Join us at the Balmy Beach Club, right on the shore of Lake Ontario at the foot of Beech Avenue... where else? The Beaches. While we've played the bustling Queen Street section of the Beaches International Jazz Festival Street Fest in previous years, for 2010, we get to enjoy the cool breeze on the lake at the outdoor patio of the historic Balmy Beach Club. Why not stroll the street fest for a while, and then make your way down to the sea shore for a refreshing injection of bluesy, funky, r'n'b soul music? It will make for a perfect evening. And you've got 3 whole nights to choose from.
as part of the 22nd Annual Beaches International Jazz Festival
7pm to 11pm.
Balmy Beach Club
Foot of Beech Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
M4E 1A7
Phone: 416.691.9962
Canada's Largest Ribfest (Burlington Ribfest)
Saturday, Sept. 4th, 2010
5:00 -7:00 pm
www.canadaslargestribfest.com
Location:
MAIN STAGE, Spencer Smith Park - Foot of Brant St.,
Burlington, Ontario
Brando's / Gilligan's Grill
135 Market Street
Brantford, ON
N3T 2Z9
519-720-6758
www.brandos.ca
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We're happy to announce that Groove Corporation will be making our debut appearance at Brando's in Brantford. Brando's has featured some great blues bands, including Jack de Keyzer, Little Bobby and the Jumpstarts, Cheryl Lescom, Danny Marks, and many more.
Brando's has invited us to be part of their 2010-2011 season, on Saturday, September 25th. It's a Saturday matinee, which is intelligently timed for 6:30pm to 9:30pm.
Tip of the hat and a thank you to Bruce Hall from the Grand River Blues Society, for kindly recommending us to Brando's.
This popular annual concert features an all-star female band (featuring Lily on keyboards), backing 6 vocalists, ranging from the up-and-coming to established stars.
For more info about this event, see website at www.torontobluessociety.com/wbr
(20% discount for TBS Charter Members)
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here to join the TBS!)
The box office is available by phone 416-872-4255 or at the Roy Thomson Hall Box Office (60 Simcoe Street). If you are buying tickets at the Roy Thomson Hall, be sure to bring your TBS member card so you can take advantage of the discount. Tickets will also be available for purchase on-line at www.masseyhall.com
FYI,
The Toronto Blues Society celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Women's Blues Revue with an amazing compilation CD of the CBC recordings that were made of the show over the years. Lily was the musical director and keyboard player for all of these tracks.
The CD includes 15 stellar tracks, including vocalists Rita Chiarelli, Roxanne Potvin, Alana Bridgewater, Diana Braithwaite, Sue Foley, Georgette Fry, Divine Brown, Ellen McIlwaine, Molly Johnson, Jackie Richardson, Lee Aaron, Suzie Vinnick, Suzie McNeil, Serena Ryder, and Dawn Tyler Watson. All backed by an all-star band of amazing female players.
To purchase this CD online through the Toronto Blues Society, click here. It's also available in Hamilton at Picks and Sticks on Locke Street.