“I had no stage fear, there was no pressure,” says Arathy Prasad about her open mic performance at Cricket Shack café near Kazhakkoottam, a week ago. It was the first such experience for this final year BDS student. “I was at the café with a friend and came to know that they host open mics. I wanted to give it a shot.” Three days later she tuned in with Hindi, Malayalam and English songs and also played the ukulele while her friends cheered her on.
Arathy belongs to a growing group of youngsters entertaining diners in cafes and boutique restaurants that have begun open mic sessions on their premises. The open mic scene is in its nascent stages in Thiruvananthapuram. Post the lockdown many restaurants and cafes are attracting customers via open mic sessions. Music is the staple for the time being, some places are hosting aspiring standup comics as well.
