Where It’s At! – June 20, 2013
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Maple Blues Awards Charter Member DiscountDiscount tickets for the annual Maple Blues Awards at Koerner Hall onMonday January 20 are on sale now. If you are a charter member and would like to purchase the best available tickets at the lowest discount ($28), emailinfo@torontobluessociety.com to retrieve the password to give to the RCM box office http://performance.rcmusic.ca/ |
TD Toronto Jazz FestivalThe TD Toronto Jazz Festival features lots of blues content this year at various venues in Toronto June 20-29 including Mavis Staples (pictured), Dr. John, James Cotton, Bettye LaVette, James Hunter, 2010 TBS Talent Search winners The 24th Street Wailers, Big Rude Jake, Brian Cober, Brian Blain, Blackburn, Blues & Troubles, Danny Marks, Dennis Coffey, Jack de Keyzer, Julian Fauth, Lily Frost, Molly Johnson, Sweet Derrick Blues Band, The Swingin’ Blackjacks, Rita Chiarelli, Nikki Yanofsky, Julian Fauth, Groove Corporation, and Rita Di Ghent. http://torontojazz.com/ |
Summer Blues Festivals
As you already know, we are well into blues festival season! Looking for a new festival to check out? Haven’t attended one yet? Check out the blues festival list on the TBS website – torontobluessociety.com/
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TBS Gladstone SeriesThe Toronto Blues Society presents the best in blues talent the first Thursday of each month at the Melody Bar in The Gladstone Hotel. Performances are free to the public, begin at 9pm, and the Gladstone has an excellent menu if you arrive for the show early! The next show will feature Fraser / Daley on Thurs July 4. Mark your calendars for upcoming Gladstone series shows including Danny Marks (Aug 1), Jerome Godboo‘s CD release (Sept 5), Michael Pickett (Oct 3) and Jimmy Bowskill solo (Nov 7). http://www.gladstonehotel. |
Donate to TBSMake a donation to the Toronto Blues Society! The TBS is now a registered charitable organization and is able to issue tax receipts to donations made beyond membership and merchandise. Your generousity will assist the ongoing operations of the Toronto Blues Society such as the Blues in the Schools program, workshops, the Women’s Blues Revue, the Maple Blues Awards, the Maple Blues Newsletter and more. Donate here: http:// Charitable #: 87487 7509 RR0001 Thank you to TBS’s current donors: Noah Blackstein, Joel Goldberg, Trynie de Vries, Carol Flett, Sue Bracken, Suzie Vinnick, Sharon Evans, Jon Arnold, Gord Brown, Ed Parsons, Mike Malone and Derek Andrews. |
Concert NotesAlabama Shakes (pictured) – Echo Beach – June 20 | Johnny Cash Tribute w/Paul Reddick, Ginger St. James and more – Hugh’s Room – June 21 | Mavis Staples & Dr. John – Nathan Phillips Square – June 22 | Dennis Coffey– Dominion on Queen – June 22 | Kevin Breit – Luminato – June 22 | James Cotton – Horseshoe Tavern – June 23 | Bettye Lavette & James Hunter – Nathan Phillips Square – June 27 | Buckwheat Zydeco – Hugh’s Room – July 3 | Fraser Daley – Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar – July 4 | The Slide Brothers – Horseshoe Tavern – July 11 | JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound – Horseshoe Tavern – July 12 | Americanarama Festival – Molson Amphitheatre – July 15 | David Gogo CD Release – Hugh’s Room – July 15 | Mark Stafford CD Release – Eaton Chelsea Monarchs Pub – July 18 | Fathead – Hugh’s Room -July 27 | Danny Marks – Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar – Aug 1 | John Mayer – Molson Amphitheatre – Aug 14 | Tribute to Elvis w/Johnny Max, Robin Banks, Chuck Jackson – Hugh’s Room – Aug 16 | Johnny Winter – Peter’s Players – Aug 17/18/19 | Jerome Godboo CD Release – Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar – Sept 5 | Danny Brooks – Hugh’s Room – Sept 12 | Rita Chiarelli – Hugh’s Room – Sept 21 | Michael Pickett – Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar – Oct 3 | OCFF – Delta Meadowvale Resort & Conference Centre – Oct 17-20 | Harry Manx – Hugh’s Room – Oct 19/20 | Harry Manx – Peter’s Players – Oct 24 | Carlos del Junco – Hugh’s Room – Oct 25 | Ken Whiteley Gospel Matinee – Hugh’s Room – Oct 27 | Little Miss Higgins CD Release – Hugh’s Room – Nov 21 | Ken Whiteley Gospel Matinee – Hugh’s Room – Oct 27 | TBS Women’s Blues Revue – Massey Hall – Nov 30 | Jack de Keyzer – Hugh’s Room – Nov 30 | TBS Christmas Party – Eaton Chelsea Monarchs Pub – Dec 7 | TBS Maple Blues Awards – Koerner Hall – Jan 20 |
Join the TBSTBS Members save money to TBS events and have access to discounts and giveaways! Give the gift of membership to the Toronto Blues Society and you will be giving all year long! Become a TBS Member Today! Have the Maple Blues Magazine delivered right to your door each month. Meet like-minded blues lovers and help keep the blues alive in Toronto. The Toronto Blues Society offers several different membership options: CHARTER MEMBERSHIP – $50/year – Monthly Maple Blues Newsletter, membership card, DISCOUNTS to TBS Events, exclusive access to special TBS events, other discounts, and voting rights. FAMILY MEMBERSHIP – $70/year – Same privileges as Charter membership for a maximum of two adults and two children under 19. INSTITUTIONAL or BENEFACTOR MEMBERSHIP – $125/year – Same privileges as Charter membership, plus more – Please inquire. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP – $35/year – Monthly Maple Blues Newsletter sent in fourth class mail STUDENT MEMBERSHIP – $20/year – Same benefits as CHARTER membership (please include student card number)
Contact the TBS office today! Are you already a TBS charter member? Interested in brainstorming on ideas to help the community come together? Send an email to info@torontobluessociety.com to let us know you are interested in joining the membership committee. You must be available to attend monthly meetings. |
The Blues Music Awards Nomination ProcedureOrganized by The Blues Foundation, The Blues Music Awards honour those professional artists and recordings that stand out within the eligibility period, which runs from November 1 through October 31 of each year. In addition to the awards for the past year’s top recordings, additional categories honour individual, actively touring artists for their overall excellence and accomplishment in that year. To find out more go here. |
International Blues Challenge Artist Call OutThe International Blues Challenge will take place on Beale Street in MemphisJanuary 21-25, 2014. The TBS is holding a live performance competition (date and venue TBC) to determine which artists will be sanctioned by TBS to compete in Memphis. Two artists will be selected in the following categories to perform in front of industry professional judges: Band, Solo/duo, Youth (under 21). If you are an artist who is market-ready and financially able to incur all costs and time associated with registering and travelling to Memphis to compete, please send an inquiry email to info@torontobluessociety.com. |
OCFF Conference Artist Call OutThe Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference (soon to be Folk Music Ontario) takes place October 17-20 at the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre in Mississauga. The TBS will once again be presenting a showcase featuring market-ready blues artists. If you are an artist who is ready to be touring and performing at festivals, and can undertake the necessary registration, travel and accommodation costs, please send an inquiry email to info@torontobluessociety.com. |
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Dan Aykroyd WinesThe TBS would like to welcome Dan Aykroyd Wines as the newest year round sponsor. You may be seeing their logo more often and there may even be some wine tastings at TBS events like the one that occurred at the Maple Blues Awards. http://www. |