Artist: Brooklyn Roebuck Release: Good Day Year: 2015 Home: Chatham-Kent Ontario Genre:Country/pop
Notes:Brooklyn Roebuck releases her song ‘Good Day’.
* In 2016, Brooklyn also released one song entitled ‘Sweet On Me’.
Written by Brooklyn Roebuck and Annette Barkley. Visit her website for links.
Links: * Website here. * itunes download of this song here. * Youtube link here.
Artist: Michelle Wright Single: Laugh a Little Genre: Country Music Year:2015
Chatham-Kent Connection: Michelle is from the Chatham-Kent Ontario Canada and moved to Tennessee in the 90’s, and has lived there since.
Notes:
Five-time CCMA Female Artist of the Year and Canadian Hall of Fame singer Michelle Wright is releasing her first single to Country radio in the United States in more than a decade. “Laugh A Little” is from her album, Strong, which has already seen strong support in Canada.
Artist: Leah Morise Release:Live at the House of Harmony Date: 2015 Genre:Folk/Jazz Home Town: Chatham-Kent Resides:Fingal Ontario (Near London)
Notes: This is her second album, the first was released in 2006, entitled ’Take Me Anywhere’.
Tracks: 01 By the Time the Leaves Fell 02 Highway 17 03 $2 Bill 04 Love My Old House 05 Flowers in the Carpet 06Never Enough Time 07 If Only He Had Known the Language 08 Peaceful River 09 She’s a Hurricane 10 Stranded 11 Together You and Me 12Tiny Trailer _ *Watch the CD Preview here.
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Links: * Website here. * Purchase on iTunes here. * Download/preview this CD (CDBABY) here.
Band: The Burnouts Release: Pause For The Cause Year: 2015 (April) Genre:Pop Punk
Formed:2006 Home:Chathan-Kent
Line-Up Jonathan Alan Porter Edwards(Johnny Edwards) – Vox, guitar. Garret Keith Renders – Bass T,MC, – Drums
Tracks: 1. Retaliator 2. In This Hell 3. Come And Go Misery 4. For All Of This 5. You Changed Everything 6. Money’s All You Got 7. I’ll Understand 8. Two Wrongs,Two Rights 9. I Don’t Know _ _ * Watch the Burnouts below.
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Links: * Download this release here. * Facebook link here.
Artist: The Universe Featuring Ray Release:Cope (EP) From: Blenheim Ontario Based in:London Ontario. Genre: Acoustic/Alt/Rock. Year:2015 (May)
Notes:
THE UNIVERSE FEATURING RAY, is a solo artist named Ray Stern, (former lead of The Peace Leeches) creating alternative/rock music. Based out of London, Ontario, Canada, his fall. Stay Tuned!
Tracks: 1. Cope 2. Dollars & Cents 3. The River 4. I Is What I Is 5. Fishies 6. Babies of the Sun
Links: * Download the EP here. * Youtube link here. * Ray’s Website here.
Band:Falling Edge Release: Convergence at Fossil Falls Year:2015 Genre: Prog Rock Home:Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. Formed: 2004
Lineup on Convergence at Fossil Falls: Kevin Tetreault – drums, percussion, vocals Chris Rupert – guitar, vocals Matt Broadbent – bass, vocals Steve Kubica– keyboards
Tracks:
Minstrel in the Corner (15:44)
The Lost Journal (7:14)
Sex for Sale (7:24)
Time Window (1:01)
Convergence at Fossil Falls (9:07)
Dark Matter (8:15)
The Sniper, the Piper, and Me (13:20)
Artist:Brooke Nicholls Release:Saviour Of The World Genre:Christmas, Worship music. Year:2015 (Dec) From:Chatham-Kent Home:Toronto
Tracks: 1. To Us A King is Born. 2.Saviour Of The World. 3.O Come, O Come Emmanuel.
Notes:
For Canadian Worship Leader and Songwriter Brooke Nicholls, the goal has always been to help people experience freedom through Worship. From humble beginnings in rural Churches in her hometown of Chatham, Ontario, to now traveling & leading Churches and ministries across Canada and beyond, Brooke’s heart remains the same: to usher people into transformative encounters with the spirit of God.
For the last seven years, Brooke has served as the Worship Leader at her Church in Burlington, ON, while making a name for her self in the Pop music scene. Now, feeling a call from God and a changing of her heart, Brooke aims to pursue Worship music full time, and will release her debut original Worship Album in July of 2015.
Centered around the theme of God’s redemptive grace in even our most broken situations, the songs on Brooke’s album are heartfelt and honest; a testament to God’s work in her own journey. The album’s lead single, “I Am Free”, is a congregational song that uses the classic imagery of Isaiah 53 to tell the salvation story. Other songs, like the anthemic “Beauty From Ashes”, were written from opportunities Brooke had to witness God’s transformational work in the lives of others; taking broken situations and making them whole. Rounding out the album are new takes on some favorite hymns like “Blessed Assurance”, which was the first song Brooke’s mother fell in love with when she found God 30 years ago.
Links:
* Album link here.
* Website here.
* Instagram here.
* Facebook here.
* Youtube here.
Here is the annual most viewed band pages @ The Chatham Music Archive. Note:People can still view pages by year or month etc, without having to click on separate pages to view, so those stats can’t be calculated.
Most viewed band pages @ The Chatham Music Archive for 2015.
01.Mike Francis – 2010 – link. 02. Blutonium band – 2014 (Cover band) 03.Electric Voodoo – 1995 – Synthetic Sin 04.Blutonium band – 2010 (Cover band) 05. Elyse Weinberg – 1968 06.House band – 1974 (Cover band) 07.Chasers band – 2012 (Cover band) 08. Toast & jam – 2010 (Cover band) 09. Kim Mitchell w/ Bob Wilson – 1984 10. The Colours – 1968
11. Jeanne Gordan Opera Singer from Wallaceburg 12.Steve Shearer & The Erie Ramblers – 2000 13.Ray Francis & The Whippoorwills – 1963 14.Steve Skull aka Steve Saunders – 2010 15. Superfly – 2010 (Cover band) 16.The Missing Links – 1966 – It’s Link Up Time 17.Face4radio – 2012 (Cover band) 18. Diego De Oro – 2011 19. Friends band 1976 (Cover band) 20.Harper & Rowe – 1967
21.Fred S. Stone – Ma Ragtime Baby – 1893 22.Sedated – 2002 – Self Titled Image 23. Manpower – 2009 (Cover band) 24.M.A.D. – 1991 – Taboo of the Western World 25. New Society 26. Bob Lucier – 1966 – Steel Guitar 27. Shot Jackson & Bob Lucier – 1974 28. Kivell Family Music – 1989 29. Ian & Sylvia – 1972 – You Were On My Mind 30.Demo Kid – 2014 – Home Demos Volume 6
31.Steve Shearer – 1998 – A Pocket of Songs 32.Wendy Jenkins – 1983 33. Melody Ramblers Celebrate 40 years of music (Cover band) 34.Judy Paling – My Wings CD 35. Superfly – 2008 (Cover band) 36.Ohara Brothers Band – 2010 37. Dan Noordermeer – 2009 38.The Mad – 1993 – Songs for the Ugly/ Albino 39. Colours – 1969 – Atmosphere 40.Melody Ramblers Form (Cover band)
Notes:Drew Bois is a side project for the two members who commonly perform at Big Shots in Chatham. Dwayne plays in the band Bent Str8 & Mat fronts Face4radio.
Venue:Frendz Tapas Martini Lounge Address:216 King St W, Chatham, Ontario, Canada Year:2015
Tuesday Open Mic Nights:
Frendz is the new home of Open mic nights with Julie Ross. Julie Ross has been hosting Open Mic nights on King Street in Chatham for over 20 years!
Come and sign up for a spot. 3 songs or 15 minutes, show off your talents! No Axe, No Problem! Open Mic is supplied with two community guitars, a bass, bongos, djembe, three vocal mics, and a box of highly suspicious noise makers.
Live entertainment:
On most weekends, you can commonly see solo acts & duo’s perform in this small venue, with the odd full band from time to time. Regular acts include Ryan Bradley, Two From Tuesday, StereoBox & Brennan Dube.
Venue: Bar Out Back Sports Eatery (Bob’s) Year:2015 Opened:March 28, 2015 Where:Chatham Ontario Canada Address:160 Keil Drive South
Bar Out Back is the popular venue to catch mainstream cover bands perform on Saturday nights.
Other events include an amateur poker leauge, pay per view sport events, Dj music & karaoke nights.
Note:It is tucked away behind Swiss Chalet and is not visible from the street, Kinda why it is called ‘Bar Out Back’.
Update 2019: The venue closed at the end of June 2019.
Band: Melody Ramblers Year: 2015 Genre:Country Cover Band Home: Chatham-Kent
Members (L-R) Rene Brosseau– Steel Guitar, Vocals Dan St. Pierre– Lead Guitar Mark Buckwheat– Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Larry St. Pierre– Drums Wendy Jenkins – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar ‘Gene’ Eugene Beaulieu – Bass, Vocals
Notes: Who would have thought when Sherley St. Pierre and his wife Theresa formed a small country music band “The Melody Ramblers” in 1953, they started a country music tradition. The Ramblers band officially retired December 31 1994, but in 2015, they did a reunion show made up of that final band member line up.
2015 – Reunion Where: Knights of Columbus Hall, Tilbury When: October 3rd, 2015 *Event also included the original ‘HOMEGROWN BAND’.
Original Members in 1953: (From left to Right in above photo.) Joe Barnier – Guitar Marie Barnier – Vocals Louella Barnier – Vocals Francis Barnier – Drums Ralph St. Pierre – Fiddle Joe Demers – Pedal Steel Rita Demers – Vocals Theresa St. Pierre – Vocals Sherley St. Pierre – Guitar
Artist:Lee Resistant Release: Standing Down The Waves Date: Feb. 19th, 2015 Home:Chatham, Ontario Genre: Acoustic Punk
Tracks: 01. I Belong To England 02. Just Live 03. Exes & Oh’s 04. Song For Rose
Notes:Live, Lee is often joined by Keegan Slydes at the Elephant’s Nest in Chatham, performing punk rock covers. Lee is also the bass player for local hardcore band ‘Hundred Proof’, & Guitar/vocals for ‘The Rucks’ when they were around.
Band:Aaron Allen & the Small City Saints Release:Better Days Date: April 21st, 2015 Home: Chatham Ontario Resides: London Ontario Canada.
Notes:
Call him country, folk, rock, cow punk or blues, Aaron Allen is just a singer songwriter who writes honest music from the heart and could care less about fitting into any one genre. He tends to write about topics other people would prefer to keep quiet and that’s quite evident on the singer’s sixth studio release.
Aaron Allen, born August 1, 1981 in Chatham, Ontario, is a Canadian alt-country/blues/acoustic/rock singer-songwriter. Driven by influences such as Neil Young, Ryan Adams and Bob Dylan, Aaron’s approach to writing music starts from the power of his lyrics which are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes straight up rock and roll, but always true to his heart and honest. Aaron believes in making music that is timeless and continues to carve out his place in the music industry to ensure a long career in doing what he loves. Produced By Mack Edwards Engineered, co-produced and mixed by Simon Larochette Recorded at the Sugar Shack, London On, Canada.
Tracks: 1. Blackout Drunk 03:46 2. Choices 03:17 3.Love Is All you Need 03:17 4.When My Time Is Up 03:04 5. This Town 03:06 6.Killing Me 02:25 7. I Am Gone 02:59 8. Slow 02:29 9. You Will Never Know 03:19 10. My Little Girl 02:17
*Watch the CD preview below.
Links:
* Preview/download Album here.
* iTunes download link here.
Note: Mike has been singing and playing guitar for decades now, in various bands, and most recently as part of the popular duo Toast & Jam. Here’s the solo side of him: Solo shows include venues such as Bayside Brewing (Erieau) & Hook and Ladder (Windsor).
Band:Stereobox Home: Chatham-Kent Ontario Genre:Rock/classic cover band Year: 2015
Members: Jordan Roy – Guitar/Vocals Adam Kubica– Drums Philip Smith– Bass/Vocals
Notes:What began as a two piece band a few years back, has merged into a full three piece with the addition of Philip (The Grave Misunderstanding, Geomance, Time Is A Hymn)
Covers sample: Bob Segar, Black Keys, Mumford & Son, Kings of Leon, Moody Blues, Radio Head, Train, Our Lady Peace, Christina Perry, Foo Fighters, Walk On The Moon, Luminiers, Katy Perry, Rihanna David Guetta, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones, and MANY more.
Band:The Tyranny Release:Generation X’ed Year:2015 (Dec) Genre: Punk Home:Chatham On. Canada.
Josh Gyssels– Drums,vocals,Guitar,bass, Organ.
Tracks 1. Mediocre Poet 2. $10=12hrs 3. Monkey Trouble (WFF) 4. CHOCOLATE CAKE REVOLUTION 5. A DAY IN COURT 6. The Way I Smell.. 7. Stones Throw away 8. X’mas Has Been X’ed (Cover)
Members: Jesse V. – Vocals Shawn B.– Acoustic Guitar, Backing vocals Joe C.– Percussion (Cajon)
Bio:The Casuals are a new acoustic cover band from Chatham-Kent who perform popular music from modern rock to motown.
Members Jesse Verleye & Shawn Beaulieu have performed together off & on for the past 25 years, in several popular original & cover band line ups. Most notable works include Saint Ends (currently), Foster Child , The Janet Theory, Demo Kid & Face4Radio. The guys have toured around Canada & The U.S.A. a few times and have released several albums through the years. They have been united with Joe Carson on percussion, a young man who shares the same passion for music, and is also the drummer for Face4radio.
The Casuals are just that, casual. They prefer patio settings and a good summer time vibe where the interaction between the listeners and the band is relaxed & fun.
Specs:The band is equipped with its own sound system for the patio environment or small venue, and will roughly perform three 40 minute sets within a four hour time frame. No additional services, such as a sound engineer are required.
Song Selection Sample
Kenny Chesney, Steely Dan, Violent Femmes, Green Day , James, Black Keys, Tom Petty , Matchbox 20 , Alan Jackson, Lumineers, Nirvana, Otis Redding, Semi-Sonic, White Stripes, Kid Rock, Magic, Temptations, George Michael, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffet, Gin Blossoms, Oasis, Rixton, Hank Williams Jr., etc……
Group: LUEY (Let Us Entertain You) Genre: Classic Country Year: 2015 Home:Dresden, Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Notes:Allow us to provide the entertainment for your next event. We offer musical entertainment, Karaoke, and DJ services. Very reasonable rates. We also provide entertainment FREE OF CHARGE to senior venues and rest homes!!
LUEY is a three piece harmony group providing all your entertainment needs. They use electronically provided music.
Band:Snakebite Home: Bothwell/ Chatham-Kent Genre:Country Release: My Road Date: May 2015 Formed: 2005
Members:(Left to right in picture) Front: Marty Marsh, Paul Lowry, Shawn Tasker Back:James Vermue, Eric Demuynck.
Tracks: 01. My Road 02. Beautiful Girls 03. Too Much Too Soon 04. All Night Long 05. That’s My Song 06. Laid Back 07. You 08. Faded Love 09. Song After Song 10. Detroit Girls 11. Snakebitten
Notes:Snakebite began as a cover band 10 years ago, slowly adding original music over time. They have played roughly 200 shows in the last few years. *This is a great modern country song writing 101 release. Great catchy choruses and a truly fun listen all the way through. I do hope they shop these songs. The work that went into this is showing. _ *Watch the preview below. _
Band:Coyne Road Year: 2015 Genre:Cover band 60’s-90’s Rock Favorites. Home:Chatham Ontario Canada
Notes: Covering artists such as Steve Miller, ZZTop, Bad Company, Tesla, The Cars, David Wilcox, The Tragically Hip, CCR, Lynard Skynyrd and many more…
Coyne Road is a 5 pc band with seasoned musicians that have been individually playing for decades.
Members: Carol Abrams – Bass Sean McLean – Drums TJ Boylan – Singer Chris Bird– Lead Guitar & Back up Vocals Mike Putnam– Rythm Guitar & Back up Vocals
Band: Tom Lockwood Release:Ace in the Hole Year: 2015, July 22nd. Genre: Blues Home:Chatham Ontario Canada.
Tracks: 01 There Was You 02 Nickel and a Nail 03 Runaway 04 Mary Ann 05 Ace in the Hole 06 Gimmee Some 07 Walk Away 08 When You Got a Good Friend 09 Philly 10 Sun Song 11 Angel Eyes 12 Amazing Grace
Members Tom Lockwood– Guitar Dan Taylor– Vocals Mark Tremblay– keyboards Mark Wolfe – drums Brent Hunter – bass
About: Tom Lockwood has been a working musician for over forty years. In that time he has released 5 albums under his own name, had his compositions used in television and radio productions in 33 countries around the world, has had to opportunity to work with some of Canada’s finest musicians and taught literally thousands of people to play the guitar. His 2011 Blues record with the amazing Jaimee Paul on vocals has been picked up by streaming services around the world-with digital sales in 15 of them. His acoustic playing has been recognized by guitarists such as Don Ross and Liona Boyd and publications like Guitar Player magazine. His electric work has been compared by Le Net Blues to the late, great Gary Moore. In 2010 , two of Tom’s performances were included on a sampler of virtuoso guitarists from the Acoustic Guitar Forum. In 2009, Tom toured with harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens in Western Canada. In 2011, the Tom Lockwood Band took part in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and in 2012 Tom performed at the Montreal Guitar Show representing Luthier Dennis Kwasnycia.
Discography as of 2015 1989 – Tom Lockwood – Passion Flower 1991 – Tom Lockwood – Streamline 1996 – Tom Lockwood – Ascension 2003 – Tom Lockwood – Hands On 2007 – Tom Lockwood – Point Of View 2011 – Tom Lockwood – Common Ground 2012 – Fowler/Lockwood Band – ST 2015 – Tom Lockwood – Ace in the Hole
Artist:Michael Schatte Release: Turn Back the Vikings Year: 2015 From: Chatham Ontario Resides: Toronto area
Tracks: 01.The Rehabilistate 02.Northern Dancer Boulevard 03. Honey Doll 04. Turn Back the Vikings 05. If I Find Love and Leave It Be 06.Odessa 07. Baby’s On the Border 08. Push, Pull, and Swing 09. Pistol On Her Pillow 10. All For Me 11. Old Ties Gone 12. Sam Jones 13. Bring You ‘Round 14. Our Sun Sets Early 15. Ottawa
Discography 2015 – Michael Schatte – Turn Back the Vikings 2012 – Michael Schatte – Four Songs, One Apocalypse 2009 – Michael Schatte – Crow Filled Sky 2006 – Michael Schatte – Hard Ticket 1999 – Midnight Mojo
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Links:
Website Link.
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Youtube link.
Band: Saint Ends Release: EP Year: 2015 Genre: Indie Home:Chatham-Kent Ontario Canada
Notes:Baby Teeth is the debut release from Chatham-Kent, ON, Canada’s Saint Ends. The EP features four songs that run the gamut from rock to country to indie. These Few Chords features CCMA-nominated pedal steel guitarist Rene Brousseau. “Baby Teeth signifies the growing pains of the band and the title accurately reflects these four songs as a whole,” says vocalist/guitarist Jesse Verleye.
Members: (Recording Line Up) Jesse-Dylan Verleye– Vox/Guitar Shawn Beaulieu – Guitar/B.Vox Kyle Jubenville– Guitar/B.Vox Dave Richie – Bass Charles Young – Drums
Tracks: 1. Math 2. If Love 3. These Few Chords 4. Mexico (You Better Dream Big Kid).
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