Be a tourist in your own city.
Brendan McCarney of Last Frame Pictures I interviewed filmmaker Brendan McCarney a year ago when his first feature Ages & Stages – The Story of The Meligrove Band premiered at Toronto’s North by Northeast. When I found out the subject of his next feature-length documentary with co-director Mike Gillespie would be Hamilton’s own Young Rival, … Read more
Sam Sutherland – author of Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk I got the chance to chat with author, journalist, musician, and MTV News Canada host and producer Sam Sutherland to learn more about his book Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk. This Friday, Sam will be hitting Hamilton while on his road … Read more
The Balconies Stonewalls 339 York Boulevard I’m really excited to bring a proper feature on one of my favourite bands, The Balconies! I first discovered the band (from Ottawa, now based in Toronto) when they performed at Hamilton’s annual Spring Music Festival back in May 2010. One listen to “Serious Bedtime,” and I was hooked. … Read more
The Box Tiger Mulberry Street Coffee House 193 James Street North For my first Rendezvous of 2013, I got to chat with Toronto band The Box Tiger before their show at The Brain. After scoping out the venue and getting set up, I wandered next door to Mulberry with Sonia, Jordan, and Ben to find … Read more
Maggie True North Records 14 – 3245 Harvester Road, Burlington I recently visited True North Records/Linus Entertainment to interview upcoming singer-songwriter All About Maggie. Growing up in Dundas, Maggie Szabo knew from a young age she wanted to pursue music and moved to Nashville after high school to develop her songwriting skills. As she worked … 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
New Hands From our first meeting with New Hands, we knew we’d be friends. We’ve found a lot in common with the band, from our Tumblr blogs and the Playlists we both post, to finding similar tastes in music, books, movies, and tv, and our connection to McMaster. Not only are they great guys and … Read more
Dinner Belles Homegrown Hamilton 27 King William Street The Dinner Belles are definitely one of the most interesting and exciting bands we’ve encountered on our Tour, and one of the most unique bands in the City. From the first time Avi and I saw them play an impressive two-hour set at the Leander Boat Club, … Read more
Brendan McCarney of Last Frame Pictures For this installment of Rendezvous, I chatted with a friend of mine prior to the Tour, but someone who we’ve run into during our travels. I saw director and musician Brendan McCarney, co-owner of Last Frame Pictures (@lastframepics), back at Supercrawl, where he kicked off the filming of his … Read more
Neil Haverty of Bruce Peninsula For our second-ever Rendezvous, I was definitely not expecting to get to interview someone from such an amazing and highly acclaimed Canadian band, so this was really exciting. I had the opportunity to chat with Neil Haverty, a core member of the band of Bruce Peninsula (on vocals, guitar, and … Read more