Video or music of Aaron coming soon.

(Video taken at Muddy Cup Open Mic – Brian @ 0:18)

For more details, visit www.bradzupp.com or call: 518-584-3647

This week: Come see Greg Eichelberger open up the night from 7:30-8:00pm. If you're interested in opening up the Open Mic, please see albanyopenarts.com/gigs.

8:00pm – 11:00pm, every Monday night (though sometimes we’ll go till around 12:00am). Catch the Featured Artist of the week, opening up the night from 7:30pm – 8:00pm. If you would like to be notified about schedule changes and other Open Mic announcements, you can join our email list:

Some of the best talent in the Capital District with a large and enthusiastic crowd. While we’ve never taken a head count of total attendance, at any given time you can expect anywhere from approximately 50-85+ in attendance.

Sound System
Capable of supporting a full band, we have 5 mics – for vocals or instruments – with stands, 3 1/4in cables for instruments, 1 music stand, and a professional-grade sound system with 16-channel Mackie and 16-channel live recording available by appointment. All equipment is provided courtesy of Lew at Natural Sounds Recording Studio in Rensselaer.

Accomodations
Seating at the Muddy Cup includes comfortable couches, lounge chairs, tables, and FREE wifi – a typically relaxing coffee-shop environment. The Muddy Cup serves a wide range of coffees, teas, pastries, and light foods including specialty sandwiches. Their coffee menu can be viewed here. No alcohol is served.

Music Trivia Prizes
Win gift certificates and other goods from local businesses including the Madison Theater, Northern Lights Smoke Shop, The Chocolate Gecko, Midtown Tap & Tea Room, and others by answering music trivia questions from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Win up to $50 cash by guessing the Artist, Title, and Release date (within one year) of a song from Lew the Sound Man’s childhood playlist. Each week he stumps us, the prize increases by $5.

Performers should bring their instruments and any 1/4 cables you will need in excess of the 3 we provide. We do not have a drum set, but please feel free to bring yours – electronic or standard.

While there is no cover charge, we encourage anyone who can to drop a dollar or two into the tip jar for Lew the Sound Man for the hard work he does in bringing and taking down the equipment and regulating the sound quality. Thanks very much to Lew for making this possible.

Anyone wanting to perform should sign-up. You can put your name on the sign-up sheet at the Muddy Cup (we usually get there at about 6:30pm and sign-ups remain open throughout the night). Come early because it gets busy and we let people perform on a first-come, first-serve basis. Generally, everyone is limited to 2 or 3 songs/poems per performer or group or about 10 minutes total. Performance limit is always determined and announced at the Open Mic. One sign-up per individual or group. If time allows, sometimes people get to perform a second time once the list is exhausted.

Sign Up Early Online
You can also beat the rush and sign up early right here on the website and even reserve a specific time slot when you’d like to perform. There’s no guarantee, but we do our best to make sure those who sign up online get to perform during their selected time slot. To be honored, time slot reservations must be made prior to 12:00am of the Monday you want to perform. Each slot can be signed-up for twice, making a total of 24 slots. To sign up early, please:

1) Register on albanyopenarts.com using your Facebook, Myspace, Google, AOL, Yahoo, Wordpress, Twitter, Blogger, Hyves, LiveJournal, Verisign, or TypePad account (or you can create a new account with Albany Open Arts). * NOTE – Myspace registration not currently functioning *

2) In the comment box at the bottom of this page, let us know which specific time slot you would like to sign up for.

TIME SLOTS
8:00-8:15
8:15-8:30
8:30-8:45
8:45-9:00
9:00-9:15
9:15-9:30
9:30-9:45
9:45-10:00
10:00-10:15
10:15-10:30
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:00


** Please only sign up for the coming Monday and not further in advance.

Erick received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute followed by a graduate diploma in Management Studies from Cambridge University (UK) and started doing stand-up after realizing he didn’t do well in captivity. Now Erick features and headlines at clubs across the East coast as well as working colleges and corporate functions. He’s opened for nationally touring comedians like Dave Attell (Insomniac Tour), Colin Quinn, and Last Comic Standing winners Jon Reep and Josh Blue. He has worked several times with the Killers of Comedy from the Howard Stern Show including at Caroline’s in New York City. Erick was on the Nobodies of Comedy tour in 2008 and again in 2009. He is a co-creator/performer in the comedy/magic duo Departures which specializes in corporate entertainment.

As a writer, Erick is published in Reader’s Digest magazine as well as writing commercial spots for corporate clients.

Erick has been a member of the professional improv theater group The Mop & Bucket Company.

As an actor, Erick has played a range of roles including playing a shy geek in The List – a pilot for MTV; playing the lead antagonist in American General – an upcoming PBS documentary on the life of Benedict Arnold; and playing a suicidal inmate for a NYS Correctional Facilities training video. He has starred in several television commercials including MVP Healthcare’s Fall enrollment campaign, and New York State OTB’s Capital Cash campaign.

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