JANUARY 2012
Friday, January 6
Brothers DuMonde – Gallagher’s
Groove Hammer – Jersey’s
James Anthony – Purple Heather
Johnson Brothers – Moonshine Cafe (Oakville)
Kyle Pacey – Brownie’s
Midlife Crisis – Boston Manor
Mike Almas – Gladstone
Psychedellicatessin – Stonewalls
Rick and the Krickets – Wobbley Scotsman
Suburban Outlaws – Slye Fox
5pm Lullabies in Razorland w Ric Taylor – CFMU Local Music Show
5pm Joe Betts – Warmington’s Bistro (Brantford)
6:30pm Liam McGlashon – Corktown
7pm Songs from the Wood w/Doug Gibson – CKWR-FM 98.5 (Waterloo, ckwr.com)
8pm Valdy – Pearl Company
9pm Big Phat – Jack’s Roadhouse
9pm Steve Sinnicks – Cat N Fiddle
9:30pm Fours Trio – Buddy’s Roadhouse
10pm VooDoo Chicken – Gator Ted’s
10:30pm In A Song (TV Show) – Cogeco 23
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VOLV’S MELTDOWN 2012: HAMILTON & MCMASTER FROST WEEK PARTY
Mon Jan 2 at 9PM – Sun Jan 8 at 2AM
Hamilton, Canada
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IRC FROST WEEK 2012
Tue Jan 3 at 9am until Mon Jan 9 at 12pm
McMaster University
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Everstaff Hiring Fair
CONVENTION CENTRE
Jan 4 – 6
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Vis Ritam Noci Lotosu
Lotos Banquet Centre, 275 Barton St
Fri Jan 6 at 7pm
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Exhibition Openings: Jeff Nye, Masoud Eskandari, Roberto Lavidez
Hamilton Artists Inc., 161 James St North
Fri Jan 6 at 7pm
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Valdy in Concert at The Pearl
The Pearl Company, 16 Steven St
Fri Jan 6 at 8pm
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Fright Night presents: VHS Swap Night with DEAR GOD NO! & Trash
Staircase Cafe Theatre, 27 Dundurn St N
Fri Jan 6 at 8pm
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Customer appreciation night at the Corktown w/ The Hell Bent Rockers!
Corktown Pub The, 175 Young St
Fri Jan 6 at 10pm
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CHOOSE UP! PARKING EXIT & OFF THE GRID
The Brain, 199 James St N
Fri Jan 6 at 10pm
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New Hands at the Casbah
The Casbah, 306 King St W
Fri Jan 6 at 10pm
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SENOR FROGS FRIDAYS @ MIRAGE 19+ FEAT. DJ JORDAN VESH
Mirage Nightlife Hamilton, 157 Main St E
Fri Jan 6 at 10pm
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Home Coming – Frost Friday LIVE 2 AIR on WBLK 93.7
Viva Nightclub, 115 George St
Fri Jan 6 at 10pm
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HEADBANGING FOR A CURE!
8:00 PM – Fri Jan 6
The Blue Moon Pub, Toronto
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CROOKED HILL CD Release Party w/Dylan Goes Electric + Hollowick
Mod Club Theatre, 722 College St. W., Toronto
Fri Jan 6 at 8pm
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Revival Friday – Pamela’s YOUNG, WILD & FREE Birthday Party! Jan 6
Revival Social Lounge, 300 Ouellette Ave. Suite 140, Windsor
Fri Jan 6 at 10pm
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Global Youth Volunteer Network – 2012 Leaders’ Retreat (Ontario)
Camp Shalom/Countryside Camp (Cambridge)
Jan 6 – 8
Saturday, January 7
Ann Higgins and Mid Life Crisis – Coach and Lantern
Cottage Brew – Whistling Walrus
David Newland Trio – Moonshine Cafe (Oakville)
Hot Buttered Soul – Gator Ted’s
Monkley Cascade – Augusta House
Robert and Shea – Cat N Fiddle
Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute – Gladstone
Uncorked – Stonewalls
10am Freewheelin’ Folk Show (Radio) – CFMU
2pm Blues Jam – Alexanders (Brantford)
2pm James Anthony Band & Kimberley Wetmore – Black Swan
2pm Stingrays – Coach and Lantern (Every Sat)
2pm Music Showcase – Brantford Music Centre (Every Sat)
2:30pm Mighty Duck Blues Band & John Finley/Michael Fonfara – Golden Pheasant, St. Catharines
2:30pm Michael Keys & Guest – Arnold’s Sports Bar
3pm Musician’s Matinee – Moonshine Cafe (Oakville)
3pm Matinee – Liquid Lounge (Brantford)
3pm Tone Valcic & Guest – Gallagher’s (Every Sat)
4pm Mike Branton & Friends – Southside Cottage Grill (Oakville)
6pm One Bald Tire – Ignight’s Fire Lounge (Brantford)
7pm Stand Up Theatre First Annual Fundraiser – The Lyric
8pm Bluz FM With Danny Marks – JazzFM.91
8pm Ryan Van Sickle – Pearl Company
8:30pm VooDoo Chicken – Winchester Arms
9pm Steve Sinnicks – Winking Judge
10pm Tyler Wilson Band – McGonagall’s PUB (Brantford)
10pm Saturday Night Blues Radio Show – CBC Radio One
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FROSTWEEK BASKETBALL SHOWDOWN: McMASTER vs. WATERLOO!
Burridge Gym
Sat Jan 7 at 1pm
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Stand Up Theatre First Annual Fundraiser
The Lyric, 434 King St W
Sat Jan 7 at 7pm
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STOLEN CHANGE! SKAG BARONS! D-FILES! @ The Underground – Ben’s B-DayJan 7!
The Underground @ 41 Catharine N
Sat Jan 7 at 8pm
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LET’s DRINK THE FRIDGE DRY NIGHT!
The Casbah, 306 King Street West
Sat Jan 7 at 9pm
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Dowdy Days with Volcano and Frankie & Jimmy
The Doors Pub, 56 Hess St. South
Sat Jan 7 at 9pm
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HCRG Pirates vs. Ninjas Dance Party
This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James ST N
Sat Jan 7 at 9pm
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All For Nothing (Matt’s B-DAY!); Come On, Let’s Go; No Right Turns; Redanda
Corktown Pub The, 175 Young St
Sat Jan 7 at 9pm
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Mr. Metal Promotion Presents BLACK OZZ with ABSTRACT at WALT’Z
Waltz Live Music, 2 King St W
Sat Jan 7 at 9:30pm
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New Year’s on TwelvEighty Main Street PART 2
TwelvEighty
Sat Jan 7 at 9:30pm
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Saturday Nights SNEAK PREVIEW At The NEW Club Absinthe (38 King William St)
Club Absinthe, 38 King William St
Sat Jan 7 at 10pm
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Bottoms Up! Butterface LIVE!
969 Upper Ottawa St
Sat Jan 7 at 10pm
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Buggin Out Saturdays @ Che | Jan 2012 | FREE all month, guests + more!
Che Burrito and Lounge, 38 Hess St S
Sat Jan 7 at 10pm until Sun Jan 29 at 2am
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43rd Annual Hamilton-Halton Spring Wedding Show
CONVENTION CENTRE
Jan 7 & 8
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The Chops at Pluckers Plains Road
Pluckers Wing and Crab Shack, 355 Plains Rd E, Burlington
Sat Jan 7 at 10pm
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World of the Unseen by Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim
University of Toronto Bahen Center, 40 St. George St, Toronto – Rm 1160
Sat Jan 7 at 9:30am – Sun Jan 8 at 8pm
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THE CREEPSHOW, THE DREADNOUGHTS at The Opera House (TO)
Sat Jan 7 at 8pm
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HEAVY ROTATION
College Street Bar, 574 College St, Toronto
Sat Jan 7 at 10pm
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LIFT OFF w. DJ DAN (San Francisco) @ FOOTWORK
Footwork Nightclub, 425 Adelaide St W, Toronto
Sat Jan 7 at 10
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Sunday, January 8
Shari and Johnny – Gallaghers
10am Six Strings & A Million Possibilities w/Host Bob Evans – cjtr.ca
11am Sunday Morning Soul w/Johnny Max (Radio Show) – HAZE FM
12pm Andy Griffiths – CJ’s Cafe (Oakville)
12pm Clan Na Gael w/ Eugene Rea CFRU-FM 93.3 (cfru.ca)
2pm Sef and Friends- Rebel’s Rock (Every Sun)
2pm Downtime – Brantford Station House
3:30pm Irish Horizons w/ Eugene Rea – CKWR FM 98.5 or ckwr.com
4pm Tim Gibbons – This Ain’t Hollywood (Every Sun)
7:30pm Michael Keys & Friends – Less Than Level (Oakville)
8pm Super Blues Sunday w Michael Hickey (Trickbag) – whobradio.com
8pm Sunday Night Showcase (Music, Comedy, more) – Staircase
8pm Just Us Folks (Radio) – CKPC-AM 1380
8:30pm Steve Strongman – Slainte (Every Sun)
9pm Open Mic – Pour House
9pm Black and Blues – 93.1 FM (Ottawa) or ckcufm.com
10pm Open Mic w/Kim Koren – West End Pub
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WHAT THE F!?
McMaster University, 1280 Main St W
Mon Jan 9 at 7:30am – Sun Jan 15 at 10:30am
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ANVIL – THE MOVIE plus LIPS FROM ANVIL as SPECIAL GUEST DJ!
This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James ST N
Wed Jan 11 at 8pm
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Jan 11: Caveman, Hospitality +more @ The Horseshoe
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Sauza Tequila Night
TwelvEighty
Thu Jan 12 at 9:30pm
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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
Fri Jan 13
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WE GOT BLUES Invitational Jam 2012
Boon’s House
Fri Jan 13 at 9pm
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BODEGA PRESENTS BRYCE HUFFMAN ART SHOW
The Bodega, 220 King Street Wes
Fri Jan 13 at 9pm
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Formula Fridays @ The Underground 2012 Launch (Fri13thSexy)
The Underground @ 41 Catharine N
Fri Jan 13 at 10pm
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MILK RUN
The Casbah Lounge
Fri Jan 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)
Sat Jan 14 at 9pm
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A Barn Burnin’ Saturday Night w/ GINGER ST. JAMES @ The Dakota Tavern!
The Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave, Toronto
Sat Jan 14 at 9pm
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DWAYNE GRETZKY at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern (TO)
Sat Jan 14 at 9pm
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Return to Your Roots Burlesque Brunch at The Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen st West, Toronto
Sun, Jan 15 at 12pm
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Sun, Jan 15 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
Fri Jan 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
Sat Jan 21 at 9:30pm
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The Matadors triumphant return to Hamilton!
The Corktown
Sat Jan 21 at 10pm
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COMEDY NIGHT/ DANCE PARTY FUNDRAISER (GYVN Team Peru – McMaster)
Club 54, 3345 Harvester Rd. Burlington
Sat Jan 21 at 8pm
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ANDY GRIFFITHS with KIM KOREN
Moonshine Cafe The, 137 Kerr St, Oakville
Sat Jan 21 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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Fit4Females 6 week Weight Loss Challenge – Be your Best You
Dofasco Rec Park, 388 First Rd E, Stoney Creek
Jan 25 at 8pm until March 1 at 8pm
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Girlesque at the Staircase Cafe Theatre- Hamilton
27 Dundurn Street North
Thu Jan 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
Thu Jan 26 at 9pm
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FROST 2012 | THE WINTER SEMESTER KICK-OFF PARTY
City Nightclub, 296 Richmond St West, Toronto
Thu Jan 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
Sat Jan 28 at 8pm
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Synth-rock darlings, KIDSTREET & YOUNG EMPIRES
The Casbah, 306 King Street West
Sat Jan 28 at 9pm
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Fat Cats CD Release Show
This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James ST N
Sat Jan 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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