Steve Marriner Hosts the 20Th Maple Blues Awards January 23 at Koerner Hall

December 2016 www.torontobluessociety.com Published by the Toronto Blues Society since 1985 [email protected] Vol 32, No 12

Steve Marriner hosts the 20th Maple Blues Awards January 23 at Koerner Hall

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www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues December 2016 3 Backstage at the 2016 Women's Blues Revue. Left to right: Carrie Chesnutt, Rebecca Hennessy, Colleen Allen, Morgan Doctor, Dione Taylor, Zayla Zoe, Alanna Stuart, Irene Torres, Sue Foley, Carlie Howell, Emily Burgess, Lily Sazz, Cheryl Lescom, Suzie Vinnick.. Photo by James Dean

to TBS Charter Members in good standing The official showcases will be open to the MARK YOUR as well as musicians who wish to attend public via a $15 ticket or a $30 weekend pass the conference. Join TBS today for special for all three nights. CALENDAR member pricing. To retrieve the required December 10, 2016 Paintbox Bistro, 555 promo code please contact the TBS office. January 23, Dundas Street East. Toronto Blues Society Conference attendees can access discounted 2017, 7pm, Christmas Party with music by Sons of room rates of $129/night for the duration of Koerner Hall, Rhythm. 8pm, $10 cover. Blues Summit 8. To access this special rate 273 Bloor St W online, let them know you will be attending - 20th Annual Friday, January 20, 4pm, Toronto Marriott Blues Summit 8 from January 20-23, 2017. Maple Blues Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel (Dundas and PLEASE NOTE: Hotel reservations must be Awards. Hosted Bay) Toronto Blues Society Annual General made by January 10, 2017 to take advantage by Steve Marriner Meeting of the discount rate. of MonkeyJunk with performances by Shakura S'Aida, the Paul January 20-23, 2017 The Marriott Downtown brings Blues Summit DesLauriers Band, Sugar Brown, Tim Williams Blues Summit 8. to the next level with a state of the art and lobby after party with Jerome Godboo. Toronto Marriott conference space. Panels, Speed Schmooze Downtown and Keynote will take place in the lower Tickets on sale now: http://performance. Eaton Centre ballroom during the day, with showcases in rcmusic.ca/event/MBA-2017 / or by calling Hotel,Dundas the lower ballroom at night in a twin stage 416-408-0208. TBS Charter/Family/Student/ and Bay After setup. Registration, Summit information desk Benefactor Members can access best December 1, and drop boxes will be located beside the available seats for $35. Contact info@ $119 (+HST/ ballroom for easy access. The hotel sits in torontobluessociety.com to get the code. fee) and $139 the heart of the city between Toronto's Eaton (+HST/fee) for Centre and City Hall at Dundas St West and Sunday, February 26, 2pm-6pm at The non members. Bay St and is steps away from Toronto's best Burdock, 1184 Bloor St W. 416-546-4033 *TBS Member Rates are open cheesecake! TBS Guitar Workshop with Cecile Doo- Kingue, Suzie Vinnick and Don Rooke $10 adv, Door $15 member / $20 Public

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS January 31-February 4, 2017, Memphis TN, International Blues Challenge Representing the Toronto Blues Society will be Spencer Voting members of the Toronto Blues Society are eligible to run for the 2016 Mackenzie in the group category and Sugar Toronto Blues Society Board of Directors. In order to run, you must be a member in Brown and Bharath Rajakumar in the solo/ good standing, and you must be nominated in writing by three voting members of duo category the society. Deadline to receive nominations is 5 pm, January 1, 2017. The slate of candidates will be announced in the January issue of Maples Blues. February 15-19, 2017, Kansas City, MO Folk Alliance International. The Toronto Elections will take place at the Annual General Meeting of the Toronto Blues Society Blues Society in collaboration with the Blues to be held on Friday, January 20, 4pm, Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Foundation presents a blues showcase at the Hotel (Dundas and Bay). For further information contact the TBS office, 416-538-3885 Folk Alliance International Conference

4 MapleBlues December 2016 www.torontobluessociety.com a doom-laden acoustic country blues with covers, you get a first-rate album, both as a Blues Lovers' some marvellous harp by Harpoonist Shawn career summary and a door to the future. Hall. Gogo wanted Vicksburg Call to be more of a band album and Jay Stevens on bass & Blues Doctor Julie Hill, Producer & Host, Bill Hicks on drums rose to the task. Gift Blue Remedy; LIVE Wednesdays, 8 to David Vest Devestatin’ Rhythm Ark-O- 10 pm et, on-line Guide Matic @ RadioRegent. com, streaming on Every December we like to provide you David Vest’s third disc has some of the best the Tunein App, with a guide for gift-giving. We begin with the new songs I’ve heard in a long time: “Staring broadcast in Toronto nominations for Recording of the Year for The Down The Barrel Of The Blues” and “We’re on Rogers channel Maple Blues Awards as we feel that any or all All Sharecroppers Now”, a statement about RP60; Saturdays, 3 to would make excellent choices. For those who a world that rings all too true – purposely 5 pm et, on-line @ BluesAndRootsRadio.com, want even more a 12-bar but streaming on the Blues and Roots Radio app. choice, our panel new ones of blues experts this good are has plenty. Read rare indeed. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings It’s a on: His web site Holiday Soul Party DapTone is www. Too many fine artists left us in davidvest. Angel 2016; Sharon Jones is but one, survived by ca. Forrest Angel’s her musical legacy. All of her recordings are 11 Ad Litteram recommended (including her most recent, Angel Dawn Give The People What They Want, DapTone, Forrest and her Tyler Watson 2014), but this is a fun seasonal listen. partner Denis Jawbreaker! Coulombe Self Barbara Kopple Miss Sharon Jones! have written 11 Although Anchor Bay DVD/Daptone CD excellent new this is only her For movie night, there is two time songs with a third disc over Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple’s different lead her stellar “powerful, inspiring and entertaining” guitarist for each career, Dawn documentary (which originally premiered at – an ambitious Tyler Watson the Toronto International Film Festival); and an & original plan. has stayed accompanying soundtrack. Angel’s vocals are tremendous, and the prominently in the public eye. Collaborators guitarists’ contributions enhance every song. are all old friends: Ben Racine & The web site is www.angelforrest.ca. his band, Paul DesLauriers, Guy Bélanger & Rob MacDonald. David Gogo Vicksburg Call Cordova Bay Dawn Tyler Watson’s talent and versatility can only be properly Nanaimo’s favourite bluesman David showcased over a full album Gogo wanted album #14 to rock out and and I hope we don’t have to wait he has succeeded admirably. There’s also too long for the next one. Her web site is www. dawntylerwatson. com.

Harpdog Brown Travellin’ With The Blues Dog House Harpdog Brown ‘sings the real deal, old school blues just like you want to hear it’, Wee Willie Walker If Nothing Ever so says his friend Charlie Changes Little Village Foundation Musselwhite, who should The comeback release of this know. Producer Little Victor septuagenarian “Soul Survivor”, produced thought Harpdog’s songs by Rick Estrin & Kid Andersen, has received weren’t done properly on his deserved awards and critical acclaim. older discs and he was was right. Combined with some cont’d on page 6 very fine new songs & four

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues December 2016 5 GIFT GUIDE cont’d from p5 two talents together. Various Artists Alligator Records 45th Bowskill and del Junco Anniversary Collection Alligator do so much in tandem, they don’t need a band Various Artists Stony Plain 40 Years Stony behind them. Plain When recording labels celebrate milestones, we benefit with compilations that Steve Hill Solo provide a curated shuffle of their artists. From Recordings Volume 3 Alligator in Chicago, “Direct, unvarnished, Outside straight-from-the-soul blues and blues- Even more stripped rooted music, the music we call ‘Genuine down than Bowskill and Houserockin’ Music Since 1971’” (2 CDs, 37 Del Junco – but every tracks). From Stony Plain, “Canada’s Roots, bit as dynamic - is this Rock, Country, Folk & Blues label”, blues tenth album by one of mixed with other roots music, from “musicians Canada’s best blues (who) put their hearts and souls into the music musicians. The still they make” (3 CDs, 47 tracks). rising Hill may have found his finest form in the remarkable entries Mark Rheaume reviews in the Solo Recordings CDs for CBC’s Fresh Air and series. Commencing manages the CBC Radio Music in 2012, it will, ideally, produce many more Library: volumes in the years ahead. Brad Wheeler, Globe & Mail music writer and the 2007 winner of our Blues Booster Colin James Blue Highways True North Duke Robillard Blues Full Circle Stony Award: The concept was brilliant: Colin James Plain and his band were fresh off a long tour and Many a recording has included the really cooking, so why not go into the studio Duane Allman Skydog: The Duane Allman words “Full Circle” in its title, but this one is Retrospective PledgeMusic and cover classic songs by some of Colin’s really warranted. It references the album’s idols? He and his backing crew kept things, arrival, following a nearly year long period, The very much-required CD box set from post rotator cuff 2013 is back, and in a highly collectable surgery and rehab, form. Available through PledgeMusic and in which the great limited to a limited run of 1,000 copies, the Duke Robillard retrospective includes 14 LPs, a 56-page book was unable to and a stash of singles and long out-of-print play guitar. It also album tracks featuring the sublime talents includes original of the slide-guitar master and handlebar songs penned 30 mustache maestro. to 45 years ago when Robillard Robbie Robertson “Testimony” Alfred fronted the original A. Knopf Roomful of Blues. When Ronnie Hawkins first hired Robbie The blues is Roberston to play in his band in 1960, he rightly considered indecorously told the teenaged phenom timeless music, that he wouldn’t make much money, but he’d and this superb get “more pussy than Frank Sinatra.” He collection of songs was right: Robbie and his wife Dominique from multiple would end up with 17 kitties in their house in periods shows why. Woodstock, thus putting the “cat” in Catskills. You learn a lot by reading Robertson’s Big Dave excellent anecdote-filled autobiography. McLean Better The in their words, “live, simple, and traditional.” Devil You Know Black Hen Robert Mugge Last of the Mississippi Jukes And did they accomplish what they set out to The western Canadian blues scene MVD Visual do? Let’s just say head of nail, meet hammer. remains well represented by McLean, who, Robert Mugge’s 2003 exploration of the two years ago, released an album called Magnolia State’s best gutbucket venues gets Faded But Not Gone. The new disc affirms Jimmy Bowskill & Carlos del Junco a special-edition DVD re-release that includes that he is neither gone nor faded. Veteran Blues, Etc… Big Reed a 14-track soundtrack. Among the featured producer and musician Steve Dawson heads artists are Alvin Youngblood Hart, Bobby This meeting of two generations of a stellar supporting cast that includes John Rush and Chris Thomas King. Canadian blues musicians combines studio Dymond and Gary Craig of Blackie and tracks with live recordings, the latter reflecting the Rodeo Kings. a 2013 performance that brought these

6 MapleBlues December 2016 www.torontobluessociety.com Ed Ward “Michael Bloomfield: The Rise And Fall Of An American Guitar Hero” Chicago Review Press First published in 1983, the bio by Ed Ward soon went out of print. Now, after many years, the definitive book on Bloomfield is back, in an expanded edition. The virtuoso’s time on earth was too brief, and so is, at 224 pages, this book. But, as always, you take what you can get.

Oxford American 18th Annual Southern Music Issue & CD: Visions of the Blues An annual treasure trove of story and song just got three times better. This year’s issue comes in multiple covers, showcasing three generations of blues artists: John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt and Adia Victoria, a gothic-blues upstart who this year released her debut album Beyond the Bloodhounds.

Holger Petersen, Host of Saturday Night Blues, CBC Radio, Saturdays 6:00-8:00pm on Radio Two and 10- 12pm on Radio One and the 1987 winner of Edmonton's Jenie Thai will be performing with fellow westerner Suzie Vinnick at the opening reception of Blues the Blues With A Feeling Summit Eight on Friday, January 20 at the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel to kick off four days of blues Award: meetings, music and mayhem. The final component of the gathering is the Maple Blues Award event taking place at Koerner Hall on Monday, January 23. Jenie will also be in town for a special Christmas show at the Tranzac on Saturday, December 10 and Suzie will be doing her annual hoilday show at Hugh's Room on December 29. The Band The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary Edition Rhino Bobby Rush Porcupine Meat Rounder Kenny Neal Bloodline Cleopatra Still stands up as the best-documented Now in his early 80’s Bobby Rush still puts The heir of the Neal blues dynasty, a concert ever. Remastering is state-of-the-art, on the most exciting old school chitlin’ circuit former Toronto resident and Downchild especially the warm treatment of the vocals. live show. His material and delivery on this alumnus, Kenny Neal has a stunning new And deeply Canadian. album is funky, spontaneous and fresh. release. He “Ain’t Gon Let The Blues Die”. “Blues Mobile” shows he remembers his time in Downchild too. Peter Guralnick “Sam Phillips: The Man John Valenteyn, Producer & Host of John Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll” Back Bay Valenteyn’s Blues on CIUT-FM and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band Got A Mind Late 2015 book but always a great gift. A 2012 winner of the To Give Up Living-Live 1968 Real Gone film is on the way, the Million Dollar Quartet Blues Booster Award. play is a huge success and Sam Phillips is Once a rare bootleg, the live recording getting the credit he deserves for changing of the Butterfield/Bloomfield/Bishop the world. Various Artists I’m Talkin’ About You Blues lineup in Boston is a must-have document Image of an enormously influential band. Several performances are not on the studio albums The 2017 Blues Calendar, Vol. 14, full of Various Artists God Don’t Never Change: & the vinyl version has four more. Songs of Blind Willie Johnson Alligator Paramount Records artwork as usual and with a CD featuring those artists. A never A wonderful tribute to the Texas-born before digitized Big Bill Broonzy 78 leads Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley street preacher, songwriter and slide guitarist the musical highlights with 9 more rare 78s in Blues Country Big City Blues who recorded in the late 20’s. the new, secret transfer process that lets you As they point out, Blues Country is an hear more clearly than ever before. attitude more than a place and they know Blue Moon Marquee Gypsy Jazz Self it well - this new disc has their best original Duo from Alberta now living on Vancouver Mel Brown Under Yonder: Live At Pop The songs yet in an already stellar career. The Island. Good original material (some Gator 1991 Electro-Fi band smokes, the singing simply superb. with indigenous themes), committed On recently discovered recordings drawn performances and great grooves. from three evenings at his home club in Compiled by John Valenteyn Kitchener, the legendary Mel Brown proves conclusively why he was one of the greatest bluesmen.

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues December 2016 7 And here's a great Xmas Gift idea... TBS has just released a compilation CD, Fresh Baked Blues, featuring some of the rising stars of Southern Ontario’s blues scene. Featured artists include The 24th Street Wailers, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Irene Torres & The Sugar Devils, Andria Simone, The Distillery, Chris Antonik, The Conor Gains Band w/Matt Weidinger, Michael Schatte, Jake Chisholm, The Fraser Melvin Band, The Oh Chays, The MacKenzie Blues Band, catl., and Sugar Brown

Fresh Baked Blues Track Listing:

1 The 24th Street Wailers - Don't Cross Me 2 Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar - Addicted 3 Irene Torres & The Sugar Devils - My Momma Said 4 Andria Simone - Revealed 5 The Distillery - You've Got No Right (to have the blues) 6 Chris Antonik (feat. Steve Marriner) - Long Way to Go 7 The Conor Gains Band (feat. Matt Weidinger) - Leave It On the Line 8 Michael Schatte - Honey Doll 9 Jake Chisholm - Let's Do It Again 10 The Fraser Melvin Band - The Way You Love 11 The Oh Chays - Righting Your Wrongs 12 The MacKenzie Blues Band - Bone Cage 13 Sugar Brown - Train Sixty-Four 14 catl. - Shakin' House Blues

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8 MapleBlues December 2016 www.torontobluessociety.com Folk Awards: The 2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards gala will take place in Toronto at the Isabel Bader Theatre on Saturday December 3 (93 Charles Street West). Preceding the awards gala will be two Nominee Showcases at Hugh's Room on Friday, December 2 (evening) and Saturday December 3 (11am-2pm). In addition to the official showcases, a young blues duo from Newfoundland, Nick Earle and Joe Coffin, nominees for Young Performer of the Year, will be appearing at the Free Times Cafe on December 2 (7pm). For tix & info on the Folk Music Awards go to folkawards.ca More Folk: Another folk–centric event is happening in town at the same time, produced by Folk Music Canada, with events at Church Montreal bluesman , a recipient of the TBS Award in 2014, passed away in of the Holy Trinity, Adelaide Hall and the Bob Walsh Blues With a Feeling Montreal on November 15 following a heart attack. In a month filled with the loss of musical icons, Walsh's death Sheraton Centre Toronto hotel. FolkNorth is an came as a great shock to the Quebec blues community. Even the Premier of Quebec tweeted that “Quebec blues export-focused showcase event with a couple has lost one of its mythic figures today.” of blues-friendly performers, Rob Lutes and Digging Roots. More info at www.folknorth.ca. Podcasting the Blues: This month, such as the interview I did with Chris Whitley Violet's Venue changes: After carving Mako Funasaka has turned the tables and is (not to be mistaken with Chris Whiteley) from out a niche for the Barrie music scene, Violet’s himself being interviewed by none other than 2006." You can find the podcast series at the Venue owner Bruce Maltby has announced Shakura S'Aida. Mako writes, "I'm hoping to iTunes store under "Talkin'Blues" or at www. some changes.“I’ve sold the building, not the upload my 50th podcast episode which will talkinblues.com business,” Maltby said. The intimate concert feature an interview with Steve Strongman Blues Tribe Productions' November guest theatre has seen some great blues acts in its at the beginning of December. I've been was Michael Schatte from Chatham, Ontario. four-year run. Maltby cited health issues as uploading at a pace of one interview a week In this show Michael talks about the story the reason behind his decision to sell the for most of this past year so I'm thinking of behind the name of this most recent album building, but said if his health improves, he’ll slowing down a bit. It's been an amazing “Turn Back the Vikings”, the influence of be looking for a new spot in the future. They journey of having the chance to interview Richard Thompson on his music, and features brought many big blues names to Barrie people like Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout, a "show and tell" with his Fender Telecaster including Joe Louis Walker, Walter Trout, Bobby Rush, Sue Foley, Elvin Bishop and guitar and Gretsch 6120. Songs performed are “The John Primer and finished off the 2016 season maker, Linda Manzer just to name a few as Upper Hand” and “Pistol on Her Pillow”. To with a show featuring two hot up and coming well as to include interviews from the archive watch the show, visit www.bluestribe.ca blues bands, Shawn Holt and The Teardrops, winners for Best New Artist Debut at the 2014 Blues Music Awards and Spencer MacKenzie, who will be representing the TBS at the International Blues Challenge. Benevolent Blues Calendar: Broadcaster/photographer Brant Zwicker (CFBX 92.5 FM) has come up with a great idea to support the Kamloops Brain Injury Association. He has put together a 2017 calendar comprising photos of the top blues artists he encounters at different blues festivals every year. Artists featured include Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, the late Otis Clay, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Irene Torres and the Sugar Devils, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Cecile Doo-Kingue, Amos Garrett, Harpdog Brown, Zakiya Hooker and Kenny Wayne. Calendars are $20 and can be ordered by email to [email protected] and will be available for purchase at the Blues Summit.

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues December 2016 9 program. The concluding “Tigers, Horses, Kings & Queens” is musically the most ambitious here, with tempo and dynamic changes galore as Godboo sings of the ongoing conflicts created by the taming of his youthful excesses. A rocking good disc, then, especially for guitar lovers. At seventy minutes, though, it does seem Illustration by Nathaniel Mesner long. Perhaps the more experimental “It’s A Party” & “Real Dude” could have been dropped. They are performing at the Moonshine Café in Oakville on Dec 16 and at The Rex Hotel, Saturday, at 3:30pm on the 17th. You could get your copy there but with Vizztone distribution it should be in at least some stores. Tracy K What’s The Rush Self Now living in Beausejour, Manitoba, after many years in Thunder Bay, Tracy K has put out four albums that have stayed pretty close to her live shows, which featured small bands and most recently a duo. While these have served their purpose, she’s decided to do more Godboogie Play Music & Dance Vizztone this time: a large band, with horns, in the Jerome Godboo usually performs service of some very good new songs. with either Eric Schenkman or Shawn The lead off song, “Everybody Wants” Kellerman in his quartet but for this is the perfect example: a storming intro supergroup he has both. Schenkman is on harp by Tracy, based loosely on Billy often not available as he’s a very important Boy Arnold’s “Wish You Would” quickly part of the rock band the Spin Doctors. That morphs into an original lyric about a connection, no doubt, led to this release partner who knows how to get it done. Tracy being picked up by Bob Margolin’s plays a solid harp solo and Perpetrator Vizztone label for US distribution. Having Jason Nowicki shines on guitar. Leonard “Lewsh” Shaw handles those baritone a disc full of very good new songs, of Michael Jerome Browne Can’t Keep A saxes like there’s no tomorrow. It’s not all course, helps even more. Gary Craig is Good Man Down Borealis/Universal the principal drummer in this rather more big production, though, she and slide man Following hard on the heels of his democratic band except for the three Jamie “Snakeman” Steinhoff do a quite Juno-nominated Sliding Delta, Michael songs where Al Cross plays. It appears the wonderful single entendre country blues, Jerome Browne wants to remind you of songs were recorded live off the floor at a “I Got The Honey” before the band comes some of his past recordings of delta blues. nightclub, with minimal, if any, overdubs. back. “What Tomorrow Brings” is solid R&B. Culled from five previous discs are his The music differs from Godboo’s own “Heartstrung” is a delightful New Orleans takes on songs made famous by Tampa albums in that Schenkman’s guitar often styled original that Marcia Ball would be Red, Jesse Fuller, Reverend Gary Davis acts as a co-lead here, with Kellerman pleased with. “Done Gone Wrong” is a very and Tommy Johnson. He also adds four playing rhythm and bass. The songs are good slow soul blues with an extended originals that show how well he writes in mostly by Godboo, two with help from harp solo. After these, though, the disc this style. There is a new song, “Four Years, Kellerman and two are by Schenkman. The becomes a little less interesting with the No Rain”, by Browne and B.A. Markus, an title song is credited to all four and it opens pop ballad “Indigo Heart” and a jazzy duo, eloquent plea to work for climate change. the disc. It finds Godboo playing his zydeco “Time Machine”. The concluding song is The performances of “You Missed A Good accordion but it’s rather more than a good rather more ambitious: a version of Randy Man”, “Rising River Blues” and the title time song: ‘Play Music And Dance’ was the Newman’s “I’m Guilty” that starts off with song show clearly where Sliding Delta came instruction by Godboo’s brother before he 78rpm noise and a delta blues intro on from. “Summer Shoes On”, “At It again”, “If passed away. It was he who encouraged Steinhoff’s guitar. Tracy does an excellent Memphis Don’t Kill Me” and “Black Top” Godboo to learn to play harmonica. job turning it into a soul/blues closer. These are well-chosen originals that fit right in Schenkman takes the vocal on his “So Far new songs sound perfect for the Women’s in this well-sequnced disc. With help from Away”, with Godboo supplying the harp Blues Revue Band, maybe even for next the likes of Steve Marriner and Jordan fills and the main solo. Schenkman’s other year. For more info, go to her web site at Officer, Browne shows why he’s one of song is a very good slow blues, “Sign Of www.tracyk.ca. the leading practitioners of country blues The Times”, with Godboo taking the vocal today. Once again he has helpfully included and Schenkman taking a fiery solo. On the specifics of the guitars used and the Smoke Wagon Blues Band Cigar Store “The Way To Heaven”, Schenkman turns tunings. Maybe on the next disc he’ll return Indie Pool the volume down as Godboo sings most to the contemporary settings of blues tenderly of a departed friend. “Call On This Hamilton band has been together written with his partner B.A. Markus. The My Love” is one of the Kellerman co-writes for some twenty years now but is virtually web site is www.michaeljeromebrowne. and presumably features him on guitar unknown at this end of the QEW. Vocalist/ com. as Godboo adds some soul blues to the harp player/songwriter Corey Lueck has

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band led by Gaspard “Gas” Ossikian, the Gas Blues Band, with two guitars, bass & drums, and it is augmented here by keyboards, sax & trumpet. The combination makes for a superior disc. Although Donald Ray spent a lot of his career as a drummer, he steps out front full time singing a well- chosen program of covers with a couple of originals. BB King’s “Bad Luck” starts the program off in fine fashion, with its stop time list of things that have gone wrong for him. Gas does a fine BB solo, and those horn players know this stuff cold. Joe Louis Walker’s “Bluesifyin’” one of the finest voices in blues, growling slows the pace and is made all the more "Like" us his way through six albums over that time. interesting as Donald Ray adds some of on Facebook! Lueck and guitarist/bandleader Mike his own life story to it. “Ninety Proof” is an www.facebook.com/ Stubbs are the only original members even slower blues, one of two here by the TorontoBluesSociety but this new aggregation plays very well unheralded Philip Walker, the other being indeed. Bass, drums, sax & keys generate the faster “Big Rear Window”. “Distant” is a full sound and as you listen you’ll be impressed with the range of styles they play. I certainly was. A goodly portion of the disc consists of the kind of rocking blues that one plays in the the bars of the Hess Street Village and “Walking Cane” leads off, a plea for help as working and playing so hard is giving him the blues. “Must’ve Read It Wrong” & “Hoodoo Woman” continue in that vein. But “Put The Quilt Out To Dry” is a major highlight, a musically ambitious song about the Underground Railroad. “Directly Under Her Thumb” is an attractive jump blues with a nice piano part and a sax solo. Follow us on Twitter “Cigar Store” takes us to the Yukon during @TObluessociety the gold rush - a spoken introduction turns into Roaring Twenties-style jazz, great fun. They do slide-driven blues too, with ”White Mule”, both acoustic and electric on a a dance/funk song by the band A Taste stomper about moonshine. Of Honey, in which Donald Ray was the They call Richard Newell the godfather drummer. He won a Grammy Award with of Hamilton’s blues scene and Biscuit’s them in 1979 – another nod to his past. “Mean Old Lady” makes for a fine tribute. His roots also figure in his choice of “She’s They end the disc nicely too, with an Dressing Trashy”, an uptempo blues by imaginative re-working of “You’ve Been A Texas boogie pianist Nat Dove. A very Good Old Wagon”, with Gordon Aelchele good song that’s very well delivered, it switching to soprano sax. From their chronicles the hard life of a single mother. web site, www.smokewagonbluesband. Donald Ray’s own “Watching You” is more com, they play a lot of bars but from their to the soul end here, with fine horns and a songwriting, they are far from being just delightful spoken section. It’s a treat to hear a bar band. They’ve even had the Mayor this style played on real instruments. His sitting in on sax on occasion. They went other one is next: “Should’ve Been Gone” to the IBCs this past year and they’ve is another tale of lost love sung to a most previously been nominated for an MBA funky beat. in the New Artist category. The past two He ends with the solid blues “You’re albums have done well on the airplay The One For Me”, an uptempo Lucky charts, this one should too. Maybe their Peterson song that he just tears into. A time has come. veteran bluesman with a fine new album, go to www.donaldray.com and check out what he’s done over the years. He’s back Donald Ray Johnson & Gas Blues in France as you read this and I hope he’s Band Bluesin’ Around MarVista playing with this wonderful band. Calgary’s Donald Ray Johnson, like many of his peers, does well in Europe. His latest release pairs him with a very good -John Valenteyn

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12 MapleBlues December 2016 www.torontobluessociety.com 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 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) Colin Linden will be performing at the The 2016 Canadian Folk Music Awards gala will take place in Toronto at the Isabel Bader Theatre on Saturday December 3 (93 Charles Street West). Don't be surprised if he sits in with his CIOI FM (1015 The HAWK) old buddy Bruce Cockburn who will also be performing. Nominee Showcases will preceed the gala on Friday, Blues Blast, with Ken Wallis Tuesdays, 4-6pm (Hamilton) Dec 2 (evening) and Sat Dec 3 (11am-2pm) at Hugh's Room. More at www.folkawards.ca COUNTYFM (99.3) This month's recommended listening Sideroads with Blues Sister Peg and by John Valenteyn, host of John Brotha 'Z' Tuesday 8-10pm (Picton) Valenteyn's Blues on ciut.fm, 89.5 CIWS 102.9FM (WhiStle Radio) and CD reviewer for Maple Blues. Blues on WhiStle with You can drop by and say hello to Dave Daddy Cool Booth Mon, Tues, John at the blues Department of HMV on Yonge Street Fri 11pm Whistle Bait w/Gary Tate (aka Shakey-T) Wednesday 10-11 pm. (Stouffville) Sun 3-4 PM on www.rockabilly-radio.net *Godboogie Play Music & Dance Vizztone *Michael Jerome Browne Can’t Keep A Good Man Down Borealis CFFF Trent Radio (92.7 FM) Saturday Night Roadhouse Blues w/ Jackson Park *Tracy K What’s The Rush Self Every Saturday 7-8 pm (Peterborough) *Jerome Tucker Band Still On Fire Self *Smoke Wagon Blues Band Cigar Store Indie Pool CJLX (91.3 FM) Saturday Night Blues Review, with George Vaughan. *Donald Ray Johnson & Gas Blues Band Bluesin’ Around MarVista Saturday 6-7pm (Belleville) *Robbie Robertson “Testimony” Knopf + CD Various Artists I’ve Got The Blues But I’m Too Mean To Cry JSP CFMU (99.3 FM) Swear to Tell the Truth: the Blues and Rhythm Show, with *Johnny Max Band Roadhouse Soul Pour Soul C.M.Compton. Tuesday 1-2:30pm (Hamilton) *Adam Karch Moving Forward Bros *Crystal Shawanda Fish Out Of Water New Sun CFRU (93.3 FM) The Thrill is Back Andy and Andrew *MonkeyJunk Time To Roll Stony Plain with Mondays 1 to 3pm The Blues Review, with Roopen Majithia Tues 9.00 pm (Guelph) Rory Block Keepin’ Outta Trouble Stony Plain *Cliff Stevens Grass Won’t Grow Self CANOE FM (100.9 FM) canoe.fm.com Zoe's Haphhazard Satur- day Night Zoe Chilco *Fraser/Daley Fifty Miles of Elbow Room Self with Saturday 10 pm (Haliburton) Various Artists I’m Talkin’ About You: 2017 Blues Calendar + CD Blues Image CFBU (103.7 FM) Eclectic Blues with Deborah Cartmer Mississippi Heat Cab Driving Man Delmark Tuesday 7-9 pm (St. Catharines) Rev. KM Williams The Real Deal Blues Cleopatra CKCU(93.1 FM) www.ckcufm.com Black and Blues w/ John *JW-Jones High Temperature Solid Blues Tackaberry Every Sunday 9-11 pm (Ottawa) *Mark Crissinger Night Light Self CKMS (100.3 FM) *Kauffey Temple Honey Be Self *=Canadian Poor Folk Blues w/ Bruce Hall (aka Brewski) Monday 7:30-9 pm (Waterloo)

www.torontobluessociety.com MapleBlues December 2016 13 14 MapleBlues December 2016 www.torontobluessociety.com Sean Poluk at Dunn St. Grill , 9:30 PM, 6095 Dunn St., Niagara Falls, 905-- James Anthony w/Special Guest at Black Swan Pub & Grill , 3:00 PM, , Burlington , 905-336-1200 The Bent Bugle Band at Warming- ton’s Bistro, 4:00 PM, 42 George St, Thursday, December 1 Brantford, 519-770-4941 The James Anthony Band at Black Lou Moore plus guest at Col. Swan Pub & Grill, 2:00 PM, 4040 Pal- Mustard’s Pub & Deli, 9:00 PM, 16925 ladium Way, Burlington, 905-336-1200 Yonge St, Newmarket, 905-895-6663 The Mighty Duck Blues Band w/ The James Anthony Band at Black special guest Carlos del Junco Swan Pub & Grill, 7:00 PM, 4040 Pal- at The Bar Upstairs, 2:30 PM, 16 ladium Way, Burlington, 905-336-1200 Melbourne St. (Ball Hockey Athletic Wayne Buttery Band at Harbour Complex), St. Catharines, 905-684- Street Fish Bar, 7:00 PM, 10 Keith 7688 x 4 Ave, #403, Collingwood, 705-293- The Sil Simone Band with guest at 3474 Carrigan Arms, 2:00 PM, 2025 Upper Middle Road, Burlington, 905-332- Friday, December 2 6131 The Sinners Choir at Rex Hotel, Earle and Coffin at Free Times Cafe, 12:00 PM, 194 Queen St W, Toronto, 7:00 PM, 320 College St, Toronto, 416-598-2475 416-967-1078 The Swingin’ Blackjacks at Dora Ke- Jack de Keyzer Band at Harbour ogh Irish Pub, 9:30 PM, 141 Danforth Street Fish Bar, 8:00 PM, 10 Keith Ave, Toronto, 416-778-1804 Ave. Unit 403, Collingwood, 705-293- Tyler Yarema and His Rhythm at 3474 Reservoir Lounge, 9:45 PM, 52 Wel- John McKinley Band at Lancaster lington St E, Toronto, 416-955-0887 Smokehouse, 8:00 PM, 574 Lancaster Whitey and the Roulettes at Blue St W, Kitchener, 519-743-4331 Goose, 3:00 PM, 1 Blue Goose St., Ken Yoshioka Trio at The Hole In Toronto , 416-255-2442 The Wall, 10:00 PM, 2867 Dundas west, Toronto, 416-760-7041 Sunday, December 4 Sean Poluk at Relish Bar & Montreal harp hero Bharath Rajakumar will be joining Toronto's Sugar Brown to Grill, 7:00 PM, 2152 Danforth Ave. , Big Groove w/ special gusets compete in the solo/duo category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis Toronto, 416-- Dwayne Laforme & Michael Fonfara The Bent Bugle Band at Warming- January 31 to February 4, 2017. Along with Spencer Mackenzie in the group at Blue Goose, 4:00 PM, 1 Blue competition, they will be representing the Toronto Blues Society. Knock 'em dead! ton’s Bistro, 8:00 PM, 42 George St, Goose St. (Royal York & Cavall), Brantford, 519-770-4941 Toronto, 416-255-2442 The James Anthony Band at Spot 1, Chuck Jackson & The All Stars at 7:00 PM, 289 Rutherford Road South, Roc ‘N Doc’s, 4:30 PM, 105 Lake- Brampton, 905-456-0422 shore Rd E, Mississauga, 905-891- The Swingin’ Blackjacks at Dora Ke- 1754 ogh Irish Pub, 9:30 PM, 141 Danforth Sean Poluk at Rhapsody Barrel Ave, Toronto, 416-778-1804 Bar , 12:00 PM, 179 King St. W. , Kitchener , 866-896-0639 Saturday, December 3 The James Anthony Band at Abbey Arms Restaurant, 3:30 PM, 481 North Andre Bisson at The Spice Factory, Service Rd W, Oakville, 905-825-1109 8:00 PM, 121 Hughson St. North, The Nationals Blues Jam at Gross- Hamilton, 905-- man’s Tavern, 9:30 PM, 379 Spadina Bill Heffernan and his Friends at Ave., Toronto, 416-977-7000 Gate 403, 5:00 PM, 403 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, 416-588-2930 Monday, December 5 Blues Time at Southside Johnny’s, 10:00 PM, 3653 Lake Shore W, Toron- Jordan John at Orbit Room, 10:00 to, 416-521-6302 PM, 580A College St, Toronto, 416- Danny Marks at Cadillac Lounge, 535-0613 12:00 PM, 1296 Queen St W, Toronto, Ken Yoshioka at On Cue Billiards, 416-536-7717 8:00 PM, 349 Jane, Toronto, 416-913- Gail Gunnis & The Dirty Roosters at 2995 The Salty Dog, 8:00 PM, 1980 Queen Sebastian Agnello at Black Swan Street East, Toronto, 416-849-5064 Tavern, 9:30 PM, 154 Danforth Ave, Johnny Wright & Michael Fonfara at Toronto, 416-469-0537 Outrigger Tap & Table, 3:00 PM, 2232 Queen St E, Toronto, 416-748-2232 Niagara Rhythm Section with Tuesday, December 6 guests at Old Winery, 9:00 PM, 2288 Niagara Stone Rd, Niaga- Mark Crissinger at Relish Bar & Grill, ra-on-the-Lake, 905-468-8900 7:00 PM, 2152 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Rob Davis Blues Trio at Gate 403, 416-425-4664 5:00 PM, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., The Vaudevillian at Mississippi Toronto, 416-588-2930 Queen Foods, 6:30 PM, 635 King Street East, Hamilton, 905-526-0909

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Renewing Members: Garry James Asselstine, Shirley Gibson, Paolo Chiocchio, Peter Phillips, Paul Muir, Bob & Sally Fitzgerald, Razie & Arni Brownstone, Tom Rowe, Keith Potter, Jackson Park, Stacey Shannon & Sue Wells, Moe Laverty, Dave & Denise Curry, John Shorill, Jim & Elaine Cooledge, Dana Clarence, Doug Burn, James Doran, Paul Norton, Patrick Quinn, Larry Duncan, Irene Pojaujis, Vince Almond, Crisco Brown, David Brennan, Rick Goodwin, Claudio DeMarchi, Serge Sloimovits, John Robshaw, Christine Hennings, Ian Royce, John Cahill, Christiane Graham-Taylor, Paul Eichenbaum

New Members: Lynn Wintercorn, Jordan Moore, Nicole Colebeck, Flora Matheson & Graham Barwick, Hal Brolund, Samuel Hoover, Nathalie Duval & Dwane Dixon, Sharole Gabriel, Geoff Collins, John Forde, Curtis Waterman, Roger Plageman, Stephen Manly, Steve Ozark, Damien Thibodeau Following her barn-burning performance at Hugh's Room, Cécile Doo-Kingué Many thanks to Ed Parsons (volunteer coordinator), will be making her way back to Ontario for appearances at the Blues Summit (Jan Valerie Chamberlin, Diane Devenyi, Carol Flett, Jamie 20-22), the Toronto Blues Society Guitar Workshop on Sunday, February 26 (2pm) MacDonald, Lori Murray, Irene Pojaujis, Nada Saranovich at The Burdock and to participate in the Aurora Winter Blues Festival's "Lady Plays Guitar" event on February 25. and Geoff Virag for their help at the Women's Blues Revue. Special thanks to Carol Flett who helped out with the Friday, December 9 Bar Upstairs, 2:30 PM, 16 Melbourne October mailing St. (Ball Hockey Athletic Complex), St. Albert Cummings at St. Francis Catharines, 905-684-7688 x 4 Centre, 8:00 PM, 78 Church Street South, Ajax, 905-831-8661 Sunday, December 11 Rob Davis Blues Trio w/ Hiro Tanabe & Conrad Good at On Cue Big Groove w/ special guests Steve Billiards, 9:30 PM, 349 Jane St., Mariner & Curtis Chaffey at Blue Toronto, 416-761-9245 Goose, 4:00 PM, 1 Blue Goose St. Root Magic at Dora Keogh Irish Pub, (Royal York & Cavell), Toronto, 416- 9:00 PM, 141 Danforth Ave., Toronto, 255-2442 416-778-1804 Lotus Wight at The Local, 5:00 PM, Wild T & The Spirit at The Linsmore 396 Roncesvalles, Toronto, 416-535- Tavern, 9:30 PM, 1298 Danforth Ave, 6225 Toronto, 416-466-5130 Mark Crissinger at Bay City Music Hall, 2:00 PM, 50 Leander Drive Saturday, December 10 Hamilton, Toronto , 289-389-9900 The Weber Brothers (Two shows - Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfor- Matinee and Evening) at Moonshine The Toronto Blues Society is a tunes at The Local, 9:00 PM, 396 Cafe, 2:00 PM, 137 Kerr St. , Oakville Registered Charity Roncesvalles, Toronto, 416-535-6225 , 905-844-2655 Jenie Thai at Tranzac Club, 8:30 PM, Make a donation beyond membership and merchandise, and 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, 647-268- Monday, December 12 3409 get your charitable tax receipt in time for this year! (Charitable Steve Strongman at Bay City Music Ken Yoshioka at On Cue Billiards, # 87487 7509 RR0001). You will be helping to support events Hall, 6:00 PM, 50 Leander Drive, 8:00 PM, 349 Jane, Toronto, 416-913- like the annual Women's Blues Revue at Massey Hall, The Blues Hamilton, 905-- 2995 TBS Xmas Party with Sons of in the Schools program, The weekly Jazz Bistro Blues Series, numerous workshops and career development activities for Rhythm at Paintbox Bistro, 8:00 PM, 555 Dundas St E, Toronto, 647-748- Tuesday, December 13 the musician community as well as the Maple Blues Awards 0555 and the Blues Summit conference, the most important blues The Kat Kings at The Tin Cup, 9:30 Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar at industry gathering in Canada that occurs every other year. PM, 1540 North Service Rd W,, Mississippi Queen Foods, 6:30 PM, Oakville, 905-469-1441 635 King Street East, Hamilton, 905- Networking events within this conference allow for industry 526-0909 discussion alongside artist discovery through the showcase The Mighty Duck Blues Band w/ Special Guest Suzie Vinnick at The program.

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Classic Albums Live “Rolling Stones” at Oakville Performing Arts Centrr, 7:30 PM, 130 Navy St. , Oakville, 905-338-4161

Thursday, December 15

Sisters Euclid at Moonshine Cafe, 7:30 PM, 137 Kerr St. , Oakville , 905-844-2655

Friday, December 16

Dan McKinnon at Poetry Jazz Cafe, 9:30 PM, 224 Augusta Avenue, Toron- to, 416-599-5299 Godboogie with Jerome Godboo at Moonshine Cafe, 9:00 PM, 137 Kerr St. , Oakville , 905-844-2655 Ken Yoshioka at The Axis, 9:30 PM, 3048 Dundas west, Toronto, 416-604- 3333 Mark Stafford w James Rasmussen at Fox & Fiddle York Mills, 8:00 PM, , Toronto , 416-792-8299 The Swingin’ Blackjacks at Gross- man’s Tavern, 10:00 PM, 379 Spadina Ave, Toronto, 416-977-7000

Saturday, December 17

Godboogie with Jerome Godboo at Tim Williams has been playing the blues since the mid-sixties and was just awarded Best Solo or Duo, and Best Guitarist at Rex Hotel, 3:30 PM, 194 Queen St. the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. He makes a rare trek to Ontario to perform at the Maple Blues Awards gala at W. , Toronto , 416-598-2475 Koerner Hall on January 23 and to showcase at the Blues Summit (Jan 20-22). The public can attend Summit Showcases at Steve Strongman & Rob Szabo at the Marriot Hotel (Dundas & Bay) by purchasing single night ($15) or week-end passes ($30) to hear an outstanding lineup of Starlight Social Club, 7:30 PM, 47 Canadian blues stars and stars-in-the-making King Street North, Waterloo, 905-- The Mighty Duck Blues Band w/ Friday, December 23 With Allstar New Year’s Eve Band! Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 9:00 special guest Michael Schatte at Hugh’s Room, 8:00 PM, 2261 Dun- PM, 525 Bay Street, Toronto, 416- at The Bar Upstairs, 2:30 PM, 16 Lisa Hutchinson Band at Sticky das St. W. Toronto M6R 1X6, Toronto, 538-3885 Melbourne St. (Ball Hockey Athletic Fingers, 9:30 PM, Dunlop Street, 416-531-6604 The 24th Street Wailers at Cove Inn, Complex), St. Catharines, 905-684- Barrie, 705-- 7:00 PM, 2 Bedford St, Westport , 7688 x 4 Mark Stafford and James Anthony Sunday, January 1 613-273-3636 at Fox & Fiddle York Mills, 8:00 PM, , Sunday, December 18 Toronto , 416-792-8299 New Years Day Celebration w/ Saturday, January 21 The Mighty Duck Blues Band and Blues at The Goose feat. Big Monday, December 26 special guest Joel Johnson at The Blues Summit 8 at Toronto Marriott Groove & Special guests Jerome Bar Upstairs, 2:30 PM, 16 Melbourne Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 7:00 Godboo & Eric Schenkman at Blue Boxing Day Party w/ The Mighty St. (Ball Hockey Athletic Complex), St. PM, 525 Bay Street, Toronto, 416- Goose, 4:00 PM, 1 Blue Goose St. Duck Blues Band and special guest Catharines, 905-684-7688 x 4 538-3885 (Royal York & Cavall), Toronto, 416- Jerome Godboo at The Bar Upstairs, 255-2442 2:30 PM, 16 Melbourne St. (Ball Hock- Saturday January 7 Sunday, January 22 Doctor Nick and the Rollercoasters ey Athletic Complex), St. Catharines, at Rex Hotel, 3:30 PM, 198 Queen St 905-684-7688 x 4 Jerome Godboo with Brant Parker Blues Summit 8 at Toronto Marriott W, Toronto, 416-598-2475 Ken Yoshioka at On Cue Billiards, Band at Donnelleys Pub, 2:00 PM, 54 Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 7:00 8:00 PM, 349 Jane, Toronto, 416-913- Front St. S. , Thorold , 905-227-1947 PM, 525 Bay Street, Toronto, 416- 2995 Monday, December 19 538-3885 Sunday, January 8 Ken Yoshioka at On Cue Billiards, Thursday, December 29 Monday, January 23 8:00 PM, 349 Jane, Toronto, 416-913- Jerome Godboo with Brant Parker 2995 Suzie Vinnick at Hugh’s Room, 8:30 Band at Bay City Music Hall, 2:00 PM, 20th Annual Maple Blues Awards Linda Carone at Gate 403, 11:00 PM, 2261 Dundas St. W., Toronto, 50 Leander Drive, Hamilton, 289-389- w/Shakura S'Aida, Paul DesLauriers PM, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto, 416-531-6604 9900 Band, Sugar Brown, Tim Williams, 416-588-2930 hosted by Steve Marriner of Mon- Friday, December 30 Saturday, January 14 keyJunk and lobby after party with Tuesday, December 20 Jerome Godboo at Koerner Hall, 8:00 Mark Stafford with Emily Burgess Sean Poluk at Churchkey Pub & PM, 273 Bloor St W, Toronto, 416- Bluesy Christmas with Danny at Fox & Fiddle York Mills, 8:00 PM, , Grind House, 9:00 PM, 26 Bridge St. 408-0208 Marks, Cheryl Lescom, Selena Toronto , 416-792-8299 W. , Campbellford, 705-- Blues Summit 8 at Toronto Marriott Evangeline, Quisha Wint & Rebecca Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 8:00

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18 MapleBlues December 2016 www.torontobluessociety.com REPEATING Reservoir Lounge 416-955-0887 EVERY SATURDAY Tyler Yarema and His Rhythm (Every Tue) Black Swan Pub & Grill 4040 Palla- dium Way 905-336-1200 Burlington Sauce on Danforth 1376 Danforth The James Anthony Band (Every Sat Ave 647-748-1376 Toronto Julian Concerts of Note 2-6pm) Fauth (Every Tue) Blue Goose 416-255-2442 Toronto Whitey and the Roulettes (Every Sat) EVERY WEDNESDAY Music by the Bay Live Presents...Albert Cum- Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen St W Alleycatz Restaurant Lounge 2409 mings – St Francis Centre, Ajax – Dec 9 416-536-7717 Toronto Danny Marks Yonge St 416-481-6865 Toronto (Every Sat) Mark Stafford & Ken Yoshioka (Jam) A Soulful Christmas with Jenie Thai & Band – Tran- PWYC (Every Wed) Carrigan Arms 2025 Upper Middle zac – Dec 10 Road 905-332-6131 Burlington The Sil Black Swan Tavern 416-469-0537 Suzie Vinnick – Hugh's Room – Dec 29 Simone Band with guest (Every Sat) Nicola Vaughan Open Jam (Every Wed) Chris & Diana’s New Year’s Eve Extravaganza – Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave 416- Hugh's Room – Dec 31 588-2930 Toronto Bill Heffernan and Bobby O’Brien’s 125 King St W his Friends (Every Sat) 519-743-5657 Kitchener Dave Ro- The Al Lerman Band – Hugh's Room – Jan 7 denburg, John Lee & Jim Boudreau Old Winery 2288 Niagara Stone Rd Blues Summit Eight Conference with MonkeyJunk, (Every Wed) Open Blues Jam 905-468-8900 Niagara-on-the-Lake JW-Jones, Jack de Keyzer, Angel Forrest, Bill Niagara Rhythm Section with guests Gate 403 416-588-2930 Julian Johnson, Cecile Doo-Kingue, John Campbelljohn (Every Sat) Fauth (Every Wed) and many more! – Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Outrigger Tap & Table 2232 Queen Intersteer Tavern 361 Roncesvalles St E 416-748-2232 Toronto Johnny Ave 416-604-3333 Toronto Fraser/ Centre Hotel – Jan 20-23 Wright & Michael Fonfara (Every Sat) Daley (Every Wed) Paul James 66th B’Day Bash – The Phoenix – Jan 20 Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington St Lancaster Smokehouse 519-743- TBS Presents...20th Annual Maple Blues Awards E 416-955-0887 Toronto Tyler Yarema 4331 Matt Weidinger (Every Wed) with host Steve Marriner – Koerner Hall – Jan 23, and His Rhythm (Every Sat) Ten Restaurant & Wine Bar 130 2017 Rex Hotel 194 Queen St W 416- Lakeshore Rd E 905-271-0016 598-2475 Toronto The Sinners Choir Port Credit Chuck Jackson & Tyler Harpdog Brown – Hugh's Room – Jan 27 (Every Sat) Yarema (Every Wed) Ken Whiteley’s Sunday Gospel Matinee – Hugh's Warmington’s Bistro 519-770-4941 The Antler Room 146 Front Street Room – Jan 29 The Bent Bugle Band with guests W 416-731-3161 Toronto Sons of Music by the Bay Live Presents...Braithwaite & (Every Sat) Rhythm (Every Wed) Sponsored by Steamwhistle Whiteley – Avalon Lounge at Port Whitby Marina– Jan

EVERY SUNDAY 28 EVERY THURSDAY Abbey Arms Restaurant 481 North Harry Manx and Friends – Koerner Hall – Feb 3 Service Rd W 905-825-1109 Oakville Black Swan Pub & Grill 905-336- Harper and Midwest Kind – Hugh's Room – Feb 4 1200 The James Anthony Band The James Anthony Band (Every Sun Harry Manx – Peter’s Players Muskoka – Feb 4 3:30-7pm) (Every Thu 7-11pm) Michael Kaeshammer with special guest Bobby Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina Col. Mustard’s Pub & Deli 16925 Ave. 416-977-7000 Toronto The Yonge St 905-895-6663 Newmarket Bazini – Massey Hall – Feb 11 Nationals Blues Jam Drums and amp Lou Moore plus guest (Every Thu) Carlos del Junco and David Vest – Hugh’s Room – provided (Every Sun) Harbour Street Fish Bar 10 Keith Feb 17 Ave, #403 705-293-3474 Colling- Roc ‘N Doc’s 105 Lakeshore Rd E Dione Taylor and The Backsliderz – Hugh’s Room – 905-891-1754 Mississauga Chuck wood Wayne Buttery Band (Every Jackson & The All Stars (Every Sun) Thu) Feb 23 Sue Foley Band – Peter’s Players Muskoka – Feb 24 EVERY MONDAY EVERY FRIDAY Colin James – Massey Hall – Mar 11 Black Swan Tavern 154 Danforth Lancaster Smokehouse 574 Lan- Jack de Keyzer – Hugh’s Room – Mar 11 caster St W 519-743-4331 Kitchener Ave 416-469-0537 Toronto Sebastian Anthony Gomes – Hugh's Room – Apr 7 Agnello Acoustic (Every Mon) John McKinley Band (Every Friday) Music by the Bay Live Presents...Danny Brooks & Orbit Room 580A College St 416- Spot 1 289 Rutherford Road South 535-0613 Toronto Jordan John (Every 905-456-0422 Brampton The James Lil Miss Debi with The Memphis Brothers – St Fran- Mon) Anthony Band (Every Tue) cis Centre, Ajax – Apr 8 Warmington’s Bistro 42 George St Buddy Guy – Massey Hall – Apr 22 EVERY TUESDAY 519-770-4941 Brantford The Bent Bugle Band with guests (Every Fri) Music by the Bay Live Presents...Tommy Castro & Brando’s on Market 135 Market St The Painkillers with Mike Zito – Six Strings Down – 519-720-6758 Brantford Chris Brown host Open Jam (Every Tue) St Francis Centre, Ajax – Apr 22 Raoul and The Big Time “Down in the Delta” – Ko- erner Hall – Apr 29 To submit listings, browse to www.torontobluessociety.com and click on "Live Blues" scroll down and enter your event into the form provided. Concert Notes includes a list of upcoming Toronto Blues Society From there it will be promoted in this newsletter, on our website and in (TBS) events as well as blues concerts from venues such as our weekly e-mail blasts. Please keep the gig listings within reasonable Massey Hall, Koerner Hall, Air Canada Centre, Violet’s Venue, driving distance of Toronto. If you're having trouble send a note to editor@ Peter’s Players, Music By The Bay Live, Hugh’s Room and more. torontobluessociety.com