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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS
WEEK
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RAINBOW 30TH
ANNIVERSARY presents
Chris Antonik
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Friday, October 24
@ 9:30 pm; $15
In 2010, Toronto-based blues guitarist, singer
and songwriter Chris Antonik arrived onto the National and International blues
scene with his self-titled debut album which received widespread critical
acclaim, placed in the Roots Music Report Top 100 charts for over a year, and
garnered Antonik a nomination for Best New Artist of the Year at Canada’s
national Maple Blues Awards. In 2010, in its year-end review, British
Columbia’s Blues Underground Network deemed Chris ‘The Future of the
Blues.’
After extensive touring and major blues festival appearances in
Canada in 2011 and 2012, Chris returned with his highly anticipated and
critically-acclaimed follow-up “Better For You” in March 2013, which solidified
Chris’ reputation as one of Canada's hottest young blues artists.
To live up to the accolades on stage, Chris delivers an
unbridled and passionate live performance that gives audiences more than their
money’s worth and leaves them wanting more. An exceptional guitarist who
has been compared to Clapton, a soulful singer and an inventive songwriter,
Chris is the real deal.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Choose The Blues Productions presents
Harpdog Brown &
Blues On The Rideau 20th Anniversary
At The Cove Inn, Westport ON
Friday,
October 24; $60 Dinner & Show
Advance
reservations required - 1-888-COVE-INN or (613) 273-3636
Proceeds to Westport Library
From
Vancouver - A great harp player & singer/songwriter.
A Juno
Award nominee and Muddy Award winner.
Joined
by 2 members from Downchild!
www.harpdogbrown.com
www.harpdogbrown.com
More information at www.choosetheblues.ca
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LOCALS THIS WEEK
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Friday, October 24
The Mud Boys @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Sunday,
October 26
Open Blues Jam hosted by River City Junction @ the
Rainbow, 4-7 pm
Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS (almost)
EVERY WEEK
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Al Tambay
Bassline Pub & Eatery, 2557 Baseline Road
Every Tuesday, 8-11 pm; no cover
Al plays here every Tuesday with Jansen on drums
… and sometimes
he invites friends to join them.
Check out the food … Al really likes the wraps!
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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.
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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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John Carroll
Chateau Lafayette
(The Laff), 42 York Street
Wednesdays, 10 pm
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Wednesday Jazz Club
Zen Kitchen, 634
Somerset Street West
Every Wednesday @ 7
pm
Two sets with a short break inbetween.
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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:
October 23 – Niel Barrington
October
30 – Eric Walker
November
6 – John Cormier
November
13 – Vince Halfhide
November
20 – Jesse Greene
November
27 – Don Cummings
December
4 – Terry Gillespie
December
11 – Mark Crissinger
December
18 – Elyssa Mahoney
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Jeff Rogers
RARE Restaurant
& Bar, 570 Kanata Avenue
Thursdays, 6-10 pm
Between 6 pm and 10 pm every Thursday night, you can
find Jeff playing at this wonderful fine dining establishment. Make requests,
enjoy MARTINI NIGHT, and on Ottawa Senators game nights enjoy half price
appetizers!
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Jeff Rogers
SALT, 345 Preston
Street
Fridays, 9:30 pm
Friday
Nights in a gorgeous Piano Lounge, find Jeff singing all kinds of music,
playing a nice new grand piano, while drinking fabulous cocktails.
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Jeff Rogers
RARE Restaurant
& Bar, 570 Kanata Avenue
Saturdays,
6:30-10:30 pm
Come
by on any Saturday night for some amazing food, a great atmosphere, super
friendly staff, with some sweet soul music provided by Jeff Rogers.
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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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Sunday Night Jazz
Zen Kitchen, 634
Somerset Street West
Every Sunday;
dinner 5-10 pm; live jazz 6-9 pm
Guitarist Tim Bedner
hosts a weekly session of live jazz in an intimate setting, joined each night
by a special guest artist. Dinner is 5-10, music is 6-9. No cover, but please
order dinner!
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
ONCE A MONTH
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Open Blues Jam
Avant-Garde Bar
& Restaurant, 135½ Besserer Street
First Thursday of
each month @ 8 pm
Hosted by River City Junction and Robert Farrell, this is
an open jam.
Contact Jason jason@rivercityjunction.com
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The Allaire Show
with John Allaire & special
guests
Quinn’s Ale House,
1070 Bank Street
Last Saturday of
the month, 3-5 pm
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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.
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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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Rainbow Bistro’s 30th
Birthday
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To celebrate, we
have called on all sorts of blues talent for a massive Fall Blues Scene
Showcase. Check out our lineup below.
Friday October 24 - Chris Antonik
https://www.facebook.com/events/483994135037021/
Friday November 7 - The 24th Street Wailers
https://www.facebook.com/events/1461871927396384/
Friday November 14 - John Primer
https://www.facebook.com/events/736204449750932/
Saturday Nov 15 – The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
Friday October 24 - Chris Antonik
https://www.facebook.com/events/483994135037021/
Friday November 7 - The 24th Street Wailers
https://www.facebook.com/events/1461871927396384/
Friday November 14 - John Primer
https://www.facebook.com/events/736204449750932/
Saturday Nov 15 – The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
http://www.harpoonistaxemurderer.com/
Saturday Nov 22 - Studebaker John & The Hawks
Saturday Nov 22 - Studebaker John & The Hawks
http://www.studebakerjohn.com/
Friday November 28 - David Gogo
Friday November 28 - David Gogo
https://www.facebook.com/events/1544185819136854/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar
Saturday Nov 29 - Tony D + Musical Guests
Saturday Nov 29 - Tony D + Musical Guests
More to be confirmed!!!
Also, for this occasion, we've decided to create 30th Anniversary Passes. Still tweaking the details, but ought to be available by September 1st.
Rainbow Bistro
76 Murray Street
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CROWDFUNDING – THE
IBC BOOK!
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Blues on Beale
Street: Memoirs of the International Blues Challenge is
a photo book accompanied by a series of personal experiences, short stories,
song lyrics and quotes collected from a vast variety of IBC attendees.
Photographer Jenn Ocken was inspired through eleven
years of returning and documenting the International Blues Challenge to create
a photo book. Together with writer Greg ‘Slim Lively’ Johnson, she reached out
to hundreds of IBC attendees, including but not limited to band members,
judges, producers, winners, and fans, and collected their own personal IBC
stories to use as a way to archive the happenings at the largest gathering of
blues bands in the world. The result – a photo book filled with emotionally
rich images and personal experiences that show just how unique this event
really is to the blues genre and the blues community.
20% of the book’s pre-order sales will
be donated to the Blues Foundation’s Generation Blues fund!
Check
out this project at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blues-on-beale-street-memoirs-of-ibc-photo-book
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SPECIAL EVENTS
COMING SOON
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Adam Karch
Cabaret La Basoche,
120 rue Principale, Gatineau QC
Friday, October 31
@ 8 pm; tickets $30
At age 12, Montreal native Adam Karch discovered the
guitar, an instrument that would become his best friend and musical partner.
His 2011 release, “Cotton Fields”, revisits blues hits throughout the ages
(from the 1930s to present day) and offers five original songs. The album
explores the roots of the blues while paying homage to the long walk to freedom
taken by so many African-Americans, as well as a dedication to Harriet Tubman,
a visionary heroine who worked with the Canadian Underground Railroad in an
effort to abolish slavery. On his latest CD, “Blueprints”, you’ll find blues,
roots and unexpected acoustic versions of pop tunes.
http://www.reverbnation.com/adamkarch
http://www.reverbnation.com/adamkarch
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Tom Lavin & the
Legendary Powder Blues
Centrepointe
Mainstage Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Drive
Saturday, November
1 @ 8 pm; tickets $45
According to Canadian blues legend Tom Lavin, the blues
is like a violin: “It’s easy to play it badly and very hard to get right”. But
anyone who has ever seen Tom Lavin & the
Legendary Powder Blues play
live knows that this band gets it right every time. Their signature sound
blends swing, blues, jazz, rock & roll, and R&B with an appeal so wide
that people from seven to seventy-seven often swing side-by-side at a Powder
Blues concert. Their live shows are electrifying and the band could keep the
crowd on their feet all night long.
For over three decades Powder Blues has been Canada’s leading blues band. Formed in 1978 by Tom Lavin, the band was originally a house band in Vancouver’s Gastown. Their debut album, Uncut was certified double platinum and sky rocketed their career through 13 albums.
For over three decades Powder Blues has been Canada’s leading blues band. Formed in 1978 by Tom Lavin, the band was originally a house band in Vancouver’s Gastown. Their debut album, Uncut was certified double platinum and sky rocketed their career through 13 albums.
To date, Powder Blues albums have sold over a million
copies worldwide. Over the years the band has toured non-stop through
Canada, the US and overseas, including headlining the world-famous Montreux
Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Their CDs and DVDs continue to sell
worldwide making them one of Canada’s longest-standing music ambassadors.
Leader Tom Lavin has written many of the band’s
best-known songs including ‘Doin’ It Right [On the Wrong Side
of Town]’, ‘Thirsty Ears’ and ‘Boppin’
With the Blues’. Over the 40-plus years Tom has won awards such as the
BCMIA award for Guitarist, Singer,
Songwriter, and Producer of the Year and the
American W.C Handy award. He has more than a dozen gold and platinum records
for Powder Blues, Prism, April Wine, Long John Baldry, Amos Garrett and many
others. He has also recorded music for countless products, movies and TV shows.
Tom Lavin and the band have played as many as 322 shows
and as few as 25 shows a year. Even though they’ve slowed down their touring
schedule, they still make time to play some of the most profiled festivals and
venues around the world.
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An Evening of Blues
with Patsy Gallant
La Grange de la
Gatineau, 80 chemin Summer, Cantley QC
Friday, October 31;
Friday concert tickets $30 (plus tax)
Saturday, November
1; Saturday dinner & show tickets $65 (plus tax)
The
Queen of Disco, Patsy Gallant will present beautiful standard blues and
original compositions, accompanied by pianist Éric Sauvé. The show is in
English and French.
One of 10 children, Patsy Gallant,
born in New-Brunswick, started singing at the age of 5 with her sisters and
their band, The Gallant Sisters. Her solo career took off in 1970 when she
signed a contract with Columbia Records, releasing albums in both French and
English. A tiny, vivacious performer with a strong voice, Gallant became one of
the few Canadian artists to become a star during the disco era. After hosting a
TV show for two seasons and doing more recordings, she re-emerged in musical
theatre in 1988, performing in many productions. In 1997, she played Stella
Spotlight in Starmania
for eight years. In 2005, after
returning from her long run in Starmania,
she released a career retrospective, Tout va trop vite, which included early recordings and a remake of “Sugar
Daddy”. She released her new album “Coeur de velours” in 2013, in collaboration with DJ
Mario Léonard. Her latest
shows are: “Patsy Gallant lâche son fou”, “Patsy Gallant chante Piaf” and
“Patsy Gallant, Madame chante le Blues”.
La Grange de la Gatineau offers a
candle-lit, cabaret style setting. Tickets for the show are available at $30
(plus tax) for the Friday (concert only) and at $65 (plus tax) for the Saturday
(dinner & show). Bar service is available through the evening. Reservations
are required, and can be booked online at www.grange.ca
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Harpdog Brown &
J Edmonds
D’Arcy McGee’s,
Sparks Street
Friday &
Saturday, November 7-8 @ 9 pm; no cover
Traditional
and Acoustic Blues from one of Canada’s most respected harmonica players
Harpdog Brown (who always wows when he comes to town!) and guitar slinger J
Edmonds! Stripped down and raw – guitar, harp and vocals – this is the real
deal, folks – don’t miss out on an intimate night of pure blues happiness!
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The Elite Blues
Series presents
Coco Montoya
with
Special Guest Victor Wainwright
Showplace
Performance Centre, 290 George Street North, Peterborough ON
Friday, November 7
@ 8 pm; tickets $32 (at the box office or online)
Coco
Montoya from Texas is one of the most renowned guitar players out there. Guitar
One Magazine called him “the hottest southpaw in the Blues. Smoldering blues
and southern fried rock and roll with a master touch and killer soloing”. All
that and he has a great voice. Billboard said “an astounding guitar virtuoso
and a forceful singer”. The Village Voice called him “awe inspiring”.
Check
out the link below and see for yourself!
Victor
Wainwright returns to us from Memphis for a second time. He brought down the
house last time in our theatre. He is the 2013 & 2014 BMA Pinetop Perkins
Player of the Year. Chicago Blues Guide 2013 says “Victor is all about
boogie-woogie piano, deep soul and a voice that recalls Dr. John at his best.
He is a rising blues star, a tremendous player”.
Check
Victor out in the link below.
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Jully Black
Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street
Saturday, November 8 @ 7:30 pm: $40 (incl HST) + service charge
A force to be reckoned with,
this Canadian-born, triple threat (singer/ songwriter/ performer) loves to
share her talents and has an enthusiasm for music that is unparalleled.
There is no question as to how she has achieved the status of “Canada’s
Queen of R&B”, a title given to her by her fans and peers. Her
fourth highly anticipated album, entitled “Made In Canada” has been
described as ‘The New Motown Sound’. Traditionally, Jully is from the
school of R&B, with influences like Etta James and Tina Turner. She
has combined these sounds with the rhythmic and eclectic musical stylings
of the album’s sole producer YoungPete Alexander from Atlanta, GA. The
songs that reside on this album span the music genre spectrum,
incorporating elements of Soul, R&B and Pop. Collectively known as
“The Officials”, the two have been able to create a musical masterpiece of
which the world can relate.
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Music by the Bay Live Blues Concert Series Presentation
Blackie & the
Rodeo Kings
St. Francis Centre, 78 Church Street South, Ajax ON
Sunday, November 9; Doors 7 pm, Show 8 pm;
Tickets $65 advance, $75 at the door
In 1996, three of Canada’s
most prolific musicians got together and created the rockin’ roots sound of
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings; Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing & Tom
Wilson. Together as Blackie and the Rodeo Kings they create a sound so
uniquely their own it could never be duplicated.
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Tim Williams
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Wednesday, November
12
Tim
Williams is a
blues-based singer / songwriter / multi – instrumentalist. He is a 40 year
veteran of the ‘Roots’ music scene in North America, roots which stretch back to
the coffee-house scene of his native California in the mid 60′s.
Settling
in Canada in 1970, Tim is a studio musician, producer, and a performer in
constant demand. He has played Folk / Blues / Jazz festivals and concert halls
and clubs from Halifax, to Vancouver Island, to the Yukon.
Inspired
by the Hillbilly and Western Swing music he heard as a child, Tim absorbed late
Fifties Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, Hawaiian and Mexican music,
early Sixties Folk, and Bluegrass “like a sponge” before discovering a passion
for traditional blues styles which was fueled by seeing many first generation
blues musicians live during the “Blues Boom” of the mid and late Sixties.”
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Roselawn Centre
Blues Series
Michael Pickett
& Mike Brandon with the Mighty Duck Blues Band
Roselawn Theatre, 296 Fielden Ave., Port Colborne, ON
Friday, November 14 @ 8 pm; Tickets: $25 Adult $20 Senior/Student
Roselawn Theatre, 296 Fielden Ave., Port Colborne, ON
Friday, November 14 @ 8 pm; Tickets: $25 Adult $20 Senior/Student
Roselawn Centre for the Arts is excited to present the
first of a three part series of blues beginning Friday, November 14.
Multi award winning JUNO nominee Michael Pickett established himself as a musically ground-breaking, electrifying singer/songwriter/harmonica player in the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s (Whiskey Howl, Wooden Teeth, Michael Pickett Band. Mike Branton made a name for himself as a young guitar prodigy evolving into a triple threat: inventive improvisational soloist, original singer, and songwriter. Together they are a powerhouse and this night they will be supported by The Mighty Duck Blues Band, a collective of award winning veteran players.
http://www.michaelpickett.com
http://www.mikebranton.com
http://www.mightyduckbluesband.com
Multi award winning JUNO nominee Michael Pickett established himself as a musically ground-breaking, electrifying singer/songwriter/harmonica player in the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s (Whiskey Howl, Wooden Teeth, Michael Pickett Band. Mike Branton made a name for himself as a young guitar prodigy evolving into a triple threat: inventive improvisational soloist, original singer, and songwriter. Together they are a powerhouse and this night they will be supported by The Mighty Duck Blues Band, a collective of award winning veteran players.
http://www.michaelpickett.com
http://www.mikebranton.com
http://www.mightyduckbluesband.com
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Victor Wainwright
Cabaret La Basoche,
120 rue Principale, Gatineau QC
Friday, November 21
@ 8 pm, tickets $30
Composer,
producer, vocalist, entertainer and award-winning piano player, Victor
Wainwright is a raucous, high-octane, dynamic performer and crowd-pleaser with
soul to spare.
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Paul Reddick
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Friday, November 21
Paul Reddick has long been a part of Canada’s rich
roots music scene; he is one of the best harmonica players in the country…. His
distinctive voice covers a wide emotional palette; always engaging; sometimes a
shout, more often a conversationally vivid whisper. But it is Reddick’s songs –
sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, always thought-provking and rarely
sentimental – and the passionate way he delivers them that best illustrate what
the influential British magazine ‘Mojo’ described as his “wayward brilliance”. …
he has been nominated for Junos and a Blues Music Award and he is a seven-time
Maple Blues Award winner. And he continues to tour – across Canada and the
United State, with two or three trips a year to Europe – with his hard-hitting
band.
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Blackie & the
Rodeo Kings
Neat Coffee House,
Burnstown ON
Friday, November
21; tickets $75
Now
into their second decade and with one JUNO award and several JUNO nominations
under their belts, Black and the Rodeo Kings has organically evolved into one
of the finest roots-oriented bands in North America. They have released seven
CDs and gradually developed a feeling of brotherhood manifested in a sense of
groove, timberal blend and melodic and rhythmic play that is distinctive,
mystical, energizing and constantly evocative. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
remains one of Canada’s greatest musical treasures.
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Michael Kaeshammer
Neat Coffee House,
Burnstown ON
Wednesday, November
26; tickets $60
Kaeshammer’s fiery
style incorporates elements of his early influences – the New Orleans sound of
Fats Waller, Art Tatum and James Booker – on tracks like ‘Kisses In Zanzibar’
and the high-energy, boogie fuelled romp, ‘Rendezvous’, he also takes his cue
from one of his own all-time favourite records, Robert Palmer’s Sneakin’ Sally
Through the Alley, recorded in New Orleans with influential local funk outfit,
The Meters, in 1974. In short, it’s the musical equivalent of Gumbo
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Bloodshot Bill
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Friday, November 28
Bloodshot Bill started playing in his hometown of
Montreal, around 1998, with just a guitar and a stomp board. Since then, he has
had over 30 releases throughout Europe, USA and Canada – and still tours all
these places frequently. He was banned from entering the States for 5 years
(2006-2011) and made his first “(wel)comeback” show in USA at the Norton
Records 25th Anniversary Weekend, performing alongside such legendary (and
killer!) acts such as Andre Williams, The Sonics, 5678′s, Mighty Hannibal and The South Bay Surfers.
Since 2003 his hair has been slicked with his own brand of grease, “Nice ‘n’
Greasy”, and he plays his guitar through his custom made
one-of-a-kind Richtone Amp.
Usually travels alone as a one man band and absolutely wows the crowds
everywhere he plays!
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Carolyn Fe Blues
Collective
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Saturday, November
29
Carolyn Fe Blues Collective offers up
the Blues in all its shades …. A highly versatile, well-rounded performer,
Carolyn Fe possesses the deep soul of an artist who has lived on the fringe for
most of her life, and made the most of it as the true innovator she is, giving
her music and lyrics an insight and depth that cannot be imitated and must be
heard. She produces original material that contains lyrics with highly charged
emotions that only the Blues can surrender – from extreme loss and anger to
love-gone-bad or the languid sexiness of a hot summer night.
Backed by veteran musicians … the band’s delivery has
phrasing that at evokes deep sensations from the begging for love, the
hard-core-in-your-face of truth denied or the dreamy allure of pure seduction.
(Exerpted from a review by Sandy Graham in Cashbox)
The Carolyn Fe Blues Collective is touring in support
of their 3rd release, "Bad
Taboo".
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Suzie Vinnick
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Wednesday, December
3 @ 8 pm
Composer,
producer, vocalist, entertainer and award-winning piano player, Victor
Wainwright is a raucous, high-octane, dynamic performer and crowd-pleaser with
soul to spare.
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JW-Jones & Rod
Williams
D’Arcy McGee’s,
Sparks Street
Thursday, December 18
@ 9 pm
One
of the hottest guitar slingers in Canada and a mean rumbling harp player to
entertain you with some sweet acoustic blues – sit back and relax and enjoy the
show!
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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN, WESTPORT
2014/15 LINE-UP – 10th ANNIVERSARY
SEASON!
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Blues
On The Rideau is a Dinner & Show Fundraiser Series featuring some of
Canada's best Blues artists performing in the cozy, intimate setting
of The Cove Country Inn in Westport, Ontario - once a month from October
through May (December excluded). 2014/15 is their 10th Anniversary season.
The
Cove Inn is known for its friendly service, relaxed atmosphere, good food and
drink, comfortable accommodation, excellent LIVE music and for its
beautiful location on Rideau Lake in one of the most scenic small towns
in eastern Ontario. Westport is just a 45 minute drive from Kingston, 1.5
hours from Ottawa.
Despite cost increases, the price for these nights remains at $60 per person (the same as the past 3 years). That includes a delicious full course buffet dinner, the show and dancing. Proceeds from all BOTR nights go to support different local Westport charities. The Series has raised over $50,000 for the community over the past 9 years and the goal is to hit another $5K this season.
Blues On The Rideau is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca in co-operation with The Cove Inn www.coveinn.com and is sponsored by 101.9 DAWG FM in Ottawa www.dawgfm.com, LAKE 88.1 in Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca and DAN AYKROYD WINES www.danaykroydwines.com.
Despite cost increases, the price for these nights remains at $60 per person (the same as the past 3 years). That includes a delicious full course buffet dinner, the show and dancing. Proceeds from all BOTR nights go to support different local Westport charities. The Series has raised over $50,000 for the community over the past 9 years and the goal is to hit another $5K this season.
Blues On The Rideau is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca in co-operation with The Cove Inn www.coveinn.com and is sponsored by 101.9 DAWG FM in Ottawa www.dawgfm.com, LAKE 88.1 in Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca and DAN AYKROYD WINES www.danaykroydwines.com.
2014/15
LINE-UP FOR BLUES ON THE RIDEAU @ THE COVE INN
October
24 - HARPDOG BROWN
www.harpdogbrown.com
From
Vancouver - A great harp player & singer/songwriter. A Juno Award
nominee and Muddy Award winner. Joined by 2 members from Downchild!
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT LIBRARY
November 21 - FATHEAD www.fathead.biz
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT LIBRARY
November 21 - FATHEAD www.fathead.biz
From
Toronto - 2X Juno Award and multiple Maple Blues Award winners over their
21+ year career. Their 4th visit to BOTR. Funky, soulful and fun!
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT FOOD BANK
January 23 - JACK DE KEYZER BAND www.jackdekeyzer.com
From Toronto - Canada's King of the Blues guitar - 2X Juno Award and 7X Maple Blues Award winner. His 6th visit to The Cove!
PROCEEDS TO FRIENDS OF FOLEY MOUNTAIN
February 20 & 21 - THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS
From Toronto - All stars indeed - 5 members from Downchild plus Teddy Leonard on guitar - all Juno and/or Maple Blues Award winners!
PROCEEDS TO WESTPORT’S RIDEAU VISTA & ST. EDWARD’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
PROCEEDS TO THE WESTPORT FOOD BANK
January 23 - JACK DE KEYZER BAND www.jackdekeyzer.com
From Toronto - Canada's King of the Blues guitar - 2X Juno Award and 7X Maple Blues Award winner. His 6th visit to The Cove!
PROCEEDS TO FRIENDS OF FOLEY MOUNTAIN
February 20 & 21 - THE HOGTOWN ALLSTARS
From Toronto - All stars indeed - 5 members from Downchild plus Teddy Leonard on guitar - all Juno and/or Maple Blues Award winners!
PROCEEDS TO WESTPORT’S RIDEAU VISTA & ST. EDWARD’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
March
20 - PAUL REDDICK BAND www.paulreddick.ca
From Toronto - 7X Maple Blues Award winner and a Juno & American Blues Music Award nominee. A wonderfully talented singer/songwriter & harp player.
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU WATERWAY LAND TRUST
April 17 - PAUL JAMES BAND www.pauljamesband.com
From Toronto - A singer/songwriter/guitarist with a 40+ year career and a great veteran band who plays Blues, R&B and Rockabilly as good as it gets.
PROCEEDS TO EASTER SEALS CAMP MERRYWOOD
May 8 & 9 - DAVID ROTUNDO BAND www.davidrotundo.com
From Toronto - A superb singer/songwriter and harp player and an excellent performer. Arguably the most popular band to every play BOTR - his 7th visit!
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU DISTRICT MUSEUM & WESTPORT IN BLOOM
More information including downloadable Schedule, links to band websites, sample songs and YOU TUBE videos can be found at www.bluesontherideau.ca
DINNER & SHOW $60
7 to 11 pm for all shows
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS are required
From Toronto - 7X Maple Blues Award winner and a Juno & American Blues Music Award nominee. A wonderfully talented singer/songwriter & harp player.
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU WATERWAY LAND TRUST
April 17 - PAUL JAMES BAND www.pauljamesband.com
From Toronto - A singer/songwriter/guitarist with a 40+ year career and a great veteran band who plays Blues, R&B and Rockabilly as good as it gets.
PROCEEDS TO EASTER SEALS CAMP MERRYWOOD
May 8 & 9 - DAVID ROTUNDO BAND www.davidrotundo.com
From Toronto - A superb singer/songwriter and harp player and an excellent performer. Arguably the most popular band to every play BOTR - his 7th visit!
PROCEEDS TO RIDEAU DISTRICT MUSEUM & WESTPORT IN BLOOM
More information including downloadable Schedule, links to band websites, sample songs and YOU TUBE videos can be found at www.bluesontherideau.ca
DINNER & SHOW $60
7 to 11 pm for all shows
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS are required
Well
priced accommodation is available at The Cove and nearby B&Bs
Book early - most BOTR nights sell out in advance!
CALL 1-888-COVE-INN or (613) 273-3636
Book early - most BOTR nights sell out in advance!
CALL 1-888-COVE-INN or (613) 273-3636
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KINGSTON BLUES
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Kingston New Mississippi
The Standeasy @ the
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, October 17, 5-8:30 pm (no cover)
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Chris Antonik
The Standeasy @ the
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, November
1 @ 8:30 pm; $15 by reservation
In 2010, Toronto-based blues guitarist, singer
and songwriter Chris Antonik arrived onto the National and International blues
scene with his self-titled debut album which received widespread critical
acclaim, placed in the Roots Music Report Top 100 charts for over a year, and
garnered Antonik a nomination for Best New Artist of the Year at Canada’s
national Maple Blues Awards. In 2010, in its year-end review, British
Columbia’s Blues Underground Network deemed Chris ‘The Future of the
Blues.’
After extensive touring and major blues festival appearances in
Canada in 2011 and 2012, Chris returned with his highly anticipated and
critically-acclaimed follow-up “Better For You” in March 2013, which solidified
Chris’ reputation as one of Canada's hottest young blues artists.
To live up to the accolades on stage, Chris delivers an
unbridled and passionate live performance that gives audiences more than their
money’s worth and leaves them wanting more. An exceptional guitarist who
has been compared to Clapton, a soulful singer and an inventive songwriter,
Chris is the real deal.
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Ginger St. James
The Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, November 15, @ 8:30 pm; $10 at the door
Ginger
St. James never disappoints and the country-roots infused music that she writes
turns heads like the girl herself. Many roads travelled and many lessons
learned add up to provide the tales she tells with the sweetest voice, or
petulant growl depending on the number. Her life in song is a refreshing
array of sock hop greasers, classic country and touching insights to a very
real story. In a world where everything is freeze dried and wrapped in
plastic, Ginger St. James is very much like the farmers market – full of
friendly, hard-working folk proudly offering the fruits of their labour, colours
and aromas embracing all who approach. You would be forgiven in assuming
such a diminutive lass would struggle in the hardscrabble music business, but
her charm talent and tenacity is as infectious as the grooves and rhythms that
make those finely crafted lyrics come to life with so much energy. Music
lovers know a good thing when they hear it, and Ginger St. James has the
package that’s flying off the shelves.
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Chicago Blues Legend Studebaker John and The Hawks
The Standeasy @ the RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, November 21 @ 8:30 pm; tickets $20 in advance
Studebaker John Grimaldi was born in an
Italian-American section of Chicago and started playing harmonica at age 7.
Under the spell of music he heard on Maxwell Street, Chicago’s famed blues
melting pot, John began performing as Studebaker John and the Hawks in the
‘70s. The band name referenced the Studebaker Hawk, a car he still owns today,
and was also intended as a tribute to this friend, J.B. Hutto and the Hawks.
John began playing guitar after a life-changing experience of seeing Hound Dog
Taylor and the Houserockers perform. As a songwriter and musician, Studebaker
John has emerged as a major creative form in the world of the blues today.
Ahead of the pack, with vision and foresight, creating a new standard and
landscape for this music’s future … with John at the wheel, the future is now!
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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
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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, October 26 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – with Liz Sykes
Next week, November 2 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – with Debrablues
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 2014.
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
This week, October 22 – Fats Navarro: Ron Sweetman plays the second of two programs on
this trumpeter's career.
Next week, October 29 – Funding Drive Program #1: The first of two programs dedicated to raising funds for CKCU-FM's
diverse non-commercial radio programming. We'll be playing Contemporary Big
Bands from around the world. Co-Hosted by Rob Bitschofsky and Ron Sweetman. Dial
& Donate at 613-520-3920!
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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 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/
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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 7th year. It
can be heard throughout the Ottawa Valley and streaming on the internet at valleyheritageradio.ca.
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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.
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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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Friday &
Saturday, October 31-November 1
MonkeyJunk in Concert @ the Blacksheep Inn, Wakefield
QC
Saturday, November
1
Ball & Chain and the Wreckers CD release @ Irene’s
Pub, 9:30 pm
Joe Gaspar Band @ Moose McGuire’s
Saturday, November
8
Wicked Grin @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Wednesday, November
19
OBS Fall Fundraiser with Al Wood, Marty Sobb &
friends @ Irene’s, 8 pm
Friday, December 5
John Carroll & the Epic Proportions @ the Black
Sheep, Wakefield, 8:30 pm
Drew Nelson Band @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Friday &
Saturday, December 5-6
MonkeyJunk @ the Neat Coffee House, Burnstown ON
Saturday, December
20
Jesse Greene Band @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
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