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DEC. 2009 CD REVIEW

***Blues Underground Network - John Vermilyea

I give this CD, my highest rating, Five * * * * *
Excellent CD... Thoroughly enjoyed it... Highly Recommended...

Before you listen to "Red Hot", be sure to Fasten your seatbelts, cause these boys aren't slowin' down on the corners...
The Blazers had all the ingredients and have cooked up a winner of a Debut Album, Traditional Blues, Rockin' Blues, and a little Classic Rock thrown in for good measure...

Another Fabulous Canadian Blues Band to be very proud of...John Vermilyea (Blues Underground Network)

Free ******RED HOT ROCK****** Join our fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=66336735089 - for free album download instructions. Happy Valentine's Day! We love our fans!

Many thanks for all the people who have bought our new CD RED HOT, we are receiving many great reviews and radio play all over the world since the albums release in Oct 2009. You can check out some new tunes posted @ http://www.TheBlazers.net or read the CD reviews we've received so far, read the Dec reviews below.

The Blazers RED HOT CD is #18!!! Thanks for all your votes for Top 20 Canadian Blues Albums of 2009. Not bad for an Oct 2009 release!
Again, we appreciate the support :)

The Blazers RED HOT CD is #18!!! Thanks for all your votes for Top 20 Canadian Blues Albums of 2009. Not bad for an Oct 2009 release!
Again, we appreciate the support :)

Peter Jasper
Grant McLaren
Sandra Stacee

******RED HOT ROCK****** Join our fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=66336735089 - for free album download instructions. Happy Valentine's Day! We love our fans!

Many thanks for all the people who have bought our new CD RED HOT, we are receiving many great reviews and radio play all over the world since the albums release in Oct 2009. You can check out some new tunes posted @ http://www.TheBlazers.net Sign the guestbook and leave your email and we'll send you the download code, it's that easy!

The Blazers RED HOT CD is #18!!! Thanks for all your votes for Top 20 Canadian Blues Albums of 2009. Not bad for an Oct 2009 release!
Again, we appreciate the support :)

Happy New Year!

Looking forward to getting out and playing in the New Year! The Blazers kicked off 2010 right and were voted #18 for Blind Lemon Top 20 Canadian Blues Albums of the year 2009!!! Thanks for all your votes to 93.5 FM. Again, we appreciate the support :)

Thank you for all the support and coming to see us live! Many thanks for all the people who have bought our new CD RED HOT, we are receiving many great reviews and radio play all over the world since the albums release in Oct 2009. You can check out some new tunes posted in the music section or read the CD reviews we've received so far.

Here are the CD winners for Dec. Thanks for your support!

Mary Ward
Katie Dover
Markus Gilroy

Hi and all the best over the holiday season!

2009 was a great year for The Blazers, we have met some wonderful new friends and fans of our music and released our new album RED HOT. Radio play and reviews are coming in weekly, we've list a few of the reviews in the press section. Take listen to a few new tracks posted in the music section and when you get a chance read some of the wonderful reviews we've received since mid October when we released our debut CD.

Thanks for all the support and we hope to see you when we play live in 2010, check the gig calendar and hope to see you soon at the party!

Happy Holidays!

The Blazers featured on 8tracks. Check out the new tunes - http://8tracks.com/bluesunderground007
The Blues Underground Network now proudly features 257 Artists, of which some of their music is featured here. Highlight Tracks From CD's Submitted To The Blues Underground Network...
Great Stuff... This Playlist Features Brad Wilson, Cry Baby & The Hoochie Coochie Boys, The Blazers, and More.
http://www.bluesundergroundnetwork.com/

Thanks to everyone who has joined the mailing list and signed the guestbook. Red Hot Album winners for Nov 2009:
Craig Thomas
Gail Franton

Radio play from 'Rockin' the Blues from Canada" at CKCU 93.1 FM - Nov 30th
- Diane Wells show AKA Misty Blue

Video Archives - Check out November 27th 2009 - Toronto Jay Show on THAT CHANNEL www.thatchannel.com Canada's #1 internet TV show - Guests include - Jersey Road Film Cast interviews, Music by The Blazers - RED HOT ROCKIN' BLUES, Spencer Miller and Joshua Mayhemm and naked model body painting - Listen: http://thatradio.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=1160

Blues Underground Network - November Featured Artists - The Blazers - check it out!
http://www.bluesundergroundnetwork.com/The_Blazers_CD.html - Keeping you in touch with the blues!

Stay tuned for a review on our new CD Red Hot and new songs will be posted on 8Tracks Mix, check out some of the best indie artists at www.bluesundergroundnetwork.com

Radio Play - song # 6 – Canadian Spotlight Artists
Playlist: Rue D’Auteuil, CKRL-fm 89.1 Quebec City , Nov. 20, 2009

Live on the air and on the web at www.ckrl.qc.ca every Friday night from 8 to 10, bringing the blues to Quebec and beyond.

ARTIST---ALBUM---SONG TITLE---LABEL
1-Billy Lavender---Memphis Livin---Singin the Blues---i55PRODUCTIONS
2- Billy Lavender---Memphis Livin---Delta Time---i55PRODUCTIONS
3-Red Man---Bleus Demons---Traquenard Blues---self
4-Alex Dixon ---Rising from the Bushes---Lose Control--- DIXON LANDING
5-Sugar Ray---Hands across the Table---Cloud Cover--- SEVERN

Canadian Spotlight
6-The Blazers---Red Hot---Keep it together--- ROUTE
7-Dawn Tyler Watson---Maple Blues live at Twisted Pines---One day at a Time---PRESERVATION
8-Twisters---Come out Swingin---I Refuse to get Old---NORTHERN BLUES
9-Jeff Healey---Songs from the Road---I Think I Love you too Much---STONY PLAIN
10-Shawn Kellerman---Blues without a Home---Love Is Sweet---FLAMING CHEESE

Blink blink...yes, I know...

The Blazers are looking forward to being on The Toronto Jay show this Friday Nov. 27th @ 2pm – www.Thatchannel.com The Blazers will be rockin' the studio with Chris Burrell and Pat McPhail from the all Toronto Firefighter band Firesound!!!

Toronto Jay Variety Show; Fri. Nov. 27th 2009 - Guests include - "JERSEY ROAD" 'film clips' - cast members - Daniel Reininghaus, Ted Neal, Andrew Ferguson, Chris Scarpelli +, Joshua "body painting" Mayhemm & his gorgeous naked models and the kick-ass band - The 'BLAZERS' featuring Pete Cohan – http://TheBlazers.net www.thatchannel.com www.torontojay.wordpress.com

More feedback in our guestbook and press section...please sign the guestbook and give us your thoughts :) Thank you.

November 2, 2009 - Bradley Walker
"Hey Pete. I had a great time at the Earl. The CD of yours is so good my buddy wanted to take it! He loved it too."

October 26, 2009 - Lyle Jaques
"Great music, great time at your show. We played your cd all the way home from the Crown. My 18 year old son and his buddies think it is awesome too so it isn't just us old people ;-)."

October 11, 2009 - Devon & Kathy
"Amazing CD, we listened to it on the way home from the CD relese party. Thanks"

October 5, 2009 - Greg Morrison
"Hey, what a super mix of songs. I really enjoy the album and I've been playing it non stop over the last few days. I wake up... "

Thanks to everyone who has joined the mailing list and signed the guestbook. Red Hot Album winners for Oct 2009:

Terry Risebrough
Veronica Rock
Lyle Jaques

Hi, Thanks to you guys we raised $220 for Alec Fraser in the month of OCT. If you don't know Alec Fraser, he is a veteran blues, rock and country bass player and vocalist. He has played... with Jeff Healey, Danny Marks, Ben E. King, Bo Diddley...the list goes on. He has also won multiple Juno and Maple Blues awards for his productions. Most of all, Alec is a genuinely good guy and a respected musician. Alec co- wrote & engineered our new CD RED HOT and played on the track "Wake Up", he also gave us great guidance during the recording sessions in Jack de Keyzer's studio. Alec has a rare infection (MRSA) that is putting his life and health in jeopardy, Sharron & I attended the Oct 19th fundraiser @ The Silver Dollar. They raised alot of $$$ for Alec in his time of need, there is another fundraiser @ Roc N Docs in Port Credit tonight...the support keeps rolling on. All the best Alec and get well very soon!

MRSA infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — often called "staph." MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It's a strain of staph that's resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. MRSA can be fatal.

Great Halloween Party @ The Earl! It was a packed house @ The Earl and we played pass 2:00AM with 3 encores, thanks for all the support and CD sales. We gave away CD's & T-Shirts for best costume, couple, most original and worst. Scott from The Earl gave away a Bar fridge to best costume - Dog The Bounty Hunter. The Chickens won best couple, the hick/beer belly farting machine won most original and The Flasher (you know who you are :) won worst, he won a $50 gift cert. for getting a costume for next year...nice. The Cat in The Hat ruled, we had to give him a prize!
The Band was dressed as The Reservoir Dogs , I was Mr. Pink (Pete), Josh was Mr. White, Chris was Mr. Blonde and Andrew was Mr. Brown (he died early ;) The Cops and EMS closed out the night! Great photos of the chickens getting run over by the ambulance vechile...5 cop cars were there @ 2:10am...just enough time for us to escape with the diamonds :)

See you live!

Hey hey...we played Lou Dawg's in Toronto last night! We pulled out all the blues and had a super time, good friends dropped by and some we haven't seen for awhile. Jamie Wilson came up and sang a tune with us "Call It Stormy Monday" she did a great job and she has a fantastic voice...we'll have her up again for sure...this time for more songs. What a treat on Halloween :) and not even scary!
But tonight! Halloween Costume Party! we are back at The Earl in Stouffville, these guys know how to party...we've done a few parties there and it's always a great time...we'll keep you posted!

Happy Halloween everyone...be safe and drive safe, look out for the kiddies :)

Join our email list or sign the guestbook, we'll keep you entertained and informed on current events and future gigs!
Plus every month we randomly pick a fan that has joined our email list and send them a download card of our debut album...Thanks!

Check your smoke alarms!

2 gigs booked for Halloween! It's always a blast to play Halloween weekend and it falls on a Fri. & Sat.!!!

Friday, October 30th, 2009
Lou Dawg's
Halloween Party @ Lou Dawg's - The Monster Mash!!! - 10:30pm - 2:00pm
589 King St. West
Toronto Ontario M5V 1MS
CA 647 347 3294
Price: Trick or Treat!
Yes Yes...it's Halloween @ the stroke of midnight, if you know what I mean ;) So let Party on Halloween weekend, Friday and Saturday night are Scary Boo...yes well be doing the Monster Mash and causing fright and alarm....and yes, we'll be burning down the house with some Red Hot Rockin' Rhythm & Blues!

So come join the fun @ Lou Dawg's on Oct 30th just before midnight! It's Halloween!!!

Saturday, October 31st, 2009
The Earl of Whitchurch
Halloween Party - Monster Mash Bash!!! - 9:30pm - 1:00am
6204 Main St
Stouffville Ontario L4A 2S5
CA 905-642-3275
Boo!!!...The Blazers are burning down the house @ The Earl on Halloween. Come one come all and do that trick or treat thing :)

The latest edition of Hambone's Blues Rumshack podcast is now available at www.therumshack.com. Should be something for everyone here.

Playlist Oct 22 2009

The Blazers - Keep It Together - Red Hot
The Blazers - Flavour of the Year - Red Hot
Harry Manx - True to Yourself - Bread and Buddha
Harry Manx - Dew on Roses - Bread and Buddha
Blues Sans Frontieres - Who Do You Love - Demo
Doug Cox & Salil Bhatt - Pay Day - Slide From Freedom
Sean Chambers - In The Winter Time - Ten Til Midnight
Jake Lear - Boogie Woogie Woman - Lost Time Blues
The Aces - Knee Deep In Mud - No One Rides For Free
Cry Baby - Don't Lie To Me baby - Salt Glazed Blues EP
Cry baby - Ain't Nothin But The Blues - Salt Glazed Blues EP
Kris Dolimore - Asylum - Now Was the Time
Kris Dolimore - Saudade - Now Was The Time
John Fahey - Steamboat - Live In Tasmania

Playing all shades of blues from all around the world

Thank you very much for supporting the 911 relay. Firefighters, EMS and Police fought it out for the Chocolate Cup. The Firefighters needed 1 more to complete the team of 6 and me being a Toronto Firefighter I stepped in and completed the team…after much eating of Chocolate and 2 events each the tag teams raised $$$ for Prostate & Breast Cancer research initiatives for Princess Margaret Hospital and a portion of the proceeds from The Chocolate Ball are in support of The Ava Rose Fund at Sick Kids Hospital…so a fantastic turn out and a lot of fun. By the way…we won! The Toronto Firefighters hold the Chocolate cup title for 2009…buuurrrppppp. Excuse me :)

Tonight! The Blazers @ Alley Catz Wed. Oct 21st 6:30pm 9-1-1 Chocolate Relay of Firefighters, Police and Paramedics will fight to the finish, as each team battles it out to beat the clock and win the coveted CFW Chocolate Bowl by devouring chocolate - and more chocolate. The title is currently held by the Marine Police Unit of the Metropolitan Toronto Police.
A portion of the proceeds from these events (excluding The Chocolate Ball) will be donated to Prostate & Breast Cancer research initiatives and a portion of the proceeds from The Chocolate Ball are in support of The Ava Rose Fund at Sick Kids Hospital.

The Blazers CD Release party was a fantastic night, the place was packed well into the last set of tunes...thank you so much for all the support and for buying the new CD. Jack de Keyzer was awesome as usual and we appreciate his support with our new... album RED HOT. Jack produced our CD and played on 5 tracks...sign the guestbook and let us know what you think!