An open mic (or open mike) at a venue such as a coffeehouse, nightclub, comedy club, or pub, amateurs or professionals may perform on stage, often for the first time or to promote an upcoming performance.
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Bars and Event Venues
New York, NY
The Footlight Underground at Windjammer is a performance venue located in the heart of Ridgewood, Queens, NY. ...
Florence, AL
For the Record Music Hall & Bar is a live music in Florence, AL, featuring original live bands every Friday and Saturday, including many touring artists. The full-service bar offers cheap drinks, a basic hot food menu, and a snack menu, plus a curated set of vinyl records for sale. A hangout spot with a friendly atmosphere, For the Record has complimentary pool, air hockey, and video games, plus karaoke and open mic once a week. For the Record is owned and operated by musicians for musicians and music lovers alike. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Fountain Inn, SC
Fountain Inn Taproom is where business and the arts collide. With 24 rotating taps and a cooler full of other beer and wine options, you will always find something you will love at Fountain Inn Taproom in Fountain Inn, SC. An outdoor stage on the patio features local live music on the weekends. ...
Franklin, TN
Fox & Locke, founded in 1947, is an acclaimed live music venue and award-winning restaurant serving Southern comfort food. Located in a historic building in the quaint town of Leipers Fork, TN, the venue presents some of Nashville’s finest talent up to five days a week. Fox & Locke is a locally owned, one-of-a kind, 120-seat arts venue equipped with state-of-the-art sound and lighting. Thursday nights at Fox & Locke is Open Mic Night featuring up-and-coming talent of all ages, original music, all-time favorite covers, and even the occasional visit by Grammy-winning artists. ...
Lafayette, LA
The Freetown Boom Boom Room in Lafayette, LA, is a neighborhood dive bar as well as a full-service music venue hosting local, regional, and national touring acts. On Wednesdays there is an open mic, stoner rock jam night. ...
Berkeley, CA
Founded in 1968, The Freight & Salvage is a nonprofit community arts organization and a premier listening room located two blocks from campus in the Downtown Berkeley Arts District. The venue seats 490 and features a state-of-the-art sound system from Meyer Sound Labs. The Freight is dedicated to promoting public awareness and understanding of traditional music that is rooted in and expressive of the great variety of regional, ethnic, and social cultures of peoples throughout the world. ...
Art Galleries and Stores
Boyne City, MI
Located in the heart of SOBO, the Art District of Boyne City, MI, Freshwater Art Gallery & Concert Venue features astoundingly talented Michigan musicians on its soundstage. ...
Berwyn, IL
The legendary Friendly Tap bar is the place to catch live, local music in Berwyn, IL. The Friendly Music Community also includes The Friendly Coffee Lounge and The Friendly School of Folk Music. ...
Virginia Beach, VA
Froggie’s By The Bay is a full service, casual dining bar & grill in Virginia Beach, VA. Opened in 2011, Froggie’s is a locally owned and operated establishment featuring the finest regional and local entertainment. Froggie’s strives to provide an unparalleled listening and dining experience in a quality and intimate atmosphere. Whether it’s bluegrass, funk, Delta blues, R&B, or rock n roll, Froggie’s delivers the best live music in Tidewater. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Syracuse, NY
Open since 2007, Funk ‘n Waffles is a casual-dining breakfast food restaurant in downtown Syracuse, NY. There is a full bar and live music seven nights a week. Funk ‘n Waffles caters to people of all shapes and sizes. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Gahanna, OH
Established in 1977, Gatsby’s Bar & Grille in Gahanna, OH, is a friendly place to eat and drink. Gatsby’s serves award-winning pizza, wings, and more. Experience the friendly atmosphere, good food, and great live entertainment including open mic and trivia on Wednesdays. ...
Denver, CO
Gennaro’s Cafe Italiano is a neighborhood staple in Denver, CO, serving up great pizza, home-made pasta dishes, and unbeatable drink specials. Enjoy weekly events including Texas Hold ‘Em, Open Stage Jam, trivia, and live bands. ...
Cafes and Restaurants
Sunrise, FL
Gigi’s Music Café is down-home diner and bar located in Sunrise, FL. Established in 2012 by Gigi Brown, the venue has become a local go-to, known for its comfort food, intimate atmosphere and engaging events. The boutique-style café is home to local singers, musicians, poets and comedians. Weekly entertainment includes open mic nights, karaoke and dance lessons plus Friday and Saturday nights the café features local live music from a variety of genres; from smooth jazz to soft rock or acoustic soul. ...
Raleigh, NC
Gizmo Brew Works is a taproom and brewery is located in the Umstead Industrial Park. Family and dog friendly, and frequently host to local musicians and food trucks in a beer garden. ...
Grass Valley, CA
Gold Vibe Kombuchary is a family owned and operated taproom, venue and art gallery located in a beautifully decorated warehouse hidden in the hills of Grass Valley, CA. The bar has games to play and regularly features a plethoras of different types of artists and performers. ...
Chicago, IL
Golden Dagger is Chicago’s most artist-friendly community gathering space and music venue. Formerly known as Tonic Room, Golden Dagger is your home for drip coffee, live music, cocktails and a safe space for all members of the local artist community. ...
Denver, CO
Opened in 1998 in Denver’s Congress Park area, The Goosetown Tavern is a historic tavern and intimate concert venue with professional stage, sound and lights. The Goosetown Tavern is all about having fun. With a live music venue, a historic bar, and an in-house sandwich kitchen, Goosetown checks all the boxes. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
San Pedro, CA
The Grand Annex Music Hall is an intimate cabaret-style theater and flexible multipurpose space in downtown San Pedro, CA. State-of-the-art sound enhances a unique listening experience, complemented by cabaret tables, a well-stocked concessions booth and a commitment to community. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Kerrville, TX
Kerrville’s premier entertainment venue, Gravity Check Saloon & Arena has been purposely built to offer events of all kinds. The venue features a huge indoor stage, a spacious dance floor, plenty of seating, and always something exciting and entertaining happening; from live music, dining, pool tournaments, fun contests, equine events in the outdoor arena and more. ...
Bars and Music Venues
Humble, TX
Green Oaks Tavern is a neighborhood gathering place and live music venue in Humble, TX. Have a drink, laugh, visit with old friends, make new friends, enjoy live music or just unplug and unwind. ...
Sandusky, OH
Built in a historic former church in downtown Sandusky, OH, HALO Live at The Mohawk Studio is a premier music venue bringing independent music to North Central Ohio. With its stunning acoustics, beautiful stained-glass windows, and ample room for a crowd, HALO also functions as a great event space. ...
Hobe Sound, FL
Harry and the Natives provides down-home cooking, Old Florida atmosphere, live music, delivery, catering, a full bar, and covered patio. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Irmo, SC
Located in the Irmo Station Shopping Center, Hemingway’s Music Pub is a sports bar and music venue serving the area since 1995. ...
Athens, GA
Hendershot’s Coffee Bar is an intimate coffeehouse and music venue located in downtown Athens, GA. Hendershot’s serves house-roasted coffee and specialty cocktails. The brick-walled cafe hosts local, regional, and national artists on its stage. ...
Memphis, TN
Open since 1999, Hi-Tone is a live music and event venue in Memphis, TN, serving cold beer and great food. Hi-Tone hosts all-ages shows in the big room upstairs and 21+ events in the small room downstairs. The entrance to the big room is in back. It is a mostly standing-room-only venue with a few seating areas available. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Little Rock, AR
Hibernia Irish Tavern is an authentic Irish tavern in the Galleria Shopping Center in Little Rock, AR. Hibernia’s stage is home to contemporary local bands, traditional Irish music, and a regular open mic night. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Port Orange, FL
Hidden Treasure Tiki Bar & Grill is a waterfront seafood restaurant with locations on Rose Bay in Port Orange and on the Halifax River in Ponce Inlet. The Hidden Treasure Rose Bay location has a very unique, full liquor sports bar plus live music Thursday through Sunday. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Chattanooga, TN
Located on West Main in the Southside Historic District, HiFi Clyde’s Chattanooga is a brick-lined bar & grill with live music on weekends. The venue features a retro-garage vibe with a generous stage in front, a long bar, and comfortable couch and booth seating. ...
Louisville, KY
High Horse Bar is a local dive in Louisville’s Butchertown neighborhood. The 1970s-themed bar opened in 2019 and has a large back room for shows, DJs, and other events. The venue also hosts events like open mic nights and monthly bingo games. ...
Gainesville, FL
Located in the historic Federal Building in downtown Gainesville, FL, the Hippodrome Theatre offers live theater, films, gallery exhibits, classes, and special events including its Basement Sessions, Jazz Series, improv comedy nights, concerts, guest performers, festivals, open mic sessions and more. The Hippodrome’s facilities include a 276-seat theater with rehearsal space and a scene shop, a 75-seat cinema, an art gallery, bar, box office and administrative offices. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Richmond, VA
Hofheimer Rooftop is a popular, lively and casual rooftop beer garden and music venue located in the historic Hofheimer Building in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood of Richmond, VA. The Lounge is a speakeasy and boutique event space on the second floor. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Brenham, TX
Established in 2004, Home Sweet Farm Market & Biergarten is a one-of-a-kind market and venue for live music and community events in downtown Brenham, TX. Visitors from across Texas enjoy this unique setting with the charm of a small town and a tragically hip atmosphere. Home Sweet Farm hosts live music every weekend, and a rotating selection of fun stuff to do each Thursday. ...
Cupertino, CA
The X Bar at Homestead Bowl is the most popular live music and event venue in the Cupertino and San Jose area since 2005. The X-bar has professional sound and lighting equipment. ...
Novato, CA
HopMonk Tavern is a brewpub with live music and a diverse selection of beers located in Novato, CA. The tavern opens up onto a large beer garden under vintage oak trees. HopMonk Novato is home to the Summer Cookout Music Series and the year-round Session Room live music venue. Session Room at HopMonk Tavern Novato hosts top-rate local, regional, national and international talent. Small acoustic acts play the beer garden stage from May through October. ...
Sebastopol, CA
HopMonk Tavern Sebastopol, the original HopMonk, is a rustic stone and timber tavern with outdoor beer garden and 145-capacity live music venue called The Abbey. HopMonk Tavern presents top-shelf talent in the Abbey each weekend as well as weekly open mic, trivia, and live music on the beer garden stage. ...
Sonoma, CA
HopMonk Tavern Sonoma, built in a former 1888 farmhouse just blocks from Sonoma’s historic downtown plaza, is a year-round beer garden and listening room. The Hopmonk Tavern stage is a medium-sized stage with a wide variety of fine music; from small bands or solo artists. The atmosphere is warm and intimate with nearby tables where the audience can enjoy food and drinks. ...
Montrose, CO
Located in the heart of Montrose on Main Street, Horsefly Brewery serves its handcrafted beers and delicious pub food. Established in 2009, Horsefly Brewing Company is Montrose’s oldest brewery. ...
Dallas, TX
House of Blues Dallas features more than seven event spaces including the multi-level Music Hall, intimate Cambridge, Lomax and Waylon Rooms, a luxe Foundation Room and the House of Blues Restaurant & Bar.The 1,000-capacity Music Hall has a standing room only main floor plus a balcony with reserved seating for most shows.The 300-capacity Foundation Room offers an upscale experience with food, craft cocktails, and live entertainment. ...
Houston, TX
House of Blues Houston is comprised of four distinctive environments including a VIP club, a rocking restaurant and bar featuring delta-inspired cuisine, a small private event room, and a multi-story Music Hall. Each area features state-of-the-art staging, lighting and sound with lively bars throughout the entire venue. Foundation Room offers an upscale experience with the finest in food, craft cocktails, and live entertainment. ...
Corpus Christi, TX
House of Rock is a restaurant and bar located in the Marina Arts District in downtown Corpus Christi, TX. House of Rock is divided into three sections: The Venue, The Middle Bar and The Main Bar which includes The Kitchen. The Venue hosts many local, regional and national touring acts from a wide variety of genres, as well as private events. ...
Bowling Green, OH
First established in 1928, Howard’s Club H is the premier place in Bowling Green, KY, for live music, good beer, and meeting up with longtime friends. Howard’s features live music Wednesday through Saturday from local, regional, and national acts encompassing all musical genres. ...
Dripping Springs, TX
Hudson’s on Mercer Street is a music school and venue in historic downtown Dripping Springs, TX. There is a bar area in front with a full stage for live performances and spaces for music lessons in back. ...
West Palm Beach, FL
Hullabaloo West Palm Beach is a trendy neighborhood gastropub featuring a kitchen, cocktails and hard to find brews with a vintage Airstream camper on the patio. Enjoy open mic on Tuesdays and karaoke on Wednesdays. ...
Bars and Restaurants
St. Louis, MO
Since 2006, Hwy 61 Roadhouse has been serving Webster Groves, St. Louis, MO. Hwy 61 Roadhouse presents blues, country, rockabilly, rock, and more plus open mic on Wednesday, Thursday Acoustics, and live bands every Friday and Saturday. As seen on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Chester, VA
I Don’t Know Sports Grille in Chester, VA, has an outdoor patio and live music daily. A great place to see your favorite sports team play on 27 big screen TVs while sharing good times with your friends. Dart boards and pool tables available. ...
Atlantic Beach, NC
Idle Hour Biergarten is a beachside restaurant and bar located at The Circle in Atlantic Beach, NC. A modern, beachside take on a beer garden, Idle Hour is the perfect place to grab a delicious bite and brew. The menu offers a variety of options plus a full bar and rotating selection of local and regional craft beers. Idle Hour Biergarten has live music nearly every weekend, and Sunday brunch, in its outdoor seating area. ...
Wayne, NJ
In The Drink Restaurant and Bar is a bar & grill located inside the Preakness Valley Golf Course in Wayne, NJ. The venue features a large patio overlooking the golf course. ...
Norfolk, CT
Originally built in 1883, Infinity Norfolk Music Hall & Bistro opened in 2007 in Norfolk, CT, as a top food and music venue with high quality dining and entertainment. Infinity Music Hall includes a world-class sound system and modern facilities, but still retains its original stage and ornate detail. great concerts, comedy shows, and other live entertainment to the area ...
Bars and Event Venues
Melbourne, FL
Iron Oak Post is a bar and event space located in the heart of downtown Melbourne, FL, featuring a full stage, PA, and light system. ...
Indianapolis, IN
Built in 1913, The Irving Theater is a historic music and entertainment venue in Indianapolis, IN, showcasing a wide variety of local, regional, and national performers and events. A former turn-of-the-century neighborhood movie theater, the multi-purpose entertainment venue is a versatile space for movies, a wide variety of music and theatrical productions as well as receptions, ceremonies, lectures and other private and public events. The Irving hosts a weekly Poetry Open Mic on Thursdays, a farmers market on Wednesdays, and Acoustic Open Mic on Mondays. ...
Saint Cloud, FL
Island Cloud Grill is a restaurant and bar in Downtown St. Cloud, FL. The tropical themed bar has a small stage for local live music. ...
Shreveport, LA
J.O.S.H. Lounge in Shreveport, LA, is premier jazz, R&B, and hip hop club hosting parties with a live house band and DJs. Live bands performs 1 to 2 nights a week, live DJs in the mix every night. J.O.S.H. Lounge provides swing out lessons, line dancing lessons, karaoke, comedy, open dance floor, and more. J.O.S.H. stand for “Jazz Old School Heritage.” ...
Bars and Restaurants
Asheville, NC
Established in 1997, Jack of the Wood is Asheville’s favorite downtown neighborhood pub and the original home of Greenman Brewing. The bar features classical pub dishes, 18-rotating taps of craft brew, a wide selection of whiskeys, and daily drink specials. Live music includes touring bands Friday and Saturday nights and the long-running Thursday Bluegrass Jam and Bluegrass Brunch on Sundays. ...
San Marcos, TX
Iconic Jack’s Roadhouse features live music, a full service bar, covered porch, and the friendliest staff in town. Come early, stay late. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Arvada, CO
Jake’s Roadhouse is a neighborhood bar in Arvada, CO, with great food, live music and fun. Stop by on your bike and hang on the patio. ...
New York, NY
Established in 2006 in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, Jalopy Theatre and School of Music is a multi-faceted arts space showcasing folk, roots, bluegrass, country, blues and traditional world music from local and traveling artists. The venue has a full kitchen, bar, sound setup, and instrument backline. The School of Music also offers music workshops, classes, and instruments for sale. ...
Somerset, KY
Located in Fountain Square in downtown Somerset, KY, Jarfly Brewing Company serves locally crafted beer and wine, coffee and tea. Entertainment includes team trivia, UK games, live music, and vintage video games. ...
Mount Kisco, NY
Located in downtown Mount Kisco, NY, Jazz On Main is a music venue inspired by the golden age of jazz. The restaurant and bar provides diverse live performances, an incomparable sound and lighting system, and a sumptuous Mediterranean menu. Jazz On Main is a place for the community to gather and celebrate the arts and music. Wednesday are open mic nights: karaoke, cabaret, poetry, play read, you name it.
Thursday Nights at Jazz on Main are full of surprises, with a band performing a set and then opening the floor for all musicians bring their instruments and jam. ...
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Jeremy’s Juke Joint is a bar in Lake Havasu City, AZ, with live music six nights a week plus karaoke. Enjoy cocktails, cold beers on tap, pool, shuffleboard and more. ...
Warrendale, PA
Jergel’s Rhythm Grille offers a unique live music experience in the Pittsburgh area with a 600-person capacity, full restaurant menu, cigar bar and patio. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Seattle, WA
The Rendezvous is a historic bar and performing arts theater in Belltown, Seattle. The Jewelbox Theater has a professional standard PA system, stage lighting, and stage making it ideal for live music, theater, burlesque, or cabaret. ...
Colorado Springs, CO
Jives is where coffee, music, and life come together in Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO. Jives Coffee Lounge offers local roasted coffee and specialty sandwiches, thirst quenching drinks and kind people. The super hip community cafe is dedicated to having the best original live music as often as possible. ...
Oklahoma City, OK
JJ’s Alley Bricktown Pub is the coziest, friendliest, neighborhood bar in Oklahoma City, OH, featuring live acoustic music seven nights a week. JJ’s Alley has two bars and two stages, upstairs and downstairs. ...
Augusta, GA
Joe’s Underground Café is a small underground dive bar in downtown Augusta, GA. The brick-lined basement bar has a jukebox and small corner stage for karaoke and live music. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Stratford, CT
Joey C’s Boathouse Cantina & Grill on the beautiful Housatonic River at the Dockside Marina in Stratford, CT, serves seafood, BBQ, and dishes that satisfy every palate, including vegans and those on gluten-free diets. ...
New Hope, PA
Opened in 1972, John & Peter’s Place in New Hope, PA, is the best equipped and best sounding 72-seat dive bar in the country. The oldest continually operating music club in the country dedicated to original music, this nightclub features live performances seven days a week, 365 days of the year and twice on Saturdays and Sundays. John & Peter’s also offers their space to area artists to exhibit their work and through the years have sponsored poetry slams, performance art, comedy nights and more. ...
Medford, OR
Johnny B’s is legendary bar and music venue in the historic Woolworth building in downtown Medford, OR, serving cocktails, craft beers, and tacos. Every genre, art form, and both local and traveling artists are always hitting the stage to bring some fun to southern Oregon. Open Mic every Tuesday night. ...
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