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Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Drifting tunes – November 7
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Clare McNaul met Blain Bovee at a Deadwood saloon on a South Dakota afternoon. They quickly discovered their shared love of singing songs and playing guitar, and joined forces almost immediately, eventually becoming a driving force behind Crazy Man Michael, a Guelph, Ontario-based Celtic-Folk inspired six-member band. Clare sang lead vocals, while Blain played lead acoustic guitar. Over the past three decades, Clare and Blain, now known as Drifting Tunes, have performed their music together, honing their signature sound—a blend of Folk, Roots, Americana, and Country—that is so inviting it envelops listeners like a warm hug. Clare’s captivating, earthy vocals weave together with Blain’s tender harmonies, setting the stage for compelling and memorable musical performances. Their sets feature cover songs by legendary singer-songwriters and musical influences like Townes Van Zandt, Nanci Griffith, Gillian Welch, and Gram Parsons, interspersed with Drifting Tunes’ original, lyric-driven songs. Set to tuneful melodies, these songs are inspired by the music they love, experiences gathered in the vast landscapes they’ve traveled through, and the people they’ve met. Their songs transform ordinary, yet timeless, relatable moments—sometimes even tragic ones—into memorable, poignant, and at times humorous slice-of-life stories. Over the past 25 years, Drifting Tunes’ tunes have drifted from one end of North America to the other, from small towns in Ontario, Canada, to the Appalachian mountains, and even to smokey cowboy saloons tucked deep in the Mojave desert of the southwest. Even after their music stops, Drifting Tunes lingers in the air.
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Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Every Third Thursday of the month | 7:00 pm
Flow into The Carrot tonight for our Hip Hop Showcase. Develop and showcase your skills in the arts of rhythm and rhyme!
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Marissa K – November 21
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Marissa K is a vibrant, imaginative singer-songwriter based in Edmonton, Alberta. As a fan of escapism, Marissa strives to transport her listeners through her songs into a unique, colourful world. She focuses her songwriting on storytelling, as her inspiration comes from her background in performing in dance and theatre. Her music evokes the vitality and nostalgia of songwriters such as Vanessa Carlton and Sara Bareilles, but has a distinctive, theatrical writing style that is all her own.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Rose Coloured Boys – November 28
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
We are The Rose Coloured Boys the embodiment of blind optimism. We choose to see the beauty in life, no matter the challenges, always turning our eyes toward the light even when the shadows grow long. In a world of chaos and imperfection, we hold on to the belief that everything can still turn out beautifully, even if it feels distorted or flawed. Our music is a reflection of that hope a reminder that there’s always something worth cherishing, and always a reason to keep believing. We are a five piece band brought together not just by music, but by the strong bond of friendship we’ve built over time. Each of us brings our own unique style, influences, and stories, but when we come together, those differences blend into one sound that truly represents who we are.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Every Third Thursday of the month | 7:00 pm
Flow into The Carrot tonight for our Hip Hop Showcase. Develop and showcase your skills in the arts of rhythm and rhyme!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Nick Guiton – October 24
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Nick Guiton is a talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose music blends a variety of genres, including Roots, Blues, Americana, and Alt-Country. Drawing from the timeless sounds of musical icons like John Hiatt, Bruce Springsteen, Townes Van Zandt, and Otis Taylor, Nick has carved out a distinctive sound that’s both reflective and raw. With lyrics that touch on the joys, struggles, and uncertainties of life, Nick’s music is relatable, offering connection to audiences from all walks of life. Nick’s journey in music began at a young age, experimenting with a Bontempi reed organ at just four years old. From there, he immersed himself in a wide range of musical influences, and his career evolved through numerous projects. Each of these endeavours showcased his versatility as an artist, from the alt-country sound of High Level Bridge to the gritty roots of No Dogs Barking and the high-energy performances of Friction Unlimited. However, it wasn’t until a near-fatal accident that Nick’s true resilience was tested. The accident threatened his ability to play and perform, but Nick’s love for music and his unwavering dedication to his craft saw him push through the recovery process. Emerging with a unique finger-picking guitar style, Nick adapted and refocused his efforts on a solo career. This transition not only deepened his artistry but also solidified his commitment to music as both a personal and creative lifeline.
In 2024, Nick released his first EP, The Sunburnt EP, which was recorded at the legendary Sun Studios. The release marked a major milestone in his career, showcasing his growth as a solo artist and his ability to produce a collection of songs that speak to both the soul and the heart.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Spotlight performer: Jed and the Valentine – October 17
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $20 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $10 | All Ages 🎶
Armed with their own personal brand of prairie-folk, Edmonton’s Jed and the Valentine write sun-dappled, genre-defying folk songs that blend soul-stirring harmonies with earthy guitar strums and wistful banjo plucking. In just a few years, the duo has seen growth happen in double-time; they have quickly grown their social media following collectively to a quarter of a million and have found themselves on the stages of major folk festivals in Western Canada, proving quickly that this duo is undeniably one to watch. A pair of dreamers, Jed and the Valentine excitedly look onward with the release of their sophomore album, ‘In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb’.
Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Every Third Thursday of the month | 7:00 pm
Flow into The Carrot tonight for our Hip Hop Showcase. Develop and showcase your skills in the arts of rhythm and rhyme!
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents G.W. Myers – October 3
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Gary Wayne Myers might play one of his indie-rock songs one minute, an alt-country tearjerker the next (G.W.’s tune, “World’s Largest Teardrop” was on the radio in 2025 when CKUA’s “This Just In” gave it a spin). He’ll sometimes play a guitar instrumental, having studied the Hawaiian slack key style with renowned slack key guitarists. He tries to keep his live-music sets “the right ratio of spaghetti to meatballs” by playing a classic-country cover after a G.W. original like, “do-re-mi-fa-SO-LA-POW-ER”.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover (kids get in free) | All Ages 🎶
Zackery Wilson Elliott is a contemporary folk singersongwriter currently based in Edmonton, AB. Though still in the early stages of his career, his melody and lyric writing have noticeably developed and grown in a short time. His writing stesms from introspection and abstract storytelling. He independently released his debut EP Caught Half Alive in March 2021 and has been performing throughout Ontario, Quebec, and now Western Canada, for three years. Zackery just released a remastered version of his 2021 EP with a novel bonus track, a live session, a collaborative song Lighthouse (cowritten with Adina V and Julie Title), and has a brand new 3-song EP, Love Another Day on the way. Zackery consistently performs live as a solo act, playing over 40 shows in 2023 ranging from Toronto, to Montréal and New Jersey. He’s become a new face in the festival and conference circuit, performing at Gussapolooza, showcasing at the Folk Music Ontario conference, and the NERFA Conference. In the spring of 2024 he completed his first tour west of Ontario through Alberta & B.C. with Amanda Penner and Sammy Volkov. Zackery is currently self-producing new music while launching his new folk duo, Halfway Home with Amanda Penner.
Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents The Dr Blu Duo – September 12
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Dr Randy Ritz and Niels Reinholdt (Dr Blu) create musical events that personify thoughtful writing, challenging guitar and innovative keyboards. The sound is never overpowering, leaving room for conversation between the artist and the audience. Dr Blu has had a noteworthy blues presence in the Edmonton entertainment scene – Edmonton Blues Society, The Chamber of Commerce, Radisson Hotel, the Highlands Golf Club, the Mayor’s “State of the City” address, The Blue Chair & The Transit Smokehouse BBQ. Check out drblu.bandcamp.com to purchase or hear their music. So sit back and enjoy a tasty serving of musicality, exotic stories and lyrics that are unique and refreshing.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Every Third Thursday of the month | 7:00 pm
Flow into The Carrot tonight for our Hip Hop Showcase. Develop and showcase your skills in the arts of rhythm and rhyme!
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Kat Krys – September 12
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Kat Krys is a country/folk singer/songwriter from Sherwood Park who loves to play guitar and sing. She has performed at many events such as The Aviary, BVJ Home Grown Stage, Ravenwood Festival 2023, Hyatt Regency, Kaleido festival and many more. She has won and been nominated for several awards such as CMAB Horizon Youth Award as well as the SPMF Best Senior Popular Vocal award. Kat Krys continues to showcase her talent throughout Alberta, taking every opportunity that comes across to her. She is excited for her future in the music industry.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Eric Yaremko – August 29
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Eric Yaremko is a Ukrainian-Canadian musician from Edmonton Alberta. A pianist of 23 years with a background in classical music, he is also a singer and guitar player, a songwriter, performer, and co-writer. Eric's sound oscillates across many genres including folk, pop, classical, traditional Irish, Ukrainian pop and R&B. With a voice that is raw, gentle, powerful and smooth, his performances evoke the spirits of his ancestors and move the hearts of those listening. Influenced and inspired by the works of Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Jamala and Ms. Lauryn Hill, Eric has been performing around Edmonton since 2016 and has performed in Ireland, Norway and Los Angeles. He has provided harmonies and piano on recorded songs for Edmonton artists Tayler Grace and Mint Club, and was including as a backing artist in the School of Song at Edmonton's 46th Folk Music Festival this year.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Join Bill Werthman and his crew of merry muses every Thursday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at The Carrot, where they perform a jam session inside the coffeehouse, free for everyone to come and listen! Toast and jam are available for purchase. See you then!
Open Mic sign-up starts at 6:30 pm
Performances start at 7:00 pm | No Cover | All Ages
The Carrot Friday Nite Live presents Addi John – August 22
🎶 Live music starts at 7:00 pm | $10 Cover | Youth (12 & under) $5 | All Ages 🎶
Addi John is a Canadian-based artist with a big heart. Addi creates music for the hopeful, the adventurers, the people who want more from life. Addi's strong songwriting can be seen from his large collection of a variety of songs. From intimate finger-picking songs to full-blown rock bangers, you want to scream with your friends on a road trip. Addi ensures that the songs he is writing or co-writing always capture the essence of who we really are underneath everything else. After years of touring with his former project “Lost in Japan”, a multi-award-winning band with millions of streams, Addi John started self-producing his songs. His minimalist approach to producing and songwriting portrays a familiar feeling that makes listeners instantly connect with his songs.
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Help support Arts on the Ave! Learn more about our programs and initiatives and support our crowdfunding campaign! https://www.artsontheave.org
Every Third Thursday of the month | 7:00 pm
Flow into The Carrot tonight for our Hip Hop Showcase. Develop and showcase your skills in the arts of rhythm and rhyme!
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Monday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Friday: 9:00am - 9:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 10:00pm
Sundays: Closed for Private Rentals
