What happens when you’re a musician who is also obsessed with The Simpsons? Well, if you’re Adam Carter, you gather some musical pals (Adam Carter: vocals, guitars Andrew Bartle: drums, An…
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Safer Gigs Hamilton
Safer Gigs Hamilton — a new initiative that began over the summer — has a goal of reducing harm in the city’s music community, preventing overdoses and sexual assault before they happen. Through…
Best Of Supercrawl 2017
The 9th annual Supercrawl is this weekend! When venturing out to James Street North (Sept. 8-10), dig a little deeper beyond the main stages to find events that are more off the beaten path. Take a pe…
Talking Tapes with HAVN Records
HAVN (Hamilton’s Audio Visual Node) opened up shop on Barton St / James N. in 2012 and we, as a city, have been a lot cooler ever since. HAVN is known for being the place where you can count on …
Best Free Music Series to See Before Summer Ends
Summer isn’t over, but you’re running out of time to scratch everything off your Summer 2017 bucket list. If seeing more live music was one of your goals — don’t worry. There are sti…
Right on Target: Synth Social
A blank slate is exciting. A 50,000-square-foot empty Target on Barton Street is incredibly exciting. Once Target bounced out of Canada in 2015 we were left with many massive stores that have sat empt…
Sous Bas
Sous Bas – Hamilton’s newest club is officially open. It’s the kind of club caliber that Hamilton has not seen the like of for many a dark night; at least not since the late 90’…
The Casbah Lounge is Back
If you were an active member of the Hamilton music scene before 2014 you will surely remember the Casbah Lounge; that small, intimate, oddly shaped room below The Casbah. It was a wonderful space that…
Zula Presents – SOMETHING ELSE Festival
I invite you to participate in a visceral musical experience. This weekend, Zula Music and Arts Collective (aka Zula Presents) its fourth annual SOMETHING ELSE Festival of Creative Music. If you consi…
Song Premiere: ELSEE – Counting On Me
We’re happy to premiere a new song from Hamilton’s ELSEE. ‘Counting On Me’ was recorded llive-off-the-floor at Catharine North studio in Hamilton. ELSEE (Lauren Campbell) used …