JANUARY 2012
Wednesday, January 4
Adam Cooke and Adam Ostrosser – Gallagher’s
Open Jam – Joe Bolognee’s (every Wed)(Brantford)
We Got Blues – Boon’s House
12:30pm Lou’s Control Radio Show C101.5 FM
3:00pm Live Music – Ancaster Farmer’s Market (Every Wed)
6:00pm Jam w/James Anthony – Wild Wing (every Wed)
6:30pm In A Song (TV Show) – Cogeco 23
7:00pm Ronnie and the Rockets – Gladstone
8:00pm Open Mic w Mike “Goose” Bell- Casbah
8:00pm Oakville Celtic Fiddle Club – Oakville Academy of Music
8:00pm Roots and Rhythms – 93.1 FM (Ottawa) or ckcufm.com (Every Sun)
8:30pm Judy and the Noteworthies (Interactive Music) – Coach & Lantern
8:30pm Open Mic w/Blake Bliss (every Wed) – Waltz
8:30pm For the Folk w/Ian Gifford & Allison Brown – CHWR-FM 94.9 (London)
9:00pm Open Mic w/Shawn Brush (Every Wed) – Nines Brick Bar
10:00pm Gord Lewis Songbook (Open Mic) – This Ain’t Hollywood
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VOLV’S MELTDOWN 2012: HAMILTON & MCMASTER FROST WEEK PARTY
Monday, January 2 at 9PM – Sunday, January 8 at 2AM
Hamilton, Canada
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IRC FROST WEEK 2012
Tuesday at 9am until Monday, January 9 at 12pm
McMaster University
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This Month’s OPEN MIC @ Casbah Lounge
Wednesday 8pm
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We Got Blues Wednesday [Female Vocal Auditions]
Boon’s House, 1523 Barton St East
Wednesday 9:30pm
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FIRST Motown Wednesday At The NEW Club Absinthe (DEBUT EVENT/NEW LOCATION)
Club Absinthe, 38 King William St
Wednesday 10pm
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Everstaff Hiring Fair
CONVENTION CENTRE
Jan 4 – 6
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MIKE ALMAS HOSTS THE CARRIGAN ARMS THURS. NITE JAM
Brant St & Upper Middle Rd, Burlington
Thursday 8:30pm
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Steel Gold’s Turntablist Competition
Thursday, Jan 5th. 9:30pm @ Casbah Lounge – $5
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Vis Ritam Noci Lotosu
Lotos Banquet Centre, 275 Barton St
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 7pm
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HEADBANGING FOR A CURE!
8:00 PM – Friday, January 6, 2012
The Blue Moon Pub, Toronto, ON
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Global Youth Volunteer Network – 2012 Leaders’ Retreat (Ontario)
Camp Shalom/Countryside Camp (Cambridge)
January 6 – 8
FROSTWEEK BASKETBALL SHOWDOWN: McMASTER vs. WATERLOO!
Burridge Gym
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 1pm
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Stand Up Theatre First Annual Fundraiser
The Lyric, 434 King St W
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 7pm
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STOLEN CHANGE! SKAG BARONS! @ The Underground Ben’s B-Day Bash Jan 7th!!
The Underground @ 41 Catharine N
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 8pm
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LET’s DRINK THE FRIDGE DRY NIGHT!
The Casbah, 306 King Street West
Saturday, January 7 at 9pm
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Dowdy Days with Volcano and Frankie & Jimmy
The Doors Pub, 56 Hess St. South
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 9pm
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Saturday Nights SNEAK PREVIEW At The NEW Club Absinthe (38 King William St)
Club Absinthe, 38 King William St
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 10pm
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Bottoms Up! Butterface LIVE!
969 Upper Ottawa Street
Saturday, January 7 at 10pm
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Buggin Out Saturdays @ Che | January 2012 | FREE all month, guests + more!
Che Burrito and Lounge, 38 Hess St S
Saturday, January 7 at 10pm until Sunday, January 29 at 2am
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43rd Annual Hamilton-Halton Spring Wedding Show
CONVENTION CENTRE
Jan 7 & 8
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THE CREEPSHOW, THE DREADNOUGHTS at The Opera House (TO)
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 8pm
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Jan 11: Caveman, Hospitality +more @ The Horseshoe
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Jan 12: The Organ Thieves @ El Mocambo
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COPPERTONE & BARETTAS { FRIDAY 13th }
The Casbah, 306 King Street West
Friday, January 13, 2012
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WE GOT BLUES Invitational Jam 2012
Boon’s House
Friday, January 13 at 9pm
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BODEGA PRESENTS BRYCE HUFFMAN ART SHOW
The Bodega, 220 King Street Wes
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9pm
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Formula Fridays @ The Underground 2012 Launch (Fri13thSexy)
The Underground @ 41 Catharine N
Friday, January 13 at 10pm
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MILK RUN
The Casbah Lounge
Friday, January 13 at 10pm
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Jan 13: Demetri Martin @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
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#MFOY [Hamilton] ft. Lifestory:Monologue & Matt Tobin (of Dead & Divine)
Club Absinthe (New location / Old Pepper Jacks)
Saturday, January 14 at 9pm
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DWAYNE GRETZKY at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern (TO)
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 9pm
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Return to Your Roots Burlesque Brunch at The Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen st West, Toronto
Sunday, January 15 at 12pm
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Hard Luck, 6pm
CASEY JONES
BOYS NO GOOD
NO BRAGGING RIGHTS
HUNDREDTH
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR
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Jan 17: The Fray @ Mod Club
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Jan 19: Dada Life @ The Hoxton
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In Tha Kut presents Adam Bomb, Lee Reed, Crown A Thornz & ViSioN
This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James Street North
Friday, January 20 at 10pm
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ARKELLS
HAMILTON CONVENTION CENTRE
Fri, Jan 20
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Jan 20: Pissed Jeans @ Sneaky Dees
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Groovecorp @ Stonewalls
Stonewalls Restaurant Hamilton, 339 York Blvd
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 9:30pm
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The Matadors triumphant return to Hamilton!
The Corktown
Saturday, January 21 at 10pm
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ANDY GRIFFITHS with KIM KOREN
Moonshine Cafe The, 137 Kerr St, Oakville
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 9pm
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Jan 21: Anamanaguchi, Moon King +more @ Wrongbar
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Wale
THE MOLSON CANADIAN STUDIO
Sun, Jan 22
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Girlesque at the Staircase Cafe Theatre- Hamilton
27 Dundurn Street North
Thursday, January 26 at 9pm
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JASON ROUSE @ Hamilton Yuk’s – ONE NIGHT ONLY!!
Hamilton Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club, 1187 Upper James St
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 9pm
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FROST 2012 | THE WINTER SEMESTER KICK-OFF PARTY
City Nightclub, 296 Richmond St West, Toronto
Thursday, January 26 at 10pm
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Jan 27: Live The Story w/Like Pacific @ Hardluck Bar
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Global Youth Volunteer Network (GYVN) fundraising event
Toronto India Global Team
Fox and the Fiddle, 535 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 8pm
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Synth-rock darlings, KIDSTREET & YOUNG EMPIRES
The Casbah, 306 King Street West
Saturday, January 28 at 9pm
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Fat Cats CD Release Show
This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James ST N
Saturday, January 28 at 9pm
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Johannes Linstead No-1-Latin Guitar & Antonitas D’Havila No-1-Gypsy Flamenco Guitar
THE MOLSON CANADIAN STUDIO
Sat, Jan 28
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