Brooklyn's monthly open mic & pop-up shop. Live music, open mic, jam sessions and local vendors, all under one roof.
"Come as a stranger, leave as family."
A compilation of the voices that have blessed the Open Souls stage. Tap one to watch it on Instagram — and when the next night drops, the newest sets join the reel.
The April 2022 night at VOID — the room, the stage, the energy. Watch the reel.
Mahlaney, the host and curator, on how artists RSVP'd and the night came together. Watch the reel.
Every flyer, photo and performance clip lives on the page — 67 posts deep and counting. Watch them all.
After building the night in Flatbush, Open Souls returns — this time in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, in the same room that hosts the Brooklyn Trainer Meet-Up: Fall Tournament on December 19.
Open Souls is a monthly open mic series and pop-up shop built for community — a room where singers, poets, rappers, musicians and small businesses share the same night. Every month carries a new theme, and every artist is welcome: working professionals, first-timers, and everybody in between. Take space, make space, show love.
The mic is open all night — singers, poets, rappers and storytellers. Sign up, take your space, and the room will show you love.
Featured artists, a live band and open jam sessions — past nights have closed out with dance circles and full-room energy.
Local vendors set up shop alongside the show — apparel, body care, art, crystals and more, with a vendor spotlight every night.
Food and refreshments are available at the night — featured food vendors keep the room fed while the talent keeps it moving. Come hungry, leave as family.
Open Souls is a family business — run by a brother and sister, Mathew and Mahlaney, out of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. It was never just a show. It's a room the neighborhood built for itself: a stage, a marketplace and a family gathering in one night.
We want to give everyone a chance. The first-timer with one song gets the same stage as the seasoned performer. The small brand with a folding table gets the same spotlight as the names you already know. Singers, poets, rappers, dancers, vendors, neighbors — if you're from the culture and you're building something, there's space for you here. Take space, make space, show love.
Come as a stranger, leave as family. 💜🤍
Open Souls has always run on an open door: artists RSVP ahead of the night, and featured performers are announced on the page before each event.
Pop-up vendors have been part of Open Souls since the very first flyer — that flyer sent vendor inquiries straight to the Open Souls inbox, and it still works that way.
Open Souls ran monthly through 2022 at VOID in Flatbush, Brooklyn — and it all started on East 49th Street in East Flatbush, the place the family still calls the roots.
The first Open Souls nights grew out of East 49th Street in East Flatbush before the series settled in at VOID in Flatbush — an open mic series built to give every artist a space to share their talent and support Black businesses.
Doors at 6, happy hour 6–8, and a full night of live music, open mic, jam session, pop-up vendors, food and drinks — with live music by The Dead Wildin Band.
A themed spring night at VOID, 6–11pm, with infused vendors in the pop-up shop and tickets through Eventbrite.
Three featured artists — Yorey Rey, Kobi Cadillac and King Asar — plus an open mic that ran from Silhauette to Phonetic Wizdom to Hidden by Soul, and Peter Dontmiss jamming live with the band.
The family asked for a Friday, and Open Souls delivered: 6–11pm, featuring King Pho3 and Peter Dontmiss, celebrating the graduates — and the first limited run of Open Souls merch.
Six months in and celebrating: featured performer Silhauette, featured artists DD Yums, Mason C Brooks and Joseph Monseur, food by Kitchen Time Kev, and Soul Flame Crystals aligning chakras in the pop-up shop. $5 in advance, $10 at the door.
Featured artist God's Blessing, a live set from DJ Yorey Rey, food by Grazed by Faye, and a vendor row of Cannabaked by Britt, Play Humble Co and Soul Flame Crystals. Doors 7pm, $10 entry.
After a fall pause, Open Souls closed the year where it all started — free entry, food and drinks for sale, and a vendor spotlight on Play Humble Co.
The page teased a February return and its ticket link pointed to an April 28, 2023 open mic on Eventbrite — then the family took a breather. Now the next chapter is being written in East Flatbush.
Performers and vendors from the Open Souls posts — follow them, they are the family.
Straight from the Open Souls Instagram archive — the real flyers and the real room.
Open Souls is hosted by Mahlaney — the page's creator and curator — and co-owned by Mahlaney and her brother Mathew. It started as a room where their people could share what they make; it grew into a monthly family.
Everything runs through Instagram and the inbox — performances, vendor tables, press, or just to say you're coming. No forms, no middlemen.