London’s most unique live music venue… with 3 performance rooms! 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!!!

Friday Nights at The London Music Club CD (Vol.1) is now available!!!  Get your copy now!!!  12 Great original tracks by 12 of our frequent Open Mic participants.  Copies are available here @ the LMC.

Any musicians interested in selling their CD's at dogoodstore.com just click on the link (right) to learn how!

(online ticket is $13.50 plus service charge... click on red stub)

Apostle of Hustle first took shape after a two-month sojourn in El Barrio Santo Suarez, in Havana, in 2001. This experience was mind blowing for Apostle of Hustle's lead (Andrew Whiteman) from the ground up: the community, the fashion, the pace and the music. Whiteman returned to Toronto invigorated about a possible music that did not yet exist. Knowing he wanted to create it, Whiteman took up residency at a local dive as Apostle of Hustle, a quartet. The band played Brazilian and Cuban folk songs, as well as Tom Waits / PJ Harvey / Marc Ribot covers. Whiteman played guitar and tres; plus he recruited Dean Stone on drums and Julian Brown; an old buddy from the mid 90's indie scene on upright bass. The fourth position was a kind of "open door" to whomever might show up on their nights.

WED Nov 18, 7:30pm (doors @ 6:30pm) Big Hall  $15

(online ticket is $16.50 plus service charge... click on red stub)

2005 Canadian Folk Award for the CD Love Sweet Love
Best English Songwriter and Best Contemporary Singer

2003 Juno for the CD Unravel
Best Roots and Traditional Album (Solo)   

“Canadian songbird Lynn Miles sings lusciously on her fifth country-tinged, folk-pop album. Smart lyrics abound as she expounds on love lost and gained, sketched with dark hues and rising tempos.” - Billboard Magazine

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

about Jonathan:  "I thought I was listening to a young Doc Watson."   - Jay Moulon, Southeast Performer Magazine -       "Jonathan Byrd doesn’t sing songs;  he sings truth."  - performingsongwriter.com -  

LMC favorite Corin Raymond of The Undesirables opens and joins Jonathan for this special acoustic show... don't miss them while they're here together!!!

FRI Nov 20  Big Hall, 7pm (doors @ 6pm) ,   $12 adv. / $15 @ door

(online ticket is $13.50 plus service charge... click on red stub)

►Acoustyle Open Mic   All Welcome!!!    Bring Your own instrument.  Sign-Up Sheet available after 8pm

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 $8 plus service charge... click on red stub)

SAT Nov 21, 8pm (7:30pm doors) Front Room $10

(online ticket is $11.50 plus service charge... click on red stub)

Jesse Ross

Sonatas & Folk Songs

darren is looking to expand his fanbase by bringing a show to a venue near you. He is also looking for other musicians to put on shows with in hopes to support one another, and is currently on TOUR with EMM GRYNER. With nothing more important on his mind than getting out there and playing for his next meal darren calls on the help of friends to form a backup band to give a full sound and accent the details.

►Acoustyle Open Mic   All Welcome!!!    Bring Your own instrument.  Sign-Up Sheet available after 8pm

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!!!)

'Graham named 'Best Male' at Barrie New Music Awards'

(online ticket is $11.50 plus service charge... click on red stub)

►Graham Greer (of Barstool Prophets) and band 

Graham has been named Canadian People's Choice recipient in the 2009 Mountain
Stage Newsong Contest!!
 

   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.

Dylan Murray

UWO Gazette story

2009: nominated for a Jack Richardson Music Award for Fan Favourite Original Artist as well as a London Music Award Best Rock Category Nominee.

Sean McCready and Brent Jones (accompaniment) are set to perform at The London Music Club a set of songs that include new tracks from Sean’s 3rd release Naked Folk, which will come out early 2010. Also listen for old faves of Sean’s. All original music from a unique artist. There will be an opening act (yet to be determined). $5 cover charge (at the door). It’s sensitivity with an edge. Come out and join us.

Michael Gabriel trained and performed as a classical singer in Vancouver. He has been the lead singer in original bands in both Canada and The United States. .For 2009, Michael has been focusing on both radio play for ‘Angel Wings’ and live performances in Southern Ontario, Canada. With the release of the single, many radio stations have already begun playing the track.  Currently, Michael performs solo and with an ensemble in Southern Ontario.

SAT Dec 5, 7:30pm Big Hall  $15  

(online ticket is $16.50 plus service charge... click on red stub)

Best folk/roots concert 2007
Porkbelly Futures played the London Music Club to an appreciative audience of dozens - and were as bloody great as you'd expect a band good enough to have somebody from the Canadian Brass playing guitars and harmonica, the double bassist from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra bowing away and a Governor General's Award-winning novelist supplying most of the lyrics. And they had London's Teddy Leonard guesting on guitar. When Porkbelly Futures come back, don't you dare miss them. James Reaney - London Free Press

SAT Dec 5, 9pm (doors @ 8:30pm) Front Room, $7

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Four sonically varied and seasoned Toronto musicians came together in the wee hours of 2006 to form what many have dubbed their “new favourite band”. This is for good reason. The DoneFors are composed of a talent-packed line-up; acclaimed singer-songwriter Janine Stoll (The Ladybird Sideshow), electric guitar player and singer-songwriter Paul MacDougall, and bass player Liam Smith (both of Juno nominated afro-funk outfit Mr. Something Something), and drummer Brian Lahaie (SuperstacK).

SOLD OUT  SOLD OUT 

This Afternoon Show is SOLD OUT

THE ONE-AND-ONLY!!!!

EVENING SHOW Tickets Available!!!

(online ticket is $42 plus service charge... click on red stub)

Leon Redbone

2nd Show Added!!!

While his gravelly baritone and omnipresent fedora, dark glasses and Groucho Marx moustache made him one of the more distinct and recognizable characters in popular music, little is known about the neo-vaudeville crooner Leon Redbone. Throughout his career, he steadfastly refused to divulge any information about his background or personal life.
Because Redbone first emerged as a performer in Toronto during the 1970s, he was believed to be Canadian; his work, a revival of pre-World War II ragtime, jazz and blues sounds, recalled the work of performers ranging from Jelly Roll Morton and Bing Crosby to blackface star Emmett Miller. He made his recording debut in 1976 with On the Track, which featured legendary jazz violinist Joe Venuti as well as singer/songwriter Don McLean; his 1977 follow-up Double Time even reached the U.S. Top 40 charts, largely on the strength of his frequent appearances on television's "Saturday Night Live."

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Over the last few years Julie has grown into a dreamer and her new found dreams and love for words make for a great team when it comes to song writing. She loves LOVE and enjoys finding creative ways to write about it, sing about it, and share it.   

SAT Dec 12 Front Room

Bring in non-perishable food items for distribution to the Food Bank... thanks!!!

After I won two London Music Awards, in 2007 and in 2008, I discovered people were really enjoying my music, especially young people. They talked about how my songs inspired them to want to make a difference in their own life. I started receiving emails about how my words & music were helping them through tough times, giving them a different perspective and hope. I felt I had finally found my niche.
 

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 Too Much Unsaid comes from London Ontario, Canada with smashing sounds of folk-funk-blues-jazz.  The sounds of Too Much Unsaid include Acoustics with lead Acoustic guitar player, Andy Chillman, hard slapping beats played out by Pete Henderson, Bluegrass melting notes played off of the mandolin by Tommy Henderson and of course our infamous array of hand drums played by our talented Adam Goodlet. Let’s not forget the lead singer Jess Jones who can take a room and spin it from low soft whispers to her throaty alto that brims with soul and an understated joy.

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 Halifax native Kevin Fox is a revered multi-instrumentalist, sought-after arranger/composer and recording artist, and has been dubbed 'Canada's most ubiquitous side-man'.
After spending the last three years composing arrangements for the likes of Dolores O Riordan (The Cranberries) and Kathleen Edwards, recording with artists as diverse as Raine Maida and Celine Dion, and touring extensively with musicians ranging from Chantal Kreviazuk to Tom Cochrane, Kevin Fox is ready to step from side-stage back into the spotlight.

 J.P. Cormier brings his dazzling compositions and finger-work to the stage 250 nights a year in theatres, at festivals, and with symphonies as guest performer. Since his return to Canada over decade ago, Cormier has released ten award winning recordings. The foundation for his highly anticipated fourth song collection has already been laid, and is slated for release in late 2006. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, sideman, innovator, recording artist, award winner. His names are many, but underlying that is a young man with an ancient soul who has traveled the world for the past 23 years bringing his unique brand of joy to audiences wherever he goes.

by Veronica Monture

by Rob Chilvers

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.