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the venue to confirm the show!
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SPECIAL
EVENTS THIS WEEK
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Annie
Raines Virtual Harmonica Workshop
Old
Ottawa South
Tuesday,
September 24 @ 7 pm; $35
A
first for the Ottawa Gatineau Harmonica Group, we will be hosting an in
person/virtual workshop with harmonica legend, Annie Raines. Annie will be
joining us online while we gather in person in Old Ottawa South to learn from
her, ask questions, and then have a chance to play together.
Annie has inspired many, including many women, and we will have a chance to ask her about Orange Dude Blues among other topics.
Cost $35, email csturton@gmail.com to reserve your spot and get the address. Limited places, reserve early
All levels welcome, bring your harmonicas! We'll be looking at a song played on a harmonica in the key of D.
Annie has inspired many, including many women, and we will have a chance to ask her about Orange Dude Blues among other topics.
Cost $35, email csturton@gmail.com to reserve your spot and get the address. Limited places, reserve early
All levels welcome, bring your harmonicas! We'll be looking at a song played on a harmonica in the key of D.
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Raoul
& the Big Time
Atomic
Rooster, 303 Bank Street
Friday,
September 27 @ 9 pm
Maple
Blues Award winners and International Blues Challenge semi finalists return to
The Atomic Rooster, this time for a Friday night show at one of the cities cool
music joints.
This format features Raoul Bhaneja on harmonica and vocals, Darren Gallen on guitar, Tom Bona on drums, Justine Fischer on upright bass and Jesse Whiteley on keys.
This format features Raoul Bhaneja on harmonica and vocals, Darren Gallen on guitar, Tom Bona on drums, Justine Fischer on upright bass and Jesse Whiteley on keys.
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LOCAL
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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Curtis
Chaffey Solo
Vimy
Brewing Company, #1-145 Loretta Avenue North
Friday,
September 27; 7 pm – 11 pm; pay what you can
Local
guitarist Curtis Chaffey will be playing a one off solo performance at Vimy Brewing Company Friday,
September 27th. He's fresh off the road with three tours of Europe already
under his belt in 2019. In 2018 Curtis was nominated for both a Juno and a
Maple Blues Award for his collaboration as a song writer with Samantha Martin
on her album "Run To Me". Curtis has also performed with The Split,
Kelly Sloan, The Texas Music Appreciation Club, Kelly Prescott, Steve
Marriner... and more.
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Jesse
Greene Band
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Friday,
September 27 @ 9:30 pm
Jesse’s
Birthday Bash - Celebrate Jess's Birthday at Irene's.
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The
Back Beat
The
Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank Street
Saturday,
September 28; 4 pm – 8 pm
A
quick reminder - the Back Beat will be performing on Saturday, Sept
28 from 4 to 8 pm at the Atomic Rooster. For this gig we will be
drawing from the roots - rock side of our repertoire along with some dance
friendly tunes we recently added to the show. If you have never been to
the Rooster I encourage you to check it out. They have an excellent
selection of food and drink, a nice display of local art and a good sound
system. There is no cover charge, free parking on the street and it's a
kid friendly environment. More info here: http://www.atomicrooster.ca
Thanks,
we hope you can join us.
Best
regards,
Tom
Rowe
Bassist
and Band Leader
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JW-Jones
LIVE
Queen
St. Fare, 170 Queen Street
Saturday,
September 28; 8 pm – 11:30 pm; All Ages; $20 advance
Billboard
Top 10 Blues Artist, IBC Winner and JUNO Nominee, Canadian singer/guitarist
JW-Jones is known for his high-energy shows!
Buddy Guy says “This young man is one of the people who will keep the blues alive”. Eager to live up to this endorsement from the world’s most famous living bluesman, Jones is excited to bring his music to generations to come.
Buddy Guy says “This young man is one of the people who will keep the blues alive”. Eager to live up to this endorsement from the world’s most famous living bluesman, Jones is excited to bring his music to generations to come.
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Canterbury
High School’s 50th Anniversary
Canterbury
High School, 900 Canterbury Avenue
Saturday,
September 28
With
Megan Laurence & Lucas Haneman, The Clint Everson Band and Raoul and the
Big Time.
If
you were in any way connected with Canterbury High school, please do come out
to check out the show.
Details and tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canterbury-high-school-50th-anniversary-event-tickets-62720442532
Details and tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canterbury-high-school-50th-anniversary-event-tickets-62720442532
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AREA
HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
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Manotick
Music Series presents
Matt
Chaffey Band (CD Release)
Watson’s
Mill, 5525 Dickinson Street, Manotick ON
Thursday,
September 26 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets:
$30; $80 family (2 adults, children under 14
Tickets
available at Watson's Mill, 613-692-6455, email; Office Pro, 5541
Manotick Main St.
Matt
Chaffey (singer/guitarist/keyboardist) performs songs from album “Strange Reflections”.
Light
refreshments provided. Beer and wine available for purchase.
Dinner
Discounts on concert day: (with ticket): Babbos Cuccina 15% (Italian), The
Vault 15% (fusion) and The Mill Tavern 25% (pub fare).
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JW-Jones
Wilno
Tavern, Wilno ON
Friday,
September 27; $20
Billboard
Top 10 Blues Artist, IBC Winner and JUNO Nominee, Canadian singer/guitarist
JW-Jones is known for his high-energy shows!
Buddy Guy says “This young man is one of the people who will keep the blues alive”. Eager to live up to this endorsement from the world’s most famous living bluesman, Jones is excited to bring his music to generations to come.
Buddy Guy says “This young man is one of the people who will keep the blues alive”. Eager to live up to this endorsement from the world’s most famous living bluesman, Jones is excited to bring his music to generations to come.
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Bonecat
Live
Kaffé
1870, 715 Riverside Drive, Wakefield QC
Saturday,
September 28; 9 pm
Blues,
rock and beyond from this energetic duo in an intimate setting
https://www.facebook.com/events/498567817608069/
https://www.facebook.com/events/498567817608069/
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Village
Quartet
Kaffé
1870, 715 Riverside Drive, Wakefield QC
Sunday,
September 29; 4 pm – 6:30 pm; No door fee, pass the hat
Live
jazz and groove music
No door fee, pass the hat
No door fee, pass the hat
Village
Quartet
Greg Paul Stone - guitar/vocals
Marc Decho - bass
Christian Rey-Coquais - guitar
Andre Ferraton – Drums
Greg Paul Stone - guitar/vocals
Marc Decho - bass
Christian Rey-Coquais - guitar
Andre Ferraton – Drums
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David
Wilcox
Carp
Fair, W Erskine Johnston Arena, Carp ON
Sunday,
September 29; 4 pm - 5:30 pm
David
Wilcox is a brilliant song writer, a great singer, and one of the hottest guitar
players in the world.
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JW-Jones
MERA
Schoolhouse, Mcdonalds Corner’s ON
Sunday,
September 29
Billboard
Top 10 Blues Artist, IBC Winner and JUNO Nominee, Canadian singer/guitarist
JW-Jones is known for his high-energy shows!
Buddy Guy says “This young man is one of the people who will keep the blues alive”. Eager to live up to this endorsement from the world’s most famous living bluesman, Jones is excited to bring his music to generations to come.
Buddy Guy says “This young man is one of the people who will keep the blues alive”. Eager to live up to this endorsement from the world’s most famous living bluesman, Jones is excited to bring his music to generations to come.
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LOCALS
THIS WEEK
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Thursday, September
26
Matt Chaffey @ Watson’s Mill, Manotick
Friday, September 27
Curtis Chaffey Solo @ Vimy Brewing Company, 7 pm
Jesse Greene Band @ Irene’s, 9:30 pm
Saturday, September 28
The Back Beat @ the Atomic Rooster, 4-8 pm
JW-Jones @ Queen St. Fare, 8-11:30 pm
Canterbury High School’s 50th Anniversary,
Canterbury High School
Bonecat @ Kaffé 1870, Wakefield, 9 pm
Sunday, September 29
River City Junction
hosts the Rainbow Open Blues Jam, 3-7 pm
Wicked Grin @ 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:
September
26 – Guy Short
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
SEPTEMBER
– Drifting Bird
OCTOBER
– The 5 Star Luxury Orchestra
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BLUES
ON THE RIDEAU
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Blues On The Rideau
The Cove Inn, Westport ON
Once a month 7-11 pm; $70 (buffet dinner,
dancing & door prizes included)
Advance
reservations required. Call The Cove 613-273-3636
Dinner & Show Fundraisers
Once a month September through May.
Proceeds from each show support local charities.
Visit www.coveinn.com for info about the Inn
Well-priced accommodation available at The Cove, nearby B&Bs and motel
Westport is a beautiful historic town on the Rideau Waterway - a 90-minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston.
Visit www.coveinn.com for info about the Inn
Well-priced accommodation available at The Cove, nearby B&Bs and motel
Westport is a beautiful historic town on the Rideau Waterway - a 90-minute drive from Ottawa, 45 minutes from Kingston.
This
year we celebrate our 15th Anniversary season - making BOTR one
of the longest running and best Blues Series in the country. We've put together
another fabulous Line-Up of some of Canada's best Blues
artists - nominees and winners of Juno Awards, Maple Blues Awards,
American Blues Music Award, Western Canadian Music Award and more - bringing
back some of the all time favourites who have played the Series over
the years plus a few great new ones.
Visit www.BluesOnTheRideau.ca for more 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!
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
Perth
Brewery www.perthbrewery.ca
DAWG FM
Ottawa www.dawgfm.com
Ottawa
Blues Society www.ottawabluessociety.com
LAKE 88.1
Perth/Rideau Lakes www.lake88.ca
Please visit and LIKE us on Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
Please visit and LIKE us on Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
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MUSIC BY
THE BAY LIVE
AJAX, UXBRIDGE,
PORT PERRY
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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/
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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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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Lloyd
Spiegel
Shenkman
Arts Centre
Wednesday,
October 2 @ 8 pm; $30
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
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
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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
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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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/
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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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.
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
Based
in Ottawa Ontario, Ball and Chain has been performing as a duo for over 20yrs.
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
Drums, Vocals / Robert Bangs
Bass / Derek Jeffrey
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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 :)
We’re excited to have these guys in! Reservations encouraged :)
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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!
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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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.
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
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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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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njCUyBSEi30Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmIt3YmZSss
https://www.facebook.com/events/369270957060548/
https://www.facebook.com/events/369270957060548/
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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.
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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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!
Come celebrate Raff's 40th birthday with us!
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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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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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Blvd Blues
Bar
du Parc, Buckingham QC
Friday,
November 29 @ 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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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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JW-Jones &
Friends: Live and Local
Centrepointe Theatre
Mainstage,
Thursday, December 19
@ 8 pm;
Featuring Roxanne Potvin, Rick Fines, Danielle Allard, Shawn Tavenier
Music fans can’t miss
out on this high-energy live experience! One of the top blues artists in the
country, the multi-award winning JW-Jones is a Billboard Top 10 Blues artist,
having released nine albums and performed in 23 countries across four continents.
The featured Ottawa artists joining JW on stage are handpicked by the man himself. JW Jones and his band will back these amazing local performers and play crowd favourites from their own repertoire.
The featured Ottawa artists joining JW on stage are handpicked by the man himself. JW Jones and his band will back these amazing local performers and play crowd favourites from their own repertoire.
Get ready for a sizzling show to melt the snow this December!
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NAC Presents
Christmas with Matt
Andersen & friends
NAC Southam Hall
Friday, December 20 @
8 pm; tickets start at $35
The
Festival of Small Halls and NAC Presents are happy to bring back the wildly
popular Christmas with Matt Andersen. Join us for holiday
favourites and even some surprises!
Recorded
live off the floor in Nashville, Tennessee, celebrated songwriter Matt Andersen’s
tenth album, “Halfway Home by Morning”, collects all the essential elements for
a down-home ramble. Over its lucky 13 tracks, he explores every facet of his
sound—sweat-soaked soul, incendiary rhythm and blues, heartbroken folk, and
gritty Americana—in the Southern Ground studio, the same spot that legends like
Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded. The album is as
honest and compromise free as anything he’s ever done.
The
native New Brunswicker has proven time and time again, on stages everywhere
from clubs to theatres, that he’s the genuine article. Andersen is a powerhouse
performer with a giant, soul-filled voice and commanding stage presence, and
has built a formidable following the old-fashioned way: touring worldwide and
letting his stunned audiences and new devotees spread the good word of his righteous
tunes all over.
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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
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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Bywater
Call
RCHA
Club, 193 Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Saturday,
October 12 @ 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
Friday,
December 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
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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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
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