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Listen & Follow on Spotify Here we go – turn up Summer 2026! Continuing the 15th year of I Heart Hamilton with my newest seasonal mix ☀️ 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 … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Arkells – “Dance With You” feat. Cœur De Pirate and Aly & AJ [Listen]On s’était vus, au loin, enfinTa peau brillait sous les refletsDes miroirs au ciel qui abîmaientNos rêves, nos lendemains Arkells brought the party last month with the return of their hometown show, The Rally, at Tim Hortons Field. … Read more
LISA – “Primitive Us” [Listen] Why’d you have to go And bum me out ‘Cause we had the magic Brand new single by LISA is here, and the dreamy tune is just in time for spring. I’ve been super excited to hear more from singer-songwriter Lisa Savard-Quong since hearing snippets of older material and catching her … Read more
By Kandel Kindred Dan Edmonds – “Love Can Be A Tunnel” [Listen] Just like the highway bridge Bound to break and be reborn Dan Edmonds (pretty much Hamilton’s Bob Dylan) has teamed up with videographer and artist Taylor Heres to make us something pretty. damn. cool. “Love Can Be A Tunnel” is something you want to sway … Read more
Episode 144 (Sept. 30/16) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Interview with Marco Bressette of Dead Tired about the band’s EP release show Oct. 8th at This Ain’t Hollywood + premiere of the new tracks More info: Dead Tired
* Unfortunately the last two acts of this session had to be cancelled due to the weather * Summer Art Crawls are where it’s at! Helping to book the annual “Raise the Roof” concert series at Dr. Disc is always a highlight for me. I Heart Hamilton co-presents for a fourth year in a row with Hamilton Magazine. This … Read more
Episode 116 (Mar. 4/16) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Special 2-hour show! In this episode: Interview and live performance by Jennifer Budd (show Mar. 10 at Casbah); interview with Rob Wolanski & Chris Ledroit about Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Indie Series with The Medicine Hat (Mar. 24 at … Read more
By Kristin Archer Hollerado – “Firefly” [Listen] We’re not invincible But we turn the dark into light Hollerado are the happiest band around. I can always count on their music to lift my spirits – best vibes from those guys. This song is no exception, as they turned a terrible situation into a positive and … Read more
Supercrawl Post and photos by Kristin Archer and Steph Dubik It’s always the best time of year in this city – Supercrawl! Now in its sixth year, this was I Heart Hamilton’s fourth time hitting the streets to cover the festival. Whenever I think it can’t be topped, it gets bigger and better each year, … Read more
Wide Awake and I’m Dead Tired: How Five Punk-Rock Lifers Are Making One Last Stand in Hamilton By Andrew Baulcomb It’s nearly 8 p.m. on a warm evening in June, and the sun is still floating lazily above Gage Park in the city’s east end, refusing to dip below the horizon on one of the … Read more