Ottawa’s Blues Rock Powerhouse Tony D Returns with Electric Delta: New Solo Album and Tour Dates Announced

Fri Nov 08, 2024

For over two decades, Tony Diteodoro, better known as Tony D, has brought the house down from coast-to-coast and internationally with his fantastic blues rock. Whether as the lead singer of the Juno-Award winning group MonkeyJunk or as a sideman to the likes of the late Dutch Mason and Paul Reddick, Tony D captivates fans of high-quality, Grade A blues anyone from the late Muddy Waters to the late Stevie Ray Vaughan would appreciate. Now, for the first time since 2004's The Jook Joint with The Tony D Band, the musician is releasing a solo album Electric Delta on Cordova Bay Records, an eclectic mix of old-school blues, fine instrumentals, and brilliant guitar work from one of Canada's best.

The Legendary Downchild Blues Band Announces Farewell Tour with Special Guest Jeff Rogers Announces Farewell Tour with Special Guest Jeff Rogers

Thu Oct 03 2024
Downchild Blues Band

After 19 albums, countless awards and 55 years of spreading the blues around the world on tour, the time has come for THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND to say farewell to the road and their beloved fans, with their FAREWELL TOUR.

Tickets for all shows are ON SALE NOW at downchild.com/tour-dates

It’s hard to believe THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND are celebrating their 55th Anniversary this year. As they say, time flies when you’re having fun!

Downchild came to international prominence as the inspiration for Hollywood stars Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi’s hit film, The Blues Brothers. In fact, two Downchild songs, “Shotgun Blues” and “I Got Everything I Need (Almost)” were even covered on The Blues Brothers’ 1978 multi-platinum album Briefcase Full of Blues.

Multi-Award Winning Guitarist & Lead MonkeyJunk-er Tony D Releases NEW Instrumental Compilation, Speak No Evil

Fri Sep 25, 2020

A flurry of instrumentals on a genre-bending journey serve as a career retrospective of epic proportions when it comes to multi-JUNO, Maple Blues and Blues Music Award-winning guitarist Tony D’s new album, Speak No Evil — and newly minted track “70s Big Muff”.

It’s a blues foundation stacked with layers of psychedelic rock, pseudo flamenco with a surf edge, and a thread of jazz throughout the ages wound around it all. Available now, Speak No Evil lands as a 11-track LP mining the archives of the critically acclaimed and internationally accomplished artist’s long-spanning career, including with The Tony D Band and MonkeyJunk.

“This is the only new song on the album,” Tony D says of “70s Big Muff.” “The title is a nod towards the fuzz pedal that was used to create the 70s style of psychedelic rock made by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Cream. It’s been a big influence on my music from the beginning of my career.

Watch and listen to “70s Big Muff” here: