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OTTAWA BLUES THIS
WEEK
is
moving to a bi-weekly blog/email until venues re-open.
The
next blog/email will be available around the middle of May.
If you would like to subscribe to the email, please complete the form at http://eepurl.com/bi1E3L
If you would like to subscribe to the email, please complete the form at http://eepurl.com/bi1E3L
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Currently-scheduled shows are cancelled to the end of May or later.
If you have updated info, please share to ottawablues@gmail.com
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LOCAL VENUE
INFORMATION
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Irene’s Pub – closed – Open Wed-Sat, 4
pm – 8 pm, for take-out and Love Local delivery (5 km area, $5 charge).
The Rainbow Bistro – closed
The Atomic Rooster – Open Wed-Sat, 4
pm – 9 pm, for take-out and UBER Eats.
NAC – All performances and events
cancelled until June 30.
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NEXT
BEST THING TO LIVE MUSIC
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There are no live shows for local, national and international
musicians, so they’re sharing their music via the internet.
Check out online events, including Facebook live and other live
streaming options.
Most musicians offer an option to ‘tip’ for the performance … even $1
helps them pay their living expenses.
Most major summer festivals have cancelled this year’s events.
NAC
shows online. Find the complete schedule for each day here! https://nac-cna.ca/en/series/canadaperforms
Austin
City Limits is opening their archives … free! Watch the last two seasons and
some of the current season. https://www.pbs.org/show/austin-city-limits/
And there are lots
of YOUTUBE videos to watch … and
online radio shows
to check out while you stay home and help to flatten the curve!
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BLUES
MUSIC AWARDS 2020
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41st
Blues Music Awards
Streaming
live
Sunday,
May 3 @ 5 pm (ET)
No
matter where you're at in the world, you can stream
the 2020 Blues Music Awards on Facebook and YouTube.
Hosted
by Blues Music Award winner Shemekia
Copeland, the
show will feature award presentations by Ruthie
Foster, William Bell, Warren Haynes, Fantastic Negrito, Beth Hart, Keb' Mo', and Blues Hall of Famer Charlie Musselwhite.
Special performances and a few surprises will also be part of this global watch party, and we hope you join us!
Special performances and a few surprises will also be part of this global watch party, and we hope you join us!
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
(almost)
EVERY WEEK
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Tuesday
Night Jazz Jam
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Tuesdays
@ 9 pm
IRENE’S PUB IS CLOSED (Take-out
& delivery available; see above.)
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Dr Dave
Blues & Jazz
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Wednesdays,
4-7 pm; no cover
THE RAINBOW IS CLOSED
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John
Carroll
Chateau
Lafayette (The Laff), 42 York Street
Wednesdays,
8 pm
THE LAFF IS CLOSED
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Irene’s
Blues AllStars
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Thursdays,
8 pm – midnight; no cover
IRENE’S PUB IS CLOSED (Take-out & delivery available; see
above.)
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Open
Blues Jam
Rainbow
Bistro, 76 Murray Street
Every Sunday,
4-7 pm; cover $3 (jammers free)
THE RAINBOW IS CLOSED
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Southern
Soul Sunday Brunch Buffet, @ 10 am & 2 pm
With Sherri
Harding
Fatboys
Southern Smokehouse, 34 Murray Street
FATBOYS SOUTHERN SMOKEHOUSE
IS CLOSED
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Sunday
Blues, 6-9 pm, no cover
Atomic
Rooster, 303 Bank Street (at MacLaren)
THE ATOMIC ROOSTER IS CLOSED
(Take-out & delivery available; see above.)
Sunday
Sessions, 8 pm, no cover
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
IRENE’S PUB IS CLOSED (Take-out
& delivery available; see above.)
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BLUES
ON THE RIDEAU
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Blues
On The Rideau at
The Cove Inn, Westport Ontario
2019/20 – 15th Anniversary Year
The Cove Inn, Westport Ontario
2019/20 – 15th Anniversary Year
May
8 – David Vest w/Band SHOW CANCELLED
David
Vest will be doing a VIRTUAL CONCERT featuring the songs he would have been
performing at this show and we encourage you to TUNE IN!
DAVID VEST www.davidvest.ca
Solo - LIVE from Hermann's Jazz Club in Victoria BC
Friday, May 8 - 8 to 9 pm ET / 5 to 6 pm PT
ON HERMANN'S FACEBOOK PAGE https://www.facebook.com/hermannsjazz/live_videos/
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
The
Black Dog Inn B&B, Westport
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Please visit
and LIKE us on Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
www.facebook.com/ChooseTheBluesProductions
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MUSIC BY
THE BAY LIVE
AJAX, UXBRIDGE,
PORT PERRY
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Marriner Caddell
& O’Brien
Avalon Lounge, Port
Whitby Marina, Whitby ON
Saturday, April 18 @
8 pm; $45 advance + fees & HST
TO BE RESCHEDULED
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SPECIAL
EVENTS COMING UP
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Ben Racine Band
La Grange de la
Gatineau, 80 chemin Summer, Cantley, QC
Friday, May 8; 8-10
pm
SHOW
CANCELLED
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Rick Fines
Marble Arts Centre,
13 Bridgewater Road, Tweed ON
Saturday, May 9
SHOW POSTPONED
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KINGSTON
SPECIAL EVENTS
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Morgan Davis
Thursday, May 7
SHOW
CANCELLED
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Big Mo and the Blues
Mission
Friday, May 15
SHOW
CANCELLED
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Wicked Grin
Friday, May 22
SHOW
CANCELLED
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Jack de Keyzer
Saturday, June 13
PENDING
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Andre Bisson Band
Saturday, October
24
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JW-Jones
Friday, November 27
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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
CANCELLED
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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 13th 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, the National
Public Radio (NPR) radio signal at 89.5 FM in Canton NY comes in pretty strong
in Manotick. “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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LOCALS
LOOK AHEAD
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To be updated when venues re-open and dates are confirmed.
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