Be a tourist in your own city.
Updated: December 2025 [Originally posted December 7, 2021] Listen & Follow on Spotify I had always wanted to make an all-local, holiday season Playlist! ☃️🎄 I Heart Hamilton turned 10 in 2021, and by then, I had come across enough local holiday tunes to round out a festive mix (so far including Hamilton and Burlington … Read more
The Hamilton Music Awards are this weekend! I made an HMA Playlist featuring some of this year’s nominees. There are too many to list but here’s a good sample. Check out the official HMA website for the full rundown of nominations. Hamilton Music Awards 2013 from ihearthamilton on 8tracks Radio. Harrison Kennedy – “Chairman Of … Read more
Scissor Sisters – “Let’s Have A Kiki” [Listen] And though the sun is rising Few may choose to leave So shade that lid And we’ll all bid adieu to your ennui Just in case my eclectic taste in music wasn’t already obvious, this month’s Playlist should do it. I needed a silly jam to help … Read more
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been creating monthly Playlists of local music (and beyond) that have been the soundtrack to my tour around the city. I even got to bring my Playlists to life with the first I Heart Hamilton event, The Playlist 1.0. While getting nostalgic and thinking about the past twelve … Read more
The Balconies – “Kill Count” [Listen] Push down and up, it’s not that hard It doesn’t matter who you are Push down and up, can’t be that hard This video is right up my alley – sequins, confetti, glitter, and the infectious “Wooooo…” It’s the perfect track to get me pumped up to hit the … Read more