March
      26,
      2008
      CAMPUS
      ;
     
     
      Abundance
      of
      talent
      means
      late
      nights
      for
      Wave
      staf
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Krista
      MacLean
     
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Some
      people
      just
      can’t
      say
      no.
     
     
      Unfortunately
      for
      Open
      Mic
      hosts
     
     
      Danny
      and
      Kate,
      the
      secret
      has
     
     
      been
      let
      out
      that
      they
      are
      two
      of
     
     
      those
      people.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Wave
      has
      been
      drawing
      big
     
     
      crowds
      every
      Thursday
      night,
      when
     
     
      musicians
      and
      music
      lovers
      unite
     
     
      for
      intimate
      acoustic
      sets.
      Danny
     
     
      and
      Kate
      set
      the
      tone
      for
      the
     
     
      evening,
      while
      Charlottetown’s
     
     
      finest
      add
      their
      names
      to
      the
      list
      of
     
     
      upcoming
      acts.
      However,
      the
      num-
     
     
      ber
      of
      acts
      almost
      always
      outnum-
     
     
      bers
      the
      amount
      of
      people
      that
      can
     
     
      be
      accommodated
      during
      the
      9
      pm-
     
     
      1
      am
      time
      frame
      the
      hosts
      are
      sup-
     
     
      posed
      to
      operate
      under.
      But
      much
     
     
      to
      the
      audience’s
      delight,
      no
      one
      is
     
     
      ever
      turned
      away
      and
      the
      hosts
      gra-
     
     
      ciously
      stay
      well
      past
      quitting
      time.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      reason
      we
      keep
      playing
      is
     
     
      because
      we
      have
      150
      people
      who
     
     
      want
      us
      to,”
      said
      co-host
      Danny
     
     
      Miles
      after
      yet
      another
      late
      night.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      honestly
      think
      we
      have
      the
      best
     
     
      Open
      Mic
      in
      Canada.
      It
      blows
      my
     
     
      mind.
      There’s
      so
      much
      talent
      here
     
     
      it’s
      impossible
      for
      me
      to
      turn
      people
     
     
      down.”
     
    

    
     
      He
      may
      not
      be
      exaggerating.
     
    

    
     
      The
      number
      of
      people
      The
      Wave
     
     
      attracts
      is
      a
      testament
      to
      the
      talent
      it
     
     
      showcases,
      considering
      nearly
     
     
      every
      bar
      in
      town
      hosts
      its
      own,
      and
     
     
      sometimes
      more
      established
      open
     
     
      mic’s.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI's
      music
      department
      is
      a
     
     
      source
      of
      some
      of
      the
      musical
      tal-
     
     
      ent,
      while
      others
      attend
      Holland
     
     
      College
      or
      are
      just
      simply
      looking
     
     
      for
      a
      place
      to
      jam
      and
      meet
      other
     
     
      aspiring
      musicians.
     
    

    
     
      “Open
      Mic
      has
      introduced
      me
      to
     
     
      so
      many
      talented
      people,”
      said
     
     
      Miles.
      “It's
      given
      me
      the
      chance
      to
     
     
      collaborate
      with
      musicians
      I
      might
     
     
      not
      have
      met
      otherwise.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      those
      who
      require
      a
      little
     
     
      inspiration
      or
      liquid
      courage,
      The
     
     
      Wave
      is
      more
      than
      accommodating
     
     
      and
      is
      quick
      to
      refill
      its
      blue
      plastic
     
     
      mugs
      with
      draught
      beer
      for
      only
      $2,
     
     
      a
      special
      that
      is
      only
      offered
      on
     
     
      Thursday's.
     
    

    
     
      But
      some
      performers
      miss
      the
     
     
      complimentry
      drink
      that
      is
      offered
     
     
      at
      many
      other
      venues
      in
      return
      for
      a
     
     
      tune.
     
    

    
     
      “It's
      a
      nice
      incentive,
      and
      its
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      good
      feeling
      to
      have
      a
      bartender
     
     
      hand
      you
      a
      drink
      once
      you've
     
     
      walked
      off
      the
      stage
      and
      say
      'Hey
     
     
      man,
      thanks
      for
      playing,”’said
      Dan
     
     
      Clarke,
      a
      Holland
      College
      student
     
     
      and
      Open
      Mic
      regular.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      the
      free
      beer,
      Clarke
      still
     
     
      enjoys
      The
      Wave's
      Open
      Mic
      and
     
     
      attends
      every
      chance
      he
      gets.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      need
      to
      play
      music
      and
      its
      a
     
     
      hella
      good
      time,”
      he
      said,
      fresh
      off
     
     
      the
      stage.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Graduate
      Studies
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Research
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Tt
      can
      be
      hit
      or
      miss,
      but
      its
      most
     
     
      ly
      hit.
     
    

    
     
      It's
      fairly
      respectable.
      The
      other
     
     
      open
      mic's
      have
      a
      general
      atmos-
     
     
      phere,
      but
      The
      Wave
      has
      a
      good
     
     
      space
      for
      people.”
     
    

    
     
      With
      only
      two
      weeks
      of
      classes
     
     
      left
      that
      space
      is
      bound
      to
      be
      full
      o
     
     
      students
      looking
      for
      another
      dose
      o
     
     
      fresh
      sounds
      and
      refreshing
      drinks,
     
     
      a
      combination
      best
      enjoyed
      at
      The
     
     
      Wave.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it
      starts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      noe
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      University
      of
      Ottawa
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      with
      internationally
     
     
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      professors
      in
      an
      environment
      where
      student
      success
      is
      a
      priority.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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