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.Live Events 2013.
(Dates subject to change, of course)
June 14 – Ryan Bradley @ Elephant’s Nest
June 14 – The Shake Band @ Jazzbah
June 15 – Daryl Orr @ St. James Presbyterian Church
June 15 – Rob Kirkham & Neon Rain, Jeff Black & Twang Bastard, SnakeBite, Chadley Chase, Michael Warren, Chasers, Bent Str8, Face4Radio @ Mike & Angie’s pigroast
June 15 – Toast & Jam @ Relay for Life, Chatham
June 15 – The Shake Band @ Jazzbah
June 15 – Ryan Bradley @ Elephant`s Nest
June 15 – Stephanie McIlroy Band @ Central Tavern
June 17 – (Mon) Yellow Teeth with The Mouth Breathers @ Encore. $10.
June 18 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
June 20 – Two from Tuesday @ Frendz
June 21 (Fri) Acoustic MF’s @ Central Tavern Pain Court.
June 21 – Shake Band @ Tilbury Funfest 5-7 pm (local musicians 3-5 pm)
June 21 (Fri) SouthPaw (Free outdoors, Downtown Chatham Centre) 7-9PM. Rock/dance.
June 22 (Sat) Jack DeKeyzer, Tim Woodcock & The Thunderkings @ Kent Belgian Dutch Club,34 Byng Ave.
June 22 – Snakebite @ Thamesville Threshing Festival 1-4 pm

June 22 – Katmandu, Drop Dead Famous, Boybandmania @ Tilbury Funfest
June 22 – Chasers @ Thamesville Threshing Festival 9 pm
June 23 – Tom Lockwood/Mr. Chill/ & Rick Taylor @ Smith & Wilsons Winery. 2-6pm. $13.50.
June 25 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
June 27 – Ryan Bradley @ Frendz
June 28 – Firewall (Mickey Evans, Ken Ramsden, Jeff Black, Tony Bandoni) @ Encore.
June 28 (Fri) Power House (Free outdoors, Downtown Chatham Centre) 7-9PM. (Glam rock covers)
June 28 (Fri) J. Roy @ Central Tavern, Pain Court.
June 29 – Tom Lockwood @ Artspace
June 29 – Superfly @ Studio One (summer art crawl)
June 30 – Three Crowns & Ivory Coast, Elastic, Crimson Graveyard, My Life`s Monument @ Encore.

Canada Day (Mon) Bands all day @ Tecumseh Park. Brooklyn Roebuck, Letterbomb, Sterling Blues Band, The Grave Misunderstanding, Sound System, Falling Edge, Champagne Bay, Rob Kirkham, The Boxcars, Southpaw & Elastic.

July 2 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
July 5 (Fri) L E U Y (Free outdoors, Downtown Chatham Centre) 7-9PM. (Classic country)
July 9 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
July 12 (Fri) The Fisher Kings & Saint Ends @ Studio One (Chatham Cultural centre) $10/stocked bar.
July 12 (Fri) Tim McLean (Free outdoors, Downtown Chatham Centre) 7-9PM. (Country)
July 16 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
July 17 – Tegan & Sara @ Capitol Theatre.
July 19 (Fri) Time Giant @ Elephant’s Nest.
July 19 (Fri)  the Marquis  (Free outdoors, Downtown Chatham Centre) 7-9PM. (Country)
July 23 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
July 30 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
Aug 6 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
Aug 13 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
Aug 20 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.
Aug 27 – Tuesday Open Mic Night w/ Julie Ross @ Elephant’s Nest.

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CHATHAM BAND LIST

***Compilations - 1995, 2004,  2008, 2009,
2nd Nature - 1967,
3 East - 1991,  1993,
‘57 Chevy - 2010,
7th Reign – 2007, 2009,
Aaron Allen - 2006, 2007, 2009,
Acoustic M.F. – 2007,
Advanced Green - 1983,
A Dying Fixation – 2006,
Agony of Leaves (The) – 2010,
AIRTIGHT – 1974,
All Against I – 2011,
All Business – 2010,
Allyson Morris (Jazz) – 2011,
Amy Rivard - 2005,
Angry Orphans – 2005,
Ancestors – 2009,
Anu Beginning – 2008,
Appliances (The) – 1987,
Arm The Homeless – 2011,
Arriness – 2004,
A Second Less – 2001,
A Step Further Into The Blues – 1994,
Badge – Circa 1973,
Barry Truax – 1987,
Bear Flag (Tom VanDeven) – 2011,
Beat Junkies (The) – 1999,
Beggars Operah -
Ben Srokosz - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005,  2006,
Bent Str8 – 2011,
Bethune Murray – 1928,
Big City – 2009,
Big Dirty (The) – 2011,
Big House - 2012, 
Big Jazz Agency – 2009,
Billy Sinder And The Explosions – 1982,
Bitter Blue - 1977,
Black Dog - 2008,
Black Market - 1981,
Black Watch (The) – 2011,
BLOODSHOTEYE - 2006,
Blueswraith – 2008, 2010,
Bluetonium – 2009, 2010,
Bob Jacks Band (The) – 1941, 1949,  
Bob Lucier (Steel Guitar) - 1966,  1974, 1976, 1978,  1979, 1981,  1985,   1991, 2001,  2002, 2005,  2008,
Bold Equation – 2011,
Bomb Squad (The) – 2008,
Born To Play – 1982,
Bradley J. Preston – 1979, 1983,  1986, 1987, 1991,  1995,
Branch 28 Pipe Band – 1945, 2009,
Brandon Valdivia – 2008,
Brian Allossery – 2008,
Brooke Nicholls – 2009, 2010,
Brooklyn Roebuck – 2012,
Buckets Of - 2008,
BULLETTHREAD – 2010,
Burnouts (The) – 2008, 2012,
Cameron MacLean – 2011,
Captivated – 2003,
Carpediem – 2002,
Cassandra Vasik (Leigh) - 1980,  1991, 1993, 2000,
Castaways (The) – 1963,
Castle (Mat Davis from M.A.D. etc) – 2013, 
Cause If Anything (The) – 1999,
Charlie Burgess(AKA L.C.) – 2010, 2011, 2012,
Chasers (The) 2012,
Charlie Dorner (Charles) – 2011,
Chatham City Band – 1889, 1895,
Chatham Concert Band – 1927, 2007, 2008, 2011,
Chatham Funk All-Stars - 2010,
Chatham-Kent Mountaineers – 2009,
Chatham Police Boy’s Band – 1958,
Chickoree – 1972,
Chris Hart – 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009,
Chris Jackson (Drummer) - 2010,
Chris Rupert – 1988,  2000, 2009, 2010,
Chubby and the Chips – 1961,
Circus Wreck – 2010,
City In Ruin – 2008,
Closer To Closure – 2004,
Cold Sweat (R&B Music) – 1968,
Color (The) – 1968,
Colours (Jack Dalton) – 1968, 1969, 2008,
Conflict Of Interest (C.O.I.) – 1991,
Constels (The) – 1965,
Country On Tap - 1988, 1996,
Country Playboys (The) – 1959,
Courtney Wells – 2011,
C.P.M.  – 1985,
Craig James Laur – 2011,
Craig Tompkins – 1979,
Cricketts (The) – 1969,
Crooked - 1997,
Crooked River – 1989,
Crossfire - 1997, 2004,
Daisy Ella Mojo Crew – 2003,
Dan Dalton – 1959, 1965,  2001,
Danielle Robert – 2011,
Dan Knight and FrontLine – 1987,
Dan Knight and Rebel Heart – 2006, 2010,
Dan Noordermeer – 1983, 1996, 1998,  2008, 2009,
David M. Lockbaum - 2001,
David Nelson Ostrosser –  2009,
Davis Block - 2008,
Daybreak – 2011,
Dead End Charlie - 2008, 2010,
Dead Girls Union – 2005,
Deborah Laurie and the Marble Heart Station Band - 1982,
Demo Kid – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
Destiny – 1977,
Diego de Oro – 2011,
Diesel – 2012,
Dirty Weapons - 1993,
Dismata – 2008, 2009,
Dixie Cats – 2009,
Don Shepherd Band – 1949,    
Doug Sanford - 2000,  2002,
Drew Thomas – 1999,
Driftwood  - 1983,  
Dropping Poppies – 2004,
Dwane Stephens – 1990,  2002, 2004,  2009,
Ego seed – 2002,
Eileen O’Toole (The Ukulele Lady) – 2002,
Electric Voodoo – 1995, 1999,
Elvis Presley Tribute Band – 1984,
Elyse Weinberg (Cori Bishop) – 1968,  2001, 2009,
Embalmic – 2001,
Erasmus Huntington – 1907,
Eric Welton – 2008, 2011,
Exotic pets – 2012,
Eye In Me – 2004, 2005,
Eyes (The) – 1968,
Face 4 Radio - 2009, 2012,
Falling Edge - 2010,
Fat Doug and the Sinners – 1997,
Felonious Monk -
Fifth Night – 1967,
Fifth Season – 2001,
Finding Core – 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2011,
Firelife – 2008,
First Line Third Planet – 2005,
Flaming O’Haras (The) – 1993,
Fletcher Munson – 1999, 2001, 2003,
Flor Thirteen – 2000,
Force (The) – 1978, 1979, 1982,
Forclosure - 2010,
Foreign Film Star – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006,
Forevers Too Soon - 2010,
Foster Child – 1991, 1996,
Fowler Lockwood Band – 1978, 2012,
Fred S. Stone – 1893, 1899,
Free Ride - 2010,
Friends ( Later named Gibraltor) - 1975, 1976, 1977,
Front Page News – 1987,
Fugitives - 1977,
Full Frontal - 2011,
Gary Stocking – 1979,  1983,  1992,  1995, 1999,
Gates Of Rage – 1995,  1997, 2001,
Gentleman’s Band (The) – 2008,
Geoffrey O’Hara - 1918,
Get-Togethers (The) – 1968,
Ghost Town Minstrels - 2006,
God Life (The) – 2002,
Golden Eagles (The) – 2009,
Go Man Go – 2011,
Good Question – 1991,
Grave Misunderstanding (The) – 2009, 2012,
Greater Than Gatsby – 2010,
Great Moustache Ride (The) – 1982,
Greys (The) - 2005,
Gridlock – 1999,
Grounded (Wallaceburg) – 1998,
Ground Zero - 1983, 1985,
Guardsmen – 1965, 2008,
Hagy Lane – 2007,
Half Past Four – 2008,
Harvest - 1980,
Hat Trick - 1981,
Helena Landon – 1927,
Her Life Story - 2010,
Hero - 1980,
Highwaze – 1986,
History of Revolution (The) – 2010,
Hollow (The) – 2001,
Home Grown – 1981,  1983,
House Band (No Name) – 1974,
horrorshow – 2002,
howdareyou – 2005,
Hundred Proof - 2009,
Ian And Sylvia (Also see Sylvia Tyson) - 1962, 1964, 1965, 1965, 1966,  1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1994, 1996, 1996, 1999,  2001,
In Dying Fasion – 2006,
Infinite Arms - 2011,
Intaerim – 2012,
Jack Austin Trio – 1969, 1970,  1977,
Jade Lester – 2003, 2010,
Jamie Hillman – 2009,
Janet Theory (The) - 1997, 1999,  2001, 2003, 2004, 2011,
Jani Jakovac – 2001, 2003, 2004,
Jay Allan – 1998, 2009,
Jeanne Gordon (Ruby Jeanne Gordon) – 1919,
Jeff Healey  - 2008, 2009,
Jef Kearns Four – 2005,
Jeramy Donais (HooGie) – 2007, 2009,
Jesse Verleye - 2009,
Jessica Allossery – 2010,
Jim Moffatt - 2009,
JIVARO FRACUS – 1993,
John Peneycad – 1998,
Jubilaires (The) – 1956,  2007,
Jubilaires II (The) – 1981, 1982, 1985,
Jubilation – 1998,
Judy Paling - 1995, 1998, 1999,
Julie Ross – 1999, 2004, 2009,
Junipur – 1997, 1998,
Just Country Boys - 2012,
Just Friends – 1977,
Justus – 1987,
Karman Line – 2008,
Ken Crone Trio (Jazz) - 1985,  2008, 2010,
Kent Regiment Band (The) – 1940,
Kevin McMillan – 2009,
Kiltie Band – 1927,
Kim Mitchell – 1984,
King Friday – 2002, 2010,
Kivell Family – 1989,
Koboys -
Kristin Nicholls – 2009,
Larsen Brothers (The) – 1966,
Laura Moelker – 2009,
Laws (The) – 2000,  2002, 2005, 2007, 2011,
Leah Morise - 2006,
Lee Hurst – 1976,
Lesser Known - 1991, 1992,   1994,  1998, 2000, 2001,
Letterbomb – 2011,
Linz Ross - 2010,
Little Sister – 1991,
Long Lots (The) – 2008, 2009, 2012,
Lou Hooper (Louis Stanley) – 1973,
Lowdown (The) – 2002,
Lucid – 2002,
Lyra - 1988,
M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction) – 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993,
Mad Dash Tour - 2002,
Manpower – 1984, 1985, 2009,
Maple Shade -  1977, 1978,
Marauders (The) – 1998,
Margaret Wysman – 2000,
Mark Beasley – 2010,
Mati Haskell – 2011,
MCM and Company -
Melody Ramblers - 1953, 1978, 1979,  1980, 1981,  1983, 1988,  1993, 1994,
Michael LeClerc – 2011,
Michael Schatte – 1998,  1999,  2006, 2009, 2009,
Michelle Wright - 1979,  1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002,  2005, 2006, 2009, 2011,
Midnight Mojo – 1999,
Mike Francis (Pepe) – 2010,
Mike Gorman – 2006, 2009,
Missing Links (The) – 1966,
Mitch Robinson - 2000,
Modena 440 – 2003,
Monday’s Child – 2006,
Motives (The) – 1983,
Mount Zion – 1990,
Mustard Seed – 1998,
Muttley Bisnett – 2002,
Myers Brothers and the Jubilaires (The) - 1960, 1964, 1968,  1969,  1976, 1978,
Mystery Train (Oscar Demers) – 1991,
Nashville Storm – 2009,
Nellie Austin Stokes – 1919,
Nerve - 1996, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009,
Never – 1995, 1997, 2000,
New Love Family Band (The) – 1968,
New Society – 1998,
Nexus – 1969,  1970,
Nikki Ninedoors - 2009, 2011,
Nigel Barylewicz (Assume No order, Lye) - 2001, 2002, 2006,  2007, 2010, 2011,
Night Crew (The) – 1970, 1971,
Niteflite - 2006,
Noel Marentette - 2003,
Oath Of Ares (The) – 2009,
Objective Unknown – 2010,
Observatory – 2005, 2011,
Odyssey -
O’Hara Brothers Band (The) – 2003, 2010,
One Way Sound – 1973,
ONYCHA – 2008,
Orinj – 2005,
Our Final Hour – 2007,
Outside Looking In (The) – 2008,
Peace Leeches - 2008, 2009,
PinWheel – 2002,
Pit Bull Grin – 2002,
Pitts Family – 1978,
Pocket Muu Muus – 2000,
Popcorn Band -
Presto – 1994,
Prophet Limbo – 2009,
Pseudo Star - 1998,
Quadrant – 1975,
Rachel Schwarz – 2009,
Ralph Murphy – 2008,
Ray Francis (and the Whippoorwills) – 1963, 1964, 1973, 1973, 1974, 1975, 2009,
Rebel – 1987, 1988,
Red Herring – 1995,
Red Rose Portrait – 2006,
Refugee – 1971,
Relation (The) – 1979,
Remanisin Records (Hip Hop) – 2011,
Rene Brosseau – 1977, 1979,  1980, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994,  2000,  2003-2007,   2007,  2008, 2009,
Repertoire (The) – 2008, 2011,
Retro – 2003,
Rick Neufeld - 1993, 1997,
Ric Moor – 1997,
Ridge Road – 2006,
River Road – 1983,
Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain – 2010,
Robin Banks – 1997, 2001, 2002,  2009,
Roland Lozon – 2012,
Rock-A-Teens (The) – 1962,
Ron Bechard – 1999, 2007,  2009,
Ronnie Fray and the Panama Bandits - 1994,
Room Without A View – 2002, 2004, 2005,
Rosco – 1973,
ROTE.  – 2002,
Rough Edge – 1988,
Route 66 - 1992,
Rucks (The) – 2007,
Ruthless C_nt Killers – 2008,
Sadie SuperNova – 1998,
Salmonblaster – 1996,
Sal Piamonte  – 2003,  2009, 2011,
Sarah Hiltz – 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011,
Satin Highlight – 1969, 1975,
Sedated – 2002,
Self Cynic (Matt Antaya) - 2008,
Seven – 1970,
Shake (The) – 2009,
Shattered Existence – 1992, 1993,
Shaune Ann – 2009,
Shawn Daudlin – 2000, 2007, 2009,
Shoeflies - 1992, 1994, 1997,
Shades of Country – 1979,
Shreve Trio (The) – 1940,
Silence Gone Solo – 2007,
Singing Sisters - 1967, 1971,
Singing Teentones (The) – 1966, 1984, 2005,
Sixth Concession – 1973,
Skeleton Crew – 1991,
Slip Stream – 2000,
Smit-Deuce – 2008,
Snakebite – 2010, 2012,
Social Code – 2004, 2007, 2009,
Sound of Static (The) – 2005,
Southern Comfort – 1983,
South Paw – 2008, 2009,
Southwest Blues Review - 2009, 2010,
Southwest Dirt – 2007,
Speds (The) – 2003,
Spoonful – 2012,
Spring Blood - 1977,
Square Root Of Margaret – 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999,  2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010,
Stephanie McIlroy – 2010,
Stephanie Rhodes - 2009, 2010,
Steve Saunders (AKA Steve Skull) - 1988,  1997,  2010
Steve Shearer – 1998, 2000,
Stillframe – 2005,
Stimotik - 2000,
Stress Related – 2007,
S.U.D.S. - 2009, 2011,
Sue Jay And Ray Violot – 2004,
Superfly - 2008, 2010,
Sylvia Tyson – 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998,    2000, 2001, 2002,  2007, 2009,
Tangled Puppet – 1996,
Taylor Made – 1993,
Ted Bushey – 1982,  2008,
Teethen Freeks - 2010,
Texas - 1983,
Texas Switch – 2010,
Texas Tee – 2010,
This End Up – 2003, 2009,
TimeGiant (Time) – 2011,
Toast and Jam – 2004, 2009, 2010,
Tom Lockwood - 1989, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010,  2011,
Tomorrows Horizon – 2010,
Tom Starks - 2006, 2010,
Trip Shot – 2002,
Trogen - 1978,
Troiano - 1979,
True Blue Hoodoo – 2010,
Twang Bastards (The) – 2007,
Twisted Alliance - 2010,
Twitch – 1999,
Two from Tuesday - 2012,
Undecided (The) – 1966,
Unit INC. (The) – 1968,
Unity - 2009,
Us and Omens – 2007,
Vic and the Conchords - 1963,
Viper Tones – 2012,
Walkin’ 47 – 2010, 2011, 2013,
Weekenders (The) – 2006,
Wendy Jenkins – 1983,
We Sleep At Dawn – 2012,
Western Swing Authority (The) – 2009,
Whaling Band (Ray) - 1993,  1994, 1999, 2005, 2008,  2009,
Whatever - 1997,
White Lights Over London – 2009,
Why Nots (The) – 1966,
Wild Country – 1980,
Wilf Lancaster Orchestra – 1938,  1967, 1970,
Winterline – 2012,
Wise Guys - 2010,
Zeke and the Moonshiners – 1964,  1965,
Zeus ‘N’ Apollo – 1997,

 

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Non Band Archives.

.Articles.
Things to do in Chatham – 2013,
Chatham Music Archive  – Article 2009,
Chatham Music History Tidbits – Updated Feb 2011,
Chatham Skate Park – 2008,
Most viewed band pages – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
Music Store – Frank’s Music Centre – 1961,  2003,
Music Store – Musical Strings ‘N’ Things Ltd – 1972,
Music Store – Tony’s One Stop Music Shoppe – 2011,
Music Store – Vinyl Room (The) – 2011,
Music Teachers – 1955,
Kwasnycia Guitars (Hand Crafted) – 2010,
Event Flyers – 2011, 2012,
Events – Polka in the Park – 2011,
Events – Rock Stock Concert – 2008, 2009, 2010,

.Radio Stations.
CFCO Radio Station – 1926, 2012,
CKSY Radio Station – 1986, 2012,
CKUE Radio (The Rock) - 1999, 2009, 2012,
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.Venues with Live Music.
Aberdeen (R.I.P) – 1995,
Beatniks Cafe (R.I.P) – 1999,
Big Shots – 2010,
Black Box Theatre – 2010,
Capitol Theatre – 1930, 2010,
Chatham Cultural Centre (Kiwanis Theatre) – 2010,
Chatham Hotel (Turf Room) (R.I.P.) - 1934,
Elephants Nest – 2010,
Encore Bar & Night Spot – 2010,
Golden Tap (R.I.P. in 2011)  – 2010,
JAZZBAH – 2010,
Merrill Hotel – 1989,
Parkview Tavern (AKA Bear’s) (R.I.P.) – Circa 1980′s,
Players Club (The) (R.I.P.) – 2011,
Pyranon Ballroom (R.I.P.) – 1945,
River Rock (The) – 2008,
Rondeau Pavilion (R.I.P.) - 1964,
Rossini’s Restaurant – 2010,
Royal Tavern (The) – 2010,
Smoke House (R.I.P.) – 2010,
William Street Cafe – 2012,

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                                                                                                                                                                                           The Chatham Music Archive began in 2004 hosted on geocites.  It was revamped in 2009 on word press. The Archive is researched, updated and run by Shawn Beaulieu with the help of our great local musical community. .

Special thanks to:
Bob Hiltz (Eyres Space Studio & Franks Music Centre) for offering the research resources of local recordings, The Chatham Daily News, The Chatham Public Library, Jeff Mifflin & Musical Strings ‘N’ Things, Jesse Verleye for lending his huge local demo collection to us, Manpower for getting this ball rolling by introducing me to this cities musical history, Rick Chrysler, Roland Lozon for his research & work put into this project, Tony’s One Stop Music Shoppe, Each band and their familiy members who contributed, IMAGES OF CANADA – CHATHAM (Book) (Acadia Press, 2002)

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