News Roundup (Awards, kd lang, Jason Isbell, More)

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News

Local

• Local Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees
• HBL Blogger/Founder Nominated for Maggie Award
• New Hamilton Musicians' Guild Honourees

Spectator Stories

• Martin Barre (of Jethro Tull) Comes to Hamilton
• Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top)
• Noname's Debut Album
• Steven Page

Canada

• Watch Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert on CBC

Americana Award Winners

• Americana Trailblazer: k.d. lang
  
  
  
  Links: kd lang, More kd lang Stories, Video above courtesy of zen4ever
  
  
• Album: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
• Artist: John Prine
• Song: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - If We Were Vampires
  
  
  
  Links: Jason Isbell, More Jason Isbell Stories, Video above courtesy of Jason Isbell
  
  
• Duo/Group: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• Emerging Artist: Tyler Childers
• Instrumentalist: Molly Tuttle
• Free Speech Award: Rosanne Cash
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist: Buddy Guy
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance: Irma Thomas
• Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive: Cris Williamson and Judy Dlugacz of Olivia Records

World

• Native American Music Award Nominees

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef was proud to go to his Uncle John and Auntie Sarah's 20's themed wedding!

Click here for more pics from the event

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MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

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News Roundup Starring Trebleclef (Dunlop Brothers, Tomi Swick, Doug Feaver, Flat 5)

Arkells Nominated for Much Video Award

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News

Local

• New Matty Simpson EP
• Karl Slick Passes

World

• Rosanne Cash to Receive Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef has been a very bust monkey

He enjoyed the Festival of Friends in Hamilton on Friday.

Links: Dunlop Brothers, More Dunlop Brothers Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous



Links: Tomi Swick, More Tomi Swick Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

Click here for more pics from the event

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On Saturday and Sunday, he also visited the Lynn River Music & Arts Festival in Simcoe on Saturday and Sunday.

Links: Doug Feaver, More Doug Feaver Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous



Links: Flat 5, More Flat 5 Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

Click for more pics from the event: Saturday, Sunday

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He also visited our friends at Mash Paddle Brewing Co. in Brantford.

Click here for more pics from the visit

MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

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News Roundup (The Band, The Lay Awakes, more)

The Band to Release 50th Anniversary Edition of Music From Big Pink

Links: The Band, More Stories of The Band, Video above courtesy of quickhick

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News

Local

• CHCH Video: The Lay Awakes
  
  
  Links: The Lay Awakes, More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• Cashbox Canada Story on Wax Mannequin

World

• 5 Famous Songs That Mean The Opposite Of What You Think (Bowie, Donovan, Clash, Harry Stiles, Muppets)
• Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll Winners
• Irma Thomas to receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Award

Passings

• Dan Ingram (Radio DJ)
• David Bianco (producer)

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music-Loving Monkey

Trebleclef had a blast on Canada Day weekend. This year's It's Your Festival in Hamilton featured many legendary Hamilton bands.

Pictures:

• Sunday (Canada Day): Shakers, Crowbar and Teenage Head
• Monday (Junkhouse)

Click here for videos from that weekend

MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

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News Roundup (Jocelyn Fairman, AIFEC, Awards, Passings)

Jocelyn Fairman Wins Breath of Fresh Air Contest

Links: Jocelyn Fairman, More Jocelyn Fairman Stories, Video above courtesy of Jocelyn Fairman

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News

Local

• Marz Homes Video about An Instrument for Every Child
  
  
  
  Links: An Instrument for Every Child, More Marz Homes Videos
  
  
• May 2018 Issue of Libretto (Hamilton Musician's Guild Magazine)
• Spec Story on Avery Raquel
• Fred Purser Passes

Canada

• SOCAN to Honour Globally Celebrated Artists
• Americana Awards to Honour kd lang

World

• CMT Award Winners

Passings

• Jon Hiseman (Classic Rock drummer)
• Danny Kirwan (ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist)
• Clarence Fountain (Blind Boys of Alabama)

MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

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News Roundup (Quarter in the Bag, Gary Cain Band, Gregg Allman, Top Jazz Clubs)

Evan Agostini/The Associated Press

Gregg Allman Passes

Links: Gregg Allman, More Allman Brother Stories, Video above courtesy of Allman Brothers on MV

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w the Quarter in the Bag
  
  
  
  Links: Quarter in the Bag, More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
  
  
• Blues Tribe Video: Gary Cain
  
  
  
  Links: Gary Cain, More Gary Cain Stories, More Blues Tribe Videos, Video above courtesy of the Blues Tribe
  
  
• May Issue of Libretto (Hamilton Musician's Guild)
• CHCH Videos: Andrew Waines, Just Heart
• Local + Canadian Winners at the 2017 International Songwriting Competition

List of Best Canadian Jazz Clubs

Local

• Artword Artbar (Hamilton)
• Mahtay Café and Lounge (St. Catharines)
• The Jazz Room (Waterloo)

Ontario

• Bucatini (Brampton)
• Gate 403 (Toronto)
• Hugh’s Room (Toronto)
• Jazz Bistro (Toronto)
• Lula Lounge (Toronto)
• Nice Bistro (Whitby)
• Old Mill (Toronto)
• Reposado Bar and Lounge (Toronto)
• Reservoir Lounge (Toronto)
• Rex Hotel (Toronto)
• Shore Grill and Grotto (Mississauga)
• Vineyards Wine Bar and Bistro (Ottawa)

Across Canada

• Blue Martini (Vancouver)
• Bushwakker Brewing (Regina)
• Café Orso (Vancouver)
• Dièse Onze Jazz and Restaurant (Montreal)
• Frankie's Italian Kitchen and Bar (Vancouver)
• Gallery Bistro (Port Moody)
• Gravity Espresso and Wine Bar (Calgary)
• Hermann's Jazz Club (Victoria)
• Kawa Espresso Bar (Calgary)
• Le Sacrement (Quebec)
• Modavie (Montreal)
• Obladee (Halifax)
• Pat’s Pub and Brewhouse (Vancouver)
• Poorhouse Restaurant (Vancouver)
• Revel Restaurant and Lounge (Vancouver)
• Ten Ten Tapas (Vancouver)
• Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill (Montreal)
• Vernon Jazz Club (Vernon)
• The Wild Fig (Coquitlam)
• Yardbird Suite (Edmonton)

Canada

• Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees

World

• Songs You Didn't Realize Had Weird Hidden Meanings
• Van Morrison to Receive Lifetime Achievement Americana Award

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News Roundup (Awards, Ian Andrews, The Dukes, Nonie Thompson)

Buffy-Sainte Marie Wins Polaris Music Prize

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News

Local

• Barbershop Podcast w Ian Andrews and the Smokin' Scoundrels
  
  
  
  Links:  Ian Andrews, More Ian Andrews Stories, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
• Local Canadian Folk Music Award Nominations
• Smoke Wagon Blues Band and Jay Pollmann Heading to International Blues Challenge
• Vote for Local Musicians at the Spec Readers' Awards
• Niagara Music Award Nominations

Canada

• Buffy-Sainte Marie Wins Polaris Music Prize
• 2015 Emerging Artist Music Mentorship Program Winners
• 2015 Western Canadian Music Award Winners

World

• Americana Award Winners and Honours
• Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater Wins Blues Blast Lifetime Achievement Award
• Passings: Peggy "Lady Bo" Jones (Bo Diddley sidewoman)

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef went to the Saturday Sermon Blues Matinee featuring the James Anthony  Band w special guest Andre Bisson

Andre's always willing to sign a CD for a fan

James Anthony

Click here for more pictures from the event.

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Recently Added

Our Performer List

• The Dukes
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of The Dukes
  

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Birthdays

Thu, Sept 24

• Johnny Mac Slater

Sun, Sept 27

• Mike Branton
• Tom Finochio
• Kim Koren
• Chad Pilon
• Lori Yates

Mon, Sept 28

• Cragg Bender (Burnin' Ethyl)
• Krysta Lee
• Michael Zane

Wed, Sept 30

• Greg Brisco
• Steve Goldberger
• Lionel Lodge

Thu, Oct 1

• Neil Nickafor
• Jon Richardson (Retro Party Groove) Birthday
• Ryan Vivian

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Featured Video

Links: Nonie Thompson, More Nonie Thompson Stories, Video above courtesy of SimVid

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News Roundup (Troy Harmer Plays with Bachman, David Gillis, City and the Sea)

August 2015 Issue of Maple Blues ft Terra Lightfoot on Cover

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News

Local

• Hamilton's Troy Harmer Plays with Randy Bachman and Steve Marriner (MonkeyJunk)@Kitchener Blues Festival
  
  
  
  Links: Troy Harmer, More Troy Harmer Stories, Randy Bachman, More Randy Bachman Stories, Video above courtesy of Troy Harmer
  
  
• Win Tickets to See the Bucket List Band in Hamilton
• New Reviews: Soulstack, Mel Monaco

Canada

• August 2015 Issue of Maple Blues ft Terra Lightfoot on Cover

World

• Living Blues Award Winners
• Buffy Sainte-Marie, Don Henley, Gillian Welch and  David Rawlings, Ricky Skaggs and Los Lobos to Receive Lifetime Achievement Americana Awards

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef was at a wonderful private fundraising show where he bumped into Ariana Gillis, Wendell Ferguson, Katherine Wheatley, Paul Langille and many more talent musicians.

Ariana Gillis

L to R: John Harris, Katherine Wheatley, Wendell Ferguson, Dave Jensen, Paul Langille 

If you enjoy these pictures, we encourage you to donate to the Oakville Humane Society

Click here for more pictures from the event

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Last Saturday and Sunday, our monkey checked out the Kitchener Blues Fest and saw such amazing acts as MonkeyJunk, Mavis Staples, Watermelon Slim, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Big Rude Jake and many more

Our monkey meets MonkeyJunk  

Joshua Miller (of Pappy Johns Band) plays with the legendary Matt "Guitar" Murphy

The incredible Mavis Staples 

Watermelon Slim

Big Rude Jake

Pictures from Saturday, Pictures from Sunday

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Recently Added

Our Performer List

• Hey McFly Band
• Rob Mitchell

Our Venue List

• 365 Club (Niagara Fallsview Casino)

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Birthdays

Friday, August 14

• "Busker" Al Barubek (Sloppy Jalopy)
• Brad Germain (Dinner Belles)

Saturday, August 15

• Paul Lawrence (Triple Play)
• Alfie Smith

Sunday, August 16

• Kenny Macinnis
• Astrid Young

Monday, August 17

• Jon Brooks
• Terra Lightfoot

Wednesday, August 19

• Lianne Cranfield
• David Gillis
  
  
  
  Video above courtesy of Erphiera Adi
  
  
• Ray Materick
• Mikey Molnar (Quails in the Nest) 

Thursday, August 20

• CR Avery

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Featured Video



Links: City and the Sea, More City and the Sea Stories, Video above courtesy of City and the Sea

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Many Area Artists Win 2014 SOCAN Awards

Picture courrtesy of SOCAN

During the 25th Anniversary SOCAN Awards, local musicians were well represented in the winners circle.  The kudos were handed out on June 16, 2014 in Toronto.

Hamilton music veteran Ian Thomas recieved the prestigious National Achivement Award. Burlington's Walk Off the Earth and St. Catharines country star Tim Hicks continued their winning ways by earning a Pop/Rock Music Award and a Country Award respectively. Local singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards took home the Folk/Roots top prize. Congrats to everyone!




Links: Ian Thomas, More Ian Thomas Stories , Video above courtesy of Great Tunes



Links: Kathleen Edwards, More Kathleen Edwards Stories, , Video above courtesy of Mariposa Festival

Highlights

• National Achievement: Ian Thomas
• Folk/Roots: Kathleen Edwards
• Country: Get By by Tim Hicks
• Hagood Hardy Award: Jill Barber 
• Pop/Rock: Red Hands by Walk Off the Earth
• Lifetime Achievement: Gordon Lightfoot
• Special Achievemen: Bill Henderson
• Pop/Rock: Stompa by Serena Ryder/Kiss Goodnight by Tyler Shaw/Closer by Tegan And Sara

Country

• Fire It Up by Johnny Reid
• Canadian Girls by Dean Brody
• Love Me Or Leave Me/Smoke in the Rain by Chad Brownlee
• Cool by Jason Blaine
• Mine Would Be You by Blake Shelton
• Cruise by Florida Georgia Line
• Nothing But Summer by Dallas Smith

Click here for the complete list

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News Roundup (Burnin' Ethyl, Zacharay Aasman, Chris Chambers)

 Local

• Kevin's Barbershop Podcast w Burnin Ethyl

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World

• Americana Awards Nominations
• William Stout's Legends of the Blues Illustrated Book
• Passings: Marshall Lytle (Bill Hailey basist), Ed Shaughnesy (Johnny Carson drummer)

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 Blasts From the Past

• 2009: News Roundup (Jackie Washington Donates to McMaster, Koko Taylor Passes)
• 2010: Dan Medakovic & Friends@West Town
• 2011: Videos (Crowbar, Crawlin' Kingsnakes, Junkhouse, Rick and the Krickets)
• 2012: Videos: Derek Miller@Brando's

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Featured Videos




Links: Zachary Aasman, More Zacharay Aasman Stories, Video courtesy of Homegrown Hamilton



Links: Chris Chambers, More Chris Chambers Stories, Video courtesy of Angelo NotoCampanella

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