The Toronto Blues Society has announced that singer/guitarist Dan McKinnon is the winner of this year’s edition (the 22nd) of the annual TBS Talent Search. The jury selected Bad Luck Woman & Her Misfortunes as first runner-up, and Catriona Sturton as second runner-up. Six finalists performed at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival prior to the decision. McKinnon takes home a professional development package that includes festival showcase slots, mentor sessions, cash and more.
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AROUND TOWN THIS WEEK
WEDNESDAY
-Blue Grass Jam Every Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Crescent Beach Legion
- West Beach Bar & Grill Open Mic
THURSDAY
- Music at WEST BEACH BAR & GRILL Glen PEarson's Summer Jam
- THURSDAY NIGHT KARAOKE/Sawbucks Pub - Almost Famous Karaoke with Jacqueline Stone (or Cassandra Frie) The music starts tonight at 9 PM
- Thursday Night Coffee House Crescent Beach Legion #240
Spacious venue located at 2643 128 St - The Crescent Legion # 240 - South Surrey ( near Crescent Beach )
Coffeehouse is open from 7:30 to 11:00 pm
Stage equipped with a PA, Bose Sound system, Microphones, Bass Amp, drum kit, acoustic piano
Plenty of free parking
Dance floor
Licensed Bar facilities
Nominal cover which includes coffee, tea and cookies
Pool Tables
Patio
Once a month ( the first Thursday of the month, we will host an acoustic music circle ) offsite
Friday
- Elks / White Rock KARAOKE Every Friday evening 7 p.m. - 11:30
- Washington Avenue Grill
- West Beach Bar & Grill BENITO & friends
- CLUB 240 Crescent Beach Legion. Live music every Friday.
- White Rock Legion / Johnston Road Classic Rock & dancing
SATURDAY
- Washington Avenue Grill live music
- West Beach Bar & Grill live music
- Sawbuck's Pub - Live Top 40 vocer bands
SUNDAY
- West Beach SAMI GHAWI Sunday Night Jam
- ELKS Sunday afternoon jam.
- White Rock Legion / Johnston Road. Country jam 3 p.m.
Elks Hall George Street White Rock-the Sunday Jam Session with your host Don Alton. 4-6 pm
The Jam session is becoming very popular so come early to get a good seat in the Lounge.
Announcements
Check out all the great shows coming up at BLUE FROG studios. Order your tickets. (click here)
COLIN LINDEN
Thursday, July 13, 915PM SHOW
This show is for ages 19 and over
EARLY SHOW SOLD OUT, TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR THE LATE SHOW.
Colin Linden is a genuine renaissance man of roots music. He's a singer and songwriter of great skill, an in-demand and prolific record producer (Bruce Cockburn, Tom Wilson, Colin James), a sideman to the stars as guitarist for the likes of Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and, for the past decade, a member of the highly successful trio, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.
At last count, the total of recordings on which he has played approaches 400, while over 100 albums bear the “Produced by Colin Linden” credit.
Colin's songs have been covered by The Band, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Keb' Mo', and Colin James, and his well-stocked trophy case includes seven Juno, multiple Maple Blues Awards, and a Toronto Arts Award. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the star-studded A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf CD, and was involved in the ground-breaking O Brother Where Art Thou phenomenon. Linden has a well-deserved reputation as a slide guitar virtuoso of real originality, and his riveting slide work can be heard on albums from such artists as Cassandra Wilson, The Rankin Family and Whitey Johnson, the hit ABC TV series “NASHVILLE”, and on his own sizeable solo catalogue.
NIGHT MOVES - The Music of BOB SEGER
Friday, July 14, 2017 | Doors 6pm | Music 7pm SPLD OUT
Friday, July 14, 2017 | Doors 845pm | Music 915pm
The LOOK … The VOICE … The HITS!
Night Moves | Old Time Rock & Roll | Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man | Fire Lake Against the Wind | We’ve Got Tonight | Hollywood Nights | Many More
Don’t miss the NIGHT MOVES Show, starring Dan Hare and his All Star band in a stunning re-creation of Bob Seger performing his greatest hits and favorites.
Bob Seger is an American music legend second to none with countless hits loved by millions everywhere! In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level in a career lasting over 6 decades.
With the powerful vocals required for this show, NIGHT MOVES starring Dan Hare re-creates Bob Seger of the 70s and 80s when his hits were on every rock radio station in the world.
The WASHBOARD UNION return for White Rock for the giant free Canada Day 150 concert on the beach.
The Fair at the PNE in Hastings Park will culminate with a concert headlined by some of the biggest names in music over the past five decades.
• Saturday, August 19 – Mother Mother
• Sunday, August 20 – Billy Currington
• Tuesday, August 22 – The Pointer Sisters
• Wednesday, August 23 – High Valley
• Thursday, August 24 – ZZ Top
• Friday, August 25 – Chicago
• Saturday, August 26 – Colin James
• Sunday, August 27 – Huey Lewis and The News
• Tuesday, August 29 – Tom Cochrane with Red Rider
• Wednesday, August 30 – The B-52s
• Thursday, August 31 – The Doobie Brothers
• Friday, September 1 – Rick Springfield
• Saturday, September 2 – The Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo
South of the Border - Down Washington Way
The Northwest Washington Fair - Lynden August 14-19, 2017
