Hamilton Blues Lovers: Music Listings: May 11-17, 2026

May 11-17, 2026

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May 7-10 / May 11-17

Monday, May 11

ArtsEverywhere Festival (Guelph)

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

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

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

6:30-8pm: Open Mic & Workshop with Victor Morgado @ Smoke and Moonshine (Beamsville) (Weekly)

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

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

7-11pm: Acoustic Open Mic with Sean Fuller @ Pub 36 (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7-9pm: Brant Harmonica Guild @ Knights (Brantford) (2nd & Fourth Mondays)

7:30-10:30pm: Open Mic Night @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

8-8:30pm: NEW EPISODE! Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com

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

Tuesday, May 12

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

ArtsEverywhere Festival (Guelph)

1:30-2am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com

10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)

3pm: Frankie Moreno @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theare (Niagara Falls) (May 12-15) $?

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

5:30pm: Oxford- Festival of Arts 2026 @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $?

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

7-10pm: Songwriter Night (Open Stage) Hosted by Joel Guenther @ West Town (Hamilton)(Weekly)

7pm: Open Mike with Neil MacNaughton @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5 (Weekly)

7-11pm: Live Band Open Jam @ West Side Pizzeria & Sports Bar (St. Catharines) (Weekly)

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

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

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

8pm: The Blues Studio presents Steve Strongman Acoustic Sessions with Colin Lapsley + Dave Murphy @ Coach & Lantern, Upstairs (Ancaster) $?

8pm: The Anti-Queens + MakeWar + The Iron Roses@ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $25.66

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

Wednesday, May 13

10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)

3pm: Frankie Moreno @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theare (Niagara Falls) (May 12-15) $?

4-7pm: Open Mic Hosted by Victor Morgadoo @ Ridgeway Legion (Weekly)

6pm: Wild Love (Music, Dance, Theatre) (Inspired by The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) @ Fergus Grand Theatre $? (May 13-14)

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

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

7pm: One Night Choir @ Gasworks (Hamilton) $?

7pm: St Francis Xavier Music Night @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $?

7-10pm: Jazz Night with The Brad Krauss Trio+ Ashley St. Pierre Night @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) NO COVER

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

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

7:30pm: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Musical ft songs by the Tragically Hip) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 22-May 17)

7:30pm: Adam Ostrosser @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas) (Bi-Weekly)

7:30pm: The Alan Jackson Experience - Margaritaville @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $55+

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

7:30pm: Hobby, Mistaken for Wayne, Matt Burkhart @ Fresh Ground Café (Waterloo) $25

8pm: The Road to Supercrawl | Night One with Siobhan Bodrug + Marshall Dande + Feura + Gravely + Spitty @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $20

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

8pm: Mimico Bill's Open Jam @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $5

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

8pm: K-Man & the 45s with The Hydrotonics @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?

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

Thursday, May 14

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

Hamilton Poutine Feast @ Gage Park (May 14-17)

Niagara Children's Festival

10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)

10am-12pm: Breakfast of Champions (Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Weekly)

12-12:30pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com

12-1pm: Bellmoore Elementary School Band @ Hamilton Public Library, Binbrook FREE

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

3pm: Frankie Moreno @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theare (Niagara Falls) (May 12-15) $?

5-9pm: Songwriter’s Circle Hosted By Greg Zaluski @ Polish Hall (Brantford) (Bi-Weekly)

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

6pm: Steve Sinnicks @ East End Social (Hamilton)

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)

6pm: Wild Love (Music, Dance, Theatre) (Inspired by The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe) @ Fergus Grand Theatre $? (May 13-14)

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

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

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

6:30pm: Jimmy Howard Trio @ Henry's on James (Hamilton)

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

6:30-8:30pm: NOTHING THIS WEEK @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas)

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7pm: Alfie Smith @ Squires on Locke (Hamilton)

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

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

7-10pm: Alex Hobson @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

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

7-9pm: Ryan Thomas Smelle @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

7-10pm: Stan Chang @ Manhattans (Guelph)

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

7:30pm: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Musical ft songs by the Tragically Hip) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 22-May 17)

7:30pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)

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

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

7:30-10:30pm: Josh Edwards @ Irish Harp (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

7pm: TASC Niagara presents: Chicago (Musical) + Selee @ Greg Frewin Theatre (Niagara Falls) $40

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

8pm: Hobby + Mistaken for Wayne with Nicolette & The Nobodies @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $20

8pm: John Davis @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)

8pm: Rick St. Clair @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10

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

8-10pm: Dragan on the Sax @ Spirit in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake) (Weekly)

8pm: Carl Dixon's Wild North Rock Show @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $?

8-11:30pm: Open Mic with Nora Crete and Derek Bowers @ Elora Legion (Weekly)

8-10:30pm: Robert Ball @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?

8pm: UNDERGROUND LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE VOL. 1 ft Yungkiddxiety, MYSTXCC, H3SO, KIZZZMO, and XIM @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?

8:30pm: Dale Ross, Ron Fizzard @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton)

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

8:30pm: Frankie Moreno @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theare (Niagara Falls) (May 12-15) $?

9pm: Ryan Thomas Smelle @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)

Friday, May 15

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

Hamilton Poutine Feast @ Gage Park (May 14-17)

Niagara Children's Festival

7-7:30am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com

10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)

12-1pm: Noon Hour Concerts ft HWDSB Choirs @ Hamilton Public Library, Central FREE

12-3pm: Canuck Tunes presents Shake It Up Live Taping Hosted by Famous Framus + Guests @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton) FREE

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

2-4pm: Open Jam with the No Name Band @ Elora Legion (Weekly)

3-7pm: Jamie Boomer Time & Dinner @ ANAF Club (Guelph) (Weekly)

5pm: Montessori Harmony Town @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $?

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

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6pm: Malcom Masu Duo @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)

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

6pm: The Bull Collective @ Black Bull (Burlington) (Weekly)

6-8pm: Eric James @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

6-8pm: MJD Band @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)

6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)

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

6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris)

6:30-8:30pm: East Coast Kitchen Party with Ferguson Young @ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (Weekly)

6:30pm: Lucas Stagg @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

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

7-10pm: The Killin' Time Band @ East End Social (Hamilton)

7pm: The Trebletones, Jesse James Medicine Show & SnowHeel Slim @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton) $15 door

7-10pm: Michael Theodore @ Ottawa St Local (Hamilton) (Weekly)

7pm: GLEE - The Concert @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? (May 15-17)

7-9pm: Awesome Sausage Band @ Shawn & Ed Brewing Co (Dundas) $10

7pm: Music @ Piper Arms (Burlington)

7-11pm: Starlite Band @ Burlington Legion

7-11pm: Music @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)

7pm: The Shoop Shoop Show – The Cher Collection @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $?

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

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

7-11pm: Time Machine @ Polish Hall (Brantford) $8

7-10pm:

Andrew Schoettler

@ Manhattans (Guelph)

7pm: Boogie Down Broadway: A Singalong Dance Party @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?

7pm?: Chris Strei @ Sandbar on the Beach (Turkey Point)

7:30pm: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Musical ft songs by the Tragically Hip) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 22-May 17)

7:30pm: Grease (musical) @ Hamilton Theatre Inc $? (May 8-23)

7:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

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

7:30pm: Nice Work If You Can Get It @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (May 8-31)

7:30pm: Simply Queen @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $?

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

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

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

8pm: The Free Label + Fast Brake @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $19

8pm? Fiction Duo @ Handsome Dave's (Hamilton)

8pm?: Diamond Weapon, Rolodex Darko, Fifteen Rockets, LVHF @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?

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

8pm: Dead Root Revival @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $20

8-11pm: Wicked Truth @ Gingerman (Oakville)

8pm: The Guilty Measures Duo @ Blk Swan Kitchen Pub (Oakville)

8-11pm: Luke Allen @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8pm: Brass Camel @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $26.83

8-11:45pm: Open Mic @ Mahtay Cafe (St. Catharines) (Weekly)

8-11pm: Brilliant Corners – Rebecca Hennessey’s Makeshift Island @ Silence (Guelph) $15-30

8-10:30pm: Valérie Lacombe @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?

8-10pm: Music @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo)

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

8:30-11:30pm: Eddie Sykes & The Sinners @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Chris Bray @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

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

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

9pm: Shay & Jonny & Justin @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)

9pm: Lloyd Andrews @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

9pm-1am: Final Plea Band @ Come by Chance (Hamilton)

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

9pm: Orangeman @ BLK Swan, Palladium Way (Burlington) $15

9pm-1am: Shindig @ Pitchers Sports Bar (St. Catharines)

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

9pm-12am: Hard Rock Hooligans @ The Hub (Welland)

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

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

9pm: Jimmy's Juke Joint @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Frankie Moreno @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theare (Niagara Falls) (May 12-15) $?

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

9:15pm: The Hive @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)

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

10pm: Dirty Pioneers @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)

10pm: Kay The Destroyer@ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: Irving Army @ BLK Swan, Brant St. (Burlington)

10pm: Jammr @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: 4 Ounce Pour @ Whiskey Dawgs (St. Catharines)

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

Saturday, May 16

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

Hamilton Poutine Feast @ Gage Park (May 14-17)

Niagara Children's Festival

9:30am-1pm: Freewheelin' Folk Show (Radio Show) Hosted by Jim Marino @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton) (Weekly)

10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton) (Jan 27-Dec 31, Tue-Sat)

12-11pm: Binbrook Ribfest @ Binbrook Fairgrounds $2/Kids Free (May 16-18)

1pm – 4pm | JACK SITH
5pm – 8pm | Wicked Truth
9pm – 10:30pm | Just Jovi (Tribute to Bon Jovi)

1pm: The Blues Studio Presents The Coachmen (Chris Wheeler, Colin Lapsley, Matt Burns) + Surprise Guest Juno Winner @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster) $?

1-4pm: Acoustic Jam @ Briskit BBQ (Georgetown) (Weekly)

1pm: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Musical) @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $? (May 16-17)

1:30pm: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Musical ft songs by the Tragically Hip) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 22-May 17)

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

---- 2:00-3:59pm ----

2pm: Grease (musical) @ Hamilton Theatre Inc $? (May 8-23)

2pm: GLEE - The Concert @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? (May 15-17)

2-5pm: Mike Branton & Friends @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $10 (Weekly)

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

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

2-6pm: The Killin' Time Band @ Live at the Lodge (Port Dover) $5

2:30pm: Niagara Symphony Orchestra Presents Songs of Hope @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $?

2:30-6:30pm: Brant Parker Blues Band + Little Magic Sam & Maia Van Rees @ Donnelly's Pub (Thorold) $10

2:30-6pm: Blues Etc ft Steve Grisbrook & Big Dan Jeffares @ Regency Athletic Centre (Niagara Falls)

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

3-6pm: Brad James @ East End Social (Hamilton)

3-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) $10

3-6pm: Open Mic @ Sessions on the River (Fort Erie) (Weekly)

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

3-6pm: Johnny B @ Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) (Weekly)

---- 3:00-6:59pm ----

4pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington)

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

4:30-5pm: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com

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

5pm – 8pm | Wicked Truth
9pm – 10:30pm | Just Jovi (Tribute to Bon Jovi)

5pm: Road to Hotel California (music of the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, more) @ Yuk Yuk's (Niagara Falls) $39

5:30-8pm: Eric Mills @ Hammerhead's Fish & Chips (Hamilton)

6pm: Twelve Mile Duo @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)

6-8pm: Alfie Smith @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

6-9pm: Tony Paglia @ Briskit BBQ (Georgetown)

6-8pm: 90 Proof @ Puddy's (St. Catharines)

6-10pm: Ricardo Barboza Band & Samba Dancers @ Brasa (Niagara Falls) (Weekly Fri & Sat)

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

6pm: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Musical) @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $? (May 16-17)

6-8pm: Music @ 2 Rivers (Paris)

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

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7pm: 8th Year Anniversary Party w New Rebel Westerners @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton)

7-11pm: Starlite Band @ Burlington Legion

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

7-10pm:

Denielle Bassels

@ Manhattans (Guelph)

7pm: Troy Brown @ Easy Pour (Cambridge)

7:30pm: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Musical ft songs by the Tragically Hip) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 22-May 17)

7:30pm: GLEE - The Concert @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? (May 15-17)

7:30pm: NOTHING THIS WEEK @ Waterdown Legion $?

7:30pm: Music @ Slye Fox (Binbrook)

7:30pm: Nice Work If You Can Get It @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (May 8-31)

7:30pm: A Tony Bennett Salute @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre $?

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

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8pm: Wait and See @ Buddy's Roadhouse (Hamilton)

8pm: Kerosene Heights + with hi, low + Dear Maryanne @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $25

8pm: Music @ Ooey Gooey's (Hamilton) $?

8pm?: Acoustic Rooster @ The King George (Hamilton)

8pm: Music @ Black Bull (Burlington)

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

8pm: Joe Rockhead Band @ Squire's Gastropub (Burlington)

8pm: Matt Weidinger @ Moonshine Cafe (Oakville) $15

8-11pm: Sideroad 5 @ Gingerman (Oakville)

8pm: Grease Live @ FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton) $?

8-11pm: Dan Box @ Teddy's (Grimsby)

8pm: EMERG + The Somber Spirits + Julia Godden @ Warehouse Concert Hall (St. Catharines) $25.66

8pm: Commodores @ Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage (Niagara Falls) $?

8-11pm: Sands of Time Corners ft Juan Dino Toledo (guitar), Nano Valverde (Andean Flutes), and Sebastian Cox (visuals) @ Silence (Guelph) $15

8-11pm: Jordan John & His All-Star Band @ The Busholme (Erin) $65

8-10:30pm: Alain Bedard’s Auguste Quartet from Montreal @ The Jazz Room (Waterloo) $?

8-11pm: Public House Band @ Mudcat Bowling and Entertainment Center (Dunnville)

8pm: The Beach Bash - Sounds of the Beach Boys @ Capitol 33 (Delhi) $?

8:30pm: John Rogers @ Thirsty Cactus (Dundas)

8:30-11:30pm: Music @ Forge BBQ (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Almost Heroes @ Coach & Lantern (Ancaster)

8:30pm: Paul Mallard @ Winchester Arms (Dundas)

8:30pm: Brad James @ Pump & Patio (Oakville)

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

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

9pm: NO LIVE MUSIC @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

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

9pm – 10:30pm | Just Jovi (Tribute to Bon Jovi)

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

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

9pm: Rock of 80's @ Cat's Caboose (St. Catharines)

9-11:45pm: Prestige Worldwide @ Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls)

9pm-12:45am: Ryan Thomas Smelle @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Splash Bar (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Paige Armstrong @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)

9pm: Music @ 211 Main (Port Dover)

9:15pm: Groove Miller @ Henry’s on James (Hamilton)

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

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

10pm: Sonic Curators @ B-Side Social (Hamilton)

10pm: Kayar & The Damn Animals @ Powerhouse (Stoney Creek)

10pm: Jammer's Waffle House @ BLK Swan, Brant St (Burlington)

10pm: Real Kevin @ The Dickens (Burlington)

10pm-2am: Rob Fitzgerald @ Whiskey Dawgs (St. Catharines)

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

Sunday, May 17

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

Hamilton Poutine Feast @ Gage Park (May 14-17)

Niagara Children's Festival

1:30-2am: Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring the Brant Parker Band, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream on cable14now.com

11:30am-2pm: Jazz Brunch with Henry Strong & Friends @ Ottawa Street Local (Hamilton) (Weekly)

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

12-11pm: Binbrook Ribfest @ Binbrook Fairgrounds $2/Kids Free (May 16-18)

1pm – 2:30pm | Little Peter and the Elegants
3:30pm – 6:30pm | Otis Wonder & The Hustle
7:30pm – 10:30pm | The Tragically Trip (Tribute to Tragically Hip)

1-4pm: West 5th @ The Hub (Welland)

1pm: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Musical) @ Sanderson Centre (Brantford) $? (May 16-17)

1:30pm: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Musical ft songs by the Tragically Hip) @ Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton) $? (Apr 22-May 17)

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

---- 2:00pm - 2:59pm ----

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

2pm: Gaslight Alley + Danny Buzanko, Jenn Moore @ Clifford Brewing Co (Hamilton)

2pm: Grease (musical) @ Hamilton Theatre Inc $? (May 8-23)

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

2pm: GLEE - The Concert @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $? (May 15-17)

2-5pm: Music @ The Block Co, Edison Room (Burlington)

2-6pm: Music @ Carrigan Arms (Burlington) No Cover

2pm: Nice Work If You Can Get It @ Drury Lane Theatre (Burlington) $? (May 8-31)

2-5pm: James Anthony & Sandy Vine @ Ned Devine's (Milton)

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

2-4:30pm: Jimmy's Juke Joint Hosted by Jim Casson ft Geoff Arsenault, Kevin Breit, Scott Fitzpatrick @ Iggy's Pub & Grub (Fonthill)

2-5pm: Stuck in the 90s @ Olde Angel Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

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

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

2pm: The Killin' Time Band @ Port Dover Legion

2:30pm: Niagara Symphony Orchestra Presents Songs of Hope @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall (St. Catharines) $55+

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

3pm: Whiskey Brothers @ Cat & Fiddle (Hamilton)

3-5pm: Twelve Mile @ Nickelbrook Brewing (Burlington)

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

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

1pm – 2:30pm | Little Peter and the Elegants
3:30pm – 6:30pm | Otis Wonder & The Hustle
7:30pm – 10:30pm | The Tragically Trip (Tribute to Tragically Hip)

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

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

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

6-9pm: The Drews @ Flux Brewing Company (Brant)

7pm: Right Hand @ The Capitol Bar (Hamilton)

7pm: Music @ The Avro (Hamilton)

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

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

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

COMING SOON!

May

January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)

May 8-23: Grease (musical) @ Hamilton Theatre Inc $? #

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

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

May 18: (Victoria Day)

May 19, 7-10pm: The John McKinley Jam @ The Huether Hotel Jazz Room (Waterloo) (Bi-weekly)

May 19, 7:30pm: Selena Evangeline @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $?

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 21, 6pm: Open Jam Hosted by Alex Antinori @ Clifford Brewing (Hamilton) (1st & 3rd Thu)

May 21, 6-9pm: Sing It! Canada: Canadian Songs, Diverse Voices @ The Exchange (Niagara Falls) FREE #

May 21, 7:30pm: Mennonite Mass Choir: Jenkins’ Mass for Peace @ Centre In The Square (Kitchener) $?

May 21, 8pm: Kasador with Dumb Crush + Dorene @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $20 #

May 21, 8pm: Dave Rave @ Fallsview Casino Resort, Lucky's Restaurant (Niagara Falls)

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

May 22, 7:30pm: Call and Response @ Registry Theatre (Kitchener) $? #

May 22, 8pm: Jazz Originals: Celebrating The Blues Hosted by Karent Thornton ft Michael Dunston, Carlos Del Junco, Jesse O’Brien @ The Westdale (Hamilton) $44.75 #

May 22, 8pm: An Evening with Whitehorse ft. Chloë Doucet @ Sonic Hall (Guelph) $52.17

May 23: Concession Street Sidewalk Sounds (Hamilton)

May 23, 8pm: Elfrida Album Release with Bernadette Connors @ Bridgeworks (Hamilton) $20

May 24, 10:30am-4pm: Hamilton Record Show @ Bridgeworks - $5/$15 Early Bird @ 9am #

May 24, 7-11pm: Saving Angus @ Dunsdon Legion (Brantford) #

May 26, 7:30pm: Escarpment Blues Society Anniversary Gala ft Steve Strogman, Morgan Davis, Miss Angel Brown, Shawn Kellerman, Kim Doolittle, Lily Sazz, Chris Ayries & Roly Platt with Dave King, Colin Lapsley & Jesse O'Brien @ Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre $62.72 (incl fees) $5 off for EBS members

May 28, 7pm: Sounds Gay! Open Mic @ Mosaic (Hamilton) (4th Thu)

May 28, 7:30-10pm: Boogie for 412 Barton: A Disco Tribute Concert @ Mohawk College, McIntyre Performing Arts Centre (Hamilton) $56+ #

May 28, 9-11pm: Live Band Karaoke @ Tracie's Place (Hamilton) (last Thu)

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 29-30: Meadows Music Festival @ Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex (Fergus) $?

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 30-31: Paris Cheesecake & Taco Festival @ Paris Fairgrounds

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

May 30, 7:30pm: Loretta Hale Big Band @ Gasworks (Hamilton) $22+

May 31, 2-5pm: Open Mic Hosted by SnowHeel Slim @ Checkered Flag (Hamilton) (Bi-Weekly)

June

January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)

June 1, 7:30pm: The Guess Who + Don Felder (Eagles) @ TD Coliseum (Hamilton) $? #

June 5, 12-1pm: Noon Hour Concerts ft Caroline Wiles & Bob Doidge @ Hamilton Public Library, Central FREE

June 5, 7pm: Ja Rule & Trina @ Kitchener Auditorium $78.65+#

June 6, 12-1pm: Wax Mannequin @ Hamilton Public Library, Westdale FREE

June 6, 4-7pm: Open Mic Blues Jam with Garenetta Cromwell@ Corktown Pub, Downstairs (Hamilton) (1st Sat)

June 6, 8pm: Electric Lettuce Album Release Concert + The Somber Spirits @ The Sanctuary Centre for the Arts (Ridegway) $30 #

June 8, 8-8:30pm: NEW EPISODE! Ensemble! TV Show Hosted by Dave Rave & Starring Dwayne La Forme's Boogie Blues, Recorded at Clifford Brewing @ Cable 14 (Hamilton) or live stream

June 12-13: Sam Roberts Band @ Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Amphitheatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) $?#

June 12, 5pm: Artcrawl @ James Street North (Hamilton)

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

June 13, 7-10pm: Open Jazz Jam Hosted by Andrew Schoetter, Tyler Wagler, Kevin Mak @ Silence (Guelph) PWYC (2nd Sun)

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)

June 22, 7:30pm: Bend It Like Beck with Sandra Bouza Duo @ Mills Hardware (Hamilton) $26.83

June 23, 7:30pm: Reverend Horton Heat + The Surfrajettes @ Maxwell’s Concerts & Events (Waterloo) $?

July

January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)

July 2-19: 42nd Street (Musical) @ Hamilton Family Theatre (Cambridge) $62 #

July 6, 8pm: Father John Misty @ FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) $? #

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

August

January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)

August 16, 7:30pm: Bonnie Raitt + Maia Sharp @ Centre In The Square (Kitchener) $?

September

January 27-December 31, 10am-4pm: Punching In: The Work of Hamilton Music (Exhibit) @ Visitor Experience Centre (Hamilton)

September 15-26: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) ft Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Lighthouse Theatre (Port Dover) $35+ #

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

September 30-October 4: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $35+#

October

September 30-October 4: Get Down Tonight (The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack) Leisa Way & The Wayward Wind Band @ Roselawn Theatre (Port Colborne) $35+