July 2013 www.torontobluessociety.com Published by the Toronto Society since 1985 [email protected] Vol 29, No 7

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2 MapleBlues July 2013 www.torontobluessociety.com The Toronto Blues Society has moved from a "group" to a "page" on Facebook! "Like" the page right away to not MARK YOUR CALENDAR miss any announcements made on Facebook! https:// Thursday July 4 TBS First Thursday with Fraser/Daley www.facebook.com/ at Gladstone Hotel. TorontoBluesSociety The Toronto Blues Society presents the best in blues talent the first Thursday of each month at the Melody Bar in For those on Twitter, The Gladstone Hotel. Catch Fraser/Daley on July 4 and follow us @tobluessociety mark your calendars for upcoming Gladstone series shows including Danny Marks (Aug 1), Jerome Godboo (Sep 5) and Michael Pickett (Oct 3). http://www.gladstonehotel.com. Communication Survey Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey on TBS's communication to help serve you better: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YZT8P5X

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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 annual Women's Blues Revue at Massey Hall, The Blues in the Schools program, The monthly Gladstone Blues Series, numerous workshops and carreer 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. The TBS has lost our friend and long-time, dedicated volunteer Rick Battiston who Networking events within this conference passed away at the age of 71. One of his proudest moments was being presented allow for industry discussion alongside with the Maple Blues Award for his contribution to the Toronto Blues Society for his artist discovery through the showcase many years of volunteer service. Rest in peace, Rick. program.

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4 MapleBlues July 2013 www.torontobluessociety.com 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 . 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 Sugar Brown (aka Ken Kawashima) will be joined by Montreal harpmeister Bharath Rajakumar for gigs at blues musicians in Chicago. He introduced 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. me to the music of and everything Rick. And the gig of a lifetime will be joining blues legends Junior Watson and Fred Kaplan (as well as Bharath) changed. I practiced harmonica every day for a gig at The Paddock Tavern on July 13 and bought used records every week. I couldn’t get enough. I started learning basic Chicago in small bars and clubs like the 5101 common ground between us; it forms a core blues guitar in the style of . I Club and the Delta Fish Market, formed the understanding of what we believe must be was long gone into the blues at that point. core of my musical life down to the present done to execute this blues live, today, both While many of my close music-loving friends day. I’m forty-two years old and pretty on stage and in the studio. He’s done amazing from university listened to contemporary much the only music I’ve played since I was work with a great band (Bharath and his bands like Fugazi, the Pogues, Dinosaur Jr., nineteen years old is the blues that I learned Rhythm Four) over the past fifteen years in and Sonic Youth, my favorite records were by in Chicago. Maybe some day I’ll play music Montreal, and I feel lucky to play with them Little Walter, , Jimmy Rogers, that isn’t blues, but I’ve realized—especially all—Ben, Costa, and Colin. Robert Nighthawk, Robert Jr. Lockwood, with the help of my friend in Montreal, So for the past couple of years, I’ve been T-Bone Walker, and Lightnin’ Hopkins. Every Bharath Rajakumar—that the blues I listened driving back and forth between Toronto and week I saw incredible blues musicians to, learned, and play is my automatic-go-to Montreal to play these blues. I’ve composed perform live: , Jimmy Rogers, music, my ‘default setting’, and no matter endless verses to an endless song called, Willie Smith, Pinetop Perkins, Dave and Louis what instrument I play, whether it’s the guitar, predictably, the “401 Blues.” But all the time Myers, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Big Wheeler, harmonica, piano, or whatever, it’s the music driving back and forth between the 416 and Little Mack Simmons, Byther Smith, Johnny that I always play and want to play. It’s taken the 514 has been worth it in order to play B. Moore, Anson Funderburgh, Sam Myers, me a while to realize this fully, but at least I these blues that we play and sing. Fortunately, Junior Watson, and the singer I used to play know now and don’t have to think too much Bharath is now coming more and more to with on the West Side, Taildragger. Eventually, about it. Now, it’s only a question of how Toronto as well, and it’s great to play blues Taildragger asked me to be in his band, The deeply I can plumb its depths and actualize with him in Toronto. In Toronto, we’ve done La-Z Boys. I played harmonica for him over it on stage and in the studio. gigs at Gate 403, The Local, Axis, Hawaii Bar, the course of three years or so. Taildragger’s Since the summer of 2011, I’ve been the Rex, the Paddock Tavern, and soon at the still performing today to delighted audiences. working closely with Montreal-based blues Dominion on Queen. In Montreal, I’ve been But in 1994, and for a few years after, he was musician and recording engineer, Bharath playing with Bharath’s band at Griffintown doing time prison for fatally shooting Boston Rajakumar. We’ve become strong brothers. Café, Upstairs, and soon at a nice joint on Blackie, another west side bluesman. Aside We both share a profound love for, and St. Laurent called Sparrow. We’re currently from that unfortunate incident, it was a truly devotion to, the music of Little Walter. I believe planned to do a three-week tour in August great time to be in Chicago on the West Side. strongly that he is the greatest living blues spanning Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Listening to those records, combined with harmonica player since Little Walter. In any New Brunswick. And, thanks to the TBS, we’ll hearing, learning, and playing live blues in case, Little Walter’s music is a very deep, be playing at the Kitchener Blues Fest in early August.

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6 MapleBlues July 2013 www.torontobluessociety.com 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 door- person towards the end of the show so any dedicated hanger-on got their fix of Cotton. The 2nd annual Amy Louie Grossman's Music Scholarship fund raiser took place at the club on Tuesday, June 18th It should be noted that the festival shows with performances by The New Orleans Connection, Brian Cober & Bill Hedefine, Steve Grisbrook, Kim Doolittle, at Nathan Phillips Square are also quite Danny Marks, Gary Kendall, Shakey Dagenais, Tyler Burgess, The McDonald Rush Band, The Swingin Blackjacks, accessible to non-ticket holders, many of Jerome Godboo and Caution Jam. This years recipients of the award, The Responsibles represented by Louis whom find a spot behind the tent with good Waring(keys) and Michael Shapinko(bass) were presented with a cheque for $750 by Tony and Christina Louie on sightlines (and good sound). behalf of the scholarship fund in the name of their sister, the late Amy Louie. The group will receive another $750 If there were not a lot of local harp from the fund when they complete their current recording project. The fund raising event added another $1500 players at the James Cotton Show, there to ALGMS and provided those in attendance with an evening of stellar entertainment. Photo by Eric Fefferman was certainly no shortage of local organists the next night at the Shoe when Dr. Lonnie market-ready blues artists. If you are an artist Smith, the guru of the Hammond B3 organ who is ready to be touring and performing was in town. Spotted in the audience were at festivals, and can undertake the necessary Michael Fonfara, Bernie Senenski, Lou registration, travel and accommodation Pomanti, Jesse Whiteley and others costs, please send an inquiry email to info@ torontobluessociety.com. ocff.ca Blues Radio increasing coverage: Johnny Max’s Sunday Morning Soul Blues Rules in Jazzland: It will come as no radio show has moved online to www. surprise to local blues fans that the first show Musicians Take Note: If your band is bluesandrootsradio.com, the sister station to sell out at the Toronto Jazz Festival was Dr. ready for the big stage (“market-ready,” as of The HAZE FM. Blues and Roots Radio is John & Mavis Staples. Danny Marks was the they say), then there are a couple of career based in the GTA in the musical community MC at and started out by extolling the virtues development opportunities you should of Port Credit. As the name suggests, this is of Mavis’ longstanding guitar player, Rick consider: an all Blues & Roots Radio station playing Holmstrom, who is the guitarists’ guitarist. Blues, Folk, Celtic, Soul and R&B 24/7. The International Blues Challenge will And the consummate pro, even though the Sunday Morning Soul with Johnny Max take place on Beale Street in Memphis airline lost his luggage (which included his brings you “The Finest Music You’ve Never January 21-25, 2014. The TBS is holding a pedals - he only carries two - an overdrive Heard ! “ - brand new Blues, Roots, Soul and live performance competition (date and and a reverb (he doesn’t like the reverb on R&B (Sundays 11 - 1pm). Other Blues shows venue TBC) to determine which artists the reissued Fenders). He even had to buy a at BluesandRootsRadio include The Blues will be sanctioned by TBS to compete in suit at the Bay an hour before showtime but he Train with Dave Watkins (from England) Memphis. Two artists will be selected in the looked as sharp as ever. with mainly new blues and roots artists from following categories to perform in front of Mavis was having a few physical difficulties around the world (Sundays 8 – 9pm), At The industry professional judges: Band, Solo/ but she sang great and had the audience Crossroads with Brant Zwicker , bringing a duo, Youth (under 21). If you are an artist entranced. Dr John was in great shape and dozen songs from veteran Radio (Sundays who is market-ready and financially able positively chatty backstage, not the Dr. John 2 – 3pm) and The Blues Witness with Cindy to incur all costs and time associated with we have encountered at previous Toronto Jazz McLeod, Calgary-based featuring the best registering and travelling to Memphis to appearances – and there have been many. in blues from across the continent and compete, please send an inquiry email to Local musicologist Rob Bowman is Mavis beyond, with a special focus on Canadian [email protected]. Info at https:// Staple’s biggest fan and best friend in this blues. (Saturday 7 – 8pm). native NYer and blues.org/ibc/ town and he got a shout-out from the stage. former radio pirate (WRFI - Radio Free Closer to home, The Ontario Council of He even delayed his trip to Europe where Ithaca), has been an avid radio broadcaster Folk Festivals Conference (soon to be Folk he is promoting his film on the life of Curtis on both sides of the Atlantic since 1978. Music Ontario) takes place October 17-20 at Mayfield. He came to Switzerland in the 1980s as a the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Dr. John figures prominently in a film on physics researcher at CERN. Centre in Mississauga. The TBS will once the life of Doc Pomus which premiered at the again be presenting a showcase featuring cont’d on page 8

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues July 2013 7 loose blues news cont’d from p 5 group from St. Louis called Sammy Gardner style blues with deep grooves, such as the Mark Stenzler’s radio show out of Berne, and the Fabulous Windy City Six. Thus Junior Wells’ 1960 hit “Messin With The Kid” Switzerland, Blues Zeppelin, has always began the amazing legacy of Delmark (then featuring Kid Rock, the touching “One Day had a lot of Canadian Content and will Delmar) Records. Junior Wells’ Hoodoo Man Away” with Keith Urban, and “What You’re now be part of the program offerings on Blues, ’s West Side Soul, Robert Jr. Gonna Do About Me,” a rousing duet with Blues & Roots Radio. Blues Zeppelin airs on Lockwood’s Steady Rollin’ Man, J.B. Hutto’s Beth Hart. Guy rounds out the disc with “Best Sunday afternoons from 15h00- 17h00 CET Hawk Squat, Jimmy Dawkins’ Fastfingers, Otis In Town,” “Whiskey Ghost,” Guitar Slim’s on Radio RaBe in Bern, Mark is a native Rush’s Cold Day In Hell, and Big Joe Williams’ “Well I Done Got Over It” and more. The New Yorker and former radio pirate (WRFI Blues on Highway 49 all were recorded by Blues disc taps into the genre’s rich history - Radio Free Ithaca), and has been an avid . And this is just one part of his with “Meet Me In Chicago,” “I Could Die radio broadcaster on both sides of the musical legacy. Koester has released over Happy,” “Never Gonna Change” and “All That Atlantic since 1978. He came to Switzerland 500 records, over 300 of them jazz albums, Makes Me Happy Is The Blues.” Aerosmith’s in the 1980s as a physics researcher at owned the Jazz Record Mart in Chicago, Tyler, Perry and Whitford contribute to the CERN. Contact: [email protected] employed and mentored a who’s who of future musical lesson with “Evil Twin” while Gary Bluesmusicmagazine has been promoting blues label owners and scholars (Jim O’Neal, Clark, Jr. joins Guy on “Blues Don’t Care.” the blues for years through print and digital Bruce Iglauer, Michael Frank, Peter Aschoff). There’s a bit of Canadian Content, too. David magazines, a weekly blues newsletter, artist He even gavegogo the seed money to start Gogo is thrilled to have a song he co-wrote showcase, a website and now they have a Living Blues magazine. At age 81 Koester is appear on the album. Gogo’s contribution is new online radio station, MojoWax Radio. still going as strong as ever with new releases a track titled “Never Gonna Change” which They are also trying to raise subscribers for on Tail Dragger, Arthur Crudup, and Lurrie he co-wrote with the producer of Rhythm their publication, and write: “We are asking Bell out now. Hats off to you, Bob…and thanks! & Blues, Tom Hambridge. Guy’s album is a for your support as we venture towards the Six-time Grammy Award winner and 2012 scheduled for release on July 30th on RCA future with hope in our hearts, that we can Kennedy Center Honoree will Records. help create more exposure for the music we release his new studio album Rhythm & Blues Living Blues Award Nominees all enjoy so it continues to grow and thrive.” on July 29th on RCA Records. The follow-up announced: Voting for the Living Blues www.bluesmusicmagazine.com/category/ to his 2010 Grammy Award winning album Awards is open until Monday, July 15, 2013. mojowax-radio/ Living Proof, this double-disc masterpiece Instructions: Vote for one choice only in each Bob Koester celebrates 60 Years in features first time studio collaborations with category. In the categories for recordings, Blues: This month marked a very special A-list artists Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Gary only albums with a 2012 release date are anniversary in the blues world. It was 60 Clark, Jr., Beth Hart and Aerosmith members eligible. All ballots must include a valid years ago that Bob Koester recorded and Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. e-mail address. Go to www.livingblues.com/ released his first album, by a vintage jazz The Rhythm disc includes rhythm and blues- and click on "vote."

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8 MapleBlues July 2013 www.torontobluessociety.com 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.

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues July 2013 9 Illustration by Nathaniel Mesner

Mark Bird Stafford Live at the Delta Self Anthony Gomes …Before The Beginning One of our elite harmonica players and Up 2 Zero singers, an educator, and a longtime member of our Board of Directors, Bird Stafford (a This Mississauga-born but longtime childhood nickname) has given us a master David Gogo Come On Down Cordova Nashville-based guitarist has been spending class in Chicago blues. He was involved Bay/Universal more time here recently and this is a good in the previous Little Walter tributes and A recent pilgrimage to the birthplace thing, especially when he puts out albums has a couple of CDs to his name and now of the blues was the spark behind guitar like this. An acoustic collection, he wanted he has chosen perhaps the highest hurdle virtuoso & multiple MBA winner David to show that there is more his music than of all: a program of songs from that golden Gogo’s thirteenth album. The song ideas he power trios, his usual performing style. He age. He may not quite make us forget the picked up along the Blues Trail are delivered also wanted to ‘go back to where the music originals but he has given us a performance in true Gogo style – his unique blend of came from’. One of his new songs is “Blues In that will impress you time and time again. In Rolling Stones, early Fleetwood Mac & Technicolor”, in which he states clearly that particular, his singing is simply superb. The Ray Charles. “Come On Down” suggests he does not see the need to restrict himself to playing is completely idiomatic as well, with he wasn’t entirely happy with what he saw, blues. To that end: “…Before The Beginning” Bird stellar on harp, Aaron Griggs and Fabio with its lines about empty shacks and closed is a brief gospel call & response intro with a Parovel showing us how to play guitar in this stores. He sings ‘we need to remove these trio of female singers who play a prominent music and Dennis Pinhorn & Tyler Burgess rose coloured glasses and come on down role throughout, indeed they give the whole showing us how on bass & drums. There are from the hilltop’. We need to acknowledge the affair a gospel flavour. “Blues is Good” uses some lesser-known songs here from Sonny past but realize that this is the past and move that trio to good effect for an anthem that is Boy Wlliamson (II): “Blind Love”, “I Found on. A couple of songs later, in “Natchez Dog”, closely based on Little Milton’s “The Blues Joy” & “I Don’t Know”, there’s a lovely set of the closest he comes to a traditional blues, Is Alright”, which I think we’ve all heard often variations on Little Walter’s “Juke” along with he sings about empty churches and schools enough. the more familiar “Sloppy Drunk”, “Mellow Down Easy” or “It’s Too Late Brother”. You’ll over some lovely acoustic slide and excellent “Lady Soul” is his tribute to Aretha and has know instantly that Bird and the band have harp as he laments his departing love. If these a rather nice tune and a prominent piano part. lived with these songs for their entire lives. songs are his way of moving forward, he’s “Sinner’s Song” is an excellent soul blues. They’ll do it all again at the Delta on July 18. done fine job. The rest of the disc stays closer “Rescue Me” is perhaps the highlight of the to Gogo’s blues-rock style, with the opener, disc for me, another well-written soul blues. “Bad ‘n’ Ruin”, serving that purpose in fine His vision includes pop tunes and even dance Mike Goudreau Time For Messin’ Around fashion (the chorus goes: ‘Mother you won’t hall tunes. “Golden Wheel” is the only overtly PMG recognize me now’). “Worth It” is an anthemic gospel tune and it’s a good one, reminding me This veteran Quebec performer has soul work out and ‘worth it’ for the whole of Danny Brooks. A country song like “Old only occasionally gone by his own name, album, it is such a good performance. The Ten Wheeler” even turns into a gospel rave having performed for years as leader of the Stones-ish rocker “Kings” turns out not to be up. Gomes does not have to sing over the loud Boppin’ Blues Band, whose music was firmly about those blues greats but being wanting guitars here and does it very well, no matter in the Downchild mold. That’s a bit of an to be treated like one, even if only for one the song style. night. A couple of songs by the later version oversimplification and I use it only because His acoustic guitar playing is excellent with this album he has gone for something of Fleetwood Mac are here too. The best news and beautifully recorded. This is an ambitious is that he’s going to be bringing these new more basic and has come up with a gem. album and I hope he does well with it. It’ll In a quartet setting and mostly live off the songs here this month. Starting at the Henry of be interesting to see how he fits these songs th floor, he wanted to create a bar band album Pelham Winery on the 14 and Hugh’s Room into his show. He stops in Kincardine for their th and he came up with the songs to carry on the 15 before heading to Peterborough Lighthouse Festival on July 12 before heading and Stevensville. www.davidgogo.com has all it off. The title song is an infectious, open to the Festival International du Blues de Mont invitation to go out to a blues club tonight this info but you can also download his very Tremblant the next day. own app and have it all at your fingertips on and it is irresistible. Other highlights include: your phone. “Mind Your Own Business” which proves

10 MapleBlues July 2013 www.torontobluessociety.com “Mean Momma Blues” has some fine harp for action. This theme continues after one (of from Hoerl on this hoedown. Lawrence is two) Slim Harpo songs with “Prison Walls” an excellent blues guitarist, coming up with and a little later “The Foreign Policy Blues”. very imaginative arrangements that have Two trucking songs, which may have been left been well recognized in the community. My off the earlier country albums are here too but only reservation concerns his singing, which in the hands of the Workers, they fit right in. has not improved much over the course of Another, not as unusual, departure from the his discography. But if you go to his web site, norm, is a masterful a capella version of “Take www.marshalllawrence.com, you’ll see that My Mother Home’. He then adds another: my reservation hasn’t kept him from getting Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage” – a breath- quite a lot of work. taking 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 conclusively that Magic Slim penetrated the his hands, there seems to be no limit to what Eastern Townships. Well done! There’s also a Watermelon Slim can do. Welcome back, Slim. very fine slow blues in French, “J’essaierai De Tenir Debout”, or “I’ll Try To Stand Up -John Valenteyn Straight”. A couple of his songs deal with the perils of overdoing it: “Blame It On Addiction” [email protected] 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.

Watermelon Slim & The Workers Bull Goose Rooster NorthernBlues/Outside 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 Marshall Lawrence House Call Self Chikan, the Clarksdale veteran. Before that A Ph.D. in Psychology keeps him busy he had talked about retiring after doing a in Edmonton when not performing, and couple of well-received country albums. The hence the album’s title. This is the fourth Workers were laid off. Maybe now he felt CD for this acoustic guitarist and it is also a that his retirement had lasted long enough, step upward for a solo act, with supporting but in any event, the Workers are back and musicians including the Holmes Brothers this disc shows that the lay off hasn’t hurt his on one song. The unobtrusive band consists music one bit. A signature Watermelon Slim of David “Hurricane” Hoerl on harp, version of Junior Wells’ “Tomorrow Night” Russell Jackson on upright bass, David sets the stage and it doesn’t let up after Aide on occasional B3 and Dwayne Hrinkiw that. His slide opens “Bull Goose Rooster”, on drums. Barry Allen adds background a signifying song if there ever was one. vocals. Lawrence has come up with eleven He tries his hand at jazz crooning next, an originals and adds two covers to round out original ballad done as a duet with Diane the program. Prairie life supplies the subject Schnebelen, of the young Kansas City band material for most of these, “Another Saturday Trampled Under Foot backed only with Night” being a pretty accurate depiction of piano. It’s not a bad performance but I must a night on the town there. “Ballad of Molly say I was relieved when his electric slide Brown” sports a lively tune for his tale of love. guitar played the roaring intro to Woody “Factory Closing Blues” has lyrics that a lot of Guthrie’s “Vigilante Man.” It leads very us can relate to but even the Homes Brothers nicely into one of his own political songs, can’t do much to rescue the drone vocal line. “Wrench In The Machine”, a stomping call

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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 Singleton- Wood, 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

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 Mark Stafford has a new CD titled Live At The Delta. He will be performing July 18th Stack Rick Fines,Curley Bridges, Diana Braithwaite, Fraser Daley, at the Delta Chelsea Toronto (Monarch's Pub) 8pm and it will be a release party. The Jerome Godboo, The Fraser Melvin Band, Dan Livingstone, Brian project was recorded late last summer and features Mark on Vocals and Harmonica, Blain, Donald Ray Johnson, David Vest, The Harpoonist and the Axe Aaron Griggs and Fabio Parovel on Guitars, Tyler Burgess on Drums, and Dennis Murderer, The 24th Street Wailers, Monkey Junk, The Distillery, Cecile Pinhorn on Upright Bass. Look for Mark at Fenlon Falls Blues Festival, Southside Doo-Kingue, John Knight & Soulstack, Steve Strongman, Bill Durst, Digging Roots, JW Jones, Boogie Patrol, Ben Racine, David Owen, Shuffle, Wasaga Beach Blues Festival and more this summer. 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, Ken Yoshioka, 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 (Blues With 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, Jo- Anne 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.

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues July 2013 13 This month’s recommended listening by Brad Wheeler, music writer for the Globe and Mail (globeandmail.com and Twitter: bwheelerglobe CBC Radio One (99.1) "Saturday Night Blues", w/ Holger Petersen (national) Mavis Staples One True Vine Anti- Saturday 9:05pm-11:00pm David Gogo Come on Down Cordova Bay (on Radio 2 Saturday at 6:05pm), Various Artists Classic Harmonica Blues Smithsonian Folkways JAZZ-FM (91.1) Booker T. Jones Sound the Alarm Stax "Bluz FM" w/ Danny Marks *Delbert & the Commotions Let Me See Ya Dance Self Saturday 8:00 pm-midnight *Al Lerman Live at the Acoustic Grill Self Rory Block Avalon-A Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt Stony Plain

CIUT-FM (89.5) *Amos Garrett Jazz Trio JazzBlues Stony Plain "John Valenteyn's Blues" Lurrie Bell Blues In My Soul Delmark w/ John Valenteyn Vieux Farka Touré Mon Pays Six Degrees Thursday 4-5pm Rokia Traoré Beautiful Africa Nonesuch JJ Grey & Mofro This River Alligator CHRY-FM (105.5) "Everyday I Have the Blues", James Cotton Cotton Mouth Blues Alligator w/ Vince Vitacco Monday 9-11pm, *Vince Maccarone’s Los Variants jass/blues Self *Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley Scrap Metal Blues Electro-Fi The Haze FM www.thehazefm.ca The Slide Brothers Robert Randolph Presents The Slide Brothers Concord "Sunday Morning Soul "w/Johnny Max Eric Burdon Til Your River Runs Dry ABKCO Sundays at 11AM-1PM "At The Crossroads" w/Brant Zwicker Sundays at 1PM Ben Harper & Get Out! Stax "Southern Crossroads" w/Patrick Le Blanc Sundays 2-4PM Corey Harris Fulton Blues Independent "Dawg Howlin’ Blues Show" Mon-Fri 10 pm – Midnight *Kid Koala 12Bit Blues Ninja Tune David Lynch The Big Dream Sacred Bones Radio Regent, Toronto * = Canadian "Blue Remedy" w/ Blues Doctor Julie Hill, Wednesdays 8-10 pm ET, at www.radioregent.com

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)

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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 Sunday ,July 28 at Kew Gardens will provide a solid blues component to the Beaches Jazz Festival with and Jul-20 Gary Kendall Band 8.30pm the BlueTones closing out the afternoon with some harmonica blues at 5pm. The day will kick off with Irene Torres and the Sugar Aug-3 The Swingin’ Blackjacks 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 9.30pm bands on Queen Street, Thursday, Friday and Saturday Aug-10 Gary Kendall Band 9.30pm Aug-14 Gary Kendall Band 8.30pm Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St. W. Monarch’s Pub - Eaton Chelsea The Local 396 Roncesvalles 416-535- El Mocambo 464 Spadina Ave. 416-531-6604 Hotel (was Delta) 33 Gerrard St. W. 6225 416-968-2001 Jul-3 Buckwheat Zydeco 8.30pm 416-585-4352 Jul-4 Ken Yoshioka 9:00pm Jul-5 James Anthony & Jay Douglas Jul-12 Andria Simone 8.30pm Jul-2 Tim Bastmeyer with Jerome Jul-9 Sugar Brown with Mr. Rick 9-11pm 8-12pm Jul-15 David Gogo 8.30pm Tucker 8pm Acoustic blues Jul-4 Jerome Godboo Band 9pm - Jul-27 Fathead 8.30pm The Paddock Tavern 178 Bathurst St. Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave. Jerome’s 51st Birthday Party Aug-16 Johnny Max, Robin Banks, 416-504-9997 416-588-2930 Jul-10 Robin Bank$ 8pm Chuck Jackson 8.30pm - A Tribute Jul-13 Junior Watson and Fred Kaplan Jul-2 Blain Davis Gould 5-8pm Jul-11 Rick Taylor Band Rick Taylor to Elvis w Bharath Rajakumar and Sugar Brown Jul-24 Robin Bank$ 9pm Band - All Star line-up featuring Lola 40 Kensington Ave. 416-348- 10pm Steve Taylor on drums, Terry Wilkins Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina 8645 Jul-20 The Distillery 10pm on bass, Teddy Leonard on guitar. Ave. 416-977-7000 Jul-11,18,25,Aug-1 Brian Cober Jul-27 Alfie Smith & Nicole Christian Jul-18 Mark “Bird” Stafford 8pm - CD Jul-7 Brian Cober Blues Jam 9:30 acoustic 9:30 to close amps and drums provided launch The Rex Hotel 198 Queen St W 416- Jul-14 Brian Cober Blues Jam 9:30 Melody Bar - Gladstone Hotel Aug-8 The Distillery 9pm 598-2475 1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635 Jul-28 Doctor Nick & The Rollercoasters to close Moskito + Bite 423 College St. Jul-4 Fraser/Daley 9pm TBS 9.30pm Jul-21 Brian Cober Blues Jam 9:30 416-862-2323 Presents amps and drums provided Jul-23 Johnny Max with the Vipers Timothy’s Pub 344 Brown’s Line 416- Jul-20 Al Lerman - solo acoustic Jul-28 Brian Cober Blues Jam 9:30 8pm 201-9515 9pm amps and drums provided Aug-27 Johnny Max with the Vipers Aug-15 The Heart Attacks 8pm Aug-1 Danny Marks 9pm TBS Aug-16 The Swingin’ Blackjacks 8pm 10pm Presents On Cue Bar & Billiards 349 Jane Molson Ampitheatre 909 Lake- 905 & BEYOND Horseshoe Tavern 370 Queen St. St. 416-761-9245 shore Blvd. W. 416-260-5600 W. 416-598-4753 Jul-6 Blues & Troubles 10pm 2012 Etwell Rd. 2012 Etwell Rd 705- Aug-14 John Mayer 7.30pm Jul-11 The Slide Brothers 8.30pm Aug-3 Blues & Troubles 10pm 789-2972 Huntsville Jul-12 JC Brooks and The Uptown Jul-7 Paul Reddick 3-6pm Etwell Sound 9pm Ringside Blues 263 Adelaide St. Concert Series W.-B10 Jul-21 Jerome Godboo 3-6pm Etwell Jul-19 McDonald Rush Band 8pm Concert Series Aug-23 Robin Hawkins with Tattoo Love Child Music 8pm Bayview Park Bayview Park 416-423- Enjoy a red or white 2224 Thornbury The CNE Midway Stage 210 Jul-7 The Johnny Max Band w Chuck with your favourite Blues! Prince’s Blvd. 416-263-3800 Jackson & guests 5pm - Thornbury Aug-29 The Cara- Jazz by the Bay Series van 7pm BP 284 Toronto St. S. 905-852-0003 The Empire Sandy Spadina Quay Uxbridge 416-364-3244 Jul-10,17,24,31,Aug-7,14,21 Tim Bast- Aug-16 Blue Room 7-10pm meyer - solo 7pm The Hole In The Wall 2867A Dun- Celebration Square 301 Burnhamthor- das west 647-350-3564 Jul-5 Ken Yoshioka Trio 10:00pm

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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 Salvatore’s Trattoria & Cafe 263 2pm Queen St. 905-983-3500 Port Perry Jul-6 The Johnny Max Band 3pm - Aug-24 Al Lerman - solo 8pm Charles Sousa’s BBQ Shrewsbury Community Centre New Richmond Green 1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E. Scotland Line 519-809-3151 Blenheim 905-737-1236 Richmond Hill Jul-20 The Johnny Max Band 6pm Jul-28 Blackboard Blues Band 2pm - Sticky Fingers 199 Essa Rd 705-721- Richmond Hill Ribfest 8793 Barrie Roc ‘n Docs 105 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905- Jul-7 Tres Hombres 8pm 891-1754 Port Credit Stinking Rose Pub 26 Bridge St. W. Jul-5 Jerome Godboo Band 705-653-0001 Campbellford Royal Botanical Gardens 680 Plains Rd. Jul-3 Al Lerman 9pm - “Whiskey W. 905-527-1158 Burlington Wednesday” Jul-17 The Smoke Wagon Blues Band Aug-8 Al Lerman - solo 8pm 6pm Red Hot Jazz and Cool Blues Series Stonewater Pub 490 Stone St. S. 613- Jul-24 Jordan John and The Blue Angels MASTERING MANUFACTURING DESIGN 382-2542 Gananoque 6pm Red Hot Jazz and Cool Blues Series Jul-13 Al Lerman - solo acoustic 8pm Mastering: Award winning engineer + world-class mastering Aug-7 The Stingrays 6pm Red Hot Jazz studio + traditional outboard gear (Manley, Requisite, TC 6000, and Cool Blues Series The Cove Inn 2 Bedford St. 613-273- TubeTech, Weiss, etc.) + Lavry Gold conversion = major label Aug-14 Harrison Kennedy 6pm Red Hot 3636 Westport quality at affordable prices! Jazz and Cool Blues Series Jul-15 Fraser/Daley 6-10pm Acoustic Replication: The ONE-STOP-SHOP for all your music needs: CDs Aug-28 Melissa Bel 6pm Red Hot Jazz Blue Monday Series (manufactured & short-run), Online Store (uploads to iTunes, and Cool Blues Series etc.),Graphic Design, Posters, Website Design/Hosting, and more! The Duck 244 Ontario St. 905-687- Safari Niagara Ampitheatre 2821 Ste- 9505 St. Catharines CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY vensville Rd. 905-382-9669 Stevensville Jul-27 The Mighty Duck Blues Band Jul-26 Colin James, Steve Strongman & 6:30pm special guest Jonathan Knight 416.260.6688 www.silverbirchprod.com David Gogo 7pm The Harp Pub 55 Lakeshore Rd E

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues July 2013 17 905-274-3277 Port Credit Jul-4 Granine Ryan and Tony Visconti Every Saturday 8pm - Storytellers 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 Top Spot Pub 87 1/2 High St. 905- Castro's Lounge 2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272 Big Rude Jake and guest 4.30-6.30pm 722-7202 Sutton Rex Hotel 194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475 Danny Marks & Friends 12 Noon Brunch Matinee Jul-13 Blue Room 9.30-1am Carrigan Arms 2025 Upper Middle Road 905-332-6131 Burlington The Sil Simone Band with special guest 2.00 pm Waterdown Memorial Park Water- Romby's Tavern & Smokehouse 488 Lake St. 905-937-0331 St. Catharines Kenny B and Company 3.00 pm to 6.30 pm down Memorial Park 905-659-6079 The Street Tap & Eatery 547 Ontario St. 905-937-1218 St. Catharines Terra Firma with guests 3.30 to 6.30 pm Blues Matinee Waterdown Dominion on Queen 500 Queen St. E. 416-588-4633 Toronto Ronnie Hayward & His Trio 4.00 pm to 7.30 pm Jul-1 Groove Corporation 8-10pm - Timothy's Pub 344 Brown's Line 416-201-9515 Etobicoke The Meteors 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm before fireworks - Oh Canada Ribfest 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 SUMMER 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 BLUES Axis 3048 Dundas St. W. 416-604-3333 Julian Fauth Noon to 3.00 pm Every Sunday FESTIVALS 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 RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest July 4-15 Busholme Inn 156 Main St. 519-833-9119 Jerry Staples Blues Jam 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm Wreckhouse Jazz & Blues Festival 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 1 Blue Goose Way 416-255-2442 Mimico with The Pie Guys plus special guest 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm July 4-7 Blue Goose Tavern Stonewalls 339 York Blvd. 905-577-0808 Hamilton Jack de Keyzer Band with special guest 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm Thunder Bay Blues Festival July 5-7 Roc 'N Docs 105 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905-891-1754 Mississauga Chuck Jackson & The All Stars 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm Mariposa Folk Festival July 5-7 Roc 'N Docs 105 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905-891-1754 Mississauga Tony Springer and The Wild T 10pm-2am Porquis Blues Festival July 5-7 Lake Effect 1 Port St. E. 905-274-8223 Port Credit The Meteors 8.00 pm to 12 midnight Tremblant Blues Festival July 5-14 Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000 Blues Jam w/The Nationals - Brian Cober & Bill Hedefine 9.30pm-1am Lighthouse Blues Festival Duffy's Tavern 1238 Bloor St. W. 416-628-0330 Ken Yoshioka 9:30pm July 12-13 Axis 3048 Dundas St. W. 416-604-3333 Julian Fauth Noon to 3.00 pm Windsor Blues Festival July 13-15 The Boathouse of Victoria Park 57 Jubilee Dr. 519-745-7202 Kitchener Miss Angel 3pm London Blues Festival July 24-15 Festival Beauport en Blues Every Monday July 18-20 On Cue 349 Jane St. 416-761-9245 Ken Yoshioka 8pm Beaches Jazz Festival July 19-28 Fox and Fiddle 190 Laird Dr. Toronto 416-467-8682 Blues Jam w/James Anthony 8-12pm Calgary Blues Festival Relish Bar and Grill 2152 Danforth Ave. 416-425-4664 Bentroots N'Awlins Blue Monday on the Danforth 8pm July 29-August 4 Glow Fresh Grill Shops at Don Mills 416-384-1133 Johnny James & The Sharks 7.00 to 9.00 pm Kitchener Blues Festival The Wilson 96 615 College St. 416-516-3237 Jordan John 9.00 pm with Prakash John and Al Cross August 8-11 Festiblues August 8-11 Every Tuesday Dutch Mason Blues Festival Sauce on Danforth 1376 Danforth Ave. 647-748-1376 Julian Fauth 5-8pm 403 Roncesvalles 416-588-2930 Toronto Julian Fauth 9.00 pm August 9-11 Gate 403 Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival Every Wednesday August 10 Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887Big Rude Jake Sextet 9.45pm-1.45am Donnacona Blues Festival Intersteer Tavern 361 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-8054 Fraser Daley 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm August 14-18 Alleycatz 2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865 The Graceful Daddies 8.30 pm Calabogie Blues Festival Beacon Restaurant 146-45th St. 705-429-4433 Wasaga Beach Wayne Buttery Band, jam 9.00 pm August 16-18 Grossman’s Tavern, 379 Spadina Ave., 416-977-7000, Bruce Domoney, 9.30 pm. Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival Aug 16-18 Every Thursday Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival Stealth Lounge - The Pilot 22 Cumberland St. 416-923-5716 Julian Fauth 5.30pm Aug 16-18 Black Swan 4040 Palladium Way 905-336-1200 Burlington James Anthony 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm Jam and Open Mike Edmonton Blues Festival Rubbs Barbecue Bistro 18 Bridge St. 705-632-0227 Campbellford Al Lerman 8.00 pm August 16-18 Greyfriars Pub & Restaurant 231 Oak Park Blvd. 905-257-3620 Oakville Steve Strongman 8.30 pm PEI Jazz & Blues Festival Joe Mamas 317 King St. W. 416-340-6469 Blackburn 8.30 pm to 12.30 am August 21-25 Lola Pub 40 Kensington Ave. 416-348-8645 Brian Cober 9.30 pm Summertime Blues August 23-25 Limestone City Blues Festival – Every Friday August 22-25 Augusta House Gastropub 17 Augusta St. 905-522-5111 Hamilton Every Friday Live Blues Night 10.00 pm 2298 Queen St. 416-698-5111 Mike McKenna and Friends Wasaga Beach Blues Festival Fitzgeralds Sept 13-15 Southside Shuffle September 6-8 Browse to www.torontobluessociety.com and click on Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival "Live Blues" and enter your event into the form provided. Sept 10-15 From there it will be promoted in this newsletter, on our Canal Bank Shuffle October 17-19 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 [email protected]

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