindale Congregational Church
25 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA
"all volunteer"
"You have something very wonderful happening"--Ellen Schmidt, open mike host, performance producer, and singer-songwriter
"The best open mic in all of Boston."--Rob Norberg
"It's an ideal venue...spacious, comfortable, and without competition to be heard from ice cream blenders or other small appliances"--Jim Taff
"The atmosphere created in that lovely church hall is very special"
--Ana Eder-Mulhane, host of the Java Jo's open mike
"You do a great job. Keep up the good work"
--Bill Sabat
Click here for directions!
Our next open mike is Monday, 3/8/10. Our feature will be Tom Smith (www.tomsmithmusic.com).
“Tom Smith is a well-traveled singer/songwriter veteran who brings a rich and deep portfolio of well-crafted songs delivered in fine, tastefully understated fashion and with a dry wit guaranteed to put a smile on any face.” - Boulder Coffeehouse “Tom Smith is a songwriter’s songwriter, a story teller through stage banter and song with a genuine sincerity and love for what he does that shines through in every lyric, every chord and every spoken word. His instrumental style and delivery are spot on and Tom always leaves the crowd better for being there.” - Lizard Lounge
We would be grateful if the regulars would be willing to sign up with Neal by email or at the Open Mike to help with the food and things for future nights. It would help offset some of the costs and get more folks actively involved in running the Open Mike. We could also use help setting up or breaking down.
We would love your comments, which can be added to our guest book at www.roslindaleopenmike.org or via email.
THE DETAILS: The Roslindale Open Mike is held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway, Roslindale MA, 02131. This is diagonally across from Post Office near Roslindale Square. You can park in the adjacent F. J. Higgins Funeral Home parking lot, unless they are having a very large wake. (If they are having a large wake, swing by the wake and offer your condolences...then come play some music.) Random Draw: The Open Mike sign up will begin at 6 PM. Put your name on a slip of paper and put it in the "not hat". We will randomly draw for the open mike performance order at 6:45 pm. Feel free to trade for an earlier or later slot. Mike is planning to have the sound set up for his "practice session" at 6 PM. So, show up early, stay til late, or drop by when you can. This is an all-volunteer effort, so we would love for you to help out making this open mike a success. Would you like to help us set up, mix sound, clean up, etc? Please consider bringing some food or beverages to share. (And off course this open mike is family friendly: non-alcoholic, drug-free, non-smoking and no inappropriate language. Please don't smoke on the church grounds--we don't want to lose this venue due to cigarette butts.) Recordings: When he's available, Steve Friedman of Melville Park (www.melvillepark.com) will be there to record your performance for your upcoming live CD. You can email Neal (neal@roslindaleopenmike.ORG) or Mike (mike@mikedelaney.org) with suggestions on how to make the nights better and better.
Thank yous go out the Roslindale Congregational Church, the F. J. Higgins Funeral Home, Sam of the GreaterBostonHomeTeam.com, Barry Spiro for a generous donation to the church, and Sue Burgess, who tuned our piano. Updated by MFD 2/26/10 7:30 am
All are Welcome!! No Cover!!
The open mike starts at 7 PM, with our evening feature act at 8:30 PM. We pass the "NOT-HAT" (because it's not a hat, it's a bowl) for the feature. And unless we have an exceedingly large group of performers, we'll continue until everyone has played two songs (or 10 minutes).
All refreshments will be at NO COST but there will be a donation basket, all of which will be redirected to the church to thank them for offering this great venue.
Emails and Pictures: We'd love to have your email address so that Neal can send you pictures and our bi-monthly reminders. If you sign up at the Open Mike please write legibly.