Hamilton-based Kojo Easy Damptey is a man of many talents. Kojo is a multi-disciplined musician, a community organizer and advocate. In what can often be a dog-eat-dog world of competitive hustling a…
Best Things to do in Hamilton this Week
We’re trying something a little different with our events. We still have our events calendar and we invite you to add your listings. In addition, we will share a list of hand picked events that …
A Great New Dirty Nil Track for Ya
It’s been a while since we’ve basked in the intense, in-your-face belting and aggressive guitar riffs from Luke Bentham, Ross Miller and Kyle Fisher. Hamilton’s punk favourites, The …
Five Great New Songs from Hamilton Artists
With as much change as we’ve been experiencing in Hamilton in terms of the population, construction and development and everything else – it is nice to have some constants to rely on to ke…
The Enduring Legacy of Hamilton’s Simply Saucer
This year marks 40 years since Hamilton’s Proto-punk gift to the world, Simply Saucer, released their 7” “She’s a Dog/I Can Change My Mind“. This recording is being re-re…
Celebrating 90 Years of The Zoetic
Zoetic: of or relating to life : living, vital. Synonyms include awake, conscious, cognizant, breathing. It’s a wonderful sentiment to name a theatre – a space where everything comes alive. Ther…
Cinquefoil Series
Some of the most memorable local performances I’ve witnessed have taken place in churches. Up close and intimate at the Live On Locke series at Melrose United, Bahamas and Hannah Georgas delivered cap…
New Video: Terra Lightfoot, “Norma Gale”
Norma Gale is the latest single from Terra Lightfoot’s new album, New Mistakes. This is a beautiful song that lets Terra’s soulful vocals shine. Norma Gale is also a great example of Terra…
Into The Abyss
When Brad Germain took the leap to start his own business, he shared on his personal Facebook page: “Time is a funny thing. It can get away from you. You have to do the things you want to do in …
Stylo Starr and her 89 Dames
Stylo Starr is a designer and visual artist that has been perforating the Hamilton art scene for quite some time. You might recognize her work from shows like DUODECIM VESTIMENTUM and 89 Dames, which …