Be a tourist in your own city.
Homegrown Hamilton 27 King William Street After wrapping our cameos at the Canadian Winter music video shoot, the night was still young, and Avi and I decided to stick around downtown and see what was happening. I remembered my friend Jose had posted about the debut show of his new band, The Monarch Project, at … Read more
Tom Waits Tribute The Casbah 306 King Street West I’m probably the last person who should be writing a blog about a Tom Waits tribute. I know nothing about Tom Waits. Avi and I tried to dig into this enigmatic artist with a little Wikipedia and YouTube action prior to the show, but he just … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West We were long overdue for a little Casbah action! When hometown boys Young Rival announced their show, we knew we’d be there with bells on. Or, in this case, with buttons on! Did we mention we have buttons now? Somehow, Avi and I developed a spy theme for the … Read more
Artword Artbar 15 Colbourne Street I have long awaited our return to a spot that caught my eye during our first ever Art Crawl as a group during the Tour. Kristin, Carly and Jenny have joked about making our grand return and have dubbed me ‘the jazz expert.’ Mind you, I am no jazz expert, … Read more
Sara London Mulberry Street Coffeehouse 193 James Street North As you can probably tell, the four of us love music, whether it be listening to music or singing our favourite songs at karaoke. I for one am the kind of person you will find with her iPod, dancing around the house, scrolling through her music … Read more
Fundraiser for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Hamilton and Burlington Club Absinthe 233 King Street East Note: As of January 2012, Absinthe’s new location is 38 King William Street. When I think of Hamilton’s music scene, of course we have incredible bands, but my mind always goes first to the solo artists and duos … Read more
kitestring creative branding studio 65 Walnut Street SouthHamilton Conservatory for the Arts 126 James Street South Stepping into the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts for kitestring’s third annual Christmas Spectacular, I was expecting something bright. I was anticipating an event that matched the colourful brand that Kristin experienced in September. I was predicting candy. … Read more
San Sebastian CD Release The Casbah 306 King Street West It has been far too long since I’ve woken up the morning after a show, ears still ringing and without much of a voice. Cue the San Sebastian CD Release at Casbah. The hometown boys played a killer show to celebrate the release of their … Read more
Supercrawl James Street North Even though we have only experienced a few James Street North Art Crawls, it was time to amp it up and take on Supercrawl! This was the 3rd annual Supercrawl – an event full of music, art, food, shops, you name it. The event was expected to draw 40,000* people throughout … Read more
Corktown Pub 175 Young Street This was the first solo tour stop by any of us, and it ended up being a very eventful night! After still feeling tuckered out and a little loopy from our car wash during the day, I cleaned up and set out downtown to check out a show at Corktown … Read more