Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Music Listings: June 4-7, 2026

June 4-7, 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.


June 4-7 / Jun 8-14


Thursday, June 4

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




12:30pm: Open Ukulele Session @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)

5-8pm: Latin Trio @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)

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

6pm: Music @ 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)

6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris) 

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







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

7pm: Music @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)

7-10pm: Kristin Nicholls @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

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

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




7pm: Open Mic @ The Falls Road on Victoria (Kitchener) (Weekly)

7:30pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) 

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)

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

8pm: Aaron Solomon @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20

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

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




8:30pm: Music @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)  

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


Friday, June 5

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




12-7pm: Handmade Market @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines) (Jun 5-6, 12-13)


1-4pm: Mario Arcuri @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)



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




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

5-8pm: Feverish Lemons @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines)


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


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

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

6-8pm: Music @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington) 

6-8pm: Music @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)

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) 



6:30pm: Eddie Paton @ Barra Fíon (Burlington)

6:30pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

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


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

7pm: Music @ Piper Arms (Burlington)


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

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


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

7-10pm: Evan Rotella @ Strada West (Niagara Falls)

7-11pm: Black Thorns @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $8 

7-10pm: 
Music 
@ Manhattans
 (Guelph)


7pm?: Luke Allan @ Sandbar on the Beach (Turkey Point)


7:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook) 

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

---- 8:00-8:59pm ---- 

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


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

8pm?: Music @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?

8pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $?



8-11pm: 2 Man Acoustic Band @ Gingerman (Oakville) 

 
8-11pm: Don Sexsmith @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

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



8-9:30pm: Kairos @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $? 


8-10pm: Music @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo)

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

8:30-11:30pm: Music @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Conn Roche @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30-11:30pm: Patsy & the Muscle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


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

9pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 

9pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)


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


9pm-1am: Hard Rock Hooligans @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

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

9pm-1am: Neon Dirty @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)




9-11pm: Duo Cichorium @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $? 

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover) 



9:30pm-1am: The 905 South @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

10pm: Fools Paradise @ B-Side Social (Hamilton) 

10pm: Music @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 


10pm: Music @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

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

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

Saturday, June 6

---- Before 2:00pm ----




10am-6pm: Handmade Market @ 13th Street Winery (St. Catharines) (Jun 5-6, 12-13)

11am-6pm: Concession Street Fest (Hamilton)
  • 11am: Boom Babiez
  • 12pm: Patti Payne Trio
  • 1pm: Canuckleheads
  • 2pm: Brian Melo
  • 3pm: Tim Gibbons & the Swampbusters
  • 4pm: Lowdown Dirty Mojos
  • 5pm: Trickbag


  • BMO Main Stage (Main St. & Fulton St.) 12:00 – 12:10 p.m. Opening Ceremony, 12:10 – 12:45 p.m. The 2 Dollar Bills, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. The Decent Blokes, 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Maple Masala, 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Station 31, 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Hayley Verrall, 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Raquel’s Riot, 6:00 – 6:35 p.m. Merritt Driven, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Fiddlestix
  • Community Stage (Brown St. & Main St.) 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. House of Chords, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. Academy of Music, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Rick Imus Music Studio, 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. South Asian Mommies of Milton, 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Diana and Justin, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. Sugar
  • House of Chords Performance Area (Main St. & Charles St.): 12:00 – 3:45 p.m. House of Chords Bands, 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. That Band, 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Martina Bukovcan, 6:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. House of Chords Bands


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

1-3pm, 7:30-9:30pm: Theatre School Spring Showcase @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $20



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

  • 2pm: Brian Melo
  • 3pm: Tim Gibbons & the Swampbusters
  • 4pm: Lowdown Dirty Mojos
  • 5pm: Trickbag
2-5pm: Mike Branton & Friends @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10 (Weekly

  • BMO Main Stage (Main St. & Fulton St.) 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Maple Masala, 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Station 31, 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Hayley Verrall, 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Raquel’s Riot, 6:00 – 6:35 p.m. Merritt Driven, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Fiddlestix
  • Community Stage (Brown St. & Main St.) 2:15 – 3:30 p.m. Academy of Music, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Rick Imus Music Studio, 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. South Asian Mommies of Milton, 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Diana and Justin, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. Sugar
  • House of Chords Performance Area (Main St. & Charles St.): 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. That Band, 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Martina Bukovcan, 6:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. House of Chords Bands
2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)


2-4pm: Jazz Jam Hosted by Lukas Bouda @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) (1st & 3rd Sat)

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


3-7pm: Music @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)  

3-6pm: Music @ East End Social (Hamilton) 


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


3-6pm: Johnny B @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) (Weekly)


---- 4:00-6:59pm ----

  • 4pm: Lowdown Dirty Mojos
  • 5pm: Trickbag

4pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 

  • BMO Main Stage (Main St. & Fulton St.) 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Hayley Verrall, 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Raquel’s Riot, 6:00 – 6:35 p.m. Merritt Driven, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Fiddlestix
  • Community Stage (Brown St. & Main St.) 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. South Asian Mommies of Milton, 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Diana and Justin, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. Sugar
  • House of Chords Performance Area (Main St. & Charles St.): 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. That Band, 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Martina Bukovcan, 6:00 pm – 8:00 p.m. House of Chords Bands
4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) (Weekly)


5:30-8pm: Music @ Hammerhead's Fish & Chips (Hamilton) 


6-8pm: Music @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

6-9pm: Music @ Briskit BBQ (Georgetown)

6-8pm: Music @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)

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) 


6:30pm: Empty Hours @ Moon in June Race (Burlington)

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


7-9pm: Driven @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) FREE


  • BMO Main Stage (Main St. & Fulton St.) 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Fiddlestix
7-10pm: Music @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach) 

7pm: Jam Night @ The Bank (Welland)

7-11pm: Mike Thorpe @ Dunsdon Legion (Brantford)

7-10pm: 
Music 
@ Manhattans
 (Guelph)


7pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge) 

7-10pm: Always on Friday @ Block 3 Brewing (St. Jacobs) $?


7:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook) 


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

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

8pm: Music @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?


8pm?: Music @ The King George (Hamilton)

8pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington) 

8pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $?

8pm: Music  @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)

8pm: Andre Bison Band @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $30

8-11pm: Jacob Ludwig @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8-9pm: One More Round @ Chocolates Etc (St. Catharines)



8pm: Muic @ Duke & Duchess (Cambridge)

8-10:30pm: Angela Verbrugge from BC @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 


8:30pm: Music @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) 

8:30-11:30pm: Music @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster) 


8:30pm: Music @ Winchester Arms (Dundas) 

8:30pm: Descendents of Dunn @ Pump & Patio (Oakville) 

8:30pm: illScarlett @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $41.63 

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


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

9pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton) 

9pm: Music @ The Gate (Hamilton)




9pm: Music @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) 

9pm-12am: Music @ The Hub (Welland) 

9pm: Vinyl Paradise @ Taps Brewhouse (Niagara Falls) $20

9-11:45pm: Rock Garden @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)



9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)



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



10pm: Music @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 

10pm: AudioworX @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington) 

10pm: Music @ The Dickens (Burlington) 

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

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

10pm: Lucas Stagg @ Black Badger (Cambridge)

Sunday, June 7

---- Before 2:00pm ----

Hamilton Arts Week (June 5-14)

Art on Locke @ Locke Street (Hamilton) (June 5-14)





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


1-4pm: Music @ The Hub (Welland) 

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

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

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

2-5pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) 

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


2-4pm: Music @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington) 


2-5pm: Open Mic @ Harbourfront Inn (Port Colbourne)(Weekly)

2-5pm: Ryan Thomas @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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

2pm: Brad Hailz @ Riverben Grillhouse (Glenn Morris)


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

3:30-6:30pm: ANAT @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) (Weekly)

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


5-8pm: Music @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines) 


6:30pm: JazzSeries with TBA @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

7pm: Music @ The Avro (Hamilton)

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


7pm: Jeremy Fisher @ The Conrad Centre (Kitchener) $20


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



COMING SOON!

June


June 8, 7-9pm: Brant Harmonica Guild @ Knights (Brantford) (2nd & Fourth Mondays) 


June 9, 7-10pm: The John McKinley Jam @ The Huether Hotel Jazz Room (Waterloo) (Bi-weekly)  


June 10: (Portugal Day)

June 11, 5-9pm: Songwriter’s Circle Hosted By Greg Zaluski @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $8 (Bi-Weekly)

June 11, 7-10pm: Greg Brisco & Ian Andrews @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) (2nd Thu)

June 11, 7:30pm: Live Jam & Open Mic Hosted by Sessionista @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown) (2nd & 4th Thu) 


June 12-14: Disney's Frozen - The Broadway Musical @ Fergus Grand Theatre $? #

June 12, 5pm: Artcrawl @ James Street North (Hamilton)

June 12: 6:30-8:30pm: Staff Showcase @ Tabone Academy of Music (Hamilton) $10#




  • ?: Public House
  • ?: Jonesy
  • 5-7pm: The Dave Rave All-Stars


June 14, 1-3pm: Niagara Falls Concert Band @ The Exchange (Niagara Falls) FREE#

June 14, 2-5pm: Open Mic Hosted by SnowHeel Slim @ Checkered Flag  (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly)

June 14, 2pm: Lily Sazz @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15

June 14, 2-5pm: Brantford Open Stage @ Best Western (Bi-Weekly) $5

June 17, 7-11pm: Dundas Music Club @ Oddfellows Hall (Dundas) (3rd Wed)

June 17, 7:30-10pm: Open Mic with Corey @ The Staircase, Lounge (Hamilton) (3rd Wed)

June 18, July 9, September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)

June 18, 8pm: Wintersleep+  Weird Nightmare @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $35#


June 20, 8pm: Jann Arden @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $? 

June 21 (World Music Day)

June 21, 10am-4pm: Burlington Record & CD Sale @ Halton Naval Veterans Hall (donation to hall appreciated)





June 25, 7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th Thu)

June 25, 8pm: Flo Rida @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $? 

June 25, 9-11pm: Live Band Karaoke @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton) (last Thu)

June 26-27, 9pm: Air Supply @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $? 

June 26, 8pm: Chuck Jackson & The C-Notes @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $25

June 28, 1-5pm: Port Colborne Pop Up Record Show @ Port Colborne Legion Br. 56 (donation to Legion appreciated)


July



July 2, 6:30-8:30pm: Music on the Waterfront ft Tomi Swick @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE



July 5-Sept 6 (Saturdays): Dundas Live & Local

July 6, 8pm: Father John Misty @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $? #


July 9, September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)


July 18, 8pm: Al Lerman @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20

July 23: Lou (Founder & Blogger) Birthday

July 23, 6:30-8:30pm: Music on the Waterfront ft Lowdown Dirty Mojos @ Pier 8 (Hamilton) FREE

July 25, 1-6pm: Niagara Falls Festival & Record Show @ Taps Brewhouse $5 incl outdoor marker & bands

July 26, 7pm: Foreign Jovi @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $?#


August


July 5-Sept 6 (Saturdays): Dundas Live & Local

August 16, 7:30pm: Bonnie Raitt + Maia Sharp @ Centre In The Square (Kitchener) $?

September


July 5-Sept 6 (Saturdays): Dundas Live & Local

September 12, 7pm: Bywater Call @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25

September 13, 8pm: Bywater Call @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $25


September 17, October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)


September 29: Linda (Our Marketing Maven) Birthday


October




October 3, 8pm: Begonia @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $30

October 8, November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)

October 14-18: Folk Canada Conference @ Sheraton Hotel (Hamilton) $?



October 31-November 14: 2pm: Evil Dead: The Musical @ Hamilton Theatre Inc $?


November



November 3, December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)

November 6-29: A Christmas Story - The Musical @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? #

November 13 (Friday the 13th)

November 26, 8pm: Basia Bulat @ River's Edge (Paris) $55.72

November 29: (Hamilton Blues Lovers Turns 18)

December


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

December 3, 7:30pm: Canadiana: The Musical @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (dinner available: 6pm)

December 21 (1st Day of Winter)

December 25 (Christmas)
2027

January - 4: Bird Day, 25 - Robbie Burns Day, 28: Automobile Day + Kazoo Day 



April - 1: April Fools, 8: Banjo Day,  22: Earth Day, 30: Jazz Day


June 4-7 / Jun 8-14



Sunday, May 31, 2026

Kicking Off Black Music Month! Videos by LMT Connection, Colina Phillips, LTtheMonk

Update of 2021 Post


To start up Black Music Month, we'd like to showcase our local afro-Canadian music community!







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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Vote for the Living Blues Awards! Deadline is June 15!


Living Blues Magazine has announced the nomineees for their 2026 awards. You can vote for your favourites (even write-ins). Deadline to vote is June 15, 2026.

Below is a complete list of nominees. Canadian acts are bolded.

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Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)

Best Blues Album of 2025 (New Recordings)

  • Maria Muldaur: One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey *
  • Tommy Castro & the Painkillers: Closer to the Bone
  • Charlie Musselwhite: Lookout Highway
  • D. K. Harrell: Talkin' Heavy
  • Buddy Guy: Ain't Done with the Blues
  • Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd: Young Fashioned Ways
  • John Primer: Grown in Mississippi
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Hard Road
  • Candice Ivory: New Southern Vintage
  • Larry McCray: Heartbreak City
  • Southern Avenue: Family
  • Little Freddie King: I Use to Be Down
  • Bob Stroger & the Headcutters: Bob is Back!
  • Leonard "Lowdown" Brown: Lowdown Street Party
  • Jimi "Primetime" Smith: It's My Time
  • Kirk Fletcher: Keep on Pushing
  • Sean McDonald: Have Mercy!
  • Mavis Staples: Sad and Beautiful World
  • Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band: Full Circle
  • Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo': Room on the Porch

Blues Artist of the Year (Female)

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

  • Duke Robillard*
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Larry McCray
  • John Primer
  • Kid Andersen
  • Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
  • Tommy Castro
  • Anthony Paule
  • Kirk Fletcher
  • Eric Gales

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)

  • Kim Wilson*
  • Charlie Musselwhite
  • Billy Branch
  • Bob Corritore
  • Wallace Coleman
  • Big Harp George
  • Brandon Santini
  • Rick Estrin
  • Jason Ricci
  • Omar Coleman
Best Blues Album of 2025 (Reissue Recordings)

  • Mississippi John Hurt: Today!
  • John Lee Hooker: It Serve You Right to Suffer
  • Otis Spann: Walking the Blues
  • Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' Strikes
  • Buddy Guy: This is Buddy Guy
  • Various Artists: High Water Everywhere
  • Scrapper Blackwell: Mr. Scrapper's Blues
  • Muddy Waters: The Best of Muddy Waters
  • Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues & Zydeco
  • Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' in the Moonlight

Best Blues Book of 2025

  • Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King By Preston Lauterbach
  • Mr. R&B and the Rhythm & Blues Revival: The Story of Jonas Bernholm Part 2 By Jonas Bernholm
  • The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White: Recalling the Blues By David W. Johnson
  • Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo By Kristina R. Gaddy and Rhiannon Giddens
  • Two Headed Doctor: Listening for Ghosts in Dr. John's Gris-gris By David Toop
  • Inside the Moment: Iconic Blues, Soul, Jazz, Rock, and R&B Images and History By Joseph A. Rosen
  • Fiddling is My Joy: The Fiddle in African American Culture By Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje

Best Live Performer

  • John Primer
  • Bobby Rush
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Anne Harris
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Eric Gales
  • Southern Avenue
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Sean McDonald

Blues Artist of the Year (Male)

  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • John Primer
  • Bobby Rush
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Larry McCray
  • Taj Mahal
  • Bob Corritore
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Tommy Castro
  • Bob Stroger

Blues Band of the Year

  • Southern Avenue
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
  • Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band
  • The Phantom Blues Band
  • Memphissippi Sounds
  • Mississippi Heat
  • Kid Andersen's Greaseland All Stars
  • The Nighthawks
  • Altered Five Blues Band
  • Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues

Most Outstanding Blues Singer

  • Taj Mahal
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Valerie June
  • Sugaray Rayford
  • Mud Morganfield
  • Mavis Staples
  • Oscar Wilson
  • Candice Ivory
  • Thornetta Davis
  • Erica Falls

Thursday, May 28, 2026

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