Nate Marks

Review of The Sherman Theater

The venue itself is nice with about 20 chairs and ...

The venue itself is nice with about 20 chairs and maybe some space for 20 people to stand. The lighting and sound engineers are good
.the place as an open Mic space is better than many other places in the sense that it is just that....a performance space.....not a bar,coffee house, hookah lounge,etc where you are coaxed into buying something. There is no cover charge and everyone there is to see entertainment or attempt to entertain. The showcase is between the Sherman theatre and a laundrymat and there is on street parking out front. My only critique is that the open Mic hostess should say something between sets after a performance like ..." that was blah blah blah, give it up for blah..." and NOT just say "up next is blah blah blah ". Saying thank you and mentioning the name of the band seems more welcoming and grateful to those who traveled to play out and maybe it was their first time at the showcase. The hostess seemed nice but was unenthusiastic and seemed even bored as the open Mic host. Being dismissive of certain performances and not others is a reason someone such as myself wouldn't want to travel an hour to play again. I did wear spandex, rock out a banjo, and sport a manly handle bar moustache for the occassion... the hostess was obviously NOT impressed. Photo included!