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Red Light Café is Atlanta's premiere listening room for Americana, Bluegrass, Country & Western, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Roots Rock, and everything in between — including some of the best Comedy Shows and Burlesque in the Southeast! Located on the east side of Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta's Amsterdam Walk, Red Light Café is a cozy live entertainment and music venue with tables and seating for over 100 folks to enjoy an intimate show with a full bar and kitchen for drinks, appetizers and entrées.

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Americana Open Mic Spotlight

Keena Graham hosts the Americana Open Mic Spotlight — Red Light Café's Wednesday showcase for the best Bluegrass, Roots Rock, Country & Western, Folk, Blues, Jazz, and all other things Americana. We're looking for Atlanta's Best Americana — we're looking for YOU.

$5 Performers / $3 General Admission

Doors @ 7 PM

Tonight's performers!

8:15pm — Reed Waddle
8:30pm — Trevor Tippets
8:45pm — Will Mitchell
9:00pm — Caleb Brown
9:15pm — Melanie Storrusten
9:30pm — Eric Norman
9:45pm — Jonathan Pharis
10:00pm — Michael Castro
10:15pm — Boo Reefa
10:30pm — Charley Gressett


Performances begin at 8pm sharp with 10 participants getting a 15 minute slot. At 10:30, the top 3 finalists (determined by crowd response, our gracious host Keena, and the RLC Staff) will showdown by performing one more song each to determine the night's winner! The winner receives a $25 RLC gift certificate, a recording of their performance featured on RedLightCafe.com, and a spot in our Americana Showcase (stay tuned for more details on that).

Online sign ups end at 6pm day-of-show. Good luck, and make us proud!

Americana Open Mic Spotlight FAQ

  • No tracks — all performances must be live, i.e., no pre-recorded music
  • Solo performers OR bands are a-ok; we welcome all Americana acts
  • Participants will receive a recording of their performance within 48 hours (be patient!)
  • Online sign ups will receive an email response (with time slot, if available) prior to the show

Americana Open Mic Spotlight hosted by Keena Graham ✦ Doors @ 7pm ✦ $5 Performers / $3 General Admission Red Light Café, Atlanta, GA
Earlier Event: September 23
Laura Cantrell w/ Mandi Strachota
Later Event: September 25
Mipso w/ Rye Baby @ RLC Bluegrass Thursday