Parkside Lounge 317 E Houston St New York
NY 10002 United States
A 3-hour Monday Night NYC Showcase + Open Mic – Music/Poetry/Spoken Word/Comedy
About this event
We’re BACK LIVE & IN-PERSON!
NYC’s hottest weekly indie showcase + open mic in one of NYC’s hottest downtown Manhattan performance venues – The Inspired Word @ The Parkside Lounge!
All Covid restrictions have been lifted, per the NYS guidelines set on June 16. Masks are optional, though we recommend that unvaccinated wear for their own protection.
$13 Early Bird Special ticket, available up to 4 days prior to the event, includes $5 drink ticket. ***Limited Availability***
$15 regular ticket, available up to 5 minutes before the event, includes $5 drink ticket.
Non-Alcoholic options available.
Age limit: 21+ (Must bring valid ID)
Masks are optional. We’ll be supplying sanitizer at the front desk and for the mic if you choose to spray it down.
When: EVERY Monday Night
Where: The Parkside Lounge
317 E. Houston Street
Manhattan, New York 10002
Doors open @ 7pm.
25 slots, 7 minutes apiece for anything spoken, 8 minutes for singers/musicians (if you have backing tracks bring them on either mp3 player or smartphone).
A warm, supportive community of artists. Real crowds. And a great place to network.
This is a VERY popular open mic. We STRONGLY
suggest you purchase a ticket in advance to guarantee a performance slot. Make sure to purchase ticket with your desired time slot window.
You must arrive at least a half-hour before your slot window.
Cool stage.
Comfy cabaret-style seating.
Cheap drinks
Make sure to bring a printed out version of your ticket/tickets or be prepared to show your ticket/tickets (with confirmation number) on your phone.
Please Note: No TRANSFERS or REFUNDS will be granted, though you are welcome to find REPLACEMENTS for your tickets.
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Backline:
A new Yamaha NP32 keyboard with sustain pedal
Soundboard: Allen and Heath 8 channel (mono) board with reverb/delay features and phantom power
CABLES:
8 – quarter inch cables
2 – quarter inch-to-XLR cables
11 – XLR cables
AMPS:
1 – Ampeg SVT-350T bass amp
1 – Sunn Stinger 35 (01680) solid state guitar amp
1 – GC 50 (UT50 11621) solid state guitar amp
1 – Roland Stereo Mixing Keyboard Amp (KC-300)
1 – Roland Stereo Mixing Keyboard Amp (KC-500)
DRUMS (drummer needs to bring sticks, cymbals, and clutch)
Tama Swingstar kit
1 – bass drum
2 – tom-toms
1 – floor tom
1 – Pearl Signature Series Snare drum
1 – hi hat stand
1 – ride stand
2 – cymbal stands
1 – bass drum pedal
1 – Pearl drum throne
STANDS
2 – sheet music stands
2 – keyboard stands
1 – straight mic stand
4 – boom mic stands
MICS
2 – Shure 12-A’s
1 – Shure sm58
1 – Samson R21
1 – AKG dynamic
2 – Shure sm57’s
2 – Samson C01 Studio Condensers
DI BOXES
1 – Sidekick Passive Direct Box (DIB-443)
1 – Horizon Straight Line Passive Direct Box *****
Also, please check out our other open mic nights:
Every Tuesday night at The Parkside Lounge (317 East Houston Street, Manhattan), 7-11pm – https://nyctuesdayopenmic.eventbrite.com
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Produced by the long-running Inspired Word open mic series, which has featured Grammy winners, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award winners, Obie Award winners, Emmy nominated actors, and HBO stars, The Inspired Word open mic is open to ALL types of performing artists – comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers.
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Directions
By Subway: Take the F to Second Avenue. Go up the 1st Avenue stairs and head East on Houston Street.
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Produced by Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word
inspiredwordnyc.com