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It’s
always wise to check with
the venue
to confirm the show!
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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS
WEEK
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Icons & Legends
– The Photography of Randy MacNeil
Atomic Rooster, 303
Bank Street
July 5 – August 9
Vernissage July 7,
7-10 pm
Live entertainment @ 9 pm with Sugar Brown’s new CD
“Poor Lazarus” pre-release, featuring Bharath Rajakumar, Artie Makris, Julie
Narveson & Costa Zafiropolos
Read about Randy’s photos in his wonderful photography
book, A Portrait of Blues in Canada at: http://www.randymacneil.com/e/bluesbook_e.shtml
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Charlie A’Court ***EARLY SHOW***
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Wednesday, July 8 @
8 pm; $15
Winner of 2015 EMCA Blues Recording of the Year for his
latest release, “Come On Over”, Charlie A’Court has had a busy year so far,
touring in support of the new disk. If you love soulful vocals, strong
songwriting and tasty guitar, check him out at the Rainbow’s early show on
Wednesday, July 8.
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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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RBC Ottawa
Bluesfest
Lebreton Flats,
Ottawa ON
July 8-19
Blues, Blues/Rock,
Soul
Thursday,
July 9
Monster Stage
6 pm River City Junction
7 pm Rick
Vito & the Lucky Devils with Reese Wynans
8:15 pm Ronnie Baker Brooks
Canadian Stage
9:30 pm Charles Bradley & his Extraordinares
Casino Lac Leamy
8 pm Firebelly
Friday,
July 10
Monster Stage
6 pm Slim Moore and the newsoulproject
7 pm Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown 50th
Anniversary
8:30 pm The SoulJazz Orchestra
Saturday,
July 11
Monster Stage
3:30 pm Blues & Company
5 pm Al Wood & the Woodsmen
6:30 pm The Kinsey Report
Sunday,
July 12
Bell Stage
7 pm Philip Sayce
Monster Stage
3:30 pm Joe Gaspar Band
5 pm The Kinsey Report
Barney Dansen
Theatre
6:30 pm TJ Wheeler
8 pm The Texas Horns
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Bluesfest Blowout
with Al Wood & the Woodsmen
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Saturday, July 11 @
9 pm; $10
Al promises there will be lots of guests to entertain
you, along with his own Woodsmen.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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The City of Pickering Free Summer Concert Series sponsored by OPG
VOODOO Pawn Shop
Millennium Square, Liverpool Road South, Pickering, ON
Thursday July 9; 7 – 9 pm
Thursday July 9; 7 – 9 pm
Pawning old blues styles and reassembling new blues standards, VPS drives the sound from the blues highway. VOODOO Pawn Shop delivers blues with an edge. They celebrate the music of Eric Clapton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, The Allman Brothers, Cream, ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, Gary Moore, Bobby Blue Bland, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others.
Dan Munro - Lead Vocals
Earle Leard - Bass
Paul Murray - Drums & Back Up Vocals
Ron Winn - Harmonica & Back Up Vocals
Wayne Ricard - Guitar & Back Up Vocals
Visit https://www.facebook.com/V.P.S.Blues
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Kinsey Report
Wilno Tavern, Wilno
ON
Friday, July 10 @ 8 pm; tickets $25
What a show this will be! The Legendary Kinsey Report
from Chicago, way more than just Blues. Funky, Soulful and a bit of Reggae
thrown in as Lead guitarist Doug Kinsey (they are all brothers) toured and
recorded with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. This will be amazing! Tickets
available at the Tavern (613-756-2029) and Grandma's Pantry in Killaloe.
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LOCALS THIS WEEK
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Friday, July 10
The Jimmy Cochrane band @ the Rainbow Bistro, 9 pm
Saturday, July 11
Dan Deslauriers @ the Atomic Rooster, 4-8 pm
Al Wood & the Woodsmen with special guests @ the
Rainbow, 9 pm
Sunday, July 12
Steve Thomas hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow,
3-7 pm
Rocket Rached & the Fat City 8 @ the Atomic
Rooster, 6-9 pm
Super Soul Sundays with the Chocolate Hot Pockets @
Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
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FESTIVALS THIS WEEK
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Tremblant International
Blues Festival
Mt. Tremblant QC
July 3-12
With Blackburn, Ben Racine Band, Moa Blücher &
MonkeyJunk, Carlos del Junco & Jimmy Bowskill, Bharath & His Rhythm
Four, Dawn Tyler Watson & Paul Deslauriers, Steve Marriner & Paul
Reddick, Roxanne Potvin, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Victor Wainwright & Damon
Fowler, Ross Neilsen & more.
**********
RBC Ottawa
Bluesfest
Lebreton Flats,
Ottawa ON
July 8-19
Blues, Blues/Rock,
Soul
Thursday,
July 9
Monster Stage
6 pm River City Junction
7 pm Rick Vito & the Lucky Devils
with Reese Wynans
8:15 pm Ronnie Baker Brooks
Canadian Stage
9:30 pm Charles Bradley & his Extraordinares
Casino Lac Leamy
8 pm Firebelly
Friday,
July 10
Monster Stage
6 pm Slim Moore and the newsoulproject
7 pm Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown 50th
Anniversary
8:30 pm The SoulJazz Orchestra
Saturday,
July 11
Monster Stage
3:30 pm Blues & Company
5 pm Al Wood & the Woodsmen
6:30 pm The Kinsey Report
Sunday,
July 12
Bell Stage
7 pm Philip Sayce
Monster Stage
3:30 pm Joe Gaspar Band
5 pm The Kinsey Report
Barney Dansen
Theatre
6:30 pm TJ Wheeler
8 pm The Texas Horns
Tuesday,
July 14
Monster Stage
6 pm The Lucas Haneman Express
Wednesday,
July 15
Monster Stage
6 pm Bella Cat
7 pm Walter Trout
Thursday,
July 16
Monster Stage
6 pm Bluestone & the Memphis Mafia
7 pm Lurrie Bell
Barney Danson
Theatre
9 pm Danson Jam Sessions
Friday,
July 17
Claridge Stage
6 pm The Jivewires
Monster Stage
6 pm Drew Nelson
7 pm Canned Heat
8:30 pm Catriona Sturton
Barney Danson
Theatre
9 pm Danson Jam Sessions with Marcia Ball
Saturday,
July 18
Bell Stage
5 pm Larry McCray
Monster Stage
3 pm Myers Brothers Band
4:30 pm TJ Wheeler
6 pm Nick Moss
7:15 pm Lowrider Band
Barney Danson
Theatre
9 pm Danson Jam Sessions with Marcia Ball
Sunday,
July 19
Bell Stage
7 pm Randy Bachman
Monster Stage
8 pm MonkeyJunk
Canadian Stage
4:45 pm The 24th Street Wailers
6 pm Bluesfest Tribute to David Maxwell
7:30 pm Shuggie Otis
Barney Danson
Theatre
3:30 pm Bruce
Katz Band
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Bluesfest Windsor
Windsor ON
July 10-12
With Morgan Davis, Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band,
Lowrider Band, Miss Robin Banks and more.
**********
Lighthouse Blues
Festival
Kincardine ON
July 10-12
With Dawn Tyler Watson & Ben Racine, Ghost Town
Blues Band, Southern Hospitality, 24th Street Wailers, Shemekia
Copeland, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar and more.
**********
Porquis Rock ‘n’
Blues Festival
Porquis ON
July 10-12
With Jake & the Fundamentals, Conor Gains, Erin
McCallum, Ghost Town Blues Band, MonkeyJunk and more.http://www.porquis.ca/web-content/
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Beaches
International Jazz Festival
Toronto ON
July 10-26
With Blackburn, Chris Thomas King, Kirby Sewell, Chris
Whiteley & Diana Braithwaite, Michelle Willson & the Evil Gal Festival
Orchestra and more.
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
(almost) EVERY WEEK
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Jeff and Shane
Tuesdays in the Irish Village
Heart & Crown,
Byward Market, Clarence Street
Every other Tuesday
Every
other Tuesday, you can find Jeff Rogers accompanied by Shane McEwan playing at
The Heart and Crown Downtown.
**********
The Jam @ Kaffé
1870, Wakefield QC
Every Wednesday @ 9
pm, no cover
6
rotating hosts, each specializing in a different genre
**********
John Carroll
Chateau Lafayette
(The Laff), 42 York Street
Wednesdays, 10 pm
**********
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:
July 9 – Jesse Greene
July 16
– Terry Gillespie
July 23
– Jeff Hagerman
July 30
– Ed Hart
August 6
– Mathieu Gagnon
August
13 – Chuck Karn
August
20 – Genevieve Freynet
August 27 – Al Wood
**********
Black & Blue
Thursdays
Black Irish Pub, 15
Selkirk Street
Every other
Thursday, 7 pm; no cover
The
Capital's "Grand Daddy" of shuffle, Brian Downey on drums, Blue
String Guitar Slinger Clint
Everson on the guitar and Maren
Molthan on bass. Expect some down ‘n' dirty singing from all three of them. We
are stoked to watch how these three amazing artists and multi-talented
"music royalty" work their concern over the eternal 12 bars -
Committed to the style and feel of the original performers, with a little bit
of their own flavour thrown in for good measure, this trio is guaranteed to get
you movin' in all the right places. Drop in often because no two nights will be
the same. Special guests will sit in regularly, making it a melting pot for great talent in this city, all of
this with one purpose in mind... your total enjoyment!
**********
Jeff Rogers
SALT, 345 Preston
Street
Fridays, 9:30 pm
Every other
Saturday, 9:30 pm
Friday and
alternate Saturday Nights in a gorgeous Piano Lounge, find Jeff singing all
kinds of music, playing a nice new grand piano, while drinking fabulous
cocktails.
**********
The Allaire Show
with John Allaire & special
guests
Quinn’s Ale House,
1070 Bank Street
Last Saturday of
the month, 3-5 pm
Songs and stories from around the world.
**********
Jeff Rogers
Deacon Brodie’s,
247 Elgin Street
Every Sunday, 2-6
pm
Every
Sunday afternoon, you can find Jeff playing some tunes at Deacon Brodie's on
Elgin.
Downtown
Ottawa, come for brunch (till 2pm) and then stay for tunes as Jeff takes
requests and kicks off your Sunday Funday!
**********
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).
**********
Sunday Blues, 6-9
pm, no cover
Atomic Rooster, 303
Bank Street (at MacLaren)
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
ONCE A MONTH
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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.
**********
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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Blues On The Rideau atThe Cove Inn, Westport Ontariowww.coveinn.comThis Dinner & Show
Fundraiser Series featuring some of Canada’s best Blues artists raised $4,500
for Westport charities last year bringing the total to over $55K since the
Series started 10 years ago. BOTR takes a break over the
summer but returns in September for its 11th season - running once a
month through to May 2016 (December excluded).Watch for the 2015/16
Line-Up to be announced and posted on the website in early July. Another
fabulous bunch of bands coming!Thanks to all attended and
supported the Series last year - we couldn’t do it without you.Looking forward to seeing
you next season. Have a great summer.www.bluesontherideau.ca
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FESTIVALS IN JULY
– ONTARIO & QUEBEC
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Stewart Park
Festival
Perth ON
July 17-19
With Kelly Prescott, the Mackenzie Blues Band, Samantha
Martin & Delta Sugar and more.
**********
Festival de Blues
de Victoriaville
Victoriaville BC
July 23-25
With Adam Karch, Jim Zeller, JW-Jones, Bob Walsh and
more.
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JULY FESTIVALS – CANADA
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Smokin’ Blues Fest
Windsor NS
July 10-11
With Garrett Mason Trio, Theresa Malenfant & the
Instigators, Dan Doiron Band and more.
**********
Vancouver Island
MusicFest
Courtenay BC
July 10-12
With Buddy Guy, Mary Flower, Amos Garrett, David Gogo,
Fruteland Jackson and more.
**********
Calgary
International Blues Festival
Calgary AB
July 27 – August 2
With Tas Cru & His Band of Tortured Souls, Curtis
Salgado Band, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington & the Roadmasters, Selwyn
Birchwood Band, Jarekus Singleton Band, Bobby Rush, Alexis P. Suter, Wicked
Grin, Vasti Jackson and more.
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SPECIAL EVENTS IN JULY & AUGUST
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Kingstown NEW
Mississippi
Avant-Garde Bar,
135 1/2 Besserer Street
Saturday, July 18 @
9 pm; pay what you can
Original Blues & Roots music you can really dance
to!
Check the Musiikki facebook page for a video teaser
SPECIAL NOTE: On Saturday, June 27th while performing
at Musiikki, we were pleasantly surprised to be honoured with the presence of
the 15 Beers Drinking Singing Angels all the way from Gunnison, Mississippi (or
thereabouts) as they joined us on stage for the songs "Mississippi"
and "Ain't Gonna Work No More"
Maybe they will surprise us again
**********
The Trevor Finlay
Band
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Friday, July 31
A rare return to Ottawa from his current location in
Nashville, Tennessee, Trevor is a fan-favourite and crowd-pleaser. This is a
‘don’t miss’ show!
**********
Studebaker John
& The Hawks
Coal Train Blues
Festival, Cobourg ON
Friday, July 31
Critically acclaimed Chicago Blues veteran Studebaker
John is one of the keepers of House Rockin’ Chicago Blues! He learned it
directly from Hound Dog Taylor. John was also chosen as guitarist for the
Yardbirds when they reformed in 1991, quite an honour! This show is sponsored
by Don Emond at Assante Wealth Management in Cobourg. Thanks Don!
**********
Paul Reddick
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Saturday, August 1
**********
Voyage LaBelle Vie
invites you to its
1st Blues
Cruise on the Ottawa River
Quai des Artistes, Gatineau QC
Saturday, August
22; 7:30 – 11:30 pm; $45 per person
Music by Jim Zeller Circus
Voyage LaBelle Vie, 819 332-1851
http://www.voyagelabellevie.ca
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KINGSTON BLUES
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Michael Pickett
The
Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, July 17 @
8:30 pm
With exceptional award winning
rack harmonica skills and powerful vocals, Michael Pickett delivers charismatic, compelling, and passionate
performances that are charged with electricity and filled with authenticity and
a unique style.
**********
Dan Deslauriers
The
Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, August 1
**********
The Snyders
The
Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, August 15
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KINGSTON 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
The KBS monthly jam is now
in its 6th year. The house is always full and both the musicians and
the audience always have a great time. 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.
***************
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.)
***************
For more, please
contact Kingston Blues Society
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VIOLET’S VENUE
BRINGS ON THE SUMMER
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Violet’s Venue brings on the
summer heat with 7 shows to warm your heart and soul! The shows are presented
in an intimate, comfortable, acoustically-sound 92-seat theatre, located just 5
minutes from HWY 400 (free parking for up to 45 vehicles). It all adds up to
Ontario’s premier Blues experience!
Here’s the outstanding
June/July/August 2015 line-up to date.
Tuesday, July 7 – Philip Sayce
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
For more information please
visit http://philipsayce.com/
Ticket Price: $60.00
Friday, July 17 – Larry McCray
“Feel The Power” of this
21st Century Blues Man!
For more information please
visit
Ticket Price: $65.00
Friday, July 31 – Alexis P Suter Band
2015 Koko Taylor Award
Nominee!
For more information please
visit http://www.alexispsuter.com/
Ticket Price: $70.00
Friday, August 7 – Edgar Winter
Hear his memorable hits
“Frankenstein” and “Free Ride”
For more information please
visit http://www.edgarwinter.com/
Ticket Price: $175.00
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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 12 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – Kemptville Live Music Festival with Jeff
Laroque
Next week, July 19 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – with Larry Deszcz
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.
**********
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.
**********
Wednesdays: 9-11 pm
In A Mellow Tone
with Ron Sweetman
Jazz from every era & every style – from 1917 to
2015. 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). Stream and view past episodes here: http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/info.html.
Ron is always happy to hear from listeners at ronsweetman@kalixo.com
**********
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 35 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/
**********
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 7th year. It
can be heard throughout the Ottawa Valley and streaming on the internet at valleyheritageradio.ca.
**********
Sunday Morning Soul
with Johnny Max
Check www.sundaymorningsoul.com
for times … and you can hear the best in Brand New Blues, Roots, Soul and
R&B, each and every Sunday morning.
**********
Streaming great Blues,
Roots, Soul, R&B, Folk, East Coast and Celtic music across Canada and
around the world 24/7/365.
Check out their Canadian
Blues shows and hosts, including James Doran’s ‘Inside The Blues’, Brant
Zwicker’s ‘At The Crossroads’, along with Mark Stenzler's ‘Blues Zeppelin’ from
Switzerland … and lots more Canadian and international Blues shows.
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LOCALS LOOK AHEAD
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Friday, July 17
Slim Moore & the New Soul Project @ the Rainbow
Bistro, 9 pm
Saturday, July 18
The Drew Nelson Band @ the Atomic Rooster, 4-8 pm
Blues & Company @ Lock 17, Burritt’s Rapids, 8 pm
Sunday, July 19
Jimmy Cochrane hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow,
3-7 pm
Double Double @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
Super Soul Sundays with the Sun Crescent BBQ Stompers @
Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Friday, July 24
JW-Jones @ the Rainbow Bistro, 9 pm
The Jesse Greene Band @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Saturday, July 25
Sherri Harding & the Heat @ the Atomic Rooster, 4-8
pm
Jimmy Ray Todd Band @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Sunday, July 26
River City Junction hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the
Rainbow, 3-7 pm
Wicked Grin @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
Super Soul Sundays with members of the Sun Crescent BBQ
Stompers and the Chocolate Hot Pockets @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Wednesday, July 29
The Yohawks @ Fatboys Southern Smokehouse, 8 pm
Sunday, August 2
Super Soul
Sundays @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Sunday, August 9
Super Soul
Sundays @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Sunday, August 16
Super Soul
Sundays @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Sunday, August 23
Super Soul
Sundays @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Saturday, August 29
Maria Hawkins Band @ Irene’s
Sunday, August 30
Super Soul
Sundays @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
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