April 4-6, 2025
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---- Before 7:00pm ----
- 5pm: Brousseau & Co
- 7:45pm: The Treeline
12pm: Shake It Up Live Podcast Hosted by Famous Framus starring Southbound Train & Jesse James Medicine Show @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton) or livestream on canucktunes.ca
1-1:30pm: Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
5-8pm: Brad James @ Fool & Flagon (Hamilton) (Weekly)
5:30-9:30pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
5:30-9:30pm: Pianist @ Corso (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
6-9pm: James Anthony @ Scout Cafe (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)
6pm: Eddie Paton @ Nickel Brook Brewing (Burlington)
6pm: Strummers Union @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
6-9pm: Stephanie Deshane @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)
6-8pm: Hey McFly Duo @ Brimstone Brewing Company (Ridgeway)
6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
6-9pm: Bo @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)
6-8pm: Mitch Szitas @ 2 Rivers (Paris)
6:30-8:30pm: Student Showcase @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $7
6:30pm: Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
6:30pm: Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)
6:30-10:30pm: SVETLAN MILOSOVIC - Gypsy Jazz Piano @ Marquee (Milton)
6:30pm: JOEL MORELLI @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
---- 7:00-7:59pm ----
7-9pm: Piano Bar with Ian Aisling @ Collective Arts Beerhall (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Alex Dean with the After Hours Jazz Band @ Old Fire Hall (Ancaster) $25
7pm: Ladybird Soiree (Fundraiser) ft Hawksley Workman, Whitehorse and Nosey Neighbour @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) $?
7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)
7-10pm: Ken Foster Trio @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7-10pm: Open Mic @ DeBar (Guelph)(Weekly)
7:30pm: Harry Manx @ Playhouse Cinema (Hamilton) $?
7:30pm: The Australian Bee Gees Show (Tribute) @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $51.40
7:30-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
7:30-10:30pm: Eric Mills @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
- 7:45pm: The Treeline
---- 8:00-8:59pm ----
8pm: Bernadette Connors + Patrick Fockler @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $32.18
8pm? Adam Cooke Duo @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton)
8pm?: K-Hole, Muddle, Bad Egg, Slacker @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8pm?: SurfRock Showcase with Los Speedos, The Trebletones, Danger!! Death Ray @ Doors Pub (Hamilton) $?
8pm: The Mushrooms @ Buddy's Roadhouse (Hamilton)
8pm?: Eddie Paton @ Nickel Brook Brewing (Burlington)
8-11pm: GABRIEL LAENDERG @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8pm: Evan Rotella @ Utopia Lounge and Vintage Shoppe (Crystal Beach)
8pm: Blackwater Trio @ The Shakespeare Arms (Guelph)
8pm: Silvia Dee & the Boyfriend @ Ernie's Cookhouse (Cambridge)
8pm: Il Volo @ Fallsview Casino, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $? (Apr 4-5)
8pm: CJ Wiley's Big Gay Night with Boy Banned + Sexy Milf Cougars @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $25.33
8pm: Tree Top Poets @ The Red Chevron (Guelph)
8pm: RITCHIE-PARRISH-RITCHIE (Tanglefoot) @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $28 adv/$30 door
8pm: Top Pocket @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8:30pm-12:30am: The Chris Chambers Band @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton)
8:30-11:30pm: Whiskey Chasers @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Bliss @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Carm Milioto @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
8:30pm: Flo Olavarria @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)
8:30pm: 2 DOLLAR BILLS @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
8:30-11:30pm: The O'Deadkys @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8:30pm: Otis Wonder & The Hustle @ Kings Sports Bar (Guelph)
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: Chris Wheeler Band @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: George Pine @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm: CFMU Presents @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?
9pm: James Roberts Band @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)
9pm-1am: Cory Cruise @ Elements Casino (Flamboro)
9pm: No Idea @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington)
9pm: Audioworx @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: Mike and Marco @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville)
9pm-12am: The Figure Four @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
9pm: Audio Saints @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: Mad Men @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: GWENSALAMI @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm: The Regulars @ Brothers Brewing (Guelph)
9pm: Pulse X @ Trackside Tavern (Cambridge)
9pm: Dan Walsh @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm: NEON NOTES: A Night of Music and Unity @ Which Craft (Guelph) FREE
9:30pm: Romeo Sex Fighter @ Room 47 (Waterloo) (1st Fri of Month) $10
10pm: MEXICAN PARTY with GRUPO ILEGAL & OZ SOUNDS @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $15
10pm: Kayar & the Damned Animals @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Kim Foo Band @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)
10pm: DOD @ The Dickens (Burlington)
10pm-2am: The Country Junkies @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)
10pm: Sean Castillo with Kat Steeves and Chase Heaslip @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph) FREE
Saturday, April 5
---- Before 3:00pm ----
- 3pm: Claire & Chris
- 5:15pm: Felicia McMinn
- 7:45pm: Fiddlestix
2:30-3am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smokewagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
9-9:30am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smokewagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
1-2pm: Jazz Appreciation Month - Henry Strong Trio @ Hamilton Public Library, Turner Park, Marketplace FREE
1pm: The Coachmen (Chris Wheeler, Colin Lapsley, Matt Burns) with Josh Miller @ Coach & Lantern, Upstairs (Ancaster) $?
1-4pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Fried Balogna ft James Ferris @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)
1:30-5pm: James Anthony & Lou Moore @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)
2-5pm: Ken Musson @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10
2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)
2-5pm: Dealerz Choice Duo @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
2-4pm: Kat Steeves @ Benjamin's Bodega (Guelph)
2pm: The Break Even Boys @ Brothers Brewing Company (Guelph) PWYC
2-4pm: Jazz Jam @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? (1st & 3rd Sat)
2pm: James Murphy Band @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover) $5
2:30pm: Brant Parker Band with Guest @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10
2:30pm: Blues at the Regency w Blues Etc ft Rob Quail @ Regency 76 – The Original Sports Bar (Niagara Falls)
---- 3:00-6:59pm ----
3pm: Tim Gibbons and the Swampbusters @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)
3pm: Material Objects, Synchronicity, Issak and His Holy Guitar @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $?
3-6pm: Michael Theodore @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5
3-6pm: Empty Hours @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (Brantford)
- 3pm: Claire & Chris
- 5:15pm: Felicia McMinn
- 7:45pm: Fiddlestix
4-8pm: Open Mic Blues Jam Matinee ft. Garnetta Cromwell and DaGroovMasters @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton)
4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
4:30pm: Niagara Symphony Orchestra presents: Pastorale @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) Regular: $99 - $79 - $69 - $59 - $39/Arts Worker: $52/Under 35 : $46/Student: $29/18 and under $24 (Apr 5-6)
5:30-9:30pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)
5:30-9:30pm: Pianist @ Corso (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)
6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)
6-9pm: Bryan Frid @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)
6-9pm: MARY SIMON @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)
6-8pm: Eric Mills @ 2 Rivers (Paris)
6pm: Alfie Smith @ Concession Road Brewing Co (Jarvis)
6:30-10:30pm: TONY D'AMATO - Classic Piano @ Marquee (Milton)
---- 7:00-7:59pm ----
7pm: John Restas @ Turtle Jack's, Upper James (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Rock of 80s @ Black Bull (Burlington)
7-9pm: Jazz Rent Party ft The JazzLab Trio @ Nelles Manor Museum (Grimsby) $45
7-9:30pm: Evan Rotela @ The Local (Niagara Falls)
7-11pm: Easy Street Blues Band @ Dunsdon Legion (Brantford)
7-10pm: Emily Kemp Trio @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7pm: ERROL BLACKWOOD @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
7:30-9:30pm: Loretta Hale Big Band @ The Gasworks (Hamilton) $22-$28
7:30pm: Yogi Turgeon @ Townhall Social Eatery (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7:30pm: Oakville Symphony: Fearless ft William Leathers @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - $74 Regular/$68 Senior/$20 Student/$34 Young Adult (Apr 5-6)
7:30pm: Brock University Choir @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Recital Hall (St. Catharines) Adult: $15/Senior: $10/Child (0-14): $10/High School Student (with valid ID): $5
7:30pm: Classic Lightfoot Live (Tribute) ft John Stinson, Bob Doidge, Eric Kidd, Steve Eyers @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $58
7:30-10:30pm: Ray & the Vagabond @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
- 7:45pm: Fiddlestix
---- 8:00-8:59pm ----
8pm: Ruby Doom, Private Lives, Cult Crimes and Loud Hands @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $?
8pm: Retro 80s Night @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton)
8-10:30pm: ZED (Led Zeppelin Tribute) @ Zoetic Theatre (Hamilton) $?
8pm: DESIRE - International U2 Tribute @ The Studio (Hamilton) $?
8pm?: Cleen, Electric Cactus, Ivy Gardens @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $?
8pm-12am: Embrace @ Waterdown Legion
8-11pm: Riddim Riders @ The Block Co: The Edison Room (Burlington)
8pm?: Laura Keaton @ Nickel Brook Brewing (Burlington)
8pm: Rock of 80s @ Black Bull (Burlington)
8pm: Rob Cutting @ Pepperwood Bistro (Burlington)
8pm: Thunder Boogie @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)
8-11pm: STONE HOUSE ROAD @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8pm: Il Volo @ Fallsview Casino, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $? (Apr 4-5)
8pm: RUNA @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $30 adv/$33 door/$23 live stream
8pm: Tevet Sela from Montreal @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8pm: Wing Night: The Band @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
8-11pm: Detour @ Mudcat Bowling and Entertainment Centre (Dunnville) $?
8:30pm: McFlys: Back to the 80s @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Fiction @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Seth Ryan @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
8:30pm: Sean Royle @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)
8:30pm: Eyerollers @ Winchester Arms (Dundas)
8:30pm: The Ramblin' Band @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
8:30-11:30pm: The Feverish Lemons @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8pm: Stef & Brad @ The Shakespeare Arms (Guelph)
8:30pm: Righteous and the Wicked (RHCP Tribute) @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $20+
8:45pm: Candlelight: Tribute to Queen and The Beatles @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: Trickbag @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: Julian Fauth & Ken Yoshioka @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm-1am: Hammer Tones @ Last Call Bar & Grill (Hamilton)
9pm: Bon Jovi Forever (Tribute) @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $15 adv/$20 door
9pm: Moonshine Rewind @ Mill St & 5 American House (Waterdown)
9pm: STATION 31 @ Shooterville Billiards Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: Smile N Wave @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm-12am: Big.Shiny.Tunes @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: Prestige Worldwide @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: GWENSALAMI @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm: Rock County @ Kings Sports Bar (Guelph) $5 door
9pm: Counting Down the Hours @ Trackside Tavern (Cambridge)
9pm: Jack Sith @ German Home (Delhi)
9pm: Shari & Jonny @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Arythmics @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
9:30pm: Spectrum @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (Brantford)
9:30pm: Miracle Fraud + La Rent + Enobini @ Which Craft (Guelph)
10pm: Audiofile @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Say Uncle @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Say Uncle @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)
10pm: Jasmine T Band @ The Dickens (Burlington)
10pm-2am: Daybreak Moonshine @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)
10pm: 10pm: Namedroppers and Ferengien Blood @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph)
Sunday, April 6
---- Before 3:00pm ----
10:30am-4pm: Guelph Record Show @ Royal Canadian Legion $5/$10 Early Bird (9am)
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
12-2pm: Chuck Jackson & Tyler Yarema @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) $10
1:30-5pm: ABBAMania Canada @ The Busholme (Erin) $40
2-5pm: Stories Through Song w/Mitch Szitas & Friends @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?
2-5:30pm: Brant Parker & the Boiler Blues Band + Guest @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) $10
2-5pm: Tim Hebert @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $5
2pm: Kick’N Strings @ Mill St & 5 American House (Waterdown)
2pm: Waylon Crybaby & The Squeaky Wheels @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5
2pm: Oakville Symphony: Fearless ft William Leathers @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - $74 Regular/$68 Senior/$20 Student/$34 Young Adult (Apr 5-6)
2pm: Off The Rock – Tribute to Great Big Sea @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $49.50
2-4:30pm: Jimmy’s Juke Joint ft Jim Casson with Virgil Scott & Bringham Phillips @ Iggy's Pub & Grub (Fonthill)
2-5pm: Mel Monaco @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Fiddlin’ Around @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly)
2-5pm: Almost Serious @ The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) (Weekly)
2:30pm: Niagara Symphony Orchestra presents: Pastorale @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) Regular: $99 - $79 - $69 - $59 - $39/Arts Worker: $52/Under 35 : $46/Student: $29/18 and under $24 (Apr 5-6)
2:30-4:30pm: Jay Cararro @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
---- After 3:00pm ----
3-5pm: Folk Sinners @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10
3-7pm: Whiskey Bros @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)
3pm: Silvia Dee and the Boyfriend @ Edelweiss Tavern (Kitchener)
4pm: Celebration of Romani International Day (Some Music) @ The Westdale (Hamilton) FREE but must register
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
5-8pm: The Feverish Lemons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
6-9pm: Jorge & Kris @ Lowville Bistro (Burlington)
6pm: Fiddlestix @ Squires Gastro Pub (Burlington)
6:30pm: Alistair Robertson – Saxophone @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
6:45-9pm: Open Mic @ Erksine Presbyterian Church (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)
9pm: Dave Celia and Co @ Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
9pm: Bo @ McCabe's Irish Pub (Guelph)
10pm: Open Mic @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph) (Weekly)
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