Folk-rocker Audra Kubat revives open mic at Union Street

Yes, we love our Detroit art and music talent. Unapolegetically. When that talent keeps producing and performing year after year after year, well, our love tends to grow along with it.

We’re mighty happy to see singer-songwriter-poet-artist Audra Kubat getting her open mic scene back up and running at Midtown’s Union Street. The Freep’s Rachel May has the scoop:

Back in 2006, Kubat hosted the weekly series, which was wildly popular among all types of local players. “When I started the open mic at Union Street, there wasn’t really a place for young, up-and-coming artists in the heart of the city,” says Kubat. “It ended up being pretty big. We would have a huge list of players and a ton of people just coming to listen.”

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