Happy Mothers Day! (Tomi Swick, Suzie Vinnick, Dan Medakovic, Sly and the Family Stone)

Updated Post from 2017

Links: Tomi Swick, More Tomi Swick Stories, Video above courtesy of Stellablu477



Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Video above courtesy of Suzie Vinnick



Links: Dan Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, Video above courtesy of Dan Medakovic



Links: Sly Stone, More Sly Stone Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy of muthafunka

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CONGRATS! 2015 View Magazine Readers' Choice Award Winners

The 2015 edition of the popular View Magazine Readers' Choice Awards has been published.  Once again, the best that Hamilton and area has to offer was celebrated in their pages.

Here are the music-related winners:

Please not that it goes from Gold - top to Silver (middle or bottom if only two winners) and Bronze (third).

Band

• Arkells
• Monster Truck

Female Artist

• Laura Cole
  
  
  
  Links: Laura Cole, More Laura Cole Stories, Video above courtesy of Boyd Wilson Films
  
  
• Robin Benedict
• Ginger St. James

Male Artist

• Tom Wilson aka Lee Harvey Osmond
  
  
  
  Links: Lee Harvey Osmond, More Lee Harvey Osmond Stories, Video above courtesy of Yannis Kostopoulos
  
  
• Steve Strongman

Cover Band

• Freedom Train
  
  
  
  Links: Freedom Train, More Freedom Train Stories, Video above courtesy of Freedom Train, More Sly Stone Covers/Stories
  
  
• The Undercovers
• Orangeman

Band Most Likely to Make it Big

• The Human Orchestra
• Cadillac Bill and the Creeping Bent

Festival

• It's Your Festival
• Greenbelt Harvest Picnic
• Supercrawl

TV Personality

• Matt Hayes
• Cadillac Bill

Coolest Instrument to Play

• Drums
• Bass guitar

Independent Music Label

• Sonic Unyon
• Hidden Pony

Recording Studio

• Grant Avenue Studio
• Catherine North Studios
• Studio 410

Producer

• Bob Doidge (Grant Avenue Studio)
• Justin Koop (B-Town Sound)

Rehearsal Space

• SoundCheck
• B-Town Sound
• The Jam Zone

Live Venue

• Stonewalls
• Absinthe
• This Ain't Hollywood

Country Bar

• Dirty Dog Saloon
• Galley Pump

Jazz and Blues Venue

• Bay City Music Hall
• Masque
• Cat N Fiddle

Open Stage

• Lazy Flamingo
• Carrigan Arms
• Rebel's Rock

Musical Instrument Store

• Long and McQuade (Burlington)
• Mountain Music

Buying New Music

• HMV
• Cheapies
• Dr. Disc

Buy Used Music

• Dr. Disc
• Where Heads Meet
• Cheapies

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: View, More from the View's Readers' Poll

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News Roundup (Troy Harmer, Blues Blast Awards, Justin Sawicki)

Mike Du Jour by Mike Lester

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Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Troy Harmer and the Persuaders 
  
  
  
  Links: Troy Harmer, More Troy Harmer Stories, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
• Cashbox Canada story on the Bop Cats (Jack de Keyzer's old rockabilly band)

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Canada

• Wendell Ferguson and Ron Sakamoto to be inducted into Canadian Country Hall of Fame

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Blues Blast Award Nominees

Contemporary Blues Album

• Buddy Guy: Rhythm and Blues
• Cyril Neville: Magic Honey
• Joe Louis Walker: Hornet’s Nest
• Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown: Goin’ To The Delta
• Mike Zito and The Wheel:  Gone To Texas
• The Nick Moss Band: Time Ain’t Free
• Toronzo Cannon: John The Conquer Root

Traditional Blues Album

• Barrelhouse Chuck and Kim Wilson’s Blues All-Stars: Driftin’ From Town To Town
• Charlie Musselwhite: Juke Joint Chapel
• James Cotton: Cotton Mouth Man
• John Primer and Bob Corritore: Knockin’ Around These Blues
• Lurrie Bell: Blues In My Soul
• Various Artists:  Remembering Little Walter

Soul Blues Album

• Bobby Rush with Blind Dog Smokin’: Decisions
• Eddie Cotton: Here I Come
• Frank Bey and Anthony Paule Band: Soul For Your Blues
• John Németh: Memphis Grease
• JJ Thames: Tell You What I Know
• The Terry Hanck Band: Bring It On Home To You
• Tweed Funk: First Name Lucky

Rock Blues Album

• Albert Castiglia: Solid Ground
• Jim Suhler: Panther Burn
• RB Stone: Loosen Up!
• Sean Chambers: Rock House Sessions
• Tommy Castro And The Painkillers: The Devil You Know
• Too Slim And The Taildraggers: Blue Heart

Acoustic Blues Album

• Bernie Pearl: Take Your Time
• Dave Riley And Bob Corritore: Hush Your Fuss!
• Lisa Biales: Belle of the Blues
• Little G Weevil: Moving
• Mark T Small: Smokin’ Blues
• Norman Taylor: Blue Soul
• Steve Dawson: Rattlesnake Cage

 New Artist Debut Album

• Adrianna Marie and Her Groovecutters: Double Crossing Blues
• Annie Mack: Baptized in the Blues
• Back Pack Jones: Betsy’s Kitchen
• Brent Johnson: Set the World on Fire
• Josh Hoyer And The Shadowboxers: Self Titled
• Shawn Holt And The Teardrops: Daddy Told Me
• Rachelle Coba: Mother Blues

 Blues DVD Recording

• Americana Women: Roots Musicians
• Magic Slim: Just Magic
• The Healers: Live at Knuckleheads
• Royal Southern Brotherhood: Songs From the Road

 Song Of The Year

• Bobby Rush with Blind Dog Smokin’: Another Murder in New Orleans
• Lurrie Bell: Blues In My Soul
• The Nick Moss Band: Fare Thee Well
• Billy Branch: Going to See Miss Gerri One More Time
  
  
  
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• James Cotton: He Was There
• Buddy Guy: Meet Me In Chicago
• Damon Fowler: Old Fools and Barstools, And Me

 Blues Band

• Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials
• Roomful Of Blues
• The Tedeschi Trucks Band
• The Mannish Boys
• The Nick Moss Band
• Tommy Castro And The Painkillers

 Male Blues Artist 

• Bob Corritore
• Bobby Rush
• Buddy Guy
• Charlie Musselwhite
• John Németh
• Sugaray Rayford

Female Blues Artist

• Beth Hart
• Candye Kane
• Danielle Schnebelen
• Samantha Fish
• Shaun Murphy
• Trudy Lynn

Rising Star Award

• Brandon Santini
• Brent Johnson
• Damon Fowler
• Jeff Jensen
• Lisa Mann
• Shawn Holt

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World

• Beatles TV Series Being Developed

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Recently Added

Our Performer List

• Almost Hip

Our Venue List

• The Easy Pour (Cayuga)
• Fort Erie Racetrack
• Sessions on the River (Fort Erie)
• Trailside (Ridgeway)

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Blasts From the Past 

• 2009: Performer of the Week: Bob Bryden
• 2010: Videos-Bobby Hebert Experience@Gladstone
• 2011: Blues River Man Videos
• 2012: Martha's Trouble Children's CD
• 2013: News Roundup w Steve Foster, Pretty Archie, Kimberly Wetmore, Douglas Watson)

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Upcoming Birthdays

Saturday, June 28

• Carm Milioto (Live How YouLive)

Sunday, June 29

• Fred Magie

Monday, June 30

• Dave Pomfret (Fry Truck, solo)
• Justin Sawicki
  
  
  
  Links: Justin Sawicki, More Justin Sawicki Stories, Video above courtesy of HeartStringsTV
  
  
• Tiny Bill Cody

Tuesday, July 1

• Linda Lannigan (Fix Our World)
• Irene Torres (Sugar Devils)

Wednesday, July 2

• Carolyna Lovely (Loveless)

Thursday, July 3

• John Cotton (Bluesers)
• Jerome Godboo

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