Be a tourist in your own city.
Dan Griffin – “The Hum” [Listen] Come on, baby I saw your face light up like a motel sign Your heart still beating in the flickering lights Dan Griffin’s first solo album Leave Your Love came as a pleasant surprise. Although it was released in 2011, I discovered it last year and attended the Album … Read more
Homegrown Hamilton 27 King William Street Toronto band The Box Tiger were due for a Hamilton show and I was pleased to hear they chose Homegrown this time around. When the band asked me to team up with them to present the show, I didn’t miss a beat in rounding up the dynamic duo of … Read more
This Wednesday! Really excited to present this awesome show. I Heart Hamilton Presents: The Box Tiger live at Homegrown Hamilton with Redanda, The Great Machine, and Heavy Hearts Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Homegrown Hamilton, 27 King William St. Doors: 8:30pm $5 19+ — Facebook event page —
Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX – “I Love It” [Listen] You’re on a different road I’m in the milky way You want me down on earth But I am up in space Is it too soon to call song of the summer? This may be one of the pop gems of the season. I just … 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
The Brain 199 James Street North This was a night of several discoveries – new music and a new venue. For my first live music feature of the year, I ventured out to The Brain, a hot spot for artists and musicians on James North. I had only popped in briefly before during Art Crawls … Read more
Hamilton Music Awards McIntyre Performing Arts Centre 135 Fennell Avenue West This will definitely go down as one of my highlights of the year – the Hamilton Music Awards! I was so pumped to check out the show, especially with the amount of music-related friends I’ve made and featured over the course of the blog. … Read more
The Balconies – “Do It In the Dark” [Listen] If you do it in the dark, in the dark No one sees it If you do it in the dark, in the dark It comes easy I’m always so pumped to see The Balconies when they roll through the city. They are one of the … Read more