Chiane's Open Mic WANTS YOU!

Diane (the "-iane" half of Chiane's) told me that she's looking for new performers to come to her open mic night. She's also soliciting demos/recordings for her Friday night performance slots -- she's booking well in advance, and wants to have a variety of acts.

Musicians, try your hand! Especially if you're from the Hartford area and want to make a break into the Torrington/NW Corner scene... Or if you just plain don't have a regular gig on Thursday nights.

The lowdown:
Chiane's is at 77 Main St. in Torrington, literally across from the Warner Theatre (which has an un-missable marquee). It's about 45 minutes from the I-84 ramp in Farmington. You just go up Rt. 4 through Unionville, and turn left onto 118. That's literally all there is to it -- you just keep going and it puts you in downtown T-town.

You can reach Diane at (860) 489-0707. Send her a demo CD or a link to your MySpace if you want a shot at a Friday night headlining spot -- or come by on a Thursday (open mic night) to perform and introduce yourself.

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Late June Schedule @ Chiane's:

June 16 Space People (Young kids, good and funny)
June 23 Jesse Meade
June 30 Jarrod Cattey (Young Jazz Trio)

Get there around 7 or 8. BYOB. No cover but bring a few bucks for the performers and a snack.

May & June Music at Chiane's

May 19 The Sawtelles
May 26 Carrie Reeves (Phenomal Strong Vocals) Really Powerful

June 2 Anne Ganem
June 9 Carrie Johnson
June 16 Space People (Young kids, good and funny)
June 23 Jesse Meade
June 30 Jerrod Cattey (Young, Jazz Trio)

Get there around 7 or 8. BYOB!

Tuesday Nights, Transformed (New Hartford Open Mics)

Tuesdays.

Suckiest night of the week.

For real! You can't gripe about it being Monday, but the better part of the week is still ahead of you. And if you go out on a Tuesday, you automatically feel like an alcoholic party animal with no sense of duty to society.

Which you basically are anyway, you scumbag. So seeing as there's really no hope for your moral growth and development, why not go out?

If you feel like hip hop,
Filthy Kleen is starting a new open mic at MiBar (1995 Park St.) that will carry on the legacy of their old Tuesday night hip hop open mic at Sully's.

If you feel like rocking out,
Andre Balazs (ringleader of the band of vagrants known as Bipolar Jukebox) is starting a new open mic at Sweet Jane's (88 Pratt St.). He says the audio there is sweeeet. They also plan on incorporating a "featured artist" spot into the set.

With hosts that good, you better believe both of these spots are going to blow up. You read it here first.

Winsted's CAFE 64 has an open mic!

I'd tell you about it myself, but local music junkie Ed Hoyer wrote in with the following scoop:

Jeff, the owner of Cafe 64, gave the green light to advertising the heck out of the open mike. Here's the details.

Cafe 64, 64 Main Street, Winsted CT
860-738-9952
Wednesdays 7:30pm - 10:30pm

Reuben James is the host. Sign up sheet at the open mike. All ages. No cover.

This is a small restaurant. One corner of the front room is used as theperformance space. It fits solo performers or duos. Tight fit for trios.Acoustic music preferred, electric okay if you watch your volume.

Small four channel PA, with two 10 inch speakers, instrument cables andtwo microphones with stands provided.

Crowd noise varies. Sometimes, it's quiet, sometimes, people are talking in competition with you. This is a small space, and you are very close to the audience.

Last Wednesday, both rooms were filled. People were sitting on the floor.

Regular performers:
Reuben James
Crystal
Jesse Meade
Andrew Jamieson
Paper Street
The Space People
Jesse H. and Nioxin
Joe Hoover
GrimFacts Ed Hoyer
MANHOLE

Other people who have stopped by in the past few months:
Krizta Moon
Joe Carniglia (hosts the open mike at LaSalle's in Collinsville onFridays, 6pm-9pm)
Rob
Cheap Antiques
Matt
C-Side Alley (They appear occasionally at The Peanut Cupboard open mike in Plymouth on Saturdays)
Brenden Donahue (Downtown Cafe Bristol on Thursdays)
Tom (Lead singer of Federal Hill, a bluegrass band)
The Sawtelles (They stopped by once in October)

March Music at Chiane's

Here is the latest update on the Friday night music series at Chiane's:

March 3 Tracy Walton (Member of the Black Lab Project)
March 10 Crystal
March 17 TBA (either Tom Hansom (Blue Grass) or Dave Richardson (Irish Folk & Ballads))
March 24 TBA (the other of Dave Richardson or Tom Hansom)
March 31 Seaside Alley

All music starts at 8. BYOB and a few bucks for the artists.

Crystal is damn good -- catch my review of her in Local Motion here.

Chiane's February Schedule

Chiane's (across from the Warner Theatre, Main St., Torrington) just sent me their February lineup:

Feb. 3 Jeremy Hopkins with special guest Ron Zabrocki (Pop)
Jeremy is making a CD with Ron Zabrocki who was back up guitarist for many famous musicians. You might want to stop by.
Feb 10 Sweetheart Mountain w/ Sean & Arlene (Blue Grass)
Feb. 17 Jesse Meade (R & B, Blues)
Feb. 24 Rob Aldridge

Music is 8 - 10 B.Y.O.B

Every Thursday is Open Mic Nite