Kitchener Blues Festival Sponsored by TD Roars This Weekend Downtown
Get Here - The Blues IS Everywhere Inside and Out
by Kw Now! Local News
Aug 10, 2012
Welcome to The TD Kitchener Blues Festival
Please NOTE: This Sunday: Get Downtown for the 4th Annual Downtown Kitchener BIA Gospel and Blues Pancake Breakfast.
Join the Downtown Kitchener BIA and the Oktoberfest Lion’s Club on Sunday, August 12th, from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Ken Whiteley and his Gospel Revue will be performing during the Pancake Breakfast at the Downtown Kitchener BIA Tent Stage and all donations collected will go to a local charity.
Come and Immerce Yourselves In The Blues...It Just Doesn't get any better than this.
Three Day Schedule Follows
12 BAR BLUES for Friday, August 10, 2012
| Time |
Venue |
Address |
Artist |
| 11 pm |
Barristers Lounge |
Walper Hotel 1 King Street West 2nd Floor |
Miss Angel and the Homewreckers |
| 11 pm |
Boathouse |
57 Jubilee Drive |
Daddy Long Legs |
| 11 pm |
Bobby O’Briens |
125 King Street West |
The Twisters |
| 11 pm |
Crabby Joes |
70 King Street East |
Conor Gains |
| 11 pm |
The Delta Hotel |
105 King Street East |
Sean Pinchin |
| 11 pm |
Firkin at the Tannery |
121 Charles Street West |
Ray Bonneville |
| 11 pm |
The Honest Lawyer |
305 King Street West |
King Roller |
| 11 pm |
The Lancaster Smokehouse |
574 Lancaster Street West |
Lumberjunk |
| 11 pm |
Little Bean Cafe |
417 King Street West Unit B1 |
Alan Gerber |
| 10:30 pm |
Marisol Restaurante |
30 Ontario Street South |
Cheryl Lescon & Tuscon Choir Boys |
| 11 pm |
McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill |
352 King Street West |
David Rotundo |
| 11 pm |
Jack Burger |
45 Duke Street West |
Brendan J Stephens |
| 11 pm |
Peter Martin’s 41 King |
41 King Street West |
Pat Temple and the Hi Lo Players |
| 11 pm |
Rum Runner Pub – Walper Hotel |
1 King Street West |
Dylan Wickens |
Festival Main Stage
Miss Angel & The Homewreckers6:00 pm – 7:10 pm
Delta Moon7:30 pm – 8:45 pm
Robben Ford and the Robben Ford Blues Band9:15 – 10
Downtown Kitchener BIA Stage
Grand River Blues Society Blues Camp1:00 - 3:00 pm
David Rotundo Band3:20 - 4:20 pm
Alan Gerber Band4:40 - 5:40 pm
John Finley & the Sanctified Blues Allstars6:00 - 7:00 pm
The Twisters7:30 - 9:00 pm
Douglas Watson9:30 - 10:5
OLG Clock Tower Stage
Chuckee and The Crawdaddies3:30 - 5:00 pm
Lumberjunk5:30 - 6:45 pm
A Tribute to RAY CHARLES7:15 - 9:10 pm Sponsored by OLG
Mill Street Brewery Workshop @ Boathouse
Viejos Amigos Con GuitarrasHosted by the Tuscon Choir Boys
12 BAR BLUES for Saturday August 11, 2012
| Time |
Venue |
Address |
Artist |
| 11 pm |
Barristers Lounge |
Walper Hotel 1 King Street West 2nd Floor |
Charity Brown
|
| 11 pm |
Boathouse |
57 Jubilee Drive |
Too Slim and the Taildraggers
|
| 11 pm |
Bobby O’Briens |
125 King Street West |
Treasa Levasseur
|
| 11 pm |
Crabby Joes |
70 King Street East |
Chuckee Zehr and Stevie T
|
| 11 pm |
The Delta Hotel |
105 King Street East |
Ray Bonneville
|
| 11 pm |
Firkin at the Tannery |
121 Charles Street West |
Sean Pinchin
|
| 11 pm |
The Honest Lawyer |
305 King Street West |
CATL
|
| 11 pm |
The Lancaster Smokehouse |
574 Lancaster Street West |
Jack DeKeyzer (solo) |
| 11 pm |
Little Bean Cafe |
417 King Street West Unit B1 |
Harry Manx
|
| 10:30 pm |
Marisol Restaurante |
30 Ontario Street South |
Ian Taylor Band
|
| 11 pm |
McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill |
352 King Street West |
Shane Murphy
|
| 11 pm |
Jack Burger |
45 Duke Street West |
The Haret
|
| 11 pm |
Peter Martin’s 41 King |
41 King Street West |
Harpdog Brown & Graham Guest
|
| 11 pm |
Rum Runner Pub – Walper Hotel |
1 King Street West |
Douglas Watson R&B Revue |
Festival Main Stage
Youth Legacy Representative Brendan J Stephens12:00pm – 12:30pm
Ian Taylor Band12:50 - 1:50 pm
Pappy Johns Band2:10 - 3:10 pm
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels3:40 - 5:10 pm
Treasa Levasseur & The Daily Special5:30 - 6:50 pm
Joe Louis Walker7:15 - 8:45 pm
Ellis Hooks9:15 - 10:45 pm
Downtown Kitchener BIA Stage
Colin White12:00 - 1:00
Pat Temple and the Hi Lo Players1:05 - 2:05 pm
Paul Oscher "Alone with the Blues"2:25 - 3:40 pm
Tom Gray / Ray Bonneville4:00 - 5:20 pm
Shane Murphy5:40 - 7:00 pm
OLG Clock Tower Stage
Harpdog Brown & Graham Guest12:00 - 1:15 pm
Carlos del Junco & the Blues Mongrels1:45 - 3:00 pm
Harry Manx3:30 - 5:00 pm
Too Slim and The Tail Draggers5:30 - 7:00
The Manzarek-Rogers Band featuring Ray Manzarek keyboardist for THE DOORS7:30 - 9:00 pm
Marcia Ball7:30 - 9:00 pm
Conor Gains Band9:30 - 10:45 pm
Children’s Stage @ Conrad Centre
John McKinley1:00 - 1:45 pm
Ken Whiteley3:00 - 3:45 pm
Mill Street Brewery Workshop @ Boathouse
SISTER ACTMarcia Ball, Treasa Levasseur & Silvia Dee
SWAMP JIVEMark Wessenger & Dylan Wickens
LAP SLIDESean Pinchin & Brendan Stephens
The Waterloo Region Record Workshop @ McCabe’s
GENERATION AXEBrendan Stephens, Jon Knight & Mark Johnson
HARPOLOGYCarols del Junco, Harpdog Brown & David Rotundo
Little Bean Coffee Bar Workshop
Preview of "JOBA BLUES OPERA Performed by the Cast of the Grey Wellington Guild
YOUNG BLUESMatt Weidinger & Conor Gains
12 BAR BLUES for Saturday August 11, 2012
12 BAR BLUES for Sunday August 12, 2012
| Time |
Venue |
Address |
Artist |
| 7 pm |
McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill |
352 King Street West |
Jon Knight & the Soulstack
|
| 8:30 pm |
McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill |
352 King Street West |
Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King |
| 9 pm |
Boathouse |
57 Jubilee Drive |
Ray Bonneville / Delta Moon |
Festival Main Stage
James Anthony Band12:20pm – 1:15pm
Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King1:35 - 2:50 pm
Bobby "Blue" Bland3:10 - 4:40 pm
Cafe R & B5:00 - 6:30 pm
Downtown Kitchener BIA Stage
Gospel Breakfast - Ken Whiteley10:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Haret12:20 - 1:35 pm
Ray Bonneville1:55 - 3:25 pm
Blues Piano-Rama featuring curley Bridges and Julian Fauth3:45 - 5:15 p
OLG Clock Tower Stage
Cheryl Lescom12:00 - 1:15 pm
Jon Knight and The Soulstack1:35 - 2:50 pm
Taj Mahal3:30 - 5:00 pm
Children’s Stage @ Conrad Centre
John McKinley1:00 - 1:45 pm
Ken Whiteley3:00 - 3:45 pm
Mill Street Brewery Workshop @ Boathouse
STEEPED IN THE BLUESPaul Oscher
TRIBUTE TO THE MISSISSPPI SHIEKSThe Haret, Ever Lovin' Jug Band & Brendan Stephens
MISS ANGEL'S
The Waterloo Region Record Workshop @ McCabe’s
PERPETUATING THE BLUESJulian Fauth & Dylan Wickens
SOUL, BLUES and ROOTSJames Anthony
Little Bean Coffee Bar Workshop
ROAMING BLUESRay Bonneville
GUMBO - N'Orleans Blues Piano StewLance Anderson
