​Blues Friendly Venues 2024

1. The Jazz Room 59 King St W, Waterloo https://www.kwjazzroom.com/ 120 seats
2. Centre in the Square 101 Queen Street, Kitchener https://centreinthesquare.com/ 2000 seats
3. The Registry Theatre 122 Frederick St, Kitchener https://registrytheatre.com/ 140 seats
4. Lancaster Smokehouse 574 Lancaster St, Kitchener https://lancsmokehouse.com/ 
5. Ethel’s 114 King St N, Waterloo https://ethelslounge.com/ 
6. Edelweiss Tavern 600 Doon Village Road, Kitchener https://www.edelweisstavern.ca/ 270 capacity
7. The Hub 125 King St W, Kitchener https://www.thehubkw.com/ 
8. Bobby O’Brien’s 125 King St W, Kitchener https://www.bobbyskitchener.com 
9. Coach & Lantern 384 Wilson St E, Ancaster https://www.coachandlantern.ca/ 
10. River Run 35 Woolwich St, Guelph   https://riverrun.ca/ 786 capacity

 11.Gunners Club 115 Henry St, Brantford https://www.gunnersclub21.com/
12. Stonewall’s 339 York Blvd, Hamilton https://www.stonewallshamilton.com/ 
13. Polish Hall 154 Pearl St, Brantford https://www.brantfordpolishhall.ca/ 
14. Elements 90 King St W, Kitchener https://www.elementsnightclub.ca/ 
15. Maxwell’s 35 University Ave E, Waterloo https://maxwellswaterloo.com/ 
16. The Falls Road 296 Victoria St N, Kitchener https://thefallsroadpub.ca/ 
17. Ouroboros 101 Hazelglen Dr, Kitchener https://www.facebook.com/OuroborosSportsLounge/ 
18. Strykerz 120 Ottawa St N, Kitchener https://strykerz.square.site/ 
19. White Rabbit 47 King St N, Waterloo https://whiterabbitwaterloo.com/ 
20 Jane Bond 5 Princess St W, Waterloo https://janebond.ca/ 
21. Room 47 47 King St N, Waterloo https://www.room47kw.com/ 
22. Dive Bar 85 King St N, Waterloo https://www.instagram.com/divebaruptown/ 
23. Guelph Concert Theatre 166 Wyndham St N, Guelph https://www.guelphconcerttheatre.com/
24. The Gaslight District 64 Grand Ave S, Galt https://www.gaslightdistrict.ca/ 
25.McCabe’s 44 King St S, Waterloo https://www.mccabeswaterloo.com/ 
​26.Rural Roots 21B Industrial Dr, Elmira https://ruralrootsbrewery.ca/?fbclid=IwAR30dk6qqWxQ-DhdoZhCi10PoaP-Z15BM8j3ZXP7NvKcWhuMlABeUey5edQ 

Local Blues Artists

Central Ont. Musicians Association.
​centralontariomusicians.org

​Suzie Vinnick
​https://www.suzievinnick.com
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Gary Cain Band
www.garycainband.com

Steve Strongman.
stevestrongman.com
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Mike Todd
​www.miketoddmusic.com
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Mike Elliott 
mikeelliottblues.com

​Dan Walsh.
bentbeard.com

Chuck Jackson.
chuckjackson.com

Cheryl Lescom
cheryllescom.com

Ginger St. James.
gingerstjames.com

Jack De Keyzer.
jackdekeyzer.com

Sue Foley.
​suefoley.com

John McKinley.
​johnmckinleyband.com

Matt Weidinger.
mattweidinger.com

Roly Platt.
​rolyplatt.com
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Mark Bird Stafford.
markbirdstafford.com

​Shawn Kellerman
​shawnkellerman.com

Mike McDonald.
mikemudfoot​mcdonald.com

Gail Aykroyd.
​gayleackroyd.com

Downchild Blues Band.
downchild.com

Raoul And The Big Time.
​​www.raoulandthebigtime.com

Johnny Max Band
​johnnymaxband.com

Gary Kendall
​garykendall.com

​Easy Street Blues Band
easystreetblues-band.com
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Blues Festivals

​Kitchener Blues Festivals.
​www.kitchenerbluesfestival.com​
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Southside Shuffle
www.southsideshuffle.ca/the-festival

ORANGEVILLE BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL
​​orangevillebluesandjazz.ca

Blues Radio 2021

Monday:

CFRU 93.3 FM
"Blues around the Block"
Jaybird
7 to 9 pm
http://www.cfru.ca/
Also channel 948 on Rogers

Tuesday:

CIOI 101.5
Mohawk College
"The Blues Blast"
Hosts: Ken Wallis
4 to 6pm
http://www.1015thehawk.ca

Canoe-FM
Buckslide Blues Cruise
Host: Pat Monaghan
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
http://canoefm.com/

Wednesday:

CHRW 94.9
"The Blues Never Dies"
Hosts: Scott Wilkinson
http://www.chrwradio.com
Rogers 943

Friday:

"The Friday Night Blues Party"
Host: Cam Hayden
11 pm to 2 am
http://www.ckua.com

Saturday:

CKWR-FM 98.5
"Old Chicago Blues"
Host: Willy 'A'
1:30 to 3 pm
http://www.ckwr.com
Rogers Cable 94

JAZZ.FM 91.1
"bluz.fm"
Host: Danny Marks
8 pm to midnight,
http://www.jazz.fm
Rogers Cable 952

"Saturday Night Blues"
Host: Holger Petersen
CBC Radio One at 89.1 FM
9 to 11 pm
CBC Radio 2 at 90.7 FM
6 to 8 pm
http://music.cbc.ca/Saturday-Night-Blues

"Natch'l Blues"
Host: Holger Petersen
5 to 7 pm
http://www.ckua.com

Blues & Roots Radio (Port Credit, ON)
http://www.bluesandrootsradio.ca/

Stingray Music Blues
Various digital channels; contact your cable provider​
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