May 2016 - Toronto Blues Society

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May 2016
www.torontobluessociety.com
Published by the Toronto Blues Society
since 1985
[email protected] Vol 32, No 5
Buddy Guy plays
Massey
Hall on Wins
April
Harrison
Kennedy
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Island Cafe
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Birthday Party June
25
on April 20
Harrison Kennedy
Blues Festivals
John’s Blues Picks
Loose Blues News
Event Listings
Top Blues
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MARK YOUR
CALENDAR
Wednesday, May 25, (8pm), Carlos del
Junco and the Blues Mongrels, Jazz Bistro,
251 Victoria St. Hump Day Blues presenting
the best in Canadian blues performers on
the last Wednesday of the month. All shows
at 8:00 pm. Reservations recommended. Call
416-363-5299. $20 cover. No June date due to
Jazz Festival Coming July 27 - Sue Foley Band,
$20 cover.
May 29 (2pm-5pm) Blues Sink, 120
Diner,120 Church St. Everything you need
to know about film, television, advertising
placement and sync rights. Guest include
David Hayman (Supergroup) and Paul
Reddick. Space is limited. Contact the office
to confirm attendance.
Saturday June 25 6-9pm - TBS 31st Birthday
Party at The Island Café (Ward's Island) .
Performance by Harrison Kennedy, no cover
Sunday July 24, 2pm-5pm - TBS Talent
Search, Jazz Bistro , 251 Victoria St. no cover.
Brian Sasaki and the Scuffed Souls, Jay
Pollmann, Jesse Greene Band, Sons of Rhythm,
Spencer MacKenzie, Andre Bisson
August 11 & 12 door 5pm, 6:30 show - Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. - Live on the Patio.
Raoul and the Big Time (11th), Irene Torres
and the Sugar Devils (12th). Free Admission.
August 19 & 20 Harbourfront Centre, 235
Queen's Quay W. Hot 'n Spicy Festival
September 9-11 - Southside Shuffle,
Memorial Park, Port Credit. Fresh Baked
Blues Stage Featuring bands from the TBS
Fresh Baked Blues compilation + talent search
winner. Free Admission
Sunday, October 2, 1-4pm, TBS Blues in
Garden , 900 Queen St West, (part of Queen
West Art Crawl).
Friday October 21, Noon-2pm, Delta Ottawa
City Centre, Ottawa, Folk Music Ontario Blues
Showcase
Saturday November 19, 8pm, Massey Hall, 60
Simcoe St - 30th Women's Blues Revue.
January 20-23, 2017 - Blues Summit 8. Deep
Dish Discount for registrations until May 31
January 23, 2017, 7pm, Koerner Hall, 273
Bloor St W - Maple Blues Awards
April 29, 2017 - Koerner Hall, Special Concert
Event (to be announced June 7)
Every Wednesday the Toronto Blues Society and Jazz Bistro present a monthly upscale blues
concert celebrating the best in Canadian blues performers. Don’t miss intimate shows by
local favourites and some of the best Canadian touring artists. Not a bad way to get over your
Wednesday Hump Day Blues.
Carlos del Junco and the Blues Mongrels |Wednesday, May 25, (8pm), $20 Cover
To say he plays the harmonica is like saying “Jimi Hendrix
plays guitar”. He blows the blues harp through a prism —
suddenly it seems he’s holding every color in the musical
rainbow right there in his hands.
Simultaneously sophisticated and raw, his playing blurs
the boundaries between blues and jazz (hence the name for
his band “The Blues Mongrels”). The emphasis is on blues,
but Carlos and his band are not afraid to merrily traipse off in
other directions delivering a seamless fusion of New Orleans
second line grooves, swing, Latin, hip-hop or ska melodies,
to swampy roots rock.
Born in Havana, Cuba, del Junco (loosely translated “of
the reeds”) immigrated with his family at the age of one.
He bent his first note on a harmonica when he was fourteen,
making his debut with his high school math teacher at a student talent night. In his early 20’s
del Junco was immersed in a visual arts career; he graduated with honours from a four year
programme, majoring in sculpture ( click here to see photos ) at the Ontario College of Art.
Sculpture has definitely had an influence on his outlook on music: “Music is just a different
way of creating textures and shapes.”
Coming July 27 - Sue Foley Band, $20 cover.
(No June date due to Jazz Festival)
Please Note: TBS members get a discount (let the reception desk know you are a
member when you arrive)
George Thorogood TBS Discount & DELUXE Giveaway!
George Thorogood and Ottawa's JW-Jones are coming to Massey Hall on
Friday, May 6! TBS Charter Members receive 20% off* tickets, and TBS
is also giving away a DELUXE prize package including:
2 Tickets to see George Thorogood & JW-Jones on May 6 @ Massey
Hall
Merchandise Package including a t-shirt, ball cap, and a vinyl
record
Meet & Greet with George Thorogood and JW-Jones before the
show!
How To Enter: For a chance to win the George Thorogood
and JW-Jones Deluxe Prize Pack, send an email to info@
torontobluessociety.com with the subject line "George" and
the answer to the following question in the body of the email Question: What year was George Thorogood and the Destroyers
first gig?
*TBS Members receive 20% off tickets!
To retrieve the promo code, please contact the TBS Office.
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TBS TALENT SEARCH FINALS
Sunday, July 24
2pm-5pm
Jazz Bistro
Each year,the Toronto Blues Society searches for new and undiscovered Canadian blues talent.This year,we received a great selection of applications.
After hours of deliberation, this year’s six finalists have been selected! Admission is Free.
Brian Sasaki and the Scuffed Souls | Toronto, ON
Brian Sasaki and the Scuffed Souls are a truly original Rockabilly, Blues & Swing act that bring together dynamic
musicianship with tongue-in-cheek lyricism and vocal flare.With the positive energy the band delivers to each
live performance, the audience always feels included. The group has just finished recording their debut EP,
“Not for Prophets,” captured live-off-the-floor in Sutton, Ontario.
Jay Pollmann | Cayuga, ON
Jay Pollmann is a southern Ontario musician/songwriter born in Hamilton and raised just outside the small town of
Cayuga. In 2013 Jay set out to launch a solo career finding an outlet for his musical ideas through his acoustic guitar
with help from his brass slide, harmonicas, his feet and the odd tambourine stomp. He sings songs about the things
he knows from “steering with your knees” to “closing down the local watering hole.” Channelling many styles and
influences through his acoustic filter, the sound that forms is something Jay calls “Foot Stompin’ Rootsy Blues”. Never
one to model or mimic himself after other artists Jay’s sound is organic, original, raw and full of energy.
Jesse Greene Band | Ottawa, ON
After the successful release of her first musical foray, a self-titled EP called inevitably,“The Jesse Greene Band,” Jesse
has found herself composing songs for her second album with a new rhythm section comprised of veteran musician
Bassist Kurt Walther, and drummer Matt wood. Marc Seguin, her long-time and always entertaining harp player remains
with the band as the only holdover from the previous ensemble.
"From Blues and Rock n' Roll to cosmic Soul from beyond...Jesse Greene and her band make my big toe shoot right
out of my boot. These guys rock, period." – Tony D. (MonkeyJunk)
Sons of Rhythm | Toronto, ON
Take an energetic blues sound, mix it with a modern edge, throw in four magnetic personalities, and you'll have
the powerhouse band that is Sons of Rhythm. The group, comprised of bassist and vocalist Mick Maratta, guitarist
Federico Luiu, pianist and saxophonist Anthony Brancati, and drummer Mike Carbone, has made a name for itself
on the Toronto music scene with their unique sound and lively performances. Sons of Rhythm captivate audiences
with their creative arrangements of old standards as well as catchy, energetic originals.
Andre Bisson | Hamilton, ON
When one thinks of all the great performers of soul and rhythm & blues music, one doesn't usually associate it with a
young man from Northern Ontario - until they meet Andre Bisson. The award winning composer, arranger, guitar player
and vocalist is one of the hardest working musicians around. Soulful, talented and sharp, Bisson was clearly born with
a passion for music and performing, as well as the smarts and talent to pull it all together and build a large following in
Southern Ontario and beyond.
Spencer MacKenzie | Ridgeway, ON
16 year-old guitarist/singer Spencer Mackenzie has been making a name for himself in Southern
Ontario by performing with some notable heavyweights on the blues music scene and earning
praise everywhere he goes. In 2013 he won the Niagara Music Awards Rising Star award and performed in the 2016 Youth
Showcase at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. In May 2016 he released his debut CD Infected With The Blues. www.torontobluessociety.com
Notes &Quotes
Harrison
Kennedy
For this edition of Notes & Quotes, the
person of interest is Harrison Kennedy.
With the recent release of his newest album
“This Is From Here” and the Juno award that
followed shortly after, it seems fitting that
one might want to know a little more about
the artist behind the success. Harrison
Kennedy is no stranger to the Blues, or
accolades within the Blues Community
– he is a fifteen time Maple Blues Award
nominee, and boasts four Juno award
nominations within an eight year span. He’s
won a Hamilton Music Award, and placed
as first runner up at the International Blues
Challenge in Memphis, TN. When looking
past the hardware and Industry nods,
it becomes clear quickly that Harrison
Kennedy’s largest desire is to share an
experience with an audience.
Kennedy has said, when talking about
his nominations;“You know, the nominating
committee has nominated me, and I’ve
always been appreciative of that. I just love
what I am doing, and to get recognition
is a good thing. I save my nepotism for
business, because it is business. But, when
it comes to the music and the people – if
people can’t say what I am singing about
themselves, than I might as well not be
singing about it, because I’d be singing to
myself…and there’s no point to that.”
Harrison Kennedy’s views on the
intention of his music spill into what he
thinks when asked what he thinks the future
of the Blues looks like too. He offered; “It
was Edward Holland (Motown songwriterproducer) that came to me and said “do the
Blues you feel”, so I wrote a song about the
scud missiles that Americans were testing
in BC – I was pissed about that. And he
let me write it. And I wrote a song about
gay rights…It’s the Blues, but it’s the Blues
today. The Blues is always gonna be here.
There’s always gonna be wars or rumours
of wars until the end of time. Someone’s
always gonna be messin’ with somebody.
I’m just glad that I have that idiom to write
on where I can say things that’s happening
today, and still give them that Blues,
because people like the feel. The Blues will
always be around because people need to
get there to feel better.”
Kennedy has been immersed in music
for almost his entire life, and began his
music journey at a young age. He grew up
in a house filled with music and famous
visitors such as Duke Ellington, Billie
Holiday and Lonnie Johnson. “A lot of
entertainers like Billie Holiday and John
Lee Hooker would come to town and end up
at my house or my aunt's place. I heard this
music and I thought everybody sounded
like that. I thought that was the way you
had to sound." By age 15, Kennedy sang in
a church and in a blues band. "Blues was
breakfast, dinner and supper," he said.
In 1969 he took a hiatus from college
to become a founding member of the
million selling Detroit Soul Super Group
“The Chairmen of the Board” with whom
he toured the world, as well as appearing
on Soul Train, American Bandstand and the
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Since signing with Electro-Fi Records
in 2007, Harrison Kennedy has released 5
internationally acclaimed albums and is
well known as an insightful and original
Blues singer and songwriter. Kennedy’s
most contemporary offering, “This Is From
Here” was co-produced by keyboard
player Jesse O’Brien, with guitarist Colin
Linden guesting on several tracks. In
addition to a Juno Award, it has also won
the prestiegious Academie Charles Cros in
France for Blues Album of the Year in 2016.
Harrison Kennedy is currently touring
Southern Ontario with Ruthie Foster, and
will be playing the TBS Birthday Party
on Ward's Island on June 25.For more
information on Harrison Kennedy, and
where you can see him live on tour, visit
www.harrisonkennedy.ca
-Erin McCallum – singer, songwriter,
bandleader, guitarist
This month’s recommended
listening by Brad Wheeler, music
writer for the Globe and Mail
(globeandmail.com and
Twitter: bwheelerglobe
*Paul Reddick Ride the One Stony Plain
Various artists God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie
Johnson Alligator
Jimmy (Duck) Holmes It Is What It Is Blue Front
James Hunter Six Hold On! Daptone
Allman Brothers Band A&R Studios: New York, 26 August, 1971 Peach
Records
*Ken Whiteley Freedom Blues Borealis
Moreland & Arbuckle Promised Land or Bust Alligator
Mavis Staples Livin' On A High Note Anti*Whitehorse North South Six Shooter
Paul Burch Meridian Rising Plowboy
The Walker Family Panola County Spirit Daptone Keb' Mo' Live: That Hot Pink Blues Album Kind of Blue
Various artists Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection Alligator
*Dylan Wickens & The Grand Naturals Hi Lo-Fi Self
Luther Dickinson Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger’s Songbook) Volumes I
& II New West
Terry Reid The Other Side of the River Future Day
*Dione Taylor Born Free Matay
Torenzo Canon The Chicago Way Alligator
Ragpicker String Band Self-titled Yellow Dog
Tasha Taylor Honey for the Biscuit Ruf
*Layla Zoe Breaking Free Ruf * = Canadian
RIP Malcolm Tomlinson. Malcolm
passed away at age 69,on April 2.In the‘80s he
was a member of local favourites The Cameo
Blues Band, as well as gigging regularly with
his own band. He was a vocalist/songwriter/
drummer long prominent on the Toronto
scene. Tomlinson began his musical career
in his native England in such bands as The
Panthers, The Motivation, Gethsemane and
The Penny Peeps, playing support slots for the
likes of Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac and Cream.
After moving to Toronto in 1969, he played
with Milkwood, Syrinx and Rhinoceros, and
joined Rick James’ Stone City Band in 1973.
He recorded with Bearfoot, then formed
The Malcolm Tomlinson Band, who released
albums in 1977 and 1979 (Coming Outta
Nowhere and Rock ‘N Roll Hermit respectively)
on A&M Records (from Kerry Doole courtesy
FYI Music News)
Blues Summit 8: Blues Summit 8
showcase submissions are now being
accepted. Over 30 artists will be selected to
showcase in front of festival producers and
blues industry professionals from across
Canada, the United States and Europe at Blues
Summit 8 in January 2017. Blues Summit 8 will
take place January 20-23, 2017 in Toronto, ON.
Take advantage of Deep Dish (early-early
bird) Registration rates by registering before
May 31, 2016
Lulaworld Music Festival: The Toronto
Blues Society and Lula Lounge bring music
lovers a night of Blues, Latin, Jazz and World
music at the LulaWorld Music Festival opening
night on June 1 at Toronto's Lula Lounge (1585
Dundas St W)! Cécile Doo-Kingué, Laura Cole
and Yoser Rodriguez open up the festival.
Arrive before 8pm and join the party for free.
Blues on Film: The Canadian Music
Week Film Festival (in conjunction with The
Hot Docs Film Festival) present the Canadian
Premiere of I Am the Blues on Monday May
2 at 4 p.m.at the TIFF Bell Lightbox 2. Bobby
Rush will be there with the director, Canadian
documentary filmmaker Daniel Cross,
and will perform a set at the Silver Dollar
later in the evening as part of the premiere
celebration with Shawn Kellerman who toured
with him for several years. I Am The Blues takes
the audience on a musical journey through
the swamps of the Louisiana Bayou, the juke
joints of the Mississippi Delta and Moonshine
soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hill
Country.Visiting the last original blues devils,
many in their 80s, still living in the American
Buddy Guy was presented with his the B.B. King International Blues Musician of the Year Maple Blues Award
backstage at Massey Hall by former TBS Board Member Richard Flohil. Photo by Linda Turu.
deep south and touring the Chitlin’ Circuit. Let
Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol
Fran, Little Freddie King, Lazy Lester, Bilbo
Walker, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, RL Boyce,
LC Ulmer, Lil’ Buck Sinegal and their friends
awaken the blues in all of us. In addition to the
May 2 screening, the film plays Tuesday May
3 (1pm at the Bloor Cinema - part of "Docs 4
Schools"),Wednesday, May 4(10:45 at the TIIF
Lightbox2) and Saturday May 7 – 3:45 at TIIF
Lightbox1).The film will have a theatrical run
at the Bloor Cinema starting June 3. Stony Plain Records signs Paul Reddick:
Paul's label debut CD, Ride the One, will
be released on May 20 and they will be
celebrating with a big launch party at Lula
Lounge on June 15. Produced by Colin Cripps
(Blue Rodeo) and recorded at Union Sound
Company in Toronto, Ride the One showcases
11 all-original songs and includes a backing
band that features special guest Steve
Marriner of MonkeyJunk on guitar, keyboards
and backing vocals. Reddick co-wrote three
songs on the most recent highly-acclaimed
MonkeyJunk album for Stony Plain, Moon
Turn Red.
For over 25 years, Paul Reddick has been
melding poetry, mystery, darkness and light
along with an extensive knowledge of the
history and traditions of blues. An unofficial
poet laureate of Canadian blues, Mojo
Magazine praised his “wayward brilliance”
in an earlier review. Reddick’s song, “I'm
A Criminal,” was used by Coca-Cola in a
TV commercial that aired during the Super
Bowl. “Ensuring the long-term health of
blues in Canada has become a passion for
Paul Reddick, and the motivation behind
his creation of the Cobalt Prize, aimed at
celebrating songwriting innovation within the
form,” wrote FYI Music News in an interview
with the musician. “The singer/harmonica
player has never forgotten he was once in
that position when he formed The Sidemen
in 1990, a band whose skillful balance of
tradition and originality laid the foundation
for a new crop of homegrown talent,” added
the site. One of those bands that picked up
the torch was MonkeyJunk, who returned the
favour of Reddick’s influence on them with
member Steve Marriner’s participation on
Ride the One, Reddick’s fourth solo album.
Sarah on the Radio: Internet radio
channel blues411.com ("Carefully Curated
Blues Music") will have a new show featuring
Canadian blues thanks to TBS publicist Sarah
French. The Black Coffee Radio Hour will
feature the Best in Canadian Blues…And
Beyond. Listen in Tuesdays at 2:00 pm.
Not Fat Head: Al Lerman's new album
"Slow Burn" has been recorded, and the
final mixes should be completed later this
week. Al says, "I'm excited about this one,
and think producer Alec Fraser has done a
stand-out job. Mastering comes next, then
manufacture." His official CD Release Party
will take place Wed June 22 at Hugh's Room
in Toronto. Al will be heading out west at the
end of the month for two weeks of touring in
tandem with blues great Tim Williams.
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Here come
the Festivals!
The local Festival Season kicks off with
the Durham West Blues Fest in Markham
on May 28. It will feature Voodoo Pawn Shop,
Steve Hill, Swingin’ Blackjacks, Blue Room,
an afternoon blues guitar workshop in the
Council Chambers with Suzie Vinnick and
more.
May
Durham West Blues Fest | May 28 | Pickering, ON
June
Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival | June 2-5 | Orangeville, ON
Paisley Blues Festival | June 3-5 | Paisley, ON
Pender Harbour Blues Festival | June 3-5 | Pender Harbour, BC
Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival | June 9-20 | Barrie, ON
Stratford Blues & Ribfest | June 24-26 | Stratford, ON
Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival | June 17-19 | Beaumont, AB
TD Toronto Jazz Festival | June 24-July 3 | Toronto, ON
Montreal International Jazz Festival | June 29-July 9 | Montreal, QC
Mountain Man Music Festival | June 30-July 2 | Calabogie, ON
July
Tremblant International Blues Festival | July 8-17 | Tremblant, QC
RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest | July 7-17 | Ottawa, ON
Lighthouse Blues Festival | July 8-10 | Kincardine, ON
Thunder Bay Blues Festival | July 8-10 | Thunder Bay, ON
Vancouver Island MusicFest | July 8-10 | Courtenay, BC
Porquis Blues Festival | July 8-10 | Porquis, ON
Beaches International Jazz Festival | July 8-24 | Toronto, ON
Bluesfest Windsor | July 14-17 | Windsor, ON
Festival de Blues de Victoriaville | July 28-30 | Victoriaville, QC
Calgary International Blues Festival | July 25-31 | Calgary, AB
August
TD Kitchener Blues Festival | August 4-7 | Kitchener, ON
Festiblues | TBA | Montreal, QC
Festival Jazz etcetera Lévis | August 11-14 | Lac Beauport, QC
Live from the Rock Folk Festival | August 5-7 | Red Rock, ON
Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival | TBA | Burnaby, BC
Donnacona Blues Festival | August 11-14 | Donnacona, QC
Calabogie Blues Festival | August 12-14 | Calabogie, ON
Winnipeg BBQ and Blues Festival | August 19-20 | Winnipeg, MB
Trois-Rivières en Blues | August 18-21 | Trois-Rivières, QC
Edmonton Blues Festival | August 19-21 | Edmonton, AB
Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival | August 19-21 | Salmon Arm, BC
Limestone City Blues Festival | August 25-28 | Kingston, ON
Nanaimo Summertime Blues Festival | August 26-28 | Nanaimo, BC
PEI Jazz & Blues Festival | August 25-27 | Charlottetown, PEI
September/October/November
West Coast Blues Downtown Shuffle | Labour Day Weekend | Goderich, ON
Vancouver Island Blues Bash | Sept 3 | Victoria, BC
Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle | Sept 9-11 | Port Credit, ON
Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival | Sept 13-18 | Fredericton, NB
Wasaga Beach Blues Festival | Sept 17-18 | Wasaga Beach, ON
Canal Bank Shuffle | Oct 13-16 | Thorold, ON
The Klondike Roots & Blues Festival | TBA | Whitehorse,Yukon
Up the road in Orangeville, the
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival (June
2-5) will feature four stages, 80 acts, and many
free concerts and events in their 14th edition.
This year the Main Stage will feature the
word/fusion blues of headliner Harper &
Midwest Kind, Australian singer/songwriter
Peter Harper (blues didgeridoo!) and some
of Canada's finest musicians from coast
to coast including multi-award winners
Fathead, Paul James and Harrison Kennedy.
2016 Juno Award nominees Blackburn will
headline the main stage on Friday night.
There is an amazing line-up of powerful
female performers including Susie Vinnick,
Andria Simone, Heather Katz, Cecile DooKingue, Dione Taylor and Juno winner Diana
Panton. International "must see" acts include
Denise Reis from Brazil along with the Gabriel
Palatchi Trio from Argentina.
The Opera House Series will feature
jazz and acoustic performances with
free admission on Saturday and Sunday
afternoon. This is the perfect venue to enjoy
performances by Michael Jerome Browne,
Ray Bonneville, Alan Gerber and more.
The TD Tent Local Stars stage will showcase
Delaney,The Firecats, Justin MacDonald, Soul
Collective and many more.
The Meridian Opening Gala will be
held June 2nd at the Best Western Inn with
jazz singer Aura, Big Rude Jake, the Jerome
Godboo Band featuring Shawn Kellerlman.
The ever-popular Blues Cruise on
Broadway is back on Friday, June 3, featuring
10 bands and more than 300 classic cars.
Saturday afternoon will feature free music
workshops in the Orangeville Public Library
and the Blues & Bikes event on Mill Street.
Throughout the weekend, people can enjoy
great live music in more than 20 restaurants,
pubs and clubs around Orangeville.
Following last year's overwhelming
response to the Memorial March, the parade
will be returning.The traditional New Orleans
style funeral march represents a celebration
of life and serves as a memorial to past
volunteers. This traditional musical sendoff
symbolizes life's journey and lifts the spirits.
Everyone is invited to join the march, starting
from the main stage area and proceeding
down Broadway.
The Annual Orangeville Blues and Jazz
Festival will take place on June 2nd to 5th,
2016. Further information about the Festival is
available at www.orangevillebluesandjazz.ca.
The Ottawa Bluesfest (July 7-17) has
grown into a huge event with lots of major
stars but still retains a respectable blues
content, this year including Ben Harper & The
Innocent Criminals, David Gogo, Harrison
Sweet Taste Kennedy, Paul Deslauriers
Band, Jack De Keyzer, Jesse Greene Band,
Paul James,Jeff Lang, Steve Hill, Kirby Sewell
Band, Colin Linden and Afro-blues sensation
Bombino. Sue Foley, Paul Reddick, Jack de
Keyzer, Kirby Sewell, Colin Linden, and Jeff
Lang have also been confirmed as special
guests for the All-Star Blues Revue, taking
place on-site in the Barney Danson Theatre
July 8 and 9 (hosted by The Split) and July 14
through 17 (hosted by MonkeyJunk). www.
ottawabluesfest.ca
Further afield, The Tremblant Blues
Festival (July 8-17) has just announced a
great lineup including John Nemeth With
Diunna Greenleaf, Ana Popovic, Big Sam
Funky Nation, Jonathan Tyler, Nikki Hill,
Matt Schofield, Gregory Charles, The Porn
Flakes With Sebastien Plante, Lulu Hughes &
Fred Lebel, Steve Strongman, Angel Forrest,
Leboeuf & Deschamps, Andria Simone,
Charlie A'Court, Colin Linden, Dawn Tyler
Watson, Dione Taylor, Jake Chisholm, John
Campbelljohn, Michael Schatte,The Distillery,
MonkeyJunk and many more! http://blues.
tremblant.ca/
Paul Reddick is one of the panelists at Blues Sink -Everything you need to know about film, television, advertising
placement and sync rights. David Hayman (Supergroup) will also be speaking with more panelists to be announced.
Space is limited so if you are an interested songwriter/composer contact the office to confirm attendance. It takes
place May 29 (2pm-5pm) at the 120 Diner, 120 Church St. Paul will be launching his new CD, Ride the One, at
Lula Lounge on June 15. Photo by Michael Weinsczyk
To stay informed about Blues Festival dates
and info, check the TBS website for updates.
Illustration by Nathaniel Mesner
blues to new places and he wants you to
join him as explains in a short clip online:
https://vimeo.com/92108801. The Cobalt
Prize for excellence in blues songwriting
is a means to this end and it has had an
enormous impact and I think his writing
and performing here will only enhance
the Prize. Get this disc when it comes out
on May 19 and get his earlier ones if you
don’t already have them. His web site is
www.paulreddick.ca. It will tell you that
the CD Release Party is at The Lula Lounge
on June 15.
appropriate. The anthemic “Breaking
Free” documents a final departure from
a long relationship. “Work Horse” gets
the most traditional funky blues structure
of the songs here and seems to be about
either her producer or her manager,
either way a curious choice of subject but
it sure gives her the blues. Laacks gets an
excellent acoustic guitar solo. A cover of
The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” seems
an odd choice for such a prolific songwriter
but she obviously wanted to do it, it gets
such a lovely performance, backed only
by acoustic guitar. Her web site is www.
layla.ca and I hope she gets to Toronto soon.
Paul Reddick Ride The One Stony Plain/
Warner
Our unofficial poet laureate jumps
right into this new CD with “Shadows”,
featuring a gruff vocal and some very
fierce harmonica. What follows over the
hard-rocking twin guitars/bass & drums
backdrop is imagery that only Paul
Reddick could create. Steve Marriner
plays one of the guitars and Greg Cockerill
plays the other one while Anna Ruddick
plays bass and Derek Downham, drums.
Producer Colin Cripps, who did such a
fine job on Wishbone, adds guitar as well
and Marriner adds keyboards, usually for
atmospheric effect. The subtitle for the
album is ‘Blues Is A Beautiful Landscape’
and Reddick uses that landscape well. You
won’t find any 12 bar blues here but his
fascination with the Lomax field recordiings
has given him pretty much absolute
freedom. The two guitars, prominent and
inventive bass & drums and his vocals, often
sung through what sounds like his harp mic
are as important in this sound world as are
his lyrics. Many of the songs ride on one
chord bringing to mind some of Captain
Beefhear t’s recordings. “Shadows”,
“Celebrate”, “Living In Another World”
are all examples of this approach. There
are other songs that aren’t: “Mourning
Dove” is quieter with the vocals closely
miked over chiming guitars and an insistent
bass. “Watersmooth” is a churning rocker
about a departing loved one. “Love And
Never Know” is another. The closing “Moon
And Star” is just Reddick and his harp,
much like Sonny Boy Williamson’s solo
performances except that Paul’s lyrics
aren’t improvised. As always it’s Paul’s
lyrics that draw you in and each one of
these songs repay the effort. He’s taking
Layla Zoe Breaking Free Ruf/eOne
Montreal resident Layla Zoe has been
busy making a name for herself in Europe
lately. With a couple of fine albums behind
her on the German Cable Car label, she
now has an excellent new one on the much
bigger Ruf label. As with the earlier two,
she writes the lyrics and her guitar player
supplies the music. Her new guitarist is
Jan Laacks who is also her producer. He
knows his way around the studio and his
beautifully recorded guitars suit her style
well. Gregor Sonnenberg is on bass and
Hardy Fischötter on drums. “Backstage
Queen” makes for a hard rocking opener
with its acoustic bridge a nice touch. “Why
Do We Hurt The Ones We Love” starts
quietly and acoustic but builds to a soaring
electric climax, showing off her incredible
vocal range and power. Her singing gets
better with each album and easily gets
its best recording here yet. “Wild One”
is about a certain kind of woman whose
talents are graphically described, a Layla
Zoe specialty. Sonny Landreth guests
wonderfully on slide. She has lately taken
to writing quite long songs and “Highway
Of Tears” is the new one here. It’s a
mesmerizing slow blues about our missing
Aboriginal women, with Layla singing in
Europe to Europeans about her feelings
of shame for her country – powerful
and moving, Mr. Laacks’ music is always
Steve Dawson Solid States And Loose
Ends Black Hen/eOne
Steve Dawson’s last disc was recorded
solo and at various studios while on tour.
This one is more prepared, done with a
band in one studio with a horn section, a
fiddle player and backup singers. The band
is Colin Linden’s: John Dymond on bass
& Gary Craig on drums and they back this
guitar wizard well indeed. Dawson’s new
songs are all excellent and Fats Kaplin’s
fiddle & viola play an important part of
several of them. “Loose Ends” opens the
disc with Dawson on electric slide singing
about those late night thoughts, one in
particular. A most imaginative slide solo is a
highlight but the horns and backup singers
add a great deal to a fine song. “Broken
Future Blues” has a lovely acoustic guitar
base and his pairing it with an electric one,
or maybe two, is particularly inventive.
Kaplin shines on “Leave My Name Behind”
while the baritone saxes and the guitars
do the heavy lifting. Dawson works his
magic on a couple of traditional songs
as well: Riley Pucket’s “Can’t Put That
Monkey On My Back” is stunning and Gid
Tanner & The Skillet Lickers’“Riley’s Hen
House Door”, which gets an extraordinary
workout from Dawson on acoustic slide,
a solo treat. These are the edgier of the
songs on this generous 14-song disc, the
others lean towards country and Americana
but are none the worse for that. You’ll be
astounded at the work he’s put into his
guitar sound and his vocals will seriously
impress you as well. He’s making a rare
local appearance on May 17 at the Burdock,
1184 Bloor near Lansdowne.
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
Golden State Lone Star Revue ElectroFi/Outside
Dylan Wickens Hi Lo-Fi Self
Stratford resident Dylan Wickens is a
veteran singer/guitarist/songwriter with a
band called the Grand Naturals. It’s been
a liitle while since Tattoo but he’s spent the
time coming up with some very good new
songs. He works in a trio format and these
new songs will ensure a first rate CD launch
at the Dora Keogh on May 6. The Grand
Naturals are now Dennis Pinhorn on bass
& Al Webster on drums, accomplished
veterans both. A mid-tempo slide-driven
chugger, a song about retribution,“Foolish
Heart”, opens, with Wickens’s slightly
processed vocals attractively doubled by
guitar & bass.
Another rocking highlight is next:
“(That’s How It Is When) Love & Lust
(Coliide)” with music as good as its title.
“Run Sister” features Tortoise Blue on
amplified harp. The double time ending
here is a nice touch. Blue adds organ
to the radio-friendly rocker “Calamity
Jane”. “She’s Back In Town” is something
a little different, a talking blues about a
particularly attractive woman, and with a
particularly lovely double tracked guitar
extro. The closer is a live track, a fine
version of “In My Time Of Dying”, with a
searing slide solo.
My advance copy had no explanation
for the album title but perhaps he’ll explain
that at Dora Keogh’s. If you can’t make that
one, check out www.dylanwickens.ca or
just go to the Kitchener Blues Festival, he’ll
be there.
Although he’s using the Revue as the
title for this disc, Mark Hummel sings and
adds his masterful harmonica plus most of
the songwriting & arranging to a program
that honours the blues traditions of each
state. Using Californian Little Charly Baty
and Texan Anson Funderburgh along
with R.W. Grigsby from Rusty Zinn’s
band on bass and Wes Starr from Omar
& The Howlers on drums, Hummel leads
a traditional blues supergroup. Those
guitarists were only guests on his The
Hustle is Really On from a couple of years
ago. Jimmy Pugh adds keys and with a
couple of horns where needed, all you need
to do next is sit back and enjoy. “Midnight
Hour” is Gatemouth Brown’s and what an
opener it makes. Billy Boy Arnold’s “Here’s
My Picture”, a rare Vee-Jay single, rewards
close listening. Mose Allison’s “Stop This
World” is lovely, suiting Hummel’s vocal
perfectly. Hummel’s own “Little Kewpie
Doll” is a fine new rocker. “Pepper Mama”
is a tribute for BB King with Anson playing
wonderfully. Grigsby’s “Detroit Blues”
is a new Jimmy Reed-styled original
describing the mortgage crisis of a few
years back and may be the first blues to do
so. Jimmy McCracklin’s “Georgia Slop”
gets a ferocious workout with a stunning
harp solo over those baritone saxes and
keys. They do Chicago too with a spot-on
version of JB Hutto’s “Dim Lights”. The
closer, “End of the World”, is an ambitious,
siren-laden slow blues, with Hummel quite
sure about who he wants to have with him
when it happens. This band is touring and
the dates are at www.markhummel.com.
They were in Buffalo in April but are getting
no closer than that so far. If you’re into some
exceptional traditional blues this one’s for
you. It is also available on vinyl.
-John Valenteyn
[email protected]
CIUT-FM (89.5)
A to Z Blues w/ Screamin' Red
Saturday 8-9am John Valenteyn's
Blues w/ John Valenteyn
Thursday 4-5pm
HAZE- FM www.thehazefm.ca
Sunday Morning Soul w/Johnny Max
Sundays at 11am (6, 8, 10, 11AM, 5 & 7PM at
www.sundaymorningsoul.com and syndicated on 11 stations across
the continent)
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, www.radioregent.com
Blue Remedy
w/ Blues Doctor Julie Hill,
Wednesdays 8-10 pm ET
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 (1015 The HAWK)
Blues Blast, with Ken Wallis
Tuesdays, 4-6pm (Hamilton)
COUNTYFM (99.3)
Sideroads with Blues Sister Peg and
Brotha 'Z' Tuesday 8-10pm (Picton)
CIWS 102.7FM (Whistle Radio)
Blues on Whistle with Dave Daddy Cool Booth
Mon, Tues, Fri 11pm
Whistle Bait w/Gary Tate (aka Shakey-T)
Wednesday 9-10 pm (Stouffville) whistleradio.ca
CFFF Trent Radio (92.7 FM)
Saturday Night Roadhouse Blues w/ Jackson Park
Every Saturday 7-8 pm (Peterborough)
CJLX (91.3 FM)
Saturday Night Blues Review, with George Vaughan.
Saturday 6-7pm (Belleville)
CFMU (99.3 FM)
Swear to Tell the Truth: the Blues and Rhythm Show, with
C.M.Compton. Tuesday 1-2:30pm (Hamilton)
CFRU (93.3 FM)
The Thrill is Back with Andy and Andrew Mondays 1 to 3pm
The Blues Review, with Roopen Majithia Tues 9.00 pm (Guelph)
CANOE FM (100.9 FM) canoe.fm.com Zoe's Haphhazard Saturday Night with Zoe Chilco Saturday 10 pm (Haliburton)
CFBU (103.7 FM) Eclectic Blues with Deborah Cartmer
Tuesday 7-9 pm (St. Catharines)
CKCU(93.1 FM) www.ckcufm.com Black and Blues w/ John
Tackaberry Every Sunday 9-11 pm (Ottawa)
CKMS (100.3 FM)
Poor Folk Blues w/ Bruce Hall (aka Brewski)
Monday 7:30-9 pm (Waterloo)
LOOSE BLUES NEWS cont’d from p7
Completing the Trilogy: Local guitarman
Chris Antonik has started recording his third
independent studio record, and is reaching
out for support to help complete it. His first
two indie recordings have earned him lots of
fans but, as Chris says, "...However, the work
is incomplete: I have always envisioned my
first three albums as a trilogy, and this third
record will bring everything full circle, both
musically and thematically." He's recording
at Canterbury sound and will feature Steve
Hill as a special guest. If you're a fan, you
can support Chris by contributing to his
crowd-funding campaign by going to www.
indiegogo.com/projects/help-complete-thetrilogy-chris-antonik-album-iii#/
Blues Hall of Fame Inductees
Announced: On May 4, 2016 five legendary
blues performers, two individuals who were
instrumental in the creation of blues music,
five single blues recordings, one blues album
and an important piece of blues literature will
be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
The ever-popular Bobby Rush will be in TO to support the Canadian Premiere of I Am the Blues on Monday,
May 2 at 4 p.m.at the TIFF Bell Lightbox 2. Later that night he will perform a set at the Silver Dollar (9pm) with
long-time guitarist Shawn Kellerman as part of the premiere celebration. The film has a few more screenings as
part of Canadian Music Week and the Hot Docs Film Festival (see LBN) and will begin a theatrical run at the
Bloor Cinema starting June 3. A must-see for blues lovers.
Elvin Bishop, Eddy Clearwater, Jimmy
Johnson, John Mayall, and The Memphis
Jug Band will each take their places beside
performers who have been deemed by
a group of blues scholars and industry
veterans to be the Best in the Blues. Each
of these musicians has carved his place
in blues history. Bishop’s beginnings with
the Paul Butterfield Blues Band to his more
recent recognition for the 2015 Blues Music
Awards “Song of the Year” have elevated
him to the highest stature in blues music.
Clearwater, Johnson, and Mayall each boast
careers that have spanned more than a half
century, and their talent has not waned as
they each continue to produce music and to
perform for devoted audiences, yet each are
distinguishable by their stage presence and
musical talent.The Memphis Jug Band’s music
crossed the racial divides of the first half of
the twentieth century and inspired many
musicians to follow in their footsteps.
The classic album Blues in the Mississippi
Night (Nixa, 1957: United Artists, 1959) is
being honored as are the singles, “Crazy
Blues” by Mamie Smith (OKeh, 1920),“That’s
All Right” by Jimmy Rogers (Chess, 1950),
Billy Boy Arnold’s “I WishYou Would” (Vee-Jay,
1955), Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers’ (Charles
Brown, vocal and piano) “Merry Christmas
Baby” (Exclusive, 1947), the first Yuletide
song inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame,
and “Blues Before Sunrise” by Leroy Carr and
Scrapper Blackwell (Vocalion, 1934).
Non-performer individuals to be
recognized by The Blues Foundation for their
behind-the-scenes contributions are Malaco
Records partners Tommy Couch, Sr. and Wolf
Stephenson.The book Early Downhome Blues:
A Musical and Cultural Analysis, by Jeff Todd
Titon is the literature entry into the Blues
Hall of Fame this year, and is one of the most
important analytical studies of the blues to
have been published.
Jimmy Bowskill and Carlos del Junco will be having a "soft" CD release on Friday May 13 at the Branch 133
Legion Hall in Cobourg to celebrate their new CD, Blues, etc.... Coburg may be the only chance to get to see
them play together in the near future since Jimmy is presently touring pretty much non-stop with The Sheepdogs.
Carlos and Jimmy have been collaborating on a few shows over the last few years and since living a few blocks
from each other in Port Hope, have been also writing together. Carlos will also be playing the TBS Hump Day at
the Jazz Bistro on May 25 with his trio, the Blues Mongrels. Photo by Milton Young
The induction ceremony will be held
Wednesday, May 4, at the Sheraton Memphis
Downtown in Memphis, Tennessee, the
night before the 37th Blues Music Awards.
These newest inductees will be added to the
museum’s permanent exhibits and interactive
displays in conjunction with their induction
this May. See more at www.blues.org
Blues
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No matter what your pleasure, you’ll find it in Mississippi! The Birthplace
of America’s Music is also known for its world-class golf, spas, casinos,
beaches, southern cuisine and of course, our southern hospitality!
For more information visit www.visitmississippi.org
40 Years of Stony Plain
Various Artists (available June 3)
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of
one of Canada’s longest surviving indie
record labels, this three CD set features
some of the label’s favourite tracks, plus
one full CD of rarities and previously
unreleased music.
Paul Reddick
Ride The One (available May 20)
A road trip across the “beautiful blues
landscape” born of Toronto’s Paul
Reddick’s wide-ranging imagination,
and propelled by inspired song-writing
and deeply committed performances.
Produced by Blues Rodeo’s Colin Cripps.
CD Release Party: Lula Lounge, Toronto – June 15
Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne
Jumpin’ & Boppin’ (available June 3)
Living Blues’ “Most Oustanding
Musician (Keyboard)” 2015 returns with
his zoot suits for a release that is firmly
rooted in the joyful jump blues style of
Louie Jordan and Amos Milburn.
Special guest Duke Robillard.
Eric Bibb and North Country Far with Danny Thompson
The Happiest Man In The World (available May 6)
A tasty gumbo of new bluesy-country
songs recorded in the English countryside.
The exuberant, soulful sound at the heart
of these songs makes The Happiest Man In
The World a delicious treat.
40 YEARS
Buy these releases and more at
stonyplainrecords.com
or phone us
(780) 468-6423
TORONTO LISTINGS
Black Bear Pub 1125 O’Connor Drive
M4B 2T5 416-752-5182
Thu-12-May 8:00 PM Ernest Lee &
Cotton Traffic Rockin’ Blues, Country,
Swing
Burdock 1184 Bloor Street West
416-546-4033
Tue-17-May 8:30 PM Steve Dawson
Castro’s Lounge 2116 Queen St. E.
416-699-8272
Mon-20-Jun Morgan Davis w Alec
Fraser
Dora Keogh 141 Danforth Ave 416778-1804
Fri-6-May 9:00 PM Dylan Wickens &
The Grand Naturals CD Release Party
Fat City Blues 890 College Street
647-345-8282
Fri-29-Apr 9:30 PM Raoul and the
Big Time
Fri-6-May 9:30 PM Paul Reddick
Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave 416588-2930
Thu-5-May 5:00 PM Bruce Chapman
Blues Duo
Mon-9-May 9:00 PM Melissa Boyce
Band
Sat-14-May 9:00 PM Julian Fauth
Blues Quartet
Sat-14-May 5:00 PM Jerome Godboo
& Eric Schenkman With Bill Heffernan
Fri-27-May 9:00 PM Fraser Melvin
Blues Band
Thu-2-Jun 5:00 PM Bruce Chapman
Blues Duo
Sat-11-Jun 9:00 PM Julian Fauth
Blues Quartet
Sat-18-Jun 9:00 PM Sweet Derrick
Blues Band
Fri-24-Jun 9:00 PM Fraser Melvin
Blues Band
Dylan Wickens & The Grand Naturals will have a CD Release Party at Dora Keogh
on Friday, May 6, 9PM
Renewing Members: Dawn Tyler Watson, Manfred
Wewers, Linda Partington, Phil Worthington, Stephen Brake,
Pete Cohan, Solomon Weinstock, Sunday Wilde & Reno Jack,
David Bichan, Andrew McIntosh, Robert Wright, Les & Susan
Wayne, Marie Pearce, Kevin Norman, Michelle Simpson,
Norm Stewart
New Members: Bruce Caird, Vona Martin
Many thanks to Marie Pearce, Tim Rudkins and Nada
Saranovich for their help at the Jazz Bistro.and to Marie
Pearce, Susan Simpson and Geoff Virag for their help with
the Newsletter mailing.
The Toronto Blues Society is a
Registered Charity
Make a donation beyond membership and merchandise, and
get your charitable tax receipt in time for this year! (Charitable
# 87487 7509 RR0001).You will be helping to support events
like the annualWomen's Blues Revue at Massey Hall,The Blues
in the Schools program, The weekly Jazz Bistro Blues Series,
numerous workshops and career development activities for
the musician community as well as the Maple Blues Awards
and the Blues Summit conference, the most important blues
industry gathering in Canada that occurs every other year.
Networking events within this conference allow for industry
discussion alongside artist discovery through the showcase
program.
Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina
Ave 416-977-7000
Sat-7-May 10:00 PM The Swingin’
Blackjacks
Fri-20-May 9:30 PM Godboogie With
Jerome Godboo,Shawn Kellerman,
Eric Schenkman & Gary Craig
Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St. W.
416-531-6604
Thu-28-Apr 8:30 PM Cheryl Lescom
& the Tucson Choir Boys / Samantha
Martin & Delta Sugar
Sat-7-May 8:30 PM David Rotundo
Band
Fri-20-May 8:30 PM Crystal Shawanda with Special Guest Danny Marks
Sun-12-Jun 8:30 PM Johnny A
Wed-22-Jun 8:30 PM Al Lerman
Album release for Slow Burn
Jazz Bistro 251 Victoria Street 416363-5299
Wed-27-Apr 8:00 PM Chuck Jackson
& Tyler Yarema TBS Presents Hump
Day Blues
Wed-25-May 8:00 PM Carlos del
Junco & Blues Mongrels (trio) TBS
Presents Hump Day Blues
Linsmore Tavern 1298 Danforth Ave
Sat-7-May 9:30 PM Jerome Godboo
Trio
Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St West
416-588-0307
Wed-1-Jun 7:30 PM Cecile Doo- Kingué, Laura Cole, Yoser Rodriguez
LulaWorld Festival launch party
Massey Hall 178 Victoria Street 416872-4255
Fri-6-May 8:00 PM George Thorogood
& the Destroyers with JW Jones
On Cue Billiards 416-913-2995
Sat-30-Apr 5:00 PM Ken Yoshioka
blues jam
Seven44 Restaurant & Lounge 744
Mount Pleasant Ave 647-490-2468
Wed-4-May 4:00 PM The Don River
Blues band
Sat-21-May 4:00 PM The Don River
Blues band
The Blue Goose Tavern 416-2552442
The BG Rhythm Section Blues at The
Goose w/ special guests
Sun-1-May 4:00 PM Jake Chisholm &
Jesse Whiteley
Sun-8-May 4:00 PM Jerome Godboo
& Eric Schenkman
Sun-15-May 4:00 PM Lance Anderson
& Terry Blersh
Sun-22-May 4:00 PM John Dickie &
Ray Harrison
Sun-29-May 4:00 PM Paul Reddick &
Cockerill
The Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen St.
W. 416-536-7717
Fri-10-Jun 9:00 PM The Kat Kings
Swingin’ in the Swamp CD Release
party
The Cameron House 408 Queen St
W 416-703-0811
Wed-4,11,18,25-May 8:00 PM The
Distillery
UPstairs Lounge at Union Station
Union Station 416-869-3300
Fri-6-May 5:00 PM Broke Fuse
Free blues after work above the UP
Express
Fri-3-Jun 5:00 PM Broke Fuse
Free blues after work above the UP
Express
Village Vinyl Music Emporium 2925
Lakeshore Blvd.W 416-809-6625
& Conor Gains
905 & BEYOND
Anchor Inn Little Current 705-3682023
Sat-14-May 3:30 PM Morgan Davis
Apple Annie’s Orillia 705-326-6526
Sat-18-Jun 1:00 PM Morgan Davis
Auer House Concert Thornhill
Email [email protected] for info
Bay City Music Hall 50 Leander
Drive Hamilton 905-741-1837
with Brant Parker
Sun-8-May 2:00 PM Bay City Blues
Band w Morgan Davis 2-6 pm
Sat-25-Jun 8:00 PM Steve Strongman
Blues Cruise Orangeville-Fri-3-Jun 5:00 PM Lisa Hutchinson
Band
Brewery Bay Food Co. 117 Mississaga E Orillia
Fri-27-May 8:00 PM Lisa Hutchinson
Band
Bull and Barrel 75 Cedar Pointe Dr.
Barrie
Sat-30-Apr Brian Blain & Larry Kurtz.
Calabogie Lodge Calabogie 613752-2676 Ext. 311
Fri-24-Jun 12:00 PM Morgan Davis
Cinnamon Jim’s Brussels 519-8878013
Fri-27-May 2:00 PM Morgan Davis
Donnelleys Pub 54 Front St. S
Thorold
Sat-30-Apr 2:00 PM Jerome Godboo
and Brant Parker Band
Dunn St. Grill 6095 Dunn St. Niagara Falls
Sat-21-May 9:00 PM Sean Poluk
Esplanade Park One The Esplanade
Pickering
Sat-28-May 3:15 PM Blue Room
Etwell Concert Series Huntsville
705-789-2972
Sat-7-May 8:00 PM Raoul and the Big
Time At the Huntsville Legion
Foster’s Inn Stratford 888-728-5555
Thu-26-May 8:30 PM Morgan Davis
Frankie’s Surf Club 2 James Bartleman Wy Port Carling 705-765-1929
Sat-25-Jun 9:00 PM The 24th Street
Wailers
Golden Arrow Perth 613-267-4500
Thu-23-Jun 5:00 PM Morgan Davis
Homegrown Hamilton 905-777-8102
Huron Club Collingwood 705-2936677
Irene’s Pub 885 Bank St Ottawa
613-230-4474
Wed-4-May 8:00 PM Morgan Davis
Keystorm Pub Brockville 613-3450404
Lakeshore Convention Centre 806
Southdown Road Mississauga
Fri-6-May 7:00 PM The Last Waltz
Live: Chuck Jackson, Paul James,
Johnny Max, Jerome Levon Avis and
more South Side Shuffle fundraiser
Lavigne Tavern 10521 Hwy 64 West
Nipissing 705-594-2301
Fri-6-May 9:00 PM Jerome Godboo
Trio
Thu-2-Jun 9:00 PM Morgan Davis
London Music Club 470 Colborne
Street London 519-640-6996
Thu-28-Apr 9:00 PM Soulstack
Thu-5-May 7:00 PM Michael Schatte
Thu-12-May 7:30 PM Steve Dawson
Thu-16-Jun 7:30 PM Steve Strongman
Michael’s on Main Sundrige 705384-5447
Monty’s Waterloo 519-886-0440
Tue-10-May 8:00 PM Morgan Davis
Moonshine Cafe 137 Kerr St Oakville
905-844-2655
Fri-29-Apr 8:00 PM The Weber
Brothers
Sat-28-May 8:00 PM Conor Gains &
the Ramblin Moon
Fri-10-Jun 8:00 PM Gary Kendall
Band
Motley Kitchen Sudbury 705-2226685
Oasis Cobourg 905-372-6634
Wed-22-Jun 8:00 PM Morgan Davis
Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival
Fri-3-Jun 5:00 PM The Gary Kendall
Band Blues Cruise
Fri-3-Jun 5:00 PM Ray Bonneville,
Dione Taylor, Harrison Kennedy, Fathead, Big Rude Jake, Jerome Godboo
Band, Andria Simone and more
Owen Sound Visitor Centre Owen
Sound 519-376-4440
Sun-19-Jun 3:00 PM Morgan Davis
Harbour Nights Concert Series
Peter’s Players 830 Muskoka Rd S
Gravenhurst 705-687-2117
Pine Cove Lodge Wolsley Bay 705898-2500
Tue-31-May 8:00 PM Morgan Davis
Red Brick Cafe Guelph 519-8361126
Wed-11-May 8:00 PM Morgan Davis
Roc ‘N Doc’s 105 Lakeshore Road
East Mississauga 905-891-1754
Sat-7-May 4:00 PM The Mississauga
Delta Blues Band Saturday Afternoon
Blues Matinee
Sat-4-Jun 4:00 PM The Mississauga
Delta Blues Band Saturday Afternoon
Blues Matinee
Royal Botanical Gardens 680 Plains
Rd West Burlington 905-527-1158
Fri-17-Jun 6:00 PM Suzie Vinnick Red
Hot Jazz & Cool Blues Wednesdays
St. Francis Centre 78 Church Street
South Ajax 905-831-8661
Fri-13-May 8:00 PM Alvin “Youngblood” Hart’s Muscle Theory Live
Music by the Bay Live presents
Fri-17-Jun 8:00 PM Devon Allman
- Electric Music by the Bay Live
presents
Sat-18-Jun 8:00 PM Devon Allman
- Acoustic Music by the Bay Live
presents
Alvin “Youngblood” Hart's Muscle Theory, one of the hottest blues acts on the
circuit, will play the St. Francis Centre in Ajax on Friday, May 13, 8PM. Presented
by Music by the Bay Live
St. James Stage Main St. Milton ON
Sat-4-Jun 8:15 PM Blue Room
Station 1 Coffe House, Firehall
Studio 28 Main St. E Grimsby 905309-4000
Fri-27-May 8:00 PM The Mighty Duck
Blues Band Special Guest: Maria
Aurigema
Station Pub Port Hope 905-8855550
Sticky Fingers Bar & Grill Dunlop
Street Barrie
Sat-30-Apr 9:30 PM Lisa Hutchinson
Band
The Belleville Club 210 Pinnacle St
Belleville 613-962-1239
Wed-11-May 7:30 PM 2X Grammy
Nominee & Chicago Blues Legend
John Primer & The Real Deal
The Boathouse 57 Jubilee Drive
Kitchener 519-749-8080
Sat-7-May 9:00 PM Dylan Wickens &
The Grand Naturals CD Release Party
The Cove Inn 2 Bedford St Westport
613-273-3636
Fri-13-May 7:00 PM Harrison Kennedy Band Blues On The Rideau Dinner
& Show Fundraiser $65
The Duck 244 Ontario St. St. Catharines 905-687-9505
The Mighty Duck Blues Band Blues
Matinee w/ special guest
Sat-30-Apr 2:30 PM Jake Thomas
Sat-7-May 2:30 PM Terry Blersh
Sat-14-May 2:30 PM Lance Anderson
Sat-21-May 2:30 PM Erin McCallum
Sat-4-Jun 2:30 PM Steve Strongman
The Jet Hall 746 Barton St. East
Hamilton 289-389-8881
Sat-30-Apr 6:30 PM Erin McCallum
Saturday Nite Blues
The Roxy Theatre 251 9th St. East
Owen Sound 519-371-2833
Tue-26-Apr 8:00 PM Rita Chiarelli and
Sweet Loretta
The Townehouse 206 Elgin Street
Sudbury 705-674-6883
Fri-24-Jun 10:00 PM The 24th Street
Wailers
The Waring House 395 Sandy Hook
Rd. Picton 800-621-4956
Fri-29-Apr 7:00 PM Jennis
Sat-30-Apr 7:00 PM Jennis
Sun-1-May 7:00 PM Morgan Davis
Violet’s Venue 52 Morrow Road
Barrie 705-238-9282
Sat-7-May 8:15 PM The Weber
Brothers
Fri-13-May 8:15 PM John Primer
Fri-20-May 8:15 PM Malcolm Bruce
Sat-28-May 8:15 PM Paul Deslauriers
Band
Sat-4-Jun 8:15 PM Michael Schatte
Sat-11-Jun 8:15 PM Johnny A
Sat-25-Jun 8:15 PM Danny Marks,
Sabrina Weeks, Carolyn Fe, Cheryl
Lescom, Quisha Wint and more
Tribute to Etta James
Waterfront Legend Sault Ste Marie
705-256-6868
Fri-13-May 8:15 PM John Primer
REPEATING
EVERY SATURDAY
Black Swan Pub & Grill 4040 Palladium Way 905-336-1200 Burlington
The James Anthony Band 2:00 PM
(Every Sat 2-6pm)
Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen St W
416-536-7717 Toronto Danny Marks
12:00 PM (Every Sat)
Carrigan Arms 2025 Upper Middle
Road 905-332-6131 Burlington The
Sil Simone Band with guest 2:00 PM
(Every Sat)
Gate 403 416-588-2930 Bill Heffernan and his Friends 5:00 PM (Every
Sat)
Old Winery 2288 Niagara Stone Rd
905-468-8900 Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara Rhythm Section with guests
9:00 PM (Every Sat)
Outrigger Tap & Table 2232 Queen
St E 416-748-2232 Toronto Johnny
Wright & Michael Fonfara 3:00 PM
(Every Sat)
Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington
St E 416-955-0887 Toronto Tyler
Yarema and His Rhythm 9:45 PM
(Every Sat)
Rex Hotel 194 Queen St W 416598-2475 Toronto The Sinners Choir
12:00 PM (Every Sat)
The Blue Goose Tavern 416-2552442 The Danny B Blues Band 3:00
PM (Every Sat)
Warmington’s Bistro 519-770-4941
The Bent Bugle Band 4:00 PM with
guests (Every Sat)
EVERY SUNDAY
Abbey Arms Restaurant 481 North
Service Rd W 905-825-1109 Oakville
The James Anthony Band 3:30 PM
(Every Sun 3:30-7pm)
Fat City Blues 647-345-8282 Fraser Melvin Band 8:30 PM
Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina
Ave. 416-977-7000 Toronto Brian
Cober Jam 9:30 PM Drums and amp
provided (Every Sun)
Roc ‘N Doc’s 105 Lakeshore Rd E
905-891-1754 Mississauga Chuck
Jackson & The All Stars 4:30 PM
(Every Sun)
EVERY MONDAY
Black Swan Tavern 154 Danforth
Ave 416-469-0537 Toronto Sebastian
Agnello 9:30 PM Acoustic (Every
Mon)
EVERY TUESDAY
Brando’s on Market 135 Market St
519-720-6758 Brantford Chris Brown
host 10:00 PM Open Jam (Every Tue)
Reservoir Lounge 416-955-0887
Tyler Yarema and His Rhythm 9:45
PM (Every Tue)
Sauce on Danforth 1376 Danforth
Ave 647-748-1376 Toronto Julian
Fauth 6:00 PM (Every Tue)
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Black Swan Tavern 416-469-0537
Nicola Vaughan 9:30 PM Open Jam
(Every Wed)
Bobby O’Brien’s 125 King St W 519743-5657 Kitchener Dave Rodenburg,
John Lee & Jim Boudreau 8:00 PM
(Every Wed) Open Blues Jam
Gate 403 416-588-2930 Julian Fauth
9:00 PM (Every Wed)
Intersteer Tavern 361 Roncesvalles
Ave 416-604-3333 Toronto Fraser/
Daley 8:00 PM (Every Wed)
Lancaster Smokehouse 519-7434331 Matt Weidinger 6:00 PM (Every
Wed)
Ten Restaurant & Wine Bar 130
Lakeshore Rd E 905-271-0016 Port
Credit Chuck Jackson & Tyler Yarema
8:00 PM (Every Wed)
EVERY THURSDAY
Black Swan Pub & Grill 905-3361200 The James Anthony Band 7:00
PM (Every Thu 7-11pm)
Col. Mustard’s Pub & Deli 16925
Yonge St 905-895-6663 Newmarket
Lou Moore plus guest 9:00 PM (Every
Thu)
Fat City Blues 647-345-8282 Tyler
Yarema & the Fat Boys 8:30 PM
Harbour Street Fish Bar 10 Keith
Ave, #403 705-293-3474 Collingwood
Wayne Buttery Band 7:00 PM (Every
Thu)
EVERY FRIDAY
Lancaster Smokehouse 574 Lancaster St W 519-743-4331 Kitchener
John McKinley Band 8:00 PM (Every
Friday)
Spot 1 289 Rutherford Road South
905-456-0422 Brampton The James
Anthony Band 7:00 PM
Warmington’s Bistro 42 George St
519-770-4941 Brantford The Bent
Bugle Band 8:00 PM with guests
(Every Fri)
Concerts of Note
BluesIn’ Toronto presents: Samantha
Martin & Double Sugar/Cheryl Lescom
& The Tuscon Choir Boys - Hugh’s Room
-April 28 | David Rotundo - Hugh’s Room
- May 7 | The Weber Brothers - Violet’s
Venue - May 7 | John Primer - Violet’s
Venue -May 13 | Music by the Bay Live
presents Alvin Youngblood Hart’s
Muscle Theory - St. Francis Centre,
Ajax - May 13 | Crystal Shawanda Hugh’s Room - May 20 | Mad Dogs and
Englishman - The Music of Joe Cocker
& Leon Russell feat. Chuck Jackson,
Matt Weidinger, Cheryl Lescom, and
more! - Hugh’s Room - May 27 | 3rd
Annual Durham West Blues Fest - 1 The
Esplanade S, Pickering - May 28 | Paul
Deslauriers Band - Violet’s Venue - May
28| Michael Schatte - Violet’s Venue June 4 | Music by the Bay Live presents
2 nights with Devon Allman - St. Francis
Centre, Ajax -June 17 (Electric) & June
18 (Storytelling Acoustic) | Suzie Vinnick
- Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington June 17 | Al Lerman CD Release Party
- Hugh’s Room - June 22 | Grainne Duffy
with The Distillery - Hugh’s Room - July 6
| Ian Siegal - Violet’s Venue - July 9| Ana
Popovic - Peter’s Players - July 14 | The
Dana Fuchs Band - Peter’s Players - July
16 | Ghost Town Blues Band - Violet’s
Venue -July 22 | Fathead - Hugh’s Room July 23 | Music by the Bay Live presents
The Age of Electrik Acoustic with Rik
Emmett - St. Francis Centre, Ajax - Sept
17 | Music by the Bay Live presents Mad
Dogs and Englishman - The Music of
Joe Cocker and Leon Russell - St. Francis
Centre, Ajax - Oct 22 | Joe Bonamassa
- Sony Centre - Nov 16 | 30th Annual
Women’s Blues Revue - Massey Hall Nov 19 Orbit Room 580A College St 416535-0613 Toronto Jordan John 10:00
PM (Every Mon)
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