Be a tourist in your own city.
I Heart Hamilton on 93.3 CFMU — Episode 007 (Dec. 20/13) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 007 (Dec. 20/13) In this episode: An interview with Grant Winestock (co-owner of The Baltimore House) about BH’s two year anniversary, the show that night, and BH’s … Read more
Illitry – “Kingdom Perverted” [Listen] And we’ve got to move on Got to move on now I was stoked to hear new material from one of my favourite local bands. I can’t wait to hear their debut full length which was recorded with Michael Keire at Threshold Studio. This single does not disappoint and I … Read more
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
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
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
I Heart Hamilton’s: The Playlist 2.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North I Heart Hamilton’s “The Playlist” fundraiser concert series has now joined the ranks of such festive annual events in my life such as my birthday, Halloween, Supercrawl! With my second one down, I know this will be something I … 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
Hollerado – “Pick Me Up” [Listen] We are young and in love We are twirling through space Like so many of Hollerado’s songs, this song makes me so happy when I hear it. They’re one of my favourite Canadian bands and they are back with a new album, White Paint, out on the 26th. It’s … 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
The Casbah 306 King Street West After handing in my last paper of the Winter term, I needed a bit of a breather from academia. With plenty of people to visit and things to do, I went back home to the Hammer to take a week off. Although my days were still filled with research, … Read more