Hope-N-Mic Open Mic Night http://www.hope-n-mic.com A family friendly open mic night in Newhall, CA. Fri, 18 May 2012 06:21:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Cinco De Mayo Was Awesome ! http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/cinco-de-mayo-was-awesome/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/cinco-de-mayo-was-awesome/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 05:24:46 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=118 Check out these photos ! What a great time was had by everyone that came, including those that helped setup and run the show.  Particular thanks to Sue and Wat and Maria for their help and for Phyllis’ faithfulness.

]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/cinco-de-mayo-was-awesome/feed/ 0 Next Open Mic Cinco De Mayo http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/next-open-mic-cinco-de-mayo/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/next-open-mic-cinco-de-mayo/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:41:17 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=104 ...Read the Rest]]> Last year we had a great time at Cinco De Mayo in Olde Towne Newhall.  So many friends came by to entertain and be entertained.  The food was awesome, the company tremendous.  We hope to see all of our friends and meet some new ones this year.  Here is the flyer.  Feel welcome to print it out and hand it out.

]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/next-open-mic-cinco-de-mayo/feed/ 0 Next Open Mic April 20th http://www.hope-n-mic.com/03/next-open-mic-april-20th/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/03/next-open-mic-april-20th/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:47:28 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=80 ...Read the Rest]]> Our next open mic night at the Newhall Church of the Nazarene will be on Apr 20th.  That is the third Friday of the month.  We changed scheduling this year to provide better opportunity for people to attend and to allow us to ‘go late’ if necessary without ruining work days the following morning.

Our last Hope-N-Mic was St. Paddy’s Day, March 16th and we had a Great Green turnout, although we did miss some of our regulars.  We really enjoyed the music of David Jicah, who we don’t see enough of, and Mick Terry who read some of his lyrics.  I don’t have a link for David, but here is a link for Mick Terry.  Oh yes, Divad also came and sang a great song a capella.

We hope to see you all at Hope-N-Mic Easter, April 20th !

And for those who like photos, here is a small photo gallery for your pleasure.

]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/03/next-open-mic-april-20th/feed/ 0 The Tin Foil Hat Party http://www.hope-n-mic.com/11/the-tin-foil-hat-party/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/11/the-tin-foil-hat-party/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:29:43 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=71 ...Read the Rest]]> Weird, man, but then this is the loose nut West Coast over here in LA, if ever there was a place where strange people gather.  The Tin Foil Hat party was a great success and, in the tradition of – a picture tells a thousand words – the best I can do is to post a gallery of the photos.  Thanks to all our friends for engaging in this little exercise with such gusto !

Oh yes, the music was great, as was the food !

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Erik Anders

Here is our next few months schedule for our open mic nights los angeles area we call Hope-N-Mic.  You can find out more about Hope-N-Mic by visiting our About page.  Please check back regularly as we do make changes and we add special events – like our soon coming Christmas Party !

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]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/08/upcoming-open-mic-los-angeles-area/feed/ 1 Next Hope-N-Mic Open Mic Night August 11th http://www.hope-n-mic.com/07/next-hope-n-mic-open-mic-august-11th/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/07/next-hope-n-mic-open-mic-august-11th/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:00:51 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=43 ...Read the Rest]]> Summer has been eventful as usual.  This summer has been much busier than last as I find myself trying to work in time to play with my friend Erik of the Erik Anders Band and also part of a great classic rock band with awesome musicians and great people Tim Pinch of Tim Pinch Recording, Tim Baker of The Guitar Center and Robert Pierce.  You can read more about our band at The Convictions web site.  The Convictions recently played Vincenzo’s Pizza and, before that, The Newhall Classic Car show – what a blast that was, literally, with the wind blowing over a 50lb speaker on top of Dave Pierce, the fearless harmonica player !

If you haven’t seen or heard Erik yet, go to his web site at http://www.erikandersmusic.com/ or just go out and see him playing at Suzys Bar and Grill in Hermosa beach.  He plays there most Tuesday nights but his next big gig is this coming Friday, July 29th when he will be joined by another excellent guitarist and friend, George Steele.  Erik and I played Lulu’s Beehive in Studio City for Bryan Chan (Delta Blues Guitarist extraordinaire) a couple of weeks back.  Wow, that was too cool.

Erik Anders and Dustin G

Erik Anders joins Dustin

As if that weren’t enough, I also sat in with Tom Lamog of fahrfrumgruven.west fame (check him out on reverbnation.com).  We played a couple of tunes up at It’s A Grind in Castaic.  Also part of the band that evening were Dave Fry, Arden and Ron Juarez.

Aurora and I had a great July 4th party for all the Hope-N-Mic plus participants.  Over 85 people attended this year although we missed some of our good friends from Glendale and points South.

We are seeing a few new faces at Hope-N-Mic these days which is always a treat so please come and enjoy the show.  We provide snacks and sodas as always and don’t feel you must perform, just come and relax and enjoy the music along with so many others.

Well, we look forward to seeing you at the next open mic.  If you would like more information please send us an email or give me a call at 661-753-7862.

Robert (and Aurora)

]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/07/next-hope-n-mic-open-mic-august-11th/feed/ 1 Cinco De Mayo Was A Blast http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/cinco-de-mayo-was-a-blast/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/cinco-de-mayo-was-a-blast/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 20:41:40 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=37 ...Read the Rest]]> Ok, it was also hard work setting up and breaking down.  Before we get to a few photos of the event let me express our gratitude to all of those that helped us setup and breakdown the booth(s).

Robert Pierce, Kara, David Pierce, Don Miller, Sue and Dustin Gordon…I am sure there were others but my mind has now drawn a blank.

We had great entertainment provided by Trish Lester, David Jicha, Breanne Davis, David Pierce, Erik Anders, Tom Lamog & Ron, Robert Pierce, Abel and others.  Linda Valdes’ son Josh opened the evening by singing the National Anthem on the main stage !

What a day.  The pictures are worth a thousand words, so I will just let you review them here.

]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/cinco-de-mayo-was-a-blast/feed/ 0 Hope-N-Mic Tonight http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/hope-n-mic-tonight/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/hope-n-mic-tonight/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 18:34:19 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=34 ...Read the Rest]]> Yep, it’s true.  Tonight we are doing Hope-N-Mic as usual even though we were at the Cinco De Mayo celebrations in downtown Newhall last week.  We had such a blast.  So many great people came by to visit, some to sing, some to play, some to say hi.

We hope you’ll come out with your friends this evening.  It promises to be another great evening of entertainment, fellowship and snacks !

 

]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/05/hope-n-mic-tonight/feed/ 0 Cinco De Mayo at Old Towne Newhall http://www.hope-n-mic.com/04/cinco-de-mayo-at-old-towne-newhall/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/04/cinco-de-mayo-at-old-towne-newhall/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:42:24 +0000 admin http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=30 ...Read the Rest]]> Yes, it is true.  We will be at the Cinco De Mayo celebration that will take place May 5th in downtown Newhall.  We will have a number of friends attending to sing you some songs, play some music and generally entertain.

We will have treats for the kids and information for you about the Hope-N-Mic night event.  Please come by and see us, you will have a great time !

Robert and Aurora

]]> http://www.hope-n-mic.com/04/cinco-de-mayo-at-old-towne-newhall/feed/ 0 April Hope-N-Mic Is Coming http://www.hope-n-mic.com/04/april-hope-n-mic-is-coming/ http://www.hope-n-mic.com/04/april-hope-n-mic-is-coming/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:18:44 +0000 Robert Heller http://www.hope-n-mic.com/?p=17 ...Read the Rest]]> IMG_0488-150x150Our Hope-N-Mic event for April will be on Thursday the 14th, which is the second Thursday of the month.

I happen to know that there are some wonderful performers coming.  This is a great opportunity for you to meet some excellent musicians and hang out with the best audience in Santa Clarita !

Who knows, maybe you will find a songwriting partner, or a team with whom to build a new band.

As always, we will have snacks and drinks available.  We start as close to 7:00 p.m. as possible and go to 10:00 p.m..  Ask anyone who has been, it is a great, fun, evening.

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