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I Heart Hamilton is excited to premiere the brand new video by Shanika Maria! Shanika Maria is an exciting new local talent that needs to be on your radar. The singer-songwriter releases her EP Childish Games today, available on all music platforms, accompanied by a video for the title track. The EP was recorded, mixed and … Read more
By Kristin Archer Compiling my “Best Of” local releases of the year is one of my favourite things to do on I Heart Hamilton – it’s crazy to know this is my 5th year of it. It’s a testament to our incredible scene that it gets more difficult every time to narrow it down to just my … Read more
By Kristin Archer Jennifer Budd – “Church” [Listen] Let’s go to church Jennifer Budd is a dynamic new local artist on my radar. She released her first album Lip Service last November and it was recorded with my fave producer, Michael Keire at Threshold Studio. It’s an impressive debut and an amazing introduction to the artist … Read more
I Heart Hamilton’s Best Of 2015 By Kristin Archer Every year I think I’m going to do a recap post with my highlights of the year. Life always gets so busy, that I usually only have time for my Best Of Playlist. This year, though, felt more significant than ever. Not only on the personal … Read more
The Baltimore House 43 King William Street By Kristin Archer You know that anti-climactic, let down feeling you get after something really great is over? I’ve often felt that the strongest after concerts – witnessing a live performance that meant a lot to me. There was no time for that feeling to settle in after … 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
The Baltimore House 43 King William Street At the end of the summer, I Heart Hamilton hosted another show at Baltimore House. I was excited to bring back Hands & Teeth and The Medicine Hat, after having them earlier that summer at The Playlist 3.0 fundraiser. Rounding out the bill were locals Gdansk and City … Read more
Very pleased to announce the next I Heart Hamilton showcase! I Heart Hamilton Presents: Hands & Teeth The Medicine Hat Gdansk City And The Sea + DJ Michael Keire (Threshold Recording Studio) Thursday, August 21, 2014 The Baltimore House, 43 King William Street $5 / 9 PM / 19+ — Facebook event —
Threshold Recording Studio 110 Catharine Street North Yet another occasion popped up during the course of the Tour to get festive – St. Patrick’s Day! Although I am a festive person, I can’t say I’ve ever really celebrated the green-hued, alcohol-fueled holiday. The grand opening of Threshold Recording Studio definitely set the bar for future … Read more
Tom Waits Tribute The Casbah 306 King Street West I’m probably the last person who should be writing a blog about a Tom Waits tribute. I know nothing about Tom Waits. Avi and I tried to dig into this enigmatic artist with a little Wikipedia and YouTube action prior to the show, but he just … Read more