Open Mic in Kasauli : Every Sunday at Hangout

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Come, sing, recite a poem, or play flute and guitar with us at Open Mic, our weekly Jam Session at Hangout. Every Sunday from 7 to 11 pm, musicians gather for Live Music. However, performers usually start trickling in around 6-7 pm. After all, an Open Mic is not a ticketed concert bound by strict timings. Musicians, poets and artists arrive at their own comfort, and the evening builds up naturally. Jam sessions follow after 11 pm, because most musicians love to stay late.
Hangout is on the rooftop of Hotel Kasauli Regency, and this remains the first ever Open Mic in Kasauli’s history.

Open Mic, Live Music in Kasauli, Late night Jam Sessions

Open Mic has grown steadily since it started. Artists who had their first performance only a few weeks ago have started singing really well, and that progress is one of the most rewarding parts of running this event. Young performers from the town regularly join in too, adding fresh voices to each week’s Live Music evening. *Free Entry always*

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Open Mic every Sunday, 7-11 p.m. at Hangout Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, Kasauli. Free entry.

Upcoming artists and Live Music in Kasauli

Astha Ray, a friend and advocate based in Chandigarh, has picked up the Ukulele recently and is doing great. Open Mic and the jam sessions that follow have clearly sharpened her skills. Veda, Kritika (Mitthu) and Saloni from Sanawar sing well on most Sundays during the evening. Skand Sharma, Udhav Attri, Gautam, Aryan Rajput, Rajneesh, Paras, Veda, Sanchit Saklani and Vineet Sharma are regular musicians of top quality who return week after week. Siddharth Kundal and Sidharth Garg, two guys on Workation from Delhi, have also started singing well since settling in Kasauli; Kundal is now part of a band called Fiddle Craft. Other hotels in Kasauli support our Open Mic event and offer discounted rooms to performing musicians. Because of this, a new generation of musicians is growing up in this town of British Colonial era.

When I started learning guitar a few years ago, I couldn’t find a single teacher in town. Now, at least 10 people in Kasauli have a solid command over different musical instruments. Paras and Shaurya Chopra are excellent on the Cajon, while Dr. Abhinav Raina occasionally joins with his mouth harp whenever his schedule allows. He has even performed in a Live Music event in Vietnam on a boat cruise.

In the past, musicians like Bollywood singer Shilpa Rao, Neelesh Misra, Raghu Dixit, The Project, Gaurav Rudra and Jasbir Qawaal have visited and performed at Hangout.

Tanya Khanijow’s Video on Hotel Kasauli Regency

Hangout Rooftop Bar and Lounge, Hotel is the Most Happening Bar in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Open Mic, a European Concept of promoting Music

Travelling abroad, and a trip to Goa in particular, first introduced me to Open Mics and Live Music. At an Open Mic, you can sing, play instruments, recite a poem, act, or do anything creative. You don’t have to be a professional; a little zeal to perform is enough to get started. I never used to sing before discovering this concept, but Open Mic pulled me into the world of music. Last year, while travelling through a small town called Pai in North Thailand, I ended up singing 5-6 Hindi songs to an audience of 200, with not a single Indian among them. Many European towns still host these kinds of live music events regularly.

Check out photos, news and videos of Open Mic on YouTube. Another famous weekly Musical Evening at this hotel happens every Thursday at Hangout: Techno Music. Every Friday brings Retro Old School, English and Western Music. Hangout remains the only place for regular live music in Kasauli.

Veda’s take on Open Mic

Open Mic is an event where the stage is open to anybody. You can come and share a piece of yourself by singing, playing an instrument, reciting poetry, performing a dance, doing stand-up comedy, or anything else you’d like the audience to see. Live Music in Kasauli is rare, but at Hangout Rooftop Bar and Lounge, we host this event every Sunday evening. Each edition has been extraordinarily enjoyable, and the energy keeps building week after week.

Check out the photos below, and click here for videos of Open Mic.

We have hosted artists from across India, alongside many international participants. Because of this Musical Evening at Hangout, more business has come to hotels in Kasauli as a whole. Many musicians have taken the stage to perform phenomenal covers of popular and lesser-known songs. Some have shared their own original compositions with us at the Open Mic. Uncommon instruments like the Didgeridoo, Hand-pan, Mouth-harp, Ektara and Persian Setar have also been introduced to our audience here.

We have had a few special dance performances and some genuinely hilarious stand-up comedy acts too.

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