This year, the event celebrates 10 years as a staple in the St. Louis open-mic scene. Polk and team strive to create a supportive space for local creatives to perform, ...

“The open-mic family of people just love coming out and playing.” Open mic resurgence. Mike Meehan launched the open-mic nights at Amityville Music Hall and Mugs on Main. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin ...

He proposed an open mic night as a way to draw audiences, and the Open Mic has been happening since. After moving to Texas in 2017, he passed his role as host onto 41-year-old Shawn Manley.

Experience can deal with that problem. Matt Emmer, a singer-songwriter from Leeds, recently brought his guitar, harmonica and original folk songs to The Parlor Room open mic and, the next night, to ...