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Listen: Episode 266 (Apr. 12/19) I Heart Hamilton airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Chatting with Tim Potocic of Sonic Unyon Records & Tristan Psionic about a huge week ahead! Tonight → CFMU Fundraiser with Ellevator, Tristan Psionic, Luke Bentham of The Dirty Nil, Granny Smith, Haolin Munk Saturday Apr. … Read more
I Heart Hamilton’s Best Of 2018 By Kristin Archer Happy New Year! To keep up with tradition I’m taking a quick look back at some of my adventures this year. 2018 marked year 7 of I Heart Hamilton and brought with it some changes and new experiences. Thanks for continuing to follow along with the … Read more
By Kristin Archer Arkells – “People’s Champ” [Listen] You do nothing every year But showing up on the red carpet I’m looking for the people’s champ Arkells deliver another banger just in time for summer. The Motown-infused, anthemic, politically-driven rock tune is the first single off their fifth studio album, due out later this year. While … Read more
Supercrawl By Kristin Archer Here we go! This year marked the 9th annual Supercrawl, and my 7th year attending. To get me into the Supercrawl spirit I like to invite Supercrawl performers onto my show on 93.3 CFMU, and this year I had the pleasure of chatting with Tyler Kyte of everyone’s favourite supergroup cover band, Dwayne … Read more
I’ve attended Because Beer every summer and it’s always one of my favourite events in the city. Now in its 4th year, I’m so thrilled to be part of the lineup! Diamond DJ Collective will be bringing you an all-vinyl dance party Friday at 7pm before the bands take the stage. See you there all weekend! Because … Read more
By Kristin Archer Hollerado – “Born Yesterday” [Listen] You make me feel like I was born yesterday Like I’ve never been broken I can always count on Hollerado to cheer me up and bring the good vibes. I love these guys. They put their hearts into every recording, every show. They’re a rollicking good time and I … Read more
I Heart Hamilton’s Best Of 2016 By Kristin Archer Although it’s important to keep moving forward and being in the now, it’s always fun to reflect on the year as we roll into the next. It means a lot to still be documenting my local adventures on the blog and I hope it continues to inspire people to … 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
Supercrawl By Kristin Archer Photos by Lisa Vuyk (unless otherwise stated) Read Part 1 Jam packed day ahead for day two of Supercrawl adventures. Sharp at noon, it was over to the Murray stage to see the first act of the day, Taylor Knox. We had such incredible weather on Friday, but Saturday was a little spotty. I think I … Read more
Because Beer By Kristin Archer Before Sonic Unyon brings us their biggest event of the year, Supercrawl, let’s take a look back at another awesome event they throw, Because Beer! This was the festival’s third year, and it has quickly become a summer highlight for me. I’ve attended each year so far – apologies for no … Read more