Don't you hate open Mic nights at Coffee Houses?

[rjsquirrel]

2. Wait that's why you hate them?

They're the most entry level of entry level gigs. You are assumed lame until you can make people pay attention and stop making noise.

And if every musician blanched at the sound of people talking, drinking, and making money there would be no popular music. Music is not always made to be listened to exclusively or even attentively. Ask anyone in a bar band, even a very good and successful one. Those cash registers are the sound of the club making money, which means you make money. Distract away, bartender.

I mean fine for you that you stopped playing at them, but was that because you had a load of paying gigs from confirmed fans willing to pay money to silently appreciate your talent?

Or more likely, if you were playing at them and not moving beyond them, was it because you really aren't that good?

Weird post. I didn't think there were many more open mic nights anymore. The genre of music most associated with them has dwindled to a tiny sliver of the market.