Live Blues Listings
(or fax 416-538-6559, tel: 416-538-3885, toll free 1-866-871-9457)
Byther Smith, a master of intense uncompromising Chicago Blues, will be at the Silver Dollar in Toronto on Saturday,
January 20. He will also be performing in Ottawa on Thursday, January 18, at T-Rex Smokehouse & Bar B-Q, and at The Legendary
Red Dog in Peterborough on Friday January 19. His Delmark release
All Night Long (Delmark) demonstrates his
gut-wrenching vocals and stinging guitar lines.
Barcode 549 College (416) 461-3154
Every Wed Swing Gang
Every Thurs Hey Stella
Bike Show International Centre, Airport Rd.
Jan 5: Barney Adams Band
Birchcliff United Church 33 East Rd. Scarborough
(416) 264-2235
Jan 27 Rick Fines Trio
Black Swan 154 Danforth Ave (416) 469-0537
Dec 31: Pork Belly Futures and the Great Depression
Jan 3, 17, 31: Karen Wild Child
Jan 10, 24: Mark & Les from Caution Jam
Jan 5: Tony Springer Band
Jan 6: Commotionaires
Jan 13: Novar Road
Jan 20: Chris Chown
Jan 27: Smoke Wagon
Every Tues Dylan Wickens Project
Blue Goose 1 Blue Goose St. (416) 255-2442 Every Sun: R&B Jam Session w/ Pie Guys and Guests
Blues on Bellair 25 Bellair (416) 944-2095
Dec 29 - 30 George Olliver & Gangbuster
Dec 31 Bellair Blues Band
Jan 5-6 Jerome Godboo Band
Jan 12-13: The Checkmates
Jan 19-20, 26-27: Bellair Blues Band
Feb 2: Grooveyard w/Mike Pellarin
Feb 3: Bellair Blues Band
Feb 9-10: George Olliver & Gangbuster
Feb 16-17: Carlos del Junco
Feb 22: Otis Taylor and JW-Jones Blues Band
Feb 23: Bellair Blues Band
Feb 24: Fathead
Every Mon Chuck Jackson w/ Pat Carey & Mike Fonfara
Every Tues Toronton Blues All Stars w/ Jerome
Godboo & Greg Godovitz
Every Wed Shakur S'Aida w/ Brooke Blackburn &
Eric Soostar
Every Thurs Greg Godovitz Orchestra & Chorus w/
Bob Segarini & Brad Lovatt
Every Sun Raoul & The Big Time
Cameron House 408 Queen W. (416) 703-0811 Every Mon Jake & the Blue Midnights
Chapters Bookstore 2225 Bloor St. W.
(416) 761-9773
Jan 12: The Michael Pickett Band
Chapters Festival Hall 142 John St.
(416) 595-7345
Jan 19: The Michael Pickett Band
Chicago's 335 Queen W. (416) 598-3301
Jan 5-6: Jerome Godboo
Jan 12-13: Bottle Devils
Jan 19-20: Livin Blues Band
Jan 26-27: Fathead
Feb 2-3: The Fabulous Tone Dogs
Every Sun: Grant Lyle
Every Tues: Stevie G
Every Thurs: Bottle Devils
Elizabeth Dooley's Bloor St.
Dec 22 Eric Soostar w/guest Grant Lyle
Esplanade Bier Markt 56 The Esplanade
(416) 862-7575
Jan 12-13: Fathead
Feathers 962 Kingston Rd. (416) 694-0443
Feb 17: Blue Willow
Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Avenue
(416) 588-2930
Jan 4 Grant Lyle
Jan 11 Paulist Brothers
Jan 26 Julian Fauth/David Rotundo Blues
Every Sun: Ron Davis Jam Session
Grossman's 379 Spadina
(416) 977-7000/340-8900
Dec 28: Gord 'X' Band
Dec 29: Bob Sheppard Band
Dec 30: Damn Neighbours Band
Dec 31: Caution Jam
Jan 4: Kirk Broadbridge
Jan 5-6: Jack de Keyzer
Jan 26: Randy Dawson
Jan 27: The Fabulous Tone Dogs
Every Sun (mat) Kim Doolittle
Every Mon Laura Hubert
Every Tues Philip Sayce
Every Wed Mike McDonald
Horseshoe 370 Queen St. W.
(416) 598-4753 concert hotline
Dec 31 Rockin' Highliners
Jan 24 North Mississippi All-Stars
Feb 2 Buckwheat Zydeco
J.R.'s Bar & Grill 3653 Lakeshore E.
(416) 521-6302
Jan 12 Frank Cosentino Band
Massey Hall 60 Simcoe St.
593-4022/872-4255
Jan 22 (8 pm) B B King
Ohara's 233 Roncesvalles
(416) 536-9758
Dec 20 Grant Lyle Open Acoustic Jam
Orbit Room 580A College St.
(416) 763-3470
Every Sun: Dave Murphy Band
Every Mon: Sisters Euclid w/Kevin Breit
Every Wed: LMT Connection
Every Thurs: Planet Earth
Phoenix Concert Theatre 410 Sherbourne
(416) 538-3885 for tickets
Feb 6: (7 pm) Toronto Blues Society Fourth Annual
Maple Blues Awards
Rakers 3 Crossroads Plaza
Feb 3: The Dylan Wickens Project
Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington E.
(416) 955-0887
Every Mon Bradley & the Bouncers
Every Tues Tyler Yarema & his Rhythm
Every Wed Louis Tre w/ Danny B
Every Thurs Janice Hagan
Every Fri Jake & the Blue Midnights
Every Sat Tory Cassis
Rex Jazz & Blues Bar 194 Queen St. West
(416) 598-2475
Jan 13 (mat) Chris Gale/Tyler Yarema
Silver Dollar Room 486 Spadina Ave
(416) 975-0909
Dec 29: Zoo Key
Dec 30: Chris Murphy Band w/Shawn Kellerman &
Douglas Watson
Dec 31: New Year's Eve Blues Party: The Sidemen
w/David Owen
Jan 12: Blue Room
Jan 13: David Johannesson
Jan 19: Scotty Campbell
Jan 20: Byther Smith
Jan 25: Legal Blues Nine
Jan 26: The Victor Bateman Trio
Jan 27: Carlos del Junco
Feb 2: Glamour Puss
Feb 3: Fathead
Feb 10: Jack de Keyzer
Every Mon: Stormy Monday Jam w/Danny Marks
Every Wed: Crazy Strings
Every Thurs: Sparkjiver
Southern Po'Boys 159 Augusta
(416) 593-1111
Dec 31 Camarillo
Jan 6 David Carter Quartet
Every Sat: 3 - 7 pm Jim Heineman Quartet
Every Sat pm: Rhythm Doctor J
St. Louis 2050 Yonge St. (416) 480-0202
Jan 4-6: Arden & The Tourists
Jan 11-13: Lost Vegas
Jan 18-20: George Olliver
Jan 25-27: David Murphy
Tennessee 1554 Queen St. W. (416) 532-2570
Jan 5 The Bear
Jan 12 Swingin' Blackjacks
Jan 19 Taxi Chain
Jan 26 Jack De Keyzer
The Goose & Firkin 1875 Leslie St.
(416) 383-1200
Every Sun: Chuck Jackson's Blues Jam
Timothy's Pub 344 Browns Line Etobicoke (416) 201-9515
Jan 12-13: Grant Lyle & Brotherhood
Feb 9: Blue Willow
Banshee 50 Taunton Rd. E Oshawa
(905) 723-2323
Dec 31: The Bloor Street Blues Band
Feb 17: Fathead
Boomerz Club 201 Wharncliffe S. London
(519) 432-3351
Dec 29 Gary Kendall Band
Dec 30 Tim Woodcock Blues Band
Dec 31 Little Bobby and the Jumpstarts
Feb 3 Colorblind Brian and the New Blainettes
Bourbon Street 143 Brock St. S. Whitby
(905) 666-3488
Jan 26-27: Blue Willow
Einsteins Bar 36 King St. E. Bowmanville
(905) 623-4168
Dec 29 & Feb 9-10: The Fabulous Tone Dogs
Father's 8515 McCowan Rd. Markham
(905) 294-0134
Jan 13: Paul Fenton Band w/ Gary Kendall & Tony Nolasco
Jan 27 Blackboard Blues Band
Filly & Firken 14888 Yonge St. Aurora
(905) 727-4271
Dec 31, Jan 18 & Feb 22: The Fabulous Tone Dogs
Fullertons Main St. Stouffville
Jan 6: Nuraw Blooze Band
Jan 27: Barney Adams Band
Harp & Crown Hwy 2 & Altona Rd Pickering
Jan 20: Barney Adams Band
Kingsbridge Arms 77 King St. N. Waterloo
(519) 886-1130
Jan 19 Frank Cosentino Band
Li'l Big Horn Saloon 311 Dundas St. W.
Cambridge (519) 622-6602
Jan 25: The Downchild Blues Band
Limericks Richmond Hill 10720 Yonge St. Richmond
Hill (905) 883-6696
Jan 12: Blue Willow
Jan 19: Fathead
London Pub 9724 Yonge St. Richmond Hill (905)
508-2770
Dec 31 Danny Marks
Jan 6 John Marshall Band
Jan 20 Jerome Godboo
Feb 17 Jack De Keyzer
Mad Hatter Pub 82 Broadway Orangeville
(519) 938-9709
Jan 18: The Michael Pickett Band
Mermaid's Lounge 32 Hess St. S. Hamilton (905)
523-5984
Jan 6 Gene Grooms
Jan 20 Fathead
Jan 23/30 Oh Susanna w/Dottie Cormier
Every Sat (4pm): Gene Grooms
Party Central Milton (905) 702-7702
Dec 31: Paul James Band w/ host Dan Gallagher
Peter's Place 3031 Woodlands Ave Innisfil
(705) 431-1693
Jan 20: Folk Alarm Trio w/ Kevin Breit
Feb 10: Jack de Keyzer
Mar 10: Chris Chown
Poor Folks Deli 135 Market Brantford
(519) 753-1414
Dec 30: Fathead
Rainbow 76 Murray Ottawa (613) 241-5123
Feb 10: Fathead
Roc'n'Doc's 105 Lakeshore E. Port Credit
(905) 891-1754
Dec 31: Jerome Godboo w/Suzie McNeil
Jan 12-13: The Fabulous Tone Dogs
The Sly Fox 4057 New St. Burlington
(905) 639-3900
Jan 23: The Michael Pickett Band
The Legendary Red Dog 189 Hunter W.
Peterborough (705) 745-8513
Jan 5: Kevin Carley & Big Head
Jan 12: The Buzz Thompson Band
Jan 19: Byther Smith
Jan 26: The Rockett '88's
T-Rex Smokehouse & Bar B-Q, Ottawa
Jan 18: Byther Smith
The Nightcap 370 Main St. Milton
(905) 876-3780
Jan 27: The Dylan Wickens Project
The Tap Room 320 Pearl St. Buffalo
(716) 855-8800
Dec 26: Xmas Blues Show
Jan 20: Michael Hill's Blues Mob
Feb 9: Magic Red & the Voodoo Tribe
Feb 23: Tinsley Ellis
Touchdowns 1900 Lakeshore Rd. W.
Mississauga (905) 403-9941
Jan 5-6: Frank Cosentino Rockin' Texas Blues
Jan 12-13: Catherine Mary Band
Jan 19: The Usual Suspects w/ Trevor Huggett
Jan 20 Mark "Bird" Stafford and Grant Lyle
Jan 26: James Anthony & the Nite Owls
Jan 27: Buzz Upshaw
Every Sun: Open Jam w/ Danny Wallach & Harvest
Tucson's 2440 Bank St. at Hunt Club Ottawa
(613) 738-7596
Dec 29: Francine & Friends
Dec 30: Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo Combo
Dec 31: The Mud Boys
Jan 5-6: Shakey Ed & The Jukes
Jan 12-13: The Scotty Doubt Band
Jan 19-20: The Johnny Russell Band
Jan 26-27: The Michael Pickett Band
Please include phone number and address of the club.