RIFFS & RIBS

For the love of music, food, summer, and patios!!

THU, AUG 27

Aging Oak (Cambridge) 7pm, Lucas Stagg

The Junction Troubadour. A mainstay of the Toronto scene known for stellar songwriting and honest vocal delivery, backed by soothing fingers on an old Gibson...

LaLa Social House (Waterloo) 7-10pm, live music

McCabes (Waterloo) 7-10pm, live music

The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) 7pm, open mic

AOK DTK (Kitchener) 8pm, open mic

White Rabbit (Waterloo) 8-11pm, Syd & Lor (acoustic pop, alternative)

Prohibition Warehouse (Waterloo) 8:30-11:30pm, live music

Molly Blooms (Waterloo) 9pm-12am, Turk & The Hobbits

Acoustic duo fronted by Juneyt (Cuneyt Yetkiner), an Istanbul-born Kitchener-Waterloo guitarist whose flamenco-tinged classical and Latin playing has earned...

FRI, AUG 28

Lancaster Smokehouse (Kitchener) 6-9pm, John McKinley

Guitarist John McKinley, originally from Roswell, New Mexico, has become an impactful voice in Canadian blues-rock.

Short Finger Brewing (Kitchener) 6-8pm, Cam in the Van

Cam in the Van with special guest Ella, a summer staple on the SFBC patio playing violin, Disney covers and Green Day covers.

The Easy Pour Wine Bar (Cambridge) 6pm, live music

Aging Oak (Cambridge) 6:30-9:30pm, live music

Stockyards Beverage Co. (St. Jacobs) 6:30pm, live music

Farm League Brewing (Cambridge) 7-10pm, Charlie Mills

TWB Co-Op Brewing (Kitchener) 7-9:30pm, Funk 'n Circumstance

Their name says it all. FnC's repertoire is mostly instrumental covers with a heavy dose of jazz, funk, and R&B, plus instrumental takes on pop/rock classics...

Waterloo Brewing - Taphouse (Kitchener) 7-10pm, live music

Ernie's Cookhouse (Cambridge) 8pm, The Flying Dutchmen

Acoustic duo (Ray & Martijn) blending folk, pop, rock and country in stripped-down, engaging arrangements of classic hits.

Prohibition Warehouse (Waterloo) 8-11pm, Painting Pelicans

The Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) 8-11pm, Short & Sweetness

The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) 8pm, live music

The Galt Club (Cambridge) 8-11pm, live music

McCabes (Waterloo) 9pm-12am, live music

Molly Blooms (Waterloo) 9pm, live music

Foundry Tavern (Cambridge) 9pm, Lisette & Tyler

SAT, AUG 29

Four Fathers Brewing (Cambridge) 11:30am, Hespeler Community Festival

Four Fathers turns eleven with an outdoor party on the disc golf course. The Bopping Bearcats play 1 to 4pm, Sex Panthers take over 4:30 to 7:30pm, and The GMOs run the after party from 8:30pm. Food trucks, beer garden, free to get in.

Rural Roots Brewing Company (Elmira) 1:30pm, Mojo Minefield

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 2pm, Yacht Rock

TWB Co-Op Brewing (Kitchener) 2-4pm, Sam Soga

The Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) 3-6pm, Johnny B

Easygoing live-acoustic afternoons mixing rock, folk and funk.

Aging Oak (Cambridge) 6:30-9:30pm, live music

The Easy Pour Wine Bar (Cambridge) 6:30pm, Juneyt

Istanbul-born, Kitchener-Waterloo guitarist (Cuneyt Yetkiner) playing a flamenco-tinged mix of classical, Latin and pop, from Fly Me To The Moon to Hotel...

The Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) 8-11pm, Rhythm & Roots

Rhythm & Roots are a music duo in KW covering country and classic rock. Now booking private events & pubs!

The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) 8pm, live music

McCabes (Waterloo) 9pm-12am, live music

Foundry Tavern (Cambridge) 9pm, Joel Morelli

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 11pm-2am, Into The Void

SUN, AUG 30

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 1pm, KW Kool Big Band

The KW Kool Big Band is a 20 piece group of veteran musicians and charismatic vocalists that have earned a reputation for delighting listeners and dancers...

Molly Blooms (Waterloo) 2-5pm, live music

The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) 2pm, live music

Arabella Park (Kitchener) 3pm, Mike Elliott

The Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) 3:30-6:30pm, Anat

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 4pm, Fresh Kils Trio

White Rabbit (Waterloo) 5:30-9:30pm, Naro & Layton

Acoustic classic-rock duo and a White Rabbit Sunday-night fixture, easygoing covers of the classics with encores all around.

Ernie's Cookhouse (Cambridge) 6pm, open mic

MON, AUG 31

The Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) 6:30-10pm, open mic

Prohibition Warehouse (Waterloo) 8pm, open mic

TUE, SEP 1

Cambridge Mill (Cambridge) 6pm, live music

The Easy Pour Wine Bar (Cambridge) 6:30pm, Juneyt

Istanbul-born, Kitchener-Waterloo guitarist (Cuneyt Yetkiner) playing a flamenco-tinged mix of classical, Latin and pop, from Fly Me To The Moon to Hotel...

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 7-10pm, open mic

WED, SEP 2

Willibald Farm Distillery & Brewery (Ayr) 5-8pm, Eunice Keitan

Ethel's Lounge (Waterloo) 7:30-10:30pm, live music

White Rabbit (Waterloo) 8-11pm, Jon Knight & Conor Gains (blues, rock, roots)

McCabes (Waterloo) 9pm-12am, live music

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