Outside of the Bus Stop Music Cafe
The other day was the first time I went to the Bus Stop Music Cafe Open Mic in Pitman, NJ. It’s held every Tuesday. I took a TON of photos! Everyone was really great and I had an awesome time.
And just who performed? How about a list!
The front of the Bus Stop Music Cafe in Pitman, NJ
I went to Pitman to find out what the Bus Stop Music Cafe was all about. I was told it was great and boy was I told right.
The deatils:
Host Vick Martinson at the Bus Stop Music Cafe in Pitman
The bares bones truth is that this open mic rocks. I say that fully knowing how cliche that sounds on an open mic blog, but that’s just the way it is. I highly recommend the Bus Stop Music Cafe. I place it in the same league as the Barrington Coffee House, which I reviewed earlier this year. There must be something about the area!
So where do you start when you’ve already built something up so much? Probably with a picture of the inside:
The inside of the Bus Stop Music Cafe is lined with records
And while this photo serves more as a testament to the event’s popularity, it also gives us a glimpse at the inside. The Bus Stop Music Cafe has the same kind of cool feel that Coffee.Comedy in Sea Isle City has, which is a very good thing.
I’d like to also note that there were people of all ages, and everyone was very talented!
Outside of having a great crowd and a cool inside, the Bus Stop Music Cafe’s open mic night has a dedicated soundman. His name is “Wolfman Fran”, which is just as awesome as the idea of a dedicated sound-guy at an open mic. There’s not much more to explain other than the fact that he did a great job. Oh, and he turns out echo when Vick announces someone. “Hereeeeeeeee’s Joe!”
Wolfman Fran keeping everything under control
(The Bus Stop is also holding it’s own with a very nice Bose speaker setup. Definitely a treat.)
Let’s review:
I should be getting paid for this kind of thing! But seriously everybody, check out the Bus Stop Music Cafe on Tuesdays, it’s a great time.
(And don’t forget: You can download a print-friendly list of open mics! It includes this one and is ALWAYS up-to-date. Get it here: http://jerseymic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/loom.pdf)
The Ground House's stage, complete with brick walling!
Here are pictures from The Ground House’s Open Comedy Mic Night on May 6th 2009 in Pitman New Jersey. You can go every wednesday, signups at 6 and starting at 7. We reviewed it here.
The night started with Todd Chappelle, the host of the night:
Todd Chappelle opening up with "This is my opening song"
He played:
Amish Girl was especially hilarious. After warming the room up a little, Alan Piket went up and performed his set
The Ground House In Pitman, NJ
On Wednesdays in Pitman, you can go to The Ground House on 60 South Broadway for an Open Comedy Mic. This is the first of its kind of JerseyMic, and definitely one of the more rare open mics out there. Hosted by Todd Chappelle, it starts at 7pm but signups begin at 6pm, so get there early if you’re planning on performing.
The first thing I noticed about the Ground House is the backdrop for the comedians. It’s definitely cool and you can tell the place was made with intentions of a comedy mic (hint: so it isn’t going away anytime soon)