Be a tourist in your own city.
Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club 48 Ellis Avenue Throughout the Tour, the four of us have had the opportunity to connect with like-minded movements and local businesses in the city. The Tour started out as a way for us to get to know Hamilton better by being tourists in our own city and … 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
Hats Wear It’s At 185 Ottawa Street North Here at the Tour, we always appreciate a little flair and flamboyance, in whatever form that may come. We enjoy themes, dressing up, and accessories (we’ve been rocking our Tour buttons faithfully.) On my way to visit Cannon Coffee Co, I spotted Hats Wear It’s At and … Read more
Cannon Coffee Co. 179 Ottawa Street I have been hearing so much enthusiasm over a new coffee shop to Hamilton, Cannon Coffee Co. I was pleased to hear about this new attraction in the City’s East End, and since I do enjoy a good cuppa Joe, I was excited to finally check it out. It … 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
McMaster Musical Theatre production of Into the Woods Lyric Theatre I grew up with musicals; they’re some of my first memories of music. Annie, A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, My Fair Lady are just some of the musicals I was mesmerized by and belted out as a kid (and you wonder why I’m such a … 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
Rich Aucoin – “It” [Listen] We won’t leave it all in our heads This rollicking, boisterous anthem is what I’m aiming for in life – to let go, put yourself out there, make yourself heard, and not let anything bring you down. I love the way the song builds; the repetition of the chorus gets … Read more