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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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The London Music Club proudly presents Josh Ritter - appearing with his band FRI July 31, 8pm @ the Music Hall, 185 Queens Ave. 

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!!!

shows

 Every Thursday: Electric Blues Jam 9pm      Every Friday: Acoustyle Open Mic 9pm

Every Thursday 9pm Big Hall no cover Electric Blues JamCOME OUT & PLAY!!! no cover - All Welcome!!!  Doors @ 8pm...  P.A., Amps, Bass, Mics provided... it's Electrifying!!!  Bands Welcome!!!
FRI July 3  8:30pm Big Hall $15

 

(online ticket is $18 plus service charge... click on red stub)

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Justin Rutledge Toronto with Carina Round U.K.  wsg Shawn Creamer Toronto
For anyone following the folk/roots scene in Toronto, the serene work of Justin Rutledge is no secret, but it’s easy to forget just how engaging and talented this gentle singer/songwriter is, especially when he only releases a new album every two years. His latest, Man Descending, is similar to his prior release, The Devil On A Bench InStanley Park – there are no over-the-top moments or out-of-control twang. It’s just soft, subtle acoustics, subdued drums and mellifluous slide guitar.  British-born Carina Round, has earned tremendous respect from fans, critics and the artistic community alike for both her distinctive, yet versatile vocal style and her songwriting prowess which takes the listener on a journey within each and every tune.
Every Friday 9pm Big Hall ($2 cover LMC mbrs. free) 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

 

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

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Ron Hawkins  Toronto of Lowest of the Low

"CD RELEASE"

"Lowest of the Low" frontman Ron Hawkins (vocal/guitar/piano) returns to the LMC's Front Room for another excellent evening of original music... don't miss him this time!!! "Ron Hawkins...voted Toronto’s Favourite Songwriter in the Now Magazine readers’ poll" 
CD RELEASE SHOW!!!

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

Jamie Miller Toronto wsg John Krische
Jamie Miller is back with a slew of new songs.  Special Guest: John Krische 
THU July 9, 8:30 Front Room $8

 

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

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Steve Poltz   A gifted singing songwriter… a fearless solo performer whose mixture of songs and stories make for good art, good music and a good time…”     --San Antonio Express-News                     Clever, creative and humorous with a musical delivery all his own…”    --Buzz Magazine

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

Steve Poltz is the guy who stumbled upon Jewel. Yes, Jewel Kilcher. By “stumbled upon” we’re saying that he beckoned this plucky Alaskan waitress in a San Diego coffee house- “hey, come up on stage with me and sing a song.” A few months later, there are limos pulling up in front of said coffee house, ferrying in record company moguls who have come to hear the babe in swaddling tube tops. Around that time, Poltz thought it a capital idea if he and Jewel absconded to the Yucatan peninsula for a bit of creative R&R, as they say. Whilst on a beach in Mexico, the two of them sat over a guitar and wrote “You Were Meant For Me,” which ambled its way on to becoming the longest running song on the Billboard Top 100.

Every Thursday 9pm Big Hall no cover Electric Blues JamCOME OUT & PLAY!!! no cover - All Welcome!!!  Doors @ 8pm...  P.A., Amps, Bass, Mics provided... it's Electrifying!!!  Bands Welcome!!!
FRI July 10, 7pm  $8 Big Hall

 

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

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Adrian Raso GYPSY BAND Guelph 

 

 

 

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".

FRI July 10, 8:30pm  $5 Front Room Tim Fraser, Kyle Mayer, Tanya Chopp

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)

Every Friday 9pm Big Hall ($2 cover LMC mbrs. free) 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 10, 9pm  $10 Cellar Lounge 

 

(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 Country Band

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. 

SAT July 11, 9pm, Front Room, $5 Luke Michielsen  wsg  Dress Rehearsal

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

SAT July 11, 10pm, Cellar Lounge, $5 The MacNificents   Opening Act: Greig Cairns  w/ A Special Appearance by The Gurriers (First Public performance in 15 years

 

 

 

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.

THU July 16, 2 till 6pm  $40 Home County Folk Festival presents BLUES SCHOOL @ the LMC with blues masters David Essig, Sam Hurrie, Rick Taylor, Paul Langille & Tim Woodcock...  click here for full details

THU July 16, 8pm Front Room $5 Matt Ridder Ontario  wsg's Jenn Kee, & Askher

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.

Thursday July 16, 9pm Big Hall  The Ultimate Blues Jam.. come out & jam with Sam Hurrie, Tim Woodcock and Rick Taylor... Regular LMC blues jammers can jam with the pros!!!
FRI July 17, 2 till 6pm  $40 Home County Folk Festival presents BLUES SCHOOL @ the LMC with blues masters David Essig, Sam Hurrie, Rick Taylor, Paul Langille & Tim Woodcock...  click here for full details

FRI July 17, 9pm, Front Room, $5 

 

darren eedens wsg Ian Foster , Claire Danaher & Beth Moore

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.

SAT July 18, 2:15pm till 6:45pm, Big Hall    FREE 

Home County Satellite Workshop Stage  2:15 – 3:30 The Happy Hour….Better Early Than Late:  Wendell Ferguson, Katherine Wheatley, Connie Kaldor, Lindsay Jane & David Leask 

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

SAT July 18, 8:30pm, Front Room, $5  ABLE wsg Kate Channer 

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.

SAT July 18, 9:30pm, Cellar Lounge, $5  Shaun Tucker & Jackie Stover wsg Jake Ender 

"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"

THU July 23, 8:30pm, Front Room, $5  Sara Westbrook David Blair Vancouver

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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Ember Swift Ontario 

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

FRI July 24, 9pm, Cellar Lounge  $8 adv. / $10 @ door

Shane Koyzcan and the Short Story Long‏ 

 

 

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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Michael Pickett  Crystal Beach, ON & Rick Taylor

"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.

SAT July 25, 10pm Cellar Lounge $5  Los Synco "High Powered Salsa Dance Party Band" 

  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!!!

FRI July 31,  @ the Music Hall, 185 Queens Ave (doors @ 8pm) $20. presented by the London Music Club

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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Josh Ritter Full Band Tour

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 ladiesı underwear‹and thatıs well before Ritter, backed by drums, bass and organ and cacophony, arrives at a rollicking chorus you might be able sing along with if youıre quick enough to get all the words.

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

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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!

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