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The Baltimore House 43 King William Street Being involved in the local music scene really means a lot to me and one of my favourite parts of I Heart Hamilton has been booking shows. I was itching to get some more going and it worked out to start 2014 with a bang! I’ve had my … Read more
New year, new shows! Come check out I Heart Hamilton’s first event of 2014! I Heart Hamilton Presents: Weekend Riot Club, Thought Beneath Film, Ascot Royals, Redanda Friday, January 24, 2014 The Baltimore House, 43 King William Street 9 PM / 19+ Tickets: $6 advance / $10 at door Advanced tickets available at Dr. Disc … Read more
Obviously it’s impossible to acknowledge all of the amazing local music that I was exposed to this year, but looking back on my Playlists, here are the top 10 songs/EPs/albums that I was digging the most in 2013. 10. TV Freaks – “Rewind” (Two) [Listen] Playlist featured: October I caught TV Freaks opening for Andrew … 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
Weekend Riot Club Hamilton rockers Weekend Riot Club are on a roll. The band (Melissa Marchese, Mike Chetcuti, and Paul Fontes) just released their new album Psychotropia, had a big album release party at The Casbah, made the cover of View Magazine, and are set to play Supercrawl in September. But first, sure to be … Read more
A Mid Summer’s Dream Last year’s first annual Mid Summer’s Dream festival ended up being one of my favourite events of the year, and by far the most unique. This year’s MSD fest promises to be even bigger and better than the last. To get an idea what you’re in for, take a look at … 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
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