Music Listings, Part 1: May 13-15, 2025

May 13-15, 2025

We try our best to make sure these listings are as accurate as possible. If you spot any errors or omissions, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com.

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2025: May 11-15 / May 16-18 / May 19-25 / May 26-June 1

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Tuesday, May 13

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)

1:30pm: CANADIANA MUSICAL REVUE @ Greg Frewin Theatrical Centre (Niagara Falls) $?

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

4-5:30pm: Blues Source Canada w Ken Wallis @ INDI 101.5 FM or indi1015.ca (Weekly) 

7pm: APES OF STATE, SISTER WIFE SEX STRIKE, BLACK GUY FAWKES @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $15

7-10pm: Open Mic with Brennagh Burns @ Lukaya Cafe (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7pm: Open Mic @ Vertagogo (Hamilton)(Weekly)

7-11pm: Open Mic with George Correy @ Pitcher's Sports Bar (Welland) (Weekly)

7pm: Music Trivia @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Open Mic @ Trackside Tavern (Cambridge) (Weekly)

7:30-9:30pm: Music Bingo @ Strykerz Kitchen & Bar (Kitchener)

8-10pm: Music Trivia @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)

8pm: Raygun Cowboys: 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR with Doghouse Rose @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25.33

8-11pm: Open Jam with the Boom Babiez @ Ale House (Hamilton) (Weekly)

8pm: Christopher Clause @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Weekly)

8-11pm: Open Mic w/Mark Swayze-John Scapilato @ Borderline (Welland) (Weekly)

8-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Which Craft (Guelph) (Weekly)

8:30-11:30pm: Open Mic/Jam @  Barton Touchdown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly)

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Wednesday, May 14

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31 

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)

12pm: Online Voice Lessons w Piper Hayes (Weekly) $15 sliding scale

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18) 

2pm: The Full Monty (Musical) @ St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (May 14-Jun 7)

7pm: Matt Heckler with Joe’s Truck Stop @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $12.66

7-9pm: Music Bingo @ Collective Arts Brewery (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7pm: Balfolk Sessions @ La Poche (Guelph)

7pm: Perry and Mark @ Royal Electric (Guelph) (Weekly) 

7-10pm: Open Mic @ The Bullring (Guelph) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Caledonia Legion (2nd & 4th Wed of month)

7pm: Cayuga Jam Night @ Cayuga Kinsmen Community Centre (Weekly)

7:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 18)

7:30pm: Adam Ostrosser @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)

7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic with John Restas @ AB Sports Bar (Burlington) (Weekly)

7:45pm: Jazz Night (Open Stage) @ Corktown Pub (Hamilton) (Weekly)

8pm?: Flo Lebeau (Switzerland), Fast Eddie and more @ Vertagogo (Hamilton)

8pm: Matt Heckler with Joe’s Truck Stop @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $12.66

8-9:30pm: The Blues Studio Presents "Soul Joel" Parisien & Chris Chambers ft Rich Moore & Craig Lapsley @ Coach & Lantern, Upstairs (Ancaster)

8-12pm: Open Jam @ Frankie's (Brantford) (Weekly)

8pm: Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $26

8pm: Felicia McMinn @ 211Main (Port Dover) (Weekly)

9pm: Open Mic @ The Dickens (Burlington) (Weekly)

9pm: Trick and Mitch’s Open Jam Session @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph) (Weekly)

10pm-2am: Open Stage @ NV (Guelph) (Weekly)

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Thursday, May 15

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Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31 

Niagara Children's Festival (May 3, 10, 15-18)

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19) 

10am-12pm: Breakfast of Champions (Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Weekly)

10:30am: Heyo Niagara with Rob Repovs & Friends @ 4680Q.com (Weekly)

11am-9pm: Hamilton Poutine Feast @ Gage Park (May 15-18)

1-1:30pm: Ancaster Meadow Elementary School Band and Song Club @ Hamilton Public Library, Waterdown, Reading Lounge FREE

1-4pm: Waterdown Fiddlers @ Waterdown Legion (Weekly)

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

3-9pm: Backyard BBQ (ft Live Music) @ Fallsview Casino Resort (Niagara Falls) (Thursdays, May 15-28)

5:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)

6pm: Mykul @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

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

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

6-9pm: Kevin Coates @ Strykerz Kitchen & Bar (Kitchener)

6-8pm: Turk & The Hobbit (Juneyt & Derek) @ Molly Blooms (Waterloo) (Weekly)

6:30-9:30pm: James Ferris with Fried Balogna @ The Corktown Pub (Hamilton)(Weekly)

6:30-8:30pm: Open Mic with Mark @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) 

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7pm: Ian Andrews @ Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton)

7-10pm: Classic Country Open Mic with the Country Ramblers @ 447 Wing (Hamilton) (Weekly) 

7-9pm: Jazz Night ft The Av Quartet @ Collective Arts Brewing (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Songwriters' Open Mic Night with Chelsea McWilliams @ The Block Co, The Edison Room (Burlington) (Weekly)

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

7-10pm: RYAN THOMAS SMELLE @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

7pm?: Songwriter Series with Rita V, Sleepy Jean, Joe Lapinski @ Honsberger Estates (Lincoln)

7-9pm: Neil Carson @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

7-9pm: John Ladds @ The Paris Wincey Mills Co (Weekly)

7pm: Dan Walsh @ Paris Beer Co (Brant)

7-10pm: Amitida @ Manhattans (Guelph)

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

7-11pm: Open Mic @ Offside Sports Bar & Grill (Fergus) (Weekly)

7-9pm: British Invasion Music Bingo @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

7:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 18)

7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Your Neighbourhood Pizza Co (Beamsville) (Weekly)

7:30-10:30pm: The Other Band @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7:30-9:30pm: Bravo Niagara! Presents Samara Joy @ Central Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $33.90 – $100

7:30pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

7:30pm: The Full Monty (Musical) @ St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (May 14-Jun 7)

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8pm?: Rat Bath, Hooch and more @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $?

8-11pm: Open Mic with Nate Waldes @ Wingporium at The Prince Eddy (Hamilton) (Weekly)

8pm: Global Bollywood with Bageshree Vaze @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - $25 Regular Seating/$20 Big Ticket Members/$20 Big Ticket Plus Members

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

8pm: Gene Simmons Band (KISS) @ Niagara Fallsview Casino, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?

8pm: The Brantford Community Symphony Orchestra in concert with The Little String Orchestra @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) FREE but donations accepted

8pm: HOOCH + Black Paint + ENOBINI + Miracle Fraud @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $13

8-11pm: Open Mic with Paul Schultz @ Gus & Guido's (Ayr) (Weekly) 

8-10pm: Gavin Hope @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 

8:30pm: Open Mic @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) (Weekly)

10pm: Bo @ McCabes (Guelph) (Weekly)

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46th Annual Blues Music Award Winners including Canada's Sue Foley

On May 8, 2026, The Blues Foundation announced the winners of their 46th Annual Blues Music Awards winners in Memphis, Tennessee. The only Canadian artist to win was Ottawa's Sue Foley, who is signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records. 

Below is the new report from Blues Rock Review:

Links: Blues Music Awards, More Blues Music Awards Stories, Video above courtesy of Blues Rock Review

Below is a complete list of winners.

• Traditional Blues Female Artist: Sue Foley (Ottawa) (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Acoustic Blues Album: One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley (Ottawa) (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  
  
  
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• Acoustic Blues Artist: Keb’ Mo’
  
• Album of the Year: Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland
• Band of the Year: Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
• Best Emerging Artist Album: Revelation, Piper & The Hard Times
• BB King Entertainer of the Year: Mr. Sipp
• Blues Rock Album: Life is Hard, Mike Zito
• Blues Rock Artist: Tommy Castro
• Contemporary Blues Album: Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Ruthie Foster
• Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Instrumentalist - Bass: Bob Stroger
• Instrumentalist - Drums: Kenny ”Beedy Eyes” Smith
• Instrumentalist - Guitar: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
• Instrumentalist - Harmonica: Billy Branch
• Instrumentalist - Horn: Vanessa Collier
• Instrumentalist - Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player): Eden Brent
• Instrumentalist - Vocals: Ruthie Foster
• Song of the Year: “Blues In My DNA”- Ronnie Baker Brooks
  
  
  
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• Soul Blues Album: Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado
• Soul Blues Female Artist: Thornetta Davis
• Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
• Traditional Blues Album: Crawlin’ ’Kingsnake, John Primer & Bob Corritore
• Traditional Blues Male Artist: John Primer

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Throwback Thursday 2009 Juno Award Winners + Nominees

Original Post: March 29, 2009

Expanded & Updated Post: May 8, 2025

On Sunday, March 29, the 2009 Junos were handed out.

Below is a complete list of winners (bolded and at the top of the category) and nominees.

Local artists are in italics.

Producer of the Year

• Daniel Lanois (Hamilton): "Here Is What Is" and "Not Fighting Anymore" 
  
  
  
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• Stuart Brawley, "Don't Stop Now" and "Falling" (Emmy Rossum)
• David Foster, "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Seal), "Silent Night" (Josh Groban)
• k.d. lang, "I Dream of Spring" and "Coming Home" (k.d. lang)
• Nickelback and Joey Moi (co-producer Mutt Lange), "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Songwriter of the Year

• City and Colour (St. Catharines), "Waiting...", "Sleeping Sickness", "The Girl"
  
  
  
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• Nathan Ferraro, "Never Again", "Change For You", "Unaware" (The Midway State)
• Hedley, "Old School", "For The Nights I Can't Remember" (with Dave Genn), "Never Too Late" (with Greig Nori) (Hedley)
• Alanis Morissette, "Underneath", "Not As We", "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" (Alanis Morissette)
• Gordie Sampson, "When I Said I Would" (Whitney Duncan), "Just A Dream" (Carrie Underwood), "Davey Jones" (Gordie Sampson)

Dance Recording of the Year

• "Random Album Title", Deadmau5 (Niagara Falls)
  
  
  
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• "Move For Me", Deadmau5 vs. Kaskade
• "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", James Doman
• "Get Blahsted", Hatiras and MC Flipside
• "Yes We Can", House Music United

Music DVD of the Year

• Blue Road (Blue Rodeo) (member from Hamilton)
• Here Is What Is (Daniel Lanois) (Hamilton)
• It All Started With A Red Stripe (Moneen)
• Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... (Céline Dion)
• A MultiMedia Life (Buffy Sainte-Marie)

Children's Album of the Year

• Snacktime!, Barenaked Ladies (member from Grimsby)
• FiddleFire!, Chris McKhool (Burlington)
• Catchy Tune, Jack Grunsky
• The Kerplunks, The Kerplunks
• Oui!, Gregg LeRock

Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

• Lucky, Molly Johnson (Waterloo's John "Beetle" Bailey, producer)
• If the Moon Turns Green..., Diana Panton (Hamilton)
• Ella...Of Thee I Swing, Nikki Yanofsky
• Ima, Yvette Tollar
• Parkdale, Elizabeth Shepherd

Blues Album of the Year

* released on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)

• Ramblin' Son, Julian Fauth *
• Acoustic Blues: Got 'Em from the Bottom, Big Dave McLean*
• Mess of Blues, Jeff Healey*
• Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield, Amos Garrett
• Love & Sound, Garrett Mason

Artist of the Year

• Sam Roberts
• City and Colour (St. Catharines)
• Bryan Adams
• k.d. lang
• Serena Ryder

Group of the Year

• Nickelback
• The Trews (Hamilton)
• Great Big Sea
• Simple Plan
• Tokyo Police Club

Adult Alternative Album of the Year

• Is It O.K., Serena Ryder
• Asking for Flowers, Kathleen Edwards (Hamilton)
• Exit Strategy of the Soul, Ron Sexsmith (St. Catharines)
• The Baroness, Sarah Slean
• Between the Beautifuls, Hawksley Workman

Recording Engineer of the Year

• Kevin Churko, "Disappearing" and "The Big Bang" (Simon Collins)
• John "Beetle" Bailey (Waterloo), "Lucky" and "If I Were A Bell" (Molly Johnson)
• Mike Fraser, "Rock N' Roll Train" (AC/DC), "Them Kids" (Sam Roberts)
• Joey Moi, "Gotta Be Somebody" and "Never Gonna Be Alone" (Nickelback)
• Randy Staub, "Something in Your Mouth" (Nickelback)

Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

• Ending Is Beginning, Downhere
• Salvation Station, newworldson (St. Catharines)
• Colors and Sounds, Article One
• I Will Go, Starfield
• Roar of Heaven, Life Support

Rock Album of the Year

• Love at the End of the World, Sam Roberts
• No Time for Later, The Trews (Hamilton)
• Terminal Romance, Matt Mays & El Torpedo (Hamilton)
• Fortress, Protest The Hero
• Parallel Play, Sloan

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)

• Proof of Love, Old Man Luedecke
• Happy Here, Suzie Vinnick (Vineland)
• Tinderbox, Fred Eaglesmith (Hamilton)
• Ghost Notes, Matthew Barber (Hamilton)
• The Contradictor, Ndidi Onukwulu

Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

• Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
• Mountain Meadows, Elliott Brood (Hamilton)
• Fast Paced World, The Duhks
• Highway Prayer, Twilight Hotel
• XOK, NQ Arbuckle

Video of the Year

• Anthony Seck, "Honey Honey" (Feist)
  
  
  
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• Davin Black, "Blond Kryptonite" (Saint Alvia) (Burlington)
• Wendy Morgan, "Going On" (Gnarls Barkley)
• Dave Pawsey, "Detroit '67" (Sam Roberts)
• Dave Pawsey, "Them Kids" (Sam Roberts)

New Artist of the Year

• Lights
• Jessie Farrell
• Crystal Shawanda
• Kreesha Turner
• Nikki Yanofsky

New Group of the Year

• The Stills
• Beast
• Cancer Bats
• Crystal Castles
• Plants and Animals

Fan Choice Award

• Nickelback
• Céline Dion
• Feist
• Hedley
• The Lost Fingers

Album of the Year

• Dark Horse, Nickelback
• Famous Last Words, Hedley
• Lost in the 80's, The Lost Fingers
• 70’s Volume 2, Sylvain Cossette
• Simple Plan, Simple Plan

Aboriginal Recording of the Year

• Running for the Drum, Buffy Sainte-Marie (has since been stripped of the award)
• Auk/Blood, Tanya Tagaq
• First Law of the Land, Billy Joe Green
• No Lies (album)|No Lies, Tracy Bone
• The World (And Everything In It), Team Rezofficial

Alternative Album of the Year

• Oceans Will Rise, The Stills
• The Chemistry of Common Life, Fucked Up
• In the Future, Black Mountain
• Parc Avenue, Plants and Animals
• Soft Airplane, Chad VanGaalen

CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year

• Anouk Pennel and Stéphane Poirer, En concert dans la forêt des mal-aimés avec l'Orchestre Métropolitain, Pierre Lapointe
• Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet, Mountain Meadows, Elliott Brood (Hamilton)
• John Cook, Kelly Ferguson, John James Audubon, Koko Bonaparte, Sugarbird, Paul Reddick
• Phoebe Greenberg, George Fok, Daniel Fortin, Leda & St. Jacques, Productions l'Éloi, Pulse of the Planet, Slim Williams
• Dallas Wehrle, Robyn Kotyk, Alex vs. Alex, Kensington Heights, Constantines

Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

• Beethoven: Ideals Of The French Revolution, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Kent Nagano
• Bach: Métamorphoses, Orchestre symphonique de Québec and Yoav Talmi
• Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8, Tafelmusik and Bruno Weil
• Bruckner: Symphonie No 9, Orchestre Métropolitain and Yannick Nézet-Séguin
• Haydn: Symphonies 62, 107 & 108, Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Kevin Mallon

Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

• Homage, James Ehnes
• Haydn: Six Sonatas for Piano, Anton Kuerti
• Schubert: Complete Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio
• Schumann: Sonata in F#Minor & Humoreske, Angela Hewitt
• Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues opus 87, David Jalbert

Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

• Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels, Ensemble Caprice
• Bach and the Liturgical Year, Shannon Mercer and Luc Beauséjour
• Handel: Arias, Karina Gauvin
• Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings, Gerald Finley
• The Voice of Bach, Daniel Taylor

Francophone Album of the Year

• Tous les sens, Ariane Moffatt
• L'arbre aux parfums, Caracol
• Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
• Tradarnac, Swing
• Le volume du vent, Karkwa

Instrumental Album of the Year

• Nostomania, DJ Brace presents The Electric Nosehair Orchestra
• Auk/Blood, Tanya Tagaq
• The Furniture Moves Underneath, Inhabitants
• The Soundtrack, Creaking Tree String Quartet
• Telescope, Steve Dawson

International Album of the Year

• Viva La Vida, Coldplay
• Black Ice, AC/DC
• Chinese Democracy, Guns N' Roses
• Death Magnetic, Metallica
• Sleep Through the Static, Jack Johnson

Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

• Embracing Voices, Jane Bunnett
• A Bend in the River, Roberto Occhipinti
• Existential Detective, Barry Romberg's Random Access Large Ensemble
• Rasstones, François Bourassa Quartet
• The Sicilian Jazz Project, Michael Occhipinti

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

• Second Time Around, Oliver Jones
• For Kenny Wheeler, Don Thompson Quartet
• Small Wonder, Brad Turner Quartet
• Solo, Chris Donnelly
• TV Trio, John Stetch

Pop Album of the Year

• Flavors of Entanglement, Alanis Morissette
• Holes, The Midway State
• No Sleep at All, Creature
• Passion, Kreesha Turner
• Wake Up and Say Goodbye, David Usher

World Music Album of the Year

• Africa to Appalachia, Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko
• The Art of the Early Egyptian Qanun, George Dimitri Sawa
• Cairo to Toronto, Maryem & Ernie Tollar
• Contrabanda, Lubo and Kaba Horo
• Shivaboom, Eccodek

Single of the Year

• "Dangerous", Kardinal Offishall
• "Gotta Be Somebody", Nickelback
• "Lay It on the Line", Divine Brown
• "Lost", Michael Bublé
• "Taking Chances", Céline Dion

Classical Composition of the Year

• "Flanders Fields Reflections", John Burge
• "From the Dark Reaches", T. Patrick Carrabré
• "Manhattan Music", Bramwell Tovey
• "Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written", Timothy Corlis
• "Song of Songs", Sid Robinovitch

Country Recording of the Year

• Beautiful Life, Doc Walker
• Chasing the Sun, Tara Oram
• Dawn of a New Day, Crystal Shawanda
• Thankful, Aaron Pritchett
• What I Do, George Canyon

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

• The Love Chronicles, Divine Brown
• Elise Estrada, Elise Estrada
• Money, Zaki Ibrahim
• The Promise, Deborah Cox
• TONY, Ivana Santilli

Rap Recording of the Year

• Not 4 Sale, Kardinal Offishall
• A Captured Moment in Time, DL Incognito
• The Book, D-Sisive
• I Rap Now, Famous
• Point Blank, Point Blank

Reggae Recording of the Year

• "Everything", Humble
• "Jah Lift Me Up", Blessed
• "Renegade Rocker", Dubmatix
• "The Peacemaker's Chauffeur", Jason Wilson
• "Truth Will Reveal", Souljah Fyah

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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Community Votes Milton - Deadline is May 18

From April 16 to May 18, citizens of Milton can cast a ballot in Community Votes Milton 2025.

Below are the music-related nominees.

Local Band

• 2 Dollar Bills Band
• Bourbon & Co
• Bourbon Brown Trio
• Dadbodz
• Fiddlestix
• Merritt Driven     
• Pulse X
• Station 31 Band
• The Loonie Tunes Acoustic Duo
• Tree Top Poets

Entertainer

• 2 Dollar Bills Band
• 16 Miles Out Band
• ACME Hi-Fi
• Bourbon & Co
• Bourbon Brown
• Dan Kennedy
• Fiddlestix
• Magic Of Tyler Fergus
• Pulse X
• Station 31 Band
• Steve Bowen (Fiddlestix)
• The Good Boys
• The Loonie Tunes Acoustic Duo
• The Starlite Dreamers
• Tree Top Poets

Live Entertainment

• 2 Dollar Bills Band
• 16 Miles Out Band
• Bourbon & Co
• Bourbon Brown
• Fiddlestix
• Milton Youth Theatre Productions
• Pulse X
• Station 31 Band
• The Good Boys
• The Loonie Tunes Acoustic Duo
• The Nutcracker Holiday Spectacular
• Tree Top Poets

Night Club

• Blue Suede Sue's
• Club 54 Nightclub
• Connections Lounge
• NYX Lounge
• Partytown

Radio Stations

• Arise Christian Radio AM1380
• Byrnes Media
• FM 101 Milton
• Jewel 92 - CKPC FM
• JOY 1250
• KLCA
• Radio Islam Global
• Rayovac Canada
• Time Plus Canada

Music Lessons

• Academy of Music (Milton)
• Betty-Ann Burgoyne
• Brent Pilgrim Music
• Gracelene's School of Music
• House of Chords - Music Centre
• Milton Youth Theatre Productions
• Rick Imus Music Studio
• Sweet Sounds Music School 
• Tiptoe Music

Youth Music Lessons

• Betty-Ann Burgoyne
• Gracelene's School of Music
• Milton Youth Theatre Productions
• Rick Imus Music Teacher
• Sweet Sounds Music School

Music Retailer

• Back of The Barn Vinyl
• CMA Music
• Get Loud Music
• JamSchool
• Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
• Mojo Music
• The Beat Goes On
• Toyratt Retro

Musical Instruments

• CMA Music
• Gear Music
• Get Loud Music
• JamSchool
• Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
• Mojo Music
• Rick Imus Music Studio
• Walters Music Centre

Links: Community Votes, More Community Votes Stories

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Update of 2020 Post

Links: Touch of  Klez, Two videos above courtesy of Codetski Jaigobin





Links: Johannes Linstead, More Johannes Linstead Stories, Two videos above courtesy of Johannes Linstead

Links: Jordan Abraham, More Jordan Abraham Stories, More Accordion Day Videos

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Community Votes Niagara Region - Deadline is May 18

From April 16 to May 18, citizens of the Niagara area can cast a ballot in Community Votes Niagara Region 2025.

Below are the music-related nominees.

Local Band

• 4 Ounce Pour
• Blackwire Band
• Blues Etc
• Caitlin Miller
• Cottage Brew
• Crooked Control
• Figure Four
• Jammr
• Jay Diem Band
• Maple Jam Band
• Nt1078
• Scott & Terry Duo
• Slider
• Soul Street Band
• Steve Grisbrook 
• The Hard Rock Hooligans
• Thunderclap!

Entertainer

• Allie Moore (Comedian)
• Caitlin Miller
• Comedy in The Crawlspace
• CWF Wrestling
• David Green (Comedian)
• Garden City Comedy Festival
• Jeff Gale (Comedian)
• Jeff Stroop (Comedian)
• Jesse Bieber (Wrestler)
• Joel Van Vliet (Comedian)
• Keh Dee (Comedian)
• Levi Mann (Comedian)
• Maple Jam Band
• Marty The Magic Guy
• Nik Duncan (Comedian)
• Off Topic With Brandy Ford (Podcast)
• Pistol Pete (Pro Wrestler)
• Primo Scordino (Pro Wrestler)
• Rick Legacy
• Scott & Terry Duo
• Soul Street Band
• Steve Grisbrook 
• The Hard Rock Hooligans
• Thunderclap!

Live Entertainment

• Blues Etc
• Caitlin Miller
• Comedy in The Crawlspac
• Crooked Control
• Crossfire Wrestling
• CWF Wrestling
• Greg Frewin Theatre
• Jammr
• Jay Diem Band
• Jesse Bieber (Wrestler)
• Maple Jam Band
• Merrittville Speedway
• NEO Pro Wrestling
• NSW Wrestling
• NWX Wrestling
• Regency Athletic Resort
• Rick Legacy
• Scott & Terry Duo
• Soul Street Band
• The Hard Rock Hooligans

Entertainment

• Blues Etc
• Caitlin Miller
• Comedy in The Crawlspace
• Crooked Control
• CWF Wrestling
• Garden City Comedy Festival
• Greg Frewin Theatre
• Jammr
• Maple Jam Band
• Merrittville Speedway
• NEO Pro Wrestling
• Off Topic With Brandy Ford (Podcast)
• Rick Legacy
• Spotlight Comedy Club
• Strong Water Singers
• The Armchair GM's Sports Network
• The Hard Rock Hooligans
• Regency Athletic Resort
• Yuk Yuk's

Night Club

• Bank Art House, Welland
• Club Se7en
• Comedy in The Crawlspace
• Dragonfly Nightclub
• Level
• Peppermints - Mints
• The Moose & Goose
• Trappers Sports Bar
• Xii Mile Lounge
• Yuk Yuk's

Radio Stations

• 97.7 Htzfm
• 105.7 EZ Rock
• CHRE Radio
• Country 89
• Fort Erie Radio
• Giant FM 91.7
• Newstalk 610 CKTB
• Radio Broadcasting
• Raiderradio.Ca

Music Lessons

• Creative Keys With Emily
• Daryl Gray Music
• Encore Violin Academy
• Font Hill Music Academy
• Fort Erie School Of Music   
• Grimsby's Fun School Of Music
• Jonathan Reeves Guitar
• Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
• Maria Vetere Soprano
• Music With Amelia
• Niagara Conservatory Of Music
• Niagara Region Private School Of Music
• Niagara School of Music
• Ontario Conservatory of Music
• Ryan Lunn Music
• Steiger Guitar Academy

Youth Music Lessons

• Creative Keys With Emily
• Crystal Ridge Community Center
• Jonathan Reeves Guitar
• Music With Amelia
• Niagara School of Music
• Strong Water Singers

Music Retailer

• Accent
• Chapters
• Dunbar Bagpipes
• Encore Violin Academy
• Fort Erie School Of Music
• Long & McQuade Musical Instruments
• Mike's Music
• Mindbomb Records
• Murphy's Music
• Music Niagara
• Niagara Conservatory Of Music
• Niagara Institute Of Music & Arts
• Niagara School of Music 
• Ontario Conservatory of Music
• Strive Studios Professional Music School
• Sunrise Records

Musical Instruments

• AJ's Music
• Beamsville Music
• Central Music
• Dunbar Bagpipes
• Mike's Music
• Murphy's Music
• Niagara Conservatory Of Music
• Out Of The Rabbit Hole
• Thorold Music

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