MONDAY OCT 6, 2025 - WYEP 91.3 & Straub Brewing Presents: AcoustiCafe Open Stage host John Kolar with Special Guests!
THEME: “COLORS”
JOHN KOLAR has a new album "color blind" coming out this November, so we're looking for songs about Colors, Kolars, Collars, Colas, Koalas, Curlers and Coolers BUT NOTHING ELSE. (or like whatever you want to do is ok too)
From the hills of Morgantown, WV, JOHN KOLAR is an indie artist with rock, pop, country, and jazz influences. John’s most recent release “Watching Reruns” is a guitar driven indie rock song inspired by “Back to the Future.” This is the 8th song of a ten-song album that is scheduled to release this November.
On his growing social media pages, John regularly posts music theory, audio engineering, and music performance content. John works as an audio engineering professor at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, where he teaches production, mixing, acoustics, electronics, and performance classes to undergraduate students in the School of Music. John’s teaching inspires his music, as mentoring his students to find their own musical voices helps him to find his own.
John enjoys growing vegetables in his garden and riding his bicycle without training wheels.
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
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 and by delicious STRAUB Beer. when the NASA Curiosity Rover sang Happy BIrthday to itself all alone on Mars, everyone was like 'oh that's so sad' but they didn't realize that singing the song unlocked a special hidden compartment which slid open to reveal a cold (like -85C... it was the surface of Mars, y'know) and perfect - 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!
You may also like the following events from The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls:
- This month, 23rd October, 07:00 pm, Mr. Smalls Presents: The Toxhards - "Your Neighborhood" Fall 2025 Tour in Pittsburgh
- This month, 25th October, 07:00 pm, Mr. Smalls Presents: Wax Jaw wsg Sunny Daze and the Weathermen, Tony From Bowling in Pittsburgh
- This December, 7th December, 07:00 pm, Mr. Smalls Presents: J. Robbins (band) plays Burning Airlines wsg Trace Remains, Glass Caps in Pittsburgh
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