Attend an open-mic night

Open mic nights bring all sorts of people together. There are the performers, the regulars, the not-so-regulars, the randoms who stumbled in, the occasional groupies and sometimes a few hippies. If this mix of people isn't your cup of tea, that sucks because that sounds like a good time to me. Anyways.

Many well-known signers and musicians often played at open mic nights to get themselves heard. You never know. Maybe a few years down the line, that cutie guitar player who performed just around the corner at the local coffee shop might one day be the next Jack Johnson or Tyrone Wells. Or the aspiring songstress might be the next Ingrid Michaelson. You really never know.

I stumbled across this great web site, The Bay Area Open Mic Calendar, which has the names of coffee shops and venues that offer open mic night. Very helpful site to find your possible new hangout.