Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café, widely regarded as the best listening room in the city, is pleased to host the return of AcoustiCafé's Open Stage starting Monday, January 7th at 7pm. This kickoff event will feature all three of AcoustiCafé's regular rotating hosts – Paul Tabachneck, Heather Kropf and Joel Lindsey. Fashioned after some of the high profile and wildly successful open stages in Nashville and New York City, AcoustiCafé's open stage intends to create a supportive environment for artists to network with their peers, test new music or haul out old favorites, and most importantly, extend their reach in the local scene. The open stage will also welcome talented touring artists.
AcoustiCafé is a volunteer promotional organization founded in the late nineties by Pittsburgh songwriters Mark Willson, Jerry Baum and Cherylann Hawk. During its heyday, it sponsored as many as five ongoing open stages, numerous concerts and other special events and served as a hub of information and support for local and touring musicians. For the last several years, AcoustiCafé has been on hiatus, but January's open stage marks the first phase of the organization's re-emergence. "We hope to create and foster a real scene for live music in Pittsburgh." remarked Willson. "There is a wealth of talent in the region, and we want to do all we can to support it." AcoustiCafé's plans include sponsoring music showcases to highlight the most popular open stage artists.
With free admission, drink specials, an early time slot, and the state-of-the-art sound and ambiance of Club Café, AcoustiCafé organizers expect this to become the most popular open stage in the region, both for the artists and music lovers. For more information on AcoustiCafé, or the open stage, please visit www.acousticafe.org or www.clubcafelive.com.