Open Mic / Jam Night at The Emerald

05/05/2025

We are back to our regularly scheduled open mic and jam night, tonight at 7pm!

Thanks to everyone who’s performed at the open mic in April for your patience while we held the Rolling Columbia Songwriter’s Competition ❤️

The next two weeks will be normal open mics, giving our contestants time to perfect their songs before the semi-finals on May 19th.

04/29/2025

A huge shoutout to everyone who performed in the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition! I am astounded by the talent expressed on that stage, our judges will not have an easy job in the following rounds!

While the entry rounds have concluded, the competition will continue on May 19th at our semi-final round.

More updates to come - but for now, Mondays are back to our regularly scheduled open mic and jam night!

04/28/2025

Last qualifying round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition tonight! We have a plethora of local artists joining us to share their original music for a chance to move on to the semi-finals in May 19th!

If you’ve got a song in your heart and lyrics in your pocket, come by tonight and join us!

The entry fee for contestants is $10, but It’s free to attend for friends, family and any enjoyers of music 🎶

Check out the event for more details!

04/27/2025

Tomorrow, April 28th, is the last qualifying round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition!

The competition runs from 7pm to 8:30pm

The entry fee for contestants is $10, paid in-person before the show starts.
All entry fees go towards prizes!

It’s free to attend, so bring your friends and family!

We only have enough time for 12 performances, and several of those slots have been reserved already, so message this page to secure a performance slot!

Again, this will be the last opportunity to join the competition - potential contestants have until 6pm tomorrow to reserve!

04/25/2025

Sign up for the LAST qualifier round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition!

This Monday, April 28th, at 7pm!

We have multiple reservations for this one, so there might not be sign-up spots available the day of; message this page to reserve a performance slot ahead of time.

It’s $10 to enter - and all entry fees go straight to the prize pot!

Performers should show up early, around 6:45 on Monday night.

No cover for the audience!

Check out the event for more details!

04/22/2025

Sign-ups for the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition start now, and will continue throughout tonight’s competition!

We’ve got an hour till our qualifier round starts - message this page or check out the event for more info!

04/21/2025

Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition – Round 3 Tonight!

Tonight is the third qualifier round of our local songwriter’s competition! We’ve had two great nights of original music so far, and this is your next chance to take the stage.

You can reserve a slot by messaging this page.
Sign-ups begin at 6:00pm — first come, first served (unless you reserve ahead of time)
The show runs from 7:00 to 8:30pm.

$10 to enter, paid in-person. All entry fees go towards cash prizes.

Check out the event or message this page for more information!

Whether you’re performing or just coming to enjoy the talent, you’ll be part of something special.

Come by The Emerald of Siam tonight to support your local musicians!

Send a message to learn more

04/20/2025

Another qualifying round tomorrow! Come by The Emerald of Siam at 7pm for the 3rd qualifying round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition!

Sign ups start at 6pm on Monday, but you can message this page to reserve a performance slot!

If you reserve ahead of time, you’ll still have to sign up at the event, as we handle entry fees in person - but reservations do ensure that you’ll have a spot to perform!

The entry fee for contestants is $10, but it’s otherwise free to attend.

Each qualifying round has time for 12 contestants to perform, and we already have a good amount of reservations for tomorrow, so act quick if you plan to enter!

Guidelines for the competition can be found on the event page. You can also message this page if you have any questions.

Come on by the Emerald tomorrow, April 21st, and discover your new favorite songwriter, or enter for a chance to win a 2-hour recording session with Rainmaker Studios!

04/18/2025

We’ll be kicking off the 3rd qualifier round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition this Monday, April 21st!

This is an entry round, so if you haven’t had a chance to come down and perform, take the opportunity now to get a slot in the lineup! We have multiple contestants for this round already, but we still have space for more - message this page to reserve your entry, or show up to The Emerald of Siam on Monday, up to an hour before the competition to enter!

The entry fee for contestants is $10, but there is no cover to simply attend.

The competition begins at 7pm and ends at 8:30.

We’ve seen some amazing original music over thee last two weeks, and we still have two weeks to go before our qualifier rounds end!

Share this with your favorite local musicians, and comment or message us if you have any questions!

04/15/2025

We had a fantastic night for the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition! We have THREE more semi-finalists to watch out for come May 19th.

There’s still two more weeks in our rounds of qualifiers! Both are filling up with performance slot reservations - message this page to lock in a spot!

04/15/2025

We’ve got an hour till the second qualifier round begins - come by early to sign up for the last few performance slots!

04/12/2025

Y’all ready for another night of original music?? We’ll be kicking off our 2nd qualifier round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition Monday April 14th! We have a handful of musicians already reserved to perform, and it looks like there’s still room for more! Message this page to get a time slot, or show up the day of at 7pm to show your stuff!

Grand prize is a two-hour recording session with Rainmaker Studios! Hope to see you there!