Hug a Drummer Day Videos With Sean O'Grady

Update of 2019 post

Links: Dwayne LaForme, More Dwayne LaForme Stories, Video above courtesy of Dwayne LaForme Blues



Links: Tim Gibbons, More Tim Gibbons Stories, Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis



Links: Chris Chambers, More Chris Chambers Stories, More Hendrix Covers/Stories,  Video above courtesy of Andrea Cassis



Links: Leonard Burns and Dell, More LBD Stories, Video above courtesy of Michael Hickey

Links: Sean O'Grady, More Sean O'Grady Stories, More Drummer Day Stories

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Music Listings: October 9-10 2024

Wednesday, October 9

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art+music+food Festival @ Art Gallery of Hamilton

Culture Days (Across Canada): Burlington / Oakville / Milton / St. Catharines / Centre Wellington

Oktoberfest (Kitchener)

9am-9:30pm: Norfolk Country Fair

• 12:00 The Country Ramblers - On Stage in Lounge 5 (Bldg.#5)
• 2:30 Heart N Soul Choir - On Stage in Lounge 5 (Bldg.#5)
• 5:00 Ryerse Jazz Singers - On Stage in Lounge 5 (Bldg.#5)
• 6:30 The Gentlemen of Harmony - On Stage in Lounge 5 (Bldg.#5)

12-1pm: Midday Music with Brad Halls (Piano) @ Mellville United Church (Fergus) (Weekly) FREE

2:30-3:30pm: Danny Boy Phelan @ Hamilton Public Library, Sherwood, Marketplace FREE

3-5pm: Lou's Control ft Lou Molinaro @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton)(Weekly)

6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Duo @ Brasa (Niagara Falls)

6-10pm: Liam Calhoun (Violinist) @ Watermark (Niagara Falls)

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7-9pm: Mississippi Bends @ Casbah Lounge (Hamilton) PWYC

7pm: Champagne Weather / Basset / The Young Novelists @ Gasworks (Hamilton) $19 adv/$24 door

7-10pm: Jazz Series with The Brad Krauss Trio + Guest @ Donnelly's (Thorold)

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

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

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

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

7:30-11pm: Open Mic with Dano @ Iron Horse Restobar (Hamilton) (Weekly)

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

7:30pm: Tom Cochrane: Songs & Stories — The Duo @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $65

7:30pm: Simply the Best Talent presents Relive the Music 50s & 60s Show (Tribute) @ River Run Centre (Guelph) $69

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

8pm: Bummer Records Presents SORRY SNOWMAN + Minerva, Public Health, Book Buddies @ The Casbah (Hamilton) $?

8pm: Classic Albums Live – Meatloaf Bat out of Hell (Tribute) @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $44

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

8pm: The Doobie Brothers @ Kitchener Auditorium $80.25+

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

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Thursday, October 10 (Hug A Drummer Day)

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

art+music+food Festival @ Art Gallery of Hamilton

Culture Days (Across Canada): Burlington / Oakville / Milton / St. Catharines / Centre Wellington

5-11pm: Rockton World's Fair (no live music today)

Oktoberfest (Kitchener)

9am-9:30pm: Norfolk Country Fair

• 11:00 SCS Band - On Stage in Lounge 5 (Bldg.#5)
• 1:00 HT Band - On Stage in Lounge 5 (Bldg.#5)
• 4:00 Paul Mallard - On Stage in Lounge 5 (Bldg.#5)

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 & Guests @ 4680Q.com (Weekly)

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

5pm-11pm: Erin Fall Fair (no live music today)

6pm: Mike Balonjan @ Limani at Fifty (Stoney Creek) $16 per vehicle/$15 refund if you spend over $50 at restaurant (Weekly)

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

6pm: Mavis Productions presents Disney's The Little Mermaid: the Musical @ Fergus Grand Theatre $38

6-10pm: Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Sharon & Paula @ The Busholme (Erin) (1st Thu of Month)

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

6-9pm:  Chandler Berardi @ Strykerz Kitchen & Bar (Kitchener)

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

6:15-9pm: Farewell To Hamilton Arts & Letters Magazine (some live music) @ Art Gallery of Hamilton

6:30-8:30pm: Kim Koren @ Shawn & Ed's Brewing Co. (Dundas)

6:30pm: Daryl Gray @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

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7pm: THOMAS DUXBURY & THE NEW MOTHE R NATURE + The Ruddy Ruckus, The Poobs, The Trampoline Delay@ The Casbah (Hamilton) $?

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

7-10pm: Glenn Groves @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington) (Every 2 Weeks)

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

7-10pm: Michelle Hedley @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

7-9pm: Paul Gigliotti @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

7pm: Chris Strei @ Paris Beer Company (Brant)

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

7-10pm: Luis Garcia @ Manhattans (Guelph)

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

7pm: Michael Maguire @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7-10pm: Open Stage -Mic Up @ Silvercreek's (Guelph) (Weekly)

7:30pm: Relive the Music 50s & 60s (Tributes) @ Mohawk College, McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (Hamilton) $57.56

7:30pm: Nathian Burke @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

7:30pm: Quartetto Gelato @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $?

7:30pm: We Walk the Line (Johnny Cash Tribute) @ John Elliott Theatre (Halton Hills) $?

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8pm: The New Rebel Westerners @ Casbah Lounge (Hamilton)

8pm: SALTWATER HANK + WILL GILLESPIE BAND + SARAH BEATTY @ Vertagogo (Hamilton) $?

8pm: Kasador + Lost Faculty, Misty Blue @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) 

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

8pm: Icon Productions: CHART-TOPPING DIVAS, Tributes to Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Cher, and Tina Turner @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $58.50+

8-11pm: Kim Foo Band @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington) (Weekly)

8pm: Port Credit Revival Band @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10

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

8pm: Indie Music Night ft Maria Gabriella w Corduroy Blue, Dead Steady, Sparrow, Honduras Thompson @ Maxwell's Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $10 online/$15 door

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

8pm: Jasmine T Duo @ The Real Hammer Hogs BBQ (Caledonia)

9-11pm: Open Mic with Anthony Vaughn @ King George (Hamilton) (Weekly)

9-1pm: Open Jam with Greg Gingerich @ Manny's Place (Brantford) (Weekly)

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Click here for more of our interactive music listings

October 2024 Global Music Awards Winners (including a few Canadians)

October 2024 edition of the Global Music Awards.

Gold Medal Winners

• Best of Show: Heidi Radtke (USA) - Convergence (Contemporary Classical, Instrumentalist)
  
  
  
  Links: Heidi Radtke, Video above courtesy of Heidi Radtke - Topic
  
  
• Michail Travlos (Greece)- Two Light Happenings for Flute and String Orchestra (Contemporary Classical - Composition) 
• Voices of Concinnity (USA) - Awaiting Golden Light (Choral Music)
• ARUNDOSquintett (Germany) - Saga (Classical) 
• Duo LinLynn (USA) - Stars Above (Percussion - Duo) 
• Antonio Adolfo (Brazil)- Bossa 65: Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal (Jazz - Instrumentalist) 
• Gary Muszynski (USA) - The Journey Home, Songs of Longing & Belonging (World Music) 
• Sherwin Yang  (Taiwan) - Growth (World Fusion - Composer - Producer) 
• Sterling Ensemble Los Angeles (USA) - Echoes of Grace, Choral Music of Patti Drennan (Choral Performance)

Canadian Silver Medal Winners

• Andrew Gordon Macpherson (Toronto) - Dark Side of the Ring (Composer, Original Score) 
  
  
  
  Links: Andrew Gordon Macpherson, Video above courtesy of Wade MacNeil & Andrew Gordon Macpherson - Topic
  
  
• Benoit LeBlanc (Montreal) - Mô Kouzin Mô Kouzinn (Creole Music, Concept)
  
  
  
  Links: Benoit Leblanc, Video above courtesy of Benoit Leblanc - Topic

Canadian Bronze Medal Winners

• Carla Rose Kelly (London) - Healing Addictions (Music Medicine)
• Lyn_Sey  (London) - Real Thing, country, Righteous Man (Southern Rock) 
• Monika Gurak (Mississauga) and Malwina Wojdyna (Toronto)  - Wiedz O Tym, Że (Pop, Album)
• Pejman Bolourchi (Toronto) - Happiness (World Music)
• The Lost Keys (Vancouver) - Every Single Day (Duo, Lyrics/Songwriter)

Click here for the full list

Links: Global Music Awards, More GMA Stories

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Kids' Music Day Videos by Walk of the Earth & Romeo Eats, Barenaked Ladies with Jeremy & Jazzy, Ronno

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Video above courtesy of Walk off the Earth

Links: Jeremy and Jazzy, Jeremy Fisher, More Jeremy Fisher Stories, More Jazzy Stories, Barenaked Ladies, More BNL Stories, Video above courtesy of Jeremy and Jazzy

Links: Ronno, Video above courtesy of Kids-Move/RONNO

Click here for more Kids Music Day videos

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Toot Your Flute Day Videos by Patricia Dydnansky, Madison Deppe, Soenen Sisters

Links: Patricia Dydnansky, Video above courtesy of FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Links: Madison Deppe, Video above courtesy of Madison Deppe

Links: The Soenen Sisters, More Soenen Sisters Stories, Video above courtesy of Julie Borgdorff

More Flute Day Videos

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