Live Blues Listings
Please include phone number and address of the club.
(or fax 416-538-6559, tel: 416-538-3885, toll free 1-866-871-9457)
February Event Listings:
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Byther Smith plays the Silver Dollar on Saturday, March 6 (10:00 pm show)
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David Gogo shares the bill with legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter and The Chris Murphy Band Thursday, Feb 12, 2004 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre then at Healey's on Friday, February 13 (with James Anthony) and Tuscon's in Ottawa for two nights, February 6 & 7. He will also make an appearance on the Mike Bullard Show on Feb 4th |
Adams Rib on the Queensway (905) 988-3900
Feb 7 Mark "Bird" Stafford
The Ancient 751 Queen W. (416) 703-2171
Every Thursday Michael Pickett
Alleycatz 2409 Yonge (416) 481-6865
Every Wed: The Outlaws
Every Thurs: Mark Ferfolia Band
@2066 Lounge Bar 2066 Queen E. (416) 698-2066
Sat (4:30) Johnny Wright
Black Dog Pub 87 Island Rd. Scarborough (416) 286-4544
Feb 7 & 28 Barney Adams Band
Black Swan 154 Danforth (416) 469-0537
Every Thurs (except Feb 26): Blues Jam w/Tony Springer
Feb 4 Mark Seldman
Feb 6 Nadabrhana
Feb 11 Leven X
Feb 13 Barry Mack Band
Feb 14 Gary Kendall Band
Feb 18 Hancock & Reid
Feb 20 Son Roberts
Feb 21 Rhythm ‘n Blue
Feb 26 (8pm) Fruteland Jackson CD Release
Feb 27 Ray Drew (from Chicago)
Feb 28 Jerome Godboo
Mar 6 Blue Room
Blue Goose Tavern 1 Blue Goose St. Etobicoke (416) 255-2442
Sun Matinee: Pie Guys w/guests
Feb 6 The Soulsetters
Cadillac Lounge 1296 Queen W. (416) 536-7717
Feb 26 Pete Schmidt/Shane Scott
Cameron House 408 Queen W. (416) 703-0811
Mon (10pm) Jake & Blue Midnights
Chicago’s Diner 335 Queen W. (416) 977-2904
Feb 4 Snooky Tynes
Feb 5 Grant Lyle
Feb 6 Jerome Godboo
Feb 7 The Tone Dogs
Feb 13 Shawn Kellerman & The Soul Providers
Feb 14 Blues Driver
Feb 18 Snooky Tynes
Feb 21 Jake & the Blue Midnights
Feb 25 Johnny Max Band
Feb 27 Trouble & Strife
Feb 28 Blue Room
Club 360 326 Queen W
Feb 14 Valentine Truckers’ Ball w/Daisy DeBolt Trio/The Matador
Dior Lounge 385 The West Mall (427/Burnhamthorpe W) (416) 621-9010
Every Sat (4:30pm) The Johnny Max Band w/guests
Feb 6 Pat Carey’s Jazz Navigators w/Tyler Yarema/Janice Hagan
Feb 7 Chuck Forrester
Feb 13 Gary Kendall Band
Feb 14 John Mays & Al Lerman
Feb 20 George Oliver & Gangbuster
Feb 21 Matinee: Pete Schmidt/Shane Scott/Ricky Day
Feb 27 Prophecy
Mar 5 David Rotundo
Dominion on Queen 500 Queen W. (416) 368-6893
Every Sat 3:30pm Foggy Hogtown Boys
Easy & The Fifth 225 Richmond W (Cigar Lounge)
Every Thurs: (11pm) Julian Fauth w/Wayne Charles
Every Friday Julian Fauth
Every Saturday (11pm) Julian Fauth
Embers Restaurant , The Prince George Pub 781 Warden (416) 751-9740
Every Wed (8:30-11:30) Just Cause jam
Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles (416) 588-2930
Every Sun Ron Davis
Every Wed Brian Cober & Bruce Griffin
Feb 14 Shane Jeffery Blues Trio
Feb 19 Jimmy Helverson
Feb 20 Bo Basiuk Duo
Feb 27 Mark Sepik
Feb 28 Grant Lyle Duo
Goose and Firkin 1875 Leslie St. North York (416) 383-1200
Every 2nd Sunday (9:30pm) Midnite Walk & Friends
Feb 26 Start It Up
Grossman’s 379 Spadina (416) 977-7000
Every Sat matinee: Kid Bastien’s Happy Pals
Every Mon Laura Hubert
Every Tues: Blues Monkeys
Every Wed Mike McDonald Open Stage Jam
Every Sun Matinee: Nicola Vaughan Acoustic Jam
Every Sun Nite: The Nationals w/Brian Cober Open Stage Jam
Feb 6-7 Kid Bastien Forever New Orleans Jazz Party w/Gregg Stafford/Kid Dutch
Feb 12 Pete Schmidt & Shane Scott
Harley’s 498 Horner, Etobicoke (416_ 521-9119
Feb 6 Start It Up
Hartnett’s Bar 68 Six Point Road Etobicoke (416) 236-5159
Every Sat matinee: (3:30-7:30pm) Danny B
Heads or Tails 847 Browns Line (416) 253-0037
Every Sun (3:30pm) Open Jam w/The Cottonmouth Blues Band
Feb 13 Jack de Keyzer
Healey’s 178 Bathurst (416) 703-5882
Every Sat. 4-7pm Jeff Healey & The Jazz Wizards
Every Tues: Open Jam w/Shannon Fayth House Band
Every Thursday: Jeff Healey w/ Guests
Feb 12 Mark "Bird" Stafford w/Dave Murphy Band
Feb 13 David Gogo w/James Anthony CD Release
Feb 27 Tinsley Ellis w/Coldsweat
Feb 29 (2pm-5pm) TBS Guitar Workshop with Michael Jerome Browne/Teddy
Leonard/Adam Solomon w/host Brian Blain
Hollywood on the Queensway Toronto
Feb 29 (7pm) Jack de Keyzer
Horseshoe Tavern Queen W.
Feb 6 The Royal Crowns
Feb 12 Buckwheat Zydeco
Feb 17-18 North Mississippi All-Stars
Feb 27 Robben Ford Band
Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St.W. (416) 531-6604
Feb 8 Ken Whiteley’s Sunday Gospel Show/CD Release w/Amoy & Ciceal Levy/Pat
Patrick/Chris Whiteley/George Koller
Feb 15 Mose Scarlett
Feb 22 (1pm) Ken Whiteley Sunday Gospel Brunch
Mar 5 Rita Chiarelli
JR’s Bar & Grill 3653 Lakeshore Etobicoke (416) 521-6302
Feb 6 David Rotundo w/The Blue Canadians
The Junction Dundas West from Indian Grove to Quebec, (416) 767-9068
Beat the February Blues Festival every Saturday
Feb 7 Kevin Clark’s Jazz Cooking
Feb 14 Paul James Band
Feb 21 Le Phunk
Feb 28 Nu Blues Band/Downchild Blues Band
See www.junctiongardens.ca
Kensington Terrace 40 Kensington
Every Monday (9:30pm) Julian Fauth
Kiwi Kick East 1987 Queen E.
Every Tuesday (8:30pm) Julian Fauth
Kiwi Kick West 1986 Bloor W.
Every Wed (8:30pm) Julian Fauth
Every Sunday (2:30pm) Julian Fauth
Lee’s Palace
Feb 20 Deadly Snakes n Von Bondies "Garage Blues"
Legends 517 St. Clair W
Every Sat: Adam Solomon
Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas W. (416) 588-0307
Feb 5 (8pm) Foggy Hogtown Boys live recording
Moose Lodge,Lakeshore Rd
Feb 21 Paul Storm
N’Awlins 299 King W. (416) 595-1958
Feb 5, 12, 16, 26 (8pm) David Rotundo guesting
Nathan Phillips Square Winterfest Toronto
Feb 8 Big Daddy G/Jack de Keyzer
Opera House, 735 Queen St. East
Feb 19 Robert Randolph and The Family Band
Phoenix Concert Theatre Sherbourne St., 410 Sherbourne
Feb 12 Johnny Winter w/Chris Murphy Band opening
Poor Alex Cabaret 296 Brunswick Ave. (416) 799-5879
Every Tues Gary 17 Open Stage
Quigley’s 2232 Queen E. (416) 699-9998
Feb 27 The Soulsetters
Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington E. (416) 955-0887
Every Mon: Christopher Plock
Every Tues: Tyler Yarema & His Rhythm
Every Wed: Danny B
Every Thurs: Janice Hagan
Every Fri: Chet Valiant Combo
Every Sat: Tory Cassis
The Rex 194 Queen W. (416) 598-2475
Feb 21 (3:30pm) Blue Room
Silver Dollar Room 486 Spadina (416) 763-9139
Every Wed: Crazy Strings Bluegrass
Feb 1 (7pm) Michael Pickett
Feb 6 Blue Room
Feb 7 (8pm) Jimmy Burns
Feb 14 The Silver Hearts
Feb 20 Soul Food & Blues Buffet w/Diana Braithwaite & The Big City Blues Band
w/Madagascar Slim
Feb 21 Jack de Keyzer
Feb 27 The Royal Crowns
Feb 28 Rez Blues presents: The Wolf Pack w/Raven Kanatakta /Shoshona Kish
opening
Mar 6 Byther Smith
Mar 13 Louisiana Red & His All-Star Band
The Swallows www.swallowlounge.com
Feb 1 (1pm) Jack de Keyzer
VIP Martini Jazz Lounge
1120 Eglinton Ave West
(416) 785-8200
Feb 4, 18 Doc MacLean
Feb 11, 25 Mo’ Kauffey
Mar 3 Doc MacLean
Mar 10 Mo’ Kauffey
Ziggy’s 951 Pape (416) 423-5444
Feb 7 Gary Kendall Band
Feb 14 S.P. Simms and the Limbs
Feb 21 Burgess Brothers
Feb 28 Madd Scientists
905 and Beyond
Antrim House Pub 136 Water St. Port Perry (905) 985-8853
Feb 21 (8pm) Sourpuss
Beanz Coffeehouse 66 Brock W. Uxbridge (905) 852-5575
Feb 7 (8pm) Sourpuss
Blue Mountain Resort, Collingwood (705) 445-1890
Feb 21 (1pm) Trouble & Strife
Bobby C’s Port Darlington Marina Bowmanville (905) 623-4925
Feb 21 Start It Up
Boomers Basement 15 Scott St. Kitchener (519) 579-2380
Every Wed 8pm: Steve Breen Open mic
Every Thurs 8:30pm: Shawn Kellerman Jam
Fridays (4:30pm): Mo’ Kauffey & Friends
Friday night (9:30pm) Winnebago Blues Band
Sat (8:30pm) Rockin’ Johnny D & The Blue Devils
Feb 6 Water Street Blues Band
Feb 13 Swamp Bucket
Feb 20 Jack de Keyzer
Feb 27 Start It Up
Mar 5 Mike Branton Band
Bubba Gib’s Restaurant & Pub 122 Woolwich, Guelph (519) 821-5489
Live Jam Every Sat 2-6pm w/ The Max Bent Blues Explosion
Bull & Finch 1900 Dixie (905) 839-2506
Feb 19 Barney Adams Band
Bulldog Pub 600 Grandview Drive S. Oshawa (905) 436-1476
Feb 28 Start It Up
Bumpin Uglies 249 St. Paul St. St. Catharines (905) 685-9077
Sat matinee 2:30pm: hosted by Mark "Bird" Stafford & Mojo Willie - James
Anthony/Tom Bona/James Rasmussen
Feb 7 Chuck Jackson
Mar 5 Start It Up
Cerridwen Theatre, 166 Saunders Rd. Unit 9, Barrie (705) 728-8934
Feb 7 (8pm) Michael Pickett
The Chamber London
Feb 13 Johnny Winter w/Chris Murphy Band opening
Chatts 368 Bayly W. Ajax (905) 686-2428
Feb 7 Start It Up
Mar 6 Start It Up
Copper Blues Bar & Grill 156 Jozo Weider Blvd. Village at Blue
Mountain, Collingwood (705) 446-2643
Feb 6 (9 pm) JW Jones Blues Band
Feb 7 (3:30 pm) JW Jones Blues Band
Feb 12 Chuck Jackson Trio
Feb 13 Eddie Baltimore
Feb 14 (shows at 3:30 & 9 pm) Chris Murphy & Uptown Blooze
Feb 20 (9 pm) The Bearcats
Feb 21 (3:30 pm) The Bearcats
Feb 26 (9 pm) James Anthony
Feb 27 (9 pm) James Anthony
Feb 28 (shows at 3:30 & 9 pm) James Anthony
Double Olive 81 James, St. Catharines (905) 891-1754
Feb 7 David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians
Earl of Whitchurch 6204 Main St. Stouffville (905) 640-8300
Feb 6 Jack de Keyzer
The Electric Tomato 34 Lindsay S. Lindsay (705) 340-5858
Feb 6 The Swingin’ Blackjacks
Galt Little Theatre 47 Water S. Cambridge (519) 841-0437
Mar 6 (8pm) Tribute to Muddy Waters w/ Bob Margolin/John Mays/Douglas
Watson/Daddy Long Legs/Gary Kendall
Gray’s Hurontario/Lakeshore
Feb 26-28 Paul Storm
The Grey Goat 74 Main S. Newmarket (905) 895-7902
Feb 28 Sourpuss
Halton Region Museum, Hearthside Fundraising Dinner Glen Eden Ski
Area, Milton (905) 875-2200
Feb 13 (6pm) Blue Willow Trio w/Pat Carey
Harwood Blues 7 Harwood S. Ajax (905) 427-2143
Feb 28 Doctor Nick & The Rollercoasters w/Dylan Wickens
Irene’s Pub 855 Bank St. Ottawa (613) 230-4474
Every Thursday: Johnny Russell Blues Jam
Jordan Hotel 3750 Main St. Jordan (905) 562-0374
Every Sunday (2pm) Blues Brunch
Hosts: Steve Burnside/Odyssey Blues Band w/Suzanne Hyatt/Gil Hicks/Ned Green
Show/James Anthony Band (rotate weekly)
Lil Big Horn Bar & Grill Cambridge (519) 622-6602
Feb 15 (6pm) Johnny Winter Band w/Harmonica Shaw Band
The Liquid Lounge 159 Sydenham, Brantford (519) 756-3939
Sat matinee (3-6pm) Larry Goodhand/Dennis Rondeau/Mike Fitzpatrick w/guests
Feb 7 Steve Strongman/Jesse O’Brien
Feb 14 Eddie Baltimore
Feb 21 Chris Chown
Feb 28 Tyler & Chris Burgess
Mar 6 Rod Phillips/Brian Blain
MacLaren Art Centre 37 Mulcaster St. Barrie (705) 721-9696
Feb 14 (8pm) Georgette Fry
Madhatter Pub 17725 Yonge St. Newmarket (905) 853-4775
Thurs Night Acoustic Jam: (9:30pm) Jim Krueger (host)
Mojo’s Juke Joint 232 Queen St.S. Streetsville (Mississauga) (905)
812-0180
Every Sun (4-8pm) Open Jam w/ Nicole Zita & Black Cat Bones
Every Thurs: (8pm-midnight) Open Jam w/The Cottonmouth Blues Band
Mono Cliffs Inn Mono Centre (15 min n of Orangeville) (519) 941-5109
Mar 5 Trouble & Strife
Moose & Goose 54 Front St. Thorold (905) 227-6969
Every Sat (2-6pm): Mojo Willie w/Bluesafire & guests:
Feb 7 Big Daddy G & Tortoise Blue
Odyssey Bar & Grill 131 King E. St. Catharines (905) 685-5351
Every Sat (4-9pm): Odyssey Blues Band w/Suzanne Hyatt
Old Roxy Theatre Winter Blues Fest, 116 Main N. Mount Forest (519)
323-0433
Feb 27 Jack de Keyzer/The Bearcats/more
100 Georges 50 Cedar St. Sudbury Blues Fest (705) 675-2155
Feb 27-28 David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians
Feb 28 Jack de Keyzer
Otter & Firkin 926 Simcoe N. Oshawa (905) 436-9191
Every Wed (8pm) Dylan Wickens blues jam
Peter’s Place 3031 Woodlands Ave, Innisfil (705) 431-0020
Feb 8 (2-5 pm) JW-Jones Blues Band
PK Creek 255 Dundas W. Mississauga (905) 306-1999
Feb 29 (4pm) Blue Willow due w/Robbie Lane & The Disciples
Queen of Hearts Pub 390 Steeles Ave. W. Thornhill (905) 881-7732
Every Friday: Blues Ape
Raintree Café 220 King N. Waterloo (519) 884-4953
Feb 27 Poor Charlie/Beverlie Robertson
Rampant Rose 3200 Erin Mills Pkway Mississauga (905) 608-9603
Feb 14 Coldsweat
Readers Cafe 144 Queen Dunnville
(905) 701-1919, www.readerscafe.com
Feb 18 Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
Feb 28 BeBop Cowboys
Mar 13 Luther Wright & The Wrongs
Roc ‘n Doc’s 105 Lakeshore E. Port Credit (905) 891-1754
Every Sunday 4-8pm Chuck Jackson
Feb 13-14 David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians
Mar 5 Jack de Keyzer
Shirley’s Bayside Grille 150 Dunlop E. Unit 102, Barrie (705)
735-0035
Feb 14 & 20 (7pm) The Wayne Buttery Trio
The Lafayette Tap Room 391 Washington St. Buffalo 716-854-2466
Feb 6 Darrell Nulisch
Tiff’s Restaurant & Bar, 130 Dunlop E. Barrie (705) 726-0349
Feb 6 Wayne Buttery & The Groove Quartet
Tucson’s 2440 Bank St. Ottawa (613) 738-7596
www.tucsonsblues.com
Every Thurs (7-10pm) Acoustic Blues
Feb 5 Jimmy Burns
Feb 6-7 David Gogo
Feb 13-14 Suzie Vinnick
Feb 21 Quicksand
Feb 26 Tinsley Ellis
Feb 27 JW Jones Blues Band
Feb 28 Roxanne Potvin
Uxbridge Music Hall Main & Brock
Mar 6 (8pm) Jack de Keyzer
Wally’s 107 Wyndham Guelph
Every Wed: Mo’ Kauffey Trio
Winchester Arms 59 Victoria W. Alliston (705) 435-6358
Feb 21 The Soulsetters
Feb 28 (7:30pm) Trouble & Strife
Wing Shack 1121 Dundas E. Whitby (905) 665-6007
Feb 7 Jack de Keyzer
Wolf’s Howl Pub 2399 Cawthra Rd. (905) 272-9653
Feb 7 Coldsweat
Please include phone number and address of the club.
(or fax 416-538-6559, tel: 416-538-3885, toll free 1-866-871-9457)