Happy International Women's Day! Videos by Maureen Brown, Emma Elena Grace, Juliet Dunn

Links: Maureen Brown, More Maureen Brown Stories, Video above courtesy of Maureen Brown

Links: Emma Elena Grace, More Emma Elena Grace Stories, Video above courtesy Jillard Guitars

Links: Juliet Dunn, More Juliet Dunn Stories, Video above courtesy of Juliet Dunn

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CONGRATS! Local Toronto Independent Music Award Winners!

A number of local artists made their hometowns proud at the Toronto Independent Music Awards on Friday, September 30, 2016.

Hidden Roots Collective (ft Hamilton's Annie Sumi) took home two prizes (Folk or Roots/Best Song (2nd Place). Waterdown's Emma Elena Grace won the Singer-Songwriter category. Tianna Woods from Burlington got the top spot for Country Artist  and Port Colbourne's Extreme Flute received Best Instrumental or Classical.

Links: Hidden Roots Collective, More Annie Sumi Stories, Song courtesy of Hidden Roots Collective (Bandcamp)



Links: Emma Elena Grace, More Emma Elena Grace Stories, Video above courtesy of Emma Elena Grace

Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of TiannaWoods

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

• Folk or Roots: Hidden Roots Collective
• Singer-Songwriter: Emma Elena Grace
• Country: Tianna Woods (Click to view her acceptance speech)
• Instrumental or Classical: Extreme Flute
• Best Song (Second Prize): Hidden Roots Collective – Let You Go
• Best Song (Top Prize): Lori Nuic – Dark Side of the Moon
• Best Song (Third Prize): girlongirl – Beach Bum
• Jazz Instrumental: Brownman Electryc Trio
• Jazz Vocal: Adam David Halsey with vocalist Nitasha Randhawa
• World: Vandana Vishwas
• Indie: girlongirl
• Music Video (Long List): The Nursery: Digital Ashes
• International:Holy Bouncer
• Adult Contemporary: Mermaids Exist
• Urban: Michael Mazze
• Rock or Loud: Seven Symphonies
• Pop or Electronic: Lori Nuic
• Out-Of-Province: Brittany McQuinn
• USA: Frank Castle
• Best Overall Presskit: Red Handed Denial

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners (and more news items)

Links: Toronto Independent Music Awards, More TIMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Tons of Local Nominees at 2016 Toronto Independent Music Awards

There are quite a few local nominees at 2016's Toronto Independent Music Awards! They'll be up for some major hardware on Friday, September 30 at the Revival Bar in T.O.

In the jazz categories, both Hamilton jazz sensation Brad Cheeseman Group and Erin Jazzman Monty Greig are up for Best Jazz Instrumental  and Best Jazz Vocal respectively.



Links: Monty Greig, More Monty Greig Stories, Video above courtesy of Monty Greig

Country music is also well represented with nods for Emma Elena Grace (Waterdown), Tianna Woods (Burlington), and Anthony Tullo (Oakville).  Emma's also in the running for Best Singer Songwriter.



Video above courtesy of Anthony Tullo

Other nominees include Hidden Roots Collective (ft Hamilton's Annie Sumi), Oakville's Ivy James, St. Catharine's indie band, Limestone Chorus, Rockwood singer/songwriter Wes Mason, Waterloo Flamenco guitarist Juneyt (2 nominations) and Port Colbourne duo Extreme Flute (2 nominations).



Links: Hidden Roots Collective, More Annie Sumi Stories, Video above courtesy of Sudbury.com

GOOD LUCK!

Here's a complete list of nominees.

Folk or Roots:

• Hidden Roots Collective
• The Marrieds
• Taylor Holden
• Chanelle Albert

Singer-Songwriter:

• Emma Elena Grace
• Sarah Smith
• Sydney Delong
• Lauren Haze
• Samara York

Country:

• Emma Elena Grace
• Anthony Tullo
• Tianna Woods
• Leah Daniels
• Gina Horswood

Jazz Instrumental:

• Brad Cheeseman Group
• Turbo Street Funk
• Mike Field
• Brownman Electryc Trio
• Roger Chong Quartet

Jazz Vocal:

• Monty Greig
• Ori Dagan
• Turbo Street Funk
• Natasha Roldan
• Adam David Halsey with vocalist Nitasha Randhawa

World:

• Bill McBirnie and Bruce Jones, Extreme Flute
• Juneyt Yetkiner
• Vandana Vishwas
• Trinity Mpho
• Los Poetas

Young Songwriter:

• Wes Mason
• Melanie Frade
• Karina Wipper
• Lyric Dubee
• Brighid Fry
• Sophia Radisch

Instrumental or Classical:

• Extreme Flute
• Juneyt Yetkiner
• NUA
• Luau or Die

Indie:

• Limestone Chorus
• girlongirl
• VALLEY
• Sky Terminal
• Dress Black

Music Video (Long List):

• The Nursery: Digital Ashes
• Countermeasure: Opera Somnia
• Leah Daniels: Your Kiss is Killing Me
• Danielle Knoll: Alive
• Lyric Dubee: Young and Restless
• We Are: Dufferin 83
• The Marrieds: Fingers Crossed
• Jutes: Cocaine Cinderella
• Honey Beard: Hummingbird
• Pyramid Theorem: Drive
• Tremayne: City Lights
• Last Bullet: Sin
• KINK: In My Eyes
• Red Handed Denial: Collector

International:

• Gov
• Caritos Plaza
• Napkin
• Holy Bouncer
• The Recipe

Adult Contemporary:

• Julian Taylor Band
• Ivy James
• Mermaids Exist
• Angela Saini
• Park Eddy

Urban:

• Leondro
• Michael Mazze
• Jae Ari
• Jutes
• Fresh Kils
• Promise

Rock or Loud:

• Van Halst
• Fallen Heirs
• Last Bullet
• ONFIILM
• Seven Symphonies

Pop or Electronic:

• Tafari Anthony
• Lori Nuic
• Michael Mazze
• Countermeasure
• Jo3Y Q

Out-Of-Province:

• Bridgeway
• Brittany McQuinn
• Cynthia Hamar
• ERA9
• We Were Lovers
• The Statistics

USA:

• Wolkoff
• International Show
• Kevin Chambers
• Lucky Patrick
• The Wolves of Chernobyl
• Frank Castle

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners (and more news items)

Links: Toronto Independent Music Awards, More TIMA Stories

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Trebleclef now has his own Facebook page!

Please give him a like and/or a share! 

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News

Local

• CHCH Video: Emma Elena Grace

World

• Living Blues Award Winners

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

He was a very busy monkey! First, he made his first visit to the wonderful Jordan House (Niagara region) to check out his pals in Trickbag.

Selfie with Trickbag!

Click here for more pictures of the event.

Links: Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, More Covers/Stories of the Band, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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Our mascot also enjoyed a day out at the Kitchener Blues Fest.

Volunteers help make festivals more fun!

Click here for more pictures of the event.

Clips from the Festival:

Links: Moreland and Arbuckle,  Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous



Links: Eric Sardinas, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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To top things off, Trebleclef visited the Festival of Friends in Ancaster, checked out their Music Museum and experienced some wonderful music.

Hangin' with Tomi Swick & Joel Guenther.  Great job guys!

Click here for more pictures of the event.



Links: Tomi Swick, More Tomi Swick Stories, Joel Guenther, More Joel Guenther Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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