Arts + Culture

For 48 years, Festival of Friends has been welcoming crowds and this year's event featured hot weather and even hotter bands. They included David Wilcox, Monte Carlo Band, Chris Chambers Band, Sabian, War, Ray Materick and Midnight Matinee, Joshua Pascua, Crash Test Dummies, Pip the Band, Blood Roses,…

Our city is home to plenty of diverse musical acts doing interesting things. Here are just some we think you should know about. If you lost track of the local music scene over the last four years, you’re not alone. Waking up from the fever dream of COVID…

Instrument and gear retailers are much more than just stores, they are a vital part of a thriving music scene. Hamilton has said goodbye to many retailers over the years but a number still remain. Hamilton's music instrument stores serve as more than just places to buy gear…

Dylan Hudecki, aka The Dill, is a Canadian indie-rock vet having played in many different bands, including By Divine Right and Junior Blue. He’s a proud Hamiltonian and has joined HAMILTON CITY Magazine to cover local album releases. TERRA LIGHTFOOTHealing Power Healing Power…

It's the last weekend of the city's celebration of independent theatre. Don't miss your chance to see these final fantastic shows! Grabbing The Hammer Lane: A Trucker NarrativeMills Hardware David M. Proctor gives a spellbinding performance as a grown son and his father navigating the recollections and…

Toronto-based quintet troupe close out three shows with performance July 27 at The Staircase Studio Theatre. While warming up before their debut at Hamilton’s 20th Fringe Festival with My Best Friend’s Sketch Show, performers Alicia Carrick, Jo Anne Tacorda, Sam Sexton, Julia Jones and Emily Decloux, of…