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 ...

Whether you’re planning to be the next Robert Frost or the next 50 Cent, the Wildcat knows the best spots for you to grab a microphone and share your genius with the rest of the world. Coming to the ...

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 ...

Soft yellow light bathes Meg Reynolds as she steps onto the stage at the Light Club Lamp Shop in Burlington. Her hair is half pulled back, and bangs fall across her eyebrows. She adjusts her glasses, ...

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 ...