August 26, 2008

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3 new releases from Blind Pig & Stony Plain Records:

ROBIN ROGERS - Treat Me Right
http://www.stonyplainrecords.com/Web/artist.asp?id=570

BIG DAVE McLEAN - Acoustic Blues: Got 'Em From The Bottom
http://www.stonyplainrecords.com/Web/artist.asp?id=392

KENNY NEAL - Let Life Flow
http://www.stonyplainrecords.com/Web/artist.asp?id=568
 
2007 CD spotlights: http://www.bluesmontreal.com/cd-en.html
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T O P   S T O R I E S:
- Henri Breton at Bourbon Street West
- Rick L Blues at the Aquarium
- Mike Deway in Mont Carmel
- Carlos Veiga at Bistro a Jojo
- Festival: Alma Blues Festival


S H O W S
T U E S D A Y   N I G H T   B L U E S   S E R I E S
HENRY BRETON
Tuesday, August 26, 8:30 p.m.
Bourbon Street West, 1866 Sources Blvd., Pte-Claire, QC, 514-695-6545

Upcoming:
September  2 No blues night
September  9 LULA FORTUNE & THE MAGIC 8-BALLS
September 16 MONKEY JUNK WITH STEVE MARRINER & TONY D.

RICK L. BLUES
Friday, August 29
L'Aquarium Café Bar, 2923 Masson, Mtl 514-728-6116

CARLOS VEIGA
Friday, August 2 & Saturday, August 3
http://www.bistroajojo.com/programmation.php
Bistro à Jojo, 1627 St.Denis St., Montreal, QC, 514-843-5015

Friday, August 29 - Blue Stomp
Saturday, August 30 - Blue Steel Birthday Bash
Smoke Meat Pete, 283, 1st Avenue, Île Perrot, QC, 514-425-6068
 
Upcoming:
RONNIE BAKER BROOKS & RIOT & HIS RHYTHM DEVILS
Wednesday, September 17
Café Campus de Montréal, Montreal

For complete local show listings:
http://www.bluesmontreal.com/calendrier.html


F E S T I V A L S   &   E V E N T S
FESTIVAL SACRÉ BLUES, August 29 - 31, 2008
Parc Collard, Alma, Quebec

Featuring Boppin Blues Band, Stephen Barry Band & Vasti Jackson


THE FESTIBLUES INTERNATIONAL DE MONTRÉAL
http://www.festiblues.com/2008/?act=&lang=en
http://www.zicazic.com/zicazine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5571

The 3 Winners of the CONCOURS DE LA RELÈVE EN BLUES MARCHÉ CENTRAL!
http://www.festiblues.com/2008/?act=releveblues&lang=

1st place  Power Stroke Blues Band (Amherst)
2nd place  Crossroad (St-George-de-Beauce
3rd place  Slim Wood (Les Coteaux)

Festival Blues-sur-Seine de Mantes-la-Jolie winner - Slim Wood


TREMBLANT CELEBRATED 15 YEARS OF BLUES WITH MORE THAN 150 FREE SHOWS
http://ww1.tremblant.ca/blues/en/index.asp
Read the recap of the festival here.
Also 2009 dates announced!! July 10 - 19, 2009

Have a look at the photo gallery
http://ww1.tremblant.ca/blues/en/gallery.asp

First annual Festival Favourite awarded to Trample Under Foot

Winner of the Galaxie Rising Stars competition: Alex Tintinalli
Thanks to the involvement of the CBC's Galaxy network


O B I T U A R I E S
PHIL GUY 1940 - 2008
http://www.philguynothrmule.com/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-hed_philguyaug22,0,1828479.sto
ry
http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1121026,CST-NWS-xguy22.article
Singer & guitarist Phil Guy, the brother of Buddy Guy, passed away on August 20
from kidney and liver cancer. He was 68.

LITTLE ARTHUR DUNCAN 1934 - 2008
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-hed-artduncan-bd-porkaug24,0,6
831076.story
On the same day, Chicago singer and harmonica player Little Arthur Duncan died
at age 74.

HOSEA LEAVY - 1928 - 2008
http://www.fresnobeehive.com/archives/2008/08/rip_hosea_leavy.html
Singer and guitarist Hosea Leavy of Fresno, California passed away on August 12
at the age of 80.


B L U E S   M A G A Z I N E S
BLUES REVUE: http://www.bluesrevue.com/
  Current issue: Sonny Landreth on the cover
  Upcoming issue: B.B. King

LIVNG BLUES: http://www.livingblues.com/
  Current issue: Buddy Guy


W E B S I T E S
TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY: http://www.torontobluessociety.com/
OTTAWA BLUES SOCIETY: http://hometown.aol.ca/lizbluesottawa/thisweek.html
HARDLINE BLUES: http://www.hardlineblues.com
BAD DOG BLUES: www.baddogblues.com
BLUES NORTH: http://www.bluesnorth.com
OTTAWA BLUES & JAZZ GUIDES THIS WEEK: www.ottawabluesjazz.ca

La Radio Blues www.live365.com/stations/young_gun

 

 

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