Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
One Year Ago At The Harrison Kennedy Fundraiser, This Ain’t Hollywood
If you remember this photo: Photo by Bill Watson Taken at LIUNA Station, across the street from This Ain’t Hollywood Then you’ll definitely want to hear the video that goes with it:
Local Clarinetist and Pianist Spearhead Chamber Music Revival in the Greater Hamilton Area
BY SHIONA MACKENZIE Written for small groups of instruments, chamber music is often referred to as the “music of friends” due to its intimate nature. Shiori Kobayashi, an accomplished Dundas-based clarinetist, recently launched an innovative chamber music concert series, featuring…
Hamilton’s Bucket List Blues Band’s First Video: Crossroads
Recorded at Porcelain Records, Hamilton, ON Steve Bigas, Engineer John Staley, bass, vocals Dave Dalgleish, keyboards Ralph Lefevre, guitar Glen Brown, drums Ron Baker, trumpet John Godek, tenor sax Jack Mclaren, bari sax Carl Korody, trombone Camera: Bill Watson Video…
Devin Cuddy Band, Whitney Rose Opening: “Chasing The Rhythm With Pure Heart and Soul” at the Molson Canadian Studio
by Glen T Brown Cameron House Records has some pretty sweet singer-songwriters on its roster. I’m sure glad they wanted to show off their talent to the people here in Hamilton. Last night’s show included Ben Somer, Whitney Rose and…
Dred Rocks The Casbah
by Michelle Heshka This week, we had the chance to sit down with Jonah Istifan, the bassist of the local four-piece metal band, Dred. In this interview, Istifan discusses his experience of being in a metal band and how Dred…
Juno Nominee Devin Cuddy Band Brings Some “New Orleans Blues” To Hamilton, With Whitney Rose. By Cameron House Records
On Saturday April 26th, two great blues/country roots acts from Toronto’s Cameron House Records are playing in Hamilton at the acoustically wonderful, no-bad-seats Molson Canadian Studio. Hot off the heels of a tour with Blue Rodeo, as well as a…
Tia McGraff with Tommy Parham on the Barber Shop Podcast: Check out “Movin’ The Smoke Away” at 38:35
The story Tia shared goes like this: “We were in LA for a few days working on some songwriting with Kevin Fisher. On the morning of our working session we woke up to the smell of smoke. Our host was…
Dundas Folklore Centre Hosts a Spectacular Show for Hamilton Area Bluegrass Lovers
Spectacular “Spring Fling” Event Featured Winterline & Rhyme’n’Reason Writing and photography by Michelle Heshka The Dundas Folklore Centre hosted their first bluegrass concert on Sunday April 13, 2014 at the Dundas Legion. With a fantastic turnout of nearly 200 people,…