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CKCU ANNUAL
FUNDRAISING DRIVE
October
25 – November 17, 2019
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Update from John
Tackaberry, Black & Blues (Sundays, 9-11 pm):
At
6 pm Sunday, the total raised in the CKCU Funding Drive was $168,867 towards
the $250,000 goal. The pledge page at ckcufm.com will remain open
until the end of November and this is the best way to make post-funding drive pledges.
Listeners to John Tackaberry’s Black
& Blues really came through with just over $5,200 pledged over three shows,
more than a 30% increase over last year (basically because of the additional third
week of the Funding Drive), but the support for the usual two shows was also up
by about $400. I am deeply grateful to everyone who helped B&B stay on air
for another year. Now I am committed to present the best blues, R&B and
sixties soul numbers I can find for 50 weeks until I have to beg again!
Although the official
Fundraising Drive is over, CKCU still needs your support. You can contribute
via the pledge
page at ckcufm.com until the end of November.
Please support community radio!
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MAPLE
BLUES AWARDS
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Talented
blues artists from coast-to-coast will gather in Toronto on February 3, 2020 to
celebrate the 23rd annual Maple Blues Awards. The nominees include
several newcomers and first-time nominees, as well as several Canadian blues
women throughout the categories.
Leading
the way for nominations is Sue Foley who has been nominated for
Entertainer of the Year, Electric Act of the Year, Songwriter of the Year,
Guitarist of the Year and Drummer of the Year for Tom Bona. Dawn Tyler
Watson received four nominations including Entertainer of the Year, Female
Vocalist of the Year, while Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar are
nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Electric Act of the Year and Female
Vocalist of the Year. A first-time nominee, Miss Emily has been
nominated for Entertainer of the Year and New Artist of the Year.
Other
newcomers and first-time nominees include Vancouver’s Robert Connely Farr who
was nominated for New Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.
Ontario-based supergoup Matchedash Parish has been nominated in the
categories of New Artist of the Year and Recording/Producer of the Year, Bywater
Call and Durham County Poets for New Artist of the Year,
and Loretta Hale and Kaven Jalbert for Horn Player of the
Year.
The
full list of nominees is available online at www.mapleblues.ca/nominees.html.
Registration
and voting for the 23rd Annual Maple Blues Awards is open to the
Canadian public, until December 1, 2019 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.
Register to vote at www.mapleblues.ca.
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SPECIAL
EVENTS THIS WEEK
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Colin
Linden
Neat
Coffee Shop, Burnstown ON
Thursday,
November 21 @ 8 pm; $35
Born
in Toronto, Canada, and raised in White Plains, New York, Colin Linden returned
to Canada in 1970. He was already a guitar prodigy at 11 years old, and when
most kids that age are playing sports, Colin was meeting and being mentored by
one of his musical heroes, the great bluesman Howlin’ Wolf, which helped
set the youngster on a course to pursue the sounds of his dreams. That
encounter helped fuel a career that has featured his work on literally hundreds
of albums. At last count, the total of recordings on which he has played approaches
400, while over 100 albums bear the “Produced by Colin Linden” credit.
Colin
Linden is a genuine renaissance man of roots music. He’s a singer and
songwriter of great skill, an in-demand and prolific record producer, a sideman
to the stars as guitarist for the likes of Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, Robert
Plant and Alison Krauss, and, for the past decade-plus, a member of the
highly successful trio, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. His well-stocked
trophy case includes eight JUNO Awards, multiple Maple Blues Awards, and a
Toronto Arts Award. He has a well-deserved reputation as a slide guitar virtuoso
of true originality and his riveting slide work can be heard both on albums
from numerous artists as well as on his own sizeable solo catalogue.
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LOCAL
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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Hillbilly
Hepcats
Atomic
Rooster, 303 Bank Street
Saturday,
November 23; 4 pm – 8 pm
Stripped
down and revved up hot rod Rockabilly Trio. We'll keep your toes tapping and
your feet moving.
Swingin’
Jumpin’ Bumpin’ & Rockin’ at the Rooster.
Come on out Y’all!
Come on out Y’all!
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Wicked
Grin
Atomic
Rooster, 303 Bank Street
Sunday,
November 24; 6 pm – 9 pm
Rockin' the blues at the Atomic Rooster once again. Last Ottawa show of 2019 so let's party! Bruce Saunders on drums, the inevitable Rod Williams on harp and introducing Laura Greenberg on bass!
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Al
Wood Trio
South
Branch Bistro, 15 Clothier Street, Kemptville ON
Friday,
November 22; 8:30 pm – 11 pm
With Simon Meilleur on drums and Laura Greenberg on bass!
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Samantha
Martin & Delta Sugar
Neat
Coffee Shop, 1715 Calabogie Road, Burnstown ON
Friday,
November 22 @ 8 pm; $42.50
Samantha
Martin is the lead singer, songwriter and focal point of the group. A dynamic
front woman, she possesses a stunning voice that is capable of summoning up tidal
waves of spine-tingling emotion in one instance while delicately bringing out
the nuances of a gut-wrenching lyric in the next. A torrid force of nature,
night after night she takes audiences to emotional peaks while leaving them
stunned with her sheer pin-you-against-the-wall power.
While
Martin is a powerhouse unto herself, the vocal alchemy of Delta Sugar is not the
work of a single talent. In combination with what she likes to term her
“co-vocalists,” Sherie Marshall and Mwansa Mwansa, the vocal blend Delta Sugar
produces is pure, unadulterated gospel-tinged, neuron-tingling magic where the
sum is even richer than the already soul-melting parts.
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LOCALS
THIS WEEK
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Friday, November 22
Al Wood @ South Branch Bistro, Kemptville, 8:30 pm
Saturday, November 23
Hillbilly Hepcats @ the Atomic Rooster, 4-8 pm
Sunday, November 24
River City Junction
hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Wicked Grin @ Atomic
Rooster, 6-9 pm
Monday, November 25
Lucas Haneman Solo @ Brookstreet Hotel Options Bar,
7-11 pm
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
(almost)
EVERY WEEK
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Robert
Farrell
Daniel
O’Connell’s, 1211 Wellington Street
Mondays,
8:30–10 pm
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Music
Mondays with Mark Weatherbee
Sandy Hill
Lounge & Grill
Mondays
@ 7 pm, starting October 15
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Tuesday
Night Jazz Jam
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Tuesdays
@ 9 pm
Hosted
by the Beeched Wailers
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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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Dr Dave
Blues & Jazz
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Wednesdays,
4-7 pm; no cover
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John
Carroll
Chateau
Lafayette (The Laff), 42 York Street
Wednesdays,
8 pm
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Irene’s
Blues AllStars
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Thursdays,
8 pm – 1 am; no cover ***new early
start – 8 pm***
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.
Hosted by
Corky Kealey and Vince Halfhide.
Special
guests:
November
21 – Jesse Greene
November
28 – A.J. Fullerton with special guest Steve Marriner
December
5 – Terry Owen
December
12 – John Cormier
December
19 – Claire Bestland
December
26 – Chuck Karn
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Weekly jazz
jam
Options
Jazz Lounge, Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata
Thursdays,
7-11 pm; no cover
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Sundays at Brothers
Brothers Beer Bistro,
366 Dalhousie Street
Sundays, 11 am – 3 pm
Come
and enjoy brunch prepared by Ottawa favorite Steve Mitton and enjoy the music
of John Carroll. Every Sunday from 11am-3pm.
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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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Southern
Soul Sunday Brunch Buffet, @ 10 am & 2 pm
With Sherri
Harding
Fatboys
Southern Smokehouse, 34 Murray Street
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Sunday
Blues, 6-9 pm, no cover
Atomic
Rooster, 303 Bank Street (at MacLaren)
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Sunday
Sessions, 9:30 pm, no cover
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
NOVEMBER
– F8-BIT
DECEMBER
– John Carroll
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BLUES
ON THE RIDEAU
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Blues On The Rideau
The Cove Inn, Westport ON
Once a month 7-11 pm; $70 (buffet dinner,
dancing & door prizes included)
Advance
reservations required. Call The Cove 613-273-3636
Dinner & Show Fundraisers
Once a month September through May.
Proceeds from each show support local charities.
Visit www.coveinn.com for info about the Inn
Well-priced accommodation available at The Cove, nearby B&Bs and motel
Westport is a beautiful historic town on the Rideau Waterway - a 90-minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston.
Visit www.coveinn.com for info about the Inn
Well-priced accommodation available at The Cove, nearby B&Bs and motel
Westport is a beautiful historic town on the Rideau Waterway - a 90-minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston.
This
year we celebrate our 15th Anniversary season - making BOTR one
of the longest running and best Blues Series in the country. We've put together
another fabulous Line-Up of some of Canada's best Blues
artists - nominees and winners of Juno Awards, Maple Blues Awards,
American Blues Music Award, Western Canadian Music Award and more - bringing
back some of the all time favourites who have played the Series over
the years plus a few great new ones.
Visit www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca for more details including artists' Bios, LINKS to their websites and You Tubes.
Then check your calendars, make your choices and RESERVE NOW to be sure you don't miss out on the shows. This is particularly true if you want to STAY OVERNIGHT. All the rooms at The Cove; nearby B&Bs and the Westport Station Motel usually sell out in advance on BOTR nights.
You will note that there has been a SMALL INCREASE in the ticket price this year - from $65 pp to $70 pp (plus HST). This is the first price increase in 5 years and is necessary to cover the increased costs of just about everything - food, drink, staff, band and Sound Engineer fees, advertising, printing costs and more.
However, when you consider the quality of the meal, the venue, the ambiance and the incredible LIVE music on these nights and compare it to just about anything else this is still one of - if not THE - best entertainment value in eastern Ontario - make that the country!
Also note that there are 2 TWO NIGHT STAND shows this season – October and January - giving those who have difficulty in making the Friday night shows more chances to come out on Saturday nights!
And we've added a show in DECEMBER this year - December 13 with multiple Juno Award winners MONKEYJUNK. If you want a great place to have your Christmas Party this would be it! Book early!
Visit www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca for more details including artists' Bios, LINKS to their websites and You Tubes.
Then check your calendars, make your choices and RESERVE NOW to be sure you don't miss out on the shows. This is particularly true if you want to STAY OVERNIGHT. All the rooms at The Cove; nearby B&Bs and the Westport Station Motel usually sell out in advance on BOTR nights.
You will note that there has been a SMALL INCREASE in the ticket price this year - from $65 pp to $70 pp (plus HST). This is the first price increase in 5 years and is necessary to cover the increased costs of just about everything - food, drink, staff, band and Sound Engineer fees, advertising, printing costs and more.
However, when you consider the quality of the meal, the venue, the ambiance and the incredible LIVE music on these nights and compare it to just about anything else this is still one of - if not THE - best entertainment value in eastern Ontario - make that the country!
Also note that there are 2 TWO NIGHT STAND shows this season – October and January - giving those who have difficulty in making the Friday night shows more chances to come out on Saturday nights!
And we've added a show in DECEMBER this year - December 13 with multiple Juno Award winners MONKEYJUNK. If you want a great place to have your Christmas Party this would be it! Book early!
Blues On The Rideau
2019/20
– 15th Anniversary Year
December
13 – MonkeyJunk
January
17-18 – Jack de Keyzer Band
February
21 – Bill Durst Band
March
20 – David Gogo Band
April
17 – Miss Emily w/Band
May
8 – David Vest w/Band
BLUES ON THE RIDEAU is
produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca
in cooperation
with The Cove Inn, Westport www.coveinn.com
Perth
Brewery www.perthbrewery.ca
DAWG FM
Ottawa www.dawgfm.com
Ottawa
Blues Society www.ottawabluessociety.com
LAKE 88.1
Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca
Please visit and LIKE us on Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
Please visit and LIKE us on Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
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MUSIC BY
THE BAY LIVE
AJAX, UXBRIDGE,
PORT PERRY
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Chicago Plays The
Stones
16 Main Street S.,
Uxbridge ON
Friday, November 29 @
8 pm; advance tickets $70 + HST + fees
Chicago
guitar-slinger and vocalist, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Chicago harmonica
master and vocalist Billy Branch, among today’s foremost inheritors of the
Chicago blues tradition and keepers of the flame, unite live on-stage to give
the songs of the Rolling Stones a remarkable rebirth. Brooks and Branch strip those
rock songs down to their Chicago blues essence and bring the songs of Jagger-Richards
back to their spiritual home and their point of origin.
There is no more
seminal association in the history of rock and pop music than those ties that
bind Chicago’s electric blues with the Rolling Stones. They modeled their
sound on the gritty, urban electrified and amplified music of Muddy
Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Little Walter and other Chicago blues
pioneers. Through the lens of this musical kinship that has changed modern popular
music and culture across the globe, CHICAGO PLAYS THE STONES takes
audiences on a powerful musical journey that will delight and thrill lovers of
the blues, fans of The Rolling Stones, and general music audiences alike.
The Concert: CHICAGO
PLAYS THE STONES is an exhilarating, high-energy live stage performance
that presents its audience with classic Rolling Stones songs arranged
in the Chicago blues styles ranging from the early-traditional to modern- contemporary.
Performances also include
songs from the 1940s Mississippi Delta by a young Muddy Waters up
through the ground-breaking electrification of the country blues in Chicago by
Waters and other pioneering Windy City blues artists. These blues sounds that
traveled from the deep south up north to Chicago were the musical DNA that put
the young Brits squarely on the path to become The Rolling Stones, the
group that would eventually, with the Chicago blues at it core, have a lasting
effect on rock and pop music.
Imagine the classic Rolling
Stones songs as played by their Chicago blues heroes of the Golden Age such as Muddy
Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon or Sonny Boy
Williamson. What would those songs sound like? Would they sound retro?
Contemporary? Or, something new?
We invite you to a
unique concert event featuring today’s greatest Chicago blues artists to
discover the answer to those questions. We invite you to travel back to the
future to experience CHICAGO PLAYS THE STONES.
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Music By The Bay Live
presents
The Last Waltz – A Musical
Celebration of the Band
16 Main Street S., Uxbridge
ON
Saturday, November 30
@ 8 pm; advance tickets $65 + HST + fees
By
popular demand, one of Ontario’s most talked about acts returns to Music by the
Bay Live. This all-star Canadian cast of award-winning blues and roots
musicians, under the direction of Juno award winning producer and musical director, Lance
Anderson, will be playing The Uxbridge Music Hall on November 30, celebrating
the 43rd Anniversary of THE BAND’s last concert in 1976 and The BAND’s amazing
contribution to our shared Canadian musical heritage.
This
is an all-star line-up, featuring Jerome Levon Avis (Levon Helm’s godson), on
drums and vocals with special guests and a nine-piece band led by Maple Blues
2014 ‘Keyboardist of the Year’ Lance Anderson. The performance will recreate
the atmosphere of The Band’s final concert, which was captured in Martin
Scorcese’s award-winning concert film, The Last Waltz.
On
the American Thanksgiving of 1976 at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, The
BAND performed what they called their “Last Waltz,” and invited many of
their friends to join in the celebration. These friends included Bob Dylan,
Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, and Canadians Neil Young and Joni
Mitchell and others who performed with The Band on this special night.
In
this homage to The Last Waltz, Anderson’s special guests will perform the songs
played and sung by these guest artists at the memorable 1976 concert.
Backed by a 9-piece band that includes Jerome Levon Avis, Terry Blersh on
guitar, Dennis Pinhorn (The Hawks) on bass, Rob Gusevs (Blood, Sweat and Tears)
on organ and Anderson (Joint Chiefs of Soul) on piano and vocals, this is
a group of seasoned veterans who love the music. Anderson’s band also features
a stellar four-piece horn section including David Dunlop (Boss Brass) on
trumpet, Gord Meyers (Blood, Sweat and Tears) on trombone and tuba, Chris
Murphy (The Maple Blues Band) on tenor sax and Simon Wallis (Lighthouse) on
baritone sax. An all-star band!
The
Band is a Canadian national treasure, with four members of the legendary roots
music group originally from southern Ontario. In the 1960s, they were initially
brought together as “The Hawks” by Ronnie Hawkins and later gained international
recognition as Bob Dylan’s band on his ground-breaking electric tours. This 120
minute performance of The Last Waltz includes a wide selection of fan
favourites, such as The Band’s ‘The Weight’, ’The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down’,
‘Up On Cripple Creek’, ‘Life is a Carnival’, ‘The Shape I’m In’, ‘Rag Mama
Rag’, ‘It Makes No Difference’, ‘Ophelia’ and many more.
Please
note, artists performing subject to change.
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SPECIAL
EVENTS COMING UP
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The
Blind Boys of Alabama
NAC
Babs Asper Theatre, 1 Elgin Street
Thursday,
November 28 @ 7:30 pm; tickets starting @ $66.00
This
holiday season, the Blind Boys of Alabama are touring in support of their
latest Christmas album, "Talkin' Christmas!". The album features
blues legend Taj Mahal and includes several original holiday songs. This
special concert will also include songs from the band's previous Grammy-winning
Christmas recording "Go Tell It on the Mountain," some of their
gospel classics, and other gems from a 70-plus-year career.
The
Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel
music; inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy®
Awards. The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with
their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel
favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric
Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits.
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The
Rainbow's 35th Anniversary with
The
Commotions
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Friday,
November 29 @ 9 pm
Ottawa’s The Commotions have sidestepped the lightweight pop craze and taken the back roads straight into the hearts of their loyal followers, earning unwavering support from the true lovers of genuine, unsullied soul music. This 12-piece, sharply dressed, original throwback to the days of Motown is an evolved collection of Canada's top funk & jazz players.
Ottawa’s The Commotions have sidestepped the lightweight pop craze and taken the back roads straight into the hearts of their loyal followers, earning unwavering support from the true lovers of genuine, unsullied soul music. This 12-piece, sharply dressed, original throwback to the days of Motown is an evolved collection of Canada's top funk & jazz players.
The
Commotions write epic, sparkling, uncommonly skilled jazzy, funky soul/pop
that, depending on where you are on Volume II, conjure everything from Motown
to Stax to Jake and Elwood. As musical director, producer, songwriter, and
tenor sax ace, Brian Asselin explains, “the Commotions are more about
reclaiming the spirit of soul.” Except, of course, the Commotions do it bigger.
Featuring:
Rebecca Noelle - Vocal
Jeff Rogers - Vocal
Mackenzie Di millo - Vocal
Clayton Connell - Piano
David Gaw - Guitar
Ken Seeley - Bass
Jeff Asselin - Drums
Fred Paci - Trumpet
Ed Lister - Trumpet
Brian Asselin - Musical Director, Tenor Saxophone
Steve Berndt - Trombone
Richard Page - Bari Saxophone
Rebecca Noelle - Vocal
Jeff Rogers - Vocal
Mackenzie Di millo - Vocal
Clayton Connell - Piano
David Gaw - Guitar
Ken Seeley - Bass
Jeff Asselin - Drums
Fred Paci - Trumpet
Ed Lister - Trumpet
Brian Asselin - Musical Director, Tenor Saxophone
Steve Berndt - Trombone
Richard Page - Bari Saxophone
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The
Legendary Downchild Blues Band 50th Anniversary Party
National
Arts Centre Southam Hall, 1 Elgin Street
Friday,
November 29 @ 8 pm; tickets from $59.50
After
18 albums, countless awards and wowing sold-out audiences around the globe, The
Legendary Downchild Blues Band are celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year
with a brand-new show featuring hits like ‘Flip, Flop & Fly’, as well as
fan favourites and hidden gems from throughout their illustrious career.
Downchild
will be joined on stage for this very special performance by long-time friend
and Hollywood Star, the one and only Mr. Dan Aykroyd, two-time Juno Award winning
guitarist Tony D (MonkeyJunk), 10X Maple Blues Award winning singer Suzie Vinnick,
with more special guests to be announced!
Downchild
came to international prominence as the inspiration for Aykroyd and the late
John Belushi’s hit film, The Blues Brothers. In fact, two Downchild songs, ‘Shotgun
Blues’ and ‘(I Got Everything I Need) Almost’ were even covered on The Blues Brothers’
1978 multi-platinum album Briefcase Full of Blues.
The
band is lead by founder, Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh on guitar and harmonica,
singer Chuck Jackson, who also plays harmonica, tenor sax man Pat Carey,
Michael Fonfara (who was a member of the early American rock supergroup Rhinoceros
and Lou Reed’s band) plays keyboards, Gary Kendall on bass and drummer Mike Fitzpatrick.
With
their signature jump-blues style and infectious, soulful sound, Juno Award winners
Downchild deliver a live performance that is second to none, and this special
anniversary show is one not to be missed!
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The
Clint Everson Band
Kaffé
1870, 715 Riverside Drive, Wakefield QC
Friday,
November 29 @ 9 pm
The Clint Everson Band brings their eclectic
style of contemporary blues/country to Kaffé
1870. This powerhouse quartet of Clint Everson
(guitar/vocals), Andre Ferraton (drums), Mike Turenne (bass), and Steve
Trecarten (keyboards,sax) provide a stellar foundation to support Clint's
original music.
Get ready for a foot-stompin' good time!
Get ready for a foot-stompin' good time!
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56
Blvd Blues
Bar
du Parc, Buckingham QC
Friday,
November 29 @ 8 pm
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Jimmy Bowskill
& the Hometown Beauts
Wilno Tavern, Wilno
ON
Friday, November 29
Jimmy Bowskill is a
multi-instrumentalist whose professional career stared at age 11 when
discovered by Jeff Healey. Immediately, his first recording session was set up
which let to Jimmy being the youngest Juno nominee ever.
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Rainbow’s
35th Anniversary Party
Hosted
by The Hornettes
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Saturday,
November 30 @ 9 pm; $15
The
Hornettes are an Ottawa-based soul band that has been entertaining crowds in
the National Capital Region and beyond since 2010.The seven-piece, female-fronted
band plays a variety of upbeat classic soul songs from artists like Aretha
Franklin, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, and many, many more, as well as their
own take on more modern material. Led by Anna and Irina, backed by the driving
rhythm of guitar, drums and bass, and topped off with the hottest horn section
in town, the Hornettes always get the party start
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Clint
Everson
The
Newboro, 295 Richmond Road,
Saturday,
November 30 @ 8 pm; no cover
Ottawa
based singer-songwriter Clint Everson brings his eclectic style and
contemporary country/blues infused music to The Newboro. Come out for a
collection of original and cover tunes that will keep you singing and stomping
your feet all night long.
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Emily
Burgess & the Emburys
Opening
– The Low Profiles
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Friday,
December 6 @ 9:30 pm; $10
Emily
Burgess & The Emburys were named “Best New Group” at The Maple Blues Awards
in 2019. At the heart of this Peterborough, Ontario trio is creative
songwriting, harmonies, and a group sound that is as dynamic as it is
inventive.
Emily
Burgess (guitar/vocals), and Marcus Browne (drums/vocals) have steered the ship
of this mighty little group since 2017, with Dawson McManus joining on bass in
2019. In very short order, the band has travelled every direction,
criss-crossing the continent from Electric City, WA to Hubbards, NS, from
Thunder Bay, ON to Atlanta, GA, wowing audiences with their big sound and
unassuming nature.
The
trio is guided, influenced, and inspired by renowned American/Canadian rockers,
The Weber Brothers, who produced Burgess’ first album “Are We in Love?”. They
released their new 11-track album, “Never-Ending Fling” in October 2019.
Check
out this video featuring a track from the new CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EWyduF-2rw&fbclid=IwAR2Fmvhy0wksupK4znDQow2UteBiG2AByooKwB63-4rBDN8aPdzPpDWHCjw
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Tribute
to Sly & the Family Stone and Chaka Khan
Overflow
Brewing Company, 2477 Kaladar Avenue
Saturday,
December 7 @ 9 pm; tickets $15 advance, $20 at the door
Ottawa's
finest soul and funk musicians unite to pay tribute to 2 pioneers of soul and
funk music - Sly and The Family Stone and Chaka Khan!
Sly High is a mighty powerhouse band that pays tribute to the timeless music of Sly & The Family Stone. The energy and talent that shines through in this collective is infectious and will leave you craving more. Formed and led by Ottawa music marathoner, master band leader and founder of London Gentleman Records, Ed Lister. You'll be treated to 15 of the cities finest musicians including 7 of the best singers in the city.
Sly High is a mighty powerhouse band that pays tribute to the timeless music of Sly & The Family Stone. The energy and talent that shines through in this collective is infectious and will leave you craving more. Formed and led by Ottawa music marathoner, master band leader and founder of London Gentleman Records, Ed Lister. You'll be treated to 15 of the cities finest musicians including 7 of the best singers in the city.
This
band will make the dead dance! Dancing shoes? Mandatory!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/657820504626602/
https://www.facebook.com/events/657820504626602/
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Ghost
Town Blues Band
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Wednesday,
December 11; 8 pm – 11:30 pm; $15
Not
your grandpa’s blues band, Ghost Town Blues Band’s live show has been
captivating audiences in the U.S., Canada and Europe with their
"second-line horn entrance", cigar box guitars and electric push
brooms to Allman Brothers style jams and even a hip-hop trombone player. The
band's stage show and energy is unparalleled and has been called the best new
live blues show in the world.
Horns, harmonies and homegrown instruments combined with an energetic and roots rich festival set makes Ghost Town Blues Band one of the “must see live bands on the festival scene today.” Both Andrew McNeill behind the drums and Matt Karner on the bass guitar are a punishing rhythm section behind multi-instrumentalist/frontman Matt Isbell with raunchy cigar box guitar licks and raspy "Dr. John-like, whiskey and gravel-soaked vocals." With the addition of Trombonist Suavo Jones, Cedric Taylor on B3 and Taylor Orr on lead guitar, the grooves go from fresh to funky as the band gains more notoriety in the blues festival and jam circuit. Ghost Town Blues Band has performed all across US and Canada at over 100+ festivals and will perform more than a half-dozen international tours in Canada and Europe in 2019.
www.ghosttownbluesband.com
Horns, harmonies and homegrown instruments combined with an energetic and roots rich festival set makes Ghost Town Blues Band one of the “must see live bands on the festival scene today.” Both Andrew McNeill behind the drums and Matt Karner on the bass guitar are a punishing rhythm section behind multi-instrumentalist/frontman Matt Isbell with raunchy cigar box guitar licks and raspy "Dr. John-like, whiskey and gravel-soaked vocals." With the addition of Trombonist Suavo Jones, Cedric Taylor on B3 and Taylor Orr on lead guitar, the grooves go from fresh to funky as the band gains more notoriety in the blues festival and jam circuit. Ghost Town Blues Band has performed all across US and Canada at over 100+ festivals and will perform more than a half-dozen international tours in Canada and Europe in 2019.
www.ghosttownbluesband.com
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MonkeyJunk
Neat
Coffee House, Burnstown ON
Wednesday,
December 11; 8 pm – 11 pm; $40
Thursday,
December 12 – SOLD OUT
Launched
in Ottawa in 2008, MonkeyJunk has consistently updated contemporary blues with a
blistering mix of chops, soul, grit, humour and harmony. And while recognition
is great (2 JUNO wins, countless Maple Blues Awards, two Canadian Independent
Music Awards and a Blues Music Award (USA) for Best New Artist), all band
members agree that the real thrill of playing in MonkeyJunk is just that – playing,
especially live, where the music’s ecstatic sway on crowds is right there to
behold.
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Dueling
Pianos
Meridian
Centrepointe Theatre,
Friday,
December 13 @ 8 pm; tickets $22 - $24
Hot
off the heels of their sell-out shows here at Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe,
Dueling Pianos are back with another studio show. Don’t miss out on Tyler Kealey
and Dave Kalil playing the ivory keys to some of your favourite songs, along with
Todd Huckabone on the guitar.
Each unique show features an endless series of classic hits spanning decades of music. Playing a blend of requests from the audience, blistering guitar and piano solos, three-part harmonies, and random impromptu comedic moments, their show has won over the crowds for which they perform time after time.
Dave has been entertaining audiences across Canada since 1976 as a solo piano player and singer, but has had the most fun this past decade playing with – or against – singer-songwriter and fellow pianist Tyler. The two claim influences from musicians like Supertramp and the Eagles, from Billy Joel to the Beatles. In the intimate setting and beautiful acoustics of Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe Studio theatre, the Dueling Pianos’ effortless skill and energy will delight newcomers and long-time fans alike!
Each unique show features an endless series of classic hits spanning decades of music. Playing a blend of requests from the audience, blistering guitar and piano solos, three-part harmonies, and random impromptu comedic moments, their show has won over the crowds for which they perform time after time.
Dave has been entertaining audiences across Canada since 1976 as a solo piano player and singer, but has had the most fun this past decade playing with – or against – singer-songwriter and fellow pianist Tyler. The two claim influences from musicians like Supertramp and the Eagles, from Billy Joel to the Beatles. In the intimate setting and beautiful acoustics of Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe Studio theatre, the Dueling Pianos’ effortless skill and energy will delight newcomers and long-time fans alike!
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A
Christmas Soirée with Rebecca Noelle
Black
Sheep Inn, Wakefield QC
Friday,
December 13; 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm
Join
Rebecca Noelle and band for a cozy winter's eve overlooking the Gatineau River.
Rural charm is found at the legendary Blacksheep Inn in Wakefield. About 20
minutes north of Ottawa, you’ll be treated to an intimate experience at this
historical venue.
Joignez-vous à Rebecca Noelle avec ses musiciens et sa section de cuivres, pour une chaleureuse soirée au bord de la rivière Gatineau. Vous-y trouverez le charme rural légendaire de l'Auberge Le Mouton Noir à Wakefield. À environ 20 minutes au nord d'Ottawa, vous vivrez une expérience intime dans ce lieu historique.
Joignez-vous à Rebecca Noelle avec ses musiciens et sa section de cuivres, pour une chaleureuse soirée au bord de la rivière Gatineau. Vous-y trouverez le charme rural légendaire de l'Auberge Le Mouton Noir à Wakefield. À environ 20 minutes au nord d'Ottawa, vous vivrez une expérience intime dans ce lieu historique.
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Lucas
Haneman & the Lucas Haneman Express
IBC
Fundraiser
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Saturday,
December 14 @ 9:30 pm; $10
From
Lucas Haneman:
Megan
Laurence and I are getting prepped to go down to Memphis to represent Ottawa at
the International Blues Challenge this coming January (2020). In addition to
the full Lucas Haneman Express project, Megan and I are fortunate to play a ton
of acoustic duo gigs too.
At Irene's, we'll be representing the duo side of things with an acoustic set at the beginning of the night, then the full Express will play a longer set. Beyond that we will have some special guests in store to round out the evening as well.
At Irene's, we'll be representing the duo side of things with an acoustic set at the beginning of the night, then the full Express will play a longer set. Beyond that we will have some special guests in store to round out the evening as well.
It will be a very exciting night of live music no doubt, and we can't wait to see you there! Tickets are only $10 at the door and remember that your donations will go towards our expenses while in Memphis. The Ottawa Blues Society will be there as well to represent and help us out.
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MonkeyJunk
in Concert
Black
Sheep Inn, Wakefield QC
Saturday,
December 14 @ 8:30 pm
MonkeyJunk’s
December Concert at the Black Sheep is becoming a Christmas tradition.
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Barrelhouse
Presents: One Way Out - A Salute to the Allman Bros.
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray street
Saturday,
December 14 @ 9 pm
Barrelhouse
has reformed as One Way Out and will be returning to the storied stage of the
Rainbow Bistro on Saturday December 14th. One Way Out is a retrospective
spanning the history of the Allman Brothers from the "Duane" era
through to the final version of the band featuring Warren Haynes and Derek
Trucks. From Statesboro to Midnight Rider to Whipping Post, One Way Out plays all
your favourite Allmans tunes.
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Centrepointe Theatre
Mainstage,
Thursday, December 19
@ 8 pm
Featuring Roxanne Potvin, Rick Fines, Danielle Allard, Shawn Tavenier
Music fans can’t miss
out on this high-energy live experience! One of the top blues artists in the
country, the multi-award winning JW-Jones is a Billboard Top 10 Blues artist,
having released nine albums and performed in 23 countries across four continents.
The featured Ottawa artists joining JW on stage are handpicked by the man himself. JW Jones and his band will back these amazing local performers and play crowd favourites from their own repertoire.
The featured Ottawa artists joining JW on stage are handpicked by the man himself. JW Jones and his band will back these amazing local performers and play crowd favourites from their own repertoire.
Get ready for a sizzling show to melt the snow this December!
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NAC Presents
Christmas with Matt
Andersen & friends
NAC Southam Hall
Friday, December 20 @
8 pm; tickets start at $35
The
Festival of Small Halls and NAC Presents are happy to bring back the wildly
popular Christmas with Matt Andersen. Join us for holiday
favourites and even some surprises!
Recorded live
off the floor in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrated songwriter Matt Andersen’s
tenth album, “Halfway Home by Morning”, collects all the essential elements for
a down-home ramble. Over its lucky 13 tracks, he explores every facet of his
sound—sweat-soaked soul, incendiary rhythm and blues, heartbroken folk, and
gritty Americana—in the Southern Ground studio, the same spot that legends like
Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded. The album is as
honest and compromise free as anything he’s ever done.
The native
New Brunswicker has proven time and time again, on stages everywhere from clubs
to theatres, that he’s the genuine article. Andersen is a powerhouse performer
with a giant, soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, and has built a
formidable following the old-fashioned way: touring worldwide and letting his
stunned audiences and new devotees spread the good word of his righteous tunes
all over.
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Tony
D’s Holiday Smash
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Saturday,
December 28 @ 9 pm; $15
Tony
D is a staple in Ottawa's blues music scene. Although these days he is kept
busy touring with the JUNO winning band MonkeyJunk, when he's home, Tony D
brings out his larger blues band and ROCKS the RAINBOW.
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KINGSTON
SPECIAL EVENTS
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Blues
For Women Fundraiser
Little
Texas Roadhouse Bar & Grill, 515 Days Road, Kingston ON
Friday,
November 29 @ 7 pm; $25
BLUES
FOR WOMEN is Fundraiser for Queen's Ban Righ Centre In Memory of Karilee
Whiteway. Enjoy 4 top notch Female fronted acts including Lindsay Barr, Three
Times Lucky, Kim Doolittle and Paula Wood. Karilee was a former research
administrator at Queen’s School of Computing and a vigorous supporter of
women’s education and a passionate blues music lover.
Proceeds
will be going to Queen's Ban Righ Centre: https://banrighcentre.queensu.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/events/521477691753030/
https://www.facebook.com/events/521477691753030/
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Joe
McDonald & the Walkin’ Hawks
RCHA
Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday,
November 29 @ 8:30 pm; $10
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Jack
de Keyzer
RCHA
Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Thursday
& Friday, December 5-6 @ 8:30 pm; $25
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KINGSTON
& AREA
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 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.
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For more
info, please contact Kingston Blues Society
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BLUES ON
THE RADIO
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DAWGFM.com Blues 24/7 on the internet
Streaming at http://www.dawgfm.com/
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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.
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Wednesdays:
9-11 pm
In A Mellow
Tone
Hosted
by Bernard Stepien, Ron Steeds, Allan Wigney, Jean-Michel Labatut and Aidian Thomas,
‘In A Mellow Tone’ introduces listeners to the entire history of jazz, from its
beginnings to the latest innovations. Every program has a focus; on a musician,
a city, a festival, an instrument, a record label or on recent releases. The hosts
draw on their large personal CD and LP collections to supplement CKCU's extensive
resources.
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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 40 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 9th year. It can be heard throughout the Ottawa Valley and
streaming on the internet at valleyheritageradio.ca.
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NPR from
Canton NY
For those who live south of the city, OBS member
Bob Cavan notes that the National Public Radio (NPR) radio signal at 89.5 FM in
Canton NY comes in pretty strong in Manotick. Bob recommends two shows in particular.
Bob says “The Blue Note” Tuesdays 3 pm-5 pm, and “The Radio Bob Show” Wednesdays 3
pm-5 pm are both excellent shows – blues, ‘50s & ‘60s, rock & roll,
R&B.
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Unsung
and On The Side
With Carolyn
Fe
Tuesdays,
7-9 pm
Re-broadcast Saturday 10 am – noon & Sunday
2-4 pm (all times EST)
It’s all about the Blues, Jazz and its derivatives
from around the globe and just around the corner. Songs rarely heard, from the very
first recordings all the way to indie artists who consciously push the envelope
to the next generation sounds of the genre; some older releases will be spun - just
because the album in old, doesn't mean it's forgotten, thus the "On The
Side" part of the show's title.
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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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Monday, November 25
Lucas Haneman Solo @ Brookstreet Hotel Options Bar,
7-11 pm
Friday, November 29
Megan
Laurence & Lucas Haneman Duo @ La Roma Restaurant, 6-9 pm
Clint Everson Band @ Kaffé 1870, 9 pm
Saturday, November 30
Clint Everson @ the Newboro, 8 pm
35th Anniversary Party hosted by the Hornettes
@ the Rainbow, 9 pm
Sunday, December 1
Jimmy Cochrane hosts
the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Phoenix @ the
Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
Wednesday, December 4
The Prime Rib Big Band @ Irene’s, 8-11 pm
Friday, December 6
Angelique Francis Band @ the Rainbow,
Saturday, December 7
Megan
Laurence & Lucas Haneman Duo @ Brookstreet Hotel Options Bar, 8 pm–midnight
Sunday, December 8
The Radicals host the
Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Friday, November 13
Rebecca Noelle @ the Black Sheep Inn, 8:30 pm
The Back Beat @ Busters, Kanata, 9 pm
Saturday, December 14
MonkeyJunk @ the Black Sheep Inn, 8:30 pm
Barrelhouse Allman Bros Tribute @ the Rainbow, 9 pm
Lucas Haneman Express IBC Fundraiser @ Irene’s, 9:30
pm
Sunday, December 15
Clint Everson hosts
the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Thursday, December 19
JW-Jones & Friends @ Centrepointe Theatre, 8 pm
Saturday, December 21
Lucas
Haneman Express @ Brookstreet Hotel Options Bar, 8 pm-midnight
Sunday, December 22
Crunchy Flower hosts
the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Saturday,
December 28
Tony D’s Annual Christmas Party @ the Rainbow
River Blues @ the Atomic Rooster, 10 pm
Sunday, December 29
River City Junction
hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Lucas Haneman Solo @ Brookstreet Hotel
Options Bar, 7-11 pm
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