Be a tourist in your own city.
Glee Cast – “Up Up Up” (Givers cover) [Listen] You’re gonna find a way, find a way to be You’re gonna get yourself aligned with your own mind You’re gonna get it free This is just the most joyful song. I’ve known of this track by Givers for a while now and was pleased to … Read more
Rich Aucoin The Casbah 306 King Street West I would feel like I was giving away a magician’s secrets if I went into detail about Rich Aucoin’s show at Casbah. Then again, his live show has been well documented in past reviews, but I’m so glad I went into this show not knowing a thing. … Read more
Homegrown Hamilton 27 King William Street There is something to be said, something almost magical about watching a musician perform live, stripping away everything else save for only a simple music accompaniment, whether it be on the piano or guitar as you, standing or sitting in the audience, listen intently and take in the lyrics, … Read more
Kirby The Baltimore House 43 King William Street Homegrown Hamilton 27 King William Street They say you always remember your first. I think it’s only fitting that our inaugural Rendezvous was with Kirby. We met up with the Hamilton/Burlington singer-songwriter at one of our favourite spots, The Baltimore House, to have a chat before he … Read more
Threshold Recording Studio 110 Catharine Street North Yet another occasion popped up during the course of the Tour to get festive – St. Patrick’s Day! Although I am a festive person, I can’t say I’ve ever really celebrated the green-hued, alcohol-fueled holiday. The grand opening of Threshold Recording Studio definitely set the bar for future … Read more
Rebel’s Rock 537 King Street East After braving the elements and crawlin’ through the wind at Art Crawl, Kristin and I made our way over to Rebel’s Rock Irish Pub to get our Irish on!! Having declared March pub month, this marked our first Tour pub stop. We were looking forward to getting a taste … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl The James Street North Art Crawl has become somewhat of a regular event on the Tour’s social calendar. Seeing as this was my first art crawl since coming back from Tanzania, I was excited to take a stroll along James Street North and pop into familiar shops and explore new … Read more
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
Flat Spot Skateboards 222 King Street West Kristin and I first had the chance to check out Canadian Winter at the Snow Bowl back in February and were blown away by this hip hop crew. There was something about them that drew you in and allowed you to engage with the beats and the … Read more
Boxcar Sound Recording Studio 468 Cumberland Avenue Back to Boxcar for me for another Ghosts of Memphis session. Trevor Howard and Gerry Finn are in the home stretch now – the album is almost complete! It was just Trevor and producer Matt Montour in studio finishing up a few more bits of recording. First up … Read more