TEAM LETTER
We are 10!
We are so excited to bring you this issue. It’s our 10th!
There have been many moments when we didn’t think we’d make it this far but we are proud to reach this milestone. With the stories contained here, we have produced well over 400 pieces of great content.
That is no small feat. The odds may still be stacked against us but we will continue to press on, telling the stories of Arts + Culture, Food + Drink, City Life and Made in Hamilton that make this city a dynamic, fascinating, confounding and vibrant place to live, work and do business.
There is truly no other place like Hamilton.
In this issue, we focus on music, which in many ways is synonymous with The Hammer. Check out stories about Supercrawl, the crucial role of music education, beloved past and present music stores, a new album for The Shakers and some up-and-coming bands you should be watching. We are also happy to welcome local musician Dylan Hudecki (aka The Dill), who is joining HCM with a roundup of local albums called The Playlist.
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–The small, local and independent HCM team