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May 2010 www.torontobluessociety.com Published by the To r o n t o Bl u e s So c i e t y since 1985 info@torontobluessociety.com Vol 26, No 5Shakura S'Aida and guitarist Donna Grantiswill light up the TBS Birthday celebrations atthe Gladstone Hotel on Friday, May 28TBS turns 25John’s Blues PicksBlues FestivalsTate's Vintage GalleryEvent Listings & moreCANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871

The Toronto Blues Society celebrates its25th anniversary with a blues happening at theGladstone HotelThe Toronto Blues Society will be celebratingits 25 th anniversary with an exciting line-upof Shakura S’Aida, Fathead, The 24 th StreetWailers, and Harrison Kennedy; as well as liveblues painting in the Ballroom by Mark Smith,campfire/open mike by Brian Blain in the Art Bar,two blues photo exhibits, blues poetry and bluesmovies on Friday May 28 at the Gladstone Hotel.The Ballroom will feature Shakura S’Aida,Fathead, The 24 th Street Wailers, and a livepainting beginning at 9pm. Shakura S’Aida hasenriched the blues community with her soulfulvoice, enthusiastic personality and commitment tomusic as an art form. It has been a long but steadyclimb since Fathead's debut CD in 1995, and theband has been tearing it up on the North Americanfestival circuit ever since. The 24 th Street Wailersare twenty-something blues musicians who cametogether at Humber College.The Melody Bar will feature a free soloperformance from Hamilton roots blues musicianHarrison Kennedy, former member of theband Chairman of the Board at 7pm. FollowingHarrison’s performance will be blues karaoke ledby Peter Styles.The second floor photo exhibit will featuretwo blues shows: one historical and one by localphotographer Dougal Bichan. The gallery will beshared with the Gladstone’s historical retrospectiveTwo and ahalf Decadesof the Bluesshow as part of the “Doors Open” festival.The Toronto Blues Society (TBS) was formedin 1985 to ensure that blues music, was guaranteeda continued presence in Toronto. Although theblues scene at the time was thriving, it had almostdisappeared during the late 1970s disco era. Thissuggested the need for an organization that wouldwork to create a climate in which the opportunitiesfor live performances, radio airplay and nationaltouring that can make a career in music viable werebeing made available to blues musicians.The Toronto Blues Society produces monthlyevents including the annual Women's BluesRevue, the bi-annual conference Blues Summitand supports the blues community with weeklyemail broadcasts, a monthly newsletter MapleBlues, maintains an on-line directory and web site.The TBS is the lead organization on the annualMaple Blues Awards, and provides "Arts ServiceOrganization" support for professional musiciansthrough career development workshops.The Gladstone is offering reduced rates forattending members seeking a room for May27-29. Please contact the TBS office for moreinformation.TBS’s 25 th Anniversary is part of the TorontoBlues Society's ongoing programme. It is madepossible by the generous support of the Departmentof Canadian Heritage, the Ontario Arts Council,The Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the City ofToronto through the Toronto Arts Council.WHO: Shakura S’Aida, Fathead, The 24 th Street Wailers, Harrison Kennedy, and more!WHAT: Toronto Blues Society - 25 th AnniversaryWHERE: The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St W, TorontoWHEN: Friday May 28, 2010, 7pmTICKETS: $15 for TBS members / $20 for public @ www.ticketpro.ca,plus FREE concertsWEB: www.torontobluessociety.com, www.gladstonehotel.com, www.shakurasaida.com, www.fathead.biz, www.myspace.com/24thstreetwailers, www.harrisonkennedy.caTo r o n to Blues Society910 Queen St. W. Ste. B04Toronto, Canada M6J 1G6Tel (416) 538-3885Toll-free 1-866-871-9457Email: info@torontobluessociety.comWebsite: www.torontobluessociety.comMapleBlues is published monthly by the TorontoBlues Society ISSN 0827-05972010 BOARD OF DIRECTORSDerek Andrews (President), Jon Arnold(Executive), Gord Brown, Lucie Dufault,Sharon Evans, Sarah French, Shar Grace,Michael Malone (Treasurer), Ed Parsons(Executive), Norman Robinson, PaulSanderson, Mike Smith (Executive), JohnValenteyn (Executive),Musicians Advisory Council: Lance Anderson,Brian Blain, Gary Kendall, Al Lerman, LilySazz, Mark Stafford, Suzie VinnickExecutive Committee: Derek Andrews,Jon Arnold, Michael Malone, Ed Parsons,Mike Smith, John ValenteynVolunteer Committee: Ed Parsons,Sharon EvansMembership Services Coordinator:Rick BattistonOffice and Event Coordinator:Jordan SaferGrants Officer: Barbara IsherwoodSponsorship Coordinator: Dougal BichanWebmistress: Lily SazzPublisher/Editor-in-Chief: Derek AndrewsManaging Editor: Brian BlainContributing Editors: John Valenteyn,Lily Sazz, Gary TateDistribution: Ed Parsons, Rick BattistonAdvertising: Dougal & Co.Tel 416-645-0295email tbsads@dougalco.comPrinting: UCC Press (416) 545-0277The Toronto Blues Society gratefully acknowledges thefinancial support of the following agenciesThe Toronto Blues Society is a member ofMinistry of CultureThe Toronto Blues Society is committed to the principles of the Personal Protection and ElectronicDocuments Act (PIPEDA) in safeguarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT #40011871Return undeliverable Canadian Addresses to:Toronto Blues Society, 910 Queen St. W. 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LOOSE BLUES NEWS cont’d from p 5received a double-lung transplant in 2008)that signing your organ donation card makesa difference. She's been kept busy with mediaappearances occasionally spiced with a track fromher soon-to-be-released jazz record "33" (as in33rpm, songs from 1933, and it will be releasedon a vinyl record. How cool is that? Watch forAlex appearances at Summerfolk (with LickinGood Fried) and the Toronto Jazz Festival (withher jazz project). For more information on organdonations, go to www.Organdonations.caCongratulations to Blueswax, who justcelebrated their 500th edition of their weeklye-letter that keeps us all informed about the blues.Don Wilcock, Editor-in-Chief, writes "I like to tellpeople my job at BluesWax is like being CaptainKirk at the controls of The Enterprise while inwarp speed. As we celebrate the 500th issue ofBluesWax and my one-year anniversary as Editorin-Chief,I look back on the most exciting year inmy professional life. My overriding emotion isone of disbelief at people who wring their handsand proclaim the sky is falling on the Blues. Thesky may be crying because of the economic andpolitical chaos in the world, but creatively weare in the most vibrant time in the history of thegenre." BluesWax is the largest subscription-basedpublication of its kind. and part of the companythat puts out the world's Blues magazine, BluesRevue." To subscribe to Blueswax go to http://www.blueswax.comMuchas GraciasNew Members: Nicole Gaboury, Paul Hentschel, Alan Kindler, Ladies in Blues Production/EileenJoyce Harvey, Pete J. Mizzoni,Renewing Members: Denis, Lucy & Erin Burns, Kevin Copp, Doctor Wayne Wolfstadt, Razaniand Moyra Fulwell, Robert Kennington, Richard Kucey, johnny mc, Erin McCallum, Bill Munson,Danny Ogaki, Porquis Recreational Association, Karen Rieschi, Liz Sykes, Manni Temiseva, TheSilver Dollar Room, Eric Thom, Jake Thomas, Toronto City Roots Festival/Howard Gladstone, TuckerEnterprises/Earl Tucker,Stephen Van Eeuwyk, Kenneth D. WilsonAndrew Galloway / Electro-FiBarry A. Edson LLBBeaches Jazz FestivalBrian David JohnstonBruce Hall / Grand River Blues SocietyDana R.ClarenceDelta Chelsea HotelDickenson GroupDoctor Terry KananaghDr. Scott PeakerEd Torres [SKYWORDS]Emerald Audio Resources LtdJames Doran / Choose theBlues ProductionsJoan M. HillJeffrey A. BarkinMichael Kalmar-The Old Mill InnLarry Kurtz / OrangevilleBlues and Jazz FestivalLarry and Barbara LargeLavigne TavernLinus Entertainmement/TrueNorth RecordsLimestone City Blues FestivalLong & McQuadeLou Dawg's SouthernSandwichesMichael MaloneMusic By The Bay LiveMyron J. WolfeNorthernBlues MusicPalais Royale/SockmanPete Otis MusicPeter “SAB” SabourinPICCILINOPorquis Blues SocietyPsychedome Studios/WilliamA. MillerWayne "Son" Roberts (SonRoberts Band)Ross RobinsonCathy SedlmaierPeter SidgwickSaturday Night BluesSilver Dollar RoomSky Restaurant & CocktailLoungeStony Plain RecordsThe New Mynah Birds/LesHoffmanWilson Music ServicesSUMMER 2010Toronto, ON | Session 1: July 18-23 | Session 2: July 25-30Vancouver, BC | August 8-13CLASSES FOR ALL LEVELS! • ALL AGES WELCOME!ON OR OFF CAMPUS TUITIONSpecialGuestArtistsJohn PetrucciRobben FordTony MacAlpine Stuart Hamm Tony McManus Andy Timmons Greg HoweDave MartonePLUS: LORNE LOFSKY, PAUL DELONG, JON FINN, ROBERT GODIN, AND MORE!!FOR A FREE BROCHURE OR MORE INFORMATIONCall 905.567.8000 or visit us online: www.guitarworkshopplus.com ROCK BLUES JAZZ ACOUSTIC CLASSICAL GUITAR BASS DRUMS KEYBOARDS VOCALS SONGWRITINGMapleBlues May 2010 9

the non-originals have been omitted and the CDre-sequenced for a better flow. It is a very goodthing that such an important part of our heritagewill be available much more readily.Illustration by Nathaniel MesnerSue Foley & Peter Karp He Said She SaidBlind Pig/Stony Plain/Warner MusicFourteen vignettes on their relationship formthis project by these two blues-based singer/songwriters and it brings something a little differentto the CD shelves. They began all this with emailand letter exchanges, hence the Wrycraftcover art. They’ve been touring this show for awhile now and I think this workshopping hascontributed enormously to the success of the disc.Pre-production in Ottawa with Terry Gillespie ledto the two guitarists being joined by various horns& harmonica in some delightful arrangements.But the meat is in the songs: there is much morehonesty here than you might have expected and norecourse to lines from the common tradition – allcontemporary stuff. As befits the theme, most ofthe songs feature one or the other, but the bluesyopener, “Treat Me Right” is a duet that leaves nodoubt that this relationship is going to be amongequals. You’ll appreciate a lot of these vignettes:“Rules of Engagement” particularly. Foley singsa couple of tender ballads and “Valentine’s Day”is gorgeous, a passionate duet with great acousticslide guitar from Karp and finger picked guitarfrom Foley with some lovely harmony vocals.Karp’s “Dear Girl” has a catchy melody that’llstay with you for days. The highlights just go on.Get this one.Little Miss Higgins Across The PlainsOutside MusicThe previous albums have leaned ratherheavily on humourous little songs about livingin the middle of nowhere, aka Nokomis, SK.There are some like that here, most prominently10 MapleBlues May 2010“Bargain! Shop Panties”, but on other songs,Jolene Higgins has impressively pulled outall the stops on her vocals, adding horns to thearrangements. These new songs are clearly fromthe same wellspring, and represent a major leapforward. “Wash These Blues Away” has a longmelody line that she might not have carried off sosuccessfully before. “Snowin’ Today: Lament ForLouis Riel” is the studio version of a song donelive on the last album and begins a sequence thatshows that political activism is still alive and wellin Saskatchewan. It supplies the album’s title aswell. It has also gained a verse in French. “HopeYou Don’t Feel Blue (when I tell you the truth)”and lines such as ‘when they take your tractoraway’ make this one much more forthright andgets some of Miss Higgins’ most impassionedsinging, even over rather long passages of text.The sequence ends with an a capella “GatherMy Fruit”. There’s a tender love song, performedsolo, and then back to the fun stuff with “Glad TheWhiskey Fits Inside My Purse”. It starts as thoughwe’re listening to a 78 rpm disc, which then startsskipping before the rest of the song kicks in, instudio sound. The best is saved for last, with a newversion of the somber “Slaughterhouse”, from thefirst CD. Big Dave McLean contributes harp andTim Williams, mandolin. There’s no fun in thisone but it is a stone solid down home blues. LittleMiss Higgins & Foy Taylor have turned theirlove of thirties blues & pop music into a viablemodern enterprise. With this caliber of singing &songwriting it should last as long as they want it to.They are touring from one coast to the other withthe new CD but don’t get here until Mariposa. Theweb site is www.littlemisshiggins.com.Bobby Dean Blackburn Don’t Ask… Don’tTell Electro-Fi/Outside MusicI reviewed the first version of this disc back inNovember and that review is at the TBS web site.The Electro-Fi version improves on that alreadygood album: it now opens with a new, solo,original, “Are You Ready” and a reprise closes it.“Kitchen Blues”, a wonderful duet with LibertySilver has also been added with some fine dobroplaying from Joel Morelli. There is also a veryfine new slow blues, “Twilight Time”. Two ofThe Steve Strongman Band Live At TheBarn CD/DVD SelfThe Barn is exactly that, a century old one,hiding a modern recording facility. The Barnis listed on its web site as being somewhere inSouthern Ontario. It’s also hiding. The contactis Dave King who also holds the drum chairin The Steve Strongman Band. The last CD,Blues In Colour was recorded there and the ideaof doing a live concert there in front of an invitedaudience was a brilliant one. Steve begins soloand these four performances sound warm andintimate. He invites King and his bass player,Colin Lapsley, up and the concert proper beginswith the trio performing selections from Blues InColour and Honey. “Why Would I Lie”, “TakeMy Arms”, “Soul Searching” and “Honey” getparticularly fine performances but it’s difficultto choose from this set list. Toward the end thereis a lovely introduction to “Shout It Out Loud”,written for a friend who has MS, it brought to mindthat the program could perhaps have benefitedfrom a bit more interaction with the audience - aminor quibble. At sixteen songs, this is an alreadygenerous DVD but the bonus features includean interview segment and four more songs notused in the main program. The Steve StrongmanBand brings a new level of intensity to a liveperformance and that intensity is well capturedhere. Dave King directed but with him at the drumkit, he obviously prepared his camera crew well.Their camera work, the editing, the audio are alltop notch. Steve Strongman is the 2009 winner ofthe Mel Brown Blues Award, presented by theGrand River Blues Society. This document showsit was a wise choice. If you don’t have his CDsyet, this is the place to start. His web site is www.stevestrongman.com.

Matt Andersen Live From The PhoenixTheatre Busted Flat/UniversalThe Globe and Mail has called him the biggestthrill in Canadian blues since Jeff Healey andwhile that statement was partly a pun (Andersenis six-foot-two and 400 lbs) it was also a ravereview of his live show at the Glenn GouldStudio in February. Andersen obviously thrivesin a live setting, the energy & charisma behindhis powerful voice, combined with his very goodmaterial entirely justifies the Globe’s statement.This CD is more than a document of a wonderfullive show, however. Andersen was close to home,the Phoenix is in St. John NB, and he was ableto bring some friends along: Ian Sherwood ontenor sax, Thom Swift (lead guitar on “To LeaveWhat Should Be Left Alone”), Scott Hupman,Ryan Hupman (on “Have You Got The Blues”)(Congratulations to The Hupman Brothers forwinning the Blues Album of the Year at the EastCoast Music Awards for Countin’ Quarters.) &Mike Stevens (on “I Play The Fool For You” &“Devil’s Bride”) plus a string quartet (on “Bold& Beaten”). The audience, completely won over,joins in enthusiastically on the closing “RoundAnd Round”. If you didn’t have any of Andersen’sprevious albums, this handy career-summing discis the one to get. It seems the show will be availableon DVD as well, look for that too. Check his website at www.stubbyfingers.ca.smoking. It would seem he’s singing from deeppersonal experience. The one non-original is afine performance of the Carter Family song, “NoDepression In Heaven”. He writes that he did thissong because he remembered family singalongsas a child. They are obviously fond memories.Swift & Charles Austin produced and they havedone a marvelous job. The seamless weaving ofacoustic & electric instruments is some of the mostpleasing I’ve heard.singer, with a superb sense of the blues. His choiceof Rice Miller & Jimmy Reed songs, carriedoff with aplomb, set the tone from the opener onthrough. Steve Pineo’s “Canadian Man” addssome contemporary sounds.His harmonica work is always concise andappropriate, an essential element in this repertoireand Guest’s piano is simply magnificent: he seemsto be enjoying himself immensely supplying allthe accompaniment a singer might need. Mentionshould also be made of Duke Ellington’s “Don’tGet Around Much Anymore” which allows theduo to show another side of their playing. If youdidn’t get a copy of their CD while they were here,go to www.harpdogbrown.com.-John Valenteynjvalenteyn8724@rogers.comThom Swift blue sky day Ground Swell/Warner MusicSwift returns the favour on his second soloCD, inviting Andersen to sing harmony vocalsthroughout and very helpfully on “Blue Sky”.Swift’s disc is a collection of fine new songs and hehas assembled a stellar band to help deliver them,led by master percussionist Geoff Arsenault andkeyboard ace Bill Stevenson. The stand out songsfor me are the opening “Stand Tall (when you’reoverwhelmed)”; the bluesy “One Way Track”,urging today’s youth to be pro-active, with Swift onelectric slide guitar & National Steel and “Killer”, asolid rocker urging people to persevere in quittingHarpdog Brown & Graham Guest Aboveand Beyond Dog BreathBy all accounts, it was an impressive visitfrom these Edmonton natives to show off theirnew disc. With Harpdog on vocals & harmonicaand Guest on piano we have another on our list ofall-too-rare such acoustic gems. Harpdog is a fineTALENTsearchSubmissions are now open for the annual Toronto Blues Society Talent Search! Deadline forsubmissions is 5 PM on Friday, June 18th, 2010. The finalists will perform before a panel of judges atNathan Phillips Square on Thursday, August 12th (Tasty Food Day)Artists who have not made a nationally distributed or major label recording should send a cassetteor CD with three songs (material must have been recorded within the past two years.) Make sure therecording is clearly labeled, and include a bio (200 words max), photo and contact information, includingmailing address and phone number. Enclose entry fee of $15 (cheques payable to the Toronto BluesSociety. Please don’t send cash), and mail to:Toronto Blues Society Talent Search, 910 Queen St. W.,Suite B04, Toronto, ON M6J 1G6. Submission via Sonicbids at www.sonicbids.com/tbstalentsearchMapleBlues May 2010 11

TOP BLUESJAZZ-FM (91.1)"Bluz FM" w/ Danny MarksSaturday 8:00 pm-midnightCBC Radio One (99.1)"Saturday Night Blues",w/ Holger Petersen (national)Saturday 10:05pm-12:00am(on Radio 2 Saturday at 6:00pm),CKLN-FM (88.1)"Blue Remedy"w/ Blues Doctor Julie Hill, Wednesday 8-10pm,CIUT-FM (89.5)"Let The Good Times Roll",w/ John ValenteynThursday 3-5pm,CHRY-FM (105.5)"Everyday I Have the Blues",w/ Vince Vitacco Monday 9-11pm,This month's recommended listening by Brad Wheeler,music writer for the Globe and Mail*Little Miss Higgins Across The Plains (independent)Carolina Chocolate Drops Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch)Mose Allison The Way of the World (Anti-)Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone)*Sue Foley & Peter Karp He Said She Said (Blind Pig)Solomon Burke Nothing’s Impossible (E1)Johnny Shines Too Wet to Plow (Fat Possum)*The Pack a.d. We Kill ComputersLuther Allison Songs from the Road (Ruff)Michael Tarbox My Primitive Joy (Minor Detail)Tail Dragger Live at Rooster’s Lounge (Delmark)Trombone Shorty Backatown (Verve Forecast)Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune (Sony)*Various Artists Blue Midnight: A Live Tribute to Little Walter (independent)Guitar Shorty Bare Knuckle (Alligator)The Holmes Brothers Feed My Soul (Alligator)Moreland & Arbuckle Flood (Telarc)*Catl With the Lord for Cowards You Will Find No Place (independent)Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Dirty Shirt Rock ‘n’ Roll (Shout! Factory)*denotes CanadianCFMU-FM (93.3)"Mr. Pointy Shoes" w/ Dennis SmithTuesday 11:00pm-12:00am"Blues Experience" w/ Mike WallaceWednesday 6:00-7:30pm ,“Breakfast of Champions" w/ Paul PanchezakThursday 10:00am-12:00pm (Hamilton area).CKWR (98.5 FM)“Old Chicago Blues" w/ Willy A,Friday 10:30 pm-midnight (Waterloo)CIOI-FM (101.5 FM)"Thursday Night Blues Revue", with Little WillieThursday 6-9pm (Hamilton)CJLX (92.3 FM)"Saturday Night Blues Review", with George Vaughan.Saturday 6-7pm (Belleville)CFRU (93.3 FM)"The Blues Review", with Roopen MajithiaTuesday 9.00 pm (Guelph)CFBU (103.7 FM)"Eclectic Blues" with Deborah CartmerTuesday 7-9 pm (St. Catharines)CFMU (93.3 FM)"Patchwork Blues" w/ Diane Wells (aka Misty Blue)Every Monday 6-9 am (Hamilton)CANOE-FM (100.9 FM)"Blue Canoe" with Zoe ChilcoTuesday 7-9 pm (Haliburton County)CKMS (100.3 FM)"Poor Folk Blues" w/ Bruce Hall (aka Brewski)Monday 7:30-9 pm (Waterloo)ADVERTISING RATESBack Cover $450 8” x 10.5”Inside Back Page $390 7.5” x 10”Full Page $335 7.5” x 10”2/3 Page $280 5” x 10”1/2 Page $200 7.5” x 5” or 3.5” x 10”1/3 Page $140 2.25” x 10” or 5” x 5”1/4 Page $115 3.5” x 4.75” or 2.25” x 6.25”1/6 Page $85 2.25” x 5”Business Card $45 3.5” x 2” or 2.25” x 3.25”Classified Ad $25 max 50 wds - Free for Charter MembersThe TBS Newsletter is published on the last Wednesday of themonth. Deadline for press-ready digital artwork is the 15th. A 15%reduction applies to Institutional members.NEW! Website AdvertisingContact Advertising Coordinator Dougal & Co.416-645-0295 tbsads@dougalco.com* PLUS GSTThere are two ad sizes available on the "Listings" page of the TBS Websitewww.torontobluessociety.com/list.htm Top banner ad 730 x 90 pixels $100/month Sidebody box ad 250 x 250 pixels $75/month Files can be JPG or GIF, animated or not.Try it out! Link to your Website.12 MapleBlues May 2010

"Birthday's happen every day but the annual birthday party that Mory the Sockman throws at this time every year is unique! It's far more than justanother party -- it's a rockin' birthday bash -- a spectacular gala event featuring the best Blues talent in Canada. So mark down Monday, May 31,2010 a red letter day in your Blues calendar. Friends, family and well-wishers will be gathering to wish Mory good health happiness and many morebirthday's to come. The celebration takes place at he SILVER DOLLAR, the premier Blues club in T.O.If this party is anything like the spectacular shows Sockman promoted last year at the Palais Royale, featuring MAGIC SLIM and the TEARDROPS(October 2009 ) and DANNY BROOKS and the ROCKIN" REVELATORS (birthday show in May 2009 ), then the excitement won't stop untileveryone is exhausted from shaking up the dance floor!The fun begins at 8:00 PM (doors at 7:00 PM) and tickets are available by contacting the Sockman at 416-727-7012. Please get yours early as this showwill sell out." - GARY TATEMapleBlues May 2010 13

TORONTO LISTINGSBlack Swan Tavern 154 DanforthAve. 416-469-05378-May Nightbox, Pete Otis, ChrisCasserly, Bruce PalaitBlue Goose 1 Blue Goose 416-255-2442 Etobicoke7-May Paul Storm BandCadillac Lounge 1296 QueenStreet West 416-536-771729-May Paul James Band10:00pm -1:30am $10. at the doorDelta Chelsea Monarchs Pub 33Gerrard and Yonge St 416-585-43526-May Jerome Godboo w/Jack deKeyzer Band 9p.m. -1a.m.13-May Jerome Godboo w/DaveMurphy/Dan Nordermeer 9p.m.-1a.m.20-May Jerome Godboo w/Morgan Davis/Alec Fraser 9p.m.-1a.m.27-May Jerome Godboo w/EricSchenkman/Pat Rush/Al Cross/Alec Fraser 9p.m. -1a.m.CDreleaseDominion on Queen 500 QueenSt. East 416-368-689315-May Paul ReddickFeathers 962 Kingston Road416-694-04431-May GG & The Hounds 8:00 -12:00Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave.416-588-29309-May Terry Gillespie with TerryOwen and the Blue Hornet Band9pm-12amGladstone Hotel 1214 QueenStreet West 416-531-463528-May TBS 25th AnniversaryParty 7pm Shakura S’Aida,Harrison Kennedy, 24th StreetWailers, FatheadGrossman's Tavern 379 SpadinaAve. 416-977-70005-May Ernest Lee and CottonTraffic Rockin' Blues Jam 9pm7-May The Grisbrook KendallBand 10pm12-May Ernest Lee and CottonTraffic Rockin' Blues Jam 9pm19-May Ernest Lee and CottonTraffic Rockin' Blues Jam 9pm19-May Ernest Lee and CottonTraffic Rockin' Blues Jam 9pm26-May Ernest Lee and CottonTraffic Rockin' Blues Jam 9pmHighway 61 BBQ 1620 BayviewAve 416-489-7427Every Tues Brian Blain &guests upstairs 7:00-10:00 pmColorblind Brian's Blues Campfire(all musicians welcome)8-May Terry Gillespie with TerryOwen15-May Mark Bird Stafford andDarran Poole 8 - 11pm19-May Morgan DavisHollywood on the Queensway1184 The Queensway 416-251-0288 Etobicoke2-May David Rotundo Band 4:30pm - 9 pmHorseshoe Tavern 368 QueenSt. West 416-598-47537-Jun Sulfur City Blues Band9:15:00Hugh's Room 2261 Dundas St.W. 416-531-66045-Jun Mose Scarlett9-Jun Diana Braithwaite & ChrisWhiteley 8 pm Tickets $20advance,$22.50 at door CDRelease17-Jun Carlos del JuncoIslington Village "Paint TheStreet Festival" Dundas St W& Michael Power 416-767-7985Islington Village5-Jun The Heart Attacks 2PMMassey Hall 178 Victoria Street416-872-425528-May George Thorogood & TheDestroyersQuigleys 2232 Queen St East416-699-999828-May Jerome Godboo withShawn Kellerman/Al Cross/AlecFraser CD Release 10p.m. -2a.m.Rose & Crown 2335 Yonge st.416-487-767321-May Blues Miner start time9:30PMScruffy Murphy's 150 EglintonAvenue East 416-484-663729-May GG & The Hounds 10:00From the smog of Hamilton's Steeltown emerges alt. cabaret chanteuse, andpowerhouse vocalist Ginger St. James and her band, The Grinders (Snow-HeelSlim, Greg Brisco, Tyrone Ramsey, and Andre Tellier). They hit The CadillacLounge on May 15 to celebrate the launch of their debut recording titled Spank,Sparkle & GrowlThe Boiler House 55 Mill Street416-203-21217-May Mark bird Stafford - DarranPoole - Dennis Pinhorn TheDistillery District - 9 - 1amThe Central 603 Markham St.M6G 2L7 416 913 45861-May Li'l Blues PillThe Chicken Deli 744 mountpleasant 416-489-33632-May Mark bird Stafford specialguest with Robbie Lane and theDisciplesThe Great Hall 1087 Queen W416-537-080322-May Carolyn Wonderland8:30pm/with Michelle Madeira andAndy Mondello/$28.50advThe Maple Leaf House 2749Lakeshore Blvd West 416-2552558 Etobicoke14-May The Blazers 21:30:00The Mod Club Theatre 722College St 416-588-46631-May Urban Preacher 11pmThe Old Mill and Spa 21 Old MillRoad 416-236-274921-May Danny Marks 7:30pm w/Paul James doors at 6pm28-May Danny Marks 7:30 pmwith Mr Rick and Sherie MarshallThe Rex Hotel 194 Queen St.West 416-59824758-May Raoul and The Big Time3:30-6:30The Silver Dollar Room 486Spadina Ave. 416-763-91391-May Blue Midnight, Tribute toLittle Walter Raoul & The BigTime w/Chris Whiteley, TortoiseBlue, Doctor Nick, Shrimp Daddy,Mark"Bird"Stafford 8pm8-May Robbie Rox & The RawTrio, Spadina Reunion 19:45:0015-May The Terry Blersh Band8pm22-May Paul Reddick 8pm27-May The Gary Kendall Band7pm B.A.D. Ride Kick Off Party29-May The Jack de Keyzer Band8pm31-May The Sock-It-To-You AllstarBand 8pm feat: Chuck Jackson,David Rotundo, Cheryl Lescom,Pat Carey, Michael Fonfara, GaryKendall, Mike Fitzpatrick, SteveGrisbrook-Mory The Sockman`sBirthday Party12-Jun Lucky Peterson 8pmSound Academy 11 PolsonStreet 416-461-362525-May Sharon Jones & The DapKingsget yourself listed:Browse to www.torontobluessociety.com and click on "Live Blues".You will be directed how to enter your event into our database andfrom there it will be promoted in this newsletter, on our website and inour weekly e-mail blasts. Please keep the gig listings within reasonabledriving distance of Toronto.14 MapleBlues May 2010

Raoul & The Big Time host "BlueMidnight, a Tribute to Little Walter"with special guests Chris Whiteley,Tortoise Blue, Doctor Nick, ShrimpDaddy and Mark"Bird"Staffordat The Silver Dollar Room on May1, 8pm2-May Chuck Jackson & TheAll-Stars 4:30:006-May Fraser Daley 21:30:008-May Joe Mavety 4:00:009-May Chuck Jackson & TheAll-Stars 4:30:0015-May Joe Mavety 4:00:0016-May Chuck Jackson & TheAll-Stars 4:30:0022-May Joe Mavety 4:00:0022-May Chris Chambers10:00:0023-May Chuck Jackson & TheAll-Stars 4:30:0026-May Jay & Vivian Vazquez9:30:0029-May Joe Mavety 4:00:00Stanley's Olde Maple LaneFarm 2452 Yorks Corners Rd613-821-2751 Edwards (Ottawa)20-May Fathead 6:30 to 10:30pm/Dinner & Show Fundraiserfor Alzheimer Society $55 plustax Advance Reservationsrequired17-Jun Roxanne Potvin BluesBand 6:30 to 10:30 pm/Dinner& Show Fundraiser $55 plus taxAdvance Reservations requiredSutton Park Inn 1126 SuttonStreet 519-396-2200 KincardineON14-May Michael Burks Tickets$20, Bruce County BluesThe Arbour 13775 Hwy#27, R.R. #1 905 859-4445Schomberg8-May The Blazers - Josh &Pete 7pmThe Boathouse 57 JubileeDrive 519-745-7202 Kitchener5-May Morgan DavisThe Corktown Pub 175 YoungSt. 905-572-9242 Hamilton4-Jun The Günter Ott Band 8p.m.The Cove Inn 2 Bedford St. 888-268-3466 Westport14-May Blackburn 7-11pm/$55per person includes Full BuffetThe Duck (Golden Pheasant)244 Ontario St. 905-687-9505 St.Catharines1-May Mighty Duck Blues Band2:30-6:30pm special guest ChrisWhiteley & Diana Braithwaite8-May The Mighty Duck BluesBand 2:30-6:30pm special guestMorgan Davis15-May The Mighty Duck BluesBand 2:30-6:30pm special guestMike Branton22-May The Mighty Duck BluesBand 2:30-6:30pm special guestPaul James29-May The Mighty Duck BluesBand 2:30-6:30pm special guestsDavid Rotundo & Jerome Godboo(last matinee until Sept. 25th)The Earl of Whitchurch 6204Main Street 647-992-8294Stouffville6-May Doc Snake's History of theBlues 8:00pm, $107-May The Blazers 21:30:00The Groove Kitchen 656 KingSt. East Cambridge Ontario6-May Paul James Band9:00pm -12:30 3 sets, www.thegroovekitchenThe Harp Pub 55 Lakeshore RdE 905-274-3277 Port Credit1-May The Heart Attacks wJohnny Max 9PMThe Jordan House Tavern 3751Main St 905-562-1607 Jordan28-May The Heart Attacks 9PMThe Landing 19466 YongeStreet 905 953-9794 HollandLanding5-Jun The Blazers 21:30:00The Lavigne Tavern 10521 Hwy64 705-594-2301 Lavigne7-May Kim Simmonds Tickets$10.00 in advance $15.00 at thedoor22-May The Julian Fauth Trio$10.00 cover chargeThe Lion Tavern 15 Lock Street905-935-4406 Port Dalhousie8-May Mark bird Stafford specialguest with Suzzane Hyatt 3:30 -6pm MatineeThe Manchester Arms 304Toronto St S Uxbridge29-May Tim Bastmeyer SoloAcoustic BluesThe Markham Fair Grounds10801 McCowan Rd(@ ElginMills Rd) Markham ON30-May The Gary Kendall BandB.A.D. Ride Finale 1-4pmThe Moonshine Cafe 137 KerrStreet 905-844-2655 Oakville7-May Terry Gillespie with TerryOwen - $1030-May Morgan Davis 8:30PM$ 10The Queen's Bush Hanover,On15-May Erin McCallum 9:00p.m. startThe Queen's Bush Pub 35110th St 519-346-6666 Hanover22-May The Heart Attacks 9PMthe Sky Lounge 2680 SkymarkAve. 905-625-9896 Mississauga2-May Jerome Godboo/Jack deKeyzer/John Dickie 4p.m.-8p.m.9-May Jerome Godboo/Jack deKeyzer/Chris Kenny 4p.m.-8p.m.16-May Jerome Godboo w/Jackde Keyzer/Carlos Del Junco4p.m.-8p.m.23-May Jerome Godboo/RaoulBhaneja/Darren Gallen 4p.m.-8p.m.30-May Jerome Godboo/Jackde Keyzer/Kirsten Jones 4p.m.-8p.m.The Slye Fox 4057 New Street,Unit 2 905-639-3900 Burlington20-May Raoul and The Big Time20:00:00The Top Spot 87 1/2 HighStreet Sutton12-Jun Eddy Blues Band 9:30startThe Waring House 613-476-7492 Picton2-Jun Morgan DavisTweedsmuir Tavern 211Victoria St N 613-478-2710Tweed21-May Tim Bastmeyer SoloAcoustic BluesVictoria Hall Concert Hall 55King Street West 905-372-2210Cobourg8-May Andrew "Junior Boy"Jones 8:00 pm $26.50 adv. $32doorWaring House 800-621-4956Picton2-May Morgan Davis4-Jun Morgan DavisWaterfront Bistro 590 LiverpoolRoad 905-831-8661 Pickering6-May Michael Pickett 8pm $20($23 PayPal)3-Jun Rita Chiarelli 8PMWilno Tavern 17589 Highway60 613-756-2029 Wilno6-May Andrew "Junior Boy"Jones 8:00 pm, $22 adv. $25door11-Jun Lucky Peterson 8pm/90tickets/$22 adv $25 doorWinchester Arms 171Broadway Orangeville5-Jun Erin McCallumZooma Zooma Cafe 3839 MainStreet 905-562-6280 JordanVillage29-May Morgan Davis16 MapleBlues May 2010

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