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I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 033 (June 27/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 033 (June 27/14) In this episode: Recap of my detour to Allentown in Buffalo to attend buffaBLOG’s first Herd Fest; Grant Winestock & I talk about some … Read more
Wide Awake and I’m Dead Tired: How Five Punk-Rock Lifers Are Making One Last Stand in Hamilton By Andrew Baulcomb It’s nearly 8 p.m. on a warm evening in June, and the sun is still floating lazily above Gage Park in the city’s east end, refusing to dip below the horizon on one of the … Read more
Brown Dog Coffee Shoppe 211 Locke Street South I’ve been kicking myself about how terribly behind I am on posts – I’ve been exploring faster than I can document, these past few months! But I’m actually glad, in this instance. Since my first visit to the newest edition of franchise Brown Dog, I’ve been two … Read more
Bar On Locke 178 Locke Street South Locke Street is always such a lovely visit. On a rainy stroll down the street, it was time for a new food discovery. At this point, I was pretty sure I had been to most places along the strip, but Bar On Locke was too often overlooked on … Read more
Sam Smith – “Money On My Mind” [Listen] I don’t have Money on my mind Money on my mind I do it for I do it for the love Sam Smith has to be my most recent musical obsession, with this stellar debut In The Lonely Hour. Every so often an album comes along that … Read more
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 032 (June 13/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 032 (June 13/14) In this episode: Interview with Hachey the MouthPEACE; live performance by Hachey; art crawl info; info on Raise the Roof concert at Dr. Disc; … Read more
Doors Open Hamilton Whitehern 41 Jackson Street West On the second day of Doors Open, I visited another tourist attraction that I hadn’t been to since I was just a kid. My parents told me of our visit to Whitehern all those years ago and for some reason the event saw me playing a game … Read more
Doors Open Hamilton Dundurn Castle 610 York Boulevard The annual Doors Open has become one of my favourite events to explore. It takes place throughout Ontario, and the Hamilton chapter is now in its 12th year. This was my third year in a row – nicely timed with the third anniversary of this blog. Historical … Read more
Steel City Video 1160 Main Street East I love when I finally visit a place that I’ve breezed by countless times for practically all my life, but had never taken the time to check out. Steel City Video is a prime example. It’s been on my list; admittedly, I’ve had the title for this post … Read more
Art Crawl is this Friday, the 13th (ooh!) and I Heart Hamilton is thrilled to be back co-presenting another season of Dr. Disc‘s Raise the Roof with Hamilton Magazine. Unfortunately, May’s session was cancelled due to the weather, so this is the kick-off to the concert series that will take place each Art Crawl (May-October). Performers … Read more