Music Listings, Part 4: May 12-18, 2025

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2025: Apr 24-27/ Apr 28-May 4 / May 5-11

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Monday, May 12 

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31 

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)

6-7:45pm: Guitar Pickers (Open Stage) @ Hamilton Public Library, Greensville, Teen Area (Weekly)

6pm: Beatles, Burgers and Beer with the Re-Peatles @ Innsville (Stoney Creek) (Weekly)

6-9pm: Paul Mallard @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)(Weekly)

7-10pm: Open Mic with Feverish Lemons @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)

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

8pm: Jam with Pop Machine @ Uptown Social House (Burlington)(Weekly)

10-10:30pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Andre Bisson Band at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com

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Tuesday, May 13

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

4-5:30pm: Blues Source Canada w Ken Wallis @ INDI 101.5 FM or indi1015.ca (Weekly) 

7-10pm: Open Mic with Brennagh Burns @ Lukaya Cafe (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7pm: Open Mic @ Vertagogo (Hamilton)(Weekly)

7-11pm: Open Mic with George Correy @ Pitcher's Sports Bar (Welland) (Weekly)

7pm: Music Trivia @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Open Mic @ Trackside Tavern (Cambridge) (Weekly)

8-10pm: Music Trivia @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)

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

8pm: Christopher Clause @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Weekly)

8-11pm: Open Mic w/Mark Swayze-John Scapilato @ Borderline (Welland) (Weekly)

8-11:30pm: Open Mic @ Which Craft (Guelph) (Weekly)

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

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Wednesday, May 14

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31 

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)

12pm: Online Voice Lessons w Piper Hayes (Weekly) $15 sliding scale

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18) 

7-9pm: Music Bingo @ Collective Arts Brewery (Hamilton) (Weekly)

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

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

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

7:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 17)

7:30pm: Music @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)

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

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

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

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

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

9pm: Trick and Mitch’s Open Jam Session @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph) (Weekly)

10pm-2am: Open Stage @ NV (Guelph) (Weekly)

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Thursday, May 15

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

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31 

Niagara Children's Festival (May 3, 10, 15-18)

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19) 

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 & Friends @ 4680Q.com (Weekly)

1-1:30pm: Ancaster Meadow Elementary School Band and Song Club @ Hamilton Public Library, Waterdown, Reading Lounge FREE

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

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

5:30pm: Jamie Petrie @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)

6-9pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?

6pm: Mykul @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

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

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

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

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

6:30-9:30pm: James Ferris with Fried Balogna @ The Corktown Pub (Hamilton)(Weekly)

6:30-8:30pm: Open Mic with Mark @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) 

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

7-9pm: Jazz Night ft The Av Quartet @ Collective Arts Brewing (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-10pm: Songwriters' Open Mic Night with Chelsea McWilliams @ The Block Co, The Edison Room (Burlington) (Weekly)

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

7-10pm: Music @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

7-9pm: Neil Carson @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

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

7-10pm: Amitida @ Manhattans (Guelph)

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

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

7pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7-9pm: British Invasion Music Bingo @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener)

7:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 17)

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

7:30-10:30pm: The Other Band @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7:30pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

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

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

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

8-10pm: Gavin Hope @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 

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

10pm: Bo @ McCabes (Guelph) (Weekly)

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Friday, May 16

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

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31

Niagara Children's Festival (May 3, 10, 15-18)

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)

12pm: Shake It Up Live Podcast Hosted by Famous Framus starring TBA @ Cat N Fiddle (Hamilton) or livestream on canucktunes.ca

12-1pm: Noon Hour Concerts: Darcy Mitchison @ Hamilton Public Library, Central, Hamilton Room FREE 

12-1pm: St. John Henry Newman Cardinals' Rock Band @ Hamilton Public Library, Saltfleet, Auditorium FREE

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

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

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

5:30-7pm: Music Trivia @ Mosaic Neighbourhood Bar (Hamilton) (Weekly)

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: Music @ Nickel Brook Brewing (Burlington)

6pm: Strummers Union @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

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

6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly)

6-9pm: Music @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)

6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris) 

6:30pm: Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)

6:30pm: Music @ Barra Fíon (Burlington)

6:30-10:30pm: Music @ Marquee (Milton)

6:30pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

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7-9pm: Piano Bar with Ian Aisling @ Collective Arts Beerhall (Hamilton) (Weekly) 

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

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

7pm: Music @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $5

7-10pm: 

Stan Chang & Gary Taylor 

@ Manhattans (Guelph)

7:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 17)

7:30pm: Music @ Piper Arms (Burlington)

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

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

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

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

8pm?: Music @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)

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

8pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

8pm?: Music @ Barra Fion (Burlington)

8-11pm: Music @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8pm: Norbert Botos @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?

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

8:30-11:30pm: Sonic Haze @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) 

8:30pm: Michael Balonjan @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington) $?

8:30pm: MARY SIMON @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

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

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9pm: AWESOME MATTHEWS @ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10 

9pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 

9pm: Yellow Magnolia + Friends @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?

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

9pm-1am: WALTER JAMES DUO @ Elements Casino (Flamboro)

9pm: Pop Machine @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington)

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

9pm: Orangeman @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville) $15

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

9pm: Vinyl Flux @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

9pm-1am: Tin Roof @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

9pm-12:45am: New Rising Sun @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls) 

9pm-1am: CORY CRUISE @ Elements Casino (Brantford) 

9pm-12am: Music @ Paris Pub (Brant) 

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

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

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

10pm: Music @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: Say Uncle @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington) 

10pm: Music @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: 4 Ounce Pour @ Big Texas (Niagara Falls) 

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Saturday, May 17

---- Before 3:00pm ----

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31 

Niagara Children's Festival (May 3, 10, 15-18)

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19)

2:30-3am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring The Andre Bisson 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 Andre Bisson 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) 

1-4pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Fried Balogna ft James Ferris @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster) (Weekly)

1pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

1:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 17)

1:30-5pm: James Anthony & Chuck Jackson @ Uptown Social House (Burlington) 

2-4:30pm: Open Mic with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)

2-5:30pm: Brian Daniels @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

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

2pm: Albatross @ 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 Guest @ Regency 76 – The Original Sports Bar (Niagara Falls)

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

3-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $5

3-6pm: Music @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (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)

6-10pm: Pianist @ Watermark (Niagara Falls) (Weekly - Fri & Sat)

6-9pm: Music @ Sassy Britches Brewery (Brantford)

6-9pm: ROB CUTTING @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)

6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris)

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

6pm: JD Comfort @ Concession Road Brewing Co (Jarvis) 

6:30-10:30pm: Music @ Marquee (Milton)

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7-10pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?

7pm: John Restas @ Turtle Jack's, Upper James (Hamilton) (Weekly)

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

7-10pm: DENIELLE BASSELS @ Manhattans (Guelph)

7pm: Music @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

7:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 17)

7:30pm: Yogi Turgeon @ Townhall Social Eatery (Hamilton) (Weekly)

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

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

8-11pm: Music @ The Block Co: The Edison Room (Burlington) 

8pm?: Music @ Nickel Brook Taphouse (Burlington)

8pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington)

8pm: Music @ Pepperwood Bistro (Burlington)

8pm: Fool's Paradise @ Patio & Pump (Oakville)

8-11pm: Music @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8-11:30pm: North of Nashville with Sundown Saints & Jessie T Band @ The Busholme (Erin) $20

8pm: Kirk MacDonald Quartet @ Jazz Room (Waterloo) $? 

8-11pm: Music @ Mudcat Bowling and Entertainment Centre (Dunnville) $?  ***

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

8:30pm: Music @ Pub Fiction (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Kenny Emberson Band @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

8:30pm: STATION 31 BAND @ Slye Fox Pub (Burlington)

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

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9pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)

9pm: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

9pm: The Morays + Friends @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) $?

9pm: Fur! @ Corktown Pub, Upstairs (Hamilton) $?

9pm: 

Have a Cigar (Pink Floyd Tribute) + Guest 

@ Stonewalls (Hamilton) $10 adv/$15 door

9pm: Music @ Winchester Arms (Dundas) 

9pm: Music @ Mill St & 5 American House (Waterdown)

9pm: Music @ Shooterville Billiards Bar & Grill (Burlington)

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

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

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

9pm-1am: Grass Mud Horse @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 

9pm-12:45am: Dynamic Trio @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Shamrock Tenors @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (May 7-11)

9pm-12am: Tony Paglia @ Paris Pub (Brant)

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

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

9:30pm: Music @ Frankie’s Hometown Tavern (Brantford)

10pm: Kayar and the Damn Animals @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)

10pm: Music @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek) 

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

10pm: Music @ The Dickens (Burlington)

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

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 Sunday, May 18

---- Before 3:00pm ----

Pelham Art Festival (Some Live Music) May 1-31 (May 1-8 Online only) 

Niagara Children's Festival (May 3, 10, 15-18)*

Apply for the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search (deadline May 19) 

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

1:30pm: Waitress (Musical) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 30-May 17)

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

2-5:30pm: Brant Parker & the Boiler Blues Band + Guest @ The Boiler & Whistle (Hamilton) $10 

2-5pm: Music @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $?

2pm: Theatre Ancaster presents Best of Billboard (Musical) @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre - Adults: $43/Seniors: $38/Youth: $20 (Apr 18-May 4)

2-5pm: Tin Roof @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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

2pm: Crazy for You (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $59.50 (Apr 23-May 18)

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

2:30-4:30pm: Music @ Malt & Barley Public House (Kitchener) 

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3pm: 

Music 

@ Stonewalls (Hamilton) 

3pm: Burlington Symphony Orchestra: An Afternoon at the Opera @ The Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Regular: $55/Senior 65+: $48/Age 16-24: $30/Under 16: $15/Groups 10 or more: $40 (Please call the box office for group rate)

3pm: Shamrock Tenors @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (May 7-11)

3-6pm: Open Stage with Nathan Coles @ Cornerstone (Guelph) (Weekly) 

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

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

5:30pm: Music @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) 

6-9pm: Music @ Lowville Bistro (Burlington)

6-9pm: AVERAGE POP DUO @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant) *

6:30pm: Candlelight: A Tribute to Adele @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?

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

6:45-9pm: Open Mic @ Erksine Presbyterian Church (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7pm: Shamrock Tenors @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre (Niagara Falls) $? (May 7-11)

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

8pm?: Music @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

8pm?: Music @ Nickel Brook Brewing (Burlington)

8:45pm: Candlelight: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $?

10pm: Open Mic @ Jimmy Jazz (Guelph) (Weekly)

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2025: Apr 24-27/ Apr 28-May 4 / May 5-11

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