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Listen & Follow on Spotify 2026 kicks off the momentous 15th year of I Heart Hamilton! Let’s start with the first seasonal mix. Get cozy and turn up Winter 2026 ❄️ Are you a musician from Hamilton and the surrounding area? Let me know what you’re up to! I’m always looking for new local music … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Here we go! Wrapping up the 14th year of I Heart Hamilton with the annual Best Of Playlist – looking back on another year of local music. As I always say, it’s tough to narrow down and rank music – use this as your jumping off point to discover more Hamilton music, … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify The cozy and atmospheric season of autumn is well underway! Time to crank up a new batch of local releases. Are you a musician from Hamilton and the surrounding area? Let me know what you’re up to! I’m always looking for new local music to play on my weekly radio … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Here we go! Wrapping up the 13th year of I Heart Hamilton with the annual Best Of Playlist – looking back on another year of local music. As I always say, it’s tough to narrow down and rank music – use this as your jumping off point to discovering more … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Bringing us to our next Playlist of the year, it’s springtime! As I mentioned in the last batch, I’m trying something new for 2024. I’ve been putting together monthly Playlists since 2011 (here on the blog and Spotify). This year, I’m going to give myself a little more time in … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Trying something new for 2024! I’ve been putting together monthly Playlists since 2011 (here on the blog and Spotify). This year, I’m going to give myself a little more time in between to gather more tracks, and round them up by the seasons in quarterly posts. That’s the goal, anyway! … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify The Beans – “Tengo Uno” [Listen] The Beans are an exciting trio in the local music scene. I first connected with them through members of the band founding the creative collective and label, andthenyoudie. Last month, the band just dropped their second EP, I Can’t Understand. They were excited to … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Math Club – “I Always Let You In” [Listen]Completely undefendedSo fragile, paper thinIt’s not what I intended this timeBut I always let you in This is the perfect local artist to come through with an autumn release. What a welcomed return, to get a brand new album from Math Club, the … Read more
Arkells – “You Can Get It” feat. K.Flay [Listen]Hold upComing out of me, lightning bolt electricityBlow upIt’s tearing at the seams yeah I see it unravelingArkells burst into the spring season with a new banger for us to enjoy during lockdown. “You Can Get It” is a feisty anthem for going after what you want. … Read more
LifeandtheTribe – “Type” [Listen]It ain’t no secretWhat they got you believingLifeandtheTribe is back with a banger! Hamilton-based artist Aisha Barrow wanted to convey the collaborative nature of her music and the “tribe” of musicians and producers who back her R&B/pop project. After a terrific debut EP, Eye-sha, in 2019 (with deluxe edition released in 2020), … Read more