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The lovely Leila (a character by the talented Izad Etemadi) first made her appearance in the city at the 2013 Hamilton Fringe Festival. My first introduction to Leila was at Fringe 2014, when she returned with one of my favourite productions of the festival, “Love With Leila.” Leila is coming back to the Hammer for … Read more
Illitry – “Runaways” [Listen] I’ve heard that the ocean Is bluer than any sky Illitry are gearing up for their biggest release yet. Their first EP is finally out this month, which they have worked on for the past while with Michael Keire at Threshold Studio. The band celebrates with a hometown release on November … Read more
Episode 052 (Nov. 14/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 052 (Nov. 14/14) In this episode: First anniversary episode!!; interview with Mark Gowland of Create Joy Fund about fundraiser/toy drive Spirit of Christmas (Nov. 29); interview with Two Juliets – Meghan Chalmers and Franny … Read more
Illitry It’s no secret here – Illitry is one of my very favourite local bands. It has been a pleasure to watch the band’s music evolve since the first time I saw them live, back in March 2012. With a few impressive singles released so far, their EP is about to be released, and I … Read more
The Beaches The Beaches is an energetic four-piece from Toronto. Comprised of Jordan Miller, Kylie Miller, Eliza Enman McDaniel, and Leandra Earl, the young band has been making major waves and released their EP Heights in May. They’ve played with the likes of Kings of Leon, Mother Mother USS, The Arkells, July Talk, and have … Read more
Supercrawl Post and photos by Kristin Archer and Steph Dubik It’s always the best time of year in this city – Supercrawl! Now in its sixth year, this was I Heart Hamilton’s fourth time hitting the streets to cover the festival. Whenever I think it can’t be topped, it gets bigger and better each year, … Read more
Episode 051 (Oct. 31/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 051 (Oct. 31/14) In this episode: Interview with Annie Horton, organizer of Muse Fest benefit for Interval House and The Women’s Centre (Nov. 7); interview with Dan Rivero of OHM and Night Drive/// at … Read more
The Create Joy Fund presents its first annual holiday event – The Spirit of Christmas. The Create Joy Fund is the not-for-profit behind one of my favourite events in the city, A Midsummer’s Dream. Now they are now hosting their first holiday event, The Spirit of Christmas. It’s a FUNdraiser for The Create Joy Fund and … Read more
Episode 050 (Oct. 24/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 050 (Oct. 24/14) In this episode: 50th episode of I Heart Hamilton; interview with Spence Newell, Evan Bond, and Ben Muñoz of New Hands about their first shows back in over a year – … Read more
DJ set — September 11, 2014 Rich Aucoin @ This Ain’t Hollywood DJ Kristin Archer Posted Sept. 12th: Last night was a blast! Huge thanks to Lou Molinaro, This Ain’t Hollywood & Supercrawl for having me be part of the official Supercrawl kickoff. I never expected my first DJ set to be 2.5 hours, opening … Read more