08/24/2026
MONDAY AUG 24, 2026 - WYEP 91.3 and Straub Brewing Presents: AcoustiCafe Open Stage - host Ryan Slye & Friends featuring The Fine Lines!!
THEME. "OPTIMISM!"
There is no action that better encapsulates boundless optimism than adding "& Friends" to the name of your solo act. Go with it!! ** Don't forget you can change your performer name in your bio any time you want!! **
RYAN SLYE & FRIENDS contain multitudes. There are many rooms in Ryan Slye & Friends' house, and most of them have some pretty sad songs in them - but they are trying, Ringo. They are trying to be the shepherd.
THE FINE LINES are Autumn Ayers & David Dicksinon, weaving stories, poems, melodies and harmonies into a cozy blanket of "the eternal yes" - hey, more optimism!
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 - which happens thanks to the equally cool Wes Mason Media!
COMPLIMENTS aka MMHMMs
Named for the agrippagentric Amy Mmhmm - We will have a compliment box in the green room where you can drop Mmhmm's and they will be delivered (spoken from the stage) to performers through the evening! Think of it as a single, well-aimed SNOWBALL OF LOVE
An example: "Last week, special guest Amanda Kitchens executed a left-hand percussion technique on accordion so smoothly that I had to get up close to the stage like I was trying to expose a magic trick!"
