Be a tourist in your own city.
I Heart Hamilton’s: The Playlist 2.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North I Heart Hamilton’s “The Playlist” fundraiser concert series has now joined the ranks of such festive annual events in my life such as my birthday, Halloween, Supercrawl! With my second one down, I know this will be something I … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Dr. Disc and This Ain’t Hollywood have teamed up to bring you “The Saint Sessions” – in-store performances at Dr. Disc to promote an upcoming show at The Saint. As luck would have it, the first Saint Session fell on June 8th, the night of I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist … Read more
The Drake Hotel 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto After ten years together, The Rest have parted ways as a band. Selfishly, I can’t help but wish I had discovered them sooner, having only experienced a small bit of that phenomenal career. The band is one of the most special groups I’ve come across throughout my … Read more
Horseshoe Tavern 370 Queen Street West, Toronto My last couple of Detours to took me to Toronto and back for shows, but this one was a day trip full of exploring, like the good tourist I am, followed by a show at night to support my pals New Hands. Along with my friend Luisa, we … Read more
Homegrown Hamilton 27 King William Street I always enjoy my time at Homegrown Hamilton, whether I’m popping in for their delicious coffee (and racking up another stamp on my Homegrown card, working my way up to a free coffee!) or checking out a show. There is always fantastic live music happening throughout the week and … Read more
I’m so excited to announce the next event – I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist’s 2.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) I Heart Hamilton began in May 2011 with the concept, “Be a tourist in your own city.” Last summer, The Playlist 1.0 was held to benefit a local cause. It’s time to do it all again! I … Read more
Rivoli 334 Queen Street West, Toronto When I heard that Young Rival were playing their last local date for a while before they take off for their European tour, I knew I couldn’t miss it! I was excited to roadtrip it to Toronto and return to the Rivoli, having only been once before, years ago. … Read more
An Evening with Oprah Copps Coliseum 101 York Boulevard This may take the cake as the most surreal moment I’ve had yet – being in the same room as Oprah as she walks on stage and announces, in her iconic boom, “HAM-IL-TOOOOOON!!” Something I never dreamed I would witness. I’ve been a fan of Oprah’s, … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West Last year, it worked out that I celebrated my birthday with some of my favourite musicians at Casbah. I wanted the party to be at another show this year and now that I’m venturing into booking them, I thought I would put one together. Making it even better, I … Read more
The Baltimore House 43 King William Street This event was a long time in the making and I couldn’t wait to complete the journey with Ghosts of Memphis. The journey, that is, of making their debut album, The Devil and the Details. If you’ve been following, I was with Trevor Howard the very first day … Read more