Rhythms in Manville NJ

Rhythms is a large venue in Manville NJ whoch has an open mic on Thursdays. The place is big -- it used to be a country place called the Yellow Rose and before that, I'm told, it was a roller rink. Good stage at one end and the whole place is dancefloor-quality flooring.

I had the chicken wings -- they were excellent. 4 out of 5.

Went there with my band, to audition for a possible Saturday night gig. The host, Nasty Ned, was quite affable. He explained that, as the showcase band, we'd be given a half hour slot after the first two bands.

Well, the first two bands were excellent. Number one was country originals with some pickup musicians, and number two was electric blues. After hearing them, I wondered how good a reception our band would get, as we're not exactly down in that country genre. But we cranked out our tunes well and got an excellent reception.

I don't think I'd ever go to this open mic to play alone, but for an original band, it would be a good place to try out material on a good, friendly crowd.