Doors 7pm; Signups 7:15pm; Showtime 7:30pm.

2 songs or 10 minutes maximum (all originals preferred).

5 Comedians per night. To schedule, contact Charlotte Laughs Tonight on Facebook.

Come on out! Grab your guitar, keyboard, ukulele, kazoo or whatever and come on down to the best Open MIC in these parts.

Featuring:

C Shreve

Chris Shreve is a North Carolina based MC/producer & founder of the hip-hop collective Free The Optimus (FTO). The 2-time Carolina Music Award winners (2015 & 2016 Best Hip Hop Group) developed their following & relevance through an unrelenting tour & release schedule, largely driven by Shreve's vision.

The Professor moniker references his 12 year career as a university professor teaching biostatistics. He defines Free The Optimus as “a call to action—to set free our optimal ability & our optimistic perspective & to transform the world around us.”

As described by the writers at Earmilk, “FTO is known for bringing positive & poetic lyrics that flow over jazz influenced hip hop beats that bring in a hint of soul. Their lyrical talent goes above & beyond what is expected in rap music these days.” From 2012-2022, FTO has helped to define NC underground music & it's members continue to set the bar for hip hop in the live space.

Shreve has toured & shared stages with The Pharcyde, Big Boi, The Hieroglyphics, Lupe Fiasco, Raekwon, DaBaby, Cannibal Ox, Camp Lo, Nappy Roots, Talib Kweli, Guilty Simpson, Planet Asia, G Yamazawa, Jarv, Tanya Morgan, Rapper Big Pooh & many more. He has performed at Hopscotch, Blue Plum, LAAF, Beats & Bars, Boone in Blossom, Drink Durham, Spring in the City, Harvest Boone, Brooklyn Wildlife & GURP Fest.

His work has been featured on Shade 45, Hip Hop DX, Earmilk, Revolt TV, I Still Love HER, INDYweek, & has been spun by both DJ Premier & Chuck D.

*If you are over 21 but do not have a legal ID, State law prohibits us from serving you adult alcoholic beverages. There is a $5 surcharge at the door if you are under 21.*