2015
Sonny Boy Gumbo's Blues - Pat Loiselle27 December 2015
Pat Loiselle has been playing in the Montreal and Quebec music scene for 20+ years, and has appeared on many albums of other folks.
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Best Self-Produced CD: ...and the winner is...1 November 2015
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Best Self-Produced CD: This year's finalists24 October 2015
The Blues Foundation, based in Memphis, Tennessee, organizes the International Blues Challenge (IBC) which allows blues artists from all over the world to put their talents under the spotlight.
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The grand finale of the Quebec to Memphis challenge, hosted by the Montreal Blues Society, took place last night, October 20th, at the Bistro à JoJo in Montreal.
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Quebec to Memphis: the Paul DesLauriers Band comes out on top!22 October 2015
Trois-Rivières en Blues Rolls the Dice this Weekend18 August 2015
Last August I attended the Trois-Rivières en Blues festival for the first time. I missed the first night and I kick myself still. The David Shelley Band played that Thursday on the main stage...
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Montreal's FestiBlues begins Thursday at Ahuntsic Park5 August 2015
The 18th edition of the FestiBlues International de Montréal kicks off tomorrow, August 6th, and winds up on Sunday the 9th. At the main Loto-Quebec stage in Ahuntsic Park, no less than four acts per evening will take the stage...
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Quebec to Memphis: Now taking Applications!11 July 2015
The International Blues Challenge is held every January in Memphis. Blues acts from around the world compete in different categories. Every act has to be sponsored by a blues society.
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Our Brush With Greatness: A Look Back at Tremblant 20143 July 2015
It seems fitting that we should post a quick look back at last year's festival as the 2015 edition is poised for kick off today. I look back at the photos from last year's festival and realize what a great lineup it was.
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Blistering Bluesman Warms Rainy Calgary Night21 June 2015
There are many dance floors in nightspots around Calgary, but I wonder how many start to see usage during an artist’s sound check?
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Dr. Bob Passes Away13 June 2015
Dr Bob (Robert Laroche), part of the group of initial volunteers that started the Montreal Blues Society, has sadly passed away.
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Montreal Bluesman Bringing One Man Band to Ironwood Stage5 June 2015
Maybe it’s just a preconceived image from my era (ie: advanced age), but when I hear the term “one man band”, I get an immediate visual of a balding moustachioed dude with a bass drum on his back, cymbals tied between the insides of his knees, a kazoo holder under his chin, and maybe even a multi-coloured beanie with a propeller to complete the image. Did I forget the banjo or accordian?
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Cécile Doo-Kingué: Anybody Listening?24 April 2015
Cécile Doo-Kingué recently launched her latest CD, Anybody Listening. Kimberly was there and here are some of the photos she took.
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Congratulations Steve Hill 2015 Best Blues Album of the Year Juno Award14 March 2015
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Heymoonshaker...not your Daddy's blues6 March 2015
In the 1960s, keyboardist Jon Lord envisioned writing a score to be performed by a rock group and a symphony orchestra in a live setting. It made no sense. The two musical styles had no business being intertwined. In 1969, the Deep Purple keyboardist’s dream became a reality.
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The Common Denominator10 February 2015
I had supper with Angel Forrest, hugged Greg Morency, Nanette Workman poured me champagne, Guy Bélanger drank my scotch, and I had a quick chat with Steve Hill. I am the common denominator in the success of all these musicians at the Maple Blues Awards held last January 19th at the magnificent Koerner Hall in Toronto.
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Steve Hill Wins Big in Toronto!25 January 2015
Steve Hill went 4-for-4 at this year's edition of the Maple Blues Awards hosted by the Toronto Blues Society.
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Quebec Sweeps the Maple Blues Awards20 January 2015
Blue Monday, thought to be the most depressing day of the year, was anything but last night Toronto’s Koerner Hall, as internationally renowned Canadian Blues Artists from coast-to-coast were honoured by their peers at the 18th Annual Maple Blues Awards gala.
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Showcase a smashing success!18 January 2015
The Montreal Blues Society co-hosted a private event on Saturday, January 17th along with the Ottawa Blues Society, during the course of Blues Summit 7 in Toronto. The showcase was a chance for Quebec and Ottawa artists to strut their stuff in front of...
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IBC 2015 Guy Bélanger one step closer5 January 2015
From the Blues Foundation website:
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Best Self-Produced CD – Finalists
The following discs have advanced to the final round of the 2015 Best Self-Produced CD Competition: ...