April 11-13, 2025
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Friday, April 11
---- Before 6:00pm ----
Hamilton Music Festival (Apr 7-May 2)
Elvis Festival @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) (Apr 10-13)
Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)
12-1pm: Noon Hour Concerts: Jazz Appreciation Month - Trickbag @ Hamilton Public Library, Central, Hamilton Room FREE
12pm: Shake It Up Live Podcast Hosted by Famous Framus starring Rocket & the Renegades + Alex Whorms @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton) or livestream on canucktunes.ca
1-1:30pm: Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
2-3pm: Jazz Appreciation Month - Strat Andriotis Trio @ Hamilton Public Library, Concession, Living Room FREE
5pm: Artcrawl @ James St. North (Hamilton)
5-8pm: Brad James @ Fool & Flagon (Hamilton) (Weekly)
5-11:30pm: FMJ-Foreigner Meets Journey (Tribute) @ Amici's Banquet And Conference Centre (Fonthill) $80 incl dinner
5:30-9:30pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
5:30-9:30pm: Pianist @ Corso (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
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6-9pm: James Anthony @ Scout Cafe (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)
6pm: Strummers Union @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
6-9pm: Stephanie Deshane @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)
6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)
6-9pm: Rob Cromwell @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)
6-8pm: Cody James Wood @ 2 Rivers (Paris)
6:30pm: Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)
6:30pm: DAVE MENARD @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
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7pm: DESCENDENTS OF DUNN & THE DADBODZ @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10 cash
7pm: Steelore Presents Simply Saucer with Night Chill @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $15 adv/$20 door
7-10pm: Jazz with Ghost Variables @ Germania Club, Rathskeller (Hamilton) FREE
7pm: BR XPression presents Celtic Fusion Jr XPression: Harmonix Celtic Beat @ Bishop Ryan Secondray School (Hamilton) $? (Apr 9-11)
7-9pm: Piano Bar with Ian Aisling @ Collective Arts Beerhall (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: Jasmine T Band @ 447 Wing (Mt Hope)
7pm: Westdale @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) $?
7-10pm: Dueling Pianos @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) (Every Fri & Sat)
7-10pm: Song Circle (Open Stage) @ Knights (Brantford)
7-10pm: Luke Burizan Trio @ Manhattans (Guelph)
7-10:30pm: The Assortments @ Fixed Gear Brewing (Guelph)
7-10pm: Tommy Youngsteen Presents: The Very Best of Paul Simon (Tribute) @ THEMUSEUM (Kitchener) $?
7:30pm: SOS - The ABBA Experience (Tribute) @ Mohawk College, McIntyre Theatre (Hamilton) $49
7:30pm: Luke Allan @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
7:30pm: The Copycats @ Gator Ted's (Burlington)
7:30pm: BurlOak Theatre Group Presents Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - $42 Regular/$37 Big Ticket Members/$37 Big Ticket Plus Members/$37 Groups 10+ (Apr 9-13)
7:30pm: Trivia Night Fundraiser for Chorus Niagara @ Trillium United Church (St. Catharines) $25
7:30-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)
7:30pm: Cedar & Spruce presents Substitute, The Crooked Crow, Nick Braun, and Arih SK @ Niagara Artists Centre (St. Catharines) $15 adv/$20 or PWYC door
7:30-9:30pm: Tyler Yarema @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) No Cover
7:30pm: Pearl: A Janis Joplin Experience (Tribute) @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $50
7:30-10:30pm: Charlie Weston @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
7:30pm: Indie Music Night ft Maria Gabriella & Corduroy Blue, Ayesha Ahad, Dangerous Grooves, Housecat @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $10 online/$15 door.
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8pm: Kasador with The Beach Bats + Misty Blue + Lydia Stephen @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $23
8pm: Frail Fragment + Friends @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?
8pm? Jeremy Guther & Carrie Clark @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton)
8pm?: Cut Sleeve, The Ferns, Paste @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8pm: Sara Dishart and Filthy Rich @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
8pm: Hamilton Originals: The Songs of The Cars and Elvis Costello (Tribute) ft Jacob Moon, Chris Altmann, Suzie McNeil @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $39.50/$34.50 Members
8pm: Dr. Feelgood (Motley Crue Tribute) + Street Survivors (Skynyrd Tribute) @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $32.18
8pm?: Jamie Shea @ Nickel Brook Brewing (Burlington)
8pm: Mystical Harmony @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville)
8-11pm: BL FRID @ Teddy's (Grimsby)
8pm: A Night of Ska, Reggae & Rock with Street Pharmacy & The Human Rights @ Moose & Goose (Thorold) $?
8pm: Stephan Moccio @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $?
8pm: Dan Walsh @ McGonagall's Pub (Brantford)
8pm: Hannah Georgas + Bells Larsen @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $38
8pm: Brian Gardiner @ The Shakespeare Arms (Guelph)
8pm: The Generals Taverns @ Red Chevron Club (Guelph)
8pm: Rob Szabo & Steve Strongman - Songs & Stories UNPLUGGED Vol. 2 @ Room 47 (Waterloo) $40
8pm: Slidin’ Around: A Trombone Quartet & Rhythm Section Experience @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8:30pm-12:30am: The James Roberts Band @ Ye Olde Squire, Fennell (Hamilton)
8:30pm: B.A. Johnston w Sons Of Butcher & Thunderkok @ Corktown Pub, Upstairs (Hamilton) $17.31
8:30-11:30pm: Freedom Train @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) $10
8:30pm: Steve Oros @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Graven w/ Bad Science@ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)
8:30pm: LEASH: A TRIBUTE TO PEARL JAM @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
8:30-11:30pm: Greg O Rocks @ The Barber Towne Pub (Georgetown)
8:30-11:30pm: Patsy & The Muscle @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
---- After 9:00pm ----
9pm: The Brown Notes @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: Hammer Tones @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)
9pm-1am: Walter James Duo @ Elements Casino (Flamboro)
9pm: Retro Crush @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington)
9pm: Embrace @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: Otis Wonder and the Hustle @ Keenan's Irish Pub (Milton)
9pm: Dirt Road Travelers @ St. George Pub (Georgetown)
9pm-12am: Talk Machine @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
9pm: 70s Rock Show @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: LMT Connection @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: Dan Dyer @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm: Revisiting Creedence (Tribute) @ Fallsview Casino, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
9pm-1am: No Grady Brothers @ Elements Casino (Brantford)
9pm-12am: Michael Balojan @ Paris Pub (Brant)
9pm: Pulse X @ Kings Sports Bar (Guelph) $5
9pm:Yvonne Way & the Riffs @ Trackside Tavern (Cambridge)
9pm: Paul Atkinson & Friends @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Lost Boys @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
10pm: Ever the Bridesmaid @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Audioworx @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Jammer's Waffle House @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)
10pm: Dirty Pioneers @ The Dickens (Burlington)
10pm-2am: Lucas Mason @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)
10pm: Wet Pancakes @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph)
Saturday, April 12 (Record Store Day)
---- Before 3:00pm ----
Hamilton Music Festival (Apr 7-May 2)
Elvis Festival @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) (Apr 10-13)
Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)
2:30-3am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smokewagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
9-9:30am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Smokewagon Blues Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com
9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)
1-2pm: Jazz Appreciation Month - Jay Burr Project @ Hamilton Public Library, Waterdown, Reading Lounge FREE
1pm: The Coachmen (Chris Chambers, Colin Lapsley, Matt Burns) with Darran Poole @ Coach & Lantern, Upstairs (Ancaster) $?
1-4pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Fried Balogna ft James Ferris @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)
1:30-5pm: James Anthony & Robin Bank$ @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)
2pm: The Jazz Connection @ Corktown Pub (Hamilton) $15 door
2-5pm: Big John & the Nite Trippers @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $10
2pm: BurlOak Theatre Group Presents Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - $42 Regular/$37 Big Ticket Members/$37 Big Ticket Plus Members/$37 Groups 10+ (Apr 9-13)
2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)
2-6pm: Jam Session with Sugar and Spice @ South Brant Legion (Scotland)
2pm: Amanda Braam @ Benjamin's Bodega (Guelph)
2pm: Craig @ Red Chevron Club (Guelph)
2pm: Whisky Chasers @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover) $5
2:30pm: Brant Parker Band with Guest @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10
2:30pm: Blues at the Regency w Blues Etc ft Dave Murphy @ Regency 76 – The Original Sports Bar (Niagara Falls)
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3-7pm Innisfree @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)
3-5pm: Alfie Smith @ Nickel Brook Taphouse (Burlington)
3-6pm: Tony Paglia @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5
3-6pm: Vooodooo Kingz @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (Brantford)
3-6pm: The Easy Street Blues Band @ Two Doors Down (Brantford)
4-7pm: Jazz Express @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
5:30-9:30pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)
5:30-9:30pm: Pianist @ Corso (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)
6-9pm: Jake Henri @ Brimstone Brewing Company (Ridegway)
6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)
6-9pm: Monique @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)
6-9pm: STEVEN ELMO MURPHY @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)
6-8pm: Jake Marken @ 2 Rivers (Paris)
6pm: Mark Thackaway @ Concession Road Brewing Co (Jarvis)
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7-10pm: Famous & Betty + Daniel Farr, Greg Brico @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?
7-11:30pm: Jackson Stokes Band @ Absinthe (Hamilton)
7pm: John Restas @ Turtle Jack's, Upper James (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7pm: BREWS N BLOKES (Fibrosis Canada Fundraiser) @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) $?
7pm: Jasmine T Band @ Black Bull (Burlington)
7pm: Lotus Wight and John David Williams @ La Poche (Guelph)
7-10pm: Denielle Bassels@ Manhattans (Guelph)
7pm: A Decade Under The Influence: Live Band Emo Karaoke @ Sonic Hall, 2nd Level (Guelph) $18.50
7pm: THE MARK SMITH EXPERIENCE @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)
7:30pm: Rose Cousins @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?
7:30pm: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Presents Nosky Performs Handel, Haydn & Bach @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $?
7:30pm: Yogi Turgeon @ Townhall Social Eatery (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7:30pm: BurlOak Theatre Group Presents Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - $42 Regular/$37 Big Ticket Members/$37 Big Ticket Plus Members/$37 Groups 10+ (Apr 9-13)
7:30pm: An Evening with Clyde Junction @ ANAF Club (Guelph) $10 door
7:30pm: Pipedown! Presents: Courtyard and Meteor Heist @ Silence (Guelph)
7:30-10:30pm: Megan Brady Duo @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
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8-11pm: Luicidal (OG Suicidal Tendancies) w/ Blackout! / Laid To Rest / Harm School / Sam Losco (Trailer Park Boys) @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $17.31
8pm: 50 Mission Cap (Hip Tribute) @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?
8pm: CJ Wiley's Big Gay Night with Small Orbit + Baby O @ Mills Hardare (Hamilton) $25.33
8-10:30pm: Elton Sean: EARLY ELTON (Tribute) @ Zoetic Theatre (Hamilton) $?
8pm-12am: The Rumor Mill @ Waterdown Legion
8-11pm: Jones-Finn @ The Block Co: The Edison Room (Burlington)
8pm: Mike Stevenson @ Pepperwood Bistro (Burlington)
8pm: North of 49 @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)
8pm: Live Animals + Neon Cowboy, Dammit Goldie, Avalon Stone @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $24.72
8pm: An Evening with Symply Skynyrd (Tribute) @ The Sanctuary - Centre for the Arts (Ridgeway) $25
8pm: Revisiting Creedence (Tribute) @ Fallsview Casino, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?
8pm: Practically Hip (Tribute) ft Road Apples Album + Hits @ The Busholme (Erin) $27.50
8pm: Ky Anto @ The Shakespeare Arms (Guelph)
8pm: Brass Transit: The Musical Legacy of Chicago (Tribute) @ Centre in the Square (Kitchener) $?
8pm: Charlie Ballantine from NYC @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
8pm: Disco Fever @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?
8-11pm: Loose Change @ Mudcat Bowling and Entertainment Centre (Dunnville) $?
8:30pm: AGAINST ONE (Tribute to Pearl Jam) + GENERATION X @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $15 door
8:30pm: Shari & Jonny @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)
8:30pm: Sonic Haze @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)
8:30pm: Stone the Radio @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)
8:30pm: WARREN JONES @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)
8:30pm: DRIVEN @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)
8:30-11:30pm: Jack Van Ginger @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
8:30pm: The AC / DC Show Canada (Tribute) @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $?
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9pm: The Brown Notes @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
9pm: Fur! @ Corktown Pub, Upstairs (Hamilton) $?
9pm: Tommy Gilham @ Winchester Arms (Dundas)
9pm: Troy Harmer @ Mill St & 5 American House (Waterdown)
9pm: Brad James Band @ Shooterville Billiards Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm: Tone Deaf @ Jersey's Bar & Grill (Burlington)
9pm-1am: Sons of Mothers ft Mike Branton @ Bronte Sports Kitchen (Oakville)
9pm-12am: Vinyl Flux @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: No Hooligans@ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)
9pm-1am: The Motels @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12:45am: Walter James Duo @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)
9pm-12am: Avery Raquel @ Paris Pub (Brant)
9pm: Stoned and Rolling (Tribute) @ Kings Sports Bar (Guelph) $10
9pm: The Scavengers @ The Wooly Pub (Guelph)
9pm: Shane Pinchen @ 211 Main (Port Dover)
9:30pm-1am: Feverish Lemons @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
9:30pm: Silks & Pretty @ Which Craft (Guelph)
10pm: Sunday Noise @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)
10pm: Scurvy Dogz @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)
10pm: Middle of Nowhere @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)
10pm: Time Machine @ The Dickens (Burlington)
10pm-2am: Derek Lathrop & the County @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls)
10pm: Crast, Half Tight, and A Little Leverage @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph)
Sunday, April 13
---- Before 3:00pm ----
Hamilton Music Festival (Apr 7-May 2)
Elvis Festival @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) (Apr 10-13)
Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)
11:30am: Beatles Brunch ft Andrew McTaggart @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
1pm: Hammer Tones @ Halton Navy Veterans Association (Burlington)
2-5:30pm: Brant Parker & the Boiler Blues Band + Tyler Yarema @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) $10
2-5pm: Mississippi Bends @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?
2-4pm: Payadora Tango Ensemble @ Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts $35-$50
2-5pm: Open Mic @ Checkered Flag hosted by SnowHeel Slim (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly)
2-5pm: Lionel Bernard @ Battlefield Legion (Stoney Creek) $5
2pm: BurlOak Theatre Group Presents Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical @ Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - $42 Regular/$37 Big Ticket Members/$37 Big Ticket Plus Members/$37 Groups 10+ (Apr 9-13)
2-4:30pm: Jimmy’s Juke Joint ft Jim Casson with Lance Anderson @ Iggy's Pub & Grub (Fonthill)
2-5pm: Stuck in the 90's Duo @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2-5pm: Pat Matthews Duo @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
2pm: Jesse Parent @ The Wooly Pub (Guelph)
2-5pm: Almost Serious @ The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) (Weekly)
2pm: Tim Bastmeyer @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?
2:30-4:30pm: Jack & Danica @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)
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3-7pm: Innisfree @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)
3pm: Gallery Players presents Joy, Sorrow, and the Spaces in Between @ Silver Spire United Church (St. Catharines) $?
3-6pm: Open Stage with Nathan Coles @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly)
4pm: Glenn Groves @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)
5-8pm: Get Funky with Leroy Emmanuel @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)
5:30pm: Niagara Music Awards @ Sheraton Fallsview (Niagara Falls) $?
6pm: Kick N Strings @ Mill St & 5 American House (Waterdown)
6-9pm: Michael Maguire @ Lowville Bistro (Burlington)
6:30-9:30pm: Paige Armstrong Band @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
6:45-9pm: Open Mic @ Erksine Presbyterian Church (Hamilton) (Weekly)
7-9:30pm: Zula Presents Something Else! Creative Music Series with Romanian pianist LUCIAN BAN & Brooklyn violist MAT MANERI (TRANSYLVANIAN DANCE) + Scottish smallpipes player BRÌGHDE CHAIMBEUL solo @ St. Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church (Hamilton) $?3
7pm: Jazz Jam Hosted by Kevin Mak (Piano), Andrew Schoetter (drums), Tyler Wagler (bass) @ Silence (Guelph) (2nd Sun)
7:30pm: Open Mic @ Golden Brothers (Welland) (Weekly)
8pm: Deeps & Dani @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)
8pm?: Slewfoot, Gavel, Nuff Said, A Mourning Star @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)
8-11:30pm: DEADØNE, Kids Losing Sleep, Meagan Aversa & Meteor Heist @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $5.05
8pm?: Harmonia Songwriters series with Nicole Rayy @ The Block Co: The Edison Room (Burlington)
8pm: 7-10pm: Open Jazz Jam Hosted by Andrew Schoetter, Tyler Wagler, Kevin Mak @ Silence (Guelph) PWYC (2nd Sun)
9pm: Bo @ McCabe's Irish Pub (Guelph)
9pm-1am: Campfire Sessions @ The Cornerstone (Guelph)
10pm: Open Mic @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph) (Weekly)
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