Let's be completely honest here. Most Open Mic's suck. Wanna be musicians who cannot play their instruments while singing tortured versions of Billie Eillish or Elliot Smith songs for 15 to 20 minutes. Multiply that by 10 more performers who have signed up "on the list" and you have landed in musical hell. Which is why when I walked into Grandpa's Place in Glenview, Illinois to check out their open mic my hopes were pretty low. O.R., L.A. Tom, and myself wanted to try out some new Theft To The Gallows material for our new album, KNOT THREE. What we found was an incredible community of musicians, songwriters, and performers encouraging, supporting, and actually listening, learning, and feeding off one another. Songwriters, Jazz Singers, Folkies, Alt. Rockers, Banjo Players, Guitar Pickers, and the lot of you, this is where you will find me on most Tuesday nights. This interview is with the man who is behind putting it together, Mike Clabby. Please join me now at Mike Clabby's Open Mic.
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Artists and Songs in the order that they appear:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe "Jericho"
Buffalo Rose "Two Bottles"
Margo Cilker "That River"
Maya de Vitry "How Bad I Wanna Live"
Twin Peaks "Blue Coupe"
Billy Strings "Nothings Working"
Fellow Pynins "Pretty Polly"
Fellow Pynins "Chaunti Sea"
Tom Paxton / Buffalo Rose "I Give You The Morning"
The Decemberists "The Mariner's Revenge Song"
Guy Clarke "Desperados Waiting for a Train"