CONGRATS ! 2020 Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Awards Winners!

Click here for full list.

Music-related categories below.

Best Local Musician or Band

• Diamond: Mike Woods
  
  
  
  Links: Mike Woods, More Mike Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers
  
  
• Platinum: Freedom Train
• Gold: Robin Benedict / Ruby Entertainment / The King Jives

Best Concert Venue

• Diamond: Tone Deaf / Jack De Keyzer
  
  
  
  Links: Tone Deaf, More ToneDeaf Stories, Video above courtesy of ToneDeafCanada
  
  
  
  Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack de Keyzer Stories, Video above courtesy of Twentyfive Musical
  
  
• Platinum: Ian Wood / Bareback Riders / Retro Party Groove
• Gold: Bud and Jeff / The Something Country Band / The Feels / Party Source Entertainment / Fidel / Dave Murphy Band / Chery ST. James / All About Maggie

Best Live Entertainment Facility

• Diamond: Hamilton City Ballet Orchestra
• Platinum: Pub Fiction
• Gold: Theatre Aquarius

Best Live Music Bar / Lounge

• Diamond: Powerhouse Restaurant
• Platinum: 33 Bowen / The 1515 (Brown Barrel)
• Gold: Vicars Vice

Best Local Festival

• Diamond: Dundas Cactus Festival / Winona Peach Festival
• Platinum: Dundas Buskerfest / Supercrawl
• Gold: It's Your Festival / Mountain Kidz Klub Easter Egg Hunt

Best Local Entertainment

• Diamond: Carolyn's Model & Talent / Geoffrey Chapman Model & Talent Agency / H&G Entertainer Services
• Platinum: Vogue Models and Talent Management
• Gold: Blue Angel Productions

Best Music Instructor

• Diamond: Marta Greda-Kicek
• Platinum: Anita Hiripi / Mate Szigeti
• Gold: Kaz Chrapka / Steve McRae

Best Music Instruction

• Diamond: Hamilton Academy Of Performing Arts
• Platinum: Long & McQuade
• Gold: Hamilton Academy Of Music

Best Musical Instruments Store

• Diamond: Long & McQuade
• Platinum: The Acoustic Room
• Gold: Mountain Music / The Music Stand

Blast from the Past: 2018's Winners

Links: Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards, More HCN Awards Stories

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Vote for Your Favourite Local Entertainers in the Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Awards! Deadline Mar 11

It's time to get out and vote for the 2018 Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards.  Deadline to get your vote out is Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 11:59pm.

There are two main categories of interest to our music-loving readers: Live Entertainment and Professional Entertainers.

Here's the full list of nominees from both categories.

Professional Entertainers

• All About Maggie
• Bareback Riders
• Boris Brott
• Casino Vacations
• Chery St. James
• Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Crank
• Dave Murphy Band
• The Feels
• Fidel
• Freedom Train
• Giggles The Clown
• Ian Wood
• Jack de Keyzer
• Karaoke with Dorrie
• Keep The Faith
• Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Mike Woods
• Party Source Entertainment
• Retro Party Groove
• Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain
• Robin Benedict
• Ruby Entertainment
• Sarah Smith Band
• Something Country
• Tone Deaf

Live Entertainment

• 5150 Entertainment
• Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band
• Artword Artbar
• Ballet Jorgen
• Bay City Music Hall
• Big Time Productions
• Binbrook Little Theatre
• Brott Music Festival
• The Burlington Performing Arts Centre
• The Casbah
• Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Club 54
• The Coach and Lantern
• Core Entertainment
• FirstOntario Centre
• Geritol Follies
• Giggles The Clown
• Hamilton Aerial Group
• Hamilton City Ballet Orchestra
• Hamilton Convention Centre
• Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
• Jane's Karaoke and DJ Service
• Karaoke with Dorrie
• Lazy Flamingo
• Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Party Source Entertainment
• The Powerhouse
• Pub Fiction
• Stonewalls
• Theatre Ancaster
• Theatre Aquarius
• This Ain't Hollywood
• Tracie's Place Karaoke
• Yuk Yuk's Hamilton

Other music-related categories include: Music Instruction (we suggest our sponsor, Pick & Sticks Music), Favourite Event or Festival, CD-Music Store (New), CD-Music Store (Used) and Musical Instrument Store, 

Since you'll be voting, we'd like to ask you to please vote for our sponsors as well. Please click the category below to vote.

• First Choice Computer Solutions: Computer Service
• St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education Centres: Adult Education (not a sponsor but it is our blogger's workplace)

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards, More HCN Awards Stories

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CONGRATS! 2016 Hamilton Community News Readers' Choice Winners

The readers of the Hamilton Community News family of newspapers (Mountain News, Dundas Star, Ancaster News and Stoney Creek News) have spoken.  The winners of their 2016 Reader's Choice Awards were announced and there were quite a few music related categories.

Here they are below.

Local Musicians

• Diamond: Neon Rain
  
  
  
  Links: Rob Kirkham and Neon Rain, More Neon Rain Stories, Video above courtesy of PhotosByAlex
  
  
• Platinum: Colin Lapsley
• Gold: Doug Feaver
  
  
  
  Links: Doug Feaver, More Doug Feaver Stories, Video above courtesy of Doug Feaver
  
  
• Gold: Something Country
• Silver: Jeff Greig
• Bronze: Justine Fischer
• Bronze: Lori Yates
• Bronze: Matty Simpson

Professional Entertainers

• Diamond: Retro Party Groove
• Platiunum: Tracie's Place
• Gold: 5150 Entertainment
• Gold: Robin Benedict
  
  
  
  Links: Robin Benedict, More Robin Benedict Stories, Video above courtesy of Robin Benedict
  
  
• Silver: Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
• Bronze: Boris Brott
• Bronze: Christyrious Magic and Entertainment
• Bronze: Freedom Train
• Bronze: Giggles the Clown
• Bronze: Ruby Entertainment

Live Entertainment

• Diamond: Pub Fiction
• Diamond: Tracie's Place
• Platinum: Theatre Aquarius
• Gold: Coach and Lantern
• Silver: Bay City Music Hall
• Silver: Theatre Ancaster
• Bronze: Hamilton Place

Radio Station

• Diamond : 102.9 K-Lite
• Platinum : KX 94.7 Country FM
• Gold: 95.3 Fresh FM
• Silver: Y108
• Bronze: 900 CHML

Music Store (New)

• Diamond: HMV
• Platinum: Cheapies
• Gold: Dr. Disc

Music Store (Used)

• Diamond : The Beat Goes On
• Platinum : Bibles For Missions
• Platinum : Cheapies
• Platinum : Dr. Disc
• Gold: Walmart

Music Instrument Store

• Diamond: Long and McQuade
• Platinum: The Music Stand
• Gold: Mountain Music
• Silver: Absolute Music
• Bronze: FBass Hamilton

Music Instruction

• Diamond: Divine Harp
• Platinum: The Music Stand
• Gold: Long and McQuade
• Silver: Studio E
• Bronze: A Note Above
• Bronze: Dundas Conservatory Of Music
• Bronze: Hamilton Academy Of Performing Arts

Other highlights include one of our sponsors, Hamilton Urban Artists, earning the Diamond spot for Print Shop and our blogger's workplace, St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education Centres winning silver for Adult Education.

Click here for a complete list of winners

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Community News Reader's Choice Awards, More HCN Awards Stories

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CONGRATS! Hamilton Musician's Guild Honours Long-Serving Members

The Hamilton Musician's Guild (part of the American Federation of Musicians) regularly awards Life Memberships and 25 year pins to its talented members.  This helps showcase the tremendous artistry we have in the area.

During their October 2014 general meeting, Jon Peterson, Michael Maguire, and Jean-Norman Iadeluca (Hamilton Philharmonic) received Life Memberships.  Also, 25 year pins were handed out to Ralph Lefevre, Ernest Porthouse, John Gora and Greg Smith (Groove Corporation).



Links: John Gora, Video above courtesy of FatherNorb

Earlier this year, there was another meeting where Life Memberships went to Mikhail Brat  (Hamilton Philharmonic), Peter Marino, Russ Weil (Hamilton All-Star Jazz Band), Frank Chiarelli (aka Frank Rondell), Brent Malseed (Retro Party Groove), the late Bob Almas, and Peter Rihbany.  Carter Lancaster received a 25 year pin as well.



Links: Frank Rondell, More Ray Charles Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Pompey68UK

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Blast from the Past: April 2014 Honourees

Links: The Hamilton Musician's Guild, More Guild Stories

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