• Action Sound Band (feat. Leo Valvassori on bass and Eric Schenkman on guitar) will take over the Grossman’s Tavern tonight, Wednesday, November 18th at 8pm to live stream. The show could be watched outside, in-person, at the venue's patio as well, subject to availability and weather-permitting. 

• Actual Live Music: Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar will be celebrating the release of their new album “The Reckless One”, this Friday, November 20th at 8pm in Belleville-ON at the Empire Theatre. Limited seating and tickets are at $94.91. The show will also be live-streamed. Click here for more info.

• David Gogo Band will go live from Hermann’s Jazz Club in Victoria-BC this Saturday, November 21st at 10:30pm EST. More info here.

• Actual Live Music: The Mighty Duck Blues Band (Dave Curry guitar/vocals, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards, Jim Casson drums, and Gary Kendall bass/vocals) is back with their Saturday afternoon music series at Jo Blo's Rock & Wok in St. Catherines (155 St. Paul Cresent). Dwayne Laforme will be joining the band as the special guest this Saturday, November 21 at 2:30-6:30pm. Limited capacity. Call 289-990-1286 for reservations.

• Danielle Miraglia & Suzie Vinnick will be live streaming courtesy of “Me & Thee Coffeehouse”, an acoustic live music venue near Boston on Friday, November 27th at 8pm EST. Suggested donation is $2o via PayPal. Click here for more info.

• Austin-based charity HOME (Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers), is doing an online fundraiser on Friday, November 27th between 8-10pm EST with a stellar lineup including Marcia Ball, Sue Foley, Ruthie Foster, John Mayall, Jimmie Vaughan, Lucinda Williams, and more. Click here for more info.

• Actual Live Music: The Mighty Duck Blues Band (Dave Curry guitar/vocals, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards, Jim Casson drums, and Gary Kendall bass/vocals) is back with their Saturday afternoon music series at Jo Blo's Rock & Wok in St. Catherines (155 St. Paul Cresent). Robin Banks will be joining the band as the special guest on Saturday, November 28 at 2:30-6:30pm. Limited capacity. Call 289-990-1286 for reservations.

• Actual Live Music: Mississippi Queen Foods, Southern Supper is hosting Chuck Jackson & Tyler Yarema on Saturday, November 28 between 7pm-9pm at Casbah (306 King St W, Hamilton-ON). Tickets start at $65 and include food, music, and gratuity, for the food service. Click here for more info.

• Donovan Locke will be performing as part of the Markham Jazz Fest's live Facebook series on Sunday, November 29 at 2pm.

• Help Build The Farm: A Virtual Concert Event by Ladybird Animal Sanctuary will take place on Tuesday, December 1st at 7pm EST with participation of many blues-friendly musicians or blues heavy-weights including Whitehorse, Shakura S’aida, Danny Michel, Terra Lightfoot, Sarah McLachlan, and many more! Click here to RSVP.

• On the Tracks presents a Songwriter Showcase featuring Suzie Vinnick & Michael McNevin on Wednesday, December 2 between 7-10pm EST. Suggested donation is $15 and advance registration is required on Zoom. Click here for more info.

• Actual Live Music: The Mighty Duck Blues Band (Dave Curry guitar/vocals, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards, Jim Casson drums, and Gary Kendall bass/vocals) is back with their Saturday afternoon music series at Jo Blo's Rock & Wok in St. Catherines (155 St. Paul Cresent). Little Magic Sam and Maia Van Raes will be joining the band as the special guest on Saturday, December 5 at 2:30-6:30pm. Limited capacity. Call 289-990-1286 for reservations.

• The monthly Washington Blues Society Blues Bash is going virtual and international featuring David Rotundo on Tuesday, December 8th at 7pm PST on David Rotundo's and Washington Blues Society's Facebook page.

• Jim Beam Presents Live From Inside: Colin James on Thursday, December 3 with two online shows one at 3pm EST and the other at 9pm EST as Commodore Ballroom celebrates its 90th birthday. Tickets are at $18 and $1 from every ticket purchased will be donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Click here for more info.

• Matt Andersen is streaming live from the Sonic Temple Recording Studio on Saturday, December 12 between 7pm-9pm EST with special guests Reeny Smith, Erin Costello, and David Myles. Tickets are at $20 in advance and $25 day of show. Click here for more info.

• Actual Live Music: The Mighty Duck Blues Band (Dave Curry guitar/vocals, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards, Jim Casson drums, and Gary Kendall bass/vocals) is back with their Saturday afternoon music series at Jo Blo's Rock & Wok in St. Catherines (155 St. Paul Cresent). Steve Marriner will be joining the band as the special guest on Saturday, December 12 at 2:30-6:30pm. Limited capacity. Call 289-990-1286 for reservations.

• Actual Live Music: Jim Dan Dee performs at the Stonewalls Restaurant in Hamilton on Sunday, December 13 between 3pm-6pm EST for a Christmas holiday matinee. Tickets are at $22.23. Advance tix can be purchased through here or by calling (905) 577-0808 with credit card. 

• Actual Live Music: Jesse Whiteley will be playing the new Ganaraska Recording Company (500 Ball St, Cobourg-ON) for a very intimate Christmas on December 18,19 and 20. Only 12 tickets available per show. On sale soon - email [email protected] to get on the list.

• Actual Live Music: The Mighty Duck Blues Band (Dave Curry guitar/vocals, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards, Jim Casson drums, and Gary Kendall bass/vocals) is back with their Saturday afternoon music series at Jo Blo's Rock & Wok in St. Catherines (155 St. Paul Cresent). Meghan Parnell & Dave Barnes (Bywater Call) will be joining the band as the special guest on Saturday, December 19 at 2:30-6:30pm. Limited capacity. Call 289-990-1286 for reservations.

• Actual Live Music: The Mighty Duck Blues Band (Dave Curry guitar/vocals, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards, Jim Casson drums, and Gary Kendall bass/vocals) is back with their Saturday afternoon music series at Jo Blo's Rock & Wok in St. Catherines (155 St. Paul Cresent). Chuck Jackson will be joining the band as the special guest on Saturday, December 26 at 2:30-6:30pm. Limited capacity. Call 289-990-1286 for reservations.

• Actual Live Music: The Mighty Duck Blues Band (Dave Curry guitar/vocals, Canada Dave Torosian keyboards, Jim Casson drums, and Gary Kendall bass/vocals) is back with their Saturday afternoon music series at Jo Blo's Rock & Wok in St. Catherines (155 St. Paul Cresent). Johnny Max will be joining the band as the special guest on Saturday, January 1 at 2:30-6:30pm. Limited capacity. Call 289-990-1286 for reservations.

• The Calgary Bluesfest has a new channel on Public Place Network and they are offering live streams of their events and a library of blues videos from their festivals. Subscription for one year is $60 ($5/mo.). Click here for more info.

• Glenn Marais live streams every night at 8pm on his Facebook page.

• Suzie Vinnick live streams on StreetJelly every Wednesday at 7pm.

• Water Street Blues Band is live streaming every Wednesday from Cambridge, ON at 9pm.

• Blues Night at Club Fox is streaming at howlive.tv, every Wednesday night at 10pm EST

• Lil’ Ed Williams of “Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials” live-streams on his Facebook page every Thursday at 8pm EST. 

• Steve Hill live streams frequently on Facebook.

• Dave Murphy is playing the Timothy’s Pub every Friday between 6-9pm. Cover is $5 and the patio is heated.

• Heather Luckhart and Attila Fias perform live every Saturday at 7pm.

• Jenie Thai live streams on her Patreon page regularly.

• Bad Luck Woman aka Raha Javanfar & Fraser Melvin live stream from their living room regularly and videos can be found on their Facebook and Instagram accounts.

• US based Can't Stop the Blues Facebook group is featuring 1-2 blues shows each night, 9pm-11pm eastern, with fresh pre-recorded content direct from the artists’ homes.

• Adam Ndaro Solomon is doing a live stream blending blues and world music from his apartment nearly every day. Check out his Facebook account to catch one of the videos and keep in touch.

• Delta Blues Museum's new virtual tours, "The Land Where Blues Began", feature Clarksdale musicians Lee Williams, Terry "Big T" Williams, and James "Super Chikan" Johnson as your personal tour guides through the gallery, telling stories of the Blues artists that influenced these local musicians personally and shaped their professional careers. Tours are free and available here.

• Contact Rick Washbrook at 289 926 1938 for Blues & Jazz Guitar Lessons on Zoom. Over 40 years of dedication study, teaching, live performance and studio work.

• Carlos del Junco continues to offer lessons on his educational website.

• Interested in learning slide guitar? Bottleneck or Lap Style? Open Tunings? Finger picking? Sean Pinchin is now booking online lessons on his website.

• Dubbed as Blues prodigy from Niagara, Spencer MacKenzie is offering lessons on his website with his band mates Miles Evans-Branagh, and Matt Burns. Click here to get started with your customized learning experience.

• Take a virtual Muddy Waters tour at the Delta Blues Museum. You can also participate on an interactive journey about John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite or more on the website.

• Rebecca Hennessy is currently taking new online students for all levels of trumpet, music theory and songwriting. Courses available over FaceTime, Facebook messenger video or Zoom. Email to: [email protected]

• Mark Stafford is offering online harmonica lessons through Wilson Music Services.

• Music lessons over Skype or Facetime are offered by both JW-Jones and Steve Marriner. Manitoba Hal's ukulele lessons and workshops are also available online.

• Jesse Whiteley is currently offering video lessons from home via Skype/FaceTime/Zoom and you can reach him on his Lessons page.

• Canadian Music Incubator is offering online mentorship sessions available to purchase at $150+HST for a bundle of three 60-minute meetings.

• Ontario Live is a portal by Destination Ontario, a virtual marketplace that brings Ontario together to help support local artists, operators, attractions and businesses throughout the province. Coming soon, you’ll be able to buy, donate to, or experience the best Ontario has to offer all in one place.

• "Virtual Private Concert" is virtual version of a house concert, but private for your next friend Zoom gathering. You can hire some blues-friendly musicians from Toronto as well which includes Bad Luck Woman & Fraser Melvin, or Jesse Whiteley. 

• “An Air B&B for shows”, Vancouver-based Side Door is now featuring ticketed shows on Zoom during the pandemic. Click here for the upcoming shows and more info.

• "Almost Live" live blues music series by Canal Bank Shuffle is on Youtube and donations to the music series are accepted through here.

• Raoul Bhaneja does Raoul's Blues "Isolation Edition" on jazzcast.ca every Wednesday at 11am with special guests.

• MusicTogether upcoming live stream schedule is here. Thanks to music funders including Arts & Crafts, Slaight Music, and the Ministry of Heritage.

• Meridian Hall is offering daily "Living Rooms" video series from artists' homes.

• You can stream select past performances including the latest Maple Blues Awards on Koerner Hall's online archive.

• Montreux Jazz Festival released over 50 full sets for free including Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, and more.

• CERB & After CERB (EI) - extended for an additional four weeks to a maximum of 28 weeks ending September 26th.

• SOCAN's new program Encore! is paying musicians for live online concerts on Facebook and Instagram.

• MusicTogether is open to Ontario musicians only. Apply here for a paid performance opportunity.

• FACTOR updates can be read here.

• TOArtist Covid-19 Response Fund by The Toronto Arts Foundation and Toronto Arts Council.

• NABS financial assistance for media, marketing, and communications pros

• The AFC - Emergency financial aid for entertainment pros

• Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S artists, performers, tip-based workers

• CANADIAN Low-Income Artist/Musician Relief Fund

• Akin Rent Relief Fund: accepting applications from current Akin artists and creatives

• Unison Fund Music Industry Relief Program

• Bandcamp Fridays will continue happening on the first Friday of every month until the end of the year. Click here for a more detailed calendar.

• Artists can submit their upcoming gigs to Ontario Live, a new portal by Destination Ontario.

• The City of Toronto's ShopHERE helps Toronto businesses and artists build and promote their own Shopify online stores.

• Spotify launched a feature that will enable artists to fundraise directly.

• TuneCore is offering all of their subscribers a 50% discount that you can use for your next single or album release. A one-time discount offer available at checkout.

• Free conference service by Ontario Presents - contact [email protected]

• ACTRA has extended the date for paying dues.

• City of Toronto's Music Office's thorough document to help musicians and venues/organizations survive.

• Pandemic Resource Guide by FYI Music.

• Canada Council for the Arts: Information about CCA's cancellation policy can be found here.

• The Unison Benevolent Fund has also a list of resources available to musicians.

• Toronto Musicians Association's resources for financial assistance and bill payment relief here.

• Music Managers Forum Canada's constantly updated resource page is here.

• Nightly 60-second clip of tips by music publicist Eric Alper during pandemic will be available here.

• A guide on live streaming, The complete guide to selling your music online, and How musicians can ask fans for support during the coronavirus pandemic by Bandzoogle.

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