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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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Matt Andersen &
the Bona Fide
with special guest Steve Hill
NAC Southam Hall,
53 Elgin Street
Thursday, March 24
@ 8 pm
A powerhouse performer, Matt
Andersen’s “fingers sail over his acoustic guitar strings with the speed and
grace of a hummingbird,” he has a giant yet soul-filled and passionate voice,
and a commanding stage presence. In a word, Andersen is awesome! With over 5
million views on YouTube, independent album sales topping 30,000, a European
Blues Award, Maple Blues Awards and Best Solo Performer at the Memphis Blues
Challenge, Andersen’s worldwide fan base shows no signs of slowing down.
“The blues is a big part of
what I do, and in my solo show some tunes are straight-up blues, for sure,” he
says. “But I would never stand beside B.B. King and say, ‘I play blues, too.’
None of my albums are blues albums – I’ve won blues awards with them, but I
wouldn’t say they’re blues albums.”
Since the release of “Weightless” in early 2014, Andersen
has received a Juno nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, a
CIMA Road Gold award, and a Maple Blues Award for Male Vocalist of the Year.
His ninth full-length album “Honest
Man” is set for release February 26 via True North Records.
Supporting the release of “Honest Man”, Andersen will
take to the road for four months through North America and joining him on the
Canadian dates will be another JUNO Award nominated songwriter, Donovan
Woods. No stranger to each other, the Toronto artist and Andersen penned
two tracks together for “Honest Man”
including the album closer ‘One Good Song’.
Joining him on stage behind
the drum set is Geoff Arsenault (Daniel Lanois, Matt Mays, Al Tuck, Mary Jane
Lamond), a multifaceted artist with a soulful sensibility known for his
generous and harmonious style. On bass and harmonica is the JUNO Award winning
multi-instrumentalist and producer Steve Marriner (MonkeyJunk, Harry Manx). And
taking up the guitar and keys is Chris Kirby (Wide Mouth Mason, Big Sugar), a
10-time ECMA nominee, 5 time Music Newfoundland Award winner, and in demand
songwriter, co-writing with the likes of Tim Chaisson, Phil Churchill (The
Once), Eddie Schwartz, Stephen Fearing, and many others.
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Sussex, featuring Rob Lutes
Sussex, featuring Rob Lutes
special guest set by L'il Andy, one of Quebec's truly great country/alt. country
songwriters
Irene’s Pub, 885
Bank Street
Friday, March 25;
$10
SUSSEX – “Parade Day” (Lucky Bear Records)
Review from Folk Roots/Folk Branches
with Mike Regenstreif, February 6, 2016
I’ve known Montreal-based
singer-songwriter Rob Lutes a long
time and have enjoyed watching (and listening) to him develop as a singer,
songwriter, guitarist and performer. He knows well how to combine his gritty
voice and fluid, blues-based guitar playing into something very compelling.
With Sussex, Rob has taken his
music to a new level.
Sussex is a collaboration of
Rob, who is rooted in folk and blues, and vibraphonist Michael Emenau, whose roots are in classical music and jazz. Rob
and Michael played together 25 or so years ago as high school students in New
Brunswick and began collaborating again after Michael moved to Montreal in
2011.
“Parade
Day”, the first Sussex album, includes five songs
written or co-written by Rob, one by Michael, and five of their songwriting
collaborations. They also include a charming cover of Randy Newman’s ‘Dayton, Ohio – 1903’.
Rob plays acoustic guitar
and fronts the band as lead singer while Michael is heard throughout on vibes
and occasionally on percussion and piano. And they get some great backup from
the likes of guitarist Ben Charest
(best known for his infectious film score for Les Triplettes
de Bellville); trumpet and flugelhorn player Ivanhoe Jolicoeur; upright bassist Sage Reynolds; and violinist Josh Zubot.
The album opens strongly
with ‘Hollow Log’, a song about maintaining a sense of balance in the face of
life’s problems. The vibes weaving in and around the vocal lines give the song
an irresistible jazzy-rootsy flavor. The jazz-meets-roots fusion really comes
alive on such numbers as ‘Truth and Lies’, with some nimble, Reinhardt-like
guitar lines by Ben; ‘Superman’s Escape’, a bouncy song with the vibes,
guitars, violin, bass and horn all contributing to the toe-tapping groove; and
‘Sparkle Blues’, a slow, jazz ballad. I also really enjoyed Sussex’s take on
‘Dayton, Ohio – 1903’, a gentle period piece from Randy Newman’s classic 1972
album “Sail Away” (which
was also memorably covered on Priscilla
Herdman’s “Forgotten
Dreams” – a 1980 album I had a little something to do with).
Sussex has already
launched “Parade Day” in
Quebec City and Montreal. Several more launch concerts are coming up including
a show on March 25 here in Ottawa at Irene’s.
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Jerome Godboo
La Basoche, 120 rue
Principal, Gatineau
Friday, March 25 @
8 pm; $30
Auteur-compositeur-interprète
et harmoniciste hors pair, le Torontois Jerome Godboo compte pas moins de douze albums en vingt ans de
carrière, dont son plus récent, Sanctuary City. Récipiendaire du prix Lee Oscar du meilleur
harmoniciste à l’International Blues Challenge de Memphis en 2014, il a joué
aux côtés de Prince, James Cotton, Dutch Mason, Ronnie Hawkins, Jack de Keyzer
et Jeff Healey. (PR from Ovation Events)
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MonkeyJunk in
Concert
with Ross Neilsen
Black Sheep Inn,
Wakefield QC
Saturday, March 26
@ 8:30 pm; $20 in advance
Sunday, March 27 @
4:30 pm; $20 in advance
MonkeyJunk - multi-Maple Blues Award winning rock and
roll/swamp/blues band; JUNO award winner.
Ross - ROOTS –
BLUES – RAWK
“Your material is strong and timeless. You can play your instruments.
The drums are strong. The guitar is hot. The bass is in the pocket.” Jim
Dickinson, High Priest of Memphis Music
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Ken Seely Duo
Vineyards Wine Bar
& Bistro
Wednesday, March 23
@ 7 pm; no cover
Brian Asselin - Songwriter and I
are gonna be playing some Old School tunes along with some Funky Jazz at
Vineyards Wine Bar and Bistro.
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Terry Gillespie
Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank Street
Saturday, March 26
Terry
Gillespie is back home after being outta the loop for 4 of the last 5 months.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Blues on the Rideau presents
Angel Forrest Band
Friday, March 25, 7-11 pm; $65 + HST
Proceeds to Kick In For Kids
With a career spanning 26
years and 8 albums to her credit Angel is recognized as one of the best
female vocalists in Quebec. Now she’s become nationally and
internationally famous. Last year she won the Maple Blues Award
winner for Best Female Vocalist (her second in a row) and Best Songwriter.
A colourful, flamboyant performer with a voice like Janis Joplin. Her
first appearance at BOTR and we’re very pleased to have her!
Advance Reservations are required.
Advance Reservations are required.
Call The Cove at
613-273-3636 or 1-888-COVEINN to reserve.
OBS members – Blues
On The Rideau is offering 10% off Dinner & Show tickets to all Blues On The
Rideau events at The Cove Inn in Westport ($65 cost – OBS members $58.50). For
more info and conditions for the OBS discount www.ottawabluessociety.com/membership
BLUES ON THE RIDEAU is produced by Choose The Blues
Productions
www.choosetheblues.ca in
cooperation with The Cove Inn, Westport
Calabogie Presents...The Winter MUSIC Series
Three
Times Lucky
Black Donald’s Pub, Calabogie Peaks,
Calabogie ON
Saturday, March 26 @ 2 pm
Three Times Lucky,
formed in 2009, are a group of experienced Ottawa area musicians offering a
combination of classic rootsy blues rock, with a healthy dose of their own
original numbers to boot. So put on your favorite dancing shoes and come out to
a show real soon! Yer Alternative Rockin' Blues Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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LOCALS THIS WEEK
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Saturday, March 26
Terry
Gillespie @ the Atomic Rooster, 4 pm
Sunday, March 27
River
City Junction hosts the Open Jam @ the Rainbow, 4 pm
Velvet
Revolver @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
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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.
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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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Matthew &
Curtis Chaffey (The Split)
The Lift Lounge,
Delta Hotel, 101 Lyon Street North
Wednesdays,
5:30-8:30 pm
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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, 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.
Hosted by Corky
Kealey and Vince Halfhide.
Special guests:
March 24 – Rod Williams
March 31
– Jeff Hagerman
April 7
– Jason & Caroline
April 14
– Lee Bowie
April 21
– Dave Schroeder
April 28
– Luke Ambridge
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Weekly jazz jam
Options Jazz
Lounge, Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata
Thursdays, 7-11 pm;
no cover
“…
February 11, was the third anniversary of weekly jazz jams at the Brookstreet
Hotel's Options Jazz Lounge in Kanata – and the HML Trio will be keeping the
music going, as they have from the beginning.
There
are not many jams that last without a break for that long, and with the same
host band. But the Ottawa jazz trio – Jamie Holmes on drums, Alex Moxon on
guitar, and J.P. Lapensée on electric bass – has built a steady following for
the Thursday jam, week in and week out.”
Check
out the full article on this jam at
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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.
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Roddy Ellias
Caveau Mediterranean,
1638 Bank Street
Every Saturday
night
Saturday, March 26 - Roddy Ellias – guitar; Lee Anne Frederickson - voice
Saturday, April 2 - Roddy Ellias – guitar;
Rene Gely - guitar
Saturday, April 9 - Roddy Ellias – guitar;
Christine Fagan - voice
Saturday, April 9 - Roddy Ellias – guitar;
Petr Cancura - saxophone and clarinet
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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
Songs and stories from around the world.
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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!
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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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2016 WINTER MUSIC
AT CALABOGIE PEAKS
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Calabogie Presents...The Winter MUSIC Series
January 2, 2016 - March 26, 2016
January 2, 2016 - March 26, 2016
Calabogie Peaks Resort
is excited to bring back the music events this winter with après ski entertainment!
Three Times Lucky - March 26, 2016
Three Times Lucky,
formed in 2009, are a group of experienced Ottawa area musicians offering a
combination of classic rootsy blues rock, with a healthy dose of their own
original numbers to boot. So put on your favorite dancing shoes and come out to
a show real soon! Yer Alternative Rockin' Blues Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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VIRÉE BLUES BORÉALE
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23rd
Edition of Virée Blues Boréale
Le
Petit Chicago, 50 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau QC
March 30 – Brent
Johnson & the Call Up
April
13 – Miss Robin Banks & her All-Star Blues Band
April
27 – Nadia Waltz
May
11 – Mike Goudreau & the Boppin’ Blues Band
May
25 – Raoul & the Big Time
June
8 – Dawn Tyler Watson
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
ONCE A MONTH
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Blues On Tues
The Granary Beizli,
3270 County Rd 10, Vankleek Hill ON
Third Tuesday of
every month@ 7 pm; $10
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Blues On The Rideau
The Cove Inn, Westport ON
Dinner & Show
Fundraisers
Once a month 7-11 pm; $65
Blues On The Rideau is a Dinner and Show Fundraiser
Series that has been running at The Cove Country Inn in Westport, Ontario for
the past 10 years. The shows start in September and run once a month through to
May (December excluded) and feature some of the best Blues bands in Canada (and
a few American ones too). It has come to be recognized as one of the
premier Blues Series in Canada. Every show is a fundraiser for a different
local charity. To date the Series has raised over $55,000. The goal for this
season is another $5K.
The Cove Inn is located in the beautiful village of Westport on Upper Rideau Lake - about a 90 minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston. All BOTR shows run from 7 to 11 pm and include a delicious full course buffet dinner. The staff at The Cove are very friendly and the venue is small, intimate and relaxed. After dinner you get to see and dance to the bands up close and personal – the way Blues is best enjoyed – all for a very reasonable price – $65 (plus tax). There are door prize giveaways at every show and 2 Grand Prizes drawn at the end of the season from all of the Comment Cards filled in by attendees over the year.
The Cove Inn is located in the beautiful village of Westport on Upper Rideau Lake - about a 90 minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston. All BOTR shows run from 7 to 11 pm and include a delicious full course buffet dinner. The staff at The Cove are very friendly and the venue is small, intimate and relaxed. After dinner you get to see and dance to the bands up close and personal – the way Blues is best enjoyed – all for a very reasonable price – $65 (plus tax). There are door prize giveaways at every show and 2 Grand Prizes drawn at the end of the season from all of the Comment Cards filled in by attendees over the year.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS are required and it is wise to
book well ahead especially if you want to stay overnight. Rooms at The
Cove and nearby B&Bs and motels frequently sell out for Blues nights. Call
The Cove at 613-273-3636 or 1-888-COVEINN to reserve.
More info on the Series, including Bios, LINKS to
websites and YOU TUBES of all the artists can be found at www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca
2015/16 SEASON – our 11th year!
March 25
From Montreal
ANGEL FORREST BAND
With a career spanning 26 years and 8 albums to her credit Angel is recognized as one of the best female vocalists in Quebec. Now she’s become nationally and internationally famous. Last year she won the Maple Blues Award winner for Best Female Vocalist (her second in a row) and Best Songwriter. A colourful, flamboyant performer with a voice like Janis Joplin. Her first appearance at BOTR and we’re very pleased to have her!
PROCEEDS TO KICK IN FOR KIDS
April 22
From Montreal
RIA REECE BAND
A young, beautiful up-and-coming artist with a powerful, soulful voice who sings Blues, Jazz, Soul & R&B like Etta James & Koko Taylor. 4 Quebec Lys Blues Award nominations for her first album and a finalist in the 2014 Toronto Blues Society’s Talent Search. She hasn’t played outside of Quebec that often yet but that’s about to change – come and see her before she gets famous!
PROCEEDS TO 4-H CANADA
May 13
From Hamilton
HARRISON KENNEDY BAND
One of the best Soul/Blues/R&B singers this country has ever produced - period. Lead singer in the Detroit supergroup “Chairmen Of The Board” in the 1960s Harrison semi-retired when the band broke up, took a “real job” and only played Blues on the side for a few decades. He re-emerged full time in the early 2000s and since then he’s released 7 albums (4 of which earned Juno nominations), been nominated 15X for Maple Blues Awards and an American Blues Music Award. Harrison has been here twice before - now you get to see him with his full R&B band behind him. I guarantee this will be a night to remember. Reserve early!
PROCEEDS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
From Montreal
ANGEL FORREST BAND
With a career spanning 26 years and 8 albums to her credit Angel is recognized as one of the best female vocalists in Quebec. Now she’s become nationally and internationally famous. Last year she won the Maple Blues Award winner for Best Female Vocalist (her second in a row) and Best Songwriter. A colourful, flamboyant performer with a voice like Janis Joplin. Her first appearance at BOTR and we’re very pleased to have her!
PROCEEDS TO KICK IN FOR KIDS
April 22
From Montreal
RIA REECE BAND
A young, beautiful up-and-coming artist with a powerful, soulful voice who sings Blues, Jazz, Soul & R&B like Etta James & Koko Taylor. 4 Quebec Lys Blues Award nominations for her first album and a finalist in the 2014 Toronto Blues Society’s Talent Search. She hasn’t played outside of Quebec that often yet but that’s about to change – come and see her before she gets famous!
PROCEEDS TO 4-H CANADA
May 13
From Hamilton
HARRISON KENNEDY BAND
One of the best Soul/Blues/R&B singers this country has ever produced - period. Lead singer in the Detroit supergroup “Chairmen Of The Board” in the 1960s Harrison semi-retired when the band broke up, took a “real job” and only played Blues on the side for a few decades. He re-emerged full time in the early 2000s and since then he’s released 7 albums (4 of which earned Juno nominations), been nominated 15X for Maple Blues Awards and an American Blues Music Award. Harrison has been here twice before - now you get to see him with his full R&B band behind him. I guarantee this will be a night to remember. Reserve early!
PROCEEDS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Bands and dates are subject
to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Check the website or call The
Cove closer to the shows to confirm.
BLUES ON THE RIDEAU is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca
BLUES ON THE RIDEAU is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca
in cooperation with The Cove Inn, Westport www.coveinn.com
Sponsored by Dan Aykroyd Wines www.danaykroydwines.com
Perth Brewery www.perthbrewery.ca
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SPECIAL EVENTS – APRIL
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Jack de Keyzer
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Friday, April 1 @
9:30 pm; $15
2X Juno Winner and 7X Maple Blues Winner, blues
guitarist, singer, song writer and band leader, Jack de Keyzer's latest CD is a
live recording, “Voodoo Boogie”. Catch the live show at the Rainbow.
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Chris Antonik
Greenfield’s Pub,
900 Greenbank Road, Barrhaven
Saturday, April 2
Chris Antonik has been working on a follow-up to his
critically-acclaimed sophomore recording, “Better For You”. Currently on tour
in the US, Chris will be making a rare Ottawa appearance, April 2 at
Greenfield’s. He’ll have Guenther Kapelle on bass, Geoff Daye on keys, and Murad Gunduz on
drums.
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Colin James –
Up Close and Personal
NAC Southam Hall,
53 Elgin Street
Saturday, April 2
For his
16th studio album, Hearts On Fire, Colin James wanted to try
something different. While still working with longtime friend Colin Linden they
added a “team” of seasoned musicians that each brought their unique talents to
the studio. Whether it was at The House of Blues in Nashville, TN or Magic Ten
Studios in Vancouver, BC the team effort has resulted in a record James is very
proud of.
The first
thing one will notice on Hearts On Fire is James’s vocals: warm, expressive,
upfront. For someone who’s as well-known as a guitarist, this is something of a
change of pace. The songs are very well chosen and highlight James’ seasoned
vocals. Mostly composed by James and Tom Wilson (one third of Blackie & The
Rodeo Kings & Lee Harvey Osmond front man).
“My last
acoustic album goes back to National Steel in 1998,” Colin reflects. “It seemed
a good time for some quieter material, especially as I will be touring more as
an acoustic group this time around.”
Colin
James is an inductee in the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame. He has won six Juno
Awards including “Male Vocalist of the Year” and the “Best Producer” award for
his efforts with The Little Big Band. He is the recipient of 17 Maple
Blues Awards having most recently been honored in 2013 with “Entertainer of the
Year”.
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Ross Neilsen
The Branch, 15
Clothier Street East, Kemptville ON
Saturday, April 2
Currently on the Matt Andersen tour as ‘merch guy’,
Ross Neilsen recorded his latest CD in Almonte in January. What was planned to
be a solo effort turned into a band CD.
For more insight into the fascinating Ross Neilsen,
check out this Mako Funasaka’s interview with him, available on podcast here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-talkinblues-podcast/id1073359611?mt=2 and this article http://www.gridcitymagazine.com/make-art-not-commerce/?platform=hootsuite
And head out to Kemptville to the Branch on April 2, to
hear his music!
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Music by the Bay
Live presents
Tommy Castro and
The Painkillers
St. Francis Centre,
78 Church Street South, Ajax ON
Sunday, April 3 @ 8
pm
Night after night, Tommy Castro, a fierce and fiery
road warrior, fervently delivers his driving, Blues soaked, soul baring music
to fans all over the world. The road is where he honed his guitar playing to a
razor’s edge. It’s where he learned how to captivate an audience with his
intensely passionate vocals and his memorable songs, licks and grooves. It’s
where he learned to turn his band into a dynamic, high performance engine, able
to bring down the house with a soulful ballad and then bring fans to their feet
with a blistering blues rocker.
Over the course of his four-decade career, Castro has
played thousands of shows to hundreds of thousands of fans, packing dance
floors, always leaving them screaming for more. He has released 14 albums
filled with original blues, soul and West Coast rock, each one standing alone.
Hailing from the San Francisco area, Castro, along with his band, The
Painkillers (currently featuring bassist Randy McDonald, keyboardist Michael
Emerson and drummer Bowen Brown), play music that is guaranteed to fire up fans
and leave critics searching for new words of praise.
For more information, visit www.musicbythebaylive.com/
email musicbythebaylive@rogers.com
or call 905-831-8661
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Rita Chiarelli
& Sweet Loretta
Shenkman Theatre,
245 Centrum Blvd, Orleans ON
Friday, April 8 @ 8
pm
"It's a Rockin' all
Female R&B Blast!"
JUNO-winning Canadian music icon Rita
Chiarelli is famous for thrilling audiences across the world as 'Canada's Blues
Queen'. Chiarelli's latest concert show has her wowing audiences with her
all-star female bluesy R&B band, Sweet Loretta. Together, Rita
Chiarelli and Sweet Loretta have brought the crowds to their feet at
Ottawa's National Arts Centre, Toronto's Hugh's Room and Massey Hall, with an
exciting stage show and stellar musicianship. It's a show not to miss!
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RBI Productions and Dennis Ruffo Productions presents
Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs
Centrepointe Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Nepean
Wednesday & Thursday, April 13-14 @ 8 pm; tickets $83-93
Wednesday & Thursday, April 13-14 @ 8 pm; tickets $83-93
For over 20 years now the
legions of fans of Guitarist - Composer - Musicologist, Ry Cooder, have been
eagerly awaiting his return to the concert stage. He finally has found the
musical project he wants to tour with in Cooder-White-Skaggs, a collaboration
with multi Grammy Award Winners Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White, in what the
Chicago Tribune has called "a Roots Music Super-Group".
Joined on stage by Cheryl and Buck White (the Whites) plus bassist Mark Fain and Ry Cooder's son and drummer Joachim Cooder, Cooder - White - Skaggs brings 4 part harmonies and virtuoso ensemble playing to a repertoire that encompasses the best of Bluegrass, Country, Blues and Gospel Music.
Don’t miss what is sure to be an amazing performance!
Joined on stage by Cheryl and Buck White (the Whites) plus bassist Mark Fain and Ry Cooder's son and drummer Joachim Cooder, Cooder - White - Skaggs brings 4 part harmonies and virtuoso ensemble playing to a repertoire that encompasses the best of Bluegrass, Country, Blues and Gospel Music.
Don’t miss what is sure to be an amazing performance!
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Michael Kaeshammer
NAC Theatre, 53
Elgin Street
Saturday, April 23
@ 7:30 pm
Kaeshammer’s performances, on record and on stage, are
an invitation to join the party. He doesn’t play at you. He plays with you. At
one of his shows, you’re all in it together – not only part of the story, but
virtually part of the band.
“For me the performance is as much about the energy
coming off the stage as the energy coming from the audience. It’s about being
myself, writing from the heart and showing my love for life. That’s what I want
to convey. After the show, people ask me, ‘do you really have that much fun?’
And I say ‘you don’t know the half of it. It’s even more exhilarating than it
looks’.”
A night with Michael and his band isn’t the kind of
show where you just sit, watch and applaud politely every now and then. Their
goal isn’t to intimidate you with the scholarly depth of their music, it’s to
entertain, inform and include you – A wild ride with no fixed destination
except where he feels he and the crowd want to go.
On stage and on record it’s all about drawing the
audience in. That’s where the joy is, pure and simple. And while joy is
something Michael Kaeshammer has never had difficulty expressing, on
“KAESHAMMER”, his third record on Alert Music, the German born, Canadian bred
pianist expresses it more enthusiastically than ever.
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EVENTS AHEAD in
2016
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George Thorogood
& the Destroyers
Opening – JW Jones
National Arts
Centre, 53 Elgin Street
Monday, May 9 @ 8
pm
In 1973, a barely-out-of-his-teens Wilmington guitarist
piled his gear into the drummer’s Chevy van to play their very first gig at a
University of Delaware dorm. More than 4 decades, over 8,000 live shows, and
some 15 million albums sold worldwide later, that same maverick guitar-slinger
is still making electrifying music, still thrilling audiences, and still the
most bad-to-the-bone performer in rock.
It’s 2016, and George Thorogood & The Destroyers
are Badder Than Ever. For George and his longtime band – Jeff Simon (drums,
percussion), Bill Blough (bass guitar), Jim Suhler (rhythm guitar) and Buddy
Leach (saxophone) – their new Badder Than Ever Tour is indestructible proof
that staying true to yourself and the music can still mean something. And with
a catalog of classics that includes “Who Do You Love”, “I Drink Alone”, “One
Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”, “Move It On Over”, “Bad To The Bone” and more,
being able to share it with audiences is what will always matter.
Special Guest: Ottawa’s own JW-Jones, JUNO Award
nominee, singer/guitarist, who tours constantly and is known for his high-energy
show. “Like his music, he’s smooth on stage, the band always swings.” (Mike
Moss, Callahan’s Music Hall, Detroit MI)
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Steve Strongman
La Basoche, 120 rue
Principal, Gatineau
Friday, May 27 @ 8
pm
Le public de Gatineau en demande
encore et encore! Lauréat du Maple Blues Award du meilleur guitariste de
l’année (2012 et 2013) et du prix JUNO du meilleur album de l’année (2013), Steve
Strongman sillonne
la planète depuis plus de vingt ans, séduisant tous les publics par son
charisme, sa voix puissante et son jeu de guitare incomparable. Son plus récent
album, “Let Me Prove It To You”, est
en nomination pour un prix JUNO du meilleur album de l’année au Canada (2015).
Il sera de retour à Gatineau avec un nouveau spectacle et un CD! (PR from Ovation Events)
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KINGSTON SPECIAL
EVENTS
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Jack de Keyzer ***SOLD OUT***
RCHA Club, 193
Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, April 9 @ 8:30 pm
Tickets are selling fast for this show. Info at http://www.kingstonbluessociety.ca/
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Red Dirt Skinners
RCHA Club, 193
Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, April 15 @ 8:30 pm
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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
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, 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, March 27 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – ‘Fools for April’ with Liz Sykes
Next week, April 3 – OBS DAWG’ON BLUES – New 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.
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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 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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The Bluesmobile
with Elwood Blues, CHEZ FM 106.1
Sundays 6-7 pm;
Wednesdays 11 pm – midnight
March 26-27 – National Blues Museum,
St. Louis MO
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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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"Spektakel"
with MissRepresentIT
Airs on Radio
Tonkuhle
Every 2nd Saturday
of the month @ 11 am EST
Live stream on www.tonkuhle.de
Infos and and
playlists are on her blog at www.abroadcom.net
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LOCALS LOOK AHEAD
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Saturday, April 2
The
Back Beat @ the Carleton Tavern, 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 9
Tunes
After Noon with Greg Kelly & Friends, s/g Vince Halfhide @ Black Irish Pub,
1-3 pm
Friday, April 15
The
Mud Boys @ Irene’s, 9 pm
Saturday, April 23
The
Lucas Haneman Express @ Irene’s, 9 pm
Friday, April 29
Al
Wood @ the Branch, Kemptville
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