Be a tourist in your own city.
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North It was a lovely night on the eve of Art Crawl. James North was calm in preparation for the following night, but what better way to get a pre-party going than a dance party at This Ain’t Hollywood with Kid Years, New Hands, Donna Lovejoy, and Javelin! Before … Read more
I Heart Hamilton’s: The Playlist 2.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North I Heart Hamilton’s “The Playlist” fundraiser concert series has now joined the ranks of such festive annual events in my life such as my birthday, Halloween, Supercrawl! With my second one down, I know this will be something I … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Dr. Disc and This Ain’t Hollywood have teamed up to bring you “The Saint Sessions” – in-store performances at Dr. Disc to promote an upcoming show at The Saint. As luck would have it, the first Saint Session fell on June 8th, the night of I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist … Read more
Dr. Disc 20 Wilson Street Lesson learned from last summer: don’t put balloons up in the window of Dr. Disc, because they are ticking time bombs that will pop, causing the record store’s alarm system to go off and wake up owner Mark Furukawa to an startling phone message. Luckily, Mark let me have another … Read more
I’m so excited to announce the next event – I Heart Hamilton’s The Playlist’s 2.0 (Fundraiser for Food4Kids) I Heart Hamilton began in May 2011 with the concept, “Be a tourist in your own city.” Last summer, The Playlist 1.0 was held to benefit a local cause. It’s time to do it all again! I … Read more
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North Hollerado are one of my favourite bands to see live. The release of their second full length album, White Paint, took them on a mini tour of intimate club dates before hitting the road to open for Billy Talent. I was super stoked to see that they were … Read more
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North This event completely epitomized I Heart Hamilton for me. On the Friday before, Arkells announced they would be playing a small show at This Ain’t Hollywood on the Sunday. Unbelievable! Didn’t I just confess in my post on Q in Hamilton that I had shamefully never seen the … Read more
Jack & Lois 301 James Street North This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North I had been trying to meet up with the guys of Redanda for a while now and see them live. When they let me know they would be playing at This Ain’t Hollywood with friends The Great Machine, another band I’ve … Read more
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North When I heard Diamond Rings was coming back to Hamilton, I knew I had to be there! John O & co. have been on a whirlwind of promotion for the new album Free Dimensional, including performances on late night staples Leno and Letterman. I’ve been a fan since … Read more
This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North What a way to be introduced to Cowlick‘s live show! The Hamilton rockers hosted a party at This Ain’t Hollywood to launch the release of their new EP, Night Vision, as well as debut their music video for “Money Money.” Now, this isn’t just your average music video. … Read more