Issue date: 9/15/06 Section: A & E

Ryan Conklin, Kevin Connolly?(above) and Jen Davis (right) were two of the stand-out performances at Mic Night.

Jazzman's Café was filled to capacity on Tuesday evening as CAP Board hosted their first open mic night of the year.

About 15 students came out to show off their musical talents. They performed their own originals and even a few covers. Some of the artists covered were Howie Day, Jack Johnson and Rise Against.

There were a few standout performances that night. One of them goes to sophomore English and communications major Jen Davis. Davis was the only female performer of the night and she let the whole crowd know it. With her clan of friends behind her she took the stage with a quiet and quaint aura about her, which quickly changed when she began singing. She immediately got the crowds attention with her combination of beauty and resonating vocals.

Having been playing for five years and only taking one guitar lesson, the rest learned on her own, Davis was very eager to play.

"It was very exciting for me to have such a new experience," Davis said.

Next up on the list were veteran mic nighter's Ryan Conklin, a senior English and communications major, and Kevin Connolly, a senior graphic design major, who had some large shoes to fill. They handled it with poise and perfection as they performed three covers.

Conklin started off with Jack Johnson's first single off his latest cd, "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing."

Then Connolly came into the mix with his back-up guitar. The duo finished their set with Rise Against's "Swing Life Away" and Against Me's "Cavalier Eternal."

Having been playing mic nights since sophomore year, Conklin and Connolly are no strangers to mic night, and were impressed with the amount of spectators.

"This was the biggest turnout I've seen, and it's always nice to play for a big crowd, especially one that gets into the music," Conklin said.

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