RIFFS & RIBS

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

THU, AUG 6

Aging Oak (Cambridge) 6pm, 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, Jessie T
Country roots with a pop-rock spark. 2024 CMAO Awards: 3 nominations (Breakthrough Artist, Female Vocalist, Album of the Year).

The Falls Road Pub (Kitchener) 7pm, 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 7

Lancaster Smokehouse (Kitchener) 6-9pm, Jack & Danica

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, Janis & Steve
Acoustic duo bringing classic hits and folk-rock favourites to life, from heartfelt covers to laid-back melodies.

TWB Co-Op Brewing (Kitchener) 7-9:30pm, Joe Salema

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

Ernie's Cookhouse (Cambridge) 8pm, live music

The Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) 8-11pm, Quinn Sutherland

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

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

Foundry Tavern, Gaslight District (Cambridge) 9pm, The Shredmill

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

Molly Blooms (Waterloo) 9pm, live music

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 11pm, King Snakes

SAT, AUG 8

Farm League Brewing (Cambridge), emo night

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 2pm, live music

Short Finger Brewing (Kitchener) 2-8pm, summer short can: year of the dog

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

TWB Co-Op Brewing (Kitchener) 7-9:30pm, TWB unscripted

Rural Roots Brewing Company (Elmira) 7:30pm, Dolinar, Dosman & Dunn
Country trio bringing live country hits and dance-worthy tunes.

Scran & Dram (New Hamburg) 8-11pm, VANYAH
Eclectic Ontario singer-songwriter who cut his teeth on bar cover sets spanning pop, rock, country, folk, reggae, blues and jazz.

The Duke of Wellington (Waterloo) 8-11pm, Ray Ray

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

Foundry Tavern, Gaslight District (Cambridge) 9pm, Alex Price
Kitchener singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a soulful, R&B-leaning pop sound, 1500-plus shows deep since sitting in at local blues jams at 12.

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

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 11pm, Harrison Kennedy

SUN, AUG 9

Boathouse DTK (Kitchener) 1pm, "Goin' To Toronto" Mike McKenna

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

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

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

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 10

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

Prohibition Warehouse (Waterloo) 8pm, open mic

TUE, AUG 11

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

McCabes (Waterloo) 7-9pm, live music

WED, AUG 12

Willibald Farm Distillery & Brewery (Ayr) 5-8pm, Sean McCarthy & The Taproom Gang

McCabes (Waterloo) 7-10pm, live music

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

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

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