Upcoming Events

BLUES SOCIETY SATURDAYS

TBBS is proud to announce the dates and line up for Blues Society Saturdays.

(See dates and performers on poster)

 

This year the series will expand from four Saturdays in 2024 to five Saturdays in 2025, and will be held every Saturday from February 1 to March 1. Each show will feature two performances per afternoon, and will focus on solo and duo blues acts.

 

All shows for this series will be held at Norteños Taqueria

(698 Arthur St W, attached to the Ramada Inn).

There is plenty of on-site parking and the restaurant is well suited for music performances. Norteños Taqueria has many menu and drink options…be sure to check out their website at www.nortenostaqueria.com.

 

TBBS members also have the option to contact the restaurant directly to reserve a table…be sure to let them know you are a TBBS member when you call! There is no admission charge for this series and is also open to the general public…although we may have some surprises in store for our TBBS members in attendance!

 

TBBS looks forward to presenting this series once again in 2025, and showcasing our immensely talented local blues musicians! It may be cold outside in February and early March, but we’ll have red hot blues inside.

BLUES HOUSE PARTY 6

TBBS is pleased to release the band line-up for Blues House Party 6,

to be held Saturday March 29 at the DaVinci Centre.

 

Blues House Party 6 will feature 5 bands under one roof for one evening only!

 

Doors will open at 6:00pm and the music starts at 6:30pm.

 

Food will be available for purchase when doors open and available throughout the evening, so bring your appetite along with your dancing shoes!


The evening will kick off with the debut TBBS House Party series performance of two trios…

Brother John Trio (Ted Hamill, John O’Brien, John Stadtlander)

and James Boraski Trio (James Boraski, Brad Rusnak, Bob Stewart).

These two trios have never performed on the same date at the same venue…

 

Blues fans are in for quite a treat to start off Blues House Party 6!!

Continuing the list of debut performances,

K.T. and the Rhythm Aces will be making their debut performance at Blues House Party 6.

Fronted by Kerry Thom and backed by local veteran musicians

(Carol Pominville, Ed Drotar, John Stadtlander, Derek Khani, John Scaffeo),

this 6 piece band will surely be turning heads and packing the dance floor.

 

Veteran blues rockers Dr Buck (Ray Bukovy) and the Bluesbangers (Kevin Bukovy, Joe Levanto)

will continue the evening festivities…

With a strong local following and always a new song or two in their ever-evolving set list,

this band never disappoints.

 

Closing the evening will be the debut performance of Rev and the Vintage Sinners.

Led by Gary “The Rev” Hare and accompanied by

the Vintage Sinners (Sami Chong, Mike Carson, Joe Levanto and Tyler Manning)

this band is also a triple threat on vocals…

Blues fans get ready to end the night on the dance floor!

 

As with all our Blues House Party shows, you never know who will show up unannounced on stage…

Be sure to stay to the very end!

 

All TBBS members will be eligible for an exclusive reserved table pre-sale starting February 8!!

More information will follow shortly before that date.

 

Get your blues crew organized now and circle Saturday March 29 on your calendar…

Blues House Party 6 promises to be an evening you will not want to miss!!

Blues House Party 6 - Members Only Presale

The Thunder Bay Blues Society (TBBS) is happy to announce that our popular reserved table option for TBBS members is back for Blues House Party 6! No need to worry if you are running late on Saturday March 29…seats at your table will be waiting for you upon your arrival! The reserved table option is very popular at our Blues House Party shows…be sure to act quickly to avoid missing out on this fantastic “TBBS Members Only” Offer!
Each TBBS Member can purchase up to 4 seats at a reserved table at a discounted price of $35 per seat (a savings of $5 each on the advance ticket price of $40).
If you have a joint membership (2 members living at the same address), you can purchase up to 8 seats in total.

 

Starting Saturday February 8 and ending Saturday February 15 TBBS will be taking reserved table requests for groups of 2/4/6/8, which is exclusive to TBBS members only. To book a reserved table for your group, e mail TBBS President Rob Croves at rcroves@shaw.ca no earlier than February 8 and no later than February 15. Third party e-mail requests will not be accepted from individuals who are not TBBS members. NOTE: The time stamp on your e-mail table request must be no earlier than February 8 or your e-mail request will be returned to you stating that it was sent too early and you will need to resend your request.

 

SEE FLOOR MAP WITH TABLE NUMBERS BELOW. TABLES MARKED WITH “X” ARE RESERVED FOR BANDS AND SPONSORS.

 

ONCE THIS PRESALE IS OVER, THE GENERAL ADMISSION ADVANCE TICKET PRICE (WITH NO RESERVED SEATING) WILL BE $40.

 

• Groups of 2 will be seated with other groups of 2/4/6: $70
• Groups of 4 will be seated together with another group of 4 or groups of 2: $140
• Groups of 6 will be seated together with another group of 2: $210
• Groups of 8: THE ENTIRE TABLE IS YOURS!! $280

 

Please indicate
A) number in your group (2/4/6/8)
B) 4 preferred table numbers in order of preference
C) contact name and preferred method of communication going forward (i.e.-text, phone, e-mail).

 

All requests will be contacted back in order by the date and time that they were received. Confirmation of your e-mail request will be received within 12 hours. Your confirmation e-mail will include instructions for payment and table number held for you pending payment. Payment must be by e-transfer (preferred) or cash…no cheques or credit cards accepted. Reservation is not final until payment is received (no holds over 48 hours).

 

FOR THOSE PAYING BY E-TRANSFER…PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL RECEIVING YOUR CONFIRMATION E-MAIL WITH THE CORRECT TICKET PAYMENT E-TRANSFER ADDRESS.

 

Please keep in mind seating multiple group sizes can be a complicated process. We will try to accommodate everyone to the best of our ability.

 

SINGLE SEAT OPTION: IF YOU ARE A TBBS MEMBER AND ARE NOT PART OF A GROUP, E-MAIL TBBS PRESIDENT ROB CROVES (rcroves@shaw.ca) BETWEEN FEBRUARY 8-15 INDICATING YOU WOULD LIKE A SINGLE SEAT. WE WILL DO OUR UTMOST TO ACCOMMODATE YOU, HOWEVER THE OPTION TO CHOOSE YOUR TABLE FOR SEATING WILL BE UNAVAILABLE.

 

The fine print: All sales final (no refunds unless the entire event is cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control); purchaser is responsible for all tickets purchased for their group; PURCHASER MUST BE A CURRENT MEMBER OF TBBS (if you are not currently a TBBS member, membership is quite reasonable at $15/single or $20/couple, and can be purchased at the same time as your group reservation).

 

Any unsold tables after February 15 will be released as “General Admission Tables” and will be designated as “rush seating” for general admission attendees.
$40 General Admission Advance Tickets go on sale to the public Friday March 7 at locations to be announced by Friday February 28.

 

We look forward to seeing you at Blues House Party 6!

 

Thank you to all our blues fans for making 2024 another fantastic blues year!


Watch for these exciting events coming in 2025


Blues Society Saturdays @ Norteños Taqueria

698 Arthur St W

(February 1, 8, 15, 22, March 1)

Blues House Party 6 – March 29

Blues Blast 2025 – May 24

Blues Challenge – June 21

Blues Shakedown 2025 – October 25