The Lowdown Dirty Mojos Take You Thru Salvation & Sin On 'Lucky 7'

Mini-Review: Lucky 7, the high-octane album from Hamilton's Lowdown Dirty Mojos is not your typical covers collection. These ain't the same songs you've heard a million times - they're revved up versions of  hidden gems from the likes of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mavis Staples, Huey Piano Smith, The Velvet Underground, Barbra Lynn as well as Ike & Tina Turner. These tracks'll take you on a wonderful, soulful journey through salvation and sin.

Guests: 

• The Shiny Lights (Patti Smith, Mimi Shaw, Buckshot Bebee) (background vocals)
• Dean Hunt (sax)
• Les Kadar (trumpet)

Available: Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Their Live Shows (CD)

Links: The Lowdown Dirty Mojos, More Mojos Stories, Album above courtesy of Bandcamp, More Releases

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Friday the 13th Videos by Recall Blues Band, Lowdown Dirty Mojos, Willie Dixon

Update of 2018 & 2022 Post

Links: Recall Blues Band, Video above courtesy of the TheRecallBluesBand



Links: The Lowdown Dirty Mojos, More Mojos Stories, Video above courtesy of THE LOWDOWN DIRTY MOJOS

Links: Willie Dixon, More Willie Dixon Stories, Video above courtesy of Willie Dixon - Topic

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Big Dan Jeffares to Represent the Grand River Blues Society at the 2025 International Blues Challenge

Cambridge's own Big Dan Jeffares and his incredible band will be heading to Memphis in 2025 to represent the Grand River Blues Society in the band category. WAY TO GO!

The competition was held at the Edelweiss Tavern in Kitchener on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Big Dan faced 6 other talented groups to earn this trip. 

Here's one of the performances that helped him win:

Links: Big Dan Jeffares, More Big Dan Stories, Video above courtesy of Marion G

Here are more performances from the other amazing contestants:

• Ian Andrews
• Frank Cosentino
• The Groove Robbers
• The Jacks
• A Little Leverage
• Lowdown Dirty Mojos

The solo contest for the Grand River Blues Society will be held soon.

Links: International Blues Challenge, More IBC Stories

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Happy Hug a Drummer Day featuring Claude Des Roches

Links: Shakers, More Shakers Stories, Video above courtesy of surferjpc

Links: The Lowdown Dirty Mojos, More Mojos Stories, Video above courtesy of Lowdown Dirty Mojos - Topic

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

More Drummer Day Videos

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Vote for the 2023 Hamilton Spectator Readers' Choice Awards

Below is a complete list of music-related nominees. Please click the picture above for the complete listings. Deadline to vote is August 21, 2023)

Click here for the winners.

Local Musician or Band

• Brad Soucie
• Cameron Michael Caton (COVID Elvis)
• Gareth Inkster
• John Atlee Band
• Justine Fischer
• Lowdown Dirty Mojos
• Ryan Vivian
• Steve Oros
• The Poster Boys
• Ty Price

Live Entertainment Facility

• Binbrook Little Theatre
  
• Bridgeworks
• Drury Lane Theatre Productions Inc.
• FirstOntario Centre
• FirstOntario Concert Hall
• Hamilton Theatre Inc.
• Levity Comedy Lounge
• Players' Guild Of Hamilton
• The Casbah
• The Mule Spinner
• The Westdale
• Theatre Ancaster
• Theatre Aquarius
• Tracie's Place Restaurant and Karaoke

Live Music Bar / Lounge

• &Then You
• Club Absinthe
• Coach & Lantern
• Doors Pub - Taco Joint & Metal Bar
• Iron Horse Saloon
• Merk Snack Bar
• Pub Fiction Gasbar & Grill
• The 1515 Brown Barrel Tap & Grill
• The Casbah
• The Corktown
• The Endzone Bar & Grill
• Tracie's Place Restaurant and Karaoke

Local Festival

• Brott Music Festival
• Burlington Sound Of Music
• Dundas Cactus Festival
• Festival of Friends
• Hamilton Fringe Festival
• It's Your Festival
• Locke Street Festival
• Music in the City
• Sew Hungry
• Supercrawl
• Winona Peach Festival

Radio Station

• 101.5 The Hawk
• 92.9 The Grand
• 93.3 CFMU
• 93.5 Jukasa Radio
• Arise Christian Radio AM1380
• CBC Radio
• Hot Country 93.9
• Jewel 92.1
• K-Lite FM 102.9
• KX 94.7 New Country
• LITE 92.1

Best Music Instruction

• Adam Scott
• Ania Fritch Music Studio
• Big Johnny Blue
• Blossom Musik
• Capstone Music
• Crystal Lee
• Dundas Conservatory of Music
• Hamilton Academy of Music
• Impact Percussion
• Long & McQuade - Hamilton
• Melody Man Studios
• Mr. Ben's Open Door Music
• Tabone Academy of Music

Music Instructor

• Adam Scott
• Ania Fritch
• David Brideau
• Dustin Jodway
• Erin Ronnigen
• Jennifer Budd
• Loralee McGuirl
• Matt Dunlop
• Steven Collett
• Theresa Noon-Hunter

Musical Instruments Store

• All Star Music Canada
• Birchway Sound
• Cithara Guitars Inc.
• Long & McQuade - Hamilton
• Long & McQuade - Burlington
• M.E.S Music Equipment Sales Ltd
• Mountain Music
• Picks and Sticks ONE OF OUR SPONSORS!
• The Acoustic Room
• Tundra Music

As a favour, we'd also like to ask you to vote for:

• St. Charles Adult & Continuing Education Centres (Lou, our blogger's workplace) for Best Adult Education 
• Sean Dawson (Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd. Brokerage - One of our sponsors) for Best Real Estate Agent

Links: Readers' Choice Awards, More Spec Readers' Choice Awards Stories

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CONGRATS! Local 2022 Maple Blues Award Winners

The 2022 Maple Blues Awards were handed out on June 20, 2022 at a wonderful ceremony at the Koerner Hall in Toronto,

Here's a complete list of winners:
Local artists are bolded.

• Acoustic Act: David Gogo & Steve Marriner (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Electric Act: Colin James (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Entertainer: Sue Foley (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Guitarist: Sue Foley (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Harmonica Player: Steve Marinner (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Male Vocalist: Colin James (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• New Artist: Lowdown Dirty Mojos (Hamilton)
  
  
  
  Links: The Lowdown Dirty Mojos, More Mojos Stories, Video above courtesy of THE LOWDOWN DIRTY MOJOS
  
  
• Recording/Producer: Steve Marriner - Hope Dies Last (from Waterdown's Stony Plain Records) (Steve Marriner, Producer)
• Songwriter: Steve Marinner (signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
• Blues Booster: Claude Cloutier & Terry Parsons (tie)
• Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award): Shakura S’Aida
• Piano/Keyboard : David Vest
• Horn Player: Alison Young
• Bassist: Keith Picot
• Drummer: Lindsay Beaver
• Female Vocalist : Miss Emily
• International Artist: Bonnie Raitt

Links: Maple Blues Awards, More Maple Blues Awards Stories

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New Incendiary Album from Hamilton's The Lowdown Dirty Mojos

With track names like Mystic Highway 6, Superstition Blues, Devil Blues, and Lucky Juju Hand, there's certainly a lot of incredible hoodoo in Stone Cold Groovers. Magical music permeates this incendiary sophomore album from Hamilton's The Lowdown Dirty Mojos (featuring Paul Wootton and Stephen Foster, formerly of the Crawlin' Kingsnakes).

You can feel the swamp country boogie Blues haunting every song. The essence of the bayou rises up and gets electrified, creating an unforgettable otherworldly sound that just sucks you right in. 

Pick up this wonderous album through the band's Bandcamp page.

The album can be streamed below.

Links: The Lowdown Dirty Mojos, More Kingsnakes/Mojos Stories

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