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July 2013
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Vol 29, No 7
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Sugar Brown
Summer Blues Festivals
John’s Blues Picks
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Introducing
Sugar Brown
The winner of this year's Talent Search was
Sugar Brown (aka Ken Kawashima), an artist
with an interesting story, so we asked him to
tell it himself.
Bowling Green, Ohio, that’s where I was
born on June 5, 1971. Bowling Green is an
hour south of Detroit. My father was born in
Tokyo, Japan and my mother was born near
Pyongyang, Korea. They met in Seoul in the
mid-60s and then my father did a PhD at
Harvard to study ancient Korean history. He
became a professor at Bowling Green State
University and that’s why I was born there.
When I was sixteen in Ohio, I started
listening to blues music on NPR’s radio show,
“Blues before Sunrise,” hosted by Steve
Cushing in Chicago. Then, when I became
an undergraduate student at the University
of Chicago, a great blues harmonica player
in Chicago named David Waldman took me
under his wing,so to speak,and introduced me
to great classic blues records and legendary
blues musicians in Chicago. He introduced
me to the music of Little Walter and everything
changed. I practiced harmonica every day
and bought used records every week. I
couldn’t get enough. I started learning basic
blues guitar in the style of Jimmy Rogers. I
was long gone into the blues at that point.
While many of my close music-loving friends
from university listened to contemporary
bands like Fugazi, the Pogues, Dinosaur Jr.,
and Sonic Youth, my favorite records were by
Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers,
Robert Nighthawk, Robert Jr. Lockwood,
T-Bone Walker, and Lightnin’ Hopkins. Every
week I saw incredible blues musicians
perform live: Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Rogers,
Willie Smith, Pinetop Perkins, Dave and Louis
Myers, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Big Wheeler,
Little Mack Simmons, Byther Smith, Johnny
B. Moore, Anson Funderburgh, Sam Myers,
Junior Watson, and the singer I used to play
with on the West Side,Taildragger. Eventually,
Taildragger asked me to be in his band, The
La-Z Boys. I played harmonica for him over
the course of three years or so. Taildragger’s
still performing today to delighted audiences.
But in 1994, and for a few years after, he was
doing time prison for fatally shooting Boston
Blackie, another west side bluesman. Aside
from that unfortunate incident, it was a truly
great time to be in Chicago on the West Side.
Listening to those records, combined with
hearing, learning, and playing live blues in
Sugar Brown (aka Ken Kawashima) will be joined by Montreal harpmeister Bharath Rajakumar for gigs at
Dominion on Queen (July 6 and Aug 31) and Axis Bar and Grill on July 27. He plays The Local on July 9 with Mr.
Rick. And the gig of a lifetime will be joining blues legends Junior Watson and Fred Kaplan (as well as Bharath)
for a gig at The Paddock Tavern on July 13
common ground between us; it forms a core
understanding of what we believe must be
done to execute this blues live, today, both
on stage and in the studio. He’s done amazing
work with a great band (Bharath and his
Rhythm Four) over the past fifteen years in
Montreal, and I feel lucky to play with them
all—Ben, Costa, and Colin.
Chicago in small bars and clubs like the 5101
Club and the Delta Fish Market, formed the
core of my musical life down to the present
day. I’m forty-two years old and pretty
much the only music I’ve played since I was
nineteen years old is the blues that I learned
in Chicago. Maybe some day I’ll play music
that isn’t blues, but I’ve realized—especially
with the help of my friend in Montreal,
Bharath Rajakumar—that the blues I listened
to, learned, and play is my automatic-go-to
music, my ‘default setting’, and no matter
what instrument I play, whether it’s the guitar,
harmonica, piano, or whatever, it’s the music
that I always play and want to play. It’s taken
me a while to realize this fully, but at least I
know now and don’t have to think too much
about it. Now, it’s only a question of how
deeply I can plumb its depths and actualize
it on stage and in the studio.
So for the past couple of years, I’ve been
driving back and forth between Toronto and
Montreal to play these blues. I’ve composed
endless verses to an endless song called,
predictably, the “401 Blues.” But all the time
driving back and forth between the 416 and
the 514 has been worth it in order to play
these blues that we play and sing. Fortunately,
Bharath is now coming more and more to
Toronto as well, and it’s great to play blues
with him in Toronto. In Toronto, we’ve done
gigs at Gate 403, The Local, Axis, Hawaii Bar,
the Rex, the Paddock Tavern, and soon at the
Dominion on Queen. In Montreal, I’ve been
playing with Bharath’s band at Griffintown
Café, Upstairs, and soon at a nice joint on
St. Laurent called Sparrow. We’re currently
planned to do a three-week tour in August
spanning Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick. And, thanks to the TBS, we’ll
be playing at the Kitchener Blues Fest in early
August.
Since the summer of 2011, I’ve been
working closely with Montreal-based blues
musician and recording engineer, Bharath
Rajakumar. We’ve become strong brothers.
We both share a profound love for, and
devotion to, the music of Little Walter. I believe
strongly that he is the greatest living blues
harmonica player since Little Walter. In any
case, Little Walter’s music is a very deep,
Blues is the
soundtrack
of experience.
Christmas With The Blues - 2012
Soul Bender - 2011
Different Views - 2009
Acoustic: Official Bootleg Series
Volume 2 - 2006
Skeleton Key U.S. Release - 2006
Vibe - 2004
Live at Deer Lake Official Bootleg Series
Volume 1 - 2003
Skeleton Key - 2002
Halfway to Memphis - 2001
Change of Pace - 2000
Bare Bones - 1999
Dine Under The Stars - 1999
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NXNE filmfest. Dr John had not seen the film
and was a little aghast when told there was
a clip of his eulogy at Pomus’ funeral. He
said,“geez I think I kinda messed that up”)
In fact, it was a beautiful tribute in which he
credits Doc Pomus for getting him off the
junk. He said that he and Doc must have
written a thousand songs together and he
was grateful that Doc had more faith in him
than he had in himself.
Next day, James Cotton was moving
slow but gave a great performance at the
Horseshoe Tavern as part of the jazzfest. Not
a lot of familiar harp players in the crowd but
with a $42 ticket, some may have been a bit
disinclined. If they had just made their way
to the club, they would have appreciated
that the festival just removed their doorperson towards the end of the show so any
dedicated hanger-on got their fix of Cotton.
It should be noted that the festival shows
at Nathan Phillips Square are also quite
accessible to non-ticket holders, many of
whom find a spot behind the tent with good
sightlines (and good sound).
The 2nd annual Amy Louie Grossman's Music Scholarship fund raiser took place at the club on Tuesday, June 18th
with performances by The New Orleans Connection, Brian Cober & Bill Hedefine, Steve Grisbrook, Kim Doolittle,
Danny Marks, Gary Kendall, Shakey Dagenais, Tyler Burgess, The McDonald Rush Band, The Swingin Blackjacks,
Jerome Godboo and Caution Jam. This years recipients of the award, The Responsibles represented by Louis
Waring(keys) and Michael Shapinko(bass) were presented with a cheque for $750 by Tony and Christina Louie on
behalf of the scholarship fund in the name of their sister, the late Amy Louie. The group will receive another $750
from the fund when they complete their current recording project. The fund raising event added another $1500
to ALGMS and provided those in attendance with an evening of stellar entertainment. Photo by Eric Fefferman
If there were not a lot of local harp
players at the James Cotton Show, there
was certainly no shortage of local organists
the next night at the Shoe when Dr. Lonnie
Smith, the guru of the Hammond B3 organ
was in town. Spotted in the audience were
Michael Fonfara, Bernie Senenski, Lou
Pomanti, Jesse Whiteley and others
market-ready blues artists. If you are an artist
who is ready to be touring and performing
at festivals, and can undertake the necessary
registration, travel and accommodation
costs, please send an inquiry email to info@
torontobluessociety.com. ocff.ca
Musicians Take Note: If your band is
ready for the big stage (“market-ready,” as
they say), then there are a couple of career
development opportunities you should
consider:
The International Blues Challenge will
take place on Beale Street in Memphis
January 21-25, 2014. The TBS is holding a
live performance competition (date and
venue TBC) to determine which artists
will be sanctioned by TBS to compete in
Memphis. Two artists will be selected in the
following categories to perform in front of
industry professional judges: Band, Solo/
duo, Youth (under 21). If you are an artist
who is market-ready and financially able
to incur all costs and time associated with
registering and travelling to Memphis to
compete, please send an inquiry email to
[email protected]. Info at https://
blues.org/ibc/
Closer to home, The Ontario Council of
Folk Festivals Conference (soon to be Folk
Music Ontario) takes place October 17-20 at
the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference
Centre in Mississauga. The TBS will once
again be presenting a showcase featuring
Blues Radio increasing coverage:
Johnny Max’s Sunday Morning Soul
radio show has moved online to www.
bluesandrootsradio.com, the sister station
of The HAZE FM. Blues and Roots Radio is
based in the GTA in the musical community
of Port Credit. As the name suggests, this is
an all Blues & Roots Radio station playing
Blues, Folk, Celtic, Soul and R&B 24/7.
Sunday Morning Soul with Johnny Max
brings you “The Finest Music You’ve Never
Heard ! “ - brand new Blues, Roots, Soul and
R&B (Sundays 11 - 1pm). Other Blues shows
at BluesandRootsRadio include The Blues
Train with Dave Watkins (from England)
with mainly new blues and roots artists from
around the world (Sundays 8 – 9pm), At The
Crossroads with Brant Zwicker , bringing a
dozen songs from veteran Radio (Sundays
2 – 3pm) and The Blues Witness with Cindy
McLeod, Calgary-based featuring the best
in blues from across the continent and
beyond, with a special focus on Canadian
blues. (Saturday 7 – 8pm). native NYer and
former radio pirate (WRFI - Radio Free
Ithaca), has been an avid radio broadcaster
on both sides of the Atlantic since 1978.
He came to Switzerland in the 1980s as a
physics researcher at CERN.
Blues Rules in Jazzland: It will come as no
surprise to local blues fans that the first show
to sell out at the Toronto Jazz Festival was Dr.
John & Mavis Staples. Danny Marks was the
MC at and started out by extolling the virtues
of Mavis’ longstanding guitar player, Rick
Holmstrom, who is the guitarists’ guitarist.
And the consummate pro, even though the
airline lost his luggage (which included his
pedals - he only carries two - an overdrive
and a reverb (he doesn’t like the reverb on
the reissued Fenders). He even had to buy a
suit at the Bay an hour before showtime but he
looked as sharp as ever.
Mavis was having a few physical difficulties
but she sang great and had the audience
entranced. Dr John was in great shape and
positively chatty backstage, not the Dr. John
we have encountered at previous Toronto Jazz
appearances – and there have been many.
Local musicologist Rob Bowman is Mavis
Staple’s biggest fan and best friend in this
town and he got a shout-out from the stage.
He even delayed his trip to Europe where
he is promoting his film on the life of Curtis
Mayfield.
Dr. John figures prominently in a film on
the life of Doc Pomus which premiered at the
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loose blues news cont’d from p 5
Mark Stenzler’s radio show out of Berne,
Switzerland, Blues Zeppelin, has always
had a lot of Canadian Content and will
now be part of the program offerings on
Blues & Roots Radio. Blues Zeppelin airs on
Sunday afternoons from 15h00- 17h00 CET
on Radio RaBe in Bern, Mark is a native
New Yorker and former radio pirate (WRFI
- Radio Free Ithaca), and has been an avid
radio broadcaster on both sides of the
Atlantic since 1978. He came to Switzerland
in the 1980s as a physics researcher at
CERN. Contact: [email protected]
Bluesmusicmagazine has been promoting
the blues for years through print and digital
magazines, a weekly blues newsletter, artist
showcase, a website and now they have a
new online radio station, MojoWax Radio.
They are also trying to raise subscribers for
their publication, and write: “We are asking
for your support as we venture towards the
future with hope in our hearts, that we can
help create more exposure for the music we
all enjoy so it continues to grow and thrive.”
www.bluesmusicmagazine.com/category/
mojowax-radio/
Bob Koester celebrates 60 Years in
Blues: This month marked a very special
anniversary in the blues world. It was 60
years ago that Bob Koester recorded and
released his first album, by a vintage jazz
group from St. Louis called Sammy Gardner
and the Fabulous Windy City Six. Thus
began the amazing legacy of Delmark (then
Delmar) Records. Junior Wells’ Hoodoo Man
Blues, Magic Sam’s West Side Soul, Robert Jr.
Lockwood’s Steady Rollin’ Man, J.B. Hutto’s
Hawk Squat, Jimmy Dawkins’ Fastfingers, Otis
Rush’s Cold Day In Hell, and Big Joe Williams’
Blues on Highway 49 all were recorded by
Bob Koester. And this is just one part of his
musical legacy. Koester has released over
500 records, over 300 of them jazz albums,
owned the Jazz Record Mart in Chicago,
employed and mentored a who’s who of future
blues label owners and scholars (Jim O’Neal,
Bruce Iglauer, Michael Frank, Peter Aschoff).
He even gavegogo the seed money to start
Living Blues magazine. At age 81 Koester is
still going as strong as ever with new releases
on Tail Dragger, Arthur Crudup, and Lurrie
Bell out now. Hats off to you, Bob…and thanks!
Six-time Grammy Award winner and 2012
Kennedy Center Honoree Buddy Guy will
release his new studio album Rhythm & Blues
on July 29th on RCA Records. The follow-up
to his 2010 Grammy Award winning album
Living Proof, this double-disc masterpiece
features first time studio collaborations with
A-list artists Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Gary
Clark, Jr., Beth Hart and Aerosmith members
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford.
The Rhythm disc includes rhythm and blues-
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style blues with deep grooves, such as the
Junior Wells’ 1960 hit “Messin With The Kid”
featuring Kid Rock, the touching “One Day
Away” with Keith Urban, and “What You’re
Gonna Do About Me,” a rousing duet with
Beth Hart. Guy rounds out the disc with “Best
In Town,” “Whiskey Ghost,” Guitar Slim’s
“Well I Done Got Over It” and more. The
Blues disc taps into the genre’s rich history
with “Meet Me In Chicago,” “I Could Die
Happy,”“Never Gonna Change” and “All That
Makes Me Happy Is The Blues.” Aerosmith’s
Tyler, Perry and Whitford contribute to the
musical lesson with “Evil Twin” while Gary
Clark, Jr. joins Guy on “Blues Don’t Care.”
There’s a bit of Canadian Content, too. David
Gogo is thrilled to have a song he co-wrote
appear on the album. Gogo’s contribution is
a track titled “Never Gonna Change” which
he co-wrote with the producer of Rhythm
& Blues, Tom Hambridge. Guy’s album is a
scheduled for release on July 30th on RCA
Records.
Living Blues Award Nominees
announced: Voting for the Living Blues
Awards is open until Monday, July 15, 2013.
Instructions:Vote for one choice only in each
category. In the categories for recordings,
only albums with a 2012 release date are
eligible. All ballots must include a valid
e-mail address. Go to www.livingblues.com/
and click on "vote."
RIP Bobby “Blue” Bland: Bobby “Blue” Bland, who delighted
Toronto audiences with regular appearances in our town, died
Sunday of complications from an ongoing illness. He was 83. Bland
was known as the “the Sinatra of the blues” and heavily influenced
by Nat King Cole, often recording with lavish arrangements to
accompany his smooth vocals. He even openly imitated Frank Sinatra
on the “Two Steps From the Blues” album cover, standing in front of
a building with a coat thrown over his shoulder. From working as
B.B. King’s valet and chauffer he sang his way into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 1992.
Born in Rosemark, Tenn., he moved to nearby Memphis as a
teenager and, as the hall of fame noted, was “second in stature only
to B.B. King as a product of Memphis’ Beale Street blues scene.”
After a stint in the Army, he recorded with Sam Phillips at Sun
Records in the early 1950s with little to show for it. It wasn’t until later
that decade Bland began to find success.
He scored his first No. 1 on the R&B charts with “Further On Up the
Road” in 1957. Then, beginning with “I’ll Take Care of You” in early
1960, Bland released a dozen R&B hits in a row. That string included
“Turn On Your Love Light” in 1961.
His “I Pity the Fool” in 1961 was recorded by many rock bands,
including David Bowie and Eric Clapton, who has made “Further On
Up the Road” part of his repertoire.
Illustration by Nathaniel Mesner
Anthony Gomes …Before The Beginning
Up 2 Zero
David Gogo Come On Down Cordova
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A recent pilgrimage to the birthplace
of the blues was the spark behind guitar
virtuoso & multiple MBA winner David
Gogo’s thirteenth album. The song ideas he
picked up along the Blues Trail are delivered
in true Gogo style – his unique blend of
Rolling Stones, early Fleetwood Mac &
Ray Charles. “Come On Down” suggests
he wasn’t entirely happy with what he saw,
with its lines about empty shacks and closed
stores. He sings ‘we need to remove these
rose coloured glasses and come on down
from the hilltop’.We need to acknowledge the
past but realize that this is the past and move
on. A couple of songs later, in “Natchez Dog”,
the closest he comes to a traditional blues,
he sings about empty churches and schools
over some lovely acoustic slide and excellent
harp as he laments his departing love. If these
songs are his way of moving forward, he’s
done fine job. The rest of the disc stays closer
to Gogo’s blues-rock style, with the opener,
“Bad ‘n’ Ruin”, serving that purpose in fine
fashion (the chorus goes: ‘Mother you won’t
recognize me now’).“Worth It” is an anthemic
soul work out and ‘worth it’ for the whole
album, it is such a good performance. The
Stones-ish rocker “Kings” turns out not to be
about those blues greats but being wanting
to be treated like one, even if only for one
night. A couple of songs by the later version
of Fleetwood Mac are here too.The best news
is that he’s going to be bringing these new
songs here this month. Starting at the Henry of
Pelham Winery on the 14th and Hugh’s Room
on the 15th before heading to Peterborough
and Stevensville. www.davidgogo.com has all
this info but you can also download his very
own app and have it all at your fingertips on
your phone.
This Mississauga-born but longtime
Nashville-based guitarist has been spending
more time here recently and this is a good
thing, especially when he puts out albums
like this. An acoustic collection, he wanted
to show that there is more his music than
power trios, his usual performing style. He
also wanted to ‘go back to where the music
came from’. One of his new songs is “Blues In
Technicolor”, in which he states clearly that
he does not see the need to restrict himself to
blues. To that end: “…Before The Beginning”
is a brief gospel call & response intro with a
trio of female singers who play a prominent
role throughout, indeed they give the whole
affair a gospel flavour. “Blues is Good” uses
that trio to good effect for an anthem that is
closely based on Little Milton’s “The Blues
Is Alright”, which I think we’ve all heard often
enough.
“Lady Soul” is his tribute to Aretha and has
a rather nice tune and a prominent piano part.
“Sinner’s Song” is an excellent soul blues.
“Rescue Me” is perhaps the highlight of the
disc for me, another well-written soul blues.
His vision includes pop tunes and even dance
hall tunes.“Golden Wheel” is the only overtly
gospel tune and it’s a good one, reminding me
of Danny Brooks. A country song like “Old
Ten Wheeler” even turns into a gospel rave
up. Gomes does not have to sing over the loud
guitars here and does it very well, no matter
the song style.
His acoustic guitar playing is excellent
and beautifully recorded.This is an ambitious
album and I hope he does well with it. It’ll
be interesting to see how he fits these songs
into his show. He stops in Kincardine for their
Lighthouse Festival on July 12 before heading
to the Festival International du Blues de Mont
Tremblant the next day.
Mark Bird Stafford Live at the Delta Self
One of our elite harmonica players and
singers, an educator, and a longtime member
of our Board of Directors, Bird Stafford (a
childhood nickname) has given us a master
class in Chicago blues. He was involved
in the previous Little Walter tributes and
has a couple of CDs to his name and now
he has chosen perhaps the highest hurdle
of all: a program of songs from that golden
age. He may not quite make us forget the
originals but he has given us a performance
that will impress you time and time again. In
particular, his singing is simply superb. The
playing is completely idiomatic as well, with
Bird stellar on harp, Aaron Griggs and Fabio
Parovel showing us how to play guitar in this
music and Dennis Pinhorn & Tyler Burgess
showing us how on bass & drums. There are
some lesser-known songs here from Sonny
Boy Wlliamson (II): “Blind Love”, “I Found
Joy” & “I Don’t Know”, there’s a lovely set of
variations on LittleWalter’s “Juke” along with
the more familiar “Sloppy Drunk”, “Mellow
Down Easy” or “It’s Too Late Brother”. You’ll
know instantly that Bird and the band have
lived with these songs for their entire lives.
They’ll do it all again at the Delta on July 18.
Mike Goudreau Time For Messin’Around
PMG
This veteran Quebec performer has
only occasionally gone by his own name,
having performed for years as leader of the
Boppin’ Blues Band, whose music was firmly
in the Downchild mold. That’s a bit of an
oversimplification and I use it only because
with this album he has gone for something
more basic and has come up with a gem.
In a quartet setting and mostly live off the
floor, he wanted to create a bar band album
and he came up with the songs to carry
it off. The title song is an infectious, open
invitation to go out to a blues club tonight
and it is irresistible. Other highlights include:
“Mind Your Own Business” which proves
“Mean Momma Blues” has some fine harp
from Hoerl on this hoedown. Lawrence is
an excellent blues guitarist, coming up with
very imaginative arrangements that have
been well recognized in the community. My
only reservation concerns his singing, which
has not improved much over the course of
his discography. But if you go to his web site,
www.marshalllawrence.com, you’ll see that
my reservation hasn’t kept him from getting
quite a lot of work.
for action. This theme continues after one (of
two) Slim Harpo songs with “Prison Walls”
and a little later “The Foreign Policy Blues”.
Two trucking songs, which may have been left
off the earlier country albums are here too but
in the hands of the Workers, they fit right in.
Another, not as unusual, departure from the
norm, is a masterful a capella version of “Take
My Mother Home’. He then adds another:
Stan Rogers’“Northwest Passage” – a breathtaking performance. There’s also a heavily
amplified harp instrumental, “The Wobble”
and a delightful original folk song, “Words
Are Coming To An End” just accompanying
himself on acoustic guitar.With a little time on
his hands, there seems to be no limit to what
Watermelon Slim can do.Welcome back, Slim.
conclusively that Magic Slim penetrated the
Eastern Townships.Well done! There’s also a
very fine slow blues in French, “J’essaierai
De Tenir Debout”, or “I’ll Try To Stand Up
Straight”. A couple of his songs deal with the
perils of overdoing it:“Blame It On Addiction”
and “Should Quit Your Drinking” but they
don’t detract too much from the party mood.
He was here a couple of years ago at the Ex
with his organ trio, it’s time he returned.
-John Valenteyn
[email protected]
Watermelon Slim & The Workers Bull
Goose Rooster NorthernBlues/Outside
Marshall Lawrence House Call Self
A Ph.D. in Psychology keeps him busy
in Edmonton when not performing, and
hence the album’s title. This is the fourth
CD for this acoustic guitarist and it is also a
step upward for a solo act, with supporting
musicians including the Holmes Brothers
on one song. The unobtrusive band consists
of David “Hurricane” Hoerl on harp,
Russell Jackson on upright bass, David
Aide on occasional B3 and Dwayne Hrinkiw
on drums. Barry Allen adds background
vocals. Lawrence has come up with eleven
originals and adds two covers to round out
the program. Prairie life supplies the subject
material for most of these,“Another Saturday
Night” being a pretty accurate depiction of
a night on the town there. “Ballad of Molly
Brown” sports a lively tune for his tale of love.
“Factory Closing Blues” has lyrics that a lot of
us can relate to but even the Homes Brothers
can’t do much to rescue the drone vocal line.
When Watermelon Slim was first signed
to Ottawa-based NorthernBlues, he was a
regular visitor around these parts, playing
numerous shows and participating in TBS
workshops to enthusiastic reviews. His
dramatic arrival on the North American scene
generated multiple awards and nominations.
He hasn’t been back as frequently recently
and has had a rather low profile of late. It turns
out he’s been living quietly in Clarksdale,
MS and his last album was a duet with Super
Chikan, the Clarksdale veteran. Before that
he had talked about retiring after doing a
couple of well-received country albums. The
Workers were laid off. Maybe now he felt
that his retirement had lasted long enough,
but in any event, the Workers are back and
this disc shows that the lay off hasn’t hurt his
music one bit. A signature Watermelon Slim
version of Junior Wells’ “Tomorrow Night”
sets the stage and it doesn’t let up after
that. His slide opens “Bull Goose Rooster”,
a signifying song if there ever was one.
He tries his hand at jazz crooning next, an
original ballad done as a duet with Diane
Schnebelen, of the young Kansas City band
Trampled Under Foot backed only with
piano. It’s not a bad performance but I must
say I was relieved when his electric slide
guitar played the roaring intro to Woody
Guthrie’s “Vigilante Man.” It leads very
nicely into one of his own political songs,
“Wrench In The Machine”, a stomping call
New Members: Stephen Remego, Henry Baranowicz, Paul
Carolan, Rachel Cameron, Elizabeth Dawe, Bruce Allan, Kirk Baert
Renewing Members: Brian Soltau, Cindy McCleery, Dave
Sampson, Richard Barber, Michael Charles Cole, Patricia McCully,
Beverley Tompson, Jenn Martin,Tim Usher-Jones, Glendon SingletonWood, Andrew Kent, Martin Wills, Gord & Debbie Brown, Ross Kenney
Institutional/Benefactor Members: Brian David Johnston,
Stony Plain Records, A Portrait of Blues in Canada Grand River Blues
Society, Dan Aykroyd Wines, Aurora Winter Blues Festival, Choose
the Blues Productions, Dominion on Queen, Busted Flat Records,
Philip Edward Brent, Rick Barber, Dana R. Clarence, Dee's Deeds,
Dickenson Group, Dr. Scott Peaker, Joel Goldberg, Brian David
Johnston, Michael Malone, Music By The Bay Live, Orangeville Blues
& Jazz Festival, Radio Ryerson, Stony Plain Records
Mark Stafford has a new CD titled Live At The Delta. He will be performing July 18th
at the Delta Chelsea Toronto (Monarch's Pub) 8pm and it will be a release party. The
project was recorded late last summer and features Mark on Vocals and Harmonica,
Aaron Griggs and Fabio Parovel on Guitars, Tyler Burgess on Drums, and Dennis
Pinhorn on Upright Bass. Look for Mark at Fenlon Falls Blues Festival, Southside
Shuffle, Wasaga Beach Blues Festival and more this summer.
Honorary Members (Honorary Membership is assigned to
musicians in the past year who have participated in a TBS event):
Morgan Davis, Sugar Brown, Chris Field, Lindsay Barr,The Don River
Blues Band, Rich and the Poor Boys, Big Crush,Chris Antonik, Rob
Lutes, Kevin Breit, Fire Belly, Danny Marks, Sacha Williamson, Soul
Stack Rick Fines,Curley Bridges, Diana Braithwaite, Fraser Daley,
Jerome Godboo, The Fraser Melvin Band, Dan Livingstone, Brian
Blain, Donald Ray Johnson, David Vest, The Harpoonist and the Axe
Murderer,The 24th Street Wailers, Monkey Junk,The Distillery, Cecile
Doo-Kingue, John Knight & Soulstack, Steve Strongman, Bill Durst,
Digging Roots, JW Jones, Boogie Patrol, Ben Racine, David Owen,
Dawn Tyler-Watson & Paul Deslauriers, David Gogo, Michael Jerome
Browne, Carlos del Junco,The Maple Blues Band, Danny Brooks, Sacha
Williamson, Tanika Charles, Saidah Baba Talibah, Lily Sazz, Sabrina
Weeks, Kellylee Evans, Steve Strongman, Mike “Shrimp Daddy”
Reid, Paul Reddick, Irene Torres & The Sugar Devils, Amanda Davids,
Ambre McLean,Tim Bastmeyer, Carolyn Fe Blues Collective, Robbie
Antone’s Blues Machine, Raoul Bhaneja, Kevin Breit, Joe Murphy,
Bill Johnson, Paul Reddick, Julian Fauth, Harrison Kennedy, Richard
Henderson, Rebecca Hennessy, Carrie Chesnutt, Colleen Allen,
Brandi Disterheft, Shakura S'Aida, Donna Grantis, Matt Andersen,
Angel Forrest, Nicole Christian, Bradleyboy MacArthur, KenYoshioka,
Brooke Blackburn, Suzie Vinnick, Tracy K
Lifetime Members (Blues Boosters are Maple Blues Award
recipients for their good work in the national blues community):
John Valenteyn, Liz Sykes, Gord MacAuley, Ed Torres, Rob Bowman,
Brad Wheeler, Mako Funasaka, Richard Flohil, Brian Slack, Elaine
Bomberry, Andrew Galloway, Fred Litwin, Ralph Strodeur, Brent
Staeben, Mark Monahan, Holger Petersen
Lifetime Members (BluesWith A Feeling Award members are the
Maple Blues Award lifetime achievement recipients): Matt Minglewood,
Paul James, Rita Chiarelli, Chris Whiteley, Amos Garrett, Big Dave
McLean, Colin Linden, Danny Marks, Jackie Richardson, Mel Brown,
Chuck Jackson, Jack de Keyzer, Michael Pickett, Long John Baldry,
Morgan Davis, Gary Kendall, Donnie 'Mr. Downchild' Walsh, Dave
'Daddy Cool' Booth, B.B. King, Holger Petersen, Bruce Iglauer
Donors Joel Goldberg, Sharon Evans,Trynie de Vries, Carol Flett,
Sue Bracken, Derek Andrews, Michael Malone, Noah Blackstein, Jon
Arnold, Gordon Brown, Suzie Vinnick, Ed Parsons
Many thanks to Paul Hentschel, Janice Knowles, Geoff Virag, JoAnne Daponte, Joanna Swan, Carol Flett,Tom Hanes, Ken Wilson, Nick
Lanaro, Valerie Chamberlin, Sherill Middleton and Shirley Gibson
for their help at the Waterfront Blues Festival. Many thanks as well to
Vinciane Jacquet, Nick Lanaro, Geoff Virag and Patricia McCully for
their help at the TBS Birthday Party and many thanks to Geoff Virag
and Nada Saronovich for their help with the TBS Talent Search. More
thanks to Geoff Virag, Patricia McCully, Pat Powers Joanna Swan and
Don Loney for their help with the newsletter mailing and distribution.
Ongoing thanks to Roz for helping out with the listings.
CBC Radio One (99.1)
"Saturday Night Blues",
w/ Holger Petersen (national)
Saturday 9:05pm-11:00pm
(on Radio 2 Saturday at 6:05pm),
JAZZ-FM (91.1)
"Bluz FM" w/ Danny Marks
Saturday 8:00 pm-midnight
This month’s recommended
listening by Brad Wheeler, music
writer for the Globe and Mail
(globeandmail.com and
Twitter: bwheelerglobe
Mavis Staples One True Vine Anti-
David Gogo Come on Down Cordova Bay
Various Artists Classic Harmonica Blues Smithsonian Folkways
Booker T. Jones Sound the Alarm Stax
*Delbert & the Commotions Let Me See Ya Dance Self
*Al Lerman Live at the Acoustic Grill Self
Rory Block Avalon-A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt Stony Plain
*Amos Garrett Jazz Trio JazzBlues Stony Plain
CIUT-FM (89.5)
"John Valenteyn's Blues"
w/ John Valenteyn
Thursday 4-5pm
Lurrie Bell Blues In My Soul Delmark
Vieux Farka Touré Mon Pays Six Degrees
Rokia Traoré Beautiful Africa Nonesuch
CHRY-FM (105.5)
"Everyday I Have the Blues",
w/ Vince Vitacco Monday 9-11pm,
The Haze FM www.thehazefm.ca
"Sunday Morning Soul "w/Johnny Max
Sundays at 11AM-1PM
"At The Crossroads" w/Brant Zwicker Sundays at 1PM
"Southern Crossroads" w/Patrick Le Blanc Sundays 2-4PM
"Dawg Howlin’Blues Show" Mon-Fri 10 pm – Midnight
Radio Regent, Toronto
"Blue Remedy"
w/ Blues Doctor Julie Hill,
Wednesdays 8-10 pm ET, at www.radioregent.com
JJ Grey & Mofro This River Alligator
James Cotton Cotton Mouth Blues Alligator
*Vince Maccarone’s Los Variants jass/blues Self
*Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley Scrap Metal Blues Electro-Fi
The Slide Brothers Robert Randolph Presents The Slide Brothers Concord
Eric Burdon Til Your River Runs Dry ABKCO
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Get Out! Stax
Corey Harris Fulton Blues Independent
*Kid Koala 12Bit Blues Ninja Tune
David Lynch The Big Dream Sacred Bones
DAWG-FM (101.9 FM Ottawa)
www.dawgfm.com
CKWR (98.5 FM)
“Old Chicago Blues" w/ Willy A,
Friday 10:30 pm-midnight (Waterloo)
CIOI FM (INDI 101 FM)
Blues Blast, with Ken Wallis
Tuesdays, 4-6pm (Hamilton)
CIWS 102.7FM (Whistle Radio)
Blues on Whistle with Dave “Daddy Cool” Booth
Mon, Tues, Fri 11pm (Stouffville)whistleradio.ca
CJLX (91.3 FM)
"Saturday Night Blues Review", with George Vaughan.
Saturday 6-7pm (Belleville)
CFRU (93.3 FM)
"The Thrill is Back" with Andy and Andrew Mondays 1 to 3pm
"Wacky World of Waldo Fourtunes" with Mo' Kauffey Mon 8-9pm
"The Blues Review", with Roopen Majithia Tues 9.00 pm (Guelph)
CFBU (103.7 FM)
"Eclectic Blues" with Deborah Cartmer
Tuesday 7-9 pm (St. Catharines)
CKCU(93.1 FM)
www.ckcufm.com
"Rockin The Blues from Canada"
w/ Diane Wells (aka Misty Blue)
Every Saturday 2-7 am (Ottawa)
CKMS (100.3 FM)
"Poor Folk Blues" w/ Bruce Hall (aka Brewski)
Monday 7:30-9 pm (Waterloo)
* = Canadian
TORONTO LISTINGS
Axis Bar and Grill 3048 Dundas St
W 416-604-3333 Jul-27 Sugar Brown and Bharath
Rajakumar 9pm
Celebration Square Celebration
Square 416-423-2224 Mississauga
Jul-18 The Johnny Max Band 8pm Mississauga Rotary Ribfest
Dominion on Queen 500 Queen St.
E. 416-368-6893
Jul-6 Sugar Brown and Bharath
Rajakumar 9pm
Jul-13 Rocket Rached & The Fat
City 8 9pm CD Release Party
Aug-31 Sugar Brown and Bharath
Rajakumar 9pm
Dora Keogh 141 Danforth Ave.
416-778-1804
Jul-20 Gary Kendall Band 8.30pm
Aug-3 The Swingin’ Blackjacks
9.30pm
Aug-10 Gary Kendall Band 9.30pm
Aug-14 Gary Kendall Band 8.30pm
El Mocambo 464 Spadina Ave.
416-968-2001
Jul-5 James Anthony & Jay Douglas
8-12pm
Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave.
416-588-2930
Jul-2 Blain Davis Gould 5-8pm
Jul-24 Robin Bank$ 9pm
Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina
Ave. 416-977-7000
Jul-7 Brian Cober Blues Jam 9:30
amps and drums provided
to close
Aug-16 The Swingin’ Blackjacks
10pm
Horseshoe Tavern 370 Queen St.
W. 416-598-4753
Jul-11 The Slide Brothers 8.30pm
Jul-12 JC Brooks and The Uptown
Sound 9pm
Sunday ,July 28 at Kew Gardens will provide a solid blues component to the Beaches Jazz Festival with Sugar Ray Norcia and
the BlueTones closing out the afternoon with some harmonica blues at 5pm. The day will kick off with Irene Torres and the Sugar
Devils at 11am and festival founder and Artistic Director Bill King's Rhythm Express play at 3:30. Don't forget lots of great blues
bands on Queen Street, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St. W.
416-531-6604
Jul-3 Buckwheat Zydeco 8.30pm
Jul-12 Andria Simone 8.30pm
Jul-15 David Gogo 8.30pm
Jul-27 Fathead 8.30pm
Aug-16 Johnny Max, Robin Banks,
Chuck Jackson 8.30pm - A Tribute
to Elvis
Lola 40 Kensington Ave. 416-3488645
Jul-11,18,25,Aug-1 Brian Cober
acoustic 9:30 to close
Melody Bar - Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635
Jul-4 Fraser/Daley 9pm TBS
Presents
Jul-20 Al Lerman - solo acoustic
9pm
Aug-1 Danny Marks 9pm TBS
Presents
Molson Ampitheatre 909 Lakeshore Blvd. W. 416-260-5600
Aug-14 John Mayer 7.30pm
Enjoy a red or white
with your favourite Blues!
Monarch’s Pub - Eaton Chelsea
Hotel (was Delta) 33 Gerrard St. W.
416-585-4352
Jul-2 Tim Bastmeyer with Jerome
Tucker 8pm
Jul-4 Jerome Godboo Band 9pm Jerome’s 51st Birthday Party
Jul-10 Robin Bank$ 8pm
Jul-11 Rick Taylor Band Rick Taylor
Band - All Star line-up featuring
Steve Taylor on drums, Terry Wilkins
on bass, Teddy Leonard on guitar.
Jul-18 Mark “Bird” Stafford 8pm - CD
launch
Aug-8 The Distillery 9pm
Moskito + Bite 423 College St.
416-862-2323
Jul-23 Johnny Max with the Vipers
8pm
Aug-27 Johnny Max with the Vipers
8pm
On Cue Bar & Billiards 349 Jane
St. 416-761-9245
Jul-6 Blues & Troubles 10pm
Aug-3 Blues & Troubles 10pm
Ringside Blues 263 Adelaide St.
W.-B10 Jul-19 McDonald Rush Band 8pm
Aug-23 Robin Hawkins with Tattoo
Love Child Music 8pm
The CNE Midway Stage 210
Prince’s Blvd. 416-263-3800
Aug-29 The Canadian Blues Caravan 7pm
The Empire Sandy Spadina Quay
416-364-3244
Aug-16 Blue Room 7-10pm
The Hole In The Wall 2867A Dundas west 647-350-3564
Jul-5 Ken Yoshioka Trio 10:00pm
The Local 396 Roncesvalles 416-5356225
Jul-4 Ken Yoshioka 9:00pm
Jul-9 Sugar Brown with Mr. Rick 9-11pm
Acoustic blues
The Paddock Tavern 178 Bathurst St.
416-504-9997
Jul-13 Junior Watson and Fred Kaplan
w Bharath Rajakumar and Sugar Brown
10pm
Jul-20 The Distillery 10pm
Jul-27 Alfie Smith & Nicole Christian
The Rex Hotel 198 Queen St W 416598-2475
Jul-28 Doctor Nick & The Rollercoasters
9.30pm
Timothy’s Pub 344 Brown’s Line 416201-9515
Aug-15 The Heart Attacks 8pm
905 & BEYOND
2012 Etwell Rd. 2012 Etwell Rd 705789-2972 Huntsville
Jul-7 Paul Reddick 3-6pm Etwell
Concert Series
Jul-21 Jerome Godboo 3-6pm Etwell
Concert Series
Bayview Park Bayview Park 416-4232224 Thornbury
Jul-7 The Johnny Max Band w Chuck
Jackson & guests 5pm - Thornbury
Jazz by the Bay Series
BP 284 Toronto St. S. 905-852-0003
Uxbridge
Jul-10,17,24,31,Aug-7,14,21 Tim Bastmeyer - solo 7pm
Celebration Square 301 Burnhamthor-
pe Rd. W. 905=615-4311 Mississauga
Jul-20 Blackboard Blues Band 9pm Mississauga Ribfest
Cove Inn 2 Bedford St. 613-273-3636
Westport
Aug-26 The Harpoonist & The Axe
Murderer 6-10pm Acoustic Blue
Monday Series
Dominion Hotel 113 Main St. 705286-6954 Minden Jul-20 Morgan Davis Band 8.30 pm
Dunn Street Grill 6095 Dunn Street
905-357-1011 Niagara Falls
Jul-5 Rick Taylor and the Legendary
Brothers 9.30pm-1.30am
Jul-13 Daryl Gray 9.30pm-1.30am
Jul-19 Rich and the Poor Boys
9.30pm-1.30am
Jul-26 Dean Malton 9.30pm-1.30am
Jul-27 George McMillan 9.30pm1.30am
Grace Hartman Amphitheatre Bell
Park 705-671-2489 Sudbury
Jul-17 Morgan Davis Band 8pm
Harbour Nights Series Owen Sound
Harbour 519-376-1440 Owen Sound
Jul-21 Morgan Davis 7pm
Havelock Arena (outdoors) George
St. E. 705-778-2891 Havelock
Jul-1 Al Lerman 4pm
Henry of Pelham Winery 1469
Pelham Rd. 905-688-3550x106 St.
Catharines
Jul-14 Hogtown All Stars, JP Soars,
David Gogo and more 2pm fundraiser
for Niagara Children’s Centre
Jul-21 Jack de Keyzer, Dive House
Union, Krista Blondin, Harrison Kennedy and more 2pm
Holiday Inn 150 George St. N. 705743-1144 Peterborough
Jul-12 The Gary Kendall Band 6-10pm
Gazebo Blues Series
Aug-23 Fathead 6pm - “Blues on the
Patio”
Kerr St. Park Kerr St. 905-827-5141
Oakville
Jul-27 Al Lerman - solo 12pm Concert
in the Park
King Henry Arms 15570 Yonge St.
905-726-4433 Aurora
Jul-18 Lou Moore Band with Al Lerman 8.30pm
Lancaster Smokehouse 574 Lancaster St. W. 519-743-4331 Kitchener
Aug-9 Al Lerman - solo 7pm
Lavigne Hotel 10521 Hwy 64 705594-2301 Lavigne
Jul-18 Morgan Davis Band 9pm
Liquid Lounge 159 Sydenham St.
519-756-3939 Brantford
Jul-13 Delta Moon 3-6pm Saturday
Matinee
Jul-15 Kenny Brown with Gary
Kendall 3-6pm
Jul-27 Joel Johnson Band 3-6pm
Saturday Matinee
Aug-3 Teddy Leonard and The Pocket
Rockets 3-6pm Saturday Matinee
Aug-17 Dwayne LaForme Band
3-6pm Saturday Matinee
Aug-31 Terry Edmunds Band 3-6pm
Saturday Matinee
Livery Theatre 36 South St. 519534-6262 Goderich
Aug-31 Steve Strongman, Bill Durst
Band, Doug Watson R & B Band
7pm - West Coast Blues
London Music Club 470 Colborne
St. 519-640-6996 London
Jul-10 Delta Moon 8pm
Jul-10 Delta Moon 8pm
Jul-12 The Legendary Brothers
(ISteve & Rick Taylor) with Robbie
Antone 8pm
Jul-26 Big Rude Jake 8pm
Aug-9 Bharath & His Rhythm Four
7.30pm
Music in the Square Harmony
Square 519-751-9900 Brantford
Aug-2 Blue Room 8-9pm
Peter’s Players 830 Muskoka Rd. S.
705-687-2117 Gravenhurst
Jul-11 Matt Schofield Trio 8pm
Jul-12 Jon Cleary & The Philthy Phew
8pm
Jul-13 Jully Black 8pm
Jul-18 Smokin Joe Kubek & Bnois
King 8pm
Aug-9 Gordie Johnson with Sit Down
Servant 8pm - blues,gospel and dub
Aug-17 Johnny Winter 8pm
Aug-18 Johnny Winter 8pm
Porquis Blues Festival Porquis
Junction 705- Porquis Junction
Jul-6 The Gary Kendall Band 6:15pm
Port Credit Marina 15 Stavebank
Rd. S. 905-274-1595 Port Credit
Jul-1 Robin Bank$, Gary Kendall,
Johnny Max & The Heart Attacks, Davide Leask, Chuck Jackson and more
2pm - Canada Day Celebration
West Coast blues legends Junior Watson and Fred Kaplan will be joining King
Kumar (aka Bharath Rajakumar) and Sugar Brown (aka Ken Kawashima) for an
international all-star blues review on Saturday, July 13 at a great new blues venue,
The Paddock Tavern at 178 Bathurst Street - yes, that's upstairs from the old Healey's
Roadhouse. It's a beautiful, classy room with a lot of jazz history (Oscar Peterson
used to play there). The Montreal rhythm section is Ben Caissie (drums) and Costa
Zaphiroupolos (bass). Cover charge is $15.
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BC's David Gogo will be in our area supporting the release of his new CD, Come on
Down (see John's Blues Picks for a review). He plays Hugh’s Room July 15, the Henry
of Pelham Winery in St. Catharines on July 14 and Safari Niagara Ampitheatre in
Stevensville on July 26. And, this just in, a song he co-wrote will be included on Buddy
Guy's new release, Rhythm & Blues. Go David Go!
Jul-1 Johnny Max & His So Called Friends
2pm
Jul-6 The Johnny Max Band 3pm Charles Sousa’s BBQ
Richmond Green 1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E.
905-737-1236 Richmond Hill
Jul-28 Blackboard Blues Band 2pm Richmond Hill Ribfest
Roc ‘n Docs 105 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905891-1754 Port Credit
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Royal Botanical Gardens 680 Plains Rd.
W. 905-527-1158 Burlington
Jul-17 The Smoke Wagon Blues Band
6pm Red Hot Jazz and Cool Blues Series
Jul-24 Jordan John and The Blue Angels
6pm Red Hot Jazz and Cool Blues Series
Aug-7 The Stingrays 6pm Red Hot Jazz
and Cool Blues Series
Aug-14 Harrison Kennedy 6pm Red Hot
Jazz and Cool Blues Series
Aug-28 Melissa Bel 6pm Red Hot Jazz
and Cool Blues Series
Safari Niagara Ampitheatre 2821 Stevensville Rd. 905-382-9669 Stevensville
Jul-26 Colin James, Steve Strongman &
David Gogo 7pm
Salvatore’s Trattoria & Cafe 263
Queen St. 905-983-3500 Port Perry
Shrewsbury Community Centre New
Scotland Line 519-809-3151 Blenheim
Jul-20 The Johnny Max Band 6pm
Sticky Fingers 199 Essa Rd 705-7218793 Barrie
Jul-7 Tres Hombres 8pm
Stinking Rose Pub 26 Bridge St. W.
705-653-0001 Campbellford
Jul-3 Al Lerman 9pm - “Whiskey
Wednesday”
Stonewater Pub 490 Stone St. S. 613382-2542 Gananoque
Jul-13 Al Lerman - solo acoustic 8pm
The Cove Inn 2 Bedford St. 613-2733636 Westport
Jul-15 Fraser/Daley 6-10pm Acoustic
Blue Monday Series
The Duck 244 Ontario St. 905-6879505 St. Catharines
Jul-27 The Mighty Duck Blues Band
6:30pm special guest Jonathan Knight
The Harp Pub 55 Lakeshore Rd E
905-274-3277 Port Credit
Jul-4 Granine Ryan and Tony Visconti
8pm - Storytellers
Top Spot Pub 87 1/2 High St. 905722-7202 Sutton
Jul-13 Blue Room 9.30-1am
Waterdown Memorial Park Waterdown Memorial Park 905-659-6079
Waterdown
Jul-1 Groove Corporation 8-10pm before fireworks - Oh Canada Ribfest
SUMMER
BLUES
FESTIVALS
RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest July 4-15
Wreckhouse Jazz & Blues Festival
July 4-7
Thunder Bay Blues Festival July 5-7
Mariposa Folk Festival July 5-7
Porquis Blues Festival July 5-7
Tremblant Blues Festival July 5-14
Lighthouse Blues Festival
July 12-13
Windsor Blues Festival July 13-15
London Blues Festival July 24-15
Festival Beauport en Blues
July 18-20
Beaches Jazz Festival July 19-28
C a l g a r y B l u e s Fe s t i v a l
July 29-August 4
Kitchener Blues Festival
August 8-11
Festiblues August 8-11
Dutch Mason Blues Festival
August 9-11
Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival
August 10
Donnacona Blues Festival
August 14-18
Calabogie Blues Festival
August 16-18
Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival
Aug 16-18
Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival
Aug 16-18
Edmonton Blues Festival
August 16-18
PEI Jazz & Blues Festival
August 21-25
Summertime Blues August 23-25
Limestone City Blues Festival –
August 22-25
Wasaga Beach Blues Festival
Sept 13-15
Southside Shuffle September 6-8
Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Sept 10-15
Canal Bank Shuffle October 17-19
Every Saturday
Lake Affect 1 Port St. E. 905-274-8223 Port Credit The Pie Guys with guest 8-12pm
Black Swan 4040 Palladium Way 905-336-1200 Burlington James Anthony with guest 2-6pm
Castro's Lounge 2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272 Big Rude Jake and guest 4.30-6.30pm
Rex Hotel 194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475 Danny Marks & Friends 12 Noon Brunch Matinee
Carrigan Arms 2025 Upper Middle Road 905-332-6131 Burlington The Sil Simone Band with special guest 2.00 pm
Romby's Tavern & Smokehouse 488 Lake St. 905-937-0331 St. Catharines Kenny B and Company 3.00 pm to 6.30 pm
The Street Tap & Eatery 547 Ontario St. 905-937-1218 St. Catharines Terra Firma with guests 3.30 to 6.30 pm Blues Matinee
Dominion on Queen 500 Queen St. E. 416-588-4633 Toronto Ronnie Hayward & His Trio 4.00 pm to 7.30 pm
Timothy's Pub 344 Brown's Line 416-201-9515 Etobicoke The Meteors 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm
The Local Pub 396 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-535-6225 Arthur Renwick 5.00 pm
Frankie's Ristorante 1 Main St. 905-852-1011 Uxbridge Tim Bastmeyer 7.00 pm
The Niagara 4683 Chrysler Av. 905-354-7474 Niagara Falls Rich & The Poor Boys 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm
Feathers 962 Kingston Rd. 416-694-0443 Johnny Wright, Michael Fonfara and friends 3.30-6 pm
Blackshire Pub 511 Talbot St. 519-433-7737 London Blues Masters Series with various guests 6-9pm
The Old Winery 2288 Niagara Stone Rd 905-468-8900 Niagara on the Lake Niagara Rhythm Section with guests 9.30 pm
Axis 3048 Dundas St. W. 416-604-3333 Julian Fauth Noon to 3.00 pm
Every Sunday
Shore Grill & Grotto 71 Lakeshore Rd E 905-990-9200 Port Credit Fraser Melvin (solo) 3.30-7.30pm
Slainte Irish Pub 33 Bowen St. 905-529-8000 Hamilton Steve Strongman 8.30pm
Busholme Inn 156 Main St. 519-833-9119 Jerry Staples Blues Jam 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm
The Niagara 4683 Crysler Ave. 905-930-8731 Niagara Falls Rich and The Poor Boys with Paul Sonier 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Blue Goose Tavern 1 Blue Goose Way 416-255-2442 Mimico with The Pie Guys plus special guest 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Stonewalls 339 York Blvd. 905-577-0808 Hamilton Jack de Keyzer Band with special guest 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm
Roc 'N Docs 105 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905-891-1754 Mississauga Chuck Jackson & The All Stars 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Roc 'N Docs 105 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905-891-1754 Mississauga Tony Springer and The Wild T 10pm-2am
Lake Effect 1 Port St. E. 905-274-8223 Port Credit The Meteors 8.00 pm to 12 midnight
Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000 Blues Jam w/The Nationals - Brian Cober & Bill Hedefine 9.30pm-1am
Duffy's Tavern 1238 Bloor St. W. 416-628-0330 Ken Yoshioka 9:30pm
Axis 3048 Dundas St. W. 416-604-3333 Julian Fauth Noon to 3.00 pm
The Boathouse of Victoria Park 57 Jubilee Dr. 519-745-7202 Kitchener Miss Angel 3pm
Every Monday
On Cue 349 Jane St. 416-761-9245 Ken Yoshioka 8pm
Fox and Fiddle 190 Laird Dr. Toronto 416-467-8682 Blues Jam w/James Anthony 8-12pm
Relish Bar and Grill 2152 Danforth Ave. 416-425-4664 Bentroots N'Awlins Blue Monday on the Danforth 8pm
Glow Fresh Grill Shops at Don Mills 416-384-1133 Johnny James & The Sharks 7.00 to 9.00 pm
The Wilson 96 615 College St. 416-516-3237 Jordan John 9.00 pm with Prakash John and Al Cross
Every Tuesday
Sauce on Danforth 1376 Danforth Ave. 647-748-1376 Julian Fauth 5-8pm
Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles 416-588-2930 Toronto Julian Fauth 9.00 pm
Every Wednesday
Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887Big Rude Jake Sextet 9.45pm-1.45am
Intersteer Tavern 361 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-8054 Fraser Daley 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm
Alleycatz 2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865 The Graceful Daddies 8.30 pm
Beacon Restaurant 146-45th St. 705-429-4433 Wasaga Beach Wayne Buttery Band, jam 9.00 pm
Grossman’s Tavern, 379 Spadina Ave., 416-977-7000, Bruce Domoney, 9.30 pm.
Every Thursday
Stealth Lounge - The Pilot 22 Cumberland St. 416-923-5716 Julian Fauth 5.30pm
Black Swan 4040 Palladium Way 905-336-1200 Burlington James Anthony 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm Jam and Open Mike
Rubbs Barbecue Bistro 18 Bridge St. 705-632-0227 Campbellford Al Lerman 8.00 pm
Greyfriars Pub & Restaurant 231 Oak Park Blvd. 905-257-3620 Oakville Steve Strongman 8.30 pm
Joe Mamas 317 King St. W. 416-340-6469 Blackburn 8.30 pm to 12.30 am
Lola Pub 40 Kensington Ave. 416-348-8645 Brian Cober 9.30 pm
Every Friday
Augusta House Gastropub 17 Augusta St. 905-522-5111 Hamilton Every Friday Live Blues Night 10.00 pm
Fitzgeralds 2298 Queen St. 416-698-5111 Mike McKenna and Friends
Browse to www.torontobluessociety.com and click on
"Live Blues" and enter your event into the form provided.
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. If you're having trouble send a note to Roz at
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