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Episode 058 (Dec. 26/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca In this episode: Counting down I Heart Hamilton’s Best Of 2014 (top 10 local releases); New Year’s Eve event listings More info: Best Of 2014 Episode 058 (Dec. 26/14) — I Heart Hamilton (93.3 CFMU) … Read more
Episode 057 (Dec. 19/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca In this episode: Interview with Noah Fralick of Young Rival about the band’s annual Boxing Day show at The Casbah; interview with Matt Paxton about this new EP “Mountain Eyes” and his show Dec. 22 … Read more
Playlist – Best of 2014 It was particularly difficult this year to narrow down I Heart Hamilton’s “Best Of” Playlist. There were so many fantastic releases in 2014 across the board, that I had to extend my usual Top 10 to Top 20 (plus bonus track!) out of the multitude of local releases I listened … Read more
The Baltimore House 43 King William Street By Kristin Archer You know that anti-climactic, let down feeling you get after something really great is over? I’ve often felt that the strongest after concerts – witnessing a live performance that meant a lot to me. There was no time for that feeling to settle in after … Read more
DJ set — November 20, 2014 New Hands, Illitry, Ken Park @ The Baltimore House DJ Kristin Archer I was thrilled to be of the guest DJs at New Hands’ residency at Baltimore House in November. Check out my recap of the residency. Here are my tunes from the night. ASTR – Operate BROODS – … Read more
The JUNO Awards Pop Up Show The Baltimore House 43 King William Street Days after the JUNOs press conference, where Sonic Unyon’s Tim Potocic hinted at special pop-up shows that would be happening between now and March (when the award show takes place), we were hit with the first surprise show. And it was a … Read more
Episode 056 (Dec. 12/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca In this episode: Interview with Izad Etemadi, writer and performer of “A Very Leila Christmas” (Dec. 17-19 at Staircase Theatre) + interview with Tom Avis of Blonde Elvis before they played The Baltimore House’s 3rd … Read more
The JUNO Awards In case you haven’t already heard, Hamilton is host of The JUNO Awards in 2015! We haven’t hosted the JUNOS since 2001, so it goes without saying that a lot has changed here since then and we have a lot to show off to the rest of Canada! It’s going to be … Read more
Episode 055 (Dec. 5/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca In this episode: Interview with co-owner of The Baltimore House, Grant Winestock, about the venue’s third anniversary and the JUNO Awards pop-up show featuring Tokyo Police Club; interview with The Bandicoots & debut of their … Read more
The Baltimore House 43 King William Street This was one of my dream shows come true! I first picked up on Stella Ella Ola when they released a few demos in 2012. The band features Nixon and Jake Boyd of Hollerado along with Anne Douris and Vince Rice. I loved their sound right away and … Read more