Open Mic @ The Monopole: a short summary.

For the past couple weeks now, I have attended the Open Mic events on Wednesday nights at the Monopole. I'm usually not the sort of person to go to things like that but a couple friends who play locally (look up Maps of Cartographers!) asked if I wanted to go and I figured, what the heck, I could use some different music.

The first thing I liked about the Monopole before the music even started was the atmosphere. It is a little cramped, and definitely one of the older buildings in Plattsburgh, but it has a nice, homey feel to it. I feel I could just hang out there for a while and not feel like I would have to leave. The bar was neatly set up, the food I tried there was good, and the prices were not bad at all.

But onto the music. The music, for the most part, I really enjoyed. There have been quite a few talented people I watched play the past couple times. The couple that stood out to me where the group I mainly went to see (Doomfuck) and another crazy couple of guys by the name of Niel Young and Crazy Hoss (I hope I spelled those correctly). Doomfuck had an epic set both times they played, with a great guitarist, bassist, violinist, drummer, and on the second night, even a guy on a synthesizer. The name fits them; the music had a very deep sound and a "doom" like feel.

Niel Young and Crazy Hoss, also having great music, put together a hilarious stage show with antics I would never have the guts to try myself. Getting "stabbed" on stage and taking and opening a banana out of your pants will be good memories.

Among Doomfuck and Niel Young/Crazy Hoss there were also many other talented people there on both nights, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at both, and I highly recommended attending Open Mic to everyone at least once (especially if you enjoy loud music!)