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Upcoming Events:

Join the TBS for discounts to these and other events.


20th Anniversary WBR Live CD


Get involved! The TBS is looking for volunteers for its upcoming events. Volunteers receive free admission to events and other perks. To find out how, call the office now!


Waterfront Blues Festival

The TBS will be selling the best in blues merch
while enjoying the festival all weekend.
Need to renew? Come on by our booth and say hello!

WHERE: Woodbine Park (Queen Street East & Coxwell)
WHEN: June 12-14 


WHO: Raoul Bhaneja
WHAT: Luminato Artist Lounge
WHERE: Hard Rock Café (279 Yonge Street)
WHEN: June 5-12
HOW MUCH: Free to TBS Members!


TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY TALENT SEARCH CALL FOR ENTRIES!

The Toronto Blues Society invites Canadian blues acts who have not made a nationally distributed or major label recording to enter the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search.

Now in its fourteenth year, this event has proved a launching pad for outstanding emerging talent - previous winners include JUNO and Maple Blues Award nominee the Rockin' Highliners, New Artist of the Year nominees Jake and the Blue Midnights, and Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards winners, the Ronnie Douglas Blues Band, CBC/Galaxie Rising Star David Rotundo, and Maple Blues Award nominees Wickens-Knight.

For the 2009 edition, a screening panel will choose six acts, each of whom will perform one live showcase set in the finals.

The winning act will receive a professional development package including a performance at the Southside Shuffle in September, a showcase performance and passes to the Blues Summit V in January 2011, studio time at Euphonic Sound in Toronto, A photo shoot with Bill King, a quarter page ad in the MapleBlues Newsletter, and a Mentoring session with music industry professionals.

The finalists will perform before a panel of judges at Nathan Phillips Square on Thursday, August 13th.

To enter:
Send a CD with three songs (material must have been recorded within the past two years.)

Make sure the recording is clearly labeled, and include a bio (200 words max), photo and contact information, including mailing address and phone number. Enclose entry fee of $15 (cheques payable to the Toronto Blues Society. Please don't send cash), and mail to:

Toronto Blues Society Talent Search
910 Queen St. W., Suite B04
Toronto, ON M6J 1G6

Or, you can enter using Sonicbids at http://www.sonicbids.com/2009TorontoBluesSocietyTalentSearch


Deadline for submissions is 5 PM on Friday, June 19th, 2009. All entries become the property of the Toronto Blues Society and will not be returned.

For further information contact the Toronto Blues Society at (416) 538-3885, e-mail info@torontobluessociety.com
 


Come out and support your Blues Society!

Watch for more details on all of these events in upcoming issues!

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Mark Your Calendars!
Events Throughout the Year Include:
Blues in the Schools

Contact the TBS for more information: 
Tel (416) 538-3885
1-866-871-9457 toll free
Email info@torontobluessociety.com


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