Last Monday Night a couple of friends and I went to a coffee house called Sacred Grounds. On Monday nights from 8:00pm-12:00am they host an open mic show. Anyone can sign up, and you can sign up on the spot. The only conditions that are given are that the music is your original music and no covers are allowed.
At the coffee house you can buy anything from coffee to tea or pizza to hummus and chips. It’s a relaxed set up with couches all over the room and a small stage in the front. They have a small P.A. system, so it’s not a big ordeal, but it’s a nice place to go study or just kick back and relax and enjoy the music. Mind you, anyone can sign up so it’s not always the most talented people on stage. However, the majority of the acts were worth watching, and I can honestly say that I was impressed.
What I think I enjoyed most about Sacred Grounds was to see different talented people having the ability to express themselves through the best way they know how, music. It was cool listening to different music for the first time and having the ability to hear that everyone has a story. There were many talented groups there that I was definitely surprised hadn’t cut a record deal. Many of these groups were a different type of music though, however, they were still talented. All in all, it was a worthwhile trip.
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That sounds like a really cool place! I like listening to other people sing and perform their music because I find it very interesting! However, if I go I don’t think I will participate in the open mic anytime soon. My singing is so bad that I think I would be doing society a disservice if I decided sing!
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