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Listen & Follow on Spotify It’s that time again! Wrapping up the 12th year of I Heart Hamilton with the annual Best Of Playlist. I always say this – it’s so tough to narrow down and rank music, so you can use this as your jumping off point to discovering more local music, and show … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify The Crowleys – “Seasons” [Listen]I’ve been waiting so long for these autumnAutumn colours to call and I wonderWhen will the leaves fall? This one’s been a long time in the making! One of my fave local bands for many years now has been The Crowleys. The band has steadily crafted … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Kojo “Easy” Damptey – “See The Light” ft. Onglish, Chris Bruder & Tom Altobelli [Listen]The darkness has held me downAnd I can’t stand it anymore Hamilton-based musician Kojo “Easy” Damptey has been rolling out brand new music which leads the way for his upcoming album, Radical Thoughts, due out this fall. The third … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify LTtheMonk – “The Lo” [Listen]So eclectic In her records I had to say it’sLove atFirst needle drop Hamilton-based emcee LTtheMonk has been rolling out tracks, videos, and visuals from the universe of his great third album, On The Wall, released last summer. Now he shares brand new single, “The Lo.” Is this the … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Allegories – “It’s A Parade” [Listen]A minute that will plague you for an hourOr a week or a forgotten year The return of experimental electronic pop duo Allegories was a favourite local music moment last year. When the pair dropped dynamic new single, “Pray,” a couple of months ago, it … Read more
The Dirty Nil – “Done With Drugs” [Listen]They’ve been good, they’ve been sweetBut now it’s time to get cleanWhile this period of physical distancing must be proving difficult for many musicians, The Dirty Nil have a leg up in that they live together. As a result, the Nil have been able to finish up their … Read more
By Kristin Archer Time to wrap up another year! It’s a pleasure to support Hamilton’s music scene and I’m continually inspired by it. If I can leave you with one resolution in 2019: go to more shows! To continue from last year, I’m charting EPs and albums, but I’ll give honourable mentions to these singles … Read more
Episode 227 (June 8/18) Live-To-Air from Gore Park I Heart Hamilton airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Special extended show – 5th annual broadcast Live-To-Air from Gore Park during the Downtown Hamilton BIA Gore Park Summer Promenade → Toast Wine Bar chats about their 2nd anniversary celebrations → Collective Arts … Read more
Summer weather has really rolled in now, just in time for the June Art Crawl. Don’t miss Raise the Roof concert series at Dr. Disc every Art Crawl from May-August. This is I Heart Hamilton‘s 6th year co-presenting and booking this series with Dr. Disc. The series is also co-presented by Hamilton Magazine and Hamilton Music Collective. Friday, June 8, 2018 … Read more
I Heart Hamilton and 93.3 CFMU take over the Downtown Hamilton BIA Gore Park Summer Promenade for the 5th year in a row on Friday, June 8th! Miles From Nowhere performs live in Gore Park (12-2pm) + Special Live-To-Air broadcast of “I Heart Hamilton” on 93.3 CFMU with host Kristin Archer (1-3pm) Segments on the show include interviews … Read more