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Seating about 60, the Yellow Door is an intimate basement Coffeehouse venue in the heart of downtown Montreal. As a non-profit organization feeding hungry students and keeping the elderly company during the week, the Yellow Door gets transformed into the city's oldest acoustic venue on Friday and Saturday nights. All shows start at 8:00 (doors at 7:30).
Open Mics are held on a regular basis at The Yellow Door.
Send us an e-mail to recieve regular updates about the shows happening at the Yellow Door as well as when Open Mics will be held.
For booking shows, please contact the coordinator, Holly Fleming. You can call her at (514) 398-4886 or email her at: ydcoffeehouse@gmail.com.
The Yellow Door Coffeehouse
3625 Aylmer
Montreal PQ
H2X 2C3
The Yellow Door is pleased to be hosting the first of the English Language Arts Network's (ELAN's) "Small Sexy Events"
a series showcasing the best from Quebec English writers and performers.
Guest Artists:
HuDost
www.hudost.com
HuDost's original work ranges in style as 'Alternative World Music' mixed with traditional Sufi music, Eastern European folk music, Farsi, Turkish, Arabic, Folk, Pop, Rock and bluegrass.
Jordi Rosen
www.myspace.com/jordirosen
From the notes to the key to the chords to the selection and order of songs, Rosen uses all her skills in songwriting.
"Sometimes it means going where it feels like my hands should go, and certain notes feel better in the body, they're more comforting," she says. "
Aural Heather
www.myspace.com/auralheather
www.reverbnation.com/auralheather
Haley is a maverick poet, singer, author and media artist often found pushing boundaries and always on the vanguard. "A Canadian national treasure,"
Simon Honeyman
www.myspace.com/simonhoneyman
An effeminate voice accompanied by a broken guitar, his musical style lies somewhere between Gregorian plainsong and rock'n'roll grindcore.
Friday July 18, 2008
Jon Davis & friends
Jim Bland: electric guitar
Jonathan Braen: double bass
Adam Miller: drums and tablas
Paul Tarussov: Trombone
"It's not often you encounter a musician that can write, sing and play really well. Jon Davis does all three now and is poised to become an artist of consequence in the very near future" - Bill Garrett, Borealis Records
Jon Davis is raising funds to help finance his 2008 debut album by offering advance purchases, performances, and gleefully accepting any donations or investments. You will receive the album as of the CD release party in late November. The CD will be produced by nationally recognized producer and co-founder of Borealis records, Bill Garrett and features top-notch musicians on double bass, guitar and drums and guest artists on violin, viola, cello, flute, trombone and French horn.
www.myspace.com/jondavismusic
Pascale Goodrich Black
I've been singing and writing my whole life. As a teenager, I discovered how powerful and cathartic music could be and I started singing to pour out all of the emotions and experiences that overwhelmed me. Having performed rock, gospel and jazz music for years I am also greatly inspired by roots and bluegrass music. Haunting and poignant, this project reflects the combination of powerful and soulful vocals and lyrics with acoustically driven music. My debut album "My Crooked Line", produced and co-written by Joseph Morris of Diamond Krownz, captures the poignancy and emotion that is inside me.
www.sonicbids.www.pascalegoodrichblack
open mic will follow
Saturday July 19, 2008
Dave Charmichael
Dave's musical journey started in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, a place very close to his heart. While completing a Theatre Studies degree at Acadia University, Dave soaked up the kitchen party atmosphere and started to develop as a guitarist and songwriter. He gained a reputation as a very entertaining performer and heartfelt lyricist. Upon graduation, Dave worked for several years with a touring theatre troupe as an actor, musician, and puppeteer, which brought him across Canada and the USA. As his involvement became more musical, Dave moved to Halifax to pursue his own music.
Dave Carmichael has since released 3 critically acclaimed albums and received award nominations from the East Coast Music Association, Music Nova Scotia, and the Canadian Folk Music Awards. His songs have been featured in film and television, heard nationally on radio and television, and he has played across Canada, USA, and in parts of Europe. Dave has an obvious respect for traditional roots music and traces of country, blues, folk, bluegrass, and jazz can be heard in his songs. His down to earth, soulful approach to music resonates and continues to reach a growing number of people around the world.
www.davecarmichael.com
www.myspace.com/daveycarmichael
Ian Foster
Ian Foster is a musician and writer living in St. John's, Newfoundland.
A finalist for the International Songwriting Competition and 4-time MusicNL Award nominee, Ian has toured throughout Canada on several occasions to support his first record (Ian Foster Band's "Through the Wires"), and will be touring throughout 2008 in support of his newest album "Room in the City." He has showcased at both the MusicNL and ECMA Awards, and has played festivals, concert halls, bars, pubs, and cafes at home and abroad since he began performing his own original music professionally in 2003. Since that time, he has been heavily involved in all aspects of the music business, sitting on music panels for MusicNL, the ECMAS, Factor, and The Rock Can Roll Festival in St. John's.
Ian's music has been played internationally on radio, in Canada and Europe. He is also a published writer, with short stories and prose published in various magazines and literary journals.
www.ianfoster.ca
www.myspace.com/ifbmusic
Ben Spencer
A travelling roadshow that's migrated from Alberta's big sky to Montreal's big heart, Ben Spencer is ever an importer of sound and song. If pressure and time can turn rocks into diamonds, then these songs are a treasure trove, polished bright by haunted prairie winds and sharpened by blue winter nights. This is the soundtrack of an active mind and an open heart.
www.benspencer.com
SHOW DETAILS FOR YELLOWDOOR
Admission:
Friday & Saturday $8.00 or $5.00 for students
Friday & Saturday Doors open at 7:30 show starts at 8:30pm
Non-perishable food items greatly appreciated
How to get to the Yellowdoor!
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3625 AYLMER (Between Prince Arthur and des Pins).
In the car: If coming from University/Prince Arthur/Milton, turn on Lorne or Lorne Crescent to go to Alymer. If coming from des Pins, turn on Aylmer. (It is a one-way SOUTH street). Parking on Prince Arthur all-hours, parking on Aylmer only after 9 PM.
On Foot/Metro: Metro McGill- exit Union, walk up to Sherbrooke and turn right, then left on Aylmer OR exit University, turn right on Prince Arthur and left on Aylmer.
Bus: 144 des Pins or 24 Sherbrooke
