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Listen & Follow on Spotify It’s time for my newest Playlist – turn up Spring 2026 🌸 This mix is extra special, as it coincides with celebrating the 15th year of I Heart Hamilton (and 15 years of these local Playlists)! Are you a musician from Hamilton and the surrounding area? Let me know what … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Here we go! Wrapping up the 14th year of I Heart Hamilton with the annual Best Of Playlist – looking back on another year of local music. As I always say, it’s tough to narrow down and rank music – use this as your jumping off point to discover more Hamilton music, … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify The cozy and atmospheric season of autumn is well underway! Time to crank up a new batch of local releases. Are you a musician from Hamilton and the surrounding area? Let me know what you’re up to! I’m always looking for new local music to play on my weekly radio … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Time to crank up the Summer Playlist! Keep cool with my latest quarterly roundup of new local releases. Are you a musician from Hamilton and the surrounding area? Let me know what you’re up to! I’m always looking for new local music to play on my weekly radio show on 93.3 … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Hello, 2025! We’re kicking off the 14th year of I Heart Hamilton. Last year, I changed my Playlist approach by rounding up a quarterly mix of tunes, and I quite liked that process! There is never a shortage of local music to dig into, and I do my best to … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Here we go! Wrapping up the 13th year of I Heart Hamilton with the annual Best Of Playlist – looking back on another year of local music. As I always say, it’s tough to narrow down and rank music – use this as your jumping off point to discovering more … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Another season rolls around again! I’ve been putting together monthly Playlists since 2011 (here on the blog and Spotify). This year, giving myself more time in between to gather more tracks, and round them up by the seasons in quarterly posts. I’ll double up sometimes if an artist shared more than one track within this … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Time for our next installment! So many new local releases, so little time! I’ve been putting together monthly Playlists since 2011 (here on the blog and Spotify). This year, giving myself a little more time in between to gather more tracks, and round them up by the seasons in quarterly posts. Crank up these jams … 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
Listen & Follow on Spotify Luckystickz – “Strangers” [Listen]You can text my numberYou can ring my lineWe’ve got some serious local bops this month! Singer, songwriter and steelpan aficionado Luckystickz brings the party with a new summer jam. It’s a smooth, groovy, Afro-pop tune with the musician’s signature steelpan flourishes. The single leads the way … Read more