AcoustiCafe Open Stage - host Basil Ganglia featuring Beach Boise, ID!
Schedule
Mon Jun 01 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls | Pittsburgh, PA
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MONDAY JUN 1, 2026 - WYEP 91.3 and Straub Brewing Presents: AcoustiCafe Open Stage with host Basil Ganglia featuring Beach Boise, ID!!Theme. "HARD HABITS"
Songs and stories about habits, a good routine, a toxic loop, or a habit you just can't seem to break - from drinking to texting an ex (including 'drunk texting an ex')
BASIL GANGLIA is an acoustic folk-blues duo from Pittsburgh featuring Zachary Rowe on guitar and vocals and Paul on mandolin and harmony vocals. Their set blends soulful singing, dynamic guitar and mandolin interplay, bluesy grooves, and songs that move between introspective chord-driven moments and riff-heavy passages. Neural Folk: Roots in rhythm brains in bloom. Sound that grows between soil and soul.
Basil Ganglia has informed us that there will be Gongwhacker (avec gong) available for backup as a house band member.
BEACH BOISE, ID is a whole lotta ADHD yeehaw from Appalachia!
SNOWBALLS of LOVE: Everyone is asked to support the artists you enjoy by throwing Snowballs of Love at the stage (in addition to applause) to show how much you love your friends on stage. Plus it looks cool on the livestream - which happens thanks to the equally cool Wes Mason Media!
COMPLIMENTS aka MMHMMs
Named for the arthroscopic Amy Mmhmm - We will have a compliment box in the green room where you can drop Mmhmm's and they will be delivered (spoken from the stage) to performers through the evening! Think of it as a single, well-aimed SNOWBALL OF LOVE
An example: "David Dickinson can play an original song nobody has heard, without a chart, in crazy syncopation - but somehow lead the house band through it like it's a cakewalk!" (important cake reference)
AC SHOW DETAILS:
Doors open downstairs in Mr Smalls Café at 5 pm for checkin, Signups begin around 6:30pm, show from 7pm until 11pm. Full sound and light system with backline (drums, keys, guitar and bass amp) available, and a house band to back you up if you want!
ACOUSTICAFE OPEN STAGE is brought to you by WYEP 91.3 FM, the station where the Boat-Tailed Grackle is the Official State Bird!
AND BY DELICIOUS, PERFECT, SPLENDIFEROUS STRAUB BEER - you probably thought that shape under the blanket, slowly rising and falling like the breathing pattern of a sleeping animal, was a grizzly bear - BUT IT ISN'T! You got water on it after midnight! It is the next phase of evolution of ... STRAUB!
Come join our welcoming music-loving choose-your-own-family kind of atmosphere - We can't wait to see you, to hear your songs, jokes, poems and stories!
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Where is it happening?
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, 415 Evergreen Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15209-2137, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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