Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
Music news and ideas in Hamilton, Canada
In the early sixties Russ Carter was riding the crest of the wave of soul, rhythm and blues music that was flooding Hamilton. His band, The Bishops, could be called Hamilton’s first rhythm and blues band. Carter states that The…
After two years of hard work, Illusion Avenue has developed a live show that netted the band the top spot in the Hamilton Music Awards Rising Star category. Since the HMAs last November these four Westdale Secondary students have been…
Good Rockin’ Blues Medicine Guitar Mikey and Real Thing CD Release Molson Canadian Studio, Saturday, April 7, 2012 by Glen T Brown Four hundred Hamilton blues fans got a dose of good medicine last night at the Molson Canadian Studio,…
An essay by Glen Brown It’s time to include music in the “locally grown” movement. I’m convinced it’s one of the things that will take our great city of Hamilton to the next level. Case in point: The Hamilton Music…
3…2…1…blast off! You have just witnessed the official launch of Greater Hamilton Musician magazine. Consider the working sub-title to be: The Secret Life of the Hamilton Music Scene. How can musicians in the Hamilton-Burlington area get more connected? How can…
by Glen Brown “What do you want to do with your life!” the crazed dad shouts to the 14 year-old kid, barging into the bedroom, fed up to the eyeballs with the sound of loud, non-stop music practicing. “I wanna…
The View is a weekly alternative newspaper in Hamilton. One of its useful features is the Weekly Alibi section where you can see what’s going on musically around town, night by night, at the local clubs and pubs. I’ve always…
by Dave Goldberg, jazz musician in Los Angeles, CA AS I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR GIGS LATELY, I’ve never seen so many free and low paying gigs. Well the economy is bad, so I can understand that a little bit. However,…