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I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 029 (May 23/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 029 (May 23/14) In this episode: Interview with Emily Baynes of Food4Kids; first interview with Dawn and Marra’s new band The Tallest Tree; live performances by The … Read more
Obviously it’s impossible to acknowledge all of the amazing local music that I was exposed to this year, but looking back on my Playlists, here are the top 10 songs/EPs/albums that I was digging the most in 2013. 10. TV Freaks – “Rewind” (Two) [Listen] Playlist featured: October I caught TV Freaks opening for Andrew … 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
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 006 (Dec. 13/13) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 006 (Dec. 13/13) In this episode: An interview with Dawn and Marra about their album Teaspoons and Tablespoons and their 2nd Annual Christmas show; live performance in … 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
Seven Sundays in Gage Park Gage Park 1000 Main Street East I was pleased to hear that the team behind Supercrawl started up Seven Sundays – seven summer concerts at Gage Park running from July 7th to August 25th (the last one being a bonus week with special guests!) I unfortunately missed Week One with … Read more
Southern Souls Mulberry Street Coffee House 193 James Street North Having a video filmed by Southern Souls has become a rite of passage for any Hamilton musician and beyond. The website began in the summer of 2009 and the amount of material founder Mitch Fillion and the team have produced is incredible. I’ve been a … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl It has been way too long since I’ve Art Crawled, it seems! I couldn’t wait to hit the streets with my camera and explore. There is always an amazing energy at Art Crawl; there’s nothing like it. I tend to live tweet when I Crawl, so be sure to follow … Read more
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky” [Listen] We’re up all night ’til the sun We’re up all night to get some We’re up all night for good fun We’re up all night to get lucky I definitely called it too soon in my last Playlist – THIS is may very well be my … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West Last year, it worked out that I celebrated my birthday with some of my favourite musicians at Casbah. I wanted the party to be at another show this year and now that I’m venturing into booking them, I thought I would put one together. Making it even better, I … Read more