The Windjammer Surf Bar brings live music to Westerly, Rhode Island with a 21+ door policy and room for roughly 200. Club, bar, event room, raw bar and patio bar directly on the ocean. They host live music on Friday nights in the Mariner room and on Saturday and Sunday nights in the surf bar, April-December. Artists working in Acoustic, Classic Rock, Dance, Hip Hop, Pop, R&B, and Rock fit The Windjammer Surf Bar’s stated range. The Windjammer Surf Bar accepts booking inquiries by email. The available PA and production support at The Windjammer Surf Bar are not confirmed; settle those requirements before accepting the date. A pitch to The Windjammer Surf Bar should focus on musical fit, available dates, and the practical shape of the proposed show.
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Perks & Corks is Southern Rhode Island’s singer-songwriter room: a martini lounge and coffeehouse with Monday open mic, Wednesday featured artists, and a supplied sound system. Public feedback praises the low-lit, couch-and-table atmosphere, big martinis, dessert, and a welcoming “Central Perk after dark” vibe. This is a listening-friendly lounge where the songs should be the main event, not an excuse to test whether a full drum kit fits between the high tops. Use the public booking route with live video, recordings, solo or duo lineup, genre, desired Wednesdays, set length, and a concise technical rider. Confirm PA, monitors, microphones, board, engineer, lighting, soundcheck, performance area, payment, tips, food, drinks, merch, breaks, open-mic process, and promotion. Monday open mic can be a smart way to learn the room, but featured Wednesday needs a real set and a clear sense of why listeners should come back. Singer-songwriters, folk, acoustic pop, Americana, jazz-adjacent material, light blues, poetry, intimate soul, and original music with detail have the natural route. The supplied sound system helps, but the real asset is the audience mood: couches, cocktails, and an expectation that a song may deserve its whole three minutes. Give it one. Perks & Corks suits writers and performers who can fill a small lounge with actual presence. Send the music, use the house system gently, and make Wednesday feel like the feature slot it is rather than Monday open mic with better lighting.
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- Capacity
- 80
- Capacity notes
- total - 50 (main room), 30 (side room).
- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
- Sound & production
- House sound system
- Address
- 62 High Street, 02891, United States
- Venue phone
- (401) 596-1260
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