Open Mic: Zazu

In town on vacation, I ran into the wife of an old pal of mine, Alan Eby. She told me he was hosting an open mic and that we should check it out. After following DC metro trends in music, I was very interested in seeing what Owensboro KY had to offer. Of course, I should have known, given the location, that this would not be the typical open mic with X songs and get the hell of the stage. Instead, artists were invited to come up on stage either one by one or hell, if you liked what the dude on stage is doing, hop up there and grab a mic, or pull your harp out, our plug in your guitar. The strange thing is, with this open atmosphere, one might imagine a catastrophe in the works, but instead what evolves is a magical open mic jam session. Kudos, Alan Eby!

OPEN MIC: ZAZU
Location
Owensboro KY

Time
9:30 - 12:00

$$
No Cover
22 ounce Newcastle Draught... $3.50

Average Set Length
Straight up jamming... four songs-ish

Highlights

• Host Alan Eby is amazingly talented vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist
  
• Definitely the deal on Newcastle is phenomenal
  
• The local talent seem to come from a long tradition of pickers that really know their instrument and how a traditional impromptu jam is supposed to work... never overstepping time or boundaries
  

Lowlights

• You have to call a cab because people still drink and drive in the 'boro
• There are no restaurants open within walking distance after dinner hours

photo of Alan Eby kicking off an open mic session with your favorite Sublime covers