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   Upcoming Shows

 THE OAKES, 

2250 OAK BAY AVE.

JANUARY 30, 2026 

7:00 to 9:00 pm    

Mary’s Bleue Moon Cafe, 9535 Canora Road, Sidney  

JANUARY 31, 2026     

8:00 TO 10 pm

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   past Shows

Mary’s Bleue Moon Cafe,      December 20, 2025

Emporia, 737 Goldstream,     December 13, 2025

Mary’s Bleue Moon Cafe,  9535 Canora Road, October 25th @ 7:00pm

Emporia, 737 Goldstream Ave. 

October 20th @ 7:30pm

Mary’s Bleue Moon Cafe, 9535 Canora Road  September 20th @ 7:00pm

 Loft Pub

229 Gorge Road  E.  September 19th @ 7:00pm

HARBOUR BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL

Ship Point, Main Stage         August 23rd at 1:00 p.m.

 The Log house Pub, 2323 Millstream Road in Victoria 

August 22, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. 

MARY'S BLEUE MOON CAFE, 9535 Canora Road in Sidney

June 12th, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.

MUSIC IN THE PARK, West Lagoon Park, Colwood

May 24th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm    

 
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Check back for more shows!  

 Thanks to all our Blackfish friends😊

Band History:    

 Since its inception in 2014, Blackfish  has delivered high energy performances on Vancouver Island, including its participation in the 2016 Jazz Society Victoria Blues Bash, 39 days of July Cowichan Summer Festival  and the 2018 Nanaimo Blues Festival. Over the years, Blackfish has developed an extensive repertoire that ranges from traditional and contemporary blues, funk and classic rock.  

                                                                                                Biographies:

Jake Kimmel: Vocalist/Harmonica Player

Jake is a singer and harp man for the band. He is a consummate performer who possesses a unique voice and harp style used with a force and energy seldom seen in the local blues scene. His larger than life personality puts him at ease with an audience and engages the patrons.  A seasoned musician, Jake has shared the stage with people like Big Dave Mclean, Ken Hamm and Morgan Davis and has been a member of the local bands, “Memphis Bound”, “Mexican Bus Ride”, “Preston McCool” and “Root Seller”.

Peter McMaster:  Lead Guitar

The newest member of Blackfish, reigning from Mississauga Ontario, Peter has been playing the guitar for nearly two decades.  He started out playing rock and grunge music, then slowly started to shift his playing style to blues, funk, psychedelic, metal and even folk.  Peter not only kept his options open when it came to the music he listened to, but his playing style as well.  His biggest influences are Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi and Lindsey Buckingham.  He's hoping to bring a little variety and flavour to the pond with Blackfish.

 Mike Carrow:  Bass Guitar

Mike is an original Victorian who has been involved  in funk and blues projects for the past 30 years. His influences include, Rush, Led Zeppelin, James Brown and all the other Funk greats from the 1970s.  Since joining Blackfish in 2017, he has performed in a number of different venues on Vancouver Island.   A personal highlight for him was  performing in the 2018 Nanaimo Blues Festival.  

Mike Tous:  Drums

The “Tous” {rhymes with “Zeus”} brings a wealth of  musical experience from his involvement in several different bands. Raised on Classic Rock in Southern Ontario, he moved out west in 2001 to snowboard and play drums in Banff and Whistler.  After a few years teaching English overseas and working on cruise ships, he moved back to B.C. and was fortunate to work as a flight attendant for WestJet. He was the drummer with Vancouver's eclectic jam band “The Harmonic Cosmonauts” for 12 years - from 2010 to 2022. His influences include: Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, Primus, Return To Forever, 311, Incubus, The New Deal, and Umphrey's Mcgee. Tous joined Blackfish in late 2022.