Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
Tonight is a pretty big deal for a friend of mine. I had the honour of co-producing a CD for George Lardie and tonight (December 5, 2015) we will be celebrating with a concert. We’ll play all the tunes from…
By David Fawcett [Originally published on Fawcett’s Composer’s Notebook website] Recently, I had a phone call from the Hamilton Philharmonic enquiring why I had subscribed to fewer concerts this season than last. I explained that the season was very heavy…
Frank, Congrats on the release of Frank Koren RED CHAIR. Looking forward to the next few days leading up to the official release. Photo: Benjamin Washington You can catch Frank on a special Remembrance Day performance and single launch on…
Album Review by Glen Brown DUANE RUTTER BEGAN ANEW, THE CONVICTION AND CLARITY OF A SURVIVOR, GENTLE AND INCLUSIVE, SINGING TRUE LIFE FOOTNOTES THAT WE ALL REMEMBER. “You can’t do that!” A well-meaning friend said it after hearing that…
Photo: Glen Brown The weather was fine on the last weekend of summer at Brantford’s International Jazz Festival. Shown here is the Michael Morabito Jazz Quartet. The group is all students from Mohawk College’s Applie Music Program. They performed a…
The Acoustics have just released a new single “Heartbreak with an Edge.” This new vocal was recorded by Amy King at Grant Avenue Studio, as part of her work shop for Grant Avenue Studio’s renovation fundraiser. Written…
It was announced by Lynne Powell on Sunday, September 13, 2015 that Bill Powell died. As a tribute to Bill and his life work, we are republishing Stephanie Beatson’s article below. Bill Powell The Dream Team by Stephanie Beatson [First…
With photos by Ivan Sorensen. Review by Glen Brown [Ed note: Re-posted in tribute to photographer Ivan Sorensen, who passed away recently.] Hey Hamilton! We totally nailed it yesterday at the Greenbelt Harvest Picnic! It’s all about local farms, woods,…