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Folk’d Up Fridays – Indie Music Series Molson Canadian Studio 1 Summers Lane It was the last installment of Folk’d Up Friday (for now!) and what a great way to close the series, with Gavin Slate, Graydon James & the Young Novelists, and Cuff the Duke. It was a packed house and I was glad … 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
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
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
Supercrawl James Street North The event is a year in the making, some playfully dub it Hamilton’s Christmas, it gets bigger and better every year, and for the second year in a row it’s the most fun (and tiring!) event I’ve attended. SUPERCRAWL! As the 4th annual Supercrawl, this was the first that was expanded … Read more
Maggie True North Records 14 – 3245 Harvester Road, Burlington I recently visited True North Records/Linus Entertainment to interview upcoming singer-songwriter All About Maggie. Growing up in Dundas, Maggie Szabo knew from a young age she wanted to pursue music and moved to Nashville after high school to develop her songwriting skills. As she worked … Read more
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gage Park 1000 Main Street East When I first saw promotion for A Midsummer Night’s Dream pop up a couple months back, I knew it was an event not to be missed. Organizer and founder of Pure Creation Institute, Mark Gowland, described the event as a Peace Festival that combined Holi, … Read more
I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist 1.0 (Fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hamilton) This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North A year ago when we started, I didn’t dream that a year later we would be hosting the show of the summer (if I may be so bold) with some favourite local bands, … Read more
93.3 CFMU McMaster Campus Radio Of all the new experiences I’ve had over the Tour, going live on the radio is one of my top favourites. It’s something I always wanted to do, since the days of playing “talk show” and interviewing by Barbies. Yes, that happened. Our radio debut came last summer when Avi, … Read more