London’s most unique live music venue… with 3 performance rooms!  Doors open 1 hour before scheduled show times. Come early for a delicious meal and a great seat for the show.  

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LONDON MUSIC CLUB Favorite Live Venue - 2009 The Jack Richardson Music Awards   On Sunday April 5/09 the London Music Club won Favorite Live Venue @ the annual Jack Richardson Music Awards held at The Music Hall.  Dave Taylor from the LMC was there to accept this wonderful award on behalf of all the members, patrons & staff of the club.  This very special honour coincides with the club's 5th anniversary!!!  Thanks to everyone involved!!!

FRI July 3  8:30pm Big Hall $15

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►Acoustyle Open Mic   All Welcome!!!    Bring Your own instrument.

Come Out & Play      

BIRTHDAYS are Special on Fridays @ the Open Mic... call to reserve your own special table (party of 10 or more free admission) B-day cake available... drink from the magical 14th-century Golden Cup.  B-Day song w/ the band (for you brave folks!!!)

FRI July 3, 9:30pm $12 Cellar Lounge

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SAT July 4, 8:30pm Front Room    Pass the Hat Admission!

(online ticket is $9 plus service charge... click on red stub)

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►Steve Poltz

The musician who co-wrote "You Were Meant For Me" with Jewel

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Adrian Raso GYPSY BAND 

GYPSY INSTRUMENTAL EXTRAORDINAIRE !!!

Adrian Raso is a guitarist/composer and he has assembled an incredible band featuring Jason Raso on bass, John Cusinato on drums, Lore Bortolon on rhythm guitar, and John Zadro on piano. Playing with these musicians has helped Adrian achieve his musical vision and the band's jaw-dropping live shows have attracted a loyal following, never failing to impress the crowd. According to Echo Weekly, Adrian is "the best guitarist in Ontario".

Tim Fraser has been playing music since the young age of 7. Classicaly trained in violin for 7 years, Tim took up the guitar and taught himself how to play some basic songs. Playing mostly at coffee houses and for friends throughout highschool, Tim decided to take his music a little more seriously. After highschool, Tim enrolled in the Music Industry Arts program at Fanshawe College where he learned the ins and outs of the business as well as learning the craft of audio recording from industry professionals such as Jack Richardson (Producer: Guess Who/Alice Cooper), Joe Vaughn (Co-Founder of Emac Studios) and Kevin Doyle (Engineer: Glen Gould/Alana Myles)

►Acoustyle Open Mic   All Welcome!!!    Bring Your own instrument.

Come Out & Play      

BIRTHDAYS are Special on Fridays @ the Open Mic... call to reserve your own special table (party of 10 or more free admission) B-day cake available... drink from the magical 14th-century Golden Cup.  B-Day song w/ the band (for you brave folks!!!)

(online ticket is $12 plus service charge... click on red stub)

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►Graham Greer (of Barstool Prophets) ACOUSTIC TRIO

An intimate acoustic performance in a terrific setting… come on out and join us!!   Up to this point, Canadian singer/songwriter Graham Greer has been best known as the lead singer/guitarist/songwriter of Barstool Prophets, who toured Canada and the US through much of the 1990's in support of one 1993 indie release and two major-label releases while signed to Mercury/Polygram (1995's "Crank" and1997's "Last of the Big Game Hunters").      The new self-titled solo release sees Graham embracing and building on the strengths he’s displayed in the past while striking off in new directions musically.

SAT July 11, 7pm, Big Hall, $7

(online ticket is $8 plus service charge... click on red stub)

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The Ozarks, are a cover band playing contemporary artist hits like Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, George Jones, Merle Haggard, George Straight, Brad Paisley, with Classics and some Blue Grass thrown in to round out our sets.  We do some fifties as well. 

Amazing Solo Effort! *****   
"Luke's powerful yet soulful voice captivates from the instant you press play. This album is sure to be considered a classic in the years to come. The meaningful lyrics flow from Luke's heart and range from catchy hooks to warm melodies on slower tracks. The most important part of this review is this: You can put this album on and listen from start to finish. There are very few albums in recent years that you can say this about." -Josh Doubleday

The MacNificent’s have been performing on the Celtic Music Scene for the last few years! Collectively they have played on stages and in Festivals right across Canada and The United States, as The MacNificents features members formerly of groups such as The Gurriers, The Caution Donkey’s, The Ashgrove, and Clandeboye Bound. The MacNificents released their first record “Finnbar’s Wake” a couple years ago to great reviews. To describe their sound, think Great Big Sea meets The Barenaked Ladies.  They are currently working on material for a new album, and this rare London show is a great chance to hear your favourites, as well as preview some of the new songs.

Hey guys, this is where alot of profiles would start out by saying how I started playing guitar before I could walk or something like that, but I'm not going to write the same old thing you'd read everywhere else. I will write a little bit about myself though, born and raised in London Ontario, I play gigs around town with my acoustic guitar with a couple of buddies on the djembe, and have some fun. Come out and watch us, listen to some tunes you'd hear while chilling at the beach, or while watching a chick flick with your boyfriend/girlfriend. I love meeting new people, so I look forward to meeting you all.

A finalist for the International Songwriting Competition and 4-time MusicNL nominee (including SOCAN Songwriter of the Year for his song “Troubadours”), Foster has proven himself as an up-and-coming writer in Canadian music.  Give a child with an over active imagination, a tendency to bend the truth, and a love of story telling a six stringed instrument and your bound to get some form of folky sounds. Upbeat rhythmic playing and unique vocal stylings to create a sound of his own in a genre older than dirt. Enter darren eedens... relatively new to the underground folk songwriter circuit, he is working on recording his first album.

3:45 – 5:00   A Pint For Your Thoughts:   Alistair Brown, Troy MacGillivray

5:15 – 6:45    Angels, Demons & Beer:   Lindsay Jane, Emma Lee, Fraser, & The Undesirables

This double act returns to the LMC's Front Room for an evening of wonderful singer-songwriter fare... don't miss it.     Channeling the musical stylings of Melissa Ethridge and Alannah Myles, Londoner Kate Channer is a classic example of a born musician. Channer will demonstrate her years of experience onstage tonight when she opens for Able at the London Music Club's Front Room. To hear the girl who was born to play, bring $5 for cover and take a seat by 8:30 p.m.

"Jackie Stover and Shaun Tucker are singer/songwriters from London Ontario who have been playing and writing music together for over 8 years. The majority of their time is spent with a band called One Way Trip, a 5 member punk band recently nominated for a London Music Award for "Best Punk Artist or Group." You can hear music from their project at www.myspace.com/jnsacoustic"

2 young singer-songwriters converge on the Front Room for an evening of inspirational, though-provoking music!!!   

London Music Award multi-winner Sara Westbrook returns along with Vancouver's David Blair for a great evening of music!!!

FRI July 24, 7pm, Big Hall  $12 adv. / $15 @ door

(online ticket is $14 plus service charge... click on red stub)

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Canadian independent artist Ember Swift had always dreamed of being in China, and after spending over twelve months in Beijing, she has developed a new body of work reflecting her Eastern experiences. She has called this new project LENTIC. Lentic reflects a changing pace for this busy artist, as it means “of or related to or living in still waters,” the opposite to the literal meaning of her given name (fire and speed). It is a brand new body of work and a new beginning for this established name in Canadian music. LISTEN TO HER ON YOUTUBE

Shane Koyczan is one of the world’s premier spoken word performers. His book, Visiting Hours, was hailed as a Books of the Year Selection by The Guardian (UK) and the Globe and Mail (Canada) newspapers. Shane was featured in Quill & Quire magazine in May 2006.    Born and raised in northwestern Canada, Shane was the first poet from outside the USA to win the prestigious USA National Individual Poetry Slam.  One of the most incredible spoken word artists in Canada, Shane Koyzcan (last year he was Spoken Word Canada's Male Poet of Honour) is touring with his band, Shane Koyzcan and the Short Story Long, a spoken word/music fusion band.

SAT July 25, 8:30pm  $15    Front Room   ($10 LMC & GLBS mbrs.)

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"His songs transcend the urban blues idiom... " (Billboard/International)  2-Time Juno Nominee Michael Pickett brings his great guitar, harmonica & voice to the LMC for this intimate acoustic performance!!!

Rick Taylor made his first professional appearance at the famed Mariposa Folk Festival in 1971, going on to perform at many of the major Canadian folk festivals. Blues, jazz, country, rock, roots and contemporary music influenced Rick's early years on the folk and coffee house circuits.

  Come On down to the Cellar Lounge for this great evening of SALSA dance music!!!  These guys'll have you moving right from the first number to the very last note of the night!   Make sure you bring your best dance moves for this exciting evening of high-energy Latin grooves!!!

THIS SHOW IS BEING HELD @ THE MUSIC HALL, 185 QUEENS AVE (Between Clarence & Richmond)

(online ticket is $23 plus service charge... click on red stub)

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The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter catches the Idaho musician in the midst of a radical transformation. While last year's The Animal Years had Ritter thinking about the state of the nation, his latest offering finds him pining for Joan of Arc, Calamity Jane and Florence Nightingale, all of whom seem to be stuck together in the belly of a whale, a la Jonah. He also manages to squeeze in a few admiring words about ladies¹ underwear‹and that¹s well before Ritter, backed by drums, bass and organ and cacophony, arrives at a rollicking chorus you might be able sing along with if you¹re quick enough to get all the words.

Ranked #4 - 2007 Top Ten albums: New York Daily News

by Veronica Monture

by Rob Chilvers

Thanks to Kara Jarvis for organizing the LMC's 1st ever team @ the Cancer Relay for Life @ TD Waterhouse Stadium, UWO. The team pictured above (left to right) consisted of Bryan, Warren, Jim, Carol, Kara, Elizabeth, Jared & Dave.  The team raised $1200 for this worthy cause!

Jim Nestor – Learn guitar, all styles, in a comfortable friendly environment.  Jim’s knowledgeable instruction suits both the beginning guitarist and ones who have already started to get familiar with this challenging, creative instrument. Call Jim @ (519)433-3074 or (519)859-5394 to get started, or email him @ nestor.james@gmail.com.