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Listen & Follow on Spotify Springtime is in full swing! We just celebrated the 14th year of I Heart Hamilton, and I’m so grateful for all of the local music I’ve enjoyed over the years. This city is brimming with talent. Time for the next installment of my quarterly curated roundup, rolling through various genres … 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 Bringing us to our next Playlist of the year, it’s springtime! As I mentioned in the last batch, I’m trying something new for 2024. I’ve been putting together monthly Playlists since 2011 (here on the blog and Spotify). This year, I’m going to give myself a little more time in … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Family Of Things – “Flowers On The Wall” [Listen]Oh, I could never want it any other wayAnd if you had a reason that would make you stayWe could go out, we could go out, my baby We kick off this springtime mix with another bop from Family Of Things! I … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Heather Valley – “Great Violence” [Listen]There are so fewWho lead by their exampleI won’t forget youAnd how you chose to be gentleHamilton-based singer-songwriter Heather Valley shares “Great Violence,” the first single from her upcoming EP, Eternal Rest, due out in early 2022. The song was released in celebration of Heather’s … Read more
Listen & Follow on Spotify Ellevator – “Easy” [Listen]Took a page from your bookAnd curbed my doubts with miraclesWe have some Hamilton heavy-hitters coming in with new music this month! Ellevator returns with “Easy,” a track I’ve loved hearing at their live shows. This track leads the way for the band’s first full-length album. Singer … Read more
Here we go! I’m wrapping up the 10th year of I Heart Hamilton (we’ll celebrate the official 10th anniversary in May 2021). 2020 was a painful year for so many, and also a much needed time to pause and reflect. I know this year made me really stop in my tracks, re-evaluate everything, and remember … Read more
Hannah Georgas – “Easy” [Listen]I thought I had a million things to sayI woke up and I can’t think of a thingI swear I had a million things to sayI woke up and I can’t think of anythingToronto-based singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas brings us the beautiful release All That Emotion. The record was produced by The … Read more
Calcedon – “To The Light” [Listen]Name three thingsUse five sensesI Heart Hamilton was happy to premiere the brand new single from Calcedon, the musical project of electronic art pop artist (and violinist!) Brielle Melle. The Hamilton-based artist describes her new song, with its delicate vocals, driving bass, and rhythmic kicks as “a will to fight, … Read more