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

---

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)

---

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

---

Previous (Videos of Shakers, Teenage Head and Junkhouse) - - - Next (New Nathan Fleet Album)

News Roundup (Aestrid, Kevin Foster, Persons, Ammoye)

Please Help Canadian Singer/Songwriter John Cody

---

News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Aestrid
  
  
  
  Links: Aestrid, More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
  
  
• Band on a Couch w Kevin Foster
  
  
  
  Links: Kevin Foster, Video above courtesy of Band on a Couch, More Band on a Couch Stories
  
  
• Persons on Marz Garage
  
  
  
  Links: Persons, More Marz Garage Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Marz Homes 
  
  
• CHCH Video: Ammoye
  
  
  Links: Ammoye, More CHCH Videos, Video above courtesy of CHCH
  
  
• Micro-Lending Program Available for Local Musicians
• Brant News Readers' Choice Award Winners

Hamilton Spectator Stories

• Feature on Iskwe
• Feature on Buffy Sainte-Marie
• Province Giving $3 Million to New Ancaster Arts Centre

Cambridge Times Readers' Choice Award Winners
Music-related categories below - click text above for full list.

Live Entertainment Venue/Live Theatre Venue

• Diamond: Drayton Entertainment
• Platinum: The Gator's Tail Sports Shack & Grill
• Gold: Cambridge Community Players/Kiwi

CD/Records

• Diamond: The Beat Goes On
• Platinum: Millpond Records & Books
• Gold: Forch's Record Store/Sunrise Records

Musical Instrument Store

• Diamond: Long & McQuade
• Platinum: Pop's Music Shop

Musical Instruction/Lessons

• Diamond: Queen Street Music School
• Platinum: Billy Joseph
• Gold: E-Bolt Music/Long & McQuade

Canada

• FYI Music News' David Farrell to Be Inducted into CMW Hall of Fame
• Please Help Canadian Singer/Songwriter John Cody
• Drummer Pentti 'Whitey' Glan passes

World

• Country Music Award Winners
• UK Americana Award Nominations
• Downbeat Magazine Readers' Poll Winners

Passings

• Keith Edward Wilder (Heatwave singer)
• Paul Buckmaster (Arranger)

MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

---

Previous (Videos: Adam Cooke, Will Gillespie, Shari & Jonny, Steve Sinnicks) - - - Next (New George Lardie Album)

GOOD LUCK! Vote for Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy in the Downbeat Readers Poll!

The American Blues and Jazz magazine, Downbeat, is holding it's annual reader's poll and Hamilton Blues legend Harrison Kennedy is in the running for the Blues Artist Or Group category.  Anyone can register (all they need is your email and your name) and vote.  Users can also add their own choices to the groups.

Click here to vote.

Results will be published in the December issue (out in October) of the magazine.

GOOD LUCK HARRISON!

Video above courtesy of Electro-Fi Records

Blast from the Past: Harrison Wins European Blues Award

Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories

Downbeat also recently released the results of their 2016 Critic's Poll where Buddy Guy won the Blues Artist Or Group award.

Montreal native Christine Jensen earned two wins: Rising Star–Arranger and Rising Star–Big Band. CONGRATS!

Video above courtesy of JazzHeadTradeFair

Links: Downbeat, More Downbeat Poll Stories

---

Previous (New Caroline Wiles Album) - - - Next (News Roundup: Will Gillespie, Jacqui Brown, Matt Schofield)

News Roundup (Big Johnny Blue, Downbeat Reader's Poll, Scotty Campbell)

Local

• Kevin's Barbershop podcast with Big Johnny Blue
  
  Links: Big Johnny Blue, More Big Johnny Blue Stories, Video courtesy of Kevin's Barbershop

---

World

• Passings: Crystal Lee (Joan Jett drummer), Mike O'Neill (piano for Beatles, Hendrix)

---

Downbeat Magazine Reader's Poll results 

Hall of Fame: Pat Metheny
Jazz Artist: Wayne Shorter
Jazz Album: Wayne Shorter Quartet, Without A Net
Historical Album: Miles Davis Quintet, Live In Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
Jazz Group: Wayne Shorter Quartet
Big Band: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Trumpet: Wynton Marsalis
Trombone: Trombone Shorty
Soprano Saxophone: Wayne Shorter
Alto Saxophone: Kenny Garrett
Tenor Saxophone: Sonny Rollins
Baritone Saxophone: Gary Smulyan
Clarinet: Anat Cohen
Flute: Hubert Laws
Piano: Keith Jarrett
Keyboard: Herbie Hancock
Organ: Joey DeFrancesco
Guitar: Pat Metheny
Bass: Christian McBride
Electric Bass: Stanley Clarke
Violin: Regina Carter
Drums: Jack DeJohnette
Vibes: Gary Burton
Percussion: Poncho Sanchez
Miscellaneous Instrument: Béla Fleck (banjo)
Female Vocalist: Diana Krall
Male Vocalist: Kurt Elling
Composer: Wayne Shorter
Arranger: Maria Schneider
Record Label: Blue Note
Blues Artist or Group: B.B. King
Blues Album: Dr. John, Locked Down
Beyond Artist or Group: Robert Glasper Experiment
Beyond Album: Donald Fagen, Sunken Condos 
 


Links: Wayne Shorter, Video courtesy of Tadeus Jazz

---

Funny/Weird Stuff

 

---

Blasts from the Past

• 2009: Blues News Bites w/ videos from Jacob Moon, Lee Harvey Osmond & Canadian Heroes
• 2010: Videos - Michael Pickett@Artword Artbar
• 2011: Videos-JP Riemens@Brantford Station Gallery
• 2012: News Roundup w/Rita Chiarelli, Oakland Soul & Boon's House Jam

---

Featured Video


Links: Scotty Campbell, Video courtesy of EllePreece

---

---

Previous (Canadian Folk Music Award Winners) - - - Next (New Andre Bisson CD)