AcoustiCafe Open Stage - host Mark Dignam ft Sickbed and Johanna Sö!!
Schedule
Mon Mar 16 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls | Pittsburgh, PA
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MONDAY MARCH 16, 2026 - WYEP 91.3 and Straub Brewing Presents: AcoustiCafe Open Stage with host Mark Dignam ft Sickbed and Johanna Sö!!Theme. I May Never Write Another Song Like This One!
Bring out your masterworks (or your disasters!) to let the almost-Spring sun shine on its face, let the wind be at its back, and let the road rise to greet it, and we're totally not going to mention St P-mmpfhmrmf day!
MARK DIGNAM is presenting his annual Calm Before The Storm tribute to Irish Culture this Fri Mar 13 at The Original Pittsburgh Winery - in the show, Mark farms out his favorite traditional and contemporary songs from his homeland to local Pittsburghers, who then interpret them as they will, and go on to perform one of their own original songs to round out their sets. Featured performers include Mirabelle Skipworth, Kelsey Wooley Jumper, Clinton Clegg, Anne Eliza, Danny Rectenwald and many more!!
SICKBED plays the music of The Pogues this Saturday at Poetry featuring Eric George, Pete Bush, Sean Dwyer Enright, Micki Rockenhauser, Dru Laswell, Megan Williams, Pete Guellard, and Steve Sciuli - with Symington Reed & DJ Poptone opening!!
JOHANNA SÖ left Pittsburgh before the pandemic to join Canadian Celtic/folk rockers The Town Pants and has been touring the universe ever since. The Town Pants will play Friday Mar 20 at The Original Pittsburgh Winery, we're so psyched that Johanna is arriving a little early to hang out with her old buds at AcoustiCafe!!
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 resplendasparkletastic Amy Mmhmm - We will have a compliment box in the green room where you can drop Mmhmm's and they will be delivered to performers through the evening! Think of it as a single, well-aimed SNOWBALL OF LOVE
An example: "Ben Shannon makes the best Whoa-ohs in the Burgh"
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 tacos are hotdogs are sandwiches!
AND BY DELICIOUS, PERFECT, GLORIOUS STRAUB BEER - in that one movie about time travel, remember how the star kept reliving that traumatic and seemingly inevitable event until, just when the star was resigned to an infinite time loop, they were FREED ... by 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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