Brodie Schwendiman, operator of the late and beloved Casbah, is back booking music in a new downtown venue called Ridiculous, and other live-music locations in the region. 2025 was a rollercoaster ride of a year for Brodie Schwendiman. The music club operator and booker has played a crucial…

It took plenty of convincing of the folks at CARAS to consider a 1995 move of the national music awards out of Toronto and about 70 km west to Copps Coliseum. One board member even called our city a ‘smog-filled, crime-ridden lunchbucket town.’ But CARAS president and Hamilton…

Celebrity spotting, after parties, pop-up concerts and at least two winners who missed their moments on the stage … what Hamilton musicians and musical insiders remember about the city’s previous turns hosting The JUNOS. There have been so many musical memories born in Hamilton during the six previous…

Danny Miles, best known as drummer for rock band July Talk, has stepped out from behind the kit as a hip-hop producer, songwriter, and solo performer. He's working on his third solo album. Call it a mutual love affair.Four years ago, Danny Miles joined the influx of…

Hamilton is still in Terra Lightfoot’s veins and deeply embedded in her music career, even though she now shares a home with husband Jon Auer in cottage country. Her sixth studio album, Home Front, came out Oct. 17. Everything on the home front for Terra Lightfoot is just…