HELLBENT – DEAD OFF THE FLOOR A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere Hellbent have been crushing clubs and DIY spaces for the last couple of years across Canada gaining applause and praise.Known for their heavy and grimy sound, the band recently [...]
SCOTIABANK ARENA AND ARKELLS PARTNER WITH NEW CIRCLES COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR TORONTO CLOTHING DRIVE FANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING ONE ITEM OF WINTER CLOTHING TO DONATE AT THE CONCERT Scotiabank Arena and Arkells are partnering together with New [...]
Dan Mangan @ New Vision United Church, Hamilton February 1, 2019 The New Vision United Church is located in the heart of downtown Hamilton and provides the perfect atmosphere for performances by singer-songwriters like Dan Mangan and his opener, [...]
Los Straitjackets w/ The Hoodlums @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton July 8, 2018 Veteran surf rockers, Los Straitjackets, close out the third and final show in Canada with the small, but lively, This Ain’t Hollywood in downtown Hamilton. [...]
TAMING THE LION A CONVERSATION WITH RUN MAGGIE RUN Run Maggie Run is in as interesting and productive a place as any band could hope for. Having spent 2017 honing their live sound and performing their debut album, self-titled album the Hamilton, [...]
ELLEVATOR – “VOICES” ELLEVATOR EP (2018) Arts and Crafts Records Hamilton, Ontario April 12, 2018 Good music seems instantaneous: a decisive rush of expression and dopamine. Hamilton, Ontario’s Ellevator captures that [...]
Our Lady Peace @ FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton March 9, 2018 I remember standing in my gym clothes outside our high school football stadium hearing that Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon was dead, succumbing to a drug overdose at the tender age [...]
GARETH INKSTER – “LAST YEAR” LAST YEAR (2018) Independent Hamilton February 12, 2018 “Last Year” is Gareth Inkster’s debut single. Documenting the inauspicious beginnings of a young relationship, the song starts [...]
Hollerado @ Festival Of Friends, Gage Park, Hamilton August 6, 2017 Every time I’m on my way to see Hollerado, I think to myself, “They probably won’t be as good as last time”. This venue isn’t as good… the setlist was just TOO good last time… [...]
Rational Youth w/ YlangYlang @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton April 1, 2017 When a good friend casually mentioned that she was going to head down to Hamilton to see Rational Youth, I did not hesitate for a second, and asked if I could join [...]
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YOUNG RIVAL REVEAL GROUNDBREAKING DOT-MATRIX VIDEO FOR “ELEVATOR” Paper Bag Records Hamilton’s Young Rival have revealed their ground-breaking, “dot-matrix” video for Interior Light‘s “Elevator” [...]
Arkells Morning Report Universal Music Canada/Last Gang Records If you haven’t heard Morning Report, the latest Arkells album, do yourself a favour and give it a listen as soon as possible. The Canadian rockers from Hamilton, Ontario have [...]
THE MEDICINE HAT – “ST. CECILIA” THE MEDICINE HAT (2016) Independent July 28, 2016 There’s no mistaking Nabi Sue Bersche’s unique, raw and emotive vocals. Here’s her thoughts on the song and video: “St. [...]
FROM LEATHER JACKET TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AN INTERVIEW WITH MAX KERMAN OF ARKELLS Hamilton’s Arkells have been riding an incline for quite a while now. Their debut record Jackson Square allowed for a modest entry to the Canadian music scene, and [...]
Eagles Of Death Metal + Death From Above 1979 @ Hamilton Convention Centre, Hamilton May 6, 2016 Boom Goes the Dynamite! A brisk breeze roles over Hammertown as we arrive at the Hamilton Convention Center. We check our tickets, grab pizza buns [...]
JAUNT – “GENTLE REMINDER” SINGLE (2016) Independent May 3, 2016 Recently, Toronto’s easygoing indie quintet Jaunt released their brand new track “Gentle Reminder”. Jaunt has teamed up with well-respected music [...]
Greys & Odonis Odonis w/ GREY//WATER & The Great Machine @ The Casbah, Hamilton April 9, 2016 Hamilton’s Hess Village is a bit of a toss up depending on your mood, age and your tolerance for newly minted post-secondary alcoholics. In the [...]
TRUE NORTH RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE MUSIC GALLERY OF FINE ART THE WORLD’S FIRST FINE ART GALLERY DEDICATED TO VISUAL ART BY MUSICIANS BOB DYLAN, LEONARD COHEN, JONI MITCHELL, JOHN LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, MILES DAVIS, JERRY GARCIA – [...]
Finger Eleven @ Molson Canadian Studio, Hamilton November 10th, 2015 It was an excited hometown crowd filing into the Molson Canadian Studio in Hamilton on a Tuesday night for Burlington boys Finger Eleven. The club was filled with old friends [...]
Die Mannequin/ Secret Broadcast @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton May 3rd, 2015 Though only a handful of people had made their way over to This Ain’t Hollywood, it didn’t deter Secret Broadcast and Die Mannequin from finishing [...]
Limblifter @ This Ain’t Hollywood, Hamilton March 26th, 2015 If you were to judge the level or “size” of a performance based on the size of the outside of the venue, you would be sadly misguided. It would be a huge underestimation, as it [...]
The New Pornographers & Operators @ Hamilton Place, Hamilton February 8th, 2015 Despite freezing rain and horrible driving conditions, a handful of people had found their way to Hamilton Place, and were standing around waiting in eager [...]