Hamilton Arts Awards Music Nominees 2018
Established Artist, Arts Innovation and Lifetime Achievement Award recipients, selected by a jury, will each receive: $2,500 Arts Awards bronze…
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Singer-Songwriter and Rock Genres Dominate Hamilton Searchlight Entries
It’s that time of year again. Don’t get too excited, unless you are a rabid fan of one of our…
Ottawa’s King Swan Brings ‘Desert Space Rock’ to Doors Pub Jan. 18
King Swan is a deep thinking, mad riffing three piece desert space rock band from Ottawa, Canada. Drummer Chris Buttera…
Thomas Wade Chats About His Music Journey
HAMILTON, ON — Canadian country artist Thomas Wade is set to return to the stage! The 3-time Juno nominee and 7-time Canadian Country Music Award winner will return to Hamilton’s Lincoln Alexander Centre
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Brandon Bizior Talks About Canadian Music Week, Hamilton, Songwriting, The Music Industry & MORE!
Real Talk with Dre Pao – Brandon Bizior Presented by: Greater Hamilton Musician HAMILTON, ON — Greater Hamilton Musician is…
Drew of “Return For Refund” Talks about Their NEW Album
HAMILTON, ON — Toronto rockers “Return for Refund” are set to take over ‘the Hammer’ on April 13th at The Doors Taco Joint! The group combines the energy of metal and the blues, with influences from the grunge-era, to create a unique sound that is truly their own.
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Gabrielle Giroux of ‘The Wolfe’ Talks about CBC Searchlight Top 4 and MORE!
The Wolfe’s CBC Searchlight song submission titled “Dumb Dog” is a catchy tune that brings light to a relatively serious topic in a fun way. Guitarist/Vocalist Gabrielle Giroux explained that being in an all-girl band has had its challenges. The song touches upon various obstacles that the band had to overcome in order to prove themselves.
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Terra Lightfoot Joins Bruce Cockburn on Central/Eastern Canada Tour – Including Hamilton Sept 30th
(HAMILTON, ON) Celebrated roots rocker Terra Lightfoot is excited to announce that she will be joining legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn…
TOITO Talks About His Upcoming Performance at Canadian Music Week, The Success of ‘Fool’, and MORE!
Although Toito’s career has taken him around Canada, the Ontario native says he always has love for his hometown of Hamilton. Toito explains that he has learned the most from what he calls “failures”, and advises rising artists to learn from their “mistakes”.
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Aaron Jensen of A Capella Group ‘Countermeasure’ Chats about Hitting Over 68K on their new Hit “Life is Fine” & MORE!
Real Talk with Dre Pao – Countermeasure (Aaron Jensen) Presented by: Greater Hamilton Musician HAMILTON, ON — Countermeasure fuses unique…
M.L. Holton’s ‘CANADADA: TAKE TWO’ – A Rich Musical Adventure
A world of styles and timbres can be heard including afro-cuban rhythms, folk melodies, space-age effects, electronic synthesized sounds, conventional guitars, violins. Herein lies the source of interest to the listener, where every musical track has something original or intriguing which evokes surprise and joy.
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New Music: A Brief History of American Space Travel by moon:and:6
The first solo effort of Canadian producer and recording engineer Michael Chambers, A Brief History Of American Space Travel is a meticulously told story of the American space program from 1958 to 2011. At 29 minutes in length, it's a mini concept album that reveals new details with each listen.
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