Be a tourist in your own city.
By Kristin Archer As the great Joni Mitchell said, “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” When I started this blog in 2011, I didn’t think about how long I would be chronicling my hometown adventures, and also how much Hamilton would change over time. With change … Read more
Hamilton Music Awards McIntyre Performing Arts Centre 135 Fennell Avenue West The Hamilton Music Awards were once again one of my highlights of the year. It was a huge year for the HMAs because it was the 10th one – a big landmark! It’s a wonderful time to celebrate all of the amazing talent we … Read more
Area musicians not afraid to show Tiger-Cat stripes By Andrew Baulcomb Arkells may hold the title for the most infectious CFL anthem with “Ticats Are Hummin,’” but they’re not the only group in town with a love of the Tabbies. Ahead of Sunday’s Grey Cup matchup between Hamilton and Saskatchewan, here’s a selection of five … Read more
The Hamilton Music Awards are this weekend! I made an HMA Playlist featuring some of this year’s nominees. There are too many to list but here’s a good sample. Check out the official HMA website for the full rundown of nominations. Hamilton Music Awards 2013 from ihearthamilton on 8tracks Radio. Harrison Kennedy – “Chairman Of … 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
Seen Documentary Loud City Podcast I was invited to guest co-host an episode of Seen Doc’s Loud City podcast. Cody and Steve have been busy filming around the city, putting together their upcoming documentary about the local music scene. Along with Tom Shea of 100 Mile Microphone (a fantastic local music site), they started up … 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
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North What a way to be introduced to Cowlick‘s live show! The Hamilton rockers hosted a party at This Ain’t Hollywood to launch the release of their new EP, Night Vision, as well as debut their music video for “Money Money.” Now, this isn’t just your average music video. … Read more
The Balconies – “Do It In the Dark” [Listen] If you do it in the dark, in the dark No one sees it If you do it in the dark, in the dark It comes easy I’m always so pumped to see The Balconies when they roll through the city. They are one of the … Read more
Metric – “Youth Without Youth” [Listen] Can you read my mind? Read my mind? Follow along to the end of the song I’ve always been sort of a casual Metric fan, but I do really like their stuff; they never fail to grab my attention with the energy of their music. Pure rock’n’roll! And Canadian, … Read more