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Listen & Follow on Spotify The Crowleys – “Seasons” [Listen]I’ve been waiting so long for these autumnAutumn colours to call and I wonderWhen will the leaves fall? This one’s been a long time in the making! One of my fave local bands for many years now has been The Crowleys. The band has steadily crafted … Read more
By Kristin Archer Alex Whorms – “Jones” [Listen] Do I set my sights just a little too high when I look at you? Is this a mirror on the wall that I’m talking to? I was introduced to the music of Alex Whorms while judging this year’s McMaster Battle of the Bands finals at The Casbah. … Read more
By Kristin Archer TRYAL – “Show Me” [Listen] I want to be Your man you see But I’ve been wrong Oh I’ve been wrong Yes I’ve been wrong If you have experienced the magic that is Alex Samaras, you know how special this album is going to be, before you even listen to it. Often it’s … Read more
By Kristin Archer Poppsy Cole – “Hell To Pay” [Listen] Brother can you feel those winds of change Fans of local band The Human Orchestra know the unmistakable voice of singer JB Reed – the band was a big part of our Hamilton music community and a total party onstage! JB and her husband/bandmate Luke moved to … Read more
By Kristin Archer Twin Within – “Tunnel to the Reservoir” [Listen] I had a vision we were alright I can’t say enough about Twin Within. The new project, duo Steve McKay and Alex Samaras, is one of my favourites right now. I already know that their debut album Horizontal Lines (out now on Hidden Pony) … Read more
By Kristin Archer Robyn Dell’Unto – “Little Lines” [Listen] It’s never the right time It’s always a little sloppy But if this is love Well there you go I am so excited to have Robyn Dell’Unto as part of I Heart Hamilton’s next show, February 27th at Baltimore House, alongside Dana & The Monsters Under … Read more
Episode 062 (Jan. 23/15) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca In this episode: Interview with ttwwrrss about this new album ttwwrrss_2 and show that night at Baltimore House; premiere of new ttwwrrss songs; interview with local artist Sugarbones (Cheyenne Federiconi); event listings More info: ttwwrrss … Read more
Playlist – Best of 2014 It was particularly difficult this year to narrow down I Heart Hamilton’s “Best Of” Playlist. There were so many fantastic releases in 2014 across the board, that I had to extend my usual Top 10 to Top 20 (plus bonus track!) out of the multitude of local releases I listened … Read more
James Street North Art Crawl Before we hit the streets to enjoy tomorrow’s Art Crawl, let’s recap July’s! This was the summer Art Crawl I had been waiting for. May’s was a bit rainy but luckily cleared up later; June’s was inexplicably cold – come on, weather! But July – this was just right. I … Read more
The next Art Crawl is Friday, July 11th and I Heart Hamilton is back at it, co-presenting Dr. Disc‘s Raise the Roof with Hamilton Magazine. I’m pumped to have locked down another solid lineup! Performers: 6PM – Black Rhino Riot 7PM – Pet Sun 8PM – ttwwrrss 9PM – Allegories 10PM – Jaunt Music starts at … Read more