Be a tourist in your own city.
Supercrawl Ah, Supercrawl! You left me reeling, yet again. This was the 5th annual Supercrawl, and my third one. The build-up for it was higher than ever and it was the biggest year yet with 100,000 people in attendance. It was an exciting whirlwind of a weekend and once again I’m left with the colossal … Read more
Something a little different for this Playlist – I Heart Hamilton is now on 8tracks! I’m so pumped for Supercrawl that I wanted to kick off my inaugural 8tracks mix with songs by some of the artists I’m most excited to see this weekend. Check out the full lineup and schedule over at Supercrawl. Supercrawl … Read more
If you’ve been following, you know that I Heart Hamilton has been helping to book and co-present the monthly Raise the Roof shows at Dr. Disc during Art Crawl. The series runs May – October and this month’s is a special one, in conjunction with Supercrawl. Rather than being on the roof of Dr. Disc, … Read more
The Baltimore House 43 King William Street Just a quick post this time around – unfortunately I couldn’t stay long, but when I found out my friend Steve Haining was directing a new music video for The Ascot Royals at Baltimore House, I had to stop by! The video is for “Think You’re Better” off … Read more
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been creating monthly Playlists of local music (and beyond) that have been the soundtrack to my tour around the city. I even got to bring my Playlists to life with the first I Heart Hamilton event, The Playlist 1.0. While getting nostalgic and thinking about the past twelve … 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
The Ascot Royals The Casbah 306 King Street West It’d been a while since we had seen The Ascot Royals play, the last time being far before the Tour even started! I remember it well. It was February 2011 and Carly, Kristin and I found ourselves at the Casbah Lounge on a cold winter’s night … Read more
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