Mondays - Akron - Acoustix Cafe For this month’s open-mic spotlight your faithful Buzzbin correspondent visited the Acoustix Café in the Ellet neighborhood of Akron. Open since October 1, this new venue serves up live music six nights a week, as well as food, beer and liquor. Colin John, “The Transpacific Bluesman,” hosts the open-mic every Monday. Signup starts around 6:30 p.m. for performance slots of three songs each. At 7:00 p.m. John warms the stage up with his own set, and the music continues until 11 p.m. “With Colin, and the musicians he attracts, the level of musicianship...
Open-mic events thrive here in Northeast Ohio. We’ve counted over 50 occurring every week, with the true number probably exceeding a hundred. Why are they so popular? One obvious reason is amateur performers’ desires to claim their fifteen minutes of fame and maybe even start a career. But there’s more to it than that. A good open-mic also delivers great entertainment value for non-performers, particularly in an area as densely packed with high-quality talent as this region is. This article is the first of a series exploring the local open-mic scene, highlighting a different event each m...
by J.S. Corgan What do you get when you have a bunch of young punk rock and metal kids who are not afraid to push boundaries? You get Larry and His Flask! “I was 16 years old when we formed the band,” said bass player Jesse Marshall in a recent interview with Buzzbin Magazine. The group started out with Marshall on bass, with his brother, Jamin, on drums and Ian Cook on guitar. But after a while, their musical tastes started to grow and expand. They still loved punk rock, but they also started listening to country and old time musicians such as Doc Watson and Jimmy Rodgers. ...
