Happy Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day! Videos by Walk Off the Earth

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More Adele Covers/Stories

Links: Walk Off The Earth, More WOTE Stories, Videos above courtesy of Walk off the Earth, More Uncommon Instrument Videos

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CONGRATS! Hamilton/Dunville's Rob Lamothe on Powerplay Magazine's Top Singers List

Former Hamiltonian and current Dunnville resident, Rob Lamothe got some well-deserved national recognition recently. UK rock mag Powerplay included the talented singer/songwriter him in their 'Top 50 Favourite Singers List' in the August 2021 issue. He was number 23. CONGRATS!

Here's what the magazine had to say: 

"As frontman for The Riverdogs, Rob was at the helm of one of the most overlooked debut albums in rock music history. I got to see The Riverdogs (long after the debut came and went) when they ventured over to the UK in support of their wonderful ‘Bone’ record, recalls Mike Gaffney.

Lamothe was in spectacular form that night (and every night I’ve seen him since), and his voice, rather than diminish, just gets better as the years go by. He has an extensive collection of solo records too, each of which is a must-listen (everyone should own a copy of his debut solo album ‘Gravity’)."

Links: Riverdogs, Video above courtesy of kucukdede

Links: Rob Lamothe, More Rob Lamothe Stories, Video above courtesy of pejoha

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Take An Incredible Musical Journey with Waterloo's Craig Cardiff

Both musically and lyrically, All This Time Running, the latest incredible album from Waterloo's Craig Cardiff is a journey. With songs like Wyoming, Moon, Greyhound SK, Yellowknife and more, Craig and his friends take you on a trip and weave captivating stories with every tune.

Released by Waterdown's True North Records, the recording proclaims Craig's songwriting skills and  stunning vocals. There are little bits of folk, country, Jazz and more scattered along the musical route.

You can get this fabulous collection through labelstore.ca, his Bandcamp page, iTunes, spotify, and many other shops.

The album can be streamed below:

Links: Craig Cardiff, More Craig Cardiff Stories, More Releases

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2021 Polaris Short List (including Hamilton's Zoon)

The Polaris Prize Shortlist was unveiled on July 15, 2021and talented Hamilton musician Zoon made the cut. a date hasn't been set yet for the grand prize.

We will post the Short List ceremony video here when it become available.

Complete list (local artists are bolded)

• Zoon (Hamilton) – Bleached Wavves
  
  
  
  Links: Zoon, Video above courtesy of Paper Bag Records
  
  
• Cadence Weapon – Parallel World
• DijahSB – Head Above The Waters
• Dominique Fils-Aimé – Three Little Words
• Klô Pelgag – Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
• Leanne Betasamosake Simpson – Theory of Ice
• Mustafa – When Smoke Rises
• The OBGMs – The Ends
• The Weather Station – Ignorance
• TOBi – ELEMENTS Vol. 1

Click here to see the winner

Links: Polaris Music Prize, More Polaris Stories

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In-Person Live Music is Back! Videos by Chris Chambers, John Ladds, Cameron & Cameron

Now that Ontario is in Stage 2 of it re-opening plan, in-person live music has returned to the province.

Here's just a sample of the musicians who are back to performing at venues (with hopefully more to come).

Click here for our live music listings.

Click here for his upcoming shows

Links: Chris Chambers, More Chris Chambers Stories, Video above courtesy of Chris Chambers - Topic

Check his Twitter page for gigs

Links: John Ladds, More Beatles Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of John Ladds

Check out their Facebook page for events

Links: Cameron & Cameron, More Cameron Stories, Video above courtesy of Bobby Cameron

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Happy International Kissing Day! Videos by Suzie Vinnick, Scott Cameron Smith, Riley Michaels

Links: Suzie Vinnick, More Suzie Vinnick Stories, Video above courtesy of Suzie Vinnick - Topic

Links: Scott Cameron Smith, More Scott Cameron Smith Stories, Video above courtesy of Scott Cameron Smith - Topic

Links: Riley Michaels, More Riley Michael Stories, Video above courtesy of Canal Bank Shuffle

More Kissing Day Videos

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