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By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – The JUNO Awards are now in their 44th year of (as they put it) putting Canadian artists of all walks on a pedestal. This year, CARAS (the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) is kicking their week-long festivities in Hamilton this week, the site of this year’s awards. Chris Topping (CARAS Director of Events) speaks with an … Continue reading
Photos by: Dawn Hamilton – Toronto-based blues rock-reggae band Big Sugar, who released their new album, Yardstyle, on April 14th, 2014 via eOne Music, which features acoustic versions of their catalogue of hit songs, performed a stripped-down acoustic show at Hamilton Place in Hamilton last night.
Photos by: Philip C. Perron (@Philip_Perron) – Vancouver-based indie rock quintet Mother Mother, who released their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, on November 4th, 2014 via Island Records/Universal Music Canada, performed at the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton last night.
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – So You Think You Can Dance, the 13-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning show, visited the Hamilton Place Theatre in Hamilton last night, which featured this season’s most popular routines, as well as original pieces created specifically for the nationwide tour.
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – Pop singer Demi Lovato, who released her fourth album, Demi, on May 10th, 2013 via Hollywood, which produced the singles “Heart Attack”, “Made in the USA”, “Neon Lights”, and “Really Don’t Care”, performed at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton as part of her ongoing “Demi World Tour” with Christina Perri, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Supercrawl 2014 continued with performances by Chicago-based DJ Spinn, Austin, TX-based indie rockers Spoon, who released their eighth full-length album, They Want My Soul, on August 5, 2014, which was their first LP on new label Loma Vista Recordings, Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, who released his second solo album, Darlings, on March 18th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – Supercrawl 2014 kicked off with dozens of performances around downtown Hamilton including, Hamilton-based alt rock band Arkells, who released their third album, High Noon, on August 5th, 2014 via Universal Music Canada/Dine Alone Records, which debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, their highest position on that chart, Hamilton-based garage rock trio The Dirty Nil, who … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – High Noon, the excellent fourth record from Hamilton’s Arkells finds the band making a crucial decision about their future: innovate or stagnate. The band’s straight-ahead sound to date has managed to keep them on the radio, beer commercials and sometimes that pre-Hockey Night in Canada montage, so why leave … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Arkells’ catalogue carries the rare distinction of being at once a series of relevant statements and the perfect anthems for your cottage deck. And through a relentless, seemingly unending touring schedule, the band has brought that sound all over the world. We got a chance to talk to frontman Max Kerman … Continue reading
By: Luke Ottenhof – There’s probably no better “genre” to describe Hamilton trio The Dirty Nil than with the name of their hometown: “Hammer” Rock. It could also be thought of as bearing the same qualities as the tool of the same name. It’s brash, gruff, and could probably be used to inflict harm. Granted, the extent of harm … Continue reading
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