Hamilton Musician Media

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

a) pick out a song which you would like to sing with the band; b) pick out a song which you would like the band to sing to you; or c) pick out a song for everyone to sing together.

The 10+ year legendary night continues every Wednesday. Be sure to come early since it’ll be packed and to avoid the line. As always the regular Motown bash going on with DJ Schmee J AKA Jeremy Miller this week spinning all the hits of yesteryear. Featuring James Brown, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Meters, and 1001 other notable artists and groups of the times. Plus some light sets of todays hits that match the style and swagger of days gone by.

And guess what? All you need to enjoy this every single week is your ID and to show up at 10pm. Always classic. Never cover.

Starts at 10 PM

Hamilton, Ontario welcome BACK to ‘That’s My Drag!’, we have missed you!!! Join us on Thursday May 24th for the sixth rendition of our BIG return of ‘Thats My Drag! Rock The Casbah’!! Created by TroyBoy Entertainment & brought to you by Queer Outta Hamilton!!

‘That’s My Drag!’ is A professional travelling Drag Show that originates in Guelph! Recently celebrating FOUR YEARS this past July 25th. We are pleased to announce another rendition of our BIG return to Hamilton on Thursday May 24th partnering with Queer Outta Hamilton. Our return means you can look forward to our large roster of talented performers hitting the stage mixed betwen local talents and some out of towners too! Be sure to catch ALL the sizzling action ONLY @ The Casbah!

The Cast:
TBA

**START TIME**
Doors will open at 8:00p.m. Show scheduled to start at 8:30p.m and run to approximately 11:00p.,

V.I.P Seats: $15
contact: admin@troyboyentertainment.com
$10 @ the door!

We look forward to our BIG return to Hamilton & can’t wait to entertain you all!

Hamilton’s Poor Man’s Blues Bros FRANKIE & JIMMY proudly present their sophomore album “Blues On The Brain” on 12″ VINYL and CD with Winnipeg label Transistor 66, recorded in single takes at The White House, Hamilton & mixed by Nick Johannes, mastered by Mike Trebilcock. They will be performing with their 6 piece band aka Hamilton’s DJ Killers.

The 6 piece band will be:
Franc Adamczyk: Slide Guitar and Some Yellin
Jim Fitzgerald Jr: Harmonica and Alotta Yellin
Matt Mangano: Saxamaphone & Sass
Brandon Dean: Keys
Marc Baldassi: Bass Guitar
Patrick Sirrs: Drums

Special Guests performing this evening are:

Hairy Holler (Oshawa) https://hairyholler.bandcamp.com/
Sleazy tavern pickpocket music, for madmen only. A 6 piece freak out jazz orchestra fronted by a howling muppet.

Kalyna Rakel (Toronto) https://www.kalynarakel.com/
In 2007 ‘Kaleena’ was a 16 year old rising RnB singer with a video featured on Much Music and an album of original songs. At 18 she became severely ill and for three years was left with barely enough energy to go about her days. Bed ridden and disillusioned she let her dreams of music go. After healing she embarked on a life-changing trip to Europe; in her first week everything she had was stolen and she found herself sleeping on the streets. There she met a group of street musicians who inspired her to try music again. On her return she taught herself to play guitar and began busking, writing songs and developing her sound as Kalyna Rakel. Since then she has released 4 albums of original music, performed across Europe, Canada and the United States and been featured in festivals and on radio stations all across the world.

$10 cover

http://www.francofesthamilton.ca/

LAVA DOLLS with guests The Un-Teens (Members of Killjoys, Forgotten Rebels), A Celebration Army, Dielectric

Contrast. It’s light and dark, melodic and harsh. It’s quiet despair and primal scream therapy. Contrast strikes to your core and rips you from the mundane. Lava Dolls are the sonic embodiment of that roller-coaster. One minute they’re loud smashing cymbals and cranked Hiwatts, and the next olde piano and cello, or is it a bowed electric bass? The delicate sound of brushes against a snare drum becomes like knives as a lullaby melody veils the band’s darkest lyrics.

Next you’re dragged into an anthemic punk frenzy, and the hook is what? One word, one note, held to infinity like a hymn – you suddenly find yourself singing along to a song you’ve never heard before. Does it sound like Bad Brains or Muse? Lennon or The Foo’s? Your guess is as good as ours. To be sure, they are a rock band for the ADHD generation – those sick of that pink stuff from The Matrix. If you don’t like them, shame on you.

http://www.francofesthamilton.ca/

Big Durty CD Release Party
https://www.facebook.com/theoriginalbigdurty/

With

Gypsy Chief Goliath
https://www.facebook.com/GypsyChiefGoliath/

Lawless Sons
https://www.facebook.com/lawlesssons/

The Barrel Rejects
https://www.facebook.com/thebarrelrejects/

DOORS 9PM | $10 COVER | 19+ EVENT

FREE CONCERT

After writing her first song at age 9, POESY is now fully immersed in the world of alternative indie music. Her name is derived from an archaic word for poetry, and is a callback to her time as an English and Creative Writing major at Western University. Her infatuation with all types of art led her to create a short story to accompany each track on her debut EP, “The Spotless Mind”. Her influences include Freddie Mercury, Katy Perry, Florence Welch, Kurt Cobain, and Stevie Nicks.

POESY has been making a name for herself on Canada’s music scene, sharing the stage with acts such as Hollerado, Sloan, FeFe Dobson and Mother Mother. She was selected as one of the 30 chosen artists on the new CTV music series The Launch, where she had the opportunity to work with Canadian producer and songwriter, Stephan Moccio and award-winning artist, Fergie. POESY was chosen as the artist to release Stephan Moccio & Lindy Robbins’ hit song ‘Soldier of Love’ which is currently available on all music platforms.

For more information about Poesy visit: 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/poesyofficial/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/PoesyOfficial/
Website: www.poesyofficial.com

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Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

The time has come for another classic KARAOKE CABARET presented by yours truly, The Eye of Faith!!! The Gods of Karaoke have spoken and they are calling for your latest offering…

We support all types of genres, and have a plethora of songs (courtesy of the internet), so don’t be shy…get your butt off those couches, grab your friends, and have a blast!

Doors open at 9p and from there we sing the night away, so don’t miss out on your chance to take the Casbah stage and feel like the rock star you are!

FREE as always, and some specials in the works…stay tuned!

This will be an evening to remember. All attending the event will enjoy culinary delights from the best Ancaster and area restaurants and sample a variety of superb brews and wines.  The festive mood will feature the live sounds of jazz, R&B and other popular music throughout the evening. The fantastic RPG  (http://retropartygroove.com) will be entertaining along with the fabulous Josh Smiley Trio.

Note: All proceeds benefit local community & charitable organizations.

The event organizer has invited Hamilton Musician Media to promote the event. Buy your tickets now before the event sells out:

Tickets $49.95 each*

*Includes processing fees

For more information, click here

a) pick out a song which you would like to sing with the band; b) pick out a song which you would like the band to sing to you; or c) pick out a song for everyone to sing together.

Starts at 10 PM

The 10+ year legendary night continues every Wednesday. Be sure to come early since it’ll be packed and to avoid the line. As always the regular Motown bash going on with DJ Schmee J AKA Jeremy Miller this week spinning all the hits of yesteryear. Featuring James Brown, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Meters, and 1001 other notable artists and groups of the times. Plus some light sets of todays hits that match the style and swagger of days gone by.

And guess what? All you need to enjoy this every single week is your ID and to show up at 10pm. Always classic. Never cover.

Outdoor Jazz & Blues, Free live music series all summer. Bring a lawn chair / blanket, Accessible. Schedule:
June 28 Karen Thornton Jazz Trio
July 5 Jude Johnson Jazz Trio
July 12 High Rendition Jazz Band
July 19 Solstice
July 26 Miles from Nowhere
Aug. 2 JACK DE KEYSER
Aug. 9 Personics
Aug. 16 Big Rude Jake
Aug. 23 Avery Raquel
Aug. 30 Brad Cheeseman Trio

Enjoy the sunset on the Pier 8 Waterfront, Watch the boats.
Voluntary donations accepted to keep the music free.

Tickets go on-sale on-line staring May 21, hardcopies will follow at DrDisc & The Casbah May 25.

For twelve years Katie Monks and Liz Ball have been connected through music. A sister-like bond that requires no words. The two Toronto-based musicians met in high school over a common love of legendary bands like The Pixies, scrawling lyrics and poetry to mimic their heroes. Both self-taught guitarists, Ball and Monks also idolized the lackadaisical sorrow of Kurt Cobain, Christopher Owens and Pete Doherty, slowly manifesting that admiration into their own band they called Dilly Dally, and eventually their debut record, Sore.

Heavy and melodic, and with nods to Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Distillers, and even The Pogues, Monks calls it “All that and a bag of weed.” After years of rotating members (Ball and Monks have traded out three drummers and bassists), they have settled with Benjamin Reinhartz and Jimmy Tony. The combination resulted in a debut that sweeps the listener along into Monks’ psyche, as she screams in a coarse holler that chameleons, sliding in cadence and scale. Monks paints pictures of snakes crawling out of her head, while Ball adds simple, sparkling guitar leads that cut through the wall of fuzz and pedals. Reinhartz’s drumming is instinctual, driving forward, while Jimmy Tony carries the melody along with his simple and effective bass lines. Dilly Dally plays like one person, a unit that works to infect the audience. After a few choice singles and a 7”, the band’s debut is strong work, due in part to production from Josh Korody (Fucked Up, Greys) and Leon Taheny (Owen Pallett, Austra, Dusted).

Sore is a dynamic album that rarely lets up. The pop sensibilities shine through the noise. This is what makes Dilly Dally feel like an updated version of the quiet-loud-quiet simplicity coined by the Pixies and mimicked by Nirvana’s fleet. The opening track “Desire” details a great sexual release, while instant hits like “Purple Rage,” “Next Gold,” and “Snake Head” challenge menstruation, self-reinvention after heart break and band dynamics – and Canadian cigarettes.

“Music, to me, is a cultural conversation happening all the time – and I wanna be a part of it. Listen to what others are saying, and respond…it all connects to what is going on in the world. We came from the suburbs with complete naivety, and blind faith in our dreams,” says Monks. “We still have that blind faith, I guess. Perhaps, we are less naive.”

Tribute to PATSY CLINE! Hosted by: LORI YATES & the NASHVILLE REJECTS!

Join us for an enchanting evening, as many of the HOTTEST singers perform their favourite Patsy Cline songs!

Tickets available on-line via Bruha.com + hardcopy tickets coming soon to DrDisc Hamilton & Vagabond Saints!!

Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM

19 and over

3 day Free festival in beautiful Gage Park celebrating Canada’s Birthday, ethnic and cultural diversity. 4 Stages of Free live music, Children’s stage, Parade of Cultures, Talent Search, It’s Your Festival Spelling Bee, I Love Canada Art Contest, Canada Day Baby Contest, Canada’s largest birthday cake, Midway, Ethnic Foods

HIT BARGAIN (members of Beach Fossils, Pains of Being Pure At Heart) makes their #HamOnt Debut
This is a special all-ages afternoon matinee show.  Beer WILL be served to customers 19+.
Special guests include LONELY PARADE (Newly signed to Buzz Records), VANISHING HAND (feat. Mike Bigelow, ex-Wintersleep) & one more guest to announce on April 28.

Tickets go on-sale Fri April 6 via Bruha.com on our website + DrDisc & The Lounge at Casbah.

Order advance tickets here

Coffee will be available *PWYC*.  For an extra $5 you also have access to the buffet.  Yes, buffet !

Formed in the dehydrated in-between spaces of Los Angeles, Hit Bargain are an art punk outfit determined to create new shapes from the building blocks of a well-worn genre. Comprised of Nora Singh (vocals) Mike Barron (guitar and vocals), Anton Hochheim (drums), and Sean Monaghan (bass), current and former members of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cold Beat, North Highlands, These Are Powers and Beach Fossils, the band apply their considerable pedigree to crafting a sound that is at once inventive, cerebral and rawly engaging.

Named for a now shuttered Echo Park 99 cent store, the band was formed after Singh was introduced to Hochheim and Barron by a mutual friend, who Singh notes, later became Katy Perry’s personal chef. They quickly found noteriety in LA as a result of their unique style of performance – an intense and physical blend of hardcore and performance art, in part inspired by the mid-century European avant garde Situationist art movement, and perhaps best encapsulated by a series of shows during which Singh performed standing on the head and torso of a half-naked trampling fetishist.

They released their self-titled debut EP in late 2016 – a tightly composed compendium of LA (Black Flag, The Adolescents) and DC (Bad Brains, Fugazi) punk influences loosely conceptualized around themes of gender, power and the film Die Hard. With the release the band began to build momentum outside their hometown, receiving praise from outlets like Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, FADER, who hailed Singh’s performances as “a whole new kind of feminisim in music,” and Noisey, who credited Singh with “tak[ing] us beyond the visceral thrills of punk while still indulging them.”

Now, Hit Bargain are preparing to release their debut LP, Potential Maximizer, a scintillating 30 minute blast of confrontational post-punk that more than makes good on the band’s early promise. The album was written and recorded in 2017, with much of the writing taking place over distance, when Singh was in “self-imposed exile” from the band’s spiritual home, living in Ohio.

“I reconnected with someone I knew when I lived in New York and then had to go dig him out of Ohio,” says Singh. “We didn’t intend to make an LA or California inspired album, though there is inspiration to be found here, but at the same time Ohio was informative. It’s the rust belt, and like a lot of American cities the main industry has bottomed out or doesn’t exist. The economy is reeling from that. Jobs are being shipped overseas and it’s a red state. Our neighbours had a Trump sign on their lawn and people would speak Spanish to me because they thought I was vaguely Mexican.”

The album was recorded over a three day period when she returned to the West Coast, with Mark Rains (Death Valley Girls, E-40) at Station House Studio in Echo Park, while Singh was 6 months pregnant with her first child. Notably her performances did not lessen in their intensity during her pregnancy as she was still throwing herself off drum risers during her third trimester and began incorporating her breast milk into the act.

Singh describes the album as a “soundtrack for the present,” it’s 10 songs approaching a range of subject matter with an unblinking ferocity, and consistently imaginative musicianship. The clattering opener, “Hell Is Real” tackles “the ennui of late stage Capitalism,” and bears the influence of Singh’s Ohio exile, drawing inspiration from a mural in her partner’s town that affirms the reality of eternal damnation amidst the quotidian crumbling of the rust belt. “Capitulate,” the album’s lead single, flashes the band’s dynamic range at break neck tempos, and sees Singh interrogate the ambiguities of consent back-dropped by LA’s queer scene, the urgency of her refrain of “capitulate/under the body of another” intensified by Barron’s dexterous, spiraling guitar work. “Knavs” finds a post-punk sweet spot somewhere between Gang of Four and Comsat Angels, the rhythm section slinking with quiet menace under Singh’s musings on 1984, and the dynamics of Melania and Donald Trump’s marriage. “Tourist of My Desire” is a meditation on sex tourism abetted by guitar work that somehow splits the difference between Burzum and Wire. As a whole it displays an omnivorous appetite for the possibilities of aggressive music, while presenting what feels like an immersive and totalizing snap shot of a perspective in our paranoid, and absurd cultural moment.

Despite the urgency and deeply held convictions that underpin the songs, Singh is quick to point out that Hit Bargain retain a sense of play, and in some instances, a twisted kind of humour, which serves to heighten the impact of their music and performances.

“I think the appeal is political agitation,” says Singh. “I’m fascinated by power dynamics, but what we want to do ultimately is transcend this dynamic, these scripts, sublimate this pain, and then we want to play. I am playing. I look serious, I sound serious, I mean what I’m saying, but I’m playing. Pretty much everything I say is not meant to be taken 100% seriously…but I’m serious about it.”

Advance Tickets Here

#ShaniaAtTheCore

In what promises to be one of the most anticipated tours of 2018, Global superstar Shania Twain has announced that she will hit the road next year in support of her new album, NOW.  These dates mark Shania’s first tour since “Rock This Country” back in 2015. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off May 3rd in Tacoma, WA and will run through the rest of the summer, culminating in Las Vegas on August 4th at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Saturday Jun 30, 2018
Doors: 9:30 PM
Show: 10:00 PM

19 and over

$12 – $15

3 day Free festival in beautiful Gage Park celebrating Canada’s Birthday, ethnic and cultural diversity. 4 Stages of Free live music, Children’s stage, Parade of Cultures, Talent Search, It’s Your Festival Spelling Bee, I Love Canada Art Contest, Canada Day Baby Contest, Canada’s largest birthday cake, Midway, Ethnic Foods

3 day Free festival in beautiful Gage Park celebrating Canada’s Birthday, ethnic and cultural diversity. 4 Stages of Free live music, Children’s stage, Parade of Cultures, Talent Search, It’s Your Festival Spelling Bee, I Love Canada Art Contest, Canada Day Baby Contest, Canada’s largest birthday cake, Midway, Ethnic Foods

3 day Free festival in beautiful Gage Park celebrating Canada’s Birthday, ethnic and cultural diversity. 4 Stages of Free live music, Children’s stage, Parade of Cultures, Talent Search, It’s Your Festival Spelling Bee, I Love Canada Art Contest, Canada Day Baby Contest, Canada’s largest birthday cake, Midway, Ethnic Foods

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

a) pick out a song which you would like to sing with the band; b) pick out a song which you would like the band to sing to you; or c) pick out a song for everyone to sing together.

Starts at 10 PM

Outdoor Jazz & Blues, Free live music series all summer. Bring a lawn chair / blanket, Accessible. Schedule:
June 28 Karen Thornton Jazz Trio
July 5 Jude Johnson Jazz Trio
July 12 High Rendition Jazz Band
July 19 Solstice
July 26 Miles from Nowhere
Aug. 2 JACK DE KEYSER
Aug. 9 Personics
Aug. 16 Big Rude Jake
Aug. 23 Avery Raquel
Aug. 30 Brad Cheeseman Trio

Enjoy the sunset on the Pier 8 Waterfront, Watch the boats.
Voluntary donations accepted to keep the music free.

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

a) pick out a song which you would like to sing with the band; b) pick out a song which you would like the band to sing to you; or c) pick out a song for everyone to sing together.

Starts at 10 PM

Outdoor Jazz & Blues, Free live music series all summer. Bring a lawn chair / blanket, Accessible. Schedule:
June 28 Karen Thornton Jazz Trio
July 5 Jude Johnson Jazz Trio
July 12 High Rendition Jazz Band
July 19 Solstice
July 26 Miles from Nowhere
Aug. 2 JACK DE KEYSER
Aug. 9 Personics
Aug. 16 Big Rude Jake
Aug. 23 Avery Raquel
Aug. 30 Brad Cheeseman Trio

Enjoy the sunset on the Pier 8 Waterfront, Watch the boats.
Voluntary donations accepted to keep the music free.

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

Starts at 10 PM

Outdoor Jazz & Blues, Free live music series all summer. Bring a lawn chair / blanket, Accessible. Schedule:
June 28 Karen Thornton Jazz Trio
July 5 Jude Johnson Jazz Trio
July 12 High Rendition Jazz Band
July 19 Solstice
July 26 Miles from Nowhere
Aug. 2 JACK DE KEYSER
Aug. 9 Personics
Aug. 16 Big Rude Jake
Aug. 23 Avery Raquel
Aug. 30 Brad Cheeseman Trio

Enjoy the sunset on the Pier 8 Waterfront, Watch the boats.
Voluntary donations accepted to keep the music free.

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

Starts at 10 PM

Outdoor Jazz & Blues, Free live music series all summer. Bring a lawn chair / blanket, Accessible. Schedule:
June 28 Karen Thornton Jazz Trio
July 5 Jude Johnson Jazz Trio
July 12 High Rendition Jazz Band
July 19 Solstice
July 26 Miles from Nowhere
Aug. 2 JACK DE KEYSER
Aug. 9 Personics
Aug. 16 Big Rude Jake
Aug. 23 Avery Raquel
Aug. 30 Brad Cheeseman Trio

Enjoy the sunset on the Pier 8 Waterfront, Watch the boats.
Voluntary donations accepted to keep the music free.

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

Outdoor Jazz & Blues, Free live music series all summer. Bring a lawn chair / blanket, Accessible. Schedule:
June 28 Karen Thornton Jazz Trio
July 5 Jude Johnson Jazz Trio
July 12 High Rendition Jazz Band
July 19 Solstice
July 26 Miles from Nowhere
Aug. 2 JACK DE KEYSER
Aug. 9 Personics
Aug. 16 Big Rude Jake
Aug. 23 Avery Raquel
Aug. 30 Brad Cheeseman Trio

Enjoy the sunset on the Pier 8 Waterfront, Watch the boats.
Voluntary donations accepted to keep the music free.

Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 9:00 PM

19 and over

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm

Outdoor Jazz & Blues, Free live music series all summer. Bring a lawn chair / blanket, Accessible. Schedule:
June 28 Karen Thornton Jazz Trio
July 5 Jude Johnson Jazz Trio
July 12 High Rendition Jazz Band
July 19 Solstice
July 26 Miles from Nowhere
Aug. 2 JACK DE KEYSER
Aug. 9 Personics
Aug. 16 Big Rude Jake
Aug. 23 Avery Raquel
Aug. 30 Brad Cheeseman Trio

Enjoy the sunset on the Pier 8 Waterfront, Watch the boats.
Voluntary donations accepted to keep the music free.

SEAWAY
www.facebook.com/seawayband
Evolution often happens at just the right time. Six years deep into their career, Seaway progress the patented pop punk prowess that put them on the map with sharper songcraft and a nod to the nineties on their third full-length record, Vacation [Pure Noise Entertainment]. The Ontario, Canada quintet — Patrick Carleton [rhythm guitar, co-vocals], Andrew Eichinger [lead guitar, backing vocals], Ryan Locke [lead vocals], Adam Shoji [bass], and Ken Taylor [drums] — confidently step up their game across the board, while maintaining the spark that ignited a fervent fan base.

With Special Guests

LIKE PACIFIC
www.facebook.com/likepacific

BEARINGS
www.facebook.com/bearingsisaband

Chris Chambers Presents
Gallagher’s Bar & Lounge
Every Tuesday @ Gallagher’s in Hamilton featuring special guests weekly – 8pm