The top 40 band page hits for 2011

01 Bluetonium Band 2010
02 Legionnaires Disease Compilation CD (2008)
03 Hundred Proof – New York HardCore Style (2009)
04 Free Ride Band from Chatham Ontario 2010
05 Social Code – A Year at the Movies (2004)
06 The Colours 1968 album
07 Quadrant band 1975
08 Tom Lockwood CD 2011
09 Jessica Allossery 2010 Learn CD
10 Full Frontal Band 2011
11 Mike Francis Bio 2010
12 That Whaling Band (2009)
13 Demo Kid Home Demos Volume 4
14 Jeanne Gordon Opera Singer From Wallaceburg
15 Letterbomb band 2011
16 The Gary Stocking Band
17 Cassandra Vasik 1980
18 Toast and Jam in 2010
19 Fred S. Stone – Ma Ragtime Baby(1893)
20 Suds Celtic Rock Band 2009
21 Ian And Sylvia – Greatest Hits (1969)
22 Fowler Lockwood Band 1978
23 Face 4 Radio (2009)
24 Friends Band in Chatham
25 Danielle Robert Music 2011
26 Ray Francis and the Whippoorwills – 1963
27 Geoffrey O’Hara Writes Huge Hit Song ‘K-K-K-Katy’ (1918)
28 Walkin’ 47 band in 2010
29 Colours 1969 Atmosphere
30 Ian And Sylvia – Nashville (1968)
31 Charlie Burgess 2011
32 Demo Kid – Home Demos Volume 2 (2009)
33 Brooke Nicholls – 2009
34 Ian And Sylvia – Full Circle (1969)
35 Michael LeClerc 2011
36 The Black Watch 2011
37 Steve Skull aka Steve Saunders 2010
38 Go Man Go 2011
39 Courtney Wells in 2011
40 Manpower (2009)

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The top 40 band page hits since April 2009

01 Demo Kid – Home Demos Volume 2 (2009)
02 Legionnaires Disease Compilation CD (2008)
03 Bluetonium Band 2010
04 Social Code – A Year at the Movies (2004)
05 Hundred Proof – New York HardCore Style (2009)
06 That Whaling Band (2009)
07 Face 4 Radio (2009)
08 Free Ride Band from Chatham Ontario 2010
09 Bluetonium 2009
10 Quadrant band 1975
11 Brooke Nicholls – 2009
12 Manpower (2009)
13 Ray Francis and the Whippoorwills – 1963
14 Local Boy Ron Bechard (2009)
15 The Colours 1968 album
16 Geoffrey O’Hara Writes Huge Hit Song ‘K-K-K-Katy’ (1918)
17 Walkin’ 47 band in 2010
18 Mike Francis Bio 2010
19 Cassandra Vasik 1980
20 Ian And Sylvia – Greatest Hits (1969)
21 Ken Crone Trio (2008)
22 Superfly Bring Funk And Jazz to The Clubs (2008)
23 Amy Rivard – Cashmere CD (2005)
24 The Melody Ramblers Celebrate 40 Years Of Music
25 Chatham-Kent Mountaineers CD Release
26 Jeanne Gordon Opera Singer From Wallaceburg
27 Michelle Wright Live At The Comber Fair (2009)
28 Ian And Sylvia – Nashville (1968)
29 Fred S. Stone – Ma Ragtime Baby (1893)
30 Ian And Sylvia – You Were On My Mind (1972)
31 Kim Mitchell with Bob Wilson 1984
32 The Mad – Songs For The Ugly / Albino (1993)
33 Suds Celtic Rock Band 2009
34 Nexus Band 1970
35 That Whaling Band – Grateful (2005)
36 Jamie Hillman (2009)
37 Ian And Sylvia Debut Release (1962)
38 Steve Skull aka Steve Saunders 2010
39 Sylvia Tyson in Quartette (1996)
40 John Peneycad Near The Cross (1998)

Band: Nikki Ninedoors
Release: Unapologetically Pop Vol. 2: Songs For The Lowest Common Denominator.
Year: 2012 (Jan)
Home: Chatham

Member: Dave Richie
Produced, recorded, mixed & mastered by Dave. R.

Note: This is the second demo release from Nikki Nindoors and features some local guest players. Dave can be seen performing live as one of the guitarists in the cover band ‘Face 4 Radio‘, & appears in a few other projects from time to time.

Tracks:
1. If I loved Like I Was Losing You
2. Oh Well
3. Insanity Is My Plea
4. Becoming The Human
5. There Will Be Blood
6. Nameless
7. Unapologetically Pop (Remix)

Discography
Gridlock – 1999 -  Two inches from the floor
A Second Less – 2001 – Demo
The Janet Theory – 2003 – Sacriluscious
Dead Girls Union – 2005 – EP
Nikki Ninedoors – 2009 – Unapologetically Pop Vol.1 (Home Demos)
Nikki Ninedoors – 2011 – Unapologetically Pop Vol.2 (Home Demos)

Visit them online here.

Venue: The Aberdeen Tavern
Home: Chatham
Opened: unknown: Circa 1971.
Closed: Circa late 1990′s?
Owners: Al & George

1970′s – Chatham was home to a strong music scene with bands performing at least six nights a week at the Aberdeen. Musicians from all over Ontario join the strong Union in this city. Times are good.  Country music rules the day & the Aberdeen is a bar highly respected in the music community. Touring acts from around the world played here when they crossed Ontario.

1980′s – Glam rock takes over. The bar grows rough edges but continues to thrive and becomes a legendary party venue on the touring scene.  It can be safely said that no bar may hold more good rock & roll stories than our little watering hole here in Chatham.

1990′s – Live entertainment dwindles down to just three nights a week. By the late 1990′s, the live music bar scene fades & Al & George decide to sell the venue & move. The Aberdeen becomes a storage warehouse for a local business. It still stands today (2011) in all its run down glory. The glory days are over, but the stories will never be forgotten. It was simply Chatham’s most legendary bar.

If you have any pictures of the venue or Al & George, please send them to us so we can share them. Thanks.
Email us:
chatham_music_archive@hotmail.com

* Beatniks was lost to a fire that broke out in the year 2000.
* Small vibrant bar that welcomed live bands including blues, alternative, Punk etc.
* A funky little bar in downtown Chatham where numerous debaucheries and outlandish performers were the norm.

If you have pics of this  club, Email us:
chatham_music_archive@hotmail.com

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Members
Ray Whaling – Guitar
Terry Allen – Drums
John Griffore – Bass

The group performed covers & originals.
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Artist: Craig James Laur
Year: 2011
Genre: Acoustic, Singer/ song writer
Home: Chatham-Kent (Wallaceburg)
Resides: Toronto
Former bands: ForClosure, Creek Street Sessions and more

Craig James Laur has been playing music for almost 10years. In his early days as a musician he was the front man for Wallaceburg band For Closure. The modern rock band was a local success playing covers and originals. More recently he was the front man for Wallaceburg local band Creekst.sessions. The blues rock band was also a local success playing covers and originals. The local radio station showcases the talent of both bands on a regular basis. In search of new opportunity, Craig is now recently a part of the Toronto music scene. Him and Kurt Dickson, a good friend and talented drummer, are an acoustic duo playing regular gigs at venues like “The Rose and Crown” and “Sheesha Lounge and Coffee House.” Though Craig still enjoys playing covers, he is expanding as a song writer and has many new original songs. The duo are still in search of a Toronto-based bass player, as they have booked steady gigs as a full band and are looking forward to starting a successful trio.

You Tube  link here.
Reverb Nation Link here.

Watch his video below in the comments section (while available)

Band: S.U.D.S.
AKA: shed union district standards
Year: 2011
Genre: Celtic Rock and Roll
Home: Chatham
Formed: 2009
website: http://www.myspace.com/sudsband
Type: Originals & Covers together

Members
Danny Wright – Guitar, lead Vocals
Darryl Twigg – Guitar, Vocals
Goody – Bass guitar,vocals
Skinny – Drums,vocals

Notes: This band can often be seen performing at the Elephant’s Nest and they really bring the party.
Danny also performs in ‘Go Man Go‘, a new metal project who just released a demo this year.

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Artist: Sarah Hiltz
Release: Music For December
Released: Nov. 29 2011
Genre: Christmas
Home: Chatham Ontario

Tracks
1. Just For Now
2. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
3. Christmas Song
4. Still, Still, Still

All tracks performed, recorded and mixed by Sarah Hiltz at home and at Eyrespace Studios in November 2011.

Sarah is emerging as a singularly talented songwriter with a voice all her own. In a modern blend of two classic and very different genres, echoes of Billie Holiday, Joni Mitchell and Feist ring out faintly through the structure of Sarah’s artistry.

Sarah has been busy touring around Canada on different ventures. She often performs with a live band and does many duo shows with her friend Linz R.

Discography
2010 - letters (EP)
2009 - How Many Fires
2003 - Close To Me
2000 - The People Of Chatham Kent

Visit her website here.
Download or peview this CD here.
Visit Sarah on YouTube here.

Watch her videos below in the comment section.

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Artist: Bold Equation
Release: Born Killer EP
Year: Sept. 2011
Genre: Dubstep
Home Town: Chatham Ontario
Website: http://www.boldequation.com/
Press Contact: boldequation@gmail.com
Previous Group: Stress Related.

Songs
1. Born Killer
2. Clak Clak
3. Earthquake
4. Unleash The Fury

Notes:  AKA Chris Spafford has come a long way in being a supporter of the local scene to becoming a scene maker. Locals may know him back in the day as the very young skate board shop owner of “High Five”. A young go getter who was one of the central figures behind getting our sleepy town a skate park. That was no easy task!
I have watched this guy grow as he dabbled in music in the likes of hip hop, rap etc.  The good thing about him is that he always worked with others & took the knowledge he learned & kept progressing.
It is great to see this guy take his ambitious passions to new levels each & every time. We are talking about a guy who takes his vision and makes it happen.  If his track record proves correct, this is not the high point of his musical trials. The best is yet to come. Keep an eye on  Bold Equation…. The math adds up.

Watch videos below in comment section.
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