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!
Jeff!
Jeff Caraway (former host of Storm) had an event at Coffee.Comedy on Tuesday that had a little bit of everything. It started at 7pm and went on throughout the night. Outside of the wide-array of instruments (including piano, guitar, and mandolin), there were plenty of assisting performers and a good crowd.
There were kids playing along and people clapping along as Jeff sang through his large catalog of originals. He also invited several performers up to join him or play solo. Among those invited were:
Jeff & Sarah
Jeff entertained past 9pm and didn’t miss a beat. He didn’t stop when his partner and lead guitarist Brian Wells was nowhere to be seen. He even joked in the middle of one of his songs saying, “Take it way Brian!”. It was a great time.
Jeff again!
Coffee.Comedy is right next to the boardwalk in Sea Isle City, NJ, and a nice place (especially in the summer). The owners have friendly toward me since the beginning, and I think that says a lot.
Jazz
The Doris Jazz Room is located in Pleasantville, NJ. Last night, in light of the recent news that Pratt’s Hill of Beans is moving from their EHT location, the Thursday night open mic was held at The Doris Jazz Room. Ray Tyler was the host and he went out of his way to make sure there was an event for Thursday night.
Fortunately, and unfortunately, the night was much smaller than expected:
The meetup at the Doris Jazz Room
But don’t let the small turnout fool you. From this open mic was some of the best conversation and exchange this side of open mics. And The Doris Jazz Room happened to be the debut of JerseyStix, explained after the fold!
Pratt's Hill of Beans in EHT, NJ
Here are pictures and video from Alternative Soul at Pratt’s Hill of Beans on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009. If you need a refresher course on what “Alternative Soul” is all about, you can check the JerseyMic.com review:
Alternative Soul at Pratt’s Hill of Beans in Egg Harbor Township
Last night, Alex Siniari was the guest host for Alternative Soul:
Alex Siniari was the guest host
(Usually the host is Ray Tyler)
Ray Tyler is normally the host
Last night had a lot more poetry than it normally does. It was a great mix up and definitely enjoyable. It makes the sets more interesting by constantly changing your expectations. The order of the night went like this:
Without further ado, the Flickr photostream:
And finally, a video of “Dirty Hands” rapping a new original, (assumingly) titled “Jesus”
Jul 2
Pratt's Hill of Beans in EHT, NJ
Here are pictures from Alternative Soul on June 25th, 2009. (“Alternative Soul” is the name of the open mic hosted by Ray Tyler at Pratt’s Hill of Beans on Thursdays.) Click below to read the JerseyMic review:
Alternative Soul at Pratt’s Hill of Beans in Egg Harbor Township
The night started off with Mico Lucide’s birthday!
Mico Ludide
Plenty of people showed up before the open mic to celebrate. There was a cake too!
Happy Birthday Mico