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Playlist – Best of 2015 By Kristin Archer Here we go! The end of the year is always fun for me – time to reflect, prep myself for a new start, and make lists! As long as I can remember, making and listening to “Best Of” playlists was always a highlight of the season. The … Read more
Episode 107 (Dec. 18/15) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Interview with Noah Fralick of Young Rival + interview with JR Digs about the 7th Annual Acoustic Christmas Concert (Dec. 23) More info: Young Rival JR Digs Episode 107 (Dec. 18/15) — I Heart Hamilton … Read more
By Kristin Archer The Elwins – “Bubble” [Listen] I could be anything you need Everything I gotta be And I don’t see what you see in them And you don’t see that in me The Elwins are just so darn delightful! They played the main stage at Supercrawl this year – a milestone for any … Read more
West Fest Inspires Community Outreach to McMaster By Rachel Connell Photos by Lisa Vuyk September 5th marked one of McMaster’s longest standing traditions – Welcome Week’s Pajama Parade, or otherwise reminisced as the legendary kissing parade! As a third year Mac student, and a Welcome Week student leader dancing around in a big painted maroon … Read more
Episode 057 (Dec. 19/14) “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 Noah Fralick of Young Rival about the band’s annual Boxing Day show at The Casbah; interview with Matt Paxton about this new EP “Mountain Eyes” and his show Dec. 22 … 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
New Hands – “Swimming” (KwikFiks Remix) [Listen] You can’t even understand What I’d do for you You can imagine how excited I am whenever there’s some action from the New Hands camp! The band revealed a new song in the form of a remix by Montreal-Toronto based producer KwikFiks and accompanying video. Keep it locked … Read more
The Casbah 306 King Street West Time for the exciting conclusion of the Farewell to Casbah Lounge. The Casbah said goodbye to its smaller Lounge space by booking three secret bands to play the final three shows. To recap: Night One was the stellar surprise of Arkells and Night Two raged with the attack of … Read more
Supercrawl Ah, Supercrawl! You left me reeling, yet again. This was the 5th annual Supercrawl, and my third one. The build-up for it was higher than ever and it was the biggest year yet with 100,000 people in attendance. It was an exciting whirlwind of a weekend and once again I’m left with the colossal … Read more
Something a little different for this Playlist – I Heart Hamilton is now on 8tracks! I’m so pumped for Supercrawl that I wanted to kick off my inaugural 8tracks mix with songs by some of the artists I’m most excited to see this weekend. Check out the full lineup and schedule over at Supercrawl. Supercrawl … Read more