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18 October 2025

De-jQuerification of Open Mic Finder

Let us mark this momentus event: Today I finished stripping all uses of the jQuery library from my long-running side-project Open Mic Finder! Replacing hundreds of uses of $(".item") with document.querySelectorAll(".item") it was a satisfying cull, tinged with a hint of sadness. I remember so fondly, those special years circa 2013. My fellow veterans of […]… Read more »
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10 January 2025

Did the Trump election just make 110,621 Americans search for an open mic?

The month of November has never been particularly special for visitor numbers to openmicfinder.com. November 2022 saw 15,144 unique visitors and November 2023 got 16,606, both inline with the other months. The highest month in 2024 was October with 41,843 visitors, until November happened and saw a surprise 198,710 unique visitors, that's a 374% increase […]… Read more »
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26 May 2022

Redefining what Open Mic Finder is to me

I first published the open mic finder website way back in January 2010. Within a few years it was the top resource for information on open mic nights in the United Kingdom. A few months ago I was about to shut it down permanently, but then I changed my mind. One thing that's always been […]… Read more »
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5 May 2012

Find an open mic night on your smart phone

I am proud to announce that Open Mic Finder have launched their new mobile-friendly version of the site at openmicfinder.com. The new design offers all the functionality and great user interface of the desktop version but optimised for small screens. Search for open mics by typing in an address or using your device's current GPS location.… Read more »
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9 January 2010

Open Mic Nights in Bristol to get listed first

With many of my web clients snowed-in I have taken some time to work on developing The Open Mic Finder.  As I hone the tool's features and input the data content it is dawning on me how much potential I have to make this into something massive.  There are so many directions to work on. […]… Read more »
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2 December 2009

My new Open Mic Night Finder

I am building a little application that I think will be useful to many people if I manage to get it up the Google ranking.  I love travelling to towns or cities and checking out the local open mic night.  I think it's a good finger on the pulse of a location's culture.  But the amount of […]… Read more »
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