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Album review – Choices – Electric City Magazine.

Album review – Choices – Electric City Magazine.

May 4, 2018

The album Choices recently received a review in the April edition of Electric City Magazine. Many thanks to Gabe Pollock for taking the time to listen. We will follow up with updates once it has been posted online at Electric City Magazine.

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“The blues guitar work of Peterborough/Toronto singer-songwriter Jake Dudas is silky smooth and effortlessly groovy, emotive and evocative – at times playful and effervescent, at times dark and sinister, but always convincing and rich. But Jake Dudas’ mind is unsettled, full of concerns about modern society: how technology alienates us from ourselves and each other, how an abundance of choices paralyses us. On Choices, these two sides of Jake Dudas come to a head, with occasionally mixed results. He’s described the album as being “about bringing some darker hues to light,” and indeed, the lyrics do confront some of the darker topics on his mind. But these complex and conflicted thoughts stand in odd contrast to the flowing and pleasing guitar work. The pairing of modern tech talk and smooth blues is sometimes jarring – but, when talking about the need for a return to basics, perhaps that’s the point.”

– Gabe Pollock, Electric City Magazine, April 2018

2019 Wedding, Corporate & Private Event Performance Schedule

09.28.19 – Ivy Lea Club – Gananoque, ON

2018 Wedding, Corporate & Private Event Performance Schedule

01.10.18 – Millcroft Inn (TerSera private event) – Caledon, ON
02.17.18 – Private Residence – Markham, ON
06.09.18 – Holland Marsh Wineries – Newmarket, ON
06.22.18 – Kurtz Orchards – Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
07.13.18 – Private Residence – Stoney Lake, ON
07.21.18 – Muskoka Bay Club – Gravenhurst, ON
07.24.18 – Private Residence, Huntsville, ON (Muskoka)
08.11.18 – Grandview Golf Club – Huntsville, ON (Muskoka)
09.21.18 – Orchard View Wedding & Event Centre – Ottawa, ON
09.22.18 – Sherwood Inn – Port Carling, ON (Muskoka)
09.29.18 – Muskoka Bay Club – Gravenhurst, ON
10.19.18 – Cave Springs/Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON
10.20.18 – Cave Springs/Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON
10.27.18 – Cave Springs/Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON

2018 Public Event Performance Schedule

01.21.18 – The Pastry Peddler – Millbrook, ON
02.11.18 – The Pastry Peddler – Millbrook, ON
02.14.18 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
04.08.18 – The Pastry Peddler – Millbrook, ON
05.13.18 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
05.27.18 – The Pastry Peddler – Millbrook, ON
07.08.18 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
08.05.18 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON

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01.27.17 – One King West – Toronto, ON
02.10.17 – Luma (Oliver & Bonacini Events) – Toronto, ON
03.02.17 – JW Marriott – Rosseau Muskoka – Minett, ON
03.10.17 – Private Residence – Mississauga, ON
04.12.17 – JW Marriott – Rosseau Muskoka – Minett, ON
05.13.17 – Brescia University College (Western) – London, ON
05.14.17 – Viamede Resort – Stoney Lake, ON
06.03.17 – Cave Springs/Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON
06.10.17 – Brooklands Farm – Bracebridge, ON (Muskoka)
06.17.17 – Fort Henry Discovery Centre – Kingston, ON
06.24.17 – Private Residence – Moffat, ON
06.29.17 – Lantern Restaurant & Grill – McCracken’s Landing, ON
07.02.17 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
07.08.17 – Cave Springs/Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON
07.10.17 – Muskoka Steamships – Unica Insurance Event – Gravenhurst, ON (Muskoka)
07.16.17 – Millcroft Inn (Vintage Hotels) – Caledon, ON
07.20.17 – Lantern Restaurant & Grill – McCracken’s Landing, ON
07.22.17 – Casa Loma, Toronto, ON
07.29.17 – Cave Springs/Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON
07.30.17 – Sherwood Inn – Port Carling, ON (Muskoka)
08.05.17 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
08.06.17 – Grand Tappattoo Resort – Seguin, ON
08.08.17 – Four Seasons Residences – Toronto, ON
08.12.17 – The Northridge Inn – Sundridge, ON (Muskoka)
08.15.17 – Viamede Resort – Stoney Lake, ON
08.17.17 – Lantern Restaurant & Grill – McCracken’s Landing, ON
08.19.17 – Private Residence – Terra Cotta, ON
09.03.17 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
09.10.17 – Royal Canadian Yacht Club – Toronto, ON
09.16.17 – St. George’s Golf & Country Club – Toronto, ON
09.29.17 – Royal Canadian Yacht Club – Toronto, ON
09.30.17 – Century Barn – Cavan, ON
10.21.17 – Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON
11.18.17 – Canoe (Oliver & Bonacini Events) – Toronto, ON
11.19.17 – Private Residence – Toronto, ON
12.02.17 – Upper Canada Child Care Event – Sheraton – Toronto, ON
12.16.17 – Cave Springs/Inn on the Twenty – Jordan, ON

2017 Public Event Performance Schedule

05.14.17 – Viamede Resort – Stoney Lake, ON
06.29.17 – Lantern Restaurant & Grill – McCracken’s Landing, ON
07.02.17 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
07.20.17 – Lantern Restaurant & Grill – McCracken’s Landing, ON
08.05.17 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON
08.17.17 – Lantern Restaurant & Grill – McCracken’s Landing, ON
09.03.17 – Burleigh Falls Inn – Burleigh Falls, ON

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