Friday, February 14, 2025

Happy 10th Birthday Trebleclef!


Today (Feb 15, 2025) our little monkey reaches double digits: He's 10 years old! 

Click here for more of Trebleclef's adventures.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!



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Thursday, February 13, 2025

50th Anniversary of Rush's Fly by Night


 Today (February 14, 2025) Rush's classic album Fly by Night turns 50 years old.

Trivia:
  • Release date: February 14, 1975 on Mercury Records
  • Second Rush album.
  • First Rush album to feature Hamilton-born, St. Catharines raised drummer Neil Peart
  • Produced by Rush & Terry Brown
  • Peaked at 9 in the Canadian Album Charts

Video above courtesy of Rush


Video above courtesy of Rush


Links: RushMore Rush StoriesVideo above courtesy of Rush

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Valentine's Day Videos by Les Smith, Darren Hancock, Dan Medakovic

Update of 2016 Post




Links: Les SmithMore Les Smith StoriesVideo above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers



Links: Darren Hancock, More Darren Hancock Stories, Video above courtesy of Darren Hancock




Links: Dan MedakovicMore Dan Medakovic StoriesVideo above courtesy of Dan Medakovic

Click here for more Valentine's videos

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Music Listings: February 14-16, 2025

Friday, February 14 (Valentine's Day)

DUE TO THE VALENTINE'S DAY, SOME REGULAR GIGS MAY BE CANCELLED. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE VENUE.

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Frost Bites (Hamilton) (Feb 13-18)





1-1:30pm: Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)

4:30-6:30pm: Mike Branton @ Marquee, Main Floor (Milton)



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


6-9pm: Stephanie Deshane @ Judge & Jester (Grimsby) (Weekly)

6-8pm: Liam Calhoun @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 






6:30pm: LUCAS STAGG @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

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

7-10pm: Thomas Nelson Band @ Crystal Chandelier (Crystal Beach)

7pm: Thomas Nelson Band @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $5

7-10pm: Song Circle @ Knights (Brantford)


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



7:30pm: Valentine's Dinner with the Dirty Pioneers @ Gator Ted's (Burlington) $50/$90 per couple

7:30pm: Dizzy & Fay @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, The Recital Hall (St. Catharines) Regular $3/Member $35

7:30-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)

7:30-10:30pm: John McKinley @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)


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

8pm: FREEDOM TRAIN @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $?

8pm: Otis Wonder & the Hustle @ The Columbus Club (Hamilton) $15 incl buffet

8-11pm: Chad Pilon @ Legends Grill (Hamilton)



8-11pm: AMANDA LYNN PARKER @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8pm: 
Janky Setup 
@ Warehouse Concert Hall
 (St. Catharines) $24.72 adv

8-11pm: Troy Soper @ South Coast Cookhouse (Crystal Beach)

8pm: Dan Walsh @ McGonagal's Pub (Brantford)


8pm: Taff Rapids @ Silence Sounds (Guelph) $20/PWYC

8:30-11:30pm: Dianne Ryder Band @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)

8:30pm: NATHIAN BURKE@ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: REWIND @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

8:30pm: Orangeman @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington) $15



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

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

9pm: Maple Jam @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-12am: Right Proper Lads @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 

9pm-1am: Kill Bill @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)


9pm-12am: Chris Chambers @ Paris Pub (Brant)

9pm: Mary Simon @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

9:30pm: Jasmine T Duo @ The Kilt & Clover (Port Dalhousie)

9:30pm-1am: Grand Theft Audio @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


10pm: Cheap Thrills @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)


10pm: Fools Paradise @ The Dickens (Burlington)

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


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Frost Bites (Hamilton) (Feb 13-18)





10am-3pm: Fort Erie Record Show @ Sessions on the River $3 donation to COPE/Kids FREE


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


2-5pm: Brian Daniels @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)



2-4pm: Jazz Jam @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?





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

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6-9pm: Kevin California @ Brimstone Brewing Co (Fort Erie) FREE





6:30-10:30pm: Bob Reid @ Marquee (Milton)



7pm: JAMES BARKER BAND @ CENTRAL NIAGARA (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?



7pm: TROY BROWN @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7pm: Valentines Show with Cameron Caton (Evis Tribute) @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $20 show/$70 show + dinner buffet (5:30pm) 



7:30pm: Mudmen @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne)$38

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



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

9pm: Mark T Band @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)



8-11pm: Mel & Grace Duo @ South Coast Cookhouse (Crystal Beach)




8:30pm: Billboard Nation @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) 

8:30pm: TONE DEAF@ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

8:30-11:30pm: Valentines Dance with The Groovy Trio Band @ Honsberger Estate Winery (Lincoln) $10pp FREE with dinner

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

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


9pm: The Shakers w The Jesse James Medicine Show, Gin Lizzy @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $25




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

9pm-1am: Middle of Nowhere @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-1am: The Trip @ Trailside Bar & Grill (Ridegway)

9pm-1am: Vinyl Flux @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)


9pm-1am: JESSIE T DUO @ Elements Casino (Brantford)

9pm-12am: Michael Darcy @ Paris Pub (Brant)


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

10pm: Fiction @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)

10pm: Full Tilt @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)


10pm: Sonic Curators @ The Dickens (Burlington)

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

Sunday, February 16



1:30-4:30pm: IRISH & FOLK MUSIC SESSION @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)



2-5pm: Folk Sinners Stonewalls (Hamilton) $?

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




2-5pm: Almost Serious @ The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) (Weekly)


2:30pm: 
The Four Seasons Reimagined: The Four Seasons Reimagined 
@ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, PARTRIDGE HALL
 (St. Catharines) Regular: $99-$79-$69-$59-$39/Arts Worker: $52/Under 35 : $46/Student: $29/18 and under $24

2:30-4:30pm: Celtic Jam @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener) (3rd Sun)

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



4pm: ENSEMBLE VIVANT: Bach to Piazzolla @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Regular: $49.50 (All-in)/Member: $44.50 (All-in)



7:45-8:15pm: Arcade Allstars @ Room 47 (Kitchener) $?


8:30-11:30pm: The O’Deadlys @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)


9:15-10pm: Pkew Pkew Pkew @ Room 47 (Kitchener) $?


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Throwback Thursday: James Anthony Releases Acoustic CD: All Spruced Up

Original post: January 24, 2009
Updated: February 13, 2025


Burlington musician, James Anthony's CD, All Spruced Up, is a collection of solo acoustic numbers.

It includes original songs, traditional tunes (Worried Life Blues, Tell 'Em Now) and a cover of John Prine's All the Way With You.

In the liner notes, James says it was done in one take across two sessions.

"This is about as raw as it gets," he added, "Guess you can say its the real me sitting in your kitchen singing"

The CD will be sold at his shows and through his web site. Click here to contact him to order.

Monday, February 10, 2025

Sunday, February 9, 2025

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From their website: Since 1966, the poverty of loneliness and exclusion has been overcome with friendship and compassion at Welcome Inn Community Centre, where people from all walks of life work together to alleviate poverty in the North End and across Hamilton.

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, February 6, 2025

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Monday, February 3, 2025

Canadian Grammy Winners 2025


There was a lot of Canadian content at the 67th GRAMMY Awards that took place at the Crypto.com Arena (LA) on Sunday, February 2 and was broadcast live on CBS.

Here is the televised ceremony:



Hamilton Bluesman Steve Strongman attended as a nominee. Below is his commentary



Below is a complete list of Canadian winners. Click here for the complete list


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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Honouring the Day the Music Died w Videos by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper


Click pic to learn about 'The Day The Music Died"


Links: Video above courtesy of Buddy Holly - Topic




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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.



Friday, January 31, 2025

Black History Month Videos ft the Jewell Family




In 1925, Percy Cornelius Jewell, a CP Rail employee, married Ida Brooks, and while living in Guelph, the couple had four children: Percy, Ted, Melba, and Pat. Although little could be found about the younger Percy, the other three Jewell children all found moderate success as a result of musical prowess. Melba and Pat formed two thirds of trio known as the “Fabulous PJ’s” performing alongside the white Patti-Jo Patriquin and releasing at least one album together. 




Links: Video above courtesy of Guelph Museums

Ted, however, went a different route and played as part of the musical accompaniment of several shows at Guelph’s Capitol Theatre, including the August 1950 musical “Up in Central Park,” before studying music at the University of Toronto and going on to graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Ted Jewell attained post-secondary education and eventually would be named Chancellor of Huntington University. For Melba and Pat Jewell, while their band would have allowed them to tour and generate revenue for themselves, being part of a mixed-race band may have allowed an even greater level of access. 



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Thursday, January 30, 2025

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Throwback Thursday: Matt Paxton Debut EP - Back Home in the Village

Original Post January 9, 2009
Updated January 30, 2025



Hamilton musician Matt Paxton's incredible debut EP, Back Home in the Village is now available (through Down By the Point Records) to buy as a CD, Bandcamp, or iTunes Download.

Tim Gibbons
lends his immense talents on the recording.