Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Music Listings: March 18-19, 2026

March 18-19, 2026

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.


Mar 18-19 / Mar 20-22


Wednesday, March 18


2pm: Dear Evan Hansen (Musical) St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (Mar 18-Apr 12)


6:30-8:30pm: Open Mic Jazz @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Dan Thomas & Greg Brisco @ East End Social (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-11pm: Dundas Music Club @ Oddfellows Hall (Dundas) (3rd Wed)



7-10pm: Daryl Gray @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

7pm: Open Stage @ ANAF Club (Guelph) (1st & 3rd Wed) PWYC

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

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

7:30-10pm: Open Mic with Corey @ The Staircase, Lounge (Hamilton) (3rd Wed

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



7:30-10:30: Jack Van Ginger @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)



8-11pm: Open Mic @ The Block Co (Burlington) (Weekly)


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


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

12-2am: Pat Matthews Duo @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Thursday, March 19

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




2pm: Dear Evan Hansen (Musical) St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (Mar 18-Apr 12)

5:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) (Weekly)

6pm: Brad Hailz @ East End Social (Hamilton) 

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

6-8pm: Ed Pizzo on the Baby Grand Piano @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)

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



6:30pm: Alfie Smith @ Henry's on James (Hamilton)

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


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

7-10pm: John Rogers @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) 




7-10pm: Eric Starrs @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

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

7-9pm: Taylor Laslo @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 


7-10pm: Ken Foster @ Manhattans (Guelph) 

7pm: Gary Cain @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 


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


7:30-10:30pm: Josh Edwards @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

7:30pm: Dear Evan Hansen (Musical) St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (Mar 18-Apr 12)

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




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

8-10pm: Dragan on the Sax @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)



8pm: Status / Non-Status @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $21.01



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


Friday, March 20 (First Day of Spring)

---- Before 6:00pm ----







3-7pm: Jamie Boomer Time & Dinner @ ANAF Club (Guelph) (Weekly)

5-8pm: Brad James @ Fool & Flagon (Hamilton) (Weekly


---- 6:00-6:59pm ----


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

6pm: The Bull Collective @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)


6-9pm: Music @ Tanners (Acton) 


6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)


6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris) 



6:30pm: Lucas Stagg @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

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

7-10pm: Dan Walsh @ East End Social (Hamilton)



7-10pm: Michael Theodore @ Ottawa St Local (Hamilton) (Weekly



7pm: Andrew Irving @ Piper Arms (Burlington)

7-11pm: Mixtape Rewind @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington) 

7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)

7-10pm: Music @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)


7-11pm: Time Machine @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $5





7:30pm: Mike Balonjan @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

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


7:30pm: All Shook Up (musical inspired by Elvis) @ Grantham Theatre (St. Catharines) $30 (Mar 13-22)


7:30-10:30pm: Jack & Danica @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

7:30pm: Dear Evan Hansen (Musical) St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (Mar 18-Apr 12)

---- 8:00-8:59pm ---- 


8pm? Music @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton) 


8pm?: Music @ EndZone (Hamilton)





8-11pm: Four One Six @ Gingerman (Oakville) 


8-11pm: Kristin Nicholls @ Teddy's (Grimsby) 


8pm?: Hitmen @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)

8-11:45pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly





8-10:30pm: Mary-Catherine Pazzano @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 

8:30pm-12:30am: Blurred Vision @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton) 

8:30-11:30pm: The Pepper Shakers  @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Mykul @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Pretox Carousel @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $15/PWYC

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

8:30-11:30pm: Brandon Corke @ Zander's Fire Grill (Brantford) 

8:30pm: Texas King @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $36.73+ 

---- After 9:00pm ----




9pm-1am: Hammer Tones @ Come by Chance (Hamilton) 

9pm: Pulse X @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington) 


9pm-1am: Clockwork @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-12am: Hard Rock Hooligans @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

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




9pm-1am: Music @ Fiddle & Firkin (Cambridge)

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover) 


9:30pm-1am: Stuck in the 90s @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

9:30pm-1:30am: Music @ Bonitas (Brantford)

10pm: New Omen @ B-Side Social (Hamilton) 

10pm: Music @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: Orangeman @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington) $15

10pm: Audioworx @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

10pm-2am: Rudy Gunn @ Whiskey Dawgs (St. Catharines)

10pm-2am: Braden Simon @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls) 

Saturday, March 21

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




10am-3pm: Simcoe Record & CD Show @ Royal Canadian Legion - $2 to Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge




1-4pm: Acoustic Jam @ Briskit BBQ (Georgetown) (Weekly)


2-5pm: Mike Branton & Friends @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10 (Weekly) 


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

2pm: All Shook Up (musical inspired by Elvis) @ Grantham Theatre (St. Catharines) $30 (Mar 13-22)


2-5pm: Paul James Band + Andy Parker Band @ Edelweiss Tavern (Kitchener) $35 adv/$45 door

2pm: Dear Evan Hansen (Musical) St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (Mar 18-Apr 12)

2-4pm: Jazz Jam @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) (Bi-Weekly)

2-6pm: Empty Hours @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover) $5 



---- 3:00-5:59pm ----


3-5pm: Alfie Smith @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

3-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $10

3-6pm: Open Mic @ Sessions on the River (Fort Erie) (Weekly)



4pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 

4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) (Weekly)



---- 6:00-6:59pm ----


6-9pm: Tony Paglia @ Briskit BBQ (Georgetown)


6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat) 

6-9pm: Music @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford) 


6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris) 

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


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

7-10pm: Music @ East End Social (Hamilton) 

7pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) 


7-10pm: Music @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) 



7-11pm: VoooDooo Kingz @ Dunsdon Legion (Brantford)



7pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

7pm: Music @ Fiddle & Firkin (Cambridge)



7:30pm: Warren James @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)


7:30pm: All Shook Up (musical inspired by Elvis) @ Grantham Theatre (St. Catharines) $30 (Mar 13-22)




7:30pm: Dear Evan Hansen (Musical) St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (Mar 18-Apr 12)

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

8pm: MJD @ Buddy's Roadhouse (Hamilton) 





8pm: Bourbon & Co @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington) 

8pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 




8pm: Retro Crush @ Pump & Patio (Oakville)


8-11pm: Andy Colonico @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8pm?: Black Hat @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)



8-10:30pm: Diane Roblin & Life Force @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 



8:30-11:30pm: McFlys @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) $10 




---- After 9:00pm ----

9pm: Driven @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 


9pm: Tree Top Poets @ Shooterville (Burlington)

9pm: Dead Root Revival @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $22.63

9pm: The Feverish Lemons @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) 

9-11:59pm: Patsy & the Muscle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

9-11:45pm: Moonlight & Co @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 




9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)


9:30pm-1am: Whiskey Rattlers @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


9:30pm-1:30am: Music @ Bonitas (Brantford)


10pm: Rock of 80s @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 


10pm: Say Uncle @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

10pm-2am: Braden Simon @ Whiskey Dawgs (St. Catharines)

10pm-2am: Rob Fitzgerald @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)


Sunday, March 22


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



11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)


1pm: Open Mic & Karaoke @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $5.65 

1:30-4:30pm: Irish Jam Sessions @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)

---- 2:00pm - 3:59pm ----

2-5pm: Lucas Stagg @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) 


2-5pm: Music @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10


2-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) No Cover 



2pm: All Shook Up (musical inspired by Elvis) @ Grantham Theatre (St. Catharines) $30 (Mar 13-22)


2-5pm: Ron McEwen @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-5pm: Doppelganger @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5



2-5pm: The Tonewheels @ The Busholme (Erin) PWYC




2pm: Dear Evan Hansen (Musical) St. Jacobs Country Playhouse (Waterloo) $? (Mar 18-Apr 12)

2:30-5:30pm: Garnet Rogers @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $30


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

4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)


4-8pm: Neon Dirty @ Super Mario's Pizzeria (Port Colbourne

6:30-9:30pm: Stone House Road @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

7pm: Champagne James Robertson @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

7pm: Jam @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)



COMING SOON!

March


March 20-22: 7:30pm: All Shook Up (musical inspired by Elvis) @ Grantham Theatre (St. Catharines) $30 (Mar 13-22)

March 22, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5


March 24, 8pm: Tenille Townes @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $55+

March 26, 7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th Thu)


March 26, 7:30pm: The Slocan Ramblers @ Emmanuel United Church (Waterloo) $40

March 26, 8pm: Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20

March 27-28: JUNOfest @ Music Hall (Hamilton) $?#


March 27-28, 8pm: Alfie Zappacosta @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $55 

March 27, 8pm: Sawyer Brown @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?

March 27, 8pm: Crown Lands @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $49

March 27, 9pm-1am: Open Jam & Live Band Karaoke ft Detour @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton) (Last Thu)


March 28, 8-11pm: Paul James Band @ The Busholme (Erin) $30

March 28, 8-11pm: Jack de Keyzer @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $40

March 29, Piano Day

March 29, 7pm: Collective Soul @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $? 

March 29, 8pm: Old Man Luedecke @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25.33

March 30, 8pm: Old Man Luedecke @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $26.33


April



April 2, 7-10pm: Ginger St. James @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) 


April 2, 8pm:  Grand River Blues Society Presents Grand Thursday ft David Gogo, Jesse O'Brien & Steve Marriner @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $25 adv/$30 door ($5 for Blues Society members)




April 5, 1:30pm: Youth Jam @ Gasworks (Hamilton) (1st Sat)

April 5, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5



April 15-May 3: Finding Neverland (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $62 #


April 19, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5

April 20-26: Curtains (Musical Whodunit) @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $?#




May


May 2, 7:30pm: Lighthouse @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $? 




May 12, 7:30pm: Ian Thomas... Not Gone Yet @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $83


June



December


December 2, 7:30pm: Mudmen @ Fergus Grand Theatre $?

Mar 12-15Mar 16-22



Monday, March 16, 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026

Hamilton's Tom Finochio Loved to Play His Guitar (RIP)

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of  Hamilton musician Tom Finochio. Our condolences to his family, friends and fans.

The following was posted on his cousin Fred Finocchio's page:

My friends and family today, I must inform you that on Saturday Feb 28 at 4pm my cousin Tom (Thomas Albert Finochio) passed away from a heart attack. Tom was in his 70th year. He was loved by many and will be missed by all.
He was a great musician he just loved to play guitar as all his friends and family know. At this time we have no plans for a celebration of life but if and when I will post it. If anyone that had been close to him would like to talk to me please don’t hesitate. Thank you all for your friendship with Tom.

Links: More Tom Finochio StoriesVideo above courtesy of  videomanproductions


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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Throwback Thursday: Ginger St. James' Bash (June 18, 2009)


Original Post: June 19, 2009

Updated post: Thursday, March 12, 2006

In mid-2009, local musician Ginger St. James was heading to Toronto. On Thursday, June 18, 2009 she threw a goodbye party at This Ain't Hollywood with live music, a DJ, dancing, and more. Thankfully, she has since returned to the Hammer.

Lucky attendees also got a chance to pick up a limited edition (available only at that particular show) CD of Ginger's sultry, swinging songs.

Below are a few highlights from the event.




The incredible musical newcomer Rebecca MacNeil performed a few songs as songs as well.



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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Vote in the 2026 Famous Hamiltonian Contest (Deadline March 27)


From now until March 27, 2026 (the week of the Junos in Hamilton) you can vote for the 2026 Famous Hamiltonian Contest. In honour of the Junos, all nominees are musicians.

Here are the nominees:

Previous winners include
If anyone know the winners of the other years, please email us at blueshamilton@gmail.com

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