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Subvert the Attention Economy: Go to Open Mic

Subvert the Attention Economy: Go to Open Mic

by Anna Weaver | Aug 29, 2021 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers, virtual open mics

So I read this book semi-recently called How to Do Nothing. It wasn’t actually about doing nothing. More like the deliberate not-doing of a certain kind of thing. The kind of thing we don’t decide to do, but rather fall into when we’re not paying attention. Not so...
How Open Mic Builds Empathy

How Open Mic Builds Empathy

by Anna Weaver | May 16, 2021 | All Posts, tips for open mic hosts, tips for open mic performers

This is the third in a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending, performing at, or becoming a regular. Not just because it’s entertaining and inspiring, not just because it’s a great way to improve your craft, but...
Open Mic Will Make You a Better Listener

Open Mic Will Make You a Better Listener

by Anna Weaver | Apr 25, 2021 | All Posts, tips for open mic hosts, tips for open mic performers

This is the second in a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending, performing at, or becoming a regular. Not just because it’s entertaining and inspiring, not just because it’s a great way to improve your craft, but...
What is Open Mic Tourism?

What is Open Mic Tourism?

by Anna Weaver | Jan 3, 2021 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

* * * * * Disclaimer: I wrote this post back in 2015 and in a fit of new year’s optimism, updated and republished it January 3, 2021. Until travel is a thing again, open mic tourism remains a digital/virtual hobby.   * * * * * If you ask most people, tourism...
10 Tips for First-Time Open Mic Poets

10 Tips for First-Time Open Mic Poets

by Anna Weaver | Dec 27, 2020 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

At my first open mic, as the host worked his way down the list and my slot got closer, I suddenly found myself wishing for a guitar. When the musicians stood on stage, they didn’t look alone. They had a safety blanket. Something between them and the audience,...
7 Reasons to Bring an Entourage to Open Mic

7 Reasons to Bring an Entourage to Open Mic

by Anna Weaver | Oct 25, 2020 | All Posts, tips for open mic performers

Scan an open mic audience and it’s a safe bet that at least half the people in the room are on the list to perform. And if that’s you and you don’t already model during every performance the behavior you’re hoping for when you’re on stage, then...
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