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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
OBTW listings updated as of Tuesday, with the best info available.
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LOCAL VENUE
INFORMATION
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Irene’s Pub – closed
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 14.
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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.
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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JED ‘ROCKET’
RACHED – 1965-2020
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Jed
‘Rocket’ Rached was one of the triumvirate of founders of the Ottawa Blues Society.
He
will be missed by his family, friends and the entire Blues Community.
A
Facebook announcement this past weekend from Jed's brother, Jay:
"A
sad day today, I found out earlier today that my younger brother Jed passed
away yesterday afternoon. 😢
For
those of you who knew him you’ll remember his love of the Blues, he loved to
sing and perform with his band Rocket Rached & the Fat City 8. They were a
staple at the Rainbow on the Byward Market years ago and played many other
venues throughout the city, in recent years they played off and on at the
Carleton Tavern on Parkdale Avenue.
Jed
was also heavily involved with Ottawa Bluesfest when this festival was just
cutting its teeth, he loved helping out and promoting the Blues whenever he
could as I honestly believe it coursed through his veins.
He
also loved his motorcycle and getting together with his numerous friends and
fans that loved to hit the dance floor when the Fat City 8 hit the stage.
I
have no details yet on a service or celebration of life as we are all doing our
part to stay healthy and safe right now during the COVID 19 pandemic. Once we
return to normal, or a close facsimile of, we will do our best to put something
together to celebrate Jed’s life.
Please
check out his band’s website or check them out on YouTube."
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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
Hosted
by the Beeched Wailers
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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
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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,
except for take-out Wed-Sat, 4 pm – 9 pm.
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Sunday
Sessions, 8 pm, no cover
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
IRENE’S PUB IS CLOSED
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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
April
17 – Miss Emily w/Band SHOW CANCELLED
May
8 – David Vest w/Band SHOW CANCELLED
Both
artists will be doing one hour VIRTUAL CONCERTS featuring the songs they would
have been performing at these shows and we encourage you to TUNE IN !
April
17 - 8 to 9 pm ET
MISS EMILY www.themissemily.com
Solo on guitar and keyboards LIVE from her Living Room on her FACEBOOK page.-
https://www.facebook.com/themissemilymusic/
MISS EMILY www.themissemily.com
Solo on guitar and keyboards LIVE from her Living Room on her FACEBOOK page.-
https://www.facebook.com/themissemilymusic/
May
11 - 8 to 9 pm ET / 5 to 6 pm PT
DAVID VEST www.davidvest.ca
Solo on keyboards LIVE from The Duncan Showroom on Vancouver Island via their YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAa7Kp-HNFRMn8K7024mhg
DAVID VEST www.davidvest.ca
Solo on keyboards LIVE from The Duncan Showroom on Vancouver Island via their YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAa7Kp-HNFRMn8K7024mhg
(Note:
This will be part of David's regular weekly "Streetcar Named The
Blues" Monday Series that he is already doing. Thus the May 11 date - not
May 8 which would have been his LIVE BOTR at The Cove date.)
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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Michael
Kaeshammer
NAC,
1 Elgin Street
Thursday,
April 9 @ 7:30 pm; tickets $34-54
SHOW CANCELLED
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Harpdog
Brown
Irene’s
Pub, 885 Bank Street
Friday,
April 10 @ 9:30 pm
SHOW CANCELLED
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Jackson
Delta
Market
Hall Performing Arts Centre, 11 Charlotte Street, Peterborough ON
Saturday,
April 11 @ 8 pm; general admission $34, table seating $54
RESCHEDULED SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Award
winning acoustic blues trio Jackson Delta return to
their Peterborough roots to perform an evening of old favorites and new collaborations.
Expect an evening of stories, laughs and, as always, their stripped down, late
night kitchen blues.
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Decades
of Bond
NAC
4th Stage, 1 Elgin Street
Thursday,
April 16
SHOW CANCELLED
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JW-Jones
Neat
Coffee Shop, 1715 Calabogie Road, Burnstown ON
Saturday,
April 18 @ 8 pm
SHOW LIKELY TO BE CANCELLED
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Lone
Star Texas Grill - St. Laurent location, 1211 Lemieux Street
Sunday,
April 19 @ 2:00 pm
SHOW CANCELLED
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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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Jerome Godboo &
Godboogie
Monika Slack Blues
in the Schools Fundraiser
RCHA Club, 193
Ontario Street, Kingston ON
Friday, April 24
SHOW
CANCELLED
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Morgan Davis
Thursday, May 7
PENDING
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Big Mo and the Blues
Mission
Friday, May 15
PENDING
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Wicked Grin
Friday, May 22
PENDING
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Jack de Keyzer
Saturday, June 13
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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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