In the mid 90's until 2000, and then a couple brief reunions in the early 2000's... The Smokers were the greatest party in Sudbury. a night of Ska with splashes of Swing, R&B, Reggae. They went their separate ways before their 2nd album, but left a hole in the city when they stopped playing. There is no party like a Loud Ska Party. To continue celebrating The Townehouse 30 anniversary, we have reunited The Smokers for one night only as a kick off to our 5th annual Elgin Street Craft Beer Festival. Smokers Friday... Beer Fest Saturday. Gates open at 6pm. Martine Fortin performs at 6:15-7:00pm Lazy Daisies play 7:00pm- 7:45pm Sex & Summer play 8:00pm - 8:45pm The Smokers play from 9:00pm to 11:00pm outside on the Grey Street Stage. Music continues inside after 11:00pm with Slack Babbath... featuring Dutch, Mark Browning, Ryan, Dan and Pepper.

Leading into your Upfest weekend, The Townehouse is happy for the return of Amanda Davids and the FunkRiders. $7.00 at the door Enter the musical realm of Amanda Davids, where sonic boundaries are overthrown and myriad genres assimilated into one sound, Funk Rock. With a new “hold nothing back” sound, Amanda Davids presents her gritty fusion to the world. Taking inspiration from revolutionary innovators before her, such as Muse, Massive Attack, Parliament, Prince, The Roots, Herbie Hancock, and Pink Floyd, Davids has created her own unique musical vision. Armed with her Piano, Hammond Organ and a raging Soulful voice, Amanda Davids ignites a stage with evocative songwriting and untamed Funk, rooted in Prog Rock, improvisation and Urban beats. With emphasis on improvisation and unusual arrangements Amanda Davids’ Funk Rock has evolved into a musical form like no other. Davids’ diverse performance background ranging from small acoustic stages to large outdoor festivals enables her to deliver a performance for any stage. Davids’ high energy Funk Rock audiences should expect to see her full rig as she performs on two keyboards (Hammond XK3-C and Korg SV-1) with her band FunkRiders; 8-string guitarist, MPC Player and drummer. Her spine tingling vocals and charismatic stage presence carry over tight arrangements, dynamic instrument lines and digging urban beats. In more intimate and laid back settings you can find her solo with just keyboard and vocals or with any combination of her accompanying instrumentalists. Equally as enticing, her easy going sets have an Acid Jazz flavor.

The 5th Annual Elgin Street Craft Beer Festival. New Footprint - Vendors along Elgin Street. Music on Gray Street. New Glassware - a sample glass that can hold one or two samples, with branded printing on the side. Street Concert prequel - Last year we had the Pink Floyd Night do the Entire Wall album on Friday night... this year we have a long awaited reunion of The Smokers. The Laughing Buddha and The Townehouse Tavern. The Buddha has been Sudbury’s home of Craft and Imported beers since its opening in 2005. Since 2008, we have driven the province to buy direct from the many small craft brewers in the province as well as purchased direct from importers and LCBO through our license. Operations manager Paul Loewenberg has handled the administration of the event and looks forward to the expansion of the festival in the future to bring more vendors, more music, more partners and more people. This event is a premium beverage event that is open to all over the age of 19 to sample the finest in Craft and Imported beer available to Ontario. The Townehouse Tavern has long been Sudbury’s venerable home of live music, presenting all styles of live music. Whether it be Punk, Funk, Blues, Jazz, Reggae, Rock, Roots music, Ska, Cuban, Calypso, Bluegrass, old time Country or even Metal… if your band was doing something interesting, this is the place to play. The Festival closes down one lane of traffic along Elgin Street and the adjacent Grey Street to create a single licensed area for over 1500 people under a special occasion permit. Come enjoy 2 days of music and many fine samples of the newest and bravest beers in the market. Concert Friday, Beerfest Saturday. The Smokers were one of Sudbury's most beloved bands. This hybrid of Ska and Swing with splashes of Rocksteady and R&B was a mainstay in Sudbury bars and festivals for 5 years. Josh Fuhrman, Matt Foy, Bryan McNally and Blair McNally created a great catalog of music, releasing one treasured album... confusingly hiding a 2nd album from all of us, plus playing many of the masters of the genre. Smokers hit the outdoor stage at 9:00pm Friday. Stay tuned for full music line-up. Tickets are advance prices only. Door Prices will be $20 Friday night concert and $30 for Saturday Craft Beer Festival, incl tax.

Tonight!! Ottawa's amazing Tara Holloway is in the house... you better be there too! Drop a few dollars in a hat for this road warrior. Buy a CD... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atXbLgWNFhk

You might easily guess how we feel about all of this. We've been part of fostering a downtown music culture and entertainment district for 30 years. Live music here every night for 30 years. That's over ten thousand shows!

We just put Stack's 4th anniversary Beer, Interlude Sour Brett Ale on tap for the weekend. Happy anniversary Stack!! 4 years and growing. Come for a taste with Lazy Daisies, Tommy and the Commies, and Like a Girl tonight.

Happy Birthday, sweet Dana Hickey!

Stopping in for a pint later? Try Muskoka's new Moonlight Kettle Series beer: Cool as a Cuke... for a limited time... https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/muskoka-moonlight-kettle-series-cool-as-a-cuke/426523/

Paul DiSalle returns to cap off Blues for Food day with a raucous night of Blues, R&B, Rock, Funk, Soul and party music. The Terminators have, for many years, been one of the city's favourite party bands. Paul has an uncanny talent to play any style of guitar and sing any range of song. They can jump effortlessly from Stevie Ray Vaughn to Stevie Wonder. Blue Rodeo to Blue Oyster Cult... After a long day of Blues for Food, Comic Con and the Market Opening, The Terminators will provide the means to unwind your weekend.