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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS
WEEK
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JUST FOR MIKE – Special
Musical Benefit for Mike MacDonald
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Monday, June 25; 7-11
pm
Line-up
at the Rainbow:
Alice
Groves & her World Jazz Folk Fusion Ensemble, Natalia & Montuno (with
Kurt Walther and Tony Cook the former guitarist for Ottawa's Octavian), Shot in
the Dark Ross Paul MacCrae's Spectacular New Classic Rock Group (Ross was Les
Emmerson's hot Guitar player in the Hitmen for more than 10 years), also Jazz
/Blues Combo, Brown, Grooves & Reyes, Capital B and the Lyin' Bastards
(With Steve Lund from Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo as special Guest Percussionist)
and to complete this fantastic night, Jed (The Rocket) Rached and his Fat City
8.
Also: Zeek Gross (highly-respected former Sax player for the Tony D Band) will attend towards the end of the evening as well as other great Sax players like Bob Johnson and Brad Summerfield, Rick Rango Trumpet and possibly, if his schedule allows, a special appearance by Johnny Vegas (Mike’s younger brother).
Also: Zeek Gross (highly-respected former Sax player for the Tony D Band) will attend towards the end of the evening as well as other great Sax players like Bob Johnson and Brad Summerfield, Rick Rango Trumpet and possibly, if his schedule allows, a special appearance by Johnny Vegas (Mike’s younger brother).
Pro
Stand-up Comic, Skip Philipps will entertain and harass the audience between bands.
ALL
Proceeds to Canadian Stand-up Comic Legend Mike Allan MacDonald
Brian
has organized this benefit because Mike Allan MacDonald has been his friend for
forty years. Back in '71 & '72, they toured in a band called Mapleridge and
played the NAC together when it was brand new.
Mike lost his liver function after receiving the wrong meds from a
doctor while on a comedy tour. He's now back in Ottawa, in desperate need of a liver donor to
provide him a chance to live. Brian
hopes that these benefits will do more than raise just money … that they will
keep Mike’s plight in the public eye and increase his chances of getting a
suitable donor (Type 'O' negative).
Steves'
Music Store Ottawa & St. John's Music Store have each contributed two $50
Gift Certificates to be raffled, and at each venue there will be a Door Prize draw
for five 11 x 17 inch full colour posters which have been personally
autographed by Mike MacDonald.
Anyone
who is unable to attend but wishes to help Mike by making a contribution may
send a cheque or money order to: Brian McPhillips, 520 Bronson Ave, Apt # 511, Ottawa,
Ontario, K1R 7Y9. Please make cheque or money order out to Mike
Allan MacDonald. And on behalf of Mike,
thank you.
For
more info, please contact benefit organizer ‘Capital B’ Brian McPhillips on
Facebook or by email capitalbblues@hotmail.com
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS
WEEK
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Wicked Grin & the
Jesse Greene Band
Rainbow, 76 Murray
Street
Saturday, June 30
From
Murray Kinsley:
Hey
there Grrrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeerrrrrrrsssssss, Canada Day is approaching
and you'll get a chance to start the festivities off early with us at The
Rainbow. We'll be performing at The Rainbow Saturday, June 30th.
We'll be with the Jesse Greene Band.
Wicked
Grin will be starting up around 9:42 and playing until 11:30 or so then Jesse
hits the stage.
Gonna
be a great night of rocking' blues.
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2nd Annual Canada Day Bash
With Rocket Rached & The Fat City 8
Carleton Tavern, 223 Armstrong
Sunday, July 1 @ 7 pm; no cover
Time
to dig out your maple leaf t-shirt and celebrate Canada Day with Rocket Rached
& the Fat City 8 at the Carleton Tavern.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS THIS
WEEK
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The Claytones
CD Release “Lake in the Night”
Union Hall, Clayton
ON
Friday, June 29
From
the Claytones:
“Nashville
was incredible, we enjoyed our time there but we’re happy to be home. We got
back to the studio in time to hear the last few mixes that Marty, Kaylen and
Leigh have worked so hard on. This record sounds killer and we can’t wait for
everyone to hear it!”
The
Claytones have decided to release this album close to home in Clayton, ON! The
party will be June 29 at the Union Hall on the corner of Wolf Grove Rd &
Tatlock Rd. It is an intimate 75-seat acoustic venue with the trio playing
songs from the new album and more. There will be limited seating and a special
CD release price. Tickets are available at Mill St. Books (613-256-9090)
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Jimmie Vaughan &
the Tilt A Whirl Band
Opening – The 24th Street
Wailers
Picton Regent
Theatre, Picton ON
Saturday, June 30
On Saturday June 30, one of the biggest names ever
to play the Picton Regent Theatre, Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt A Whirl Band
featuring Lou Ann Barton on vocals. This is a large scale Blues Band with
horns, rhythm guitar etc. Jimmie will be playing some of his all time favourite
songs on this tour. A rare opportunity to see a living legend in a classic,
intimate theatre.
The 24th Street Wailers, Toronto Blues
Society Talent Search winners and International Blues Challenge crowd
favourites will open. "This is just great, gritty fun live
stuff."...Dan Aykroyd.
Tickets are moving swiftly and available by phoning
the Regent Theatre Box Office at 1-877-411-4761.
More
info: www.zapp-productions.com
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS (almost)
EVERY WEEK
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Southside Tuesdays **Steve is away this week, Tuesday, June
26**
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Tuesdays @ 9 pm; no
cover
Southside
Tuesdays with Steve Marriner or Doug
Gouthro.
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John Carroll
Chateau Lafayette
(The Laff), 42 York Street
Wednesdays, 10 pm
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Jeff Rogers and The All-Day Daddies
Every Thursday @ 10 pm; Free!
Come down to The Heart and
Crown on Preston Street where you can catch Jeff Rogers and The All-Day Daddies, now
a 6-piece band, WITH guitar. Bringing the groove to a whole new level!
Playing Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Al Green, The Funk Brothers, Jamiroquai
and all things soulful, bluesy and funky. Jeff will also be introducing some
titles from his soon to be released album.
"The All-Day Daddies" are: Ross Murray on Drums; Ken Seeley on Electric Bass; Jeff Devalk on Guitar; Kelly Craig on Trumpet; Brian Asselin on Sax; and, Jeff Rogers on Keyboards and Vocals.
"The All-Day Daddies" are: Ross Murray on Drums; Ken Seeley on Electric Bass; Jeff Devalk on Guitar; Kelly Craig on Trumpet; Brian Asselin on Sax; and, Jeff Rogers on Keyboards and Vocals.
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Irene’s Blues AllStars
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank
Street
Thursdays, 9 pm – 1
am; no cover
A
bonafide grass roots event that has grown out of the very floorboards of
Irene’s Pub and has become a real crowd pleaser for musicians and music lovers
alike, this weekly Thursday night jam features Corky Kealey on drums with Vince
Halfhide on bass and a host of great local players who rotate according to
availability. Each week the cast is
topped up with a guest host who steers the song selections in whatever way
they're inspired and the jamming begins.
It's a great concept and the proof is in its continuing popularity.
Special guests:
June 28 – Rod Williams & Murray
Kinsley
July 5 – Guy del Villano
July 12 – Eric Walker
July 19 – Mathieu Gagnon
July 26 – Chuck Karn
August 2 – Dan Deslauriers
August 9 – Drew Nelson
August 16 – Jarhead and Jerome
August 23 – Peter Brown
August 30 – Natalia & Tony
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Firebelly
Firebelly
Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank Street (at
MacLaren)
2nd and 4th
Saturday each month, 3-6 pm
Firebelly
is Mathieu Gagnon on harmonica, Fredy Carriere on guitar, Dan Grewal on bass
and Mike McNeil on drums.
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Big Bill’s Blues Bash
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Saturdays, 4-8 pm
Bill
Brennan hosts Big Bill’s Blues Bash
every Saturday from 4-8 pm. With the
tightest rhythm section around there will be a Special Guest every week. So
take a load off, have a cool beverage and enjoy the blues in one of Canada's best
Blues venues. See you there!!!
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Open Blues Jam
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Every Sunday, 4-7 pm;
cover $3 (jammers free)
The
jam is open to all ages. Jammers sign up
on the jam sheet at the door & each jam session lasts for 3 songs. Drums & amps are provided, you only need
to bring your instruments (but you can bring your amps if you want to).
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Sunday Blues, 6-9 pm,
no cover
Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank Street (at
MacLaren)
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Southwest Sundays
With The Dusty
Drifters
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank
Street
Sundays, 9:30 pm – 1
am; no cover
You
bet yer ass – it’s bluegrass!
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The Jam @ Kaffé 1870,
Wakefield QC
Every Wednesday @ 9
pm, no cover
6
rotating hosts, each specializing in a different genre
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS ONCE
A MONTH
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Blues Jam
Avant-Garde Bar &
Restaurant, 135½ Besserer Street
First Wednesday of
each month @ 8 pm
Hosted
by River City Junction, this jam is open to guest performers, but is not an ’open jam’.
If you want to play, please contact River City
Junction in advance to work out what instrument you play & what songs you
would like to do.
Contact
Jason jason@rivercityjunction.com
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Blues and jazz jam at GigSpace
Alcorn Music Studios,
953 Gladstone Avenue
4th Thursday each month @ 8 pm
4th Thursday each month @ 8 pm
$5
donation kindly encouraged
With
Tim Bedner - seven-string guitar; David Pontello – drums; Mark Alcorn - bass
A
jazz and blues jam on the fourth Thursday of each month: bring your instrument
and sit in on some tunes you enjoy playing, or hang out and listen!
www.alcornmusicstudios.com
www.gigspaceottawa.com
www.alcornmusicstudios.com
www.gigspaceottawa.com
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS ONCE
A MONTH
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Blues On Tues
The Granary Beizli, 3270 County Rd 10, Vankleek Hill ON
Third Tuesday of
every month@ 7 pm; $10
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Acoustic Roots Series
Georgian House
Restaurant, 146 Main St. S.,
Alexandria ON
First Wednesday of
Every Month
The
best Roots/Country/Americana artists will be joining Terry Gillespie for a new
Acoustic Roots Series in Alexandria. Some of them will be up-coming artists and
some will be household names … a different musical guest each month. All
of the musician guests are very accomplished and have toured extensively. We are very privileged to be able to host
them right here at home.
Terry will open each evening with a set of his music then the guest will follow with a set of their music. Each will accompany the other. Don’t miss a single one.
Terry will open each evening with a set of his music then the guest will follow with a set of their music. Each will accompany the other. Don’t miss a single one.
If
you desire to see a special guest, let us know. If they are on the road, we might
be able to grab them.
The Georgian House special musical menu has something fresh and delicious for all budgets.
http://www.georgianhouse.ca
http://www.terrygillespie.ca
The Georgian House special musical menu has something fresh and delicious for all budgets.
http://www.georgianhouse.ca
http://www.terrygillespie.ca
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Mississippi Blues Society Jam
Thirsty Moose Pub
& Eatery, Bridge Street,
Carleton Place
First Tuesday of
every month @ 8:30 pm
Hosted
by The Thirsty Moose Pub & Eatery & The Mississippi Blues Society, and
featuring Barry Buse & Peter Brown, the MBS Blues Jam is the
longest-running blues jam in the Greater Ottawa area & one of the best,
attracting both musicians & fans from in & out of town.
*8:30
PM is the Estimated Start Time *There's No Cover Charge *Free Parking *Good
Food *Ends Early [approx. midnight]
And - just so you know...we pack 'em in for this event, so come in early if you want a good table.
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SPECIAL EVENTS COMING
SOON
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Ross Neilsen Band
Irene’s, 885 Bank Street
Friday, July 6 @ 9:30 pm
Proving
hard work pays off, Ross has been honoured with a nomination for Best New
Artist at The Maple Blues Awards in 2010, two Rising Star nominations from CBC,
back to back Blues Album of the Year nominations from the East Coast Music
Association, a win for Best Blues Recording for “Redemption” at the 2010
MusicNB awards and more recently Ross represented Harvest Jazz and Blues
Festival at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN.
Ross
Neilsen is the real, old school kind of artist.
Write.
Tour. Record. Tour. Repeat.
Nearing the end of their cross-Canada and back
tour, Ross and his band return to Irene’s on July 6
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Bart Walker Band
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Friday, July 6 @ 10 pm
Bart Walker’s debut ”Who
I Am”, is a portrait of the Nashville-based guitar and vocal powerhouse
as a dreamer, a fan, a survivor, a creative dynamo and, most of all, a one-man
argument for the continued vitality and emotional heat of the blues. A born virtuoso who began playing and singing
at age four, Walker and his band — which includes ex-Stevie Ray Vaughan
keyboardist Reese Wynans — make his original plucked-from-life tunes sound like
classics, delivered with the same incendiary energy as the live performances
that have won them a growing following in the South and Midwest.
Bart Walker was
awarded the prestigious Gibson Guitar Best Blues Guitarist in the 2012
International Blues Challenge. The band placed 2nd in the overall
competition out of 228 competing bands.
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Danny Brooks
Irene’s, 885 Bank Street
Saturday, July 7 @ 9:30 pm
Danny
Brooks has led a remarkable life having been rescued from the depths of despair
and drug addiction at one point to joy and faith in the Lord and he isn't
afraid to tell you about it. The one constant through it all has been his
wonderful music. He is a consummate songwriter, a talented guitarist and
harmonica player who possesses a deep, soulful, powerful voice. (Info from
Acoustic Blue Sundays)
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Lynn Drury Band
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Saturday, July 7 @ 10 pm
Lynn Drury’s compositions are as rich and full of
visual imagery as life itself. Often autobiographical, each song is carefully
crafted around its initial inspiration, ranging from love and loss to beauty
and butterflies. Her sound combines the twang and grit of her native Mississippi and the funky grooves of her adopted home of New Orleans.
New Orleans-based nonprofit Threadhead
Records Foundation awarded Drury a grant in February 2010 to help produce her
latest album, “Sugar On the Floor,” which represents a mixture of her Mississippi grit / New
Orleans groove and grander styles with horns and
strings arranged by Matt Perrine. The stellar lineup includes Alex McMurray
(Tin Men, Royal Fingerbowl), Tommy Malone (Subdudes), Ivan Neville, Helen
Gillet, Bill Malchow, and Eric Traub. Produced by Carlo Nuccio (who also plays
drums on the album), much of the disc was recorded and engineered by Jacques
DeLatour at Fudge Recording Studios in New Orleans. “Sugar On the Floor” was
released in the spring of 2011, and is racking up impressive reviews.
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Johnny Sansone with MonkeyJunk
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Sunday, July 8 @ 10 pm
This
year’s Blues Music Award for Blues Song of the Year went to Johnny Sansone’s
‘The Lord is Waiting and the Devil is Too’ from the CD of the same name. The lyrics are dark, the harmonica wails and
the guitar and drums add a raw edge … powerful and intense. Johnny has never sounded or played
better. This must-have disc was produced
by fellow New Orleans immigrant Anders Osborne, and features a power trio of
Johnny on diatonic and chromatic harmonicas and lead vocals, Anders on guitar
and backing vocals and Galactic’s Stanton Moore on drums. When Johnny’s in Ottawa at the Rainbow, he’ll
be backed up by Ottawa’s own bass-less trio, MonkeyJunk. This will be a dynamite show!
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Oli Brown Band
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Monday & Tuesday, July 9-10 @ 10 pm
Young British blues/rock guitarist Oli Brown won the
'Best Band' category in the 2011 British Blues Awards and his sophomore album,
“Heads I Win Tails You Lose”, was
named 'Best Album'. Following a 25 date
tour of the UK as the opening act for John Mayall, John asked Oli to step into
the lead guitarist shoes of his band when Rocky Athos was unable to attend the
Indonesian Blues Festival in December 2011, a great honour.
His
third album on Ruf Records, “Here I Am”,
was released in April.
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Victor Wainright and The Wildroots
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Thursday, July 12 @ 10 pm
From Memphis,
Victor Wainwright, backed by one of the tightest smokin’ bands on the scene –
the WildRoots. Nominated for 2012
American Blues Music Award for Pine Top Perkins Piano Player of the Year, Victor
Wainwright, the twenty-something singer, pianist, ‘hepcat’, is a raucous
high-octane dynamic performer and crowd pleaser with soul to spare.
His band includes Stephen Dees, one of rock n' roll’s
unsung greats, touring and-or recording as bassist and vocalist for Hall and
Oates, Todd Rundgren, Pat Travers, and Foghat, to name a few. He was a
Billboard and MTV char-tee with his band Novo Combo, and has received great
acclaim for his original pop band "Bandees." Currently, Dees
is the producer, writer, bassist and backup vocalist for the WildRoots.
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Alexis P. Suter
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Friday, July 13 @ 10 pm
The
Alexis P. Suter Band are rising stars on the roots, blues and soul scene. Alexis's powerful bass/baritone voice,
seasoned with raw emotion and a wide streak of attitude, has won the praise of
greats from B.B. King to Levon Helm. Her latest release “Two Sides” has
been getting great reviews, and Alexis – a staple at Levon Helm’s Midnight
Ramble, having appeared close to 100 times – earned a 2012 Blues Music Award
nomination for “Soul/Blues Female Vocalist of the Year”. The Alexis P. Suter
Band was a hit at The Tampa Bay Blues Festival and will be following the
Rainbow show with an appearance at the Tremblant Blues Festival the following
night.
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Dylan Wickens & the Grand Naturals
Irene’s, 885 Bank Street
Friday, July 13 @ 9:30 pm
After
the release of their debut CD in 2010, “Tattoo Black”, the band climbed on to
the blues and commercial rock station charts across Canada and have remained in
steady rotation ever since. “Tattoo Black” was voted the #1 Canadian Blues
Record Of 2010 on Blind Lemon’s Annual National Poll. The band is releasing
their sophomore CD entitled, “Love & Lust” in Spring 2012. (info from
Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival site)
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Moreland & Arbuckle
Rainbow, 76 Murray Street
Saturday, July 14 @ 10 pm
Since their beginnings in the Kansas heartland a
decade ago, guitarist Aaron Moreland and vocalist/harpist Dustin Arbuckle have
captured the visceral spirit of the early 20th century Delta blues
and the raw energy of post-World War II urban blues and distilled it all into a
hard-driving and powerful garage-rock configuration of guitar, vocals, harp and
drums.
About their latest release, “Just A Dream”,
Moreland says, “This is the best record of our careers, and a jump-off
point to rope in a lot of new fans that have never heard us before. I think
we’re lucky in that we have a unique sound and a unique style that I don’t
really hear anywhere else.”
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Steve Lund’s 60th
Birthday Bash
With Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo
Irene’s, 855 Bank
Street
Saturday, July 21 @
9:30 pm
BingBamBoomClonk?Splashhh!
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ACOUSTIC BLUE SUNDAY
@
the Cove Inn, Westport ON
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A Dinner
& Show Fundraiser Series featuring some of Canada's
best Acoustic Blues artists with proceeds going to support local Westport festivals. All shows – 6-10
pm. Buffet dinner & show $45; advance reservations required.
July 8 – Danny Brooks
Danny
Brooks has led a remarkable life having been rescued from the depths of despair
and drug addiction at one point to joy and faith in the Lord and he isn't
afraid to tell you about it. The one constant through it all has been his
wonderful music. He is a consummate songwriter, a talented guitarist and
harmonica player who possesses a deep, soulful, powerful voice.
July 22 – Harrison Kennedy
Harrison Kennedy is a fabulous Canadian
singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, banjo), born and
raised in Hamilton ON, a direct descendent of African American slaves who made
their way to freedom in Upper Canada through the Underground Railroad in the
mid 1800s. They brought their soulful roots music with them and passed it down
from generation to generation which, no doubt, explains why he plays and sings
the Blues so deeply. Harrison writes and sings
what he feels from the heart telling stories about the sorrows and joys that we
all face in everyday life through his songs.
August 12 – Paul Reddick with the Weber Brothers
Paul Reddick is one of the best
singer/songwriter/harmonica players in Canada. He has been called "The Poet Of
Song" for his emotive, passionate way with words, voice and harp. He will
be joined by the very talented Weber Brothers - Sam on guitar and Ryan on
stand-up bass. Originally from Maryland they
came to Toronto
to play in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 2000s and stayed.
August 26 – Michael Jerome Browne
Michael
Jerome Browne is an extremely accomplished instrumentalist (guitar, banjo,
mandolin, violin and more) and singer and, together with his wife Bee, writes
beautiful songs. It's hard to pigeon
hole his music - you'll hear elements of folk, roots, gospel, country, soul,
R&B, Motown, jazz, rock and bluegrass as well as blues in his repertoire -
and its all good! For this Show he is joined by long time friend and excellent
percussionist John McColgan.
September 9 – Treasa Levasseur with David Baxter
"Think
Joni Mitchell, Etta James, Carole King and Dusty Springfield rolled into
one….her voice has great range, it can whisper, cry, soar with joy and blast
you out of your seat - sometimes all in the same song! She's also a first class
songwriter with lyrics that emote, entice and captivate. And she can play -
piano, accordion, guitar, mandolin, percussion, Rhodes
and diamonica. Add in a theatre background and a career as a successful
children's music teacher/entertainer and you have the versatile, eclectic and
very talented package that is Treasa Levasseur." (James Doran, OBScene,
Summer 2006) David Baxter, a very
accomplished Producer and guitarist who has been with Treasa since day one,
will be accompanying her for this Show.
More info:
http://www.coveinn.com
See you there!
James Doran
Choose The Blues Productions
See you there!
James Doran
Choose The Blues Productions
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SPRING & SUMMER FESTIVALS
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The 2012 Blues Festival Guide magazine 10th anniversary issue has arrived and blues fans
are devouring 100 pages packed full of festivals, blues history, lifestyle,
radio DJ and blues society listings, and more – the biggest issue yet.
Started in 2003, The Blues Festival Guide magazine
was a Media Sponsor of the 2003 government-proclaimed Year of The Blues. In
2006, three years later, “The Guide” received recognition from the Blues
Foundation by being a recipient of the coveted Keeping The Blues Alive award
for print media. That same year, they also received an award from the West
Coast Hall of Fame/Bay Area Blues Society for ‘Best Blues Publication of the
Year’.
This year, the artwork that graces the front cover
is by Jackson-MS based artist, Tony Davenport. The first half of the magazine
is the Festival Section with dozens of blues festivals including their line-ups
so blues fans can easily plan their festival season and a comprehensive Plan
Your Blues calendar in the back.
The entire magazine can also be read online; find a
link hosted on the homepage at http://www.BluesFestivalGuide.com.
This Digital Magazine is user-friendly with lots of bells and whistles; turn
the page with a click of your mouse.
The print version of the “Guide” is printed on
white-bright recycled newsprint with a four-page glossy wrap. The newsprint
allows printing 100,000 copies while keeping the cost down for “starving
artists” and non-profits to advertise in it. Completely advertising driven,
fans and industry professionals can pick up a copy for free through their local
blues society, blues festival, club, or music store. Or to have a copy mailed,
send $7 ($12 overseas) to RBA Publishing, P.O. Box 50635, Reno, NV 89513
(or send payment via PayPal to payment@BluesFestivalGuide.com).
Cost covers postage, handling and packaging; the Guide itself is free.
Copies are available from the Ottawa
Blues Society.
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JUNE FESTIVALS FEATURING BLUES
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TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
Confederation Park, Ottawa
ON
June 21 – July 1
Featuring John Mayall, Robert Cray, the Barr Brothers,
Victor Nesrallah, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Allen Toussaint, Ray
Bonneville, Ziggy Marley, Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers, Steve
Groves Quartet, The Jivewires Juke Joint, Big Sam’s Funky Nation and more.
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TD Toronto Jazz Festival
Over 40 locations, Toronto ON
June 22-July 1
Featuring Tedeschi Trucks Band and more!
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Montreal Jazz Festival
Montreal, Quebec
June 28-July 7
Featuring George Thorogood & The Destroyers, JJ
Grey & Mofro and more!
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PETERBOROUGH’s GAZEBO BLUES
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Gazebo Blues
At the Holiday Inn Gazebo Patio
Holiday Inn Peterborough
Waterfront, 150 George St. North,
Peterborough ON
Fridays, 6-10 pm; cover $10
On Friday Night....the Blues is Alright!
Concert series.
Celebrating 10 years of Blues on the patio on the
banks of the Otonabee
River.
This year’s star-studded line-up:
JUNE
29 David
Gogo (2012 Juno Nominee)
JULY
6
Chuck Jackson All Stars (Downchild Blues band lead singer)
13 Paul James (Maple Blues Lifetime
Achievement Award 2012)
20 David Rotundo
27 Al
Black
AUGUST
3
Chris Murphy & special guest Ms Robin Bank$
(2012 Maple Blues Nominee Vocalist of the Year)
10
Jerome Godboo
17 Steve
Strongman (Maple Blues Guitarist of the Year 2012)
24 Johnny Max Band (2012 Juno Nominee)
31 Jack de Keyzer
A Proud Winner of "Local Focus" Peterborough Business
Excellence Awards 2010
(Thanks to Grant Zwarych for this info!)
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BLUES in KINGSTON – Coming in JULY
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Victor Wainright and The Wildroots
The Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193
Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, July 13, 8:30 pm – midnight; $10 at the door (if not sold out in advance)
Please
note – there will only be 70 tickets available for this show – call 613
384-8168 to reserve yours now.
From Memphis,
Victor Wainwright, backed by one of the tightest smokin’ bands on the scene –
the WildRoots. Nominated for 2012 American
Blues Music Award for Pine Top Perkins Piano Player of the Year, Victor
Wainwright, the twenty-something singer, pianist, ‘hepcat’, is a raucous
high-octane dynamic performer and crowd pleaser with soul to spare.
His band includes Stephen Dees, one of rock n' roll’s
unsung greats, touring and-or recording as bassist and vocalist for Hall and
Oates, Todd Rundgren, Pat Travers, and Foghat, to name a few. He was a
Billboard and MTV char-tee with his band Novo Combo, and has received great
acclaim for his original pop band "Bandees." Currently, Dees
is the producer, writer, bassist and backup vocalist for the WildRoots.
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KINGSTON BLUES - REGULAR EVENTS
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KBS Monthly Jam
The Standeasy
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Third Saturday each
month @ 8:30 pm, $3 at the door
Come
out and see Mojo Shooter with special guests.
Always one of the best nights of entertainment Kingston has to offer –
come early as seating is limited.
Sponsored by the Kingston Arts Council and the City of Kingston
Sponsored by the Kingston Arts Council and the City of Kingston
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Georgette Fry
Brandee’s, 178
Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Every Thursday night
at 8:30 pm (new start time)
The Ones
Monte’s in the Prince
George Hotel, 200 Ontario Street,
Kingston ON
Every Thursday night
@ 9 pm
Shaun Riley and the Chrome
Hearts
Host a regular open jam every Thursday, 9:30 pm – 1 am
at Tir Nan Og, 200 Ontario
Street
Sam Hopkins and Spencer Evans
Upstairs @ the Brew Pub
Every Second Sunday 2-4 PM
Shaun Riley and the Chrome
Hearts
Host a regular open jam every Sunday, 8-11 pm
Rhea's Bar and Grill, 493
Princess St. (at University Ave.)
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For more, please
contact Kingston
Blues Society
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BLUES ON THE RADIO
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101.9 DAWG-FM, CIDG, is ON THE
AIR! Blues 24/7
Live streaming on the website
at http://www.dawgfm.com/
Sundays: 8-9 pm
Ottawa Blues Society DAWG’ON BLUES
Each
week OBS hosts keep you up to date on what’s happening on the Ottawa area blues scene, play some great
blues from local bands and showcase regional and Canadian talent.
This week, July 1 –
Canada Day
Next week, July 8 – Women
in Blues Manitoba
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Sundays: 7-8 pm
INSIDE THE BLUES with
James Doran
Inside
The Blues features music and interesting backgrounder information on today’s
top Blues artists with a strong focus on Canadian talent mixed in with some
great Blues classics. All Shows are archived on www.insidetheblues.ca
after broadcast and can be listened to there at any time.
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On CKCU-FM 93.1
The Mighty 93.1
Community
Radio serving the Ottawa Carleton Region
Sundays: 9-11 pm
Black and Blues
with John Tackaberry
The
show features a heavy dose of electric blues and rhythm and blues, with the
occasional selection of sixties soul.
The first hour is dedicated to artist profiles and reviews of recordings
on particular labels. In the second hour
there is a blues calendar, a rundown of events in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa,
and interviews with “new and reissued blues and rhythm and blues tracks on wax”,
alternating with “live blues and R&B for a Sunday night” in the last half
hour of the show. On the last Sunday of every month, the show goes “down in the
delta” for a selection of acoustic blues tracks in the final half hour of the
program.
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Wednesdays: 9-11 pm
In A Mellow Tone
with Ron Sweetman
Jazz
from every era & every style – from 1917 to 2011. Each program features an
artist, group, instrument, event, city or record label. Check out Ron’s website www.inamellowtone.com
for info on upcoming shows and playlists (current show is posted several days
in advance and past shows are archived).
Ron is always happy to hear from listeners at ronsweetman@kalixo.com
This
week, June 20: Elton Dean’s Ninesense: An historic concert from
1979, with Harry Beckett, Mark Charig, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, Harry Miller,
Louis Moholo, Alan Skidmore and Keith Tippett.
Next
week, June 27: Ottawa
Bluesfest:
CKCU’s blues guru John Tackaberry identifies and plays the most interesting
artists appearing at Bluesfest between July 4 and July 15.
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On
CBC Radio Two 103.3 FM
Saturdays: 6-8 pm
On CBC Radio One 91.5
FM
Saturdays: 9-11 pm
Saturday Night Blues
Host
Holger Petersen has been a broadcaster, record producer, album collector, and
serious blues fan for over 30 years. His
collection of blues records numbers in the thousands. On Saturday Night Blues each week you’ll hear
a mix of classic blues from the ‘Petersen Vaults’, concerts, interviews, artist
features, new releases, plus anything that boogies, jumps, or swings, plus your
requests from the Bluesline.
And check out SNB
videos here http://www.cbc.ca/snb/video/
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On CJHR 98.7 Valley
Heritage Radio
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
Got The Blues
Pat
Watters is your host for this blues only radio show, now in its 5th year. It can be heard throughout the Ottawa Valley
and streaming on the internet at valleyheritageradio.ca
so Ottawa folks
now listen!
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CBC RADIO CONCERTS ON
DEMAND
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Lots
of blues available in the concerts on demand section of the CBC Website …
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LOCALS LOOK AHEAD
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Sunday, July 8
Maria
Hawkins hosts the Open Jam @ the Rainbow, 3-7 pm
Friday, July 14
Al Wood & the Woodsmen &
Firebelly @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Saturday, July 14
Rocket Rached & the Fat City 8 @
Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Sunday, July 15
Fire
Belly hosts the Open Jam @ the Rainbow, 3-7 pm
Saturday, July 21
Steve’s Birthday Party with Mumbo
Jumbo Voodoo Combo @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Sunday, July 22
Fire
Belly hosts the Open Jam @ the Rainbow, 3-7 pm
Zydeco
Loco @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
Sunday, July 29
River City Junction hosts the Open Jam @ the Rainbow,
3-7 pm
The
Power Goats @ the Rainbow, 9 pm
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