Be a tourist in your own city.
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Dr. Disc and This Ain’t Hollywood have teamed up to bring you “The Saint Sessions” – in-store performances at Dr. Disc to promote an upcoming show at The Saint. As luck would have it, the first Saint Session fell on June 8th, the night of I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Lesson learned from last summer: don’t put balloons up in the window of Dr. Disc, because they are ticking time bombs that will pop, causing the record store’s alarm system to go off and wake up owner Mark Furukawa to an startling phone message. Luckily, Mark let me have another … Read more
I’m so excited to announce the next event – I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist’s 2.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) I Heart Hamilton began in May 2011 with the concept, “Be a tourist in your own city.” Last summer, The Playlist 1.0 was held to benefit a local cause. It’s time to do it all again! I … 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
Hamilton Music Awards McIntyre Performing Arts Centre 135 Fennell Avenue West This will definitely go down as one of my highlights of the year – the Hamilton Music Awards! I was so pumped to check out the show, especially with the amount of music-related friends I’ve made and featured over the course of the blog. … Read more
Supercrawl James Street North The event is a year in the making, some playfully dub it Hamilton’s Christmas, it gets bigger and better every year, and for the second year in a row it’s the most fun (and tiring!) event I’ve attended. SUPERCRAWL! As the 4th annual Supercrawl, this was the first that was expanded … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl Art Crawl gets bigger and better every month! The warmer months are the most fun for Art Crawl, and everyone was out and about, taking full advantage of the hot summer night. I also realized this was our second Crawl this year that fell on the superstitious Friday the 13th … Read more
Canadian Winter Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street We chose the perfect spot for our Rendezvous with Kobi of Canadian Winter – Dr. Disc! The basement of the record store boasts a crazy selection of vinyl and the wall of records made for a fitting backdrop. Before and after our interview, we couldn’t help but peruse … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Radius 151 James Street South We’re getting revved up for our first event, The Playlist 1.0, a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hamilton. We’re three weeks away – who’s coming?! Get your tickets now at This Ain’t Hollywood and Dr. Disc. We’re so excited for it! Avishka … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street While I didn’t actually get out and about during this year’s Record Store Day, I fittingly stopped by Dr. Disc the week of, as they were prepping for the big day. A classic Hamilton landmark in our rich music scene, it’s about time the record store became an official tour … Read more