Open Mic

Schedule
88.5-2
Friday
6:00 pm
Saturday
6:00 am

Each week we “Open the Mic” for live concert audio. From crowd tapers to soundboard recording and even professionally produced shows like Mountain Stage, Open Mic looks beyond the recorded albums of bluegrass and Americana musicians and provides a sense of how they perform on stage.

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Arts & Culture

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A Long Time Coming: Glimpse Inside The Upcoming African American Museum

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Food

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Panda Express Takes Sweet And Sour Beyond The Food Court

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Politics

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Technology

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