Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Music Listings: 27-30, 2024

Thursday, June 27

---- Before 7:00pm ----




12-2pm: Channel 2 @ Gore Park (Hamilton)


4-7pm: Mike Saracino @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls) 

6pm: Mike Balonjan @ Limani at Fifty (Stoney Creek) $16 per vehicle/$15 refund if you spend over $50 at restaurant (Weekly)

6pm: John Rogers @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)


6-9pm: Open Mic @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)

6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Duo @ Brasa (Niagara Falls)

6-9pm: Lucas Stagg @ Aging Oak (Cambridge) (Weekly)



6:30-8:30pm: Music on the Waterfront with Danny Boy Phelan @ Pier 8 (Hamilton)  FREE but donations accepted

6:30pm: Zach Oliver @ Southcote 53 (Ancaster)

6:30-8:30pm: Lucky Honey @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co. (Dundas)

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



7pm: Angelo Ballavia @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

7-10pm: Glenn Groves @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington) (Weekly)


7-10pm: Josh Coulter @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Andre Besel @ Teddy's (Grimsby)



7pm: The Moonlighters @ Fireman's Park (Niagara Falls) FREE

7-9pm: Paul Gigliotti @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)



7-10pm: Luis Garcia @ Manhattans (Guelph)

7pm: Fred Hale @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7-10pm: Open Stage -Mic Up @ Silvercreek's (Guelph) (Weekly)



7:30-10:30pm: THE O’DEADLYS @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

7:30-10:30pm: COAST 2 COAST @ The Real Hammer Hogs (Caledonia)

---- After 8:00pm ----


8-10:30pm: THE LACHY DOLEY GROUP @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $38.61

8pm: VOODOO SOMETIMES + ORBIT @ CASBAH (Hamilton) $11.98

8-11pm: Mary Simon @ One Duke Tavern (Hamilton)


8-11pm: Kim Foo Band @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)


8-11pm: Open Mic Night + Jam @ Temple Bar (Oakville) (Weekly)

8pm-12am: James Blonde @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls) 

8-11pm: Eric Mills @ Hudson Public (Brantford)


8:30pm: BJ Frid @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

9-11pm: Open Mic with Anthony Vaughn @ King George (Hamilton) (Weekly)

9-1pm: Open Jam with Greg Gingerich @ Manny's Place (Brantford) (Weekly)


Friday, June 28

1-1:30pm: Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)

1-4pm: Mike Saracino @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls)

4-11pm: The Stoney Creek Rib and Beer Festival @ Eastgate Square (Hamilton) $2 /Kids under 5 FREE
  • 5-6:30pm | The Electric Merchants
4-11:30pm: Oh Canada Ribfest @ Memorial Park (Waterdown) 
  • 5:5-6pm: Karen Thornton
  • 6:30-7:30pm: Michael Constantini
5-8pm: The Danny Boys @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls)


6-9pm: James Anthony @ Scout Cafe (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)

6-9pm: Stephanie Deshane @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)


6-8pm: Rob Cromwell @ 2 Rivers (Paris)




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



  • 7-8:30pm | The Darren Hancock Band
7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)

7pm: Bobs Ur Funkle @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $5

7-10pm: Eric Mills @ Manns Distillery (Brantford)


7-10pm: Friday Night Live (Open Mic) @ DeBar (Guelph) (Weekly)

7:30pm: Warren Jones  @ Piper Arms (Burlington)

7:30pm: Wingman @ Gator Ted's (Burlington)


7:30-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)

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

8pm: Luke Allan @ Anchor Bar (Hamilton)

  • 8-9pm:  Kendra Gabrielle


8-11pm: BJ Frid @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8-11pm: Swish Styles Album Release @ Warehouse (St. Catharines) $25+

8pm: JIN the Band @ The Belmont (Port Colborne)



8-10:30pm: Andrew McAnsh @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?


8:30-11:30pm: BILLBOARD NATION @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) 

8:30pm: Carm Milioto @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: Paul Kennedy @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

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

---- 9:00pm - 9:29pm ----

  • 9pm-10:30pm | John Atlee Band
9pm-1am: Shari & Jonny @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton)





9pm-12am: Neon Dirty @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

9pm: HOOLIGANS @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)


9pm-1am: X-Prime @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

9pm-12am: Maple Jam @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls)


---- After 9:30pm ----

  • 9:30- 11pm: 905 Band


10pm: Jack Sith @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: Jammer's Waffle House @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington) 

10pm: Rebel Souls @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: Whiskey Sunset @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)

10pm-2am: Jasmine T Band @ Manny's Place (Brantford)

Saturday, June 29

---- Before 2:30pm ----


11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (All Sat & Sun, May 18-Oct 27)

11:30am-11:30pm: Oh Canada Ribfest @ Memorial Park (Waterdown) 
  • 2-3pm: Lakeshore Boys 
12-11pm: It's Your Festival @ Gage Park (Hamilton) 
  • Main Stage: 12pm Kostas Greek Music, 1pm Melyna Foss
  • New Music Expo Stage: 1-1:50pm Tribe 369, 2:20-3:10pm Hayley Verrall
  • Community Stage: 12pm The Dandelion Princess -  Interactive Children’s Book-reading, 1pm Crafty Creations with Faye, 2pm The Dandelion Princess; Interactive Children’s Book-reading, 
12-11pm: The Stoney Creek Rib and Beer Festival @ Eastgate Square (Hamilton) $2 /Kids under 5 FREE
  • 2-3:30pm | Jack Sith

  • OLG FIESTA STAGE: 1-1:30pm Opening Remarks / Indigenous Opening, 1:30-2:15pm The Imbayakunas
  • GROOVE GARDEN STAGE: 2:15-3pm Brock Jazz Big Band
1-4pm: Mike Saracino @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls)





2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)

2-6pm: Route 6 @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover)


---- 2:30-7:59pm ----

  • 2:30pm The Barettas, 3:30pm The Deadly Romantics, 5:30pm Rising Hedons, 7:30pm Golden Feather
  • New Music Expo Stage: 3:40-4:30pm Blue Room, 5-5:50pm: Danger!! Death Ray, 6:50-7:40pm: The Let-Downs
  • Community Stage: 2:30pm Alfie Smith, 4pm The Soul Revolution, 6:30pm Mike Woods





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

  • OLG FIESTA STAGE: 3-3:45pm Angela Turone + Chris Platt, 4:15-5pm Alistair Robertson Quartet, 5:30-6:15pm Heavyweights Brass Band, 6:45-7:30pm. Wojtek Justyna TreeOh! (International)
  • GROOVE GARDEN STAGE: 3:45-4:15pm Moon, 5-5:30pm.Fernandha Cunha Trio, 6:15-6:45pm Fuat Tuaç Quartet, 7:30-8pm PK Hummingbird Steel Orchestra

  • 3:30-4:30pm: Rob Fitzgerald 
  • 5-6pm: Rumble Wagon
  • 6:30-7:30pm: Junestone
  • 4-5:30pm | The Trip: Tribute to the Tragically Hip
  • 6:15pm-7:45pm | Stoned and Rolling: Tribute to The Rolling Stones
4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

4pm: Bradley Hailz @ Fat Back BBQ (Port Dover)

5-8pm: Avenue Inn Duo @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls)

6-10pm: Liam Calhoun (Violinist) @ Watermark (Niagara Falls)





7pm: Mike Meacher @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)



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

  • New Music Expo Stage: 8:10-9pm: Full Force Machine
8-11pm: Andrew Irving @ Anchor Bar (Hamilton)

  • 8-9pm: Jim Dan Dee
8pm: BLOOD ROSES BAND @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15


8-11pm: 4 Ounce Pour Duo @ Teddy's (Grimsby)


  • 8:30pm-10:30pm | Wicked Truth




8:30pm: Chirs Strei @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: Billboard Nation @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

8:30-11:30pm: THE FEVERISH LEMONS @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

---- 9:00pm - 9:29pm ----

9pm-1am: Mississippi Bends @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton)

9pm: Bliss Duo @ King George Pub (Hamilton)


9pm: JAMMR  @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

  • GROOVE GARDEN STAGE: 9-9:30pm NEMESIS Duo (Scott Jackson Beatbox + Dr. Draw on electric violin)
9pm-1am: THE DANNY BOYS @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Neon Dirty @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls)



---- After 9:30pm ----

  • Main Stage: 9:30pm SASS JORDAN
  • 9:30-11pm: Freedom Train

  • OLG FIESTA STAGE: 9:30-10:30pm. KIRK DIAMOND and the Movement of Ahryel 


10pm: Detour @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: THE COUNTRY JUNKIES @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)

10pm-2am: Thee Empty Hours @ Manny's Place (Brantford)

Sunday, June 30

---- Before 3:00pm ----

9am-11pm: It's Your Festival @ Gage Park (Hamilton) 
  • Main Stage: 12pm Two Families Band, 1:30pm Suzuran Odori Group of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre Hamilton, 2:30pm GOSPEL CHOIR
  • New Music Expo Stage: 1-1:50pm: Flamboro Guns, 2:20-3:10pm: minimum
  • Community Stage: 9:30am Summer Bee Details & Registration, 10am-2pm: Summer Spelling Bee
10am: Michael Maguire @ The Eighth-Note (Milton) (Every Sun except 1st of Month)

11am-3pm: Mike Woods @ Puddicombe Farms (Stoney Creek) (All Sat & Sun, May 18-Oct 27)

11am-10pm: Lakeside Long Weekend @ Lakeside Park (St. Catharines) 
  • 12pm: Mama’s Pajamas
  • 2pm: Real Kevin
11:30-11:30pm: Oh Canada Ribfest @ Memorial Park (Waterdown) 
  • 2-3pm: Laurel & Hulley
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

12-11pm: The Stoney Creek Rib and Beer Festival @ Eastgate Square (Hamilton) $2 /Kids under 5 FREE
  • 2-3:30pm | Big Dan and the Topside Band
12-3pm: Dan Serre @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls) 


1-4pm: Rick Taylor Band @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)

1pm: Mary Simon @ Frisky Beaver (Port Dover)

2-5pm: James Anthony & Guest  @ Plank Restobar (Hamilton) (Weekly)

2pm: (No Music) @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington)

  • 2-3:30pm: Waterstreet Band
2-5pm: FIDDLIN’ AROUND @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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

2:30-6pm: The Vaudevillian @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10

---- After 3:00pm ----

  • Main Stage: 4pm Gypsy Girls, 6pm Riddim Riders, 7:30pm Steele, 9:30pm: BIG SUGAR
  • New Music Expo Stage: 3:40-4:30pm: East of Nowhere, 5-5:50pm: DFP (Done For Pleasure, 6:50-7:40pm: Paul Cafcae, 8:10-9pm: ALT/RCK/DEL
  • Community Stage: 3pm Afro-Caribbean Fashion Show by Ankara, 4:30pm Kenny C, 6pm Keith Silver
3-7pm: Greg Brisco @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton)




  • 3:30-4:30pm: Key Legends
  • 5-6pm: Cheap Thrills
  • 6:30-7:30pm: Blue Hazel
  • 8-9pm: Smoke Wagon Blues Band
  • 9:30-11pm Fiddlestix
  • 4-5:30pm | The Zettlers
  • 6:15-7:45pm | Pearl Jamming: Tribute to Pearl Jam
  • 8:30-10:30pm | Otis Wonder & The Hustle
Lakeside Long Weekend @ Lakeside Park (St. Catharines) 
  • 4pm Feverish Lemons
  • 4-5:30pm: Andre´ Bisson Band
  • 6-7:30pm: Steve Marriner & Local Electric
  • 8-10pm:Derek Miller
4-8pm: Serena & Nick Duo Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls) 



6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Duo @ Brasa (Niagara Falls)



8-11pm: Feverish Lemons @ Spyce Lounge (Niagara Falls) 

8pm: Dry County @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $33.90


Sunday, June 23, 2024

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From their website: Interval House will provide a safe place, support for abused women with or without children, community outreach services and practice-based research in our shared quest for freedom from violence.

The Hamilton Blues Lovers (HBL) want to showcase a deserving local charity every week.  HBL is not affiliated with these charities nor does it fund raise for them.



Saturday, June 22, 2024

2024 Polaris Prize Long List Including Local Artists

From the Polaris Prize website:

The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its 40 album Long List.

The Long List is where Polaris reveals the 40 nominated albums that will be considered for a given year’s Prize. This year’s Long List is presented by Canada Council for the Arts.

The Polaris Music Prize Short List revealing the 10 finalist albums being considered for this year’s Prize will be unveiled on July 11. More details on this will be announced in the coming weeks.

The winning album will be revealed during the Polaris Gala, taking place Tuesday, September 17 at Massey Hall in Toronto. This will be the second year the Polaris Gala will be taking place at the iconic 130-year-old Massey Hall, Canada’s marquee live venue. Tickets to the Polaris Gala are on sale now via the Massey Hall website.

The Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 courtesy of Slaight Family Foundation, going to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year, judged solely on artistic merit, without consideration for genre or record sales.

You can view the Long List announcement below

Links: Polaris Music PrizeMore Polaris StoriesVideo above courtesy of polarismusicprize

Here is the complete Long List:


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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Please Support Local Charities




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The Hamilton Blues Lovers (HBL) want to showcase a deserving local charity every week.  HBL is not affiliated with these charities nor does it fund raise for them.



Friday, June 14, 2024

Glenn Marais to Represent the Grand River Blues Society in the International Blues Challenge

Newmarket's Glenn Marais is going to Memphis to represent the Grand River Blues Society, He won the Road to Memphis Competition (Solo/Duo category) on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at the Brantford Polish Hall. His group, the Mojo Train went to Memphis last year to compete in the Band contest.

Links: Glenn Marais More Glenn Marais StoriesVideo above courtesy of Bruce Hall

There was some fierce competition. Below are videos of the performances from that event.

Danny Boy Phelan

Madison Galloway

McKenna Moonah Blues Duo

Frank Cosentino

The Two Timers

Tim Bastmeyer


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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Ensemble! Wins 2024 Cable 14 Impact Award

Ensemble! the wonderful Cable 14 music TV show recently received some well-deserved recognition. The program won in the Outstanding Social Media Promotion category at the 2024 Impact Awards that first aired on June 11, 2024. The program was also nominated for Outstanding Entertainment Series.  Ensemble, created/produced by HBL's Linda Fraser and hosted by the incredible Dave Rave has been entertaining audiences for over a decade.

The live event itself took place at the Westdale in Hamilton on May 28, 2024.

Below you can see the full ceremony. Presenters included musician Tom Wilson, Mayor Andrea Horvath, former CHCH personality Connie Smith & many more.

Video above courtesy of Cable 14

Below is a complete list of winners


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Monday, June 10, 2024

Winners of the 2024 City of Hamilton Arts Awards

Hamilton's wonderful artistic community was on display on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at the Westinghouse HQ. This was the site of the 2024 City of Hamilton Arts Arts Awards.

Below is the compete winners.

Arts Champions

Creator

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Portugal Day Videos by Victor Morgado, Grenville Pinto & Tony Camara, Trovante


Please join us in celebrating our founder/blogger Lou's ethnic background!

Victor Morgado is a Niagara area musician of Portuguese descent.



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Grenville Pinto is a Hamilton born musician of Portuguese descent. Tony Camara is a Toronto musician of Portuguese descent.



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Trovante were a popular 70's-80's Portuguese band



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From their website: The Farley Foundation assists those who are struggling financially to pay for veterinary care for their pets. Pet owners who cannot afford medical care for their sick or injured pet, and who fall into one of the categories below, are encouraged to talk to their veterinarian about the availability of Farley Foundation funding.

The Hamilton Blues Lovers (HBL) want to showcase a deserving local charity every week.  HBL is not affiliated with these charities nor does it fund raise for them.



Thursday, June 6, 2024

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