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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
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
James Street North Art Crawl It was the last summer Art Crawl until Supercrawl and the last one for the summer. Had to make it a good one! First up, I wanted to check out the skateboard art show at Homegrown Hamilton. The show happens every year and is curated by Paul Antico. One of … Read more
Art Crawl is this Friday, August 9th! Time for another session of Dr. Disc‘s Raise the Roof, presented by Hamilton Magazine and I Heart Hamilton. Performers include: Still Life Beard Jessy Lanza New Hands This is your last chance to see New Hands before they take a year-long hiatus from playing live. Come send off … Read more
Dishcrawl Hamilton Westdale Village Here I go again, expanding my gastronomical horizons with another Dishcrawl. For this edition, our fearless leader, Dishcrawl Hamilton organizer Dave Haley, set up a fun night in Westdale Village. It always feels a bit like a homecoming to be back in that neighbourhood, having attended McMaster. For my guest this … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl Time sure flies when you’re having fun! It seems like I was just excitedly sharing my findings at June’s Art Crawl, and here we are again. We lucked out with another sunny day and this Art Crawl seemed even bigger than the last. Once again, I Heart Hamilton co-presented the … Read more
Discography The Baltimore House 43 King William Street Sunday nights will never be the same. A brand new party called Discography has begun, and you’re going to want to get in on it. Founded by Mark Furukawa (Dr. Disc), Andy Inglis (of Absinthe’s legendary Motown nights and residency at Diavolo), and Shannon Ramnarain (residency at … Read more
Girls With Gunz Photo Shoot I hit the streets with my friend, photographer Estée Mancini of Girls With Gunz, for a fun photo shoot downtown. We met up at Mulberry Coffee with no particular destination in mind, other than to wander James North and see where inspiration strikes. Estée began Girls With Gunz in 2010 … Read more
Art Crawl is this Friday! You know what that means – another installment of Raise the Roof, presented by Dr. Disc, Hamilton Magazine, and I Heart Hamilton. Performers this month include The Safety Collective, Quails in the Nest, Redanda, The Monarch Project, and Ginger St. James. Come on down, starting at 6PM at 20 Wilson … 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