Category Archives: Music

Friday January 18th, at Homegrown Hamilton. Tickets $7 available at Homegrown Hamilton and Dr. Disc.

The Monarch Project, a band based in Hamilton, have been building and performing their alternative psychedelic rock sound together for over a year now and are ready to release their debut single “A Better Part of You.” Not quite satisfied with selling their single on the internet, The Monarch Project has made available for you a 7″ vinyl, you can hold it in your hands and take home for a more intimate and personal and top quality listening experience.  These will be for sale at the Release Party on Friday and you can also pre-order them from http://themonarchproject.bandcamp.com/. Pre-ordered singles come with limited addition hand-printed artwork as an added bonus, superior quality all around.

Along with The Monarch Project, The Human Race, The Rosy Red and Hoalin Monk will be playing at Homegrown this Friday. Tickets are $7, available at Homegrown Hamilton, Dr.Disc and from the individual bands.

Dec 1st.  10:30pm @ The Brain – $PWYC

Saturday night at The Brain is going to be sexy, sludgy and heavy on guitar chords.

Cursed Arrows are back in town with their potent brand of relentless drums, dirty chords, and haunting harmonies.

Playing along side Cursed Arrows is D’Luxe;  Aron Dalesio of Hamilton’s beloved Young Rival. Aron will perform his ‘weird ’50′s guitar washout pop’.

This is going to be a great show.  I have a feeling that if David Lynch was in town this weekend he would definitely be at this show.

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Thurs, Nov 22nd. 9pm @ This Ain’t Hollywood – $20 before 10pm,  $25 after.

Get ready to dance and get sweaty, Hamilton, we’ve got a very special treat in town tonight. They’ve played with: Mos Def, Wu Tang Clan, De La Soul, Prince, Femi Kuti, Gorillaz, B52′s and more, and tonight they are here to play for us.

Their musical style is a combination of all the better parts of many different musical genres, ranging from hip-hop to jazz to funk and rock. You can even find traces of calypso and gypsie music in their eclectic blend of sound they call “now music”, or “Hypnotic”.
Brass music is party music – and good brass music is very special. Come start your weekend early with a brass-fueled dance party.
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Weds.  Nov 21st. 9pm @ This Ain’t Hollywood – $10

There is a huge show happening at This Ain’t Hollywood this Wednesday – it is particularly huge if you are a fan of electronic music.

For an affordable $10 you can see:
Hiawatha -  the collaboration between Toronto’s legendary Egyptrixx (David Psutka) and Thrush Hermit (Ian McGettigan).

Pick A Piper is another huge collaborative project. The group is made up of  Brad Weber (Caribou drummer), Angus Fraser, Dan Roberts, and Clint Scrivener. These guys will use anything as an instrument and will follow any beat, and yet the music they  make is harmonious and beautiful.

Blank Capsule is made up of members of Jokers of The Scene, and Vitaminsforyou. Their sound is best described as industrial electro-goth fusion. You will like it if you like electronic music, trust me.

Shake out your mid week cobwebs and head down to This Ain’t Hollywood this Wednesday for a killer electronic show.