Please Note: Since this story was published I’ve been informed that the show in Lindsay described within has been postponed due to heating issues at the theatre where it was to be held. Last Sunday was Valentines Day but a number of shows happening tonight seem to be demonstrating that the Sunday love is living…
\ DURHAM REGION \ A community leader on the music scene in Durham Region and nearby areas, Blues guitarist and songwriter Howard Ross has his hands full this weekend presiding over musical shows that also double as seasonal extravaganzas. He appears with his Full Count Blues Band tonight, Saturday and Sunday at shows in Oshawa,…
\ OSHAWA \ It was sadly ironic and disappointing that, just a few weeks after celebrating the second anniversary of his weekly Big Mojo jam in Oshawa, local Blues icon Howard Ross had to announce last month that the Oshawa club in which it was being held had suddenly closed. Fortunately, it didn’t take the…
\ OSHAWA / TORONTO \ We’ve told you a few times now about how popular the weekly Wednesday Blues jam hosted by Howard Ross & Full Count Blues Band has become and how impressive the talent roster is both for special guests and regular participants. Tonight’s edition will demonstrate both of those qualities to the…
\ OSHAWA \ As governments more and more wash their hands of responsibility for the welfare of self-employed people with modest or poverty level incomes who fall ill, beyond paying for basic emergency health care services, more and more frequently the musical community is being called upon to gather to raise funds for those of…
Special guests really are at three shows tonight \ OSHAWA / TO WEST / TO DOWNTOWN \ Keeping regular weekly shows fresh can be a challenge, but many jam and open stage hosts —and increasingly many artists who obtain residency gigs at clubs— are doing just that by utilizing the “special guest” gimmick, with varied…
Versatile Michael Keith, who hosts a weekly open mic at La Revolucion in the Junction area Thursdays, this afternoon appears as solo showcase performer for the brunch show at nearby Humble Beginnings. The host of that event, Nicole Coward, will visit Keith’s stomping grounds later in the day as she appears as part of a…
\ OSHAWA \ Oshawa may be at the extreme eastern end of the GTA and seem like a long drive to folks living in TO or points west, but Blues musicians and fans might well find it worth their while to make a mid-week jaunt along the 401 to check out the weekly Wed. Blues…
SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, November 26, 2014: Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.) Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is minimum. Names…
SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, October 08, 2021 : Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.) Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is minimum.…
Two new Wednesday jams in Durham Region starting up tonight \ PICKERING/OSHAWA \ Hump day is about to get a little brighter for musically oriented residents of Durham Region (or those from other places who don’t mind a mid-week road trip) with the advent tonight of two new jams in the area east of TO.…
Afternoon road trip to Port Perry will yield big music dividends \PORT PERRY, On\ It’s a getaway kind of weekend —basically the last of the year as “The Summer That Never Was” finally seems to be finally arriving, very unfashionably late— and if you’ve got a yen to get out into the country, this afternoon…
Pricey Durham West Blues Fest has lots of Blues, not so much Durham /AJAX/ Three things stand out to me as I look at the website for the new Durham West Blues Fest , a three-day event starting tonight and running all day tomorrow and Sunday afternoon in the Annandale Golf & Country Club in…
Durham talents gather to help robbery victim Eric Lambier /OSHAWA/ We told you on April 3 about how blind Oshawa keyboard player/singer and Elton John tribute artist Eric Lambier was victimized by lowlifes who broke into his home and stole many valuable items (some of which he needs to help him deal with his disability)…
The Durham Region Music Society has posted a $1,000 reward for information leading to the return of several valuable items, including musical equipment specifically designed to assist a sightless person, after the home of Oshawa keyboardist and vocalist Eric Lambier was burglarized while he performed at a gig the night of Friday March 28. The…
Editor’s update/correction, 140403, 15:00: I’m now advised that the bi-weekly or twice-monthly jam hosted by Howard Ross referred to in this story is not on tonight but takes place next week. This is the big problem with these “alternate Thursday” or “two Thursdays a month” type of events: it’s very easy for people to…
from the County Music Association of Ontario March 2014 newsletter: Ontario lost another seasoned, professional musician/artist recently: Canadian Zepher’s Garth Bourne. Two of his friends and former band-mates wanted to pay tribute to his passing. by Rob MacArthur: I met Garth Bourne at a Durham Music Society function. I was playing in a band with…
