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Hamilton Music Awards McIntyre Performing Arts Centre 135 Fennell Avenue West This will definitely go down as one of my highlights of the year – the Hamilton Music Awards! I was so pumped to check out the show, especially with the amount of music-related friends I’ve made and featured over the course of the blog. … Read more
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North There are so many phenomenal shows in the city lately, it’s hard to keep up! This one was not to be missed. Cadence Weapon was in town to film his latest music video and perform at This Ain’t Hollywood in support of his latest album Hope in Dirt … Read more
The Balconies – “Do It In the Dark” [Listen] If you do it in the dark, in the dark No one sees it If you do it in the dark, in the dark It comes easy I’m always so pumped to see The Balconies when they roll through the city. They are one of the … Read more
Molson Canadian Studio 1 Summers Lane I don’t believe in having any regrets in life. But I did always have one: never seeing Death From Above 1979 play live. I remember when they played here at the Underground around the release of their only full length album to date, 2004’s You’re A Woman, I’m A … Read more
Folk’d Up Fridays – Indie Music Series Molson Canadian Studio 1 Summers Lane This edition of Folk’d Up Friday should have been called Blues’d Up Friday. Ok, not as catchy without the benefit of alliteration, but this bill was more blues infused than the others. All of the acts complimented each other really well and … Read more
Lincoln Alexander Centre 160 King Street East About a year ago, I Heart Hamilton joined in when we as a city threw our proverbial hat into the ring to get Q – the arts and culture show hosted by Jian Ghomeshi – to come to our hometown for a live broadcast. Although we lost the … Read more
D’LUXE – “Where You Going To?” [Listen] If you make time for me Then I’ll make time for you D’LUXE is the solo project of Aron D’Alesio, lead singer of Young Rival. He describes his sound as “David Lynch soundtrack music (songs to murder to). Weird 50’s guitar washout pop,” while listing rockabilly musicians, The … Read more
McMaster Alumni Community Hamilton Place 1 Summers Lane This post was also written for the McMaster Alumni Blog. I was thrilled when I was asked to be a guest blogger for the McMaster Alumni Association. Being a recent grad (class of ’11), I have wanted to learn more about Mac Alumni and the events and … Read more
Open Streets Hamilton: McMaster Edition McMaster University 1280 Main Street West I’m so pleased I ventured out this year to Hamilton’s version of Open Streets! The event is described as “a community-based partnership dedicated to promoting active, healthy, and inclusive lifestyles by temporarily transforming streets into a shared space for everyone to experience.” The last … Read more
Folk’d Up Fridays – Indie Music Series Molson Canadian Studio 1 Summers Lane Back for another Folk’d Up Friday! This was the third show of the series after a break during the summer. I think I like these shows even better in the fall – the warm folk music from the featured artists lends itself … Read more