Wed 6/21 @ 8PM
Singer/songwriter/guitarist/rocker Brent Kirby has been hosting his 10 x 3 songwriter/band showcases at Brothers Lounge for six years now. Each week ten pre-scheduled performers do three songs apiece, of which two must be original. It’s not a random “whoever shows up” open mic; a performance schedule is posted ahead of time. In six years, he’s showcased some of the area’s most stellar artists as well as talented unknowns.
“In the six years that the 10 x 3 has been happening, we have featured over 3500 songwriters from Northeast Ohio in addition to touring artists and international performers,” says Kirby. “Every week is completely different and unique.”
Kirby says his goal is to focus on original music in an environment where people come to really listen to what the artists have to say.
“I have pushed to create an example of how music should be listened to,” says Kirby. “I turn off the TV and ask people to turn off their cell phones and keep the conversation to the transitions in between acts, and it’s become a pretty amazing listening room that everyone respects.”
To celebrate the anniversary, 10 x 3 will be expanded into both Brothers’ concert hall and wine bar. Ten songwriters will perform three songs each in the wine bar, with six bands taking the concert hall stage for five numbers. Kirby will host and close the evening performing in the concert hall, with Jason Patrick Meyers doing the same in the wine bar.
The evening is free. To apply to perform at future 10 x 3 events go to brentkirby.com/bk10x3.