Picture my face: Getting personal with Dave Rave from Teenag...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On June 4 2020 09:53 AM | Comments Off on Picture my face: Getting personal with Dave Rave from Teenage Head
Photo by Cyndi Ingle
By Erica Leon
Covid-19 has halted life as we know it and created a professed line between us and everyone else. Throughout this pandemonium music has been the one faithful motivator that has amassed communities by creating ... Read More
SOTW: June 3/20: Melanie Peterson: We Got This
By Cyndi Ingle
Relationships take work during the best of times and during COVID-19 when people may be separated from their loved ones, we need patience and faith to believe that everything is going to work out.
Toronto based singer and songwriter ... Read More
Hamilton performers say ‘Screw COVID’: Let’...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 27 2020 05:06 PM | Comments Off on Hamilton performers say ‘Screw COVID’: Let’s keep the music alive with online gigs
Jonny and Shari perform every Sunday
Complied by Erica Leon and Cyndi Ingle
This year has proven to be an incredibly tough one for many, including people in Hamilton's creative community. The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen live performances ... Read More
Brenda Brown releases her debut album: Life Among Giants
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 23 2020 04:14 PM | Comments Off on Brenda Brown releases her debut album: Life Among Giants
If you love the sounds of classical jazz, big bands and orchestras you will want to snap up a copy of Hamilton musician Brenda Brown’s debut album, Life Among Giants.
Brown’s rich and smoky vocals envelop the listener and her incredibly ... Read More
SOTW: May 18/20: Heavy Hearts: Out of Reach
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 18 2020 03:45 PM | Comments Off on SOTW: May 18/20: Heavy Hearts: Out of Reach
By Juan Zambrano
Out of Reach, the latest single by Niagara alt-rockers Heavy Hearts is a powerful, guitar driven calling out of anyone who enters a person’s life, without their best interests in mind.
Out of Reach opens in a way fitting ... Read More
Hamilton indie-rockers Silvertone Hills keeping creative dur...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 17 2020 04:40 PM | Comments Off on Hamilton indie-rockers Silvertone Hills keeping creative during the pandemic
By Erica Leon
The members of Silvertone Hills, who are Steeltown (aka Hamilton, Ontario) bred, are a force to be reckoned with. The power of Liam O’Sullivan’s vocals, Andrew Billone’s guitar/vocals, Nick Slagter’s guitar, Mike Park’s bass and Bryan Mostert’s drums, ... Read More
Book Review: Ultimate Self-Care: A Holistic Guide for Streng...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 16 2020 01:27 PM | Comments Off on Book Review: Ultimate Self-Care: A Holistic Guide for Strength and Balance in Changing Times
Reviewed by Cyndi Ingle
Barbara Halcrow’s latest book, Ultimate Self-Care: A Holistic Guide for Strength and Balance in Changing Times, could not have been released at a more crucial time. Many of us are struggling to make sense of our radically ... Read More
SOTW: May 11/20: Carmanah: Best Interests
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 11 2020 05:24 PM | Comments Off on SOTW: May 11/20: Carmanah: Best Interests
By Juan Zambrano
Best Interests, the latest single from British Columbia’s Carmanah, is a melodic, alluring call to walk away from the industrial claustrophobia of the city into the freedom of nature.
A droning guitar opens Best Interests, painting a soundscape which ... Read More
Album of The Week: May 4/20: Dana Gavanski: Yesterday Is Gon...
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On May 4 2020 03:46 PM | Comments Off on Album of The Week: May 4/20: Dana Gavanski: Yesterday Is Gone
By Juan Zambrano
Yesterday Is Gone, the debut album by Dana Gavanski, is a mellow journey where the artist’s goal is “a reckoning with myself.”
The mellow tone of Yesterday Is Gone is evident from the opening notes of One By One. ... Read More
SOTW: April 6/20: Brielle Ansems: Fade
In Arts | By Cyndi Ingle | On April 6 2020 06:09 PM | Comments Off on SOTW: April 6/20: Brielle Ansems: Fade
By Juan Zambrano
Fade, the new single from songstress Brielle Ansems, weaves a tale of young heartbreak with an ethereal composition, to create something beautifully somber, yet inspirational.
Ansems begins Fade with her guitar and a siren-like chant that eases the listener ... Read More
