July 2010 - Toronto Blues Society

July 2010
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Published by the Toronto Blues Society since 1985
[email protected] Vol 26, No 7
The legendary "Honeyboy" Edwards plays the
Kitchener Blues Festival on Saturday, August 7
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TALENT search FINALS
Noon, Thursday, August 12th
Nathan Phillips Square
THE UNKNOWN
BLUESMEN
Congratulations to the Finalists (clockwise from top
left): The Dozens (St. Thomas), Jordan John (Toronto), The
Unknown Bluesmen (Toronto), Shrimp Daddy (Toronto), BF
Soul (Toronto) and the 24th Street Wailers (Toronto)
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Derek Andrews (President), Jon Arnold
(Executive), Gord Brown, Lucie Dufault,
Sharon Evans, Sarah French, Shar Grace,
Michael Malone (Treasurer), Ed Parsons
(Executive), Norman Robinson, Paul
Sanderson, Mike Smith (Executive), John
Valenteyn (Executive),
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Executive Committee: Derek Andrews,
Jon Arnold, Michael Malone, Ed Parsons,
Mike Smith, John Valenteyn
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Resources Development Canada
Inside the Blues: Over the next 13 weeks
CBC Radio's Inside the Music will broadcast a
highly regarded series on the Blues called The
Blues: The Radio Series. It was first broadcast on
Public Radio International and hosted by blues
great Keb Mo. A fourteenth "Made-in-Canada"
episode, hosted by Canada's Jackie Richardson
explores the lively blues scene in this country.
Inside The Music is heard Sundays at 3:00 p.m.
ET on Radio 2 and 9:00 p.m. on Radio One as
well as Sirius Radio Saturdays at 4:00 a.m. ET
and Sundays at 6:00 a.m. ET
In The Square: With the approach of summer
and the beginning of the beautiful weather,
The City of Toronto is launching their outdoor
food and concert series. Fresh Wednesdays and
Tasty Thursdays at Nathan Phillips Square offer
the perfect summer lunchtime combination –
delicious food at great prices and free concerts
featuring blues, jazz, world, roots and reggae from
12 p.m. to 2 p.m. from July 14 until August 26.
Sunday Serenades runs each Sunday from July 11
until August 22 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mel
Lastman Square and features swing and big band
music to complement Toronto’s warm summer
evenings. You can listen to some of Toronto’s
best musical talent while enjoying tasty culinary
treats at Nathan Phillips and Mel Lastman Squares’
concert and food series – Fresh Wednesdays,
Tasty Thursdays and Sunday Serenades. Fresh
Wednesdays and Tasty Thursdays at Nathan
Phillips Square offer the perfect summer lunchtime
combination – delicious food at great prices and
free concerts including the Annual Toronto Blues
Society Talent Search on August 12
Niagara Blues: Steve Burnside was selected
"Blues Group of the Year" at the Niagara Music
Awards. Starting in 1958 Steve Burnside and
The Marquis played local fairs and dance halls
until discovered by veteran blues man Jimmy
Ray from Philadelphia, who chose them to back
his touring show. He
has been touring and
recording since then.
His 2007 release,"Story
Teller of the Blues" is
Steve's most powerful
CD yet utilizing both his
bands, "The Marquis"
rhythm section and "A
Swift Kick in the Brass" horns. Steve was awarded
the "MUDDY WATERS" Entertainer of the Year
Award (aka the "Muddy") from NY's Blues Beat
Magazine. Niagara blues fans will also applaud
The Niagara Rhythm Section who were named
Niagara Entertainer of the Year
It was a typical Chicago Blues Festival Weekend: variable weather & superb music, except for the rumour that
was swirling about Grant Park. It became official at the close of Sunday evening's show when Buddy Guy
came on unannounced to thank Barry Dolins for his years as Artistic Director of the world's largest free blues
festival. The rumour was true. Barry was involved from the very beginning, taking over as Artistic Director in
year two. This was Festival #27 and his high standards of programming kept me coming back year after year.
The blues community owes him an enormous vote of thanks. His successor was not named but will have large
shoes to fill. Photo by Doug MacVicar
Canada Music Fund and Canada's Private Radio
Broadcasters.
retirement at the Annual General Meeting of
FACTOR. In her announcement to the Board
of Directors Ostertag said, "I have been proud
and privileged to have had the opportunity to
be part of FACTOR for the past 33 years. The
opportunities afforded to me have been incredible
and for this, I will be ever grateful. However, the
time has come to move on. I wish the Board of
Directors and Staff of FACTOR all the best and
look forward to our paths crossing in the future."
FACTOR is a non-profit organization, dedicated
to providing financial assistance toward the growth
and development of the Canadian independent
recording industry. Funding comes from two
sources, The Department of Canadian Heritage's
cont’d on page 5
Thurs. July 1-8pm
Coco Montoya
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Sat.July 3-8pm
Big Silver
Sat.July 10-8pm
Eugene Smith
& The White Boys
Sat.July 17- 8pm
The Stevie Ray Vaughn Experience
Sat.July 24-8pm
The 24th Street Wailers
Fri. July 30-8pm
"New Orleans Legend"
Br yan Lee
& The Blues Power Band
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Sat.Aug.7-8pm
"Chicago Blues"
Eddy "The Chief"
Clearwater
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Dinner reservations available for all shows, doors at 6pm,
more info [email protected]
FACTOR changes: The President and CEO
of FACTOR, Heather Ostertag announced her
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LOOSE BLUES NEWS cont’d from p 3
Musicians Take Note: Working musicians and especially songwriters
are enjoying the wonderful selection of high-quality handheld
recording devices (from Edirol, M-Audio and others) that
have been showing up in the music stores and even though
the first generation were costing up to $500, the latest batch
have become smaller, cheaper and full of extra goodies.
The Zoom recorder was a pioneer in this niche market
and their latest model, the Q3, offers a video camera as
well. It's currently on special at Long & McQuade for less
than $250. For closer to $150, consumer electronics giant
Sanyo have released a portable sound recorder as part of
their Xacti line, and it is thinner and lighter than a small
cell phone - and it is capable of capturing sound with near
CD quality AIF 44.1 files. The Xacti records in a variety
of mp3 resolutions as well as AIF, the professional audio
standard. It has a long-lasting battery It has no charger and
is charged through a USB port and shows up on your computer desktop like a
USB key or and external hard drive. You can even store other non-audio files
on it. It has inputs for external microphones and line input and lots of other
goodies like an FM radio that you can set to record with a timer. More at www.
sanyo.com/soundrecorder.
Nominees have been announced for the 2010 Blues Blast Music
Awards: The 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards are presented by Blues Blast
Magazine. Blues Blast Magazine is the fastest growing FREE weekly internet
Blues publication with over 15,000 Blues fan subscribers located in all 50 states
and in more than 70 countries. The complete list of the 2010 Blues Blast Music
cont’d on page 7
Summer Festivals
July 6 - 18
Cisco Bluesfest
Ottawa, Ont.
1-866-258-3748
www.ottawabluesfest.ca
July 11-13
Markham Ribfest
Markham. Ont.
www.markhamribfest.com
July 9 - 11
Mariposa Folk Festival
Orillia, Ont.
www.mariposafolk.com
July 16 - 18
Mississauga Rotary Ribfest
Mississauga, Ont.
www.mississaugarotaryribfest.
com
July 9 - 11
Thunder Bay Blues Festival
Thunder Bay, Ont.
1-800-463-6817
www.tbayblues.ca
July 16 - 18
Bluesfest International
Windsor & London, Ont.
1-866-934-6889
www.thebluesfest.com
July 9 - 11
Porquis Bluesfest
Porquis Junction, Ont.
1-888-524-8880
www.porquis.ca
July 16 - 18
Frankford Island Blues Festival
Belleville, Ont.
www.loyalblues.ca
July 9 - 18
Mt. Tremblant International
Blues Festival
Mt. Tremblant, Que.
www.tremblantblues.com
July 16 - 25
Beaches International Jazz
Festival
Toronto, Ont.
416-698-2152
www.beachesjazz.com
July 23 - 25
Burlington Jazz and Blues
Festival
Burlington, Ont.
905-769-1085
www.
burlingtonjazzbluesfestival.ca
August 5 - 10
Kitchener Blues Festival
Kitchener, Ont.
www.kitchenerbluesfestival.
com
August 11 - 15
FestiBlues International de
Montreal
Montreal, Que.
514-337-8425
www.festiblues.com
August 13 - 15
Dutch Mason Blues Festival
Truro, Nova Scotia
1-866-993-8824
www.dutchmason.com
August 20 - 22
Labatt Blues Festival
Edmonton, Alta
780-708-7230
www.bluesinternationalltd.com
September 10 - 12
Southside Shuffle
Port Credit, Ont.
905-271-9449
www.southsideshuffle.com
September 14 - 19
Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Fredericton, New Brunswick
1-888-622-5837
www.harvestjazzandblues.com
- compiled by Sharon Grace,
Jordan Safer and Derek
Andrews
For more info on Canadian Festivals: www.ocff.ca www.wrad.ca www.jazzfestivalscanada.com For US and International Festivals: www.bluesfestivalguide.com.
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LOOSE BLUES NEWS cont’d from p 5
Award nominees follows:
Best Contemporary Blues CD: Joe Louis
Walker - Between A Rock And the Blues; Mike
Zito - Pearl River; Nick Moss - Privileged; Sean
Costello - Sean's Blues; The Holmes Brothers Feed My Soul; Tommy Castro - Hard Believer
Best Traditional Blues CD: Dave Riley &
Bob Corritore - Lucky To Be Living; David
Maxwell & Louisiana Red - You Got To Move;
Eddie C. Campbell - Tear This World Up; Fiona
Boyes - Blues Woman; The Kilborn Alley Blues
Band - Better Off Now; Mississippi Heat - Let's
Live It Up
Best Blues Song: Jackie Scott & The
Housewreckers - How Much Woman Can You
Stand?; Joe Louis Walker - I'm Tide; Mike Zito
& Cyril Neville - Pearl River; PeteAnderson - Still
In Love; Quintus McCormick - Hey Jodie; The
Kilborn Alley Blues Band - Better Off Now
Best NewArtist Debut Release:Alabama Mike
- Day To Day; Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers
- How Much Woman Can You Stand?; Marquise
Knox - Man Child; Quintus McCormick - Hey
Jodie; Shaun Murphy - Livin The Blues
CLASSIFIEDS
Best Male Blues Artist: Bobby Rush; Joe
Bonamassa; John Németh; Magic Slim; Nick
Moss; Tommy Castro
Best Female BluesArtist: Candye Kane; Fiona
Boyes; Janiva Magness; Ruthie Foster; Shemekia
Copeland; Zora Young
Classifieds are free to Charter members,
maximum 50 words. Ads run for 3 issues,
unless renewed by the 18th of the month.
Best Blues Band: Magic Slim &TheTeardrops;
Nick Moss & The Flip Tops; Rick Estrin & The
Night Cats; The Holmes Brothers; The Mannish
Boys; Tommy Castro Band
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Sean Costello Rising Star Award: Cash Box
Kings; Damon Fowler; The Insomniacs; Jackie
Scott & The Housewreckers; Joanne Shaw Taylor;
Marquise Knox
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Voting to determine the winners begins July
8th and continues untilAugust 31st, 2010 at www.
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is a Blues Blast Magazine subscriber. Subscriptions
are free and you can sign up as part of the voting
process on our website. The ceremonies will be
held at Buddy Guys' Legends in Chicago, Illinois
on October 28th, 2010. The awards ceremony will
feature music by some of the artists nominated.
More info at www.TheBluesBlast.com.
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Renewing Members: Robin Banks, Susan Simpson & Glenn Morris, Harrison
Kennedy, Lily Sazz, Gypsy Blue Garth Dynes, Peter Judge, Malcolm Glassford, Ernst &
Doreen Hofmann, Henry Stolp, Jan Veats Andrew Galloway / Electro-Fi
Barry A. Edson LLB
Beaches Jazz Festival
Brian David Johnston
Bruce Hall / Grand River Blues Society
Dana R.Clarence
Delta Chelsea Hotel
Dickenson Group
Doctor Terry Kananagh
Dr. Scott Peaker
Ed Torres [SKYWORDS]
Emerald Audio Resources Ltd
James Doran / Choose the
Blues Productions
Joan M. Hill
Jeffrey A. Barkin
Michael Kalmar-The Old Mill Inn
Larry Kurtz / Orangeville
Blues and Jazz Festival
Larry and Barbara Large
Lavigne Tavern
Linus Entertainmement/True
North Records
Limestone City Blues Festival
Long & McQuade
Lou Dawg's Southern
Sandwiches
Michael Malone
Music By The Bay Live
Myron J. Wolfe
NorthernBlues Music
Palais Royale/Sockman
Pete Otis Music
Peter “SAB” Sabourin
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Porquis Blues Society
Psychedome Studios/William
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Wayne "Son" Roberts (Son
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Ross Robinson
Cathy Sedlmaier
Peter Sidgwick
Saturday Night Blues
Silver Dollar Room
Sky Restaurant & Cocktail
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Stony Plain Records
The New Mynah Birds/Les
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Wilson Music Services
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Illustration by Nathaniel Mesner
are but Murphy delivers a most compelling vocal,
with Barry Mack on slide & Woody Woods on
electric piano. For most artists, the tracks with
Bharath Rajakumar would have been enough
for one, excellent, CD, the fact that Murphy has
added so many fine bonus tracks makes this
doubly valuable. For all the players involved
here, far too many to list, and all the locations,
this is a remarkably consistent production. To get
your copy, contact Joe at joemurphy52@
hotmail.com.
relationship with Honeyboy is. He’s a master at
finger picking as well and “Long Lost Love” could
be an example of that folk edge but could equally
be termed a modern Piedmont composition. I get
the impression that Copeland would not care for
such trivialities, however. “How’s That Drummer”
is the other Honeyboy track and refers to an
ongoing exchange between the two of them, with
Honeyboy needling him about the drummer that
stole his second wife. The well-chosen title track is
a minor key plea meant as much for himself as for
anyone listening. The closer was only recorded this
past March, on the death of his newborn daughter.
“Crying For An Angel” is a multi-tracked electric
guitar masterpiece. I go to Chicago and find out
about a talented BC guitarist – I love it. Earwig’s
web site is www.earwigmusic.com.
Joe Murphy She Moves Me Canard Noir
An institution on the east coast, Joe Murphy
has been a mentor to most everyone now working
there. His long-running Saturday afternoon gig
at Your Father’s Moustache in Halifax has been
the launching pad for almost all of them. It’s
also become a must-stop for touring musicians
and is a must-stop for you. For all those years
of service, this is only his fourth album but it is
a tremendous one. And he has a special guest:
Montreal’s Bharath Rajakumar. They both play
harp & guitar but here Murphy mostly sticks to
the vocals and Rajakumar to harp. They present a
solid program of Chicago blues, with particularly
fine performances of Muddy’s “She Moves Me”,
with Murphy on slide, Jimmy Rogers’ “My
Last Meal” & Rice Miller’s “Sonny Boy’s Santa
Claus” among the twelve. On T-Bone Walker’s
“My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble”, Murphy solos
on chromatic, with Rajakumar on the diatonic
harp. Carter Chaplin adds his guitar to the band
for John Brim’s rarely heard “You Got Me
Where You Want Me”. A Murphy original, “A
Little Place In The Country”, sounds completely
appropriate here as Rajakumar straps on the slide
and Murphy plays harp. They even go live to
the Moustache for a rousing take on “If I Had
Possession Over Judgement Day”. There is yet
more on this generous disc: a live performance
of “Five Long Years” with Murphy on chromatic
and Garrett Mason on guitar is a must hear
and another live recording, from Montreal but
without Rajakumar, yields a stunning “That’s
All Right”. There are also a couple of songs here
from the CBC: Little Walter’s “Up The Line” in a
performance featuring Chris Mitchell on baritone
sax and the album closer, a sombre original, “Hard
Rain”, dedicated to the memory of a friend. It’s
unclear here what the circumstances of the song
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Les Copeland Don’t Let The Devil In
Earwig
How does a little-known guitarist from Vernon,
BC get recorded by Earwig Records in Chicago?
Well, Les Copeland saw that Honeyboy
Edwards was playing the Salmon Arms Festival
in 1996 and asked if Honeyboy needed an escort
for the Fest. They’ve been friends ever since.
For someone who heard Fred McDowell at
age 11 and made a career decision right then,
the match was perfect. Copeland has performed
regularly with Honeyboy & arranged tours for
him in BC and now Honeyboy has returned
the favour, appearing on two tracks here. Label
prez (& Honeyboy’s manager) Michael Frank
assists on harp on three more. It would appear
that several of the songs here come from earlier,
self-produced CDs (should you have found those),
with most of the new songs recorded in BC while
Honeyboy was on tour there last summer. The
liner note describes his music as ‘blues with a
modern folk edge’ but the opener, “That Needed
Time”, is unmodified blues and a fine way to
begin. He is a student of the guitar and a warm
vocalist plus he loves to play slide. His tribute, “Ry
Cooder” also serves a showcase for his slide skills.
“What’s Your Name” shows more of his astute
songwriting observations and features some fine
harp from Frank. “Riding That Sky Train” pays
homage to Bukka White, it’s another gorgeous
slide piece. The ‘juke-jammin’’version of Robert
Nighthawk’s “Anna Lee” shows how close the
Erin McCallum Common Ground Self
Big Voice. Big Sound. So it says on her web
site and so it is here as Erin McCallum’s singing
now dominates the proceedings. This is the third
album and her experience at writing, arranging
and producing for her voice is well captured. She
has the confidence to use her power and range
more effectively. The new songs like “In Your
Dreams”, “Miss Informed” & “Don’t Call Me
Baby” allow her to show off that voice. There are
ballads like “Touched Me In My Soul” and rockers
like “Right Down The Middle” – all handled
with ease. The regular band: Trevor Mackenzie,
guitars, Ronald Lombard, bass and Joe Pace,
drums, are once again joined by Greg Dechert,
whose contributions now include piano horns
& strings, in addition to his piano & organ. Ms.
McCallum has also decided to play harmonica
and it may be a sign that she should think about
getting an outside producer for the next album. It
might be a useful next step in any event. But as she
sings in “It Happens”, people tell her ‘you can’t
pay the bills with a silly song’, well I, for one, hope
she keeps trying to do it. The web site is www.
erinmccallum.com.
Have My Old Guitar”, “The Woman Who Fixed
My Car” and especially “I Deserve The Right To
Sing The Blues”, which seems a little defensive
but is thought provoking. “I Am A Damn Good
Man” continues in that defensive vein, with MO
protesting as he lists his shortcomings. Lyrics,
sound samples & ordering info are at www.
moblues.ca.
CBC Radio One (99.1)
"Saturday Night Blues",
w/ Holger Petersen (national)
Saturday 10:05pm-12:00am
(on Radio 2 Saturday at 6:00pm),
JAZZ-FM (91.1)
"Bluz FM" w/ Danny Marks
Saturday 8:00 pm-midnight
Wes Mackey Beyond Words Bluesline
Vancouver-based bluesman Wes Mackey has
captured that Jimmy Reed sound here, making
for a most satisfying listen. If you’re looking for
an example of the ‘less is more’school of playing,
look no further. Mackey has enlisted some of BC’s
finest to help out: Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
on keyboards, Chris Norquist on drums & David
“Hurricane” Hoerl on harmonica, among others,
to go along with his guitar & bass pedals. From
the opening “Blues Shack”, you’ll be caught
up in that relaxed groove. And on “Prisoner”, I
think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the new
formulations of what could have been a song full
of clichés. “Rock Creek” is as uptempo as this CD
gets, a delightful toe tapper about a party town.
“Beyond Words” adds something a little different,
with some wordless vocalizing by Mackey &
Sandy Scofield, it adds a most effective First
Nations aura. Several of the songs approach the
relationship wars from a less confrontational
perspective than do many others, making the disc
even more attractive. “Lines” is a tour de force, a
strong lyric about the lines of his face and the life
experience that caused them set to a lovely soul
melody. Almost as ambitious is the closer, “Full
Moon in Lamanon”, the story of getting to a gig
in the south of France. You can read all about it at
www.wesmackay.com, which reprints
his life story, translated from Soul Bag magazine.
He says in that story that he has found his sound.
I wholeheartedly agree.
MO Blues 4 U Self
A diminutive nickname for a veteran Quebecbased guitarist/vocalist, Michel Ouellette has
sent along his 4th album, the trio ably assisted by
organ & harp. The songs are mostly original with a
brace of covers: Fats Domino’s “Blue Monday”,
Keb’ Mo’’s “Anybody Seen My Girl” & John
D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road”, all nicely
done. The originals have very good lyrics but
they’re unfortunately set to some much overused
music and hence lose some of their effectiveness.
Having said that, you might still enjoy “I Still
CKLN-FM (88.1)
"Blue Remedy"
w/ Blues Doctor Julie Hill, Wednesday 8-10pm,
CIUT-FM (89.5)
"Let The Good Times Roll",
w/ John Valenteyn
Thursday 3-5pm,
Dylan Wickens and the Grand Naturals
Tattoo Black Little Big
CHRY-FM (105.5)
"Everyday I Have the Blues",
w/ Vince Vitacco Monday 9-11pm,
The former Talent Search & MBA winner’s
new project is a power trio with some new
arrangements for some old songs. Dylan Wickens
handles lead vocals & the guitars while Harpo
“Fatback” Peterson handles bass, bass pedals
& piano and Cassius Pereira is on drums &
percussion. They both provide background vocals
as well in what is a solid performing unit. There are
four originals and one of them, the title song, opens
the disc. It seems to be a good one but with the
heavily processed vocal it’s hard to tell. This one
and “You’re Poison” are straight ahead rockers.
The blues standards on the program get some
nicely varied arrangements that help enormously
in forgetting that so many versions already exist.
The performances remind one instantly of David
Wilcox in his heyday and in fact Peterson is
an alumnus of that band. Of Wickens’ multiple
guitar parts, at least one on every song is a slide
and he plays it very imaginatively. Willie Dixon’s
“Don’t Go No Further” & Muddy Waters’ “I
Can’t Be Satisfied” are particularly good. “Find
My Way Home” is a standout original. Only
slightly amplified, this one has a country blues
feel and a lovely melody. The disc dedicated to
Giles Wickens and the lovely “Giles Lullaby”
concludes the program. The web site, www.
dylanwickens.com, says that David
Shumka, a B3 player, has been added to the band,
so when you hear them live, you’ll get a different
sound. Their gigs are listed at that innovative
web site.
CFMU-FM (93.3)
"Mr. Pointy Shoes" w/ Dennis Smith
Tuesday 11:00pm-12:00am
"Blues Experience" w/ Mike Wallace
Wednesday 6:00-7:30pm ,
“Breakfast of Champions" w/ Paul Panchezak
Thursday 10:00am-12:00pm (Hamilton area).
The Haze Fm www.thehazefm.ca
Sunday Morning Soul w/Johnny Max
Sundays at 11AM-1PM &Wed 10PM-midnight
CKWR (98.5 FM)
“Old Chicago Blues" w/ Willy A,
Friday 10:30 pm-midnight (Waterloo)
CIOI-FM (101.5 FM)
"Thursday Night Blues Revue", with Little Willie
Thursday 6-9pm (Hamilton)
CJLX (92.3 FM)
"Saturday Night Blues Review", with George Vaughan.
Saturday 6-7pm (Belleville)
CFRU (93.3 FM)
"The Blues Review", with Roopen Majithia
Tuesday 9.00 pm (Guelph)
CFBU (103.7 FM)
"Eclectic Blues" with Deborah Cartmer
Tuesday 7-9 pm (St. Catharines)
CFMU (93.3 FM)
"Patchwork Blues" w/ Diane Wells (aka Misty Blue)
Every Monday 6-9 am (Hamilton)
CANOE-FM (100.9 FM)
"Blue Canoe" with Zoe Chilco
Tuesday 7-9 pm (Haliburton County)
CKMS (100.3 FM)
"Poor Folk Blues" w/ Bruce Hall (aka Brewski)
Monday 7:30-9 pm (Waterloo)
-John Valenteyn
[email protected]
MapleBlues July 2010 9
Susan
Wylde
Blues/Jazz CD
- Shambhala -
available at retail and online.
New Blues Tunes - "Three Hours Past
Midnight" and "That's What You Do
To Me " - available at CDBaby.com
and itunes -
Produced by
Jack deKeyzer and Susan Wylde
Featuring Jack deKeyzer, Alec Fraser,
Susan Wylde and friends.
"Chooses not to ride the coattails of
legends....carving a path that is unique
and authentic"
- DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
www.myspace.com/susanwylde
Check out Susan Wylde and the
WyldeChild Band:
Orangeville Blues/Jazz Festival
June 6, 2010
Gate 403 Toronto
July 10, 2010
Frankford Island Blues Festival
July 17, 2010
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TOP BLUES
This month's recommended listening by Blues Doctor Julie Hill, Producer
& Host of Blue Remedy, Wednesdays 8 to 10 pm et, on ckln 88.1 fm
Toronto, or live at ckln.fm
Sue Foley & Peter Karp / He Said She Said / Blind Pig/Stony Plain
Shakura S’Aida / Brown Sugar / Ruf *
Janiva Magness / The Devil Is An Angel Too / Alligator
Cyndi Lauper / Memphis Blues / Mercer Street/Fontana North
Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley / DeltaPhonic / Electro-Fi *
John Nemeth / Name The Day! / Blind Pig/Stony Plain
Dylan Wickens and the Grand Naturals / Tattoo Black / Little Big *
Little Miss Higgins / Across The Plains / littlemisshiggins.com *
Anders Osborne / American Patchwork / Alligator
Rita Chiarelli / Sweet Paradise / MIM *
Fathead / Where’s The Blues Taking Me / Electro-Fi *
Tommy Castro / Hard Believer / Alligator
Ginger St. James and the Grinders / Spank, Sparkle & Growl /
gingerstjames.com *
The Holmes Brothers / Feed My Soul / Alligator
Root / What I Like / rootetoot/Artist Development Studio *
Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King / Have Blues Will Travel / Alligator
Magic Slim and the Teardrops / Raising the Bar / Blind Pig/Stony Plain
Harper / Stand Together / Blind Pig/Stony Plain
24th Street Wailers / 24th Street Wailers EP / 24th Street Wailers *
Lou DeAdder / 5 / Start It Up/loudeadder.com *
Mendelson Joe / Spoiled Bratland / Old Bold/mendelsonjoe.com *
Rick Taylor / Lucky Room / Volunteer/ricktaylormusic.com *
Rocky Jackson / Testify! / High Life/dejavudu/bmi
The Bluesmasters featuring Mickey Thomas / The Bluesmasters featuring
Mickey Thomas / directmusic.biz
Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers / Live in Detroit / White River
*denotes Canadian
16-Jul The Swingin'
Blackjacks 16-Jul The Swingin'
Blackjacks TORONTO LISTINGS
Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen
W 416-536-7717
7-Aug Mr Rick and The
Biscuits The Rizdales Cancer
benefit
Capt. Matthew Flinders
Toronto Harbourfront
2-Aug Shakura S'Aida
1:00pm/ David Rotundo
Band/$65.00
Delta Chelsea Monarchs
Pub 33 Gerrard St W at
Yonge 416-595-1975
1-Jul Jerome Godboo w/
Michael Dankert,Neil
Chapman,Danny Lockwood
9p.m.-1a.m.
8-Jul Jerome Godboo w/Jack
de Keyzer, Al Duffy, Danny
Lockwood 9p.m.-1a.m.
15-Jul Jerome Godboo
w/Maureen Brown,Pat
Rush,Rodney St.Amand
9p.m.-1a.m.
22-Jul Jerome Godboo
w/Raoul Bhaneja,Tom
Bona,Darren Gallen, Johnny
Sansone 9p.m.-1a.m.
29-Jul Jerome Godboo w/
Danny Marks, Denis Keldie,
Alec Fraser 9p.m. no cover
5-Aug Jerome Godboo w/Jack
de Keyzer, Al Duffy, Danny
Lockwood 9p.m. no cover
Dominion on Queen 500
Queen St. E. 416-368-6893
10-Jul Sleepy Labeef w.
Ronnie Hayward, Tennessee
Voodoo Coupe, DJ Rockin'
Dave Faris 9pm, $20
Empire Sandy- Nautical
Adventure Lower Spadina @
Queen's Quay
6-Aug Blue Room Blues
cruise- 7:00- 11:00 p.m.
Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles
17-Jul Mr Rick and The
Biscuits 9pm
10-Jul Roger Dorey noon-3pm
N/C original acoustic blues
songs & poetry
Gladstone hotel 1214 Queen
W 416-531-4635
24-Jul Mr Rick and The
Biscuits 7 pm
Grossman's Tavern 379
Spadina Avenue 416-9777000
Highway 61 BBQ 1620
Bayview Ave. 416-489-7427
2-Jul Friday Nite Live Blues
w/ Dylan Wickens & Cassius
Pereira Every Friday 8pm
3-Jul Rootmagic 8pm
5-Jul Chris Chambers 7pm
6-Jul Open Mic Night w/ Brian
Blain Every Tuesday 7pm
7-Jul Ginger St. James and
the Grinders 7pm
9-Jul Friday Nite Live Blues
w/ Dylan Wickens & Cassius
Pereir Every Friday 8pm
12-Jul Marshall Dane 7pm
13-Jul Open Mic Night w/
Brian Blain Every Tuesday
7pm
14-Jul The Swingin'
Blackjacks 7 to 10 pm/ No
Cover
16-Jul Friday Nite Live Blues
w/ Dylan Wickens & Cassius
Pereir Every Friday 8pm
17-Jul Sean Pinchin 8pm
19-Jul Bob Adams and Neil
Chapman 7pm
20-Jul Open Mic Night w/
Brian Blain Every Tuesday
7pm
21-Jul Michael Pickett 7pm
23-Jul Friday Nite Live Blues
w/ Dylan Wickens & Cassius
Pereir Every Friday 8pm
23-Jul Dylan Wickens & The
Little Naturals 8-11 PM No
Cover
24-Jul Michal Hasek 8pm
26-Jul Richard Henderson
7pm
27-Jul Open Mic Night w/
Brian Blain Every Tuesday
7pm
28-Jul Ross Neilsen 7pm
30-Jul Friday Nite Live Blues
w/ Dylan Wickens & Cassius
Pereir Every Friday 8pm
31-Jul James Anthony 8pm
24-Jul Soulsetters Rockin
Blues Band 9:30PM start time
Shakey's 2255 Bloor St. W
416-767-0608
24-Jul Mark bird Stafford Darran Poole - Chris Antonik Southside Johnny's 3653
Lakeshore Bld. West 416 5216302
16-Jul Paul James Band
10:00pm-2:00am usually
Free 3 sets dancing
The Blue Goose Tavern 1
Blue Goose St. 416-255-2442
6-Aug The 24th Street Wailers
No Cover 9pm-12am
The Rex Hotel Queen St. at
St. Patrick St.
10-Jul Blue Room 3:30-6:30
p.m.
The Silver Dollar Room 486
Spadina Ave. 416-763-9139
1-Jul Coco Montoya 8pm
$18 adv $25 door dinner
reservations available doors
6pm
3-Jul Big Silver 8pm $10adv
$12 door dinner reservations
available doors 6pm
10-Jul Eugene Smith & The
White Boys 8pm $12 dinner
reservations available doors
6pm
17-Jul The Stevie Ray Vaughn
Experience 8pm $10 dinner
reservations available doors
6pm
24-Jul The 24th Street Wailers
$12 doors 6pm, 8pm start
30-Jul Bryan Lee & The Blues
Power Band 8pm $18 dinner
reservations available doors
6pm
7-Aug Eddie "The Chief"
Clearwater 8pm $18 adv $20
door dinner reservations
available doors 6pm
Wiseguys 2301 Danforth
Avenue 416-694-2005 16-Jul GG & THE HOUNDS Lou Dawg's 589 KING ST W
647-347-3294 24-Jul The Hollers 10:30pm
No Cover
Metro Square Stage @
Metro Hall 55 John St.
8-Jul Michael Pickett 'Indulge
Series'
Rex Hotel 198 Queen St. W.
416-598-2475
11-Jul Doctor Nick & The
Rollercoasters 3:30 to 6:30
Rose and Crown 2335 Yonge
st. 416-487-7673
Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater plays
the Silver Dollar Room on August 7
(8pm showtime)
905 & BEYOND
Augusta House 17 Augusta
Street Hamilton
10-Jul Andre & The J-Tones:
Rhythm & Blues Experience
10 p.m. Free
Brechin Beef Roast Brechin
Legion Hwy 12 705-484-5393
Brechin
31-Jul GG & The Hounds 4pm
Cameron St. Co-op Cafe 1
Cameron St. 705-432-8407
Cannington
9-Jul Michael Pickett formerly
Cafe Rhythm 'N Books
Confederation Place Hotel
237 Ontario St. 613-549-6300
Kingston
31-Jul Bryan Lee and the
Blues Power Band 7 pm 12pm
Corks 19 Queen St 289-8689527 Niagara on the Lake
3-Jul Niagara Rhythm Section
with John Dickie John Dickie
Head Lake Park Head Lake
Park Haliburton Ontario 705
457 3443 Haliburton
7-Aug SMILE Haliburton
Music and Comedy Festival 2
until 9 pay by donation
get yourself listed:
Browse to www.torontobluessociety.com and click on "Live Blues".
You will be directed how to enter your event into our database and
from there it will be promoted in this newsletter, on our website and in
our weekly e-mail blasts. Please keep the gig listings within reasonable driving distance of Toronto.
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Holiday Inn Waterfront 150
George St N 705 743 1144
Peterborough
9-Jul The Johnny Max Band
6PM
16-Jul Dylan Wickens & The
Grand Naturals Summer
Blues Series 6 - 10 PM
Royal Botanical Gardens
600 Plains Rd W 905-5271158 Burlington
7-Jul The Johnny Max Band
6PM
28-Jul Andre & The J-Tones:
Rhythm & Blues Experience 6
p.m. in the Rose Garden
Lavigne Tavern 10521 Hwy
64 705-594-2301 Lavigne
3-Jul Paul Reddick Band
$10.00 cover at the door
9-Jul The Eric Deaton Band
$10.00 cover at the door.
31-Jul JW Jones Band $10.00
Cover charge
6-Aug Scott McCord & The
Bonafide Truth $10.00 cover
charge.
Sandstone Grillhouse 5467
Victoria Ave. 905-354-7225
Niagara Falls
16-Jul Michael Pickett 10PM
Lionheart British Pub 3221
Derry Road West Mississauga
905-824-6669 Mississauga
30-Jul Andre & The J-Tones 9
p.m. till 1 a.m. FREE
Liquid Lounge 159
Sydenham St. 519-756-3939
Brantford
3-Jul Pappy Johns Band
Saturday Matinee 3 to 6pm
17-Jul Elyssa Mahoney with
Lucas Haneman Saturday
Matinee 3 to 6pm
31-Jul Joel Johnson / CD
Release Party Saturday
Matinee 3 to 6pm
Market Square Market
Square St. Catharines
1-Jul Gary Kendall Band
w/ Robin Banks, Jerome
Godboo, The Odyssey
Blues Band- Canada Day
Celebration 11am-4pm
Moonshine Cafe 137 Kerr St.
905-844-2655 Oakville
17-Jul Michael Pickett w.
Steve Payne
Olympia Village Trailer
Park 1161 4th Concession
W Dundas 905-627-1923
Flamborough
31-Jul Andre & The J-Tones:
Rhythm & Blues Experience
7 p.m.
Orleans Newmarket
23-Jul Johnny Cox & Tone
Devils 9pm start
P.K. Creek 255 Dundas
Street West 905-306-1999
Mississauga
9-Jul The Blazers 9:30pm 1:30am
Park Place 799 Park Road S
905-571-3156 Oshawa
17-Jul The Blazers 9:30pm 1:30am
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Simcoe Blues & Jazz 926
Simcoe St N. Oshawa
10-Jul Dylan Wickens & The
Grand Naturals St. Catharines Ribfest
Montebello Park St.
Catharines
2-Aug Andre & The J-Tones:
Rhythm & Blues Experience
2:15 - 4:30 p.m.
Sugarloaf Harbour Marina 3
Marina Rd 905-835-6644 Port
Colborne
3-Jul The Johnny Max Band
6PM
The Earl of Whitchurch
6204 Main St 905-642-3275
Stouffville
6-Aug The Blazers 9:30pm 1:30am
The Flavours Of Niagara
Festival HH Knoll Park Pt
Colborne
3-Jul The Johnny Max Band The Harp Restaurant and
Pub 55 Lakeshore Road East
905-274-3277 Port Credit
2-Jul Paul Reddick The Merchant Ale House 99
St Paul St 905-984-4060 St
Catharines
31-Jul Mr Rick and The
Biscuits 21:30:00
Mississauga City Hall
Mississauga
17-Jul The Johnny Max
Bigger Band 20:30:00
Whistling Walrus 1508
Upper James Street Hamilton
24-Jul Andre & The J-Tones:
Rhythm & Blues Experience
10 p.m. Free
Wintergreen Pancake Barn
Gelert Rd. 705-286-3202
Haliburton
10-Jul Michael Pickett Dinner
& Concert RSVP
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