Groovy Mondays is located at The Now Lounge, at 189 Church Street, in downtown Toronto. (The NOW Magazine Building)
Located between Dundas & Shuter, The Now Lounge is a unique open space concept venue with a warm and comfortable atmosphere. The venue is both TTC and wheelchair accessible.
With friendly and attentive management and staff, The NOW Lounge serves a limited menu on Monday nights, coffee and tea. They are a licensed establishment, offering a variety of ales and spirits.
With a state of the art sound system, and expert sound technician on-site, Groovy Mondays never sounded better!
Groovy Mondays Open Stage Format
Groovy Mondays Workshops (new)
Groovy Mondays has begun offering a wide range of workshops for those interested in music, arts management, independent music, arts administration and general music appreciation. These workshops are open to the public and advance registration is always required.
Workshops begin at 6:30pm until 8pm, just in time for open stage sign-up!
For more information on upcoming workshops, always check the website or contact Jennifer Claveau at 416.599.9079 or office@speak-music.com
About Groovy Mondays
Groovy Mondays is an open stage and concert series that started in August 2001. Since then, hundreds of musicians from around the world have performed on our stage. In 2003, Groovy Mondays released the first compilation CD called "Groovy Mondays Live at Holy Joe's".
The CD contains 19 musicians, all of whom have been previously featured performers. After a small tour of Ontario, the CD became available for purchase at MapleMusic. (www.maplemusic.com)
The CD artwork, music and production was donated and all money raised from the sale of the CD goes to ArtsCan Circle. (www.artscancircle.ca)
In October 2005, Groovy Mondays changed venues, from Holy Joe's to the NOW Lounge and introduced a new workshop series to complement the open stage series.
Groovy Mondays in partnership with Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, now provide a limited backline of a full-size Roland keyboard, with weighted keys and an Epiphone acoustic, plug-in guitar.
Also, look for new weekly advertisements and listings in Toronto's independent weekly NOW Magazine.
Stay tuned for news of a new CD to be released in 2006.
Most recently, Groovy Mondays has established an experienced Board of Directors, to help organize and make Groovy Mondays a more focussed and stable organization that will continue to benefit all musicians in the future.
Groovy Mondays Workshops (new)
Except for our feature performer, all musicians perform 2 songs. If time allows, we will move through the list for a second round.
8PM - Doors open and musician sign-up starts
8:30PM - Music begins
10-10:30PM - Feature performer plays
10:30PM - Weekly prize draw (those who sign up are entered)
