THE KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER
35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891 (Misquamicut) | (401) 315-5070
Open Today: Open
The club thrived as one of the leading entertainment centers in southern New England, hosting regional and national bands with an emphasis on the blues. Some of the greats that played on the Knickerbocker stage included, Big Joe Turner, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Johnny Nicholas, Leon Russell, Eric Burdon and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In 1967, Roomful of Blues was born in Westerly, when guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley started a band that played tough, no-holds barred Chicago blues. Making the Knickerbocker Café their home club, it did not take long before they started exploring swinging, jumping blues and added a horn section. Roomful would pack the house every Sunday and still plays their great brand of blues today.
Fast forward and the Café has become the Knickerbocker Music Center, a non-profit organization formed in partnership with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. The mission of the Knickerbocker Music Center is to preserve, cultivate and grow the “Knick’s” unique brand of blues, as well as expanding access to music of all genres, by transforming the Knick into both an exciting performance venue and an exceptional center for music education.
OPEN CALL - YOUTH ON-THE-MIC
7pm – 8pm
Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Knickerbocker Music Center. 35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891
Open Mic, Kid's Deal
**OPEN CALL FOR PERFORMERS**
Join The United Theatre and The Knickerbocker Music Center on Sunday, February 28th for our next YOUTH ON-THE-MIC, an open mic series for 6th to 12th graders who want to perform, sing, or play music (whether original or covers) to an audience. As with the past few editions, this month's event will be virtual.
Interested performers should be in 6th to 12th grade and live in Rhode Island or Southeastern Connecticut. Performers should take a video of a performance of an uncut, one to two song set that begins with an introduction complete with their name and their selected song(s) and artist(s). Band submissions are acceptable as well, but please note that for this edition we require that all videos be newly filmed specifically for this presentation and unedited as a one to two song continuous set with introduction. Videos should be emailed to us at tony@unitedtheatre.org by Wed. February 24th. We will edit the videos together and premiere a virtual open mic using the performances on The United Theatre and Knickerbocker social media pages (Facebook, YouTube) at 7pm on Sunday, February 28th.
Youth On-the-Mic is our alternative to the many adult open mics out there. These events provide kids and teens with a place to play and a community of music lovers eager to hear them.
