Friday, February 7, 2025

Music Listings: February 8-9, 2025

Saturday, February 8 

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2-5pm: John Demarchi @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10


2-5pm: 12 Mile Duo @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)






---- 3:00-7:59pm ----

3-6pm: Postie Band @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5



4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)






6:30-10:30pm: Rueben Vazquez @ Marquee (Milton)

7-10pm: Run Maggie Run @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?


7-10pm: Max Hillier Band @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)

7-10pm: Tia Brazda @ Manhattans (Guelph)



7:30-10:30pm: Craig McNair @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)


---- 8:00-8:59pm ----

8pm: Paul Coombs Blues Band @ Buddy's Roadhouse (Hamilton)







8pm: ONES - BEATLES #1 HITS. "The Really Big Show"(Tribute) @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre - $94.50 (All-in) – Row AA – B, Balcony Row A, Boxes H, I, K, L /$89.50 (All-in) – Row C – U, Balcony Rows B – D, Boxes B, C, E, F/ $59.50 (All-in) – Balcony Rows E – G, Boxes A, D, G, J

8pm: Radio Sonics @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)

8-11pm: Ryan Brousseau @ South Coast Cookhouse (Crystal Beach)





8-10pm: Jacob Shay + Charlie Weston @ Midnight Run Cafe (Waterloo) $10 online/$15 door



8:30pm: Stone the Radio @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) 

8:30pm: The Weight @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30pm: SEAN BEINHAUS @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: WARREN JONES DUO @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

8:30-11:30pm: The Danny Boys @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 


8:30pm: Steven Todd @ Trackside Tavern (Cambridge)




---- After 9:00pm ----


9pm-1am: JRCS @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)

9pm: The Hammer Tones @ Coolers (Hamilton)

9pm: Lagom, OBNX Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10




9pm-12am: Hard Rock Hooligans @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

9pm-1am: The Black Sheep @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-1am: Taylor Brown @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)


9pm-12am: Jamie Shrier @ Paris Pub (Brant)


9:30pm-12:30pm: Arythmics @ The Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

10pm: Southpawz @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)

10pm: Rock Therapy @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)


10pm: Johnny Classic @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: Andy Colonico @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)

Sunday, February 9




11am: Frozen in Time (Musical) @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $44.75 VIP Seating /$32.50 Regular Seating/20% off for groups of 25 or more
(use promo code GROUP25)

11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

1:30-4:30pm: IRISH & FOLK MUSIC SESSION @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)



2-5pm: The Shalalas @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-5pm: Mel Monaco @ The Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)



2-5pm: Almost Serious @ The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) (Weekly)


2:30-4:30pm: Jack & Danica @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener) (3rd Sun)



3-6pm: The Escarpment Blues Society Presents Rosie's Smokehouse Deluxe Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10

3pm: Burlington Symphony Orchestra: Music Across Cultures @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Regular: $55 (All-in)/Senior 65+: $48 (All-in)/Age 16-24: $30 (All-in)/Under 16: $15 (All-in)/ Groups 10 or more: $40 (All-in)

3pm: Frozen in Time (Musical) @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $44.75 VIP Seating /$32.50 Regular Seating/20% off for groups of 25 or more
(use promo code GROUP25)




7pm: Open Jazz Jam @ Silence (Guelph) (2nd Sun)


Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Monday, February 3, 2025

Canadian Grammy Winners 2025


There was a lot of Canadian content at the 67th GRAMMY Awards that took place at the Crypto.com Arena (LA) on Sunday, February 2 and was broadcast live on CBS.

Here is the televised ceremony:



Hamilton Bluesman Steve Strongman attended as a nominee. Below is his commentary



Below is a complete list of Canadian winners. Click here for the complete list


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Friday, January 31, 2025

Black History Month Videos ft the Jewell Family




In 1925, Percy Cornelius Jewell, a CP Rail employee, married Ida Brooks, and while living in Guelph, the couple had four children: Percy, Ted, Melba, and Pat. Although little could be found about the younger Percy, the other three Jewell children all found moderate success as a result of musical prowess. Melba and Pat formed two thirds of trio known as the “Fabulous PJ’s” performing alongside the white Patti-Jo Patriquin and releasing at least one album together. 




Links: Video above courtesy of Guelph Museums

Ted, however, went a different route and played as part of the musical accompaniment of several shows at Guelph’s Capitol Theatre, including the August 1950 musical “Up in Central Park,” before studying music at the University of Toronto and going on to graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Ted Jewell attained post-secondary education and eventually would be named Chancellor of Huntington University. For Melba and Pat Jewell, while their band would have allowed them to tour and generate revenue for themselves, being part of a mixed-race band may have allowed an even greater level of access. 



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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Matt Paxton Debut EP - Back Home in the Village

Original Post January 9, 2009
Updated January 30, 2025



Hamilton musician Matt Paxton's incredible debut EP, Back Home in the Village is now available (through Down By the Point Records) to buy as a CD, Bandcamp, or iTunes Download.

Tim Gibbons
lends his immense talents on the recording.