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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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And the Red Maple Blues Dancers
Beerocracy, 340 Somerset St West
Wednesday, April 4 @ 6:30 pm
It the 5th
Anniversary of the Red Maple Blues Dancers
(Ottawa) and we are so honored to have been invited to play
for them (in a duo format) as they swing their swag and sashay across the
floor. This group of dancers have a special place in Carolyn Fe's heart as they
welcomed her with open arms and hip swaying moves the first time the band
played Ottawa. Come on out and celebrate with us! There will be a screening of
a Blues Dancing documentary (and we're part of it) between 6:30-7 pm. There
will be a beginner dance lesson between 7-8 pm. Then, we take the stage from 8 pm
all the way to 11 pm. See you there!
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JW-Jones Live Album Recording
La Basoche, 120 Main Street, Gatineau QC
Wednesday & Thursday, April 4-5; doors 6:45 pm, show
7:45 pm
General
Admission, Standing Room only - Tickets $30 + HST = $33.90
Limited
number of seats
On April 4 and 5,
2018 at La Basoche in Gatineau, the band will light up the stage to create a
once-in-a-lifetime experience of sharing a CD recording with fans, up
close and personal.
There are still a few
tickets available. There are ticketed seats intended for people who are
pregnant, have disabilities, or may have difficulty standing for the duration
of the show. All other tickets are for standing room only, general admission.
If you require a seat, please make note of this with your payment.
Please indicate HOW
MANY tickets you’d like and which date (WED or THU). Also provide your NAME and
E-MAIL ADDRESS in the “message” of your payment.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
[1] E-Mail Money
Transfer ( info@jw-jones.com, secret question: “event type?” / answer:
livealbum ).
[2] PayPal (must select “friends & family”) to info@jw-jones.com.
[3] Credit Card Number (including expiry MM/YY, the 3 digits on back of card *CCV*, and Postal Code).
[2] PayPal (must select “friends & family”) to info@jw-jones.com.
[3] Credit Card Number (including expiry MM/YY, the 3 digits on back of card *CCV*, and Postal Code).
Don’t Forget: Name,
E-Mail, Date you’d like to attend – all included in message attached to
payment!
You will receive a
ticket number within 4-6 business days of sending payment.
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Son of Dave
Opening -
special guest Tim Bastmeyer
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Friday, April 6 @ 9 pm
Son of Dave is an
established act based in London, U.K. Formerly from Winnipeg,
Canada he has a long history and puts on an unforgettable live show. A
maverick one-man harmonica and beatbox party, with well crafted songs,
percussion, jokes and a huge sound packing a dancefloor every time. He is currently
touring his 8th album, “Music For Cop Shows”.
Twitter @thesonofdave
If you read this far
you are an over achiever.
Tim Bastmeyer has
performed everywhere from The Melkweg in Amsterdam to The Beaches Jazz Festival
in Toronto. You may have seen him playing solo delta blues with tasty slide
guitar. Maybe you caught him on tour with Juno winners Julian Fauth and James
Thomson laying down that classic blues sound. Perhaps you saw him on tour with
the Tim Bastmeyer Project laying down virtuoso guitar work. When not on tour
Tim can be found at his recording studio in Uxbridge, Ontario.
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LOCAL
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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Wicked Grin
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank
Street
Saturday, April 7;
8:57-11:57 pm
We'll
be rockin' the blues at Irene's Pub Saturday, April 7. First show back in
Ottawa. We'll be previewing some new material that will be on our upcoming
disc. Gonna - rock!! Bruce Saunders on drums, Leigh-Anne Stanton on bass and
the inevitable Rod Williams on harp.
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS
THIS WEEK
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Music By The Bay Live
presents
Amy Helm
76 Church Street
South, Ajax ON
Saturday, April 7,
8-11 pm; advance $75+HST; at the door $85
Although
the personally charged, organically soulful “Didn’t It Rain” is her first
release under her own name, Amy Helm has been making music for most of her
life. She’s already won widespread praise as a singer, songwriter and live
performer, first as a member of the celebrated altcountry collective Ollabelle
and subsequently for her extensive work with her father, musical icon Levon
Helm, who passed away in 2012.
Blessed
with a commanding, deeply expressive voice and an uncanny songwriting skill
that instinctively draws upon a deep well of American musical traditions, Amy
Helm delivers a timelessly powerful statement with “Didn’t It Rain”.
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LOCALS
THIS WEEK
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Wednesday, April 4
Prime
Rib Big Band @ Irene’s Pub, 8:30 pm
Wednesday &
Thursday, April 4-5
JW-Jones
Live Recording @ La Basoche, Aylmer QC
Saturday, April 7
Wicked
Grin @ Irene’s Pub, 8:57 pm
The
Back Beat @ D'Arcy McGee's, Orleans, 9 pm
Sunday, April 8
Joe
Gaspar Band hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
(almost)
EVERY WEEK
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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,
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:
April 5 – Drew Nelson
April
12 – Niel Barrington
April
19 – Scott Amey
April
26 – Pat Moore
May
3 – Jarhead & Jerome
May
10 – Steve Groves
May
17 – River City Junction
May
24 – Mark Crissinger
May
31 – Peter Brown
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Weekly
jazz jam
Options
Jazz Lounge, Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata
Thursdays,
7-11 pm; no cover
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Open
Jam
Pocketz,
1696 Carling Avenue
Fridays
@ 7:30 pm
Blues
and more … bring your friends, hear some great talent & join in in the fun.
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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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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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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
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Slim Sunday’s Open
Jam
Le Petit Chicago, 50
promenade du Portage
Sundays @ 4-9 pm
Gary Slimmoore and The New Soul Project are inviting
you to enjoy Sundays with us between 4-9 pm as we celebrate the 4 seasons one
glorious Sunday at a time. We plan to share the stage with musicians of all
kinds. So come check it out!
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VIRÉE
BLUES MOOSEHEAD
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Virée Blues Moosehead
Le Petit Chicago, 50
promenade du Portage, Gatineau QC
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AREA
HIGHLIGHTS MONTHLY
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Monthly
Jazz Night
Slackoni’s
Parkside Bistro
Best
Western Hotel, 82 Peter Street, Perth ON
Every 3rd
Thursday of the month, 6-9 pm
With Peter Brown’s piano trio.
Come on out - the food is excellent and the
music will be pretty darn good (Peter promises!)
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Blues On The Rideau
The Cove Inn, Westport ON
Once a month 7-11 pm; $65 (buffet
dinner, dancing & door prizes included)
A Dinner & Show Fundraiser Series at a
classic country Inn - now in its 12th year! - featuring some of Canada’s (and
America’s) best Blues artists. Once a month September through May (December
excluded). Proceeds from each show goes to support local charities.
More info including artists’ Bios, links to their websites and YOU TUBE videos at www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca
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.
More info including artists’ Bios, links to their websites and YOU TUBE videos at www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca
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.
2017-18 lineup:
April 20 – Boogie Patrol
May 11 & 12 – David Rotundo 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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SPECIAL
EVENTS COMING SOON
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La Grange de la
Gatineau presents
Dawn Tyler Watson
80 chemin Summer,
Cantley QC
Friday, April 13 @ 8
pm; tickets $30 + tax
Dinner & concert @ 6:30 pm; tickets
$67 + service + tax
Arguably
"Montreal's Queen of the Blues" with a career spreading over 2
decades, 4 continents, 4 albums and countless national and International
Awards. In Memphis TN, Dawn Tyler Watson took home the coveted 1st
place spot out of over 260 acts at the 2017 International Blues Challenge,
she’s also the recipient of three Canadian Maple Blues Awards and nine Quebec
Lys Blues Awards. She's earned the Screaming Jay Hawkins Award for Best Live
Performance, a Trophées France Blues for female International Artist of the
Year.
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Music by the Bay Live
Presents
Jack Broadbent
St. Francis Centre,
78 Church Street South, Ajax ON
Friday, April 13 @ 8
pm; $55 +HST
Don’t
miss the unforgettable musical experience that is Jack Broadbent LIVE.
Hailed
as “The new master of the slide guitar” by the Montreux Jazz Festival and “The
real thang” by the legendary Bootsy Collins, Jack Broadbent has spent the past
year wowing international audiences with his unique blend of virtuosic acoustic
and slide guitar, and poignant folk and blues inspired vocals.
This
talented singer/songwriter started his career with humble beginnings busking
and has since been leaving audiences spellbound with his live shows and unique
style of slide guitar. With both feet firmly planted in an authentic blues
style, Jack Broadbent is now making waves globally as one of the most exciting
modern bluesmen of our time. Jack’s slide performances are attracting millions
of views online and a rapidly expanding fan base.
For
more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.musicbythebaylive.com,
email MBBL.blues@gmail.com or
call 905-903-8661
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Terry Gillespie
Le Vieux Chateau,
Hawkesbury ON
Saturday, April 14 @
8 pm
Put
your sexy dancing shoes on and come dance the night away with Terry Gillespie!
For tickets: 613.632.9877
Limited space available.
For tickets: 613.632.9877
Limited space available.
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The 401 Mini Tour –
Day 4
Raoul & the Big
Time
Atomic Rooster, 303
Bank Street
Sunday, April 15; 3-7
pm
Maple
Blues Award winners, Now Magazine Best Blues Artists (2007) and 2018
International Blues Challenge Semi Finalists Raoul and The Big Time, perform a
four-show mini tour from London to Kingston to Montreal between April 12-15,
wrapping up in Ottawa! Don't miss this great four-piece!
Raoul Bhaneja returns to his home town for a debut in the matinee slot at The Atomic Rooster on Bank Street! Many years since Raoul and The Big Time played a band show in Ottawa, Raoul last sold out The Ottawa Theatre with Big Dave McLean and Super Chikan in 2015 with special guest Tony D. Don't miss it Ottawa!!
Raoul Bhaneja returns to his home town for a debut in the matinee slot at The Atomic Rooster on Bank Street! Many years since Raoul and The Big Time played a band show in Ottawa, Raoul last sold out The Ottawa Theatre with Big Dave McLean and Super Chikan in 2015 with special guest Tony D. Don't miss it Ottawa!!
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Ghost Town Blues Band
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank
Street
Wednesday, April 18 @
8 pm; $15
"With a shoot-from-the-hip Memphis attitude,
and a STAX-busting explosion of modern blues vision, GTBB represents a welcome
changing of the guard." - Living Blues Magazine
Recently featured at Montreal Jazz Festival,
Beale Street’s latest success story, #4 on the 2018 Billboard Blues Charts
(week 9), 2016 Independent Blues Award winner for "Best Contemporary Blues
Song", 2015 Blues Blast Music Award Nominee for “Best Blues Band” and 2014
International Blues Challenge Runner-up is Ghost Town Blues Band. Not your
grandpa’s blues band, their live show has been captivating audiences in the U.S.
and Canada with a second-line horn entrance, cigar box guitars and electric
push brooms to Allman Brothers style jams and even a hip-hop trombone
player.
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 circuit today.” Both
Preston McEwen 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, Tim
Stanek on B3 and Taylor Orr on lead guitar, the grooves go from funky to
"funk-nasty" as the band gains more notoriety in the blues festival
and jam circuit. Ghost Town Blues Band performed all across North America
at over 24 festivals in 2016 and already have 25 festivals and 12 international
tours booked for 2017/2018.
“GTBB shows what can happen when the past is
distilled through young sensibilities, voices, and instruments. This is 21st
century blues at its best.” - Living Blues Magazine
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The Commotions
Babylon Nightclub, 317
Bank Street
Friday, April 20;
7:30-11 pm
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.
This new CD is packed with amazing talent. Fronting the band is both Rebecca Noelle (La Voix, The Peptides, David Gogo, and The Rumours) and Jeff Rogers (The Cooper Brothers and Silver Creek) on vocals. Both musicians have very successful careers on their own but have decided to bring their talents to the project.
With a sonically monumental performance and an energizing visual display, The Commotions command every room they play, drawing in audiences with their sizzling brass section, thumping backbeat, and sensitive ballads.
Come and join us on Friday April 20th for our last show in Ottawa before Festival season. Get your tickets fast before they sell out. Limited Early Bird tickets available at $8 until April 13th. After that tickets are priced at $10.
This new CD is packed with amazing talent. Fronting the band is both Rebecca Noelle (La Voix, The Peptides, David Gogo, and The Rumours) and Jeff Rogers (The Cooper Brothers and Silver Creek) on vocals. Both musicians have very successful careers on their own but have decided to bring their talents to the project.
With a sonically monumental performance and an energizing visual display, The Commotions command every room they play, drawing in audiences with their sizzling brass section, thumping backbeat, and sensitive ballads.
Come and join us on Friday April 20th for our last show in Ottawa before Festival season. Get your tickets fast before they sell out. Limited Early Bird tickets available at $8 until April 13th. After that tickets are priced at $10.
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Ana Popovic
The 27 Club, 27 York
Street
Saturday, April 21;
doors @ 8 pm, show @ 8:30 pm; $25
L.A.
based, Belgrade born guitar-player and singer Ana Popovic is back on the road
promoting her new triple album “Trilogy” - her most ambitious project
yet. With “Trilogy” Ana releases three albums in one! Twenty-three funk,
rock/blues and jazz tunes produced by Grammy Award winner Warren Riker (Lauryn
Hill, Carlos Santana), Grammy Award winner Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy) and
Delfeayo Marsalis, one of the top trombonists, composers and producers in jazz
today. Guest appearances include Joe Bonamassa, Robert Randolph and many
others.
Ana, born in Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia), grew up in a family where music was very important. All throughout her youth, her father would invite friends over for nightly jam sessions. In this atmosphere, she quickly learned her father’s impressive blues and soul record collection, grabbed his guitar and started playing at the age of fifteen. Since then, Ana has developed into an phenomenal guitarist/vocalist with a growing legion of fans throughout the world.
Ana and her powerful band are tirelessly touring, playing major blues, jazz and rock festivals.
Ana, born in Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia), grew up in a family where music was very important. All throughout her youth, her father would invite friends over for nightly jam sessions. In this atmosphere, she quickly learned her father’s impressive blues and soul record collection, grabbed his guitar and started playing at the age of fifteen. Since then, Ana has developed into an phenomenal guitarist/vocalist with a growing legion of fans throughout the world.
Ana and her powerful band are tirelessly touring, playing major blues, jazz and rock festivals.
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18th
Ottawa Community Record Show
St. Anthony’s Hall,
523 St. Anthony Street
Sunday, April 22; 11
am – 4 pm; admission $4
Off
The Beaten Track presents the 18th Ottawa Community Record Show!!
Tons of Killer, some filler, LPs & CDs. Your chance to dig for rare gems
and scour for deals on great music from every genre. Contact Dave Aardvark (daardvark (at) gmail (dot) com) to register for vendor
tables.
Please help us spread the word, invite your friends & share the event link!
In collaboration with CKCU 93.1 FM, CHUO 89.1 FM & Birdman Sound
Please help us spread the word, invite your friends & share the event link!
In collaboration with CKCU 93.1 FM, CHUO 89.1 FM & Birdman Sound
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Little Miss Higgins
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank
Street
Monday, April 23 @ 8
pm; $10
From
the Great Northern Plains of Western Canada, Little Miss Higgins struts and
serenades her way, guitar in hand, lips blazoned red, onto any stage. As if she
just drove in off the back-road of another time with gravel dust and a sunset
trailing behind her, this pocket-sized powerhouse plays music brewed up in
old-time country blues sprinkled with a little jazz and maybe a hint of folk.
Whether it’s songs about passion or songs about
panties, she writes about real things in a rooted and poetic way.
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George Thorogood
& The Destroyers
Rock Party Tour
NAC Southam Hall, 1
Elgin Street
Tuesday, April 24 @ 8
pm; tickets starting at $61.50
George
Thorogood and the Destroyers announced the continuation of their “Rock Party
Tour” is coming to the National Arts Centre, for one performance, Tuesday April
24.
Earlier
this year, George Thorogood’s first-ever solo album, “PARTY OF ONE”, landed in
the Top 10 on Soundscan’s “Top Current Blues Albums” chart, marking George’s
fastest-selling album in nearly 20 years. The album features 14 cuts of
traditional blues, classics and modern blues songs, from John Lee Hooker’s
“One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” to Hank Williams’ “Pictures From
Life’s Other Side.”
$1
per ticket will be donated to the Ottawa Citizen’s Literacy Foundation
$1Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on behalf of Artist Charity.
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Suzie Vinnick
NAC 4th Stage, 1 Elgin
Street
Thursday, April 26 @ 8:30 pm; $18
Much like Tim
Horton’s venerable “double double”, veteran roots troubadour Suzie Vinnick is a
bit of a national treasure. Blessed with a soaring, acrobatic voice, Vinnick
mixes classic 90’s indie folk, with tried and true emotive balladry, the
Saskatoon native is the recipient of countless Maple Blues Awards as well as
three Juno nominations. We’re thrilled to welcome Suzie back to the National
Arts Centre.
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NAC
Presents
Rob
Lutes
NAC 4th
Stage, 1 Elgin Street
Friday,
April 27 @ 8:30 pm; tickets $15
On
his seventh album, acclaimed Canadian songwriter Rob Lutes does what he has
done for years: kicks up a little dust, wades into some deep waters and tackles
the realities of the world with depth, humour and a unique musical style.
Situated at the intersection of the blues, folk, Americana and contemporary
singer-songwriter genres, “Walk in the Dark” is an exquisite collection of
songs that highlight Lutes’s unmistakable voice and literary writing style.
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Roxanne Potvin Band
Bar Robo, 692 Somerset
Street West
Friday, April 27 @ 8
pm
Previewing
songs from the upcoming EP before its official release and a whole lot more … full
band shows don’t come along too often friends! Don’t miss out!
From the bright, candy-striped grooves that lure us in at the outset of “For Dreaming”, to the darkling lavender hues of mélancolie that infiltrate the album like stiff spirits in our pink lemonade, Roxanne Potvin reminds us that, not only will she always carry a stash of R&B to hit us up with, but she also has a few other tricks up her sleeve.
Roxanne's music career grew out of an early love of classic blues and R&B, and she received her first significant attention with her 2006 Colin Linden-produced album “The Way It Feels”, which earned a JUNO nomination for Blues Album of the Year. Not to be typecast, Potvin experimented with new sounds on her subsequent albums “No Love For The Poisonous”, produced by Dave MacKinnon of alt-folk outfit FemBots, and “Play”, recorded in Vancouver with folk/roots producer Steve Dawson.
“For Dreaming” opened a new chapter for Potvin as a singer/songwriter with pop smarts, undeniable soul, and a ceaseless drive to keep pushing herself in uncharted directions. She's now finished work on the follow-up EP titled “All it Was”, to be released in 2018.
From the bright, candy-striped grooves that lure us in at the outset of “For Dreaming”, to the darkling lavender hues of mélancolie that infiltrate the album like stiff spirits in our pink lemonade, Roxanne Potvin reminds us that, not only will she always carry a stash of R&B to hit us up with, but she also has a few other tricks up her sleeve.
Roxanne's music career grew out of an early love of classic blues and R&B, and she received her first significant attention with her 2006 Colin Linden-produced album “The Way It Feels”, which earned a JUNO nomination for Blues Album of the Year. Not to be typecast, Potvin experimented with new sounds on her subsequent albums “No Love For The Poisonous”, produced by Dave MacKinnon of alt-folk outfit FemBots, and “Play”, recorded in Vancouver with folk/roots producer Steve Dawson.
“For Dreaming” opened a new chapter for Potvin as a singer/songwriter with pop smarts, undeniable soul, and a ceaseless drive to keep pushing herself in uncharted directions. She's now finished work on the follow-up EP titled “All it Was”, to be released in 2018.
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Angelique Francis
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Saturday, April 28 @ 9 pm
Angelique Francis is a versatile and exceptionally gifted young musician with talent that is way beyond her years. This multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, singer song writer and composer has played some of the biggest venues across Canada and the USA. Angelique first took to the stage at age 7 and made her American national television debut at age 13 on the Oprah Network, for writing and composing an original theme song for the Gayle King show. She has an insatiable appetite for many different kinds of music, and has wowed audiences across the globe with her stage presence, instrumentals, song writing abilities and her deep textured vocals. She is known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including Blues, Soul, folk, Jazz and Rock. Her diversity, passion and love of music can be heard in all of her original compositions.
Not only is this talented musician known as one of Canada’s top emerging blues artists, she is also recognized for her volunteer work with various charities and youth mentorship programs. Over the past few years Angelique has received the following recognition for her volunteer efforts: An Ontario Leading Women Building Communities Award (This award honours women who have made a significant difference in their communities in the province of Ontario), A Global Alliance Community Builder Award (For giving back to the community through music), and an Art Child Award (youth making a difference through art).
https://www.youtube.com/user/angeliquefrancis
https://angeliquefrancis.net/
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The Brass Monkey, 250 Greenbank Road
Sunday, April 29; 7-10 pm
Southern Indiana-bred
singer-guitarist Reverend Peyton is the bigger-than-life frontman of Reverend
Peyton’s Big Damn Band. He has earned a reputation as both a singularly
compelling performer and a persuasive evangelist for the rootsy country blues
styles that captured his imagination early in life and inspired him and his
band to make pilgrimages to Clarksdale, Mississippi to study under such blues
masters as T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour and David “Honeyboy” Edwards.
That passionate inspiration has made Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band America’s
foremost country blues outfit.
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NAC Presents
MonkeyJunk
NAC Azrieli Studio, 1 Elgin Street
Thursday, May 3 @ 8 pm; $30.50
Ottawa, Ontario's
MonkeyJunk have just won their 2nd JUNO for Blues Album of the Year
… for their Stony Plain Records release “Time To Roll”.
Since 2008, the name
MonkeyJunk has been Canada's most beloved player in the international modern
bar-blues revival. Swampy but possessed, the band are currently touring in
support of “Time to Roll”, their fifth album for legendary label Stony Plain.
Save your quarters, MonkeyJunk are the indestructible jukebox in the roadside
bar spitting anthems until sunrise.
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Music by the Bay Live
Presents
MonkeyJunk
Avalon Lounge, Port
Whitby Marina, Whitby ON
Friday, May 4 @ 8 pm;
$45 +HST
Ottawa,
Ontario's MonkeyJunk have just won their 2nd JUNO for Blues Album of
the Year … for their Stony Plain Records release “Time To Roll”.
Since
2008, the name MonkeyJunk has been synonymous with the emergence of a new kind
of blues on the Canadian and international scenes. Continually pushing
boundaries and blurring genre lines, the Ottawa Ontario-based trio has added an
edge to their music by incorporating swampy blues & rock with thoughtful
and intelligent lyrics.
For
more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.musicbythebaylive.com,
email MBBL.blues@gmail.com or
call 905-903-8661
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Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Thursday, May 17; 8-11:30 pm
In January 2014,
Dennis Jones was honored to accept an invitation from the Blues Foundation to
serve as a Judge at the International Blues Competition in Memphis, TN, as well
as to host its annual All Star Jam on Beale St. Previously, in May, 2012,
Dennis served as an onstage Awards Presenter at the Blues Music Awards. Back in
2004, Dennis Jones played in the Zac Harmon Band when they won the IBC!
Dennis continues to work hard to achieve the next level of musical success. Increased touring and greater exposure to new fans will undoubtedly make this band a household name. If you need some Blues You Can Rock To, then it’s time to check out Dennis Jones Band.
Dennis continues to work hard to achieve the next level of musical success. Increased touring and greater exposure to new fans will undoubtedly make this band a household name. If you need some Blues You Can Rock To, then it’s time to check out Dennis Jones Band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCzGNhprIQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38_Vzz0wta0
http://www.dennisjonescentral.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38_Vzz0wta0
http://www.dennisjonescentral.com/
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NAC Presents
Bettye LaVette
NAC Babs Asper Theatre, 1 Elgin Street
Saturday, May 26 @ 7:30 pm; tickets
from $49.50
Bettye LaVette began her career in 1962, at the age of 16, in Detroit,
Michigan. She recorded for numerous major labels, including Atco, Epic, and
Motown, over the course of the 1960s through the 1980s. In the 2000s she had a
career resurgence and recorded multiple CDs, received a prestigious Pioneer
Award by The Rhythm & Blues Foundation, a Blues Music Awards for Best
Contemporary Female Blues Singer and Best Soul Blues Female Artist and was
nominated for 3 GRAMMYs.
At 72 years old, she is still performing with the ferocity of a woman
half her age. She is one of very few of her contemporaries who were recording
during the birth of soul music in the 60s and is still creating vital
recordings today. Now, in her 55th year in show business, she has recorded an
album of all Bob Dylan songs, “Things Have Changed.” She will be performing the
album in its entirety, along with other songs from throughout her career.
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Paul DesLauriers Band
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray
Street
Saturday, May 26
The
Paul DesLauriers Band is made up of guitarist and singer Paul
DesLauriers and the rhythm section of Greg Morency on bass
and Sam Harrisson on drums. Having worked together on various
projects for nearly 20 years, the band has become bound by friendship and an
unshakable mutual respect. Based on this history and an uncanny musical
chemistry, in 2013 they decided to focus all their energy and talents to
develop their distinctive power trio.
These
Montreal-based, Canadian Blues veterans blend rock with straight-ahead blues in
a way that echoes the vibe of the great power trios from the ‘60s and ‘70s, yet
they take the music to another level via modern stylings and an attack that’s
free of clichés. The aural texture of their music changes on a dime from
guitar-driven pyrotechnic blazing to a much milder blues boogie with seamless
ease. It's all wondrously peppered with pleasing funky bass lines and a
swamp-blues backbeat.
Winners
of Entertainers of the Year (2018) #MapleBluesAwards
http://www.pauldeslauriersband.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uE66VmWMQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSsAQWwp0JQ
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http://www.pauldeslauriersband.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uE66VmWMQI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSsAQWwp0JQ
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Roots & Swing
Hosted by the
Hillbilly Hepcats
Kaffé 1870, 715
Riverside Drive, Wakefield QC
Friday, June 8 @ 8:30
pm
The
Hepcats are back at the Kaffé and bring their special brand of jump, swing, fun
and rockabilly to the Kaffé to rock the night!!
Woodshed Slim will warm up the room with the traditional sounds from the Deep South. Authentic guitar and vocals to bring you back to the roots.
Woodshed Slim will warm up the room with the traditional sounds from the Deep South. Authentic guitar and vocals to bring you back to the roots.
Might
be some special guests as well.
Gonna be a gooder!!
Gonna be a gooder!!
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John Primer
Rainbow Bistro, 76
Murray Street
Friday, June 15; 8-11:30
pm
John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style of Chicago blues as we know it today. The echos of tradition bellowing from the birthplaces he played such as: Maxwell Street, Theresa's, Checkerboard and Rosa's Lounges, pulse from every chord in his fingers today. John Primer is a Chicago Blues Living Legend.
John has played with such blues originators as: Sammy Lawhorn, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Smokey Smothers, Lonnie Brooks, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Magic Slim before venturing out on his own in 1995. Since that time, he’s released or been recorded on over a dozen albums and toured extensively all over the world. A master storyteller and songwriter, his catalog of songs is endless. Some of the awards attached to him include: 2 Grammy nominations and 2 Living Legend honors as well as a Blues Music Award for Best Traditional Blues Artist from the National Blues Foundation and many more.
The depth of history and tradition that runs in John's blood from decades of master blues classes he took from all the Blues Godfathers builds his music catalog and unique style. John Primer is still at the top of his game. With his strong traditionalist blues phrasing, seasoned rhythm and blues vocals and lightning-fast slide guitar techniques, few artists can match him and none have his vast, real deal, blues history. There are very few fans, critics or musicians who will deny the fact that John Primer is the real deal.
John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style of Chicago blues as we know it today. The echos of tradition bellowing from the birthplaces he played such as: Maxwell Street, Theresa's, Checkerboard and Rosa's Lounges, pulse from every chord in his fingers today. John Primer is a Chicago Blues Living Legend.
John has played with such blues originators as: Sammy Lawhorn, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Smokey Smothers, Lonnie Brooks, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Magic Slim before venturing out on his own in 1995. Since that time, he’s released or been recorded on over a dozen albums and toured extensively all over the world. A master storyteller and songwriter, his catalog of songs is endless. Some of the awards attached to him include: 2 Grammy nominations and 2 Living Legend honors as well as a Blues Music Award for Best Traditional Blues Artist from the National Blues Foundation and many more.
The depth of history and tradition that runs in John's blood from decades of master blues classes he took from all the Blues Godfathers builds his music catalog and unique style. John Primer is still at the top of his game. With his strong traditionalist blues phrasing, seasoned rhythm and blues vocals and lightning-fast slide guitar techniques, few artists can match him and none have his vast, real deal, blues history. There are very few fans, critics or musicians who will deny the fact that John Primer is the real deal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sWNXvI-fxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHl14P5DpWs
https://www.johnprimerblues.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHl14P5DpWs
https://www.johnprimerblues.com/
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Ry Cooder & His Band
Centrepointe Theatre, 101 Centrepointe
Drive
Wednesday, June 27 @ 8 pm; tickets
$91.50-$106.50
Ry Cooder is
an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, and record producer. He
is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar-work, his
interest in roots music from the United States, and his collaborations with
traditional musicians from many countries.
Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. Few musical artists of the past half century have introduced us to so many great songs; from so many rich musical traditions as has Ry Cooder. Whether they are choice nuggets from the early American blues catalogue, or gems from the birthing years of Rock & Roll or Rhythm & Blues; or Tex-Mex classics, African Blues or pre-Castro Cuban Music (Buena Vista Social Club), Ry Cooder has provided us with the most heartfelt and virtuosic of performances.
While many got to see Ry Cooder perform in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, it has been a rare occurrence to see him since. His 1981 shows at U of T’s Convocation Hall were voted “the best concerts of the year” by all three Toronto newspapers, the Star, the Globe & Mail and the Toronto Sun. This is the only time all three papers would agree on their choice.
Cooder performed at Centrepointe Theatres in 2016 with Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White, with two sold-out shows but this will be the first time he brings us an evening of essential Ry Cooder music to Ottawa. On June 27th, Ry Cooder and his Band play Centrepointe Theatres to celebrate much of his greatest musical work plus songs from his much-anticipated new recording “The Prodigal Son”, to be released in early May of this year.
Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. Few musical artists of the past half century have introduced us to so many great songs; from so many rich musical traditions as has Ry Cooder. Whether they are choice nuggets from the early American blues catalogue, or gems from the birthing years of Rock & Roll or Rhythm & Blues; or Tex-Mex classics, African Blues or pre-Castro Cuban Music (Buena Vista Social Club), Ry Cooder has provided us with the most heartfelt and virtuosic of performances.
While many got to see Ry Cooder perform in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, it has been a rare occurrence to see him since. His 1981 shows at U of T’s Convocation Hall were voted “the best concerts of the year” by all three Toronto newspapers, the Star, the Globe & Mail and the Toronto Sun. This is the only time all three papers would agree on their choice.
Cooder performed at Centrepointe Theatres in 2016 with Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White, with two sold-out shows but this will be the first time he brings us an evening of essential Ry Cooder music to Ottawa. On June 27th, Ry Cooder and his Band play Centrepointe Theatres to celebrate much of his greatest musical work plus songs from his much-anticipated new recording “The Prodigal Son”, to be released in early May of this year.
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COMING TO LA BASOCHE
IN 2018
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120 Principale Street, Gatineau QC
Angel Forrest “Angel’s 11”
Saturday, February 24
… SOLD OUT
Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne & Ben Racine Band
Friday, March 30 … SOLD
OUT
Victor Wainwright
Thursday, April 26 … some
tickets available
Saturday, April 28 … SOLD
OUT
Paul DesLauriers Band
Friday, May 25 … a
few tickets left
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KINGSTON
& AREA SPECIAL EVENTS
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Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Light of Day fundraiser for Parkinson's
Opening Act MISS EMILY and Special Guests
Stages Nightclub
Thursday, April 12 @ 7 pm; tickets $50 @ www.lightofdaycanada.com/tickets
All proceeds go towards
research and support of Parkinson's patients
One of the best
blues/soul outfits of all time.
Johnny is straight
up, one of the best blues harp players in the business and he is coming with
an 8-piece band
that includes a horn section.
*Please note, this
is not a KBS show.
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Raoul and the Big
Time
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario
Street, Kingston ON
Friday, April 13 @ 9
pm; $20 advance
Purchase
by Calling: RCHA Club 613-542-8152 (after 3PM)
or drop by the club to purchase.
Or
reserve by email – bruce@kingstonbluessociety.ca
In
1999, Raoul and The Big Time were awarded the Maple Blues Award for New Artist
of the Year and in 2007 were voted NOW Magazine’s Best Toronto Blues Band.
The
Big Time is comprised of multiple award-winning musicians:
Terry
Wilkins (Bass for Lighthouse and Rough Trade) on upright bass,
Tom
Bona (Maple Blues Winner best drummer – and drummer for Soulstack) on
drums
and
the excellent Darren Gallen (Mighty Duck Blues Band) on guitar.
The
band is fronted by Raoul Bhaneja, Musician and actor.
Raoul
is currently doing a tour of the west and southern United States joining some
of the biggest names in the blues.
This
band is smoking hot and incredibly tight, playing great blues.
A
true must-see band they will have the club rocking all night long.
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Soulstack
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario
Street, Kingston ON
Friday, June 15 @ 9
pm; $20 in advance
Purchase
by Calling: RCHA Club 613-542-8152 (after 3PM)
or drop by the club to purchase.
Or
reserve by email – bruce@kingstonbluessociety.ca
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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, April 9
Lucas
Haneman solo @ the Brookstreet Hotel Options Bar, 7-11 pm
Friday, April 13
The
Back Beat @ Buster’s Bar & Grill, 9:30 pm
Saturday, April 14
Jack
Marks with Joe McDonald and the Walkin’ Hawks @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Sunday, April 15
Maria
Hawkins hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
Friday, April 20
Lucas
Haneman Express @ the Brookstreet Hotel Options Bar, 8 pm – midnight
Sunday, April 22
Clint
Everson Band hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
Saturday, April 28
Angelique
Francis Band @ the Rainbow, 9 pm
Sunday, April 29
Lucas
Haneman solo @ Brookstreet’s Perspectives Restaurant, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Al
Wood @ Vibration Studios, noon-2 pm
River
City Junction hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday, May 6
Gravelfoot
hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
Saturday, May 12
Al
Wood & the Woodsmen @ Irene’s Pub, 9:30 pm
Sunday, May 13
Crunchy
Flower hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday, May 20
Vanier
Playboys & Ball and Chain & the Wreckers Matinee Dance Party @ Irene’s
Pub, 3 pm
Jimmy
Cochrane hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
Sunday, May 27
River
City Junction hosts the Open Blues Jam @ the Rainbow
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