Original modern blues with a rockin’ party groove!
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ABOUT WATERSTREET
Waterstreet Blues Band serves up original modern blues with a rockin’ party groove - and a side order of Louisiana spice!
“They’re ready to party right out of the gate!"
(Hot Wax Album Review)
You can expect a high energy blues party featuring original music from their two album releases and new tunes soon to be recorded, plus choice covers done waterstreet style. Their rockin' blues-based music features shared stellar female and male lead vocalists with guitar, bass, keys, accordion and harmonica for a sound that gets the audience groovin' from the first note.
Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, waterstreet blues band is lead singers Silvia Dee (keys/vocals/accordion) and Paul Sapounzi (bass/vocals) with Rob Deyman rockin' the guitars and background vocals, Chris "Junior" Malleck (Daddy Long Legs, Danny Michel) on exquisite harmonica and the fabulous musical talents of Jonny Sauder (Elliott and the Audio Kings) on drums and background vocals.
The band has played countless shows on major festival stages, in theatres, TV studios and clubs throughout Ontario, They have released two albums to critical acclaim and receive regular airplay on radio stations across Canada and internationally. The band has shared the stage with such local and national blues luminaries as Big Dave McLean, Delta Moon, Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, Marcia Ball, Maria Muldaur, Mel Brown and more and have opened up for such artists as Randy Bachman, Duke Robillard, Downchild Blues Band and Powder Blues .
Silvia & Rob from waterstreet also perform as "Silvia Dee & the Boyfriend" for an up close musical experience with a rootsy vibe.
RECENT WATERSTREET HIGHLIGHTS
- Festivals include Lighthouse Blues in Kincardine, Canal Bank Blues Shuffle, Sauble Beach Endless Summer Festival, KW Oktoberfest, Niagara Blues on the Battlefield, Welland Food Fest, Belmont Village Bestival, Kitchener Blues Festival and many more
- Album Number 4 on the list of the Top 25 Blues Albums of 2022 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada The X"
- Charted 62 of top 200 Blues Rock albums in North America 2022
- Latest album “Talkin’ About’ released with continued positive reviews across Canada, US & Europe
- Finalists for International Blues & Roots Songwriting for "Riverside Child." from new album "Talkin' About (2020)
- Launched successful weekly livestream "TALKIN ABOUT LIVE" with guests; Bobby Rush, Jack DeKeyzer, Shawn Kellerman, Mark Johnson (Delta Moon) and more. - featured on CTV here. Facebook and Youtube Playlist with Highlights too.
- "Great Lakes Tour" from Pelee Island to Goderich to Niagara Falls
- “Niagara Music Week" live blues feature with special guest Maureen Brown.
- Silvia Dee & the Boyfriend (Rob & Silvia of waterstreet) were twice selected as cross-Canada Via Rail “artists on board” 2024 & 2019 and represented Grand River Blues at Memphis International Blues Challenge (duo category)
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AUDIO SAMPLES
QUOTES & REVIEWS
NEW ALBUM: Talkin’ About
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STAGE PLOTS
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