So I was playing my djembe down at the former Doc’s last night. Every week I’m amazed by the talent roaming around Richmond and Wayne County.
We have some serious musicians in Richmond and surrounding areas who like to come to open mics and make people like me feel like I’m in a bigger, more cosmopolitan city. Not that I’m down on Richmond, but it isn’t normally the first place people think of when they think about good live music. We talk a lot about the old days and the jazz, but it’s time to shine a bright light on the present music scene in Richmond.
Among the living, we have folk, rock, alternative, and mixtures of many different influences pouring through the speakers in places like E Street Pub.
I want to start highlighting the live music scene here at Go Wayne County so that people can start to understand there’s a lot going on after dark in our humble, not-so-sleepy little town.
Until the next time, I invite you to come out on Thurdays around 10 pm whether you play guitar, sing, drum or blow a horn. And if you don’t play, your ears await some surprising aural delights and great atmosphere.
What: E Street Pub
Where: 815 North E Street
Open Mic Night: Every Thursday at 10 pm
Though I’m from quite some distance, I’d like to come check out your open mic scene. I play several times a year at Eaton’s Crosswalk Coffee (6/10/11) and Richmaond isn’t much further.
Jerome – you’re always welcome! We have people come from Eaton and Muncie areas from time to time as well.