James Anthony Band Matinee Live Returns to Burlington

Now that most of Ontario is in stage 3, live music will slowly be returning. James Anthony has quickly put his Saturday matinee (1:30-5pm) at the Uptown Social House in Burlington back in action. He will also be playing acoustic with a guest on Thursdays from 7 to 10.

For only $5, you can see James Anthony and his talented guests rock the place in person!

Here are the guests he has scheduled:

July 25: Chuck Jackson of Downchild Blues Band

Links: Chuck Jackson, More Downchild Stories, More Muddy Waters Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of ABCooper Media

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August 1: Djino LeFrancois

Links: Djino LeFrancois, Video above courtesy of daragent2

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August 8: Terry Chisholm

Links: Terry Chisholm, Video above courtesy of Colin Cherry

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August 15: Danny B

Links: Danny B, More Danny B Stories, Video above courtesy of  Kimberley Leonard

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August 22: Brant Parker

Links: Brant Parker, More Brant Parker Stories, Video above courtesy of Canal Bank Shuffle

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August 29: Amber Durette

Links: Amber Durette, Video above courtesy of Grant Lyle

Here's a bonus video of James playing solo.



Links: James Anthony, More James Anthony Stories, Video above courtesy of James Anthony

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Merle Travis' 100th Birthday

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 would have been Merle Travis' 100th birthday.

Recently, we asked a number of local musicians for comments about this legendary country performer.  Here are a few responses:

Marty Allen

Merle Travis, the template of Americana. It still moves me so!

Shawn Brush

Travis picking… How many people have a style named after them?

Ty Baynton

Merle Travis was a great songwriter and unique guitar player. I still use his picking style now and then while playing acousticly at shows or radio spots and I'm sure he influenced many other players as well.

Jonathan Knight (Soulstack)

Merle Travis is one of the cornerstones of my guitar playing. Travis picking was one of my first few chosen challenges and it's still part of my practise routine everyday

Tim McDonald (of the Barn Katz) responded with his cover of Merle's biggest hit: 16 Tons.



Links: Barn Katz, More Barn Katz Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim McDonald

Here are a few videos from the man himself.



Video above courtesy of antonichkov



Video above courtesy of justformusicvideos



Video above courtesy of TVHotRock

More 100th Birthday Celebrations

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News Roundup (Sloppy Jalopy, HIMA Nominees, Marty Allen, Lots of Monkey Business)

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News

Local

• Barbershop Podcast w Sloppy Jalopy
  
  
  
  Links: Sloppy Jalopy, More Sloppy Jalopy Stories. Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
• Ensemble! TV Show Looking for New Theme
• New CD's: Sounds of Cambridge Vol. 1, Angela Siracusa

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Hamilton Independent Media Award Nominees
(music-related ones are below)

Media Outlet

• Unpack Magazine
• View Magazine
• Urbanicity
• CFMU
• Raise the Hammer
• North End Breezes
• Cut From Steel
• Ignite News
• The Silhouette
• People of Hamilton

Journalist - Arts and Culture

• Kristen Archer (I Heart Hamilton)
• Kevin Barber (Barber Shop Podcast)
• Biljana Njegovan (Cut From Steel)
• Chase March
• Rosemary Baptista (The Weekly Mosaic, CFMU) 
• Cody Lanktree (Hearts documentary) 
• Thomas Allan (Rebuild Hamilton) 
• Rick Taylor (Hamilton Music Notes, VIEW Magazine) 

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef  went to the Collective Arts Brewing open house. The Hamilton company teams up with the artistic community to create wonderful products.

Click here for more pictures of this event

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He also checked out Duane Rutter and Andrew Aldridge w Leonard Burns and Dell at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton

Click here for more photos from the event

Duane's videos from the show

Leonard Burns and Dell videos from the Show

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Then he attended the wonderful Mike Branton Sunday matinee at Fionn MacCool's Burlington and picked up a copy of Mike's latest amazing CD!

Click here for more photos of the show

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Check out our recent blog post about Trebleclef's visits to two incredible charity events (includes photos and exclusive videos)

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Recently Added

Our Performer List

• Dougy Flyswatter

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Birthdays

Thu Nov 19

• Jimmy Dymond (Overplayers)
• Loralee McGuirl

Sun Nov 22

• Daryl Gray

Mon Nov 23

• Steven Branchaud
• Sonny Del-Rio
• Corin Raymond
• Tom Wells
• Aaron Zukewich

Tue Nov 24

• Jamie Tennant (CFMU/Ensemble)
• Dawn Tyler Watson

Wed Nov 25

• Robin Banks
• Bianca Bernardi
• Jill Johnson (Shotgun Jilly YouTube Page)
• Rebecca Miller

Thu Nov 26

• Tim Jennings (Freedom Train)

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Featured Video



Links: Marty Allen, More Marty Allen Stories, Video above courtesy of Matt Groopie

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News Roundup (Chuck Jackson, Marty Allen, Slim Whitman)

Local

• Nothing But the Blues 249 Podcast featuring Chuck Jackson (Downchild)

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World

• Slim Whitman Passes

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Blasts From the Past

• 2009: Performer of the Week - Bob Bryden
• 2010: Videos-Overplayers@Slainte
• 2011: Videos: Blues River Man Jams
• 2012: Martha's Trouble Children's CD

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Featured Videos



Links: Marty Allen, More Marty Allen Stories, More Johnny Cash Covers/Stories, Video courtesy of Alun Davies



Links: Slim Whitman, Video courtesy of Dave Rogers

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