From f-bombs to insults, politicians have a history of open mic debacles. March 27, 2012 -- intro: It's every public figure's nightmare. You lean over to make an off-handed remark, and the entire ...

Wearing a flannel shirt and toting a guitar case, Nicholas Lopardo walked into the Amityville Music Hall on a recent Wednesday night and jotted his name on a list. The 37-year-old HVAC technician, who ...

Every so often a man comes to the stage at the Irish Mill in Mundelein to perform on open mic Sunday. “He puts his headphones on, and he goes to town,” said Tommy Belmore, Irish Mill’s general manager ...

RICHMOND – It would be hard to believe it was a Tuesday night if the event’s name didn’t give it away. Like clockwork, the tables at Addis Ethiopian Restaurant in Shockoe Bottom fill up and spectators ...

On a Thursday night at the Balcony Club, the hush of the crowd and the infectious electricity of the moment are no accident. “It started with some candles and a concept,” says Ryan Berg, a veteran ...

The Dallas City Council is considering decreasing the frequency people can make public statements at council meetings regarding topics not on a city agenda. Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer Members ...

Back before face masks and shutdowns, the gentle crooner E.G. Phillips would begin his Monday nights at an open mic in Oakland before darting across the Bay Bridge for the Hotel Utah. There he’d write ...

Cecelia Borjeson, with her third compact disc due out any minute now, has put in the hours at every available open microphone. Just a few years back, Cece and friends would travel to New York for open ...

Things you never thought you’d hear in 2024: Earth is cooling. Who’s Taylor Swift? Former President Trump would like his microphone muted. No. 3 happened this week when Vice President Kamala Harris’ ...