Voted #1 Live Music Venue in Cleveland, Ohio on the Fox 8 Hot List for THREE years in a row...2009, 2010 & 2011! - 12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood / Cleveland Ohio 44107 - - (216) 226-5681 -
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Every Tuesday & Thursday, The Winchester hosts Acoustic Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night is always free. You simply sign up on the list when you arrive (anytime after 8:00pm). You get three reasonable songs (not rock operas). It is acoustic guitars. You are welcome to bring a keyboard. Drum sets are not allowed, a hand drum is okay.
Open mic night is on the front Tavern Stage. It is mostly singer/songwriter types doing mixes of covers and originals but you never know what you are going to get. There are some amazing talents, a lot of great songwriters, interpreters and even some early beginners.
You can purchase a live CD Recording of your open mic performance presented to you on the spot for $5.
We offer $2.00 Long Island Iced Teas during open mic nights!!
Recent special guest performers at the Open Mic have included 30 Seconds To Mars' keyboardist Braxton Olita, Blues Music Award winner Eden Brent, and former Roy Buchanan drummer Bad Bobby Walker.
On February 28th, 2008, Pandora.com came in to the Acoustic Open Mic and set up a two camera shoot and filmed over 20 open mic performers. Pandora founder Tim Westergren even interviewed some performers for their online radio web site: www.pandora.com!
On December 11th, 2003, the night before their show at The Winchester, Brian Willoughby, guitarist from the English folk/psych band The Strawbs stopped in to the Open Mic.
