By: Curtis Sindrey – Beloved Hamilton-based alt-rock band Arkells have announced their new album, Morning Report, which is set to be released on August 5th on Last Gang Records/eOne/Universal Music Canada. The band also released a new video for the first single “Private School”, which features vocals from Tokyo Police Club’s Dave Monks. Watch it below. Produced by Joe Chiccarelli … Continue reading
Photos by: John-Michael Lelievre – London, ON-based alt-pop band Ivory Hours, who released their debut full-length album, Morning Light, on June 9th, 2015, which was co-produced by Dan Brodbeck (The Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan) and mastered by Joao Carvalho (Lights, Stars), performed at Homegrown Hamilton in Hamilton on April 30th.
Photos by John-Michael Lelievre – Niagara Falls-based pop-rock band Xprime, who released their new EP, PM, on July 17th, 2015, performed at Baltimore House in Hamilton last night.
By: Lucy Sky – J unior Boys are back with their new album Big Black Coat, released February 5th via City Slang. A strikingly energised and intuitively dynamic set of songs, Big Black Coat is shaped by what Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus have been doing in the five years since their last release, It’s All True, in 2011. … Continue reading
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Gary Mullen and The Works, a well-known Queen tribute band, who is fronted by Freddie Mercury imitator Gary Mullen, who is best known as a winner on the competition show Stars in Their Eyes with his vocal and visual imitation of Freddie Mercury, performed at the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton last … Continue reading
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Vancouver-based pop-punk band Marianas Trench, who released their fourth album, Astoria, on October 23rd, 2015 via 604, which featured the singles “One Love”, and “This Means War”, and which followed up their 2015 EP, Something Old / Something New, performed at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton last night with Juno Award-nominated … Continue reading
By: Staff – Following the release of their acclaimed debut album, Higher Power, Hamilton-based punk trio The Dirty Nil have revealed a brand new video for “Wrestle Yü To Husker Dü”. Shot and directed by Ben Rispin and Lee Skinner, the footage was filmed on VHS video cameras at some of their local hometown shows and offers an intimate look into … Continue reading
By: Staff – Jessy Lanza has announced the follow-up to her standout debut album Pull My Hair Back, entitled Oh No, due out May 13th via Hyperdub. And along with today’s announcement Lanza also released a new video for the pulsating, high-energy album track “It Means I Love You.” Watch that here. Jessy Lanza’s second album Oh No is addressed to her own constant nervousness. The pressure … Continue reading
By: Tyler Nyquvest – Patience and commitment seems to have paid off for fans of Hamilton, ON-based punk rock trio The Dirty Nil as, finally, the band is poised to dropkick their debut album Higher Power into the teeth of all willing audiences. It’s been a long time coming for band members Luke Bentham, Kyle Fisher and Dave Nardi, however, through their … Continue reading
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