Be a tourist in your own city.
Doors Open Hamilton It was time for the 10th annual Doors Open Hamilton! We narrowly missed it last year, having just begun our Tour that month and catching wind of the event too late. With many of the featured landmarks on our to-do list, I was happy to get to check out the event this … Read more
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North There was a storm a-brewin’ in the Hammer as I set out to the now very familiar This Ain’t Hollywood to catch a show I knew I couldn’t miss – Matt Paxton, Ben Somer, and Jerry Leger & The Situation. Having been introduced to the backstage area with … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West After handing in my last paper of the Winter term, I needed a bit of a breather from academia. With plenty of people to visit and things to do, I went back home to the Hammer to take a week off. Although my days were still filled with research, … Read more
Allosaurus – “Emma-Jane” [Listen] Cause when I’m lying in bed at night You’re on the inside of my mind And I just can’t shake the feeling that everything about this is right I was introduced to this fun electro-pop duo in April when they played alongside fellow Hamilton band and new friends of mine, New … Read more
Papagayo Restaurant 246 King Street West The Baltimore House 43 King William Street Arriba! To celebrate I Heart Hamilton Tour’s first anniversary, we ventured back to where it all began – a Mexican feast at Papagayo. Last spring, the restaurant is where we came together and discussed what we would do with our summer, and … Read more
The Harbour Diner 486 James Street North In our search for the best breakfast foods in the City, we would be terribly remiss if we left out Harbour Diner. The James Street North staple has been on our list since the very beginning of the Tour, but we hadn’t yet managed to get to it … Read more
High Fives 2 Help Lives Party Benefiting Skate4Cancer & Wellspring Pheasant Plucker 20 Augusta Street We’ve said before how incredible and supportive Hamilton’s online community is, and this event is another example of that. Founder of the non-for-profit organization High Fives 2 Help Lives, Steve Gillon, reached out to us over Twitter to let us … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West We’re on a roll lately with the fantastic shows happening in Hamilton! This lineup was amazing – Allosaurus, New Hands, Hands & Teeth, and Wildlife. I rolled into Casbah a little early, just in time for one of their craft beer tastings in the Lounge. Casbah’s owner, William “Brodie” … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street While I didn’t actually get out and about during this year’s Record Store Day, I fittingly stopped by Dr. Disc the week of, as they were prepping for the big day. A classic Hamilton landmark in our rich music scene, it’s about time the record store became an official tour … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl It was a lucky Friday the 13th – April offered one of our favourite James Street North Art Crawls to date. The weather was just warm enough to walk about comfortably in a spring jacket, or in the case of Avishka and I, a pin-striped velvet blazer and a leather … Read more