30 September 2019

Ottawa Blues This Week - 30 September 2019


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SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK
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Lloyd Spiegel
Shenkman Arts Centre
Wednesday, October 2 @ 8 pm; $30

Multi-award-winning Australian artist Lloyd Spiegel returns to Canada delivering one of the most unique solo concert experiences in the world.  Blending jaw-dropping guitar chops with a commanding voice, powerful songwriting, storytelling and comedy, it’s no wonder that he’s described as an “Oz Roots and Blues Icon” by Rolling Stone Australia.

Spiegel is a trail blazer in his field and one of his country's most recognized guitarists, recently being named in Australian Guitar Magazine's list of the 50 greatest Australian guitarists of all time.  “A guitarist almost without peer, Spiegel deconstructs how the blues guitar is supposed to operate, makes sweet love to it, then kicks it out the back door.” Australian Guitar Player Magazine


#WinaColeClarkGuitar
Lloyd Spiegel Music and Cole Clark Guitars have teamed up to offer a very special prize.
You could win a fabulous Cole Clark FL1 acoustic guitar worth $1599 AUD, here's how:
1. Buy tickets to any show in Canada or Australia before December 1st.
2. While you're at the show, fill in an entry form and drop it in in the open guitar case at the merch table.
Simple!
The prize will be drawn on December 2nd, with the winner notified by email.
The prize includes shipping to your address anywhere in Australia, New Zealand or North America.
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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Steve Berndt Trio
Queen St. Fare, 170 Queen Street
Thursday, October 3; 5 pm – 8 pm

Vocalist/trombonist Steve Berndt brings his trio into Ottawa's best downtown jazz venue Queen St. Fare. Joined by the legendary J.P. Allain on piano and Ken Kanwisher on bass!
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The Allaire Show
Quinn’s Ale House, 1070 Bank Street
Saturday, October 5; 3 pm – 5 pm

The Allaire Show is a weekly singer/songwriter matinee from Quinn's in the heart of Canada's capital!
October 5 featuring Tyler Kealey.
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Shadowfest 2019
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Saturday, October 5, 6 pm – midnight; $53.25
          Ticket Price Breakdown: $50 - directly to funding the opening of Shadow Café;
$3.25 processing fees. Non refundable.

To purchase tickets in cash or via an e-transfer, contact We Live in the Shadows, at weliveshadows@gmail.com, and we would be happy to assist.

ShadowFest is a music and art show to raise funds for an all-inclusive, non-denominational cafe/dropin centre in Ottawa. 100% of sales from this event will be used to build Shadow Café.

The event is sponsored by Steam Whistle, and a complimentary beer will be provided with each ticket purchase to those persons of 19+ years of age.

Please note that the Rainbow Bistro is not wheelchair accessible. We apologize for any inconvenience. Street parking is available.

ENTERTAINMENT
Tribal Fusion - Jennica Fudge
David Pattee - Electronic
Arrest in Peace - Folk Grunge / Punk
Lloyd Smiley Band - Cottage Rock
Tony D Band - Blues
Dark Slacks - Folk rock
Lyle Odjick & The Northern Steam - Blues

Closing Remarks by Brigitte Boulay, President of We Live in the Shadows
Together, we can make a difference in our city!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2359106897742507/
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AREA HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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Lloyd Spiegel
The Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown ON
Thursday, October 3 @ 8 pm; $30

Multi-award-winning Australian artist Lloyd Spiegel returns to Canada delivering one of the most unique solo concert experiences in the world.  Blending jaw-dropping guitar chops with a commanding voice, powerful songwriting, storytelling and comedy, it’s no wonder that he’s described as an “Oz Roots and Blues Icon” by Rolling Stone Australia.

Spiegel is a trail blazer in his field and one of his country's most recognized guitarists, recently being named in Australian Guitar Magazine's list of the 50 greatest Australian guitarists of all time.  “A guitarist almost without peer, Spiegel deconstructs how the blues guitar is supposed to operate, makes sweet love to it, then kicks it out the back door.” Australian Guitar Player Magazine

#WinaColeClarkGuitar
Lloyd Spiegel Music and Cole Clark Guitars have teamed up to offer a very special prize.
You could win a fabulous Cole Clark FL1 acoustic guitar worth $1599 AUD, here's how:
1. Buy tickets to any show in Canada or Australia before December 1st.
2. While you're at the show, fill in an entry form and drop it in in the open guitar case at the merch table.
Simple!
The prize will be drawn on December 2nd, with the winner notified by email.
The prize includes shipping to your address anywhere in Australia, New Zealand or North America.
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Music By The Bay Live presents
Miss Emily
Avalon Lounge, Port Whitby Marina, 310 Watson Street West, Whitby ON
Friday, October 4 @ 8 pm; $45 + HST + fees

In the 1990s a 12-year-old Emily Fennell was making her way around Southern Ontario, singing at county fairs and winning competition after competition. She was literally finding her voice. While the other young vocalists were dazzling crowds with standards like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” or “I Will Always Love You”, Emily was stunning judges and audiences into silent amazement with the k.d.lang version of the Patsy Cline song “3 Cigarettes and an Ashtray”. That song choice and her spellbinding performance of it, says almost all you need to know about the woman who would become Miss Emily.

She is never predictable and always willing to take a risk. Her music spans genres, crosses barriers and creates bridges. Her voice soars to emotional heights and reaches down into the grittiness of the soul. Her performances are foot-stomping, heart-wrenching adventures in rhythm, blues, jazz and rock and roll. For 15 years Miss Emily has captivated listeners across Canada, the US and the United Kingdom with her unique combination of passion and talent.
https://musicbythebaylive.com/product/miss-emily-october-4/
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2nd Annual Gatineau Hills Fiddle Festival
Mill Road Community Space, 8 ch Mill, Chelsea QC
Friday to Sunday, October 4-6

Join us for a weekend of concerts and workshops in the beautiful Gatineau Hills with some of the world's best fiddlers!

2019 GUEST ARTISTS:
Bríd Harper Music, Tony O'Connell concertina, Tim Edey, Troy MacGillivray, Patti Kusturok, Eric Favreau, Owen Marshall

2019 LOCAL ARTISTS:
MacIsaac and MacKenzie, Fiddleheads Musical Theatre, Michael Ball, Tessa Bangs, James Stephens, Greg Brown, Ian Clark, Jane Cory Music, Kyle Burghout Music, John Mitchell

MORE INFO available at
www.gatineauhillsfiddlefest.ca
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Rick Fines
Market Hall, 140 Charlotte Street, Peterborough ON
Friday, October 4 @ 8 pm; General Admission: $35 incl fees;
Student/Artist: $25 incl fees; Cabaret Table Seats: $40 incl fees

New songs by Rick Fines.
Rick Fines has toured Canada –and the US and Europe- making a reputation as singer, songwriter and guitarist for 28 years! He played Peterborough’s bar scene for ten years before that. He has won numerous awards and many fans. He is back with a new collection of songs, his 8th album, after 4 with Jackson Delta! It’s an acoustic outing this time, featuring his Dobro and National guitars and his trusted 6-string. Fines’ storytelling continues to get better and he’s written a couple songs with Matt Anderson and local poet PJ Thomas. This will be an intimate show you won’t want to miss!

- Cabaret Table Seats are ASSIGNED
- GENERAL ADMISSION section includes row seating & balconies
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Stevie Ray Vaughan Experience
Regent Theatre, 224 Picton Main Street, Picton ON
Sunday, October 6, 8 pm – 10:30 pm; tickets $39.50 + fees
          Tickets available at www.theregenttheatre.org or by calling (613) 476-8416.

Zapp! Productions presents...THE STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN EXPERIENCE - Canada’s premier heartfelt tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.

In 1983, the monumental impact of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s debut album launched a thousand musicians and fans into guitar shops and 500,000 people into record stores to buy their copy of “Texas Flood”. After recording 5 more studio albums and 6 live compilations, Stevie went on to win 6 Grammy awards after being nominated 12 times and selling out countless shows the world over. Though he died more than two decades ago, the guitar legend and his influence can be seen and heard everywhere as it continues to grow.

Few of Stevie’s acolytes likely have the same dedication as Dave Ryan, who has spent the last decade getting the details just right as the front man of the Toronto-based band, The Stevie Ray Vaughan Experience. In addition to Dave’s attention to Stevie’s guitar work, vocal styling, and guitar tone, there are many other visual elements of the show including a video show, look-alike hats from Stevie’s favourite, Texas Hatters, replica guitars/amps, and yes, the man even has the same blue peacock tattooed on centre of the his chest!

With over 30 thousand hours of rehearsal and performance under his belt (no exaggeration), Dave has assembled the perfect players to form Canada’s premier heartfelt tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.

Zapp! Productions does not normally do tribute acts, but Dave is different. He pays so much attention to the music and the tone. It is more about the music than a theatre show, but of course Dave being the professional he is has put together video to accompany his show to make it an evening of quality music with a world class band and an overall memorable experience. You will be blown away by Dave's playing, incredible and he does it with grace and style.
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LOCALS THIS WEEK
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Wednesday, October 2
The Prime Rib Big Band @ Irene’s, 8 pm
Thursday, October 3
Steve Berndt Trio @ Queen St. Fare, 5-8 pm
Saturday, October 5
The Allaire Show @ Quinn’s, 3-5 pm
Lyle Odjick @ the Northern Steam @ the Atomic Rooster, 4 pm – 8 pm
Shadowfest 2019 @ the Rainbow, 6 pm – midnight
Sunday, October 6
Sunday Coffee House @ Vibration Studios; Al Wood noon-2 pm; open mic 2-4 pm
Jimmy Cochrane hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Keith Glass Band @ the Atomic Rooster, 6-9 pm
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
(almost) EVERY WEEK
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Robert Farrell
Daniel O’Connell’s, 1211 Wellington Street
Mondays, 8:30–10 pm
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Mark’s Music Mondays
Sandy Hill Lounge & Grill
Mondays @ 7 pm, starting October 15
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Tuesday Night Jazz Jam
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Tuesdays @ 9 pm
Hosted by the Beeched Wailers
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The Jam @ Kaffé 1870, Wakefield QC
Every Wednesday @ 9 pm, no cover
6 rotating hosts, each specializing in a different genre
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Dr Dave Blues & Jazz
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Wednesdays, 4-7 pm; no cover
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Steve Groves
Westboro Beach Café, 745 St. John A. Macdonald Parkway
Wednesdays, 5-8 pm
Sunset & music – Jazz, Blues, Popular
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John Carroll
Chateau Lafayette (The Laff), 42 York Street
Wednesdays, 8 pm
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Irene’s Blues AllStars 
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Thursdays, 8 pm – 1 am; no cover   ***new early start – 8 pm***
A bonafide grass roots event that has grown out of the very floorboards of Irene’s Pub and has become a real crowd pleaser for musicians and music lovers alike, this weekly Thursday night jam features Corky Kealey on drums with Vince Halfhide on bass and a host of great local players who rotate according to availability. Each week the cast is topped up with a guest host who steers the song selections in whatever way they're inspired and the jamming begins. It's a great concept and the proof is in its continuing popularity. 
Hosted by Corky Kealey and Vince Halfhide.
Special guests: 
            October 3 – Jeff Graham
            October 10 – Victor Nesrallah & Dan Artuso
            October 17 – Joe McDonald         
            October 24 – Mark Crissinger
            October 31 – James Cochrane
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Open Mic
Hosted by Jesse Greene
The Newboro, 295 Richmond Road
Thursdays, 9 pm – 1 am
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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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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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Jazz Brunch with Peter Brown
Juke Joint Soul Kitchen, Carp ON
Sundays, 11 am – 2 pm
Peter says: “Wonderful food there and our music ain’t bad either.”
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Open Blues Jam
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Every Sunday, 4-7 pm; cover $3 (jammers free)
The jam is open to all ages. Jammers sign up on the jam sheet at the door & each jam session lasts for 3 songs. Drums & amps are provided; you only need to bring your instruments (but you can bring your amps if you want to).
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Southern Soul Sunday Brunch Buffet, @ 10 am & 2 pm
With Sherri Harding
Fatboys Southern Smokehouse, 34 Murray Street
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Sunday Blues, 6-9 pm, no cover
Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank Street (at MacLaren)
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Sunday Sessions, 9:30 pm, no cover
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
OCTOBER – The 5 Star Luxury Orchestra
NOVEMBER – F8-BIT
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BLUES ON THE RIDEAU
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Blues On The Rideau
The Cove Inn, Westport ON
Once a month 7-11 pm; $70 (buffet dinner, dancing & door prizes included)
Advance reservations required. Call The Cove 613-273-3636

Dinner & Show Fundraisers
Once a month September through May.
Proceeds from each show support local charities.

Visit www.coveinn.com for info about the Inn
Well-priced accommodation available at The Cove, nearby B&Bs and motel
Westport is a beautiful historic town on the Rideau Waterway - a 90-minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston.

This year we celebrate our 15th Anniversary season - making BOTR one of the longest running and best Blues Series in the country. We've put together another fabulous Line-Up of some of Canada's best Blues artists - nominees and winners of Juno Awards, Maple Blues Awards, American Blues Music Award, Western Canadian Music Award and more - bringing back some of the all time favourites who have played the Series over the years plus a few great new ones.

Visit www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca for more more details including artists' Bios, LINKS to their websites and You Tubes.

Then check your calendars, make your choices and RESERVE NOW to be sure you don't miss out on the shows. This is particularly true if you want to STAY OVERNIGHT. All the rooms at The Cove; nearby B&Bs and the Westport Station Motel usually sell out in advance on BOTR nights.

You will note that there has been a 
SMALL INCREASE in the ticket price this year - from $65 pp to $70 pp (plus HST). This is the first price increase in 5 years and is necessary to cover the increased costs of just about everything - food, drink, staff, band and Sound Engineer fees, advertising, printing costs and more.

However, when you consider the quality of the meal, the venue, the ambiance and the incredible LIVE music on these nights and compare it to just about anything else this is still one of - if not THE - best entertainment value in eastern Ontario - make that the country!

Also note that there are 
3 TWO NIGHT STAND shows this season - October, November and January - giving those who have difficulty in making the Friday night shows more chances to come out on Saturday nights!

And we've 
added a show in DECEMBER this year - December 13 with multiple Juno Award winners MONKEYJUNK. If you want a great place to have your Christmas Party this would be it! Book early!

Blues On The Rideau
2019/20 – 15th Anniversary Year
October 11-12 – Hogtown Allstars
November 15-16 – Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
December 13 – MonkeyJunk
January 17-18 – Jack de Keyzer Band
February 21 – Bill Durst Band
March 20 – David Gogo Band
April 17 – Miss Emily w/Band
May 8 – David Vest w/Band

BLUES ON THE RIDEAU is produced by Choose The Blues Productions www.choosetheblues.ca 
in cooperation with The Cove Inn, Westport www.coveinn.com  
Sponsored by Jacob’s Creek Wines www.jacobscreek.ca
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    
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MUSIC BY THE BAY LIVE
AJAX, UXBRIDGE, PORT PERRY
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Shawn Holt & the Teardrops
St. Francis Centre, 78 Church Street, South Ajax ON
Friday, October 25 @ 8 pm; advance ticketes $45 + HST + fees

Shawn Holt is the son of blues legend Magic Slim. The high energy hard-driving sound of The Teardrops is still alive and well with Holt, a chip off the old block, fronting his dad’s band. Shawn’s booming vocals is more than a little reminiscent of his dad’s, and his guitar playing while similar to Slim’s, exhibits a broader mix of classic and contemporary influences. Shawn shows himself more than capable of leading The Teardrops into a new era. The blues torch has been passed to another generation of the blues.

Shawn started playing the blues at the age of 17, when he went on the road with this father and Slim’s brother, uncle Nick Holt, and The Teardrops. Shortly after that tour with his father, Shawn realized his genetic destiny (all the Holt’s are talented musicians) and formed his own band. He has been watching, learning, and playing blues ever since.

Shawn Holt and The Teardrops are winners for Best New Artist Debut – Daddy Told Me by the Blues Foundation (BMA) 2014, and also won the 2014 Blues Blast Music Award for New Artist Debut Album – “Daddy Told Me”.

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Coco Montoya
16 Main Street S., Uxbridge ON
Thursday, October 31 @ 8 pm; advance tickets $50 + HST + fees

The old Willie Dixon adage, “blues is truth,” perfectly describes the searing, contemporary blues-rock of world-renowned guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya. Taught by the “Master of the Telecaster,” Albert Collins, but with a hard-edged sound and style all his own, Montoya mixes his forceful, melodic guitar playing and passionate vocals with memorable songs, delivering the blues’ hardest truths.

He earned his status as a master guitarist and soul-powered vocalist through years of paying his dues as a sideman with Collins (first as a drummer) and then with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, before launching his solo career in 1993. Five years of constant touring with Collins and ten years with Mayall turned him into a monster player and dynamic performer. Montoya has released eight solo albums—including three for Alligator between 2000 and 2007—and has played at clubs, concert halls and major festivals all over the world.
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Music By The Bay Live presents
Chicago Plays The Stones
16 Main Street S., Uxbridge ON
Friday, November 29 @ 8 pm; advance tickets $70 + HST + fees

Chicago guitar-slinger and vocalist, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Chicago harmonica master and vocalist Billy Branch, among today’s foremost inheritors of the Chicago blues tradition and keepers of the flame, unite live on-stage to give the songs of the Rolling Stones a remarkable rebirth. Brooks and Branch strip those rock songs down to their Chicago blues essence and bring the songs of Jagger-Richards back to their spiritual home and their point of origin.

There is no more seminal association in the history of rock and pop music than those ties that bind Chicago’s electric blues with the Rolling Stones. They modeled their sound on the gritty, urban electrified and amplified music of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Little Walter and other Chicago blues pioneers. Through the lens of this musical kinship that has changed modern popular music and culture across the globe, CHICAGO PLAYS THE STONES takes audiences on a powerful musical journey that will delight and thrill lovers of the blues, fans of The Rolling Stones, and general music audiences alike.

The Concert: CHICAGO PLAYS THE STONES is an exhilarating, high-energy live stage performance that presents its audience with classic Rolling Stones songs arranged in the Chicago blues styles ranging from the early-traditional to modern- contemporary.
Performances also include songs from the 1940s Mississippi Delta by a young Muddy Waters up through the ground-breaking electrification of the country blues in Chicago by Waters and other pioneering Windy City blues artists. These blues sounds that traveled from the deep south up north to Chicago were the musical DNA that put the young Brits squarely on the path to become The Rolling Stones, the group that would eventually, with the Chicago blues at it core, have a lasting effect on rock and pop music.

Imagine the classic Rolling Stones songs as played by their Chicago blues heroes of the Golden Age such as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon or Sonny Boy Williamson. What would those songs sound like? Would they sound retro? Contemporary? Or, something new?

We invite you to a unique concert event featuring today’s greatest Chicago blues artists to discover the answer to those questions. We invite you to travel back to the future to experience CHICAGO PLAYS THE STONES.
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Music By The Bay Live presents
The Last Waltz – A Musical Celebration of the Band
16 Main Street S., Uxbridge ON
Saturday, November 30 @ 8 pm; advance tickets $65 + HST + fees

By popular demand, one of Ontario’s most talked about acts returns to Music by the Bay Live. This all-star Canadian cast of award-winning blues and roots musicians, under the direction of Juno award winning producer and musical director, Lance Anderson, will be playing The Uxbridge Music Hall on November 30, celebrating the 43rd Anniversary of THE BAND’s last concert in 1976 and The BAND’s amazing contribution to our shared Canadian musical heritage.

This is an all-star line-up, featuring Jerome Levon Avis (Levon Helm’s godson), on drums and vocals with special guests and a nine-piece band led by Maple Blues 2014 ‘Keyboardist of the Year’ Lance Anderson. The performance will recreate the atmosphere of The Band’s final concert, which was captured in Martin Scorcese’s award-winning concert film, The Last Waltz.

On the American Thanksgiving of 1976 at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, The BAND performed what they called their “Last Waltz,” and invited many of their friends to join in the celebration. These friends included Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, and Canadians Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and others who performed with The Band on this special night.

In this homage to The Last Waltz, Anderson’s special guests will perform the songs played and sung by these guest artists at the memorable 1976 concert.  Backed by a 9-piece band that includes Jerome Levon Avis, Terry Blersh on guitar, Dennis Pinhorn (The Hawks) on bass, Rob Gusevs (Blood, Sweat and Tears) on organ and Anderson (Joint Chiefs of Soul) on piano and vocals, this is a group of seasoned veterans who love the music. Anderson’s band also features a stellar four-piece horn section including David Dunlop (Boss Brass) on trumpet, Gord Meyers (Blood, Sweat and Tears) on trombone and tuba, Chris Murphy (The Maple Blues Band) on tenor sax and Simon Wallis (Lighthouse) on baritone sax. An all-star band!

The Band is a Canadian national treasure, with four members of the legendary roots music group originally from southern Ontario. In the 1960s, they were initially brought together as “The Hawks” by Ronnie Hawkins and later gained international recognition as Bob Dylan’s band on his ground-breaking electric tours. This 120 minute performance of The Last Waltz includes a wide selection of fan favourites, such as The Band’s ‘The Weight’, ’The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down’, ‘Up On Cripple Creek’, ‘Life is a Carnival’, ‘The Shape I’m In’, ‘Rag Mama Rag’, ‘It Makes No Difference’, ‘Ophelia’ and many more.
Please note, artists performing subject to change.
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SPECIAL EVENTS COMING UP
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MonkeyJunk
with special guest Chris Kirby
Overflow Brewing Company, 2477 Kaladar Avenue
Saturday, October 12 @ 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm; tickets $25 +service fee

2x Juno Award-winning band MonkeyJunk returns to rock the taproom once again and this time, they are bringing their east-coast soul brother Chris Kirby

Ottawa-based ace swamp roots-rockers - 22x Maple Blues Award winners, Blues Music Award winners (USA) and winners of 2018s Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year (their second Juno Award overall), the latest and fifth release from MonkeyJunk (singer/guitarist and harp player Steve Marriner, drummer Matt Sobb, and guitarist Tony D) is precisely the kind of corker you'd expect from a trio of musical veterans who, between them, have boosted luminaries from Fabulous Thunderbird Kim Wilson to Buddy Guy, the late Jeff Healey to the lamented Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Their show at Overflow last March electrified the taproom to a packed house so prepare for more of the same . . . much more!!

Soulful Newfoundland singer/songwriter Chris Kirby is stepping out from behind the curtain. The award-winning producer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist is back with his first album in seven years, ”What Goes Around”, featuring the hot singles ‘Pot of Gold’ and ‘Better Not Let Me Down’.

Why the long gap? The fact is, Kirby has been too busy and too successful to get his own music out. He has been on the road with Matt Andersen, playing keyboards and co-writing two songs on the singing sensation's latest, “Halfway Home By Morning”. Then there's all the song writing for the likes of Juno-winners The East Pointers, Stephen Fearing, The Once, Tim Chaisson and more. He's produced East Coast Music Award-winning albums for Charlie A'Court and Beauwater, plus hot new Folk act Quote The Raven, Country/Americana artist Chris Ryan and lots of others.

But enough waiting. Kirby has too many great new tracks to share. “What Goes Around” is a rich soul album, with thick grooves and passionate vocals, funky keyboard parts, huge hooks and sly, sexy lyrics, tunes that reflect his love of all things Aretha, Stevie Wonder and Al Green. From being everyone's secret weapon, this East Coast all-star is taking centre stage with “What Goes Around”, the album he's being dying to make, and the one you need to hear.
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Ball and Chain and the Wreckers
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Saturday, October 12; $10

Based in Ottawa Ontario, Ball and Chain has been performing as a duo for over 20 yrs. With The Wreckers, we are a 5 piece band that has been playing festivals and clubs locally and across the continent for 15 yrs or more... it's hard to remember. We can keep you dancing ‘til closing time, and when you're done we'll wrap you up in Vintage Country Comfort and then set you up with a soundtrack for while you're countin' sheep.
Vocals, Guitar / Jody Benjamin
Fiddle, Vocals, Mandolin / Michael Ball
Lead Guitar, Lap Steel / Fred Guignion
Drums, Vocals / Robert Bangs
Bass / Derek Jeffrey

Here’s a link to the new Ball and Chain video! It's all part of a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Vanier. 
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Dimestore Duo
Juke Joint Soul Kitchen, 3740 Carp Road, Carp ON
Saturday, October 12 @ 7 pm

The Dimestore Duo are sure to entertain, playing rockabilly, swing, blues, and country, with a smattering of well-penned originals.
We’re excited to have these guys in! Reservations encouraged :)
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Dueling Pianos
Meridian Centrepointe Theatre,
Friday, October 18 @ 8 pm; tickets $22 & up; limited availability
          (A second show has been added on Friday, December 13; see below.)
Hot off the heels of their sell-out shows here at Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe, Dueling Pianos are back with another studio show. Don’t miss out on Tyler Kealey and Dave Kalil playing the ivory keys to some of your favourite songs, along with Todd Huckabone on the guitar.

Each unique show features an endless series of classic hits spanning decades of music. Playing a blend of requests from the audience, blistering guitar and piano solos, three-part harmonies, and random impromptu comedic moments, their show has won over the crowds for which they perform time after time.

Dave has been entertaining audiences across Canada since 1976 as a solo piano player and singer, but has had the most fun this past decade playing with – or against – singer-songwriter and fellow pianist Tyler. The two claim influences from musicians like Supertramp and the Eagles, from Billy Joel to the Beatles. In the intimate setting and beautiful acoustics of Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe Studio theatre, the Dueling Pianos’ effortless skill and energy will delight newcomers and long-time fans alike!
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The Red Dog Sisters
Historic Red Dog, 189 Hunter Street West, Peterborough ON
Friday, October 18 @ 8 pm; $10

Cheryl Lescom, Kim Doolittle, Chuckee Zehr, Kat Lovett, Susan Latimer, Michelle Joseph
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Harpdog Brown
Irene’s Pub, 885 Bank Street
Friday, October 18 @ 9:30 pm; $20 at the door

Harpdog Brown has grown a reputation as a real-deal purveyor of classic electric blues. Think of the old Chess Records and Sun Records of the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. These days he’s been touring more and more as Harpdog Brown & the Uptown Blues Band - a vintage New Orleans Blues sound featuring, piano, clarinet/sax, upright-bass and drums. Still a vintage vibe, just a different vintage! This music will move you! They perform mostly originals, yet they often include great songs of the masters from that era. Think Louis Jordan, Satchmo, Sonny Boy Williamson, Wynonie Harris, even Duke Ellington. Audiences are raving about this new show!

He’s been called a Blues Evangelist, and that’s a very fitting moniker. "I speak the blues like it's the truth, and it is”, he was recently quoted. "I do feel like I'm a servant of the people. A missionary if you will. Music can heal people if they pay attention to the messages in these songs.” He delivers those messages using the vintage sound whether it be with his lowdown classic blues band the Travelin’ Blues Show or with his new Uptown Blues Band. Harpdog says "Blues has a healing power. It's a beautiful celebration of our perfectly flawed lives. We help people forget about their issues of the moment and then they might just realize that we all have our issues, and that's OK."

Harpdog Brown is a gifted vocalist and an imaginative harmonica player. Piano man Dave Webb has been working with Harpdog over the years and they share an intuition that only comes with many hours and miles shared on and off stage. Billy Joe Abbott learned his craft first-hand from some of the greatest Clarinetists in New Orleans. Riley Bartlett is the newest and youngest member on Trumpet from Winnipeg and he's awesome! Drummer extraordinaire Rick Jacobson will be laying down the groove.

Harpdog has won three consecutive Maple Blues Awards for Harmonica Player of the Year (2014/2015/2016), the Fraser Valley Music Award, has three consecutive Western Canadian Music Awards Nominations, a Juno Nomination and is the only Canadian to win the coveted Muddy Award. In 2016, he was nominated for 3 Maple Blues Awards (Harmonica Player, Male Vocalist and Album of the Year) for his latest release “Travelin’ With The Blues”.
“Travelin' With The Blues”, released in 2016, is still sitting in the top roots and blues charts and follows his Top 20 charting 2014 release “What It Is” (Roots Music Report International Blues Albums).

Get off the couch and some see some seriously vintage blues that’s lots of fun!
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56 Blvd Blues
Windsor Pub, Buckingham QC
Saturday, October 19 @ 8 pm

Old dogs, new tricks! All original music from local blues/rock band in Ottawa/Gatineau. Groupe blues rock d'Ottawa Gatineau présentant du matériel original anglais et français. Robert Villeneuve on bass and vocals, Gilles Cholette on drums and vocals, Yves Côté on harmonica and vocals, and Louis Betournay on guitar and vocals. Pro musicians whose roots reach back to the ‘70s with bands including Syncope, 33 Barrette, Connivence, Micheline Scott, Alligator Combo, Les Ours, and many more rock, country and jazz bands.
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Rob Lutes
          With Mike McKenna Jr.
NAC 4th Stage, 1 Elgin Street
Thursday, October 24 @ 8:30 pm; tickets $20

Since the release of his first album “Gravity” in 2000, Rob Lutes has steadily built a collection of exquisite songs that inhabit the intersection of blues, folk, Americana, and the contemporary singer-songwriter genre. As skilled delivering a Piedmont blues classic as he is performing his own acclaimed original songs, Lutes' masterful fingerstyle guitar work and soulful voice bring an unmistakable intensity to his live performances.

A double Maple Blues Award nominee as Acoustic Act and Songwriter of the Year in 2017, on his seventh album, “Walk in the Dark”, he 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.
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Myles Goodwyn
Neat Coffee Shop, 1715 Calabogie Road, Burnstown ON
Friday, October 25 @ 8 pm; $60

Singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of the band April Wine, Myles Goodwyn’s passion and drive shaped and directed the group from its earliest beginnings. He is the only remaining original member of the group since the inception of April Wine in 1969. Goodwyn grew up poor and is the classic “small-town kid makes good” success story. As a young teen, Goodwyn honed his skills, playing in bands such as East Gate Sanctuary and Woody’s Termites. From the very beginning, Goodwyn plotted the course of the band. His unique but classic rock voice gives April Wine a distinct and immediately recognizable sound. Ranging from hard rock classics to soulful ballads, his vocal range and style can really grab a hold of you. His songwriting skills are prolific.

He has penned virtually every April Wine song. He has a knack with words and seems to have an ability to write a catchy tune at will. Through the ups and downs and changing faces of the band, the one thing that has remained constant is Myles Goodwyn. Even today and with their latest release and shift in direction, his voice is as strong and apparent as ever.

Now in its fourth decade, April Wine continues to charge ahead as one of Canada’s very best rock bands. And as far as rock history goes, Myles Goodwyn is already a living legend (especially in the annals of Canadian rock history), being known as one of the all-time greats.

On top of all the old classics that we all know and love, Myles will showcase some of his tunes from his new album as well. Tickets on sale now, limited dinner reservations available before the show!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa0OkVuzPF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u116mt21KSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf-hH0ZgdNs
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Swing Dance Party
Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 St. Patrick Street
Saturday, October 26; 8 pm – midnight; $10

The Main & Abbott Dance Band returns to Saint Brigid's Saturday October 26 for a Swing Dance Party. Enjoy swing music & dancing to the nostalgic sounds of the big band era. Repertoire includes, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, featuring vocal songs made famous by Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and many more. A wide variety of Latin, swing and dance numbers for your enjoyment.
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Steve Hill
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Friday, November 1 @ 9 pm

2015 JUNO AWARD WINNER FOR BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR,2015 MAPLE BLUES AWARD WINNER FOR ELECTRIC ACT OF THE YEAR, GUITARIST OF THE YEAR, RECORDING/PRODUCER OF THE YEAR AND ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
When it comes to one-man bands, guitarist and singer extraordinaire Steve Hill has no limits. The truest definition of a one-man band; Hill performs standing up while singing and playing guitar, his feet playing bass drum, snare drum, hi-hats and with a drumstick fused to the head of his trusty guitar, any other percussion within reach. An overnight sensation 20 years in the making, Steve Hill is an ambitious and raucous force to be reckoned with on the Canadian and international blues-rock scene. The one-man band style has made him the top star in the Canadian blues scene right now. (Bob Mersereau, CBC) Hill’s reputation as an exciting performer has provided him the opportunity to showcase his talents at some of Canadas biggest music festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Ottawa Blues Festival, Mont Tremblant International Blues Festival, Thunder Bay Blues Festival, Kitchener Blues Festival and more. Steve Hill is clearly in his element as a solo artist and one-man band, inviting listeners into a world of musical madness in the form of blues and rock ‘n’ roll.
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Northern Hearts & the Angelina Hunter Trio
Bar Robo, 692 Somerset Street West
Friday, November 8 @ 8 pm; $10

Northern Hearts are in Ottawa for one night only, joined by the incomparable Angelina Hunter Trio at Bar Robo Chinatown. See you there. It's gonna be one to remember.

Northern Hearts is a powerful blues pop duo whose songs are at once playful and soulful. They recently performed at the Cultivate Festival and Cobourg Waterfront Festival, showcased at Folk Alliance International in Montreal, and reached the Top 100 of CBC Music's Searchlight Competition. Their debut EP, "of all these flames," is available everywhere you buy and stream music online.

The Angelina Hunter Trio, also affectionately known as AHT, is comprised of three friends who first met about twenty years ago as University of Ottawa students and longtime soldiers of the Ottawa music scene. The group is a vast amalgamation of styles and influences that are stirred in the pot and blown back out. They were chosen to represent Ottawa in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2018; getting to play the blues along Beale Street was a dream come true. Since then, they’ve had a great run of various festival dates, including the Ottawa RBC Bluesfest, the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival, The Calabogie Ribs and Blues Festival and others. Our debut album, “Roll With It”, has received rave reviews and is available across all digital music retailers.
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The Uninvited Guests – CCR Tribute
Greenfield’s Gastro Public House, 900 Greenbank Road
Friday, November 8; 8 pm – midnight; $15 reserved, $10 general admission

The Uninvited Guests is an Ottawa-based band formed in 1998 by Marty Sobb to tour bars of Alberta & BC now also performing a tribute to CCR around Ottawa.
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Trevor Finlay – Album Release
Overflow Brewing Company, 2477 Kaladar Avenue
Friday, November 8; 9 pm – midnight

Nashville’s Trevor Finlay is coming home to Ottawa with his long-awaited new album entitled “Get Into It” and it’s time to celebrate! He got his start in the Ottawa area regularly playing clubs and festivals, releasing 4 albums, and becoming a regular on morning radio and tv shows. His success led to a number of tours, coast-to-coast across Canada and expanding to parts of Europe and Australia. Nashville has been Trevor's home for over a decade and he's built up a large fan following and tour circuit in the US.

“Get Into It” is Trevor’s newest, a 13 song self-produced album with all songs co-written by him. It marks a return to his blues-rock roots and it makes no excuses. Trevor is proud of the fact that “In a time where technology is king and people spend weeks, if not months to create ‘perfect’ music “Get Into It” was done in the old fashioned way - recorded in 4.5 days by seasoned musicians that can play their instruments.” There are no computer tricks, no after-the-fact edits and no pitch corrections. As Trevor likes to say, “Imperfections are where the soul lies.”.

The work is done, the fun begins. It’s time to release “Get Into It” into the world - and what better place to do it than Ottawa - where it all began?

Website: https://trevorfinlay.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trevorfinlayrocks
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetfb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tfin615
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Erin Costelo
NAC Azrieli Studio, 1 Elgin Street
Saturday, November 9 @ 8 pm; tickets $35

Pulsing with a confident and cathartic energy, Erin Costelo’s music harkens back to the golden age of songwriting. Her incredible voice and soulful stage presence have drawn comparisons to icons like Nina Simone and Carole King.

In 2018, Costelo released her fifth full-length album, “SWEET MARIE”: a 10-song collection recorded in 10 days in a timber-frame home on the ocean in Little Harbour, Nova Scotia. The album was brought to life in January amidst Canadian winter storms and pounding surf of the east coast. Self-produced, “SWEET MARIE” finds the native Nova Scotian looking at a world and a music industry that pushed her to the edge of ending her career. The triumph of “SWEET MARIE” sees her pushing back with tenacity and aplomb.

Holding a flame to the legendary songwriters that influenced her career, Costelo is unquestionably a singular artist: a maverick, unfettered by trend or fashion.
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Live at Raven Street Concert Series presents
Session 3: Horojo Trio
Raven Street Studios, 1540 Raven Avnue
Saturday, November 9; 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm; $15 advance, $20 at the door

HOROJO Trio is a soul rockin’ rhythm & blues act that features drummer Jamie Holmes, singer/keyboardist Jeff Rogers, and guitarist/singer JW-Jones. Jeff is known as one of the hardest working artists in the nation’s capital clocking over 250 shows per year. The Ottawa Citizen says “his voice practically bowls you over with intensity, as sweet, rich and gooey as molasses in a heatwave”, while Nick Krewen (Globe & Mail, Grammy.com, Billboard) calls JUNO nominee JW-Jones “a frequent resident of Billboard’s Top 10 Blues charts and roots radio favourite”. Jamie is one of the most versatile drummers in the country and has toured throughout North America and Europe and recorded in Nashville with Grammy winning producer Tom Hambridge. The trio came together organically from a chance jam session after a corporate event that was so inspired that it left the audience and the musicians wanting more. Even before their first gig, they had already been called an Ottawa “super group”, and while they admit the band name (derived from the first two letters of each of the members’ last names) is unusual, the future certainly looks bright for the exceptional HOROJO Trio.
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The Hellraisers & the Al Tambay Duo
Backdrop Restaurant & Bar, 160 Metcalfe Street
Saturday, November 9 @ 9 pm; no cover

The Hellraisers and The Al Tambay Duo are a blues evening you do not want to miss!
Come celebrate Raff's 40th birthday with us!
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Trevor Finlay – Album Release
Batstone’s Northern Ramble, 45 Railway Avenue, Renfew ON
Saturday, November 9; 8 pm – 11 pm

Nashville’s Trevor Finlay is coming home to the Ottawa Valley with his long-awaited new album entitled “Get Into It” and it’s time to celebrate! He got his start in the Ottawa area regularly playing clubs and festivals, releasing 4 albums, and becoming a regular on morning radio and tv shows. His success led to a number of tours, coast-to-coast across Canada and expanding to parts of Europe and Australia. Nashville has been Trevor's home for over a decade and he's built up a large fan following and tour circuit in the US.

“Get Into It” is Trevor’s newest, a 13 song self-produced album with all songs co-written by him. It marks a return to his blues-rock roots and it makes no excuses. Trevor is proud of the fact that “In a time where technology is king and people spend weeks, if not months to create ‘perfect’ music “Get Into It” was done in the old fashioned way - recorded in 4.5 days by seasoned musicians that can play their instruments.” There are no computer tricks, no after-the-fact edits and no pitch corrections. As Trevor likes to say, “Imperfections are where the soul lies”.

The work is done, the fun begins. It’s time to release “Get Into It” into the world - and what better place to do it than the Ottawa Valley - where it all began?

Website: https://trevorfinlay.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trevorfinlayrocks
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetfb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tfin615
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Harry Manx
Maison du citoyen, Salle Jean-Desprez, 25 Laurier, Hull
Tuesday, November 12 @ 8 pm; from $35

“Mysticssippi” blues man Harry Manx has been called an “essential link” between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. He has created a unique sound that is hard to forget and deliciously addictive to listen to.
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HOROJO Trio
IBC Fundraiser
Overflow Brewing Company, 2477 Kaladar Avenue
Friday, November 15

HOROJO Trio is a soul rockin’ rhythm & blues act that features drummer Jamie Holmes, singer/keyboardist Jeff Rogers, and guitarist/singer JW-Jones. Jeff is known as one of the hardest working artists in the nation’s capital clocking over 250 shows per year. The Ottawa Citizen says “his voice practically bowls you over with intensity, as sweet, rich and gooey as molasses in a heatwave”, while Nick Krewen (Globe & Mail, Grammy.com, Billboard) calls JUNO nominee JW-Jones “a frequent resident of Billboard’s Top 10 Blues charts and roots radio favourite”. Jamie is one of the most versatile drummers in the country and has toured throughout North America and Europe and recorded in Nashville with Grammy winning producer Tom Hambridge. The trio came together organically from a chance jam session after a corporate event that was so inspired that it left the audience and the musicians wanting more. Even before their first gig, they had already been called an Ottawa “super group”, and while they admit the band name (derived from the first two letters of each of the members’ last names) is unusual, the future certainly looks bright for the exceptional HOROJO Trio.
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Jack de Keyzer
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Friday, November 15 @ 9 pm

Jack de Keyzer is a British-born Canadian blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. He has twice won the Juno Award, Canada's highest musical honour, and seven times received Maple Blues Awards, including for Blues Album of the Year in 2000 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. Real Blues Magazine crowned him Live Act Of The Year in 2001, and has twice named him Guitarist of the Year.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyrKohG9ifE
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Angel Forrest – CD Release “Hell Bent With Grace”
Gainsbourg, 9 rue Abry, Gatineau QC
Saturday, November 16 @ 8 pm

Pour la sixième fois depuis 2013, Angel Forrest reçoit ce prix aux Maple Blues Awards de février dernier. Après 30 ans de carrière et dix albums, Angel Forrest triomphe encore avec sa voix rauque et cassée qui rappelle l’iconique Janis Joplin.

Venez découvrir ou redécouvrir ses succès!
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Keith Glass Band
Live at the VIBE
Vibration Studios, 5488 Osgoode Main Street, Osgoode ON
Saturday, November 16, doors @ 7 pm, music 8 pm – midnight; $10 cover

The sound of Keith Glass Band can best be described as rock and roll - with all that term encompasses: R&B, country, folk, blues, rock - all fused into Keith’s original songs ….

Keith Glass is a founding member, guitarist and songwriter with Prairie Oyster, a group which enjoyed a very long and successful career and critical acclaim, including multiple Juno and CCMA awards. They are often cited as the country’s foremost roots/country band, and toured extensively in Canada, the U.S. and Europe over a career spanning almost four decades. In 2008, they were inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, and also received a SOCAN Songwriter’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Alistair Dennett, the first drummer in Prairie Oyster, and has been playing in bands with Keith since high school. Upon landing in Ottawa Alistair has played with Brock Zeman, Sneezy Waters and His Excellent Band, Ball and Chain and Morningwood Trio.

Steve Trecarten, one of Ottawa’s premiere tenor and baritone sax players, and an accomplished blues, jazz and rock keyboardist. He has played and recorded with many great Ottawa bands such as The Drew Nelson Band, JW-Jones, and Clint Everson - along with other greats like Colin James.

Mike Turenne is a consummate veteran bassist from the Ottawa area, and has played with Tony D, Drew Nelson, JW-Jones -- well, everyone! He played, toured and recorded with blues star Sue Foley for many years..."
https://www.keithglassband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KeithGlassBand/
https://www.facebook.com/events/696366907498583/
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56 Blvd Blues
Café des Artistes de la Lièvre, Buckingham QC
Saturday, November 16 @ 8 pm

Old dogs, new tricks! All original music from local blues/rock band in Ottawa/Gatineau. Groupe blues rock d'Ottawa Gatineau présentant du matériel original anglais et français. Robert Villeneuve on bass and vocals, Gilles Cholette on drums and vocals, Yves Côté on harmonica and vocals, and Louis Betournay on guitar and vocals. Pro musicians whose roots reach back to the ‘70s with bands including Syncope, 33 Barrette, Connivence, Micheline Scott, Alligator Combo, Les Ours, and many more rock, country and jazz bands.
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Colin Linden
Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown ON
Thursday, November 21 @ 8 pm; $35

Born in Toronto, Canada, and raised in White Plains, New York, Colin Linden returned to Canada in 1970. He was already a guitar prodigy at 11 years old, and when most kids that age are playing sports, Colin was meeting and being mentored by one of his musical heroes, the great bluesman Howlin’ Wolf, which helped set the youngster on a course to pursue the sounds of his dreams. That encounter helped fuel a career that has featured his work on literally hundreds of albums. At last count, the total of recordings on which he has played approaches 400, while over 100 albums bear the “Produced by Colin Linden” credit.

Colin Linden is a genuine renaissance man of roots music. He’s a singer and songwriter of great skill, an in-demand and prolific record producer, a sideman to the stars as guitarist for the likes of Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and, for the past decade-plus, a member of the highly successful trio, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. His well-stocked trophy case includes eight JUNO Awards, multiple Maple Blues Awards, and a Toronto Arts Award. He has a well-deserved reputation as a slide guitar virtuoso of true originality and his riveting slide work can be heard both on albums from numerous artists as well as on his own sizeable solo catalogue.
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
Neat Coffee Shop, 1715 Calabogie Road, Burnstown ON
Friday, November 22 @ 8 pm; $42.50

Samantha Martin is the lead singer, songwriter and focal point of the group. A dynamic front woman, she possesses a stunning voice that is capable of summoning up tidal waves of spine-tingling emotion in one instance while delicately bringing out the nuances of a gut-wrenching lyric in the next. A torrid force of nature, night after night she takes audiences to emotional peaks while leaving them stunned with her sheer pin-you-against-the-wall power.
While Martin is a powerhouse unto herself, the vocal alchemy of Delta Sugar is not the work of a single talent. In combination with what she likes to term her “co-vocalists,” Sherie Marshall and Mwansa Mwansa, the vocal blend Delta Sugar produces is pure, unadulterated gospel-tinged, neuron-tingling magic where the sum is even richer than the already soul-melting parts.
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The Blind Boys of Alabama
NAC Babs Asper Theatre, 1 Elgin Street
Thursday, November 28 @ 7:30 pm; tickets starting @ $66.00

This holiday season, the Blind Boys of Alabama are touring in support of their latest Christmas album, "Talkin' Christmas!". The album features blues legend Taj Mahal and includes several original holiday songs. This special concert will also include songs from the band's previous Grammy-winning Christmas recording "Go Tell It on the Mountain," some of their gospel classics, and other gems from a 70-plus-year career.

The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music; inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy® Awards. The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits.
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The Legendary Downchild Blues Band 50th Anniversary Party
National Arts Centre Southam Hall, 1 Elgin Street
Friday, November 29 @ 8 pm; tickets from $59.50

After 18 albums, countless awards and wowing sold-out audiences around the globe, The Legendary Downchild Blues Band are celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year with a brand-new show featuring hits like ‘Flip, Flop & Fly’, as well as fan favourites and hidden gems from throughout their illustrious career.

Downchild will be joined on stage for this very special performance by long-time friend and Hollywood Star, the one and only Mr. Dan Aykroyd, two-time Juno Award winning guitarist Tony D (MonkeyJunk), 10X Maple Blues Award winning singer Suzie Vinnick, with more special guests to be announced!

Downchild came to international prominence as the inspiration for Aykroyd and the late John Belushi’s hit film, The Blues Brothers. In fact, two Downchild songs, ‘Shotgun Blues’ and ‘(I Got Everything I Need) Almost’ were even covered on The Blues Brothers’ 1978 multi-platinum album Briefcase Full of Blues.

The band is lead by founder, Donnie “Mr. Downchild” Walsh on guitar and harmonica, singer Chuck Jackson, who also plays harmonica, tenor sax man Pat Carey, Michael Fonfara (who was a member of the early American rock supergroup Rhinoceros and Lou Reed’s band) plays keyboards, Gary Kendall on bass and drummer Mike Fitzpatrick.

With their signature jump-blues style and infectious, soulful sound, Juno Award winners Downchild deliver a live performance that is second to none, and this special anniversary show is one not to be missed!
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56 Blvd Blues
Bar du Parc, Buckingham QC
Friday, November 29 @ 8 pm


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Rainbow’s 35th Anniversary Party
Hosted by The Commotions
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Friday, November 29 @ 9 pm
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Dueling Pianos
Meridian Centrepointe Theatre,
Friday, December 13 @ 8 pm; tickets $22 - $24

Hot off the heels of their sell-out shows here at Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe, Dueling Pianos are back with another studio show. Don’t miss out on Tyler Kealey and Dave Kalil playing the ivory keys to some of your favourite songs, along with Todd Huckabone on the guitar.

Each unique show features an endless series of classic hits spanning decades of music. Playing a blend of requests from the audience, blistering guitar and piano solos, three-part harmonies, and random impromptu comedic moments, their show has won over the crowds for which they perform time after time.

Dave has been entertaining audiences across Canada since 1976 as a solo piano player and singer, but has had the most fun this past decade playing with – or against – singer-songwriter and fellow pianist Tyler. The two claim influences from musicians like Supertramp and the Eagles, from Billy Joel to the Beatles. In the intimate setting and beautiful acoustics of Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe Studio theatre, the Dueling Pianos’ effortless skill and energy will delight newcomers and long-time fans alike!
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MonkeyJunk in Concert
Black Sheep Inn, Wakefield QC
Saturday, December 14 @ 8:30 pm

MonkeyJunk’s December Concert at the Black Sheep is becoming a Christmas tradition.
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Barrelhouse Presents: One Way Out - A Salute to the Allman Bros.
Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray street
Saturday, December 14 @ 9 pm

Barrelhouse has reformed as One Way Out and will be returning to the storied stage of the Rainbow Bistro on Saturday Sept 14th. One Way Out is a retrospective spanning the history of the Allman Brothers from the "Duane" era through to the final version of the band featuring Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks. From Statesboro to Midnight Rider to Whipping Post, One Way Out plays all your favourite Allmans tunes. 
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Centrepointe Theatre Mainstage,
Thursday, December 19 @ 8 pm;

Featuring Roxanne Potvin, Rick Fines, Danielle Allard, Shawn Tavenier

Music fans can’t miss out on this high-energy live experience! One of the top blues artists in the country, the multi-award winning JW-Jones is a Billboard Top 10 Blues artist, having released nine albums and performed in 23 countries across four continents.

The featured Ottawa artists joining JW on stage are handpicked by the man himself. JW Jones and his band will back these amazing local performers and play crowd favourites from their own repertoire.

Get ready for a sizzling show to melt the snow this December!
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NAC Presents
Christmas with Matt Andersen & friends
NAC Southam Hall
Friday, December 20 @ 8 pm; tickets start at $35

The Festival of Small Halls and NAC Presents are happy to bring back the wildly popular Christmas with Matt Andersen. Join us for holiday favourites and even some surprises!

Recorded live off the floor in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrated songwriter Matt Andersen’s tenth album, “Halfway Home by Morning”, collects all the essential elements for a down-home ramble. Over its lucky 13 tracks, he explores every facet of his sound—sweat-soaked soul, incendiary rhythm and blues, heartbroken folk, and gritty Americana—in the Southern Ground studio, the same spot that legends like Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded. The album is as honest and compromise free as anything he’s ever done.
The native New Brunswicker has proven time and time again, on stages everywhere from clubs to theatres, that he’s the genuine article. Andersen is a powerhouse performer with a giant, soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, and has built a formidable following the old-fashioned way: touring worldwide and letting his stunned audiences and new devotees spread the good word of his righteous tunes all over.
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KINGSTON SPECIAL EVENTS
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Kim Pollard Band
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, October 5 @ 8:30 pm; $15

After their successful show on the main stage at this year’s Limestone Blues Festival the outstanding Kim Pollard Band returns to the RCHA club.
Twice voted to appear at the Memphis Blues Challenge, this highly acclaimed singer/songwriter brings her soulful voice and repertory from 2 CDs back to the RCHA Club.
The band includes: Ian Kojima (former member of both Chris de Burgh and The Stampeders) tenor sax/ acoustic guitar, Alec Barken (bass), Paul David (drums), Paul Stacey (alto sax), Greg Law (guitar), this is one smoking hot band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkl6z7JkZBc
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Lucas Haneman Express
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday, October 12 @ 8:30 pm

Bywater Call, the band originally scheduled for October 12, thought their new CD would ready, but it will be delayed a couple of weeks.
Lucas Haneman Express has a new CD out so they will cover the date.

Bruce says:
If you don’t know Lucas Haneman, he is a blind musician who is an exceptional guitar player (his band has represented Ottawa Blues Society in Memphis in 2015 and, in 2020, he and Megan Lawrence will represent them again as a solo/duo artist.
When Lucas performs you can tell he feels the music in every note he plays and he makes the audience feel it too. I highly recommend you come and check out Lucas Haneman and the Express they put on an incredible blues show and I guarantee you will love this band (yes that’s a money back guarantee)!
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Godboogie (Jerome Godboo)
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, November 8 @ 8:30 pm
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Mike Biggar & Manitoba Hal
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Thursday, November 14 @ 8:30 pm
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Joe McDonald & the Walkin’ Hawks
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, November 29 @ 8:30 pm
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Jack de Keyzer
RCHA Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Thursday & Friday, December 5-6 @ 8:30 pm
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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
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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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Wednesday, October 2
The Prime Rib Big Band @ Irene’s, 8 pm
Saturday, October 5
Shadowfest 2019 @ the Rainbow, 6 pm – midnight
Sunday, October 6
Jimmy Cochrane hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Saturday, October 12
Dimestore Duo @ the Juke Joint Soul Kitchen, 7 pm
Ball and Chain and the Wreckers @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Sunday, October 13
The Radicals host the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Sunday, October 20
Crunchy Flower hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Friday, October 25
The Commotions @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Saturday, October 26
Texas M.A.C. @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Sunday, October 27
River City Junction hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Sunday, November 3
Jimmy Cochrane hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Wednesday, November 6
The Prime Rib Big Band @ Irene’s, 8 pm
Sunday, November 10
The Radicals host the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Sunday, November 17
Jimmy Cochrane hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Sunday, November 24
River City Junction hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Friday, November 29
35th Anniversary Party hosted by the Commotions @ the Rainbow, 9 pm
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