Live Blues Listings

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March Event Listings:   

Roxanne Potvin is a 21-year old singer, guitarist and songwriter from Ottawa who released her first album, Careless Loving, six months ago and made a big impression at the last Women's Blues Revue. She is making her first appearance in Toronto with her band at the Silver Dollar on Saturday March 13, 9:30 PM. Sharing the bill is Hamilton-based Harrison Kennedy making his first Toronto appearance with his band. He has a long, illustrious music carreer including several singles with Motown super producers Holland/Dozier/Holland but has recently returned to his blues roots with a new album and a JUNO Nomination.

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 Swan 154 Danforth (416) 469-0537
Every Thurs (except Feb 26): Blues Jam w/Tony Springer
Mar 6 Blue Room

Blue Goose Tavern 1 Blue Goose St. Etobicoke (416) 255-2442
Sun Matinee: Pie Guys w/guests

Blue Meaney Pub 2140 Yonge (416) 481-8102
Every Sunday 6-8pm: Live Acoustic Blues w/Unsafe At Any Speed

Cameron House 408 Queen W. (416) 703-0811
Mon (10pm) Jake & Blue Midnights

Chicago’s Diner 335 Queen W. (416) 977-2904
Mar 4-5-6 Canadian Music Week Showcases
Mar 11 Bob Cat
Mar 12 Mark "Bird" Stafford
Mar 13 Weber Brothers
Mar 17 Blues Driver
Mar 18 Rich Hamelin
Mar 19 Lil Bobby & The Jumpstarts
Mar 20 Fabulous Tone Dogs
Mar 25 Freddy James Band
Mar 26 Kevin Carley & handsome Liars
Mar 27 Michael Cado Blues Band
Sundays: The Andres

Club 279 279 Yonge St. info (416) 538-3885
Mar 28 (2pm-6pm) TBS Harmonica Workshop w/Paul Reddick/Carlos del Junco/Dr. Nick/Howard Willett/ and host Raoul Bhaneja

Dior Lounge 385 The West Mall (427/Burnhamthorpe W) (416) 621-9010
Every Sat (4:30pm) The Johnny Max Band w/guests
Mar 5 David Rotundo & The Blue Canadians
Mar 6 Guest Penny Skolski/(nite) Tony "Wild T" Springer Band
Mar 12 Jack de Keyzer
Mar 13 Guest Dylan Wickens
Mar 19 (9:30pm) Harmonica Knights host Mark "Bird" Stafford w/Jerome Godboo/Espanola Slim/Darran Poole/James Rasmussen/Tyler Burgess
Mar 20 Guest Kat Lovett
Mar 26 James Anthony
Apr 2 Mike McDonald
Apr 3 Guest Pete Schmidt

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

Gladstone Hotel Queen W. @ Dufferin (416) 531-4635
Every Sunday (9pm) The Swing Gang with free swing dancing class 7:30pm courtesy of BeesKnees Dance School & The Swing Gang

Goose and Firkin 1875 Leslie St. North York (416) 383-1200
Every 2nd Sunday (9:30pm) Midnite Walk & Friends

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

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

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
Mar 12 Dave Murphy Band
Mar 18 Guests Jerome Godboo & Jimmy Bowskill
Mar 19 Jack de Keyzer Band w/ guest David Rotundo
Mar 20 Paul Reddick & The Sidemen w/Coldsweat
Mar.30 (8:30pm) Long & McQuade annual Guitar Summit w/Rik Emmett/Tony "Wild T" Springer/Jeff Healey/Domenic Troiano/Pat Rush/Jesse Cook/Peter Sabourin/Orin Isaacs/Mark Patterson

Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St.W. (416) 531-6604
Mar 5 Rita Chiarelli
Mar 7 Ken Whiteley Sunday Gospel Series
Mar 13-14 Richie Havens

JR’s Bar & Grill 3653 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Etobicoke (416) 521-6302
Mar 13 Lou DeAdder and Start It Up

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

Legends 517 St. Clair W
Every Sat: Adam Solomon

Lisa’s Kitchen 245 Carlaw
Mar 5 (6pm) Mr. Rick & The Biscuits

Mitzi’s Sister 1554 Queen W.
Mar 21 Mr. Rick & The Biscuits

Montreal Bistro & Jazz Club 65 Sherbourne St. (416) 363-0179 www.montrealbistro.com
Mar 4-6 Jay McShann Quartet

Mr. Slate 952 Kingston Rd. (416) 694-9495
Mar 12 Lou DeAdder and Start It Up

N’Awlins 299 King W. (416) 595-1958
Mar 4, 11, 18, 25 (8pm) David Rotundo guesting

Poor Alex Cabaret 296 Brunswick Ave. (416) 799-5879
Every Tues Gary 17 Open Stage

Q-Club 1574 Queen E.
Mar 12 Mr. Rick & The Biscuits

Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington E. (416) 955-0887
Every Mon: Christopher Plock
Every Tues: Tyler Yarema & His Rhythm
Every Wed: Bradley and the Bouncers
Every Thurs: Janice Hagan
Every Fri: Chet Valiant Combo
Every Sat: Tory Cassis

The Rex 194 Queen W. (416) 598-2475
Mar 6 (3:30pm) Raoul and The Big Time
Mar 20 (3:30pm) David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians & Jerome Godboo

Roy Thomson Hall (416) 872-4255 www.roythomson.com
Apr 30 (8pm) Aretha Franklin

Silver Dollar Room 486 Spadina (416) 763-9139
Every Wed: Crazy Strings Bluegrass
Mar 6 Byther Smith
Mar 8 (8pm) Howard Ross & The Full Count Blues Band w/June Eikhard
Mar 12 (9pm) John & Jenny’s Rock’n’Roll Party presents Famous in Vegas & The Matadors
Mar 13 Harrison Kennedy & Roxanne Potvin
Mar 15 (8pm) Meltdown
Mar 19 Errol Fisher & His Blues Band
Mar 20 (8pm) An Evening of Acoustic Blues w/Michael Pickett & Doc MacLean
Mar 26 Big Daddy G w/Tortoise Blue & John Mays - Crawling Kingsnakes opening

VIP Jazz Martini Lounge
1120 Eglinton Ave West
(416) 785-8200
Every Wed from Mar 17: Michael Pickett
Mar 3 Doc MacLean
Mar 10 Mo’ Kauffey

Ziggy’s 951 Pape (416) 423-5444
Mar 8 Brian Cober House Party
Mar 13 Kenny Brown and the Pervaders
Mar 20 S.P. Simms and the Limbs
Mar 27 Madd Scientists

905 and Beyond

Arbour Café Oakville
Mar 20 Mr. Rick & The Biscuits

Baldwin’s Aurora
Mar 27 Mr. Rick & The Biscuits

Boomers Basement 15 Scott St. Kitchener (519) 579-2380
Every Wed 8pm: Steve Breen Open mike
Every Thurs 8:30pm: Shawn Kellerman Jam
Every Fri (4:30pm): Blews Brew HA HA w/Max Bent & Friends
Every Sat (8:30pm) Blue Devils
Mar 5 Mike Branton Band
Mar 12 Gary Kendall Band
Mar 19 Raoul & The Big Time
Mar 26 Blues Thugs
Apr 2 Under Arrest

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 Pickering (905) 839-2506
Mar 11 Lou DeAdder and Start It Up

Bumpin Uglies 249 St. Paul St. St. Catharines (905) 988-3900
Sat matinee 2:30pm: hosted by Mark "Bird" Stafford & Mojo Willie - James Anthony/Tom Bona/James Rasmussen
Mar 5 Lou DeAdder and Start It Up
Mar 6 Espanola Slim
Mar 19 Rod Phillips

Capital City Music Hall 200 Rideau Ottawa (613) 789-9922
Mar 6 Les Grandes Dames du Blues w/Dawn Tyler Watson Project/Roxanne Potvin/Alberta Adams

Chatts 368 Bayly W. Ajax (905) 686-2428
Mar 6 Start It Up

Copper Blues Bar & Grill 156 Jozo Weider Blvd. Village at Blue Mountain, Collingwood (705) 446-2643
Mar 5 (9pm) The Blues Thugs
Mar 6 (3:30pm and 9pm) Cameo Blues Trio
Mar 12 Jake & The Fundamentals
Mar 13 (3:30pm and 9pm) Jake & The Fundamentals
Mar 19 James Anthony Band
Mar 20 (3:30pm and 9pm) James Anthony Band
Mar 26 (8pm) Chuck Jackson Allstars

Corner Coffee House 227 Main St. Newmarket (905) 895-1696
Mar 27 Michael Pickett

DJ’s Pub 107 Kennedy S. Brampton (905) 454-0646
Mar 26 Lou DeAdder and Start It Up

Double Olive 81 James, St. Catharines (905) 891-1754
Mar 6 David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians

Downtown Kathy Brown’s 228 Dundas St. London (519) 433-4913
Mar 5 Gary Kendall Band & Little Bobby and the Jumpstarts
Mar 19 Fathead
Mar 26 Courthouse Rock London Lawyers Feed The Hungry Tickets
Apr 2 Jack De Keyzer Band
Apr 9 Glamour Puss
Apr 23 Scott Holt & The Tony D Band

Fit For Life Health & Racquet Club 79 Bell Farm Rd Barrie (705) 737-3721
Mar 6 (9pm) Paul Reddick & The Sidemen

Galaxy Room, Travelodge Hotel Orillia (705) 325-9080 Dunc for tickets
Apr 11 (1pm) Harmonica Clinic w/Rod Piazza

The Harp 55 Lakeshore E. Port Credit
Mar 25 Doctor Nick & The Rollercoasters w/Dylan Wickens

Harwood Blues 7 Harwood S. Ajax (905) 427-2143
Apr 24 Lou DeAdder and Start It Up

Hound and Firken 4490 Fairview St. (at Appleby) Burlington (905) 333-6805
Mar 13 (8pm) Mark "Bird" Stafford

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)

Legendary Red Dog 189 Hunter W. Peterborough (705) 748-5481
Mar 26 David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians

The Liquid Lounge 159 Sydenham, Brantford (519) 756-3939
Sat matinee (3-6pm) Larry Goodhand/Dennis Rondeau/Mike Fitzpatrick w/guests
Mar 6 Rod Phillips/Brian Blain

Little Galt 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/Mark "Bird" Stafford

London Pub 9724 Yonge St. Richmond Hill (905) 508-2770
Mar 20 The Soulsetters

Madhatter Pub 17725 Yonge St. Newmarket (905) 853-4775
Thurs Night Acoustic Jam: (9:30pm) Jim Krueger (host)

Mary & Marty’s House Concert 202 Division E. Kingsville (519) 733-2852
Mar 19 (8pm) Michael Pickett

Mohawk Place Buffalo NY
Mar 20 Carlos del Junco
Mar 27 (9pm) Mark "Bird" Stafford

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:

Moule En Rouge 136 Church Oakville (905) 337-9897
Mar 12/13 Coldsweat

Odyssey Bar & Grill 131 King E. St. Catharines (905) 685-5351
Every Sat (4-9pm): Odyssey Blues Band w/Suzanne Hyatt

One Hundred Georges 246 First St. North Bay (705) 476-2666
Mar 12/13 David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians

Otter & Firkin 926 Simcoe N. Oshawa (905) 436-9191
Every Wed (8pm) Dylan Wickens blues jam

Queen of Hearts Pub 390 Steeles Ave. W. Thornhill (905) 881-7732
Every Friday: Blues Ape

Rampant Rose 3200 Erin Mills Pkwy (1 block no. of Dundas) Mississauga (905) 608-9603
Mar 27 Coldsweat

Readers Cafe 144 Queen Dunnville
(905) 701-1919, www.readerscafe.com
Mar 13 Luther Wright & The Wrongs
Mar 20 Taxi Chain CD Release Party

Roc ‘n Doc’s 105 Lakeshore E. Port Credit (905) 891-1754
Every Sunday 4-8pm Chuck Jackson
Mar 5 Jack de Keyzer

Rooftop Pub 714 Lakeshore E./Cawthra (905) 271-5385
Mar 19 Coldsweat

Tracks 60 Queen E. Brampton (905) 453-3063
Mar 20 Madd Scientists

Tucson’s 2440 Bank St. Ottawa (613) 738-7596 www.tucsonsblues.com
Every Thurs (7:30-11pm) Acoustic Blues
Mar 5 Les Emmerson & The Hitman
Mar 12 South Side Steve & The Swindlers
Mar 13 Tony D Band
Mar 19 The Smacks
Mar 20 The Mudboys
Mar 26 The Kathy Kennedy Band
Mar 27 David Rotundo w/Blue Canadians

Uxbridge Music Hall Main & Brock
Mar 6 (8pm) Jack de Keyzer

Wally’s 107 Wyndham Guelph
Every Wed: Mo’ Kauffey Trio

Winchester Arms 171 Broadway Orangeville (519) 941-9533
Mar 6 The Soulsetters

Winchester Arms 1208 Simcoe N. Oshawa (905) 438-9046
Mar 17 Lou DeAdder and Start It Up

Email your listings to listings@torontobluessociety.com by the 18th of each month.
Please include phone number and address of the club.
(or fax 416-538-6559, tel: 416-538-3885, toll free 1-866-871-9457)

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