Sunday, May 3, 2026

Become an Escarpment Blues Society Member

 

From their website:

The goal of the The Escarpment Blues Society is to strengthen awareness and appreciation of Blues And Roots Music while at the same time put the emphasis on growth. 

The Escarpment Blues Society will:

  • Promote Blues & Roots Music through multiple avenues including live performances, artist support, education with blues in the schools’ programs and highlighting recordings.  
  • Support local, national and international blues and roots artists for the advancement of their craft in the Niagara Escarpment area. This applies to established Blues And Roots artists as well as new artists.  
  • Support local venues that feature Blues And Roots music 
  • Engage in activities that will garner funds for operational needs
  • Raise community awareness for Blues and Roots Music, through through social media, mainstream media, digital and print media 
  • Will become an affiliate of the Blues Foundation and help raise funds for artists to participate in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis

We are encouraging everyone to please become a member of this great organization. Benefits of Membership Include:   ** First chance to buy tickets to all of our EBS sponsored events/shows  **Discounts to various blues events throughout the year and the opportunity to meet other blues fans & musicians in the region, in addition to helping us promote blues n’ roots music and venues in the region. 

$25 for a one-year membership and $40 for a two-year membership. .

We appreciate any support you may give the EBS. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

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Friday, May 1, 2026

Music Listings: May 3-7, 2026

May 3-7, 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.


May 3-7 / May 8-10


Sunday, May 3 (World Laughter Day)

---- Before 4:00pm ----

1-4pm: Parkside Jazz Trio @ The Hub (Welland) 

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


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




2-6pm: 3 on the Tree @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)

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


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

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


2pm: Finding Neverland (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $62 (Apr 15-May 3) 


2:30-6pm: Fiona, Dale & Dylan @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10

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

3-7pm: Ty Price @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)  

3-6pm: Open Stage with Hellion Ton @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly

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



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

6:30-9:30pm: Paige Armstrong Band @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


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

7pm: Saults @ Den 1880 (Waterloo) $25 

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



Monday, May 4  (Star Wars Day)


6-8pm: Youth Jam @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)

6-10pm: Open Mic @ Kin Club of Ridgeway (Crystal Beach) (Weekly)


6:30pm: Wilber James Band @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake)(Bi-Weekly

6:30-10pm: Open Mic @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo)(Weekly)


7:30-10:30pm: Irish Traditional Music Sessions @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 


8pm: Open Jam with Martin Rouleau @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly

8pm: Jesse Cook @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $40+


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



5-8:30pm: Kick N' Strings Duo @ Bardo (Hamilton)(Weekly)







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



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

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


8:30pm: Dead Bob + MVLL Crimes @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $33.68

Wednesday, May 6 (Accordion Day)



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

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

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

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


7:30pm: Chris Chambers @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Bi-Weekly

7:30-10:30pm: Singer/Songwriter Series @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
  • 7:30 pm: Will Rowe
  • 8:30 pm: Chase Stevens
  • 9:30 pm: Ryan Lunn

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


8pm: Ariel Posen @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $25.66


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

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

Thursday, May 7

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

ArtsEverywhere Festival (Guelph) (May 7-12)




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

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



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)





6:30-8:30pm: Nella @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) 

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

7-8:15pm: Matilda Jr (Musical) @ Gasworks (Hamilton) $30+ (May 7-9)


7-10pm: Paige Armstrong @ Teddy's (Grimsby) 

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

7-10pm: Elliott Brood @ The Exchange (Niagara Falls) $39.97+

7-10pm: Stu & Jay Peterson @ Manhattans (Guelph)  

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





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

7:30-10:30pm: The O'Deadlys @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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

8pm: Ariel Posen @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25.66




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


COMING SOON!

May



May 7-9: Matilda Jr (Musical) @ Gasworks (Hamilton) $30+

May 7-12: ArtsEverywhere Festival (Guelph)



May 8-31: Nice Work If You Can Get It @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? # 

May 8, 5pm: Artcrawl @ James Street North (Hamilton)


May 9: Train Day


May 9, 11am-9pm: Sew Hungry @ Ottawa St (Hamilton)


May 10: Mother's Day

May 12, 7pm: Song Circle @ ANAF Club (Guelph) (2nd & 4th Wed) PWYC

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



May 13, 7:30pm: Ian Thomas... Not Gone Yet! @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $86


May 14, 7-10pm: Greg Brisco & Ian Andrews @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) (2nd Thu)


May 14, 7:30pm: Live Jam & Open Mic Hosted by Sessionista @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown) (2nd & 4th Thu) 

May 16-18: Binbrook Ribfest @ Binbrook Fairgrounds $2/Kids Free

May 17, 2-6pm: Trickbag @ Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton)


May 20, May 28, 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)

May 20, 7-11pm: Dundas Music Club @ Oddfellows Hall (Dundas) (3rd Wed) 

May 20, 7:30-10pm: Open Mic with Corey @ The Staircase, Lounge (Hamilton) (3rd Wed

May 22, 7pm: Good Lovelies + Ian Bell @ Old Town Hall (Waterford) $52#




May 28, 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)


May 29, 7:30-8:30pm + 9:30-10:30pm: Fleetwood Mac Mania @ Chudleigh’s Entertainment Farm (Halton Hills) $? #

May 29, 8pm: The Hogtown Allstars @ Clifford Brewing (Hamilton) $25 adv/$30 door


May 30, 3-8pm: Hohner Avenue Porch Party (Kitchener)

June






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

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)



July


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

July 23: Lou (Founder & Blogger) Birthday

September



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 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) $?

November



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

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)

May 3-7 / May 8-10



Thursday, April 30, 2026

International Tuba Day Videos ft Intrada Brass

Update of 2021 Post

Videos above courtesy of Intrada Brass

Links: Intrada BrassVideo above courtesy of Town of Oakville, Mora Tuba Day Stories


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Sunday, April 26, 2026

Buy Holiday Smile Cookies This Week to Help Local Charities

 


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The Hamilton Blues Lovers (HBL) want to showcase a deserving local charity every week.  HBL is not affiliated with these charities nor does it fund raise for them.






Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Throwback Thursday - Hamilton's Jack de Keyzer on Harmonica Shah Album


Original post: July 15, 2009

Updated Post: April 23, 2026

Talented bluesman Harmonica Shah may be from Detroit but he knows exactly where to find great blues players.

Hamilton's own Jack deKeyzer plays guitar on his latest album, If All You Have is a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail through Electro-Fi Records

Joining Shah and DeKeyzer are Canadians Alec Fraser (bass) and Al Cross (drums). Juno award winner, Julian Fauth also lends occasional piano to the disc.

If All You Have . . . is good old fashioned Blues in the style of Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters with a bit of soul. DeKeyzer's guitar prowess is evident on all tracks. There's booty shaking boogie and some amazing slower numbers too.

Available through: SpotifyYouTube, Amazon, Apple Music

Stream the album below


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