Category Archives: Music

Saturday January 15, 2011 at 8 pm, $9, at Artword Artbar. A concert by Peter Tigchelaar, and friends. Peter, on guitars, mandolin and uke, will be performing songs from his new album “Gracious Window ” along with some new material … Continue reading →

NEW this fall! World-beat Music jam sessions & open mic,  second Wednesday of the month: Dec 8 at 8 pm, no cover. Hosted  by Emma Rush and  Rawle Skeete. Call 905-543-8512 for more information.

Saturday December 4 at 8 pm, $10. JP Riemens – singer songwriter  in concert (guitars / vocals). Accomplished songsmith JP Riemens performs songs from his newest release -“Dirty Sunset” and favorites from his previous 8 CD’s. JP Riemens and the Artword … Continue reading →

Friday December 3, at 8:30 pm $5 at door, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tiny Bill Cody brings you “Ttiny Bill’s Holiday Special” — another night of irreverent cover tunes, off colour stories, and bemusedly original songs from hamilton’s tallest … Continue reading →

Saturday November 27 at 9:30 pm (after the play “Hamilton Bus Stop”), cover $5. Country duo Stan Simpson and Ken Hammond (vocals and guitars) bring you some good ol’ country harmony. They’ve been playing together for the past 15 years. One … Continue reading →

Saturday November 20 at 9:30 pm, at Artword Artbar, no cover. Slight change of plans. We promised you the cast reunion concert of the music (composer Chris Cracknell, performed by the Science Ninja Big Ten band) — from Village Theatre Waterdown production of “Trafford … Continue reading →

Saturday November 13 at 8 pm, $10. A concert with three solo singer/songwriters: Melissa Bel (“Melissa Bel€™s voice is rich, smoky, impassioned and powerful, a rarity in the present-day pop world. When the 20-year-old sings of young love and heartbreak, you … Continue reading →

Saturday November 6 at 8 pm, $10, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. A concert with roots Americana songstress from Port Dover, Tia McGraff, on tour with her new CD release “Diversity” which just received a Hamilton Music Awards nomination for best … Continue reading →

The Petit Fours are pleased as punch to announce a very retro Devils Night concert Saturday October 30 at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street in Hamilton. Doors open early, concert starts at 9:30 pm, and will feature a colossal amount of … Continue reading →

Friday October 29, at 10 pm, $8. A special late concert by two wonderful blues guitarists/songwriters, Nicole Christian and Alfie Smith, with solo sets and a combined one. Part of a tour in SW Ontario. Nicole is launching a new CD “Run Rabbit … Continue reading →

Saturday October 23 at 8 pm, $8, a rare Hamilton concert by The Book of Gnomes. The group is electroacoustic collaboration between Nick Zubeck (guitars, lapsteel, FX — Barzin, Polmo Polpo, Great Lake Swimmers), James Castle (bass, loops — Elkton Hills, Phil Stabile, … Continue reading →

Friday October 22 at 8 pm, tickets $10, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street. A special concert by Fish & Bird, one of the most exciting folk bands — from Victoria BC, on tour in Ontario — virtuosic multi-instrumentalist Adam … Continue reading →

Saturday October 16 at 8 pm, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street. Tickets $15. An evening of dynamite bluegrass music with mandolinist and vocalist Randal Hill. On guitar and vocals, the rock-steady Johnny Frame. John McNaughton will provide the deep … Continue reading →

Saturday October 9 at 8 pm, $10.  Hotcha!  Beverly Kreller and Howard Druckman. Dust Bowl Roots: Songs for the New Depression. Beverly Kreller: vocals, bodhran, accordion, guitar, kazoo, mouth trumpet, spoons; Howard Druckman: vocals, guitar, slide, harmonica.  “HOTCHA! does a really … Continue reading →

Most Thursdays at Artword Artbar Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, from 7:30 pm  to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler, guitar and vocals and Ron Weihs, fiddle, guitar. Come on down and bring your ax. No cover. Thur Oct … Continue reading →

Saturday October 2 at 8 pm, $5 at Artword Artbar. A concert by Marcelo Puente and Heather Chetwynd, of acoustic Latin music€“ Latin folk, Cuban boleros and South American New Song (Nueva Canción) €“ with a few English tunes. Very listenable, … Continue reading →

Friday October 1, at 8:30 pm $5 at door, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tiny Bill Cody presents an evening of — Cover Songs, Originals, Spoken Word. Eclectic Songwriter Tiny Bill Cody re-vamps songs which have haunted him since his … Continue reading →

Thursday September 30, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St., at 8 pm, $10. A special concert by acclaimed touring roots-Delta-bluesman Doc MacLean with his National Steel guitar. http://darkerwaysbluestour.blogspot.com/  http://www.docmaclean.com/ National Steel Darker Ways Blues Tour: 5th Annual Blues Event will be 100 … Continue reading →

Saturday, September 25, 8:00 pm at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets $10. The Acoustics are back at Artword Artbar! A lively five-piece instrumental ensemble playing world/roots music with a  Mediterranean and Latin sound. Alfonso Spoto accordion; Enzo Spoto, lead and rhythm guitar; … Continue reading →

Friday September 17 at 8 pm $5. A concert with Trio Arjento at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street.  Marcy Hull vocals, Jennifer Lockman piano, Tom Shea guitar, playing their own songs plus some jazz and blues, with guest Dan Beausoleil.  One of our favourite … Continue reading →

Saturday July 3 at 8 pm, $10, a rare concert appearance by Choir Deets — a.k.a Mike Trebilcock (acoustic guitar, ukulele, harmonica, kazoo, bootboard) and Jay Burr (tuba), celebrating Mississippi John Hurt’s birthday! Choir Deets is the old-timey alter-ego of Mike … Continue reading →

Sunday September 12 at 2 pm. $5.  Concert by Yitka and The Elements, with Yitka Karlik (vocals and guitar), Ramondo Ray Poirier (bass), Sandi Stirling (keyboards), playing original songs with a Mediterranean folk feel, and some covers.  Sandi Stirling also plays her … Continue reading →

Howdy folks! Grab your cowboy hat and mosey on down to Artword Artbar Friday July 2 at 8 pm for an evening with Riders of the Western Stage — Bud Wilkinson “Shorty Bud” (guitar and vocals), Ken Hammond “Kowboy Ken” … Continue reading →

Saturday September 4 at 8 pm $5. Four solo acoustic singer/songwriters together on stage:  Joe Boudreau,  Teal Booth, Adam Carter, and special guest Rachel Nolan (harpist), organized by Joe. “The plan would be for us all to perform acoustically, playing our very different … Continue reading →

Friday September 3 at 8 pm, $9. A concert by Peter Tigchelaar, with a trio of friends including Brielle Goheen on violin and Andrew Tigchelaar on bass. Peter, on guitars, mandolin and uke, will be performing songs from his new album … Continue reading →

Most Thursdays at Artword Artbar Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, from 7:30 pm  to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler, guitar and Ron Weihs, fiddle. Come on down and bring your ax. No cover. Thur Sept 2, 9, … Continue reading →

Saturday August 28 at 8 pm, $5. The Plain Steel  — rocker Ross Lizotte teams up with Caroline Olsen on viola and Shawn MacDonald on drums to create a new sound — folk music on overdrive. We’re delighted to have … Continue reading →

Saturday July 17 at 8 pm, at Artword Artbar, $10. Kori Pop is back at Artword, with her new cd and guests Hobson’s Choice . Kori has been working for the past while on her new CD €œFrom the Outskirts€. http://www.koripop.com/ Hobson’s … Continue reading →

Friday July 16, at 8 pm, $5. Spark Society, with guests La Bella Union. Spark Society, “indie post-punk folk”  play some original compositions. Ruth-Anne: keys, bass, vocals, trombone; Byron: vocals, keys, bass, drums; Casey: drums, vocals, guitar; Hilary: harp, vocals; Bonnie: vocals, mandolin, … Continue reading →

Thursday July 15 at 8 pm, $10, back at Artword Artbar again —  Hamilton’s own Klezmer band A Touch of Klez, bringing you the high-energy sound of Eastern European Jewish and gypsy music. “Jordy Abraham – accordion; Bubbles Price – violin; Cookie Black – saxophone; … Continue reading →

Thursday July 8 at 8 pm, $5, the Ladiest of Ladies sing again at Artword Artbar, in an evening of experimental song (watch out!). Sarah Good and Annie Shaw (pictured right in southernsouls video), try strange new beautiful things. www.myspace.com/secretannieshawsongs  Joining in:   … Continue reading →

Saturday June 5 at 4 pm and 9:30 pm. Big Rude Jake is back, and you have two chances to catch this sell-out musician. Tickets $10. Reserve 905-543-8512. Big Rude Jake has a new album and a whole new look … Continue reading →

Friday June 4 at 8 pm. The Plain Steel, a wonderful “folk n’ roll” band, “blending an eclectic mix of influences from Folk and Blues to Jazz and Classical”. Ross Lizotte – guitars, vocals; Caroline Olsen – viola, vocals; Shawn … Continue reading →

Thursdays Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, from 7:00 pm or so, to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler and Ron Weihs, guitar and fiddle. Come on down and bring your ax. Sometimes before and after special events … Continue reading →

Thursday August 19 at 8 pm, $5 cover. A concert by Michael Mucci on acoustic guitar, with Jonathan Cass on drums, plus special guests Sarah Good (guitar, vocals) and Gasoline Gathers Hands, Gathers Friends (jag – guitar, piano & drums; scott cloud … Continue reading →

Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, almost every Thursday in August from 7:30 pm or so, to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler, guitar and Ron Weihs, fiddle. Come on down and bring your ax. No cover.  August 5, … Continue reading →

Saturday June 26 at 8 pm $10. The Nonie Crete Band in concert — eclectic folk that comprises elements of blues, celtic and jazz. Nonie Crete (vocals, guitar, Eugene Rea (vocals, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, bouzouki, whistles), Gary Kreller (accordion, keyboards). … Continue reading →

Saturday June 19 $5 at door, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tiny Bill Cody presents The Precious Eighties — Cover Songs, Originals, Spoken Word. Eclectic Songwriter Tiny Bill Cody re-vamps songs which have haunted him since his youth, tells … Continue reading →

Thursday June 17 at 8 pm, $5, concert by The Gunter Ott Blues Band:  Jim Chambers on keyboards, Brent Gelhar on bass, Andrew Tin on harmonica, Günter Ott on guitar and vocals. The Günter Ott Band is based in Hamilton … Continue reading →

Sunday June 13, at 2 pm, $10, Emma Rush, an afternoon with the classical guitar with a program of new music for concert guitar featuring South American music. Emma is a classical guitarist and founder and artistic director of the … Continue reading →

Saturday June 12 at 8 pm, $10, at Artword Artbar. Singer-songwriter Lianne Cranfield. Lianne performed at a recent Wednesday Artshare and we look forward to a full evening of her music before she leaves for her regular summer of music in … Continue reading →

Thursday June 10 at 9 pm. $10 cover. Jay Aymar — back again by popular demand at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. Jay was here in February and again in March — he’s becoming one of our regulars.  Jay Aymar … Continue reading →

Tuesday May 25, 8 pm, $5: Singer-songwriters coincide with movie night! A smattering of the town’s nicest singer-songwriters come together to watch famous short films and play their swinging guitars! Joel Elliot!  Phil Juen!   and! welcome from Montrealtown: David Simard ! … Continue reading →

Saturday May 22 at 8 pm. A wonderful band from Guelph: Modern Field Recordings — Christopher (singer, guitar), Bob (double bass), Taylor (guitar),  Jes (singer, keys), Jen (bassoon). Here’s their story: “Started at the beginning of 2009, Modern Field Recordings … Continue reading →

Saturday May 15 at 8 pm, tickets $10. A special concert presented by The Tribal Gallery: Two Men from Earth — John Dickie (mandolin, harmonica, vocals) and Steve Hunter (piano, vocals) — an indigo rich blend of boogie, stride, country … Continue reading →

Our Mother’s Day concert for Sunday May 9 at 2 pm, originally planned to feature AJ Croce, has suddenly changed. AJ was turned back at the Canadian border, and will not be able to carry out his tour. We have … Continue reading →

Saturday May 8 at 8 pm, pwyc. Cedalou Torma (guitar/vocals) brings together an evening of indie experimental music artists especially for Artword Artbar. With guests Annie Shaw, Sarah Good, Weakgenes and Slowly, Slowly (Melinda Richter, right). http://www.myspace.com/littlesilvertabby  Weakgenes – http://www.myspace.com/weakgenes Sarah … Continue reading →

Friday May 7 at 8 pm, $5: Mark McNeil teams up with Dan Medakovic for an evening of country and roots-based songs with a story. Two of our favourite singer-songwriters and guitarists. Both have played recently at Artword — this is the … Continue reading →

Sunday March 7, and Sunday May 2 at 2:00 pm: “Artword Composers Soirée”, Hamilton, a new series of New Music workshops, curated and coordinated by composer/guitarist Wade Whittaker, hosted monthly at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street, Hamilton. Sunday May 2: Wade Whittaker plays … Continue reading →

POSTPONED (due to TBC’s cold/flu) from Saturday May 1 at 8:30 pm to a Saturday June 19 $5 at door, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tiny Bill Cody presents The Precious Eighties — Cover Songs, Originals, Spoken Word. Eclectic Songwriter Tiny Bill … Continue reading →

Friday April 30 at 8:00 pm at Artword Artbar 15 Colbourne Street. Tickets $10. Lionel Lodge, a singer-songwriter originally from Port Dover has been hanging out in Vienna for over ten years. He’s back around these parts and will be playing with John … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 24, 8:00 pm at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets $10. The Acoustics are a lively six-piece instrumental ensemble playing world/roots music with a  Mediterranean and Latin sound. Alfonso Spoto accordion; Enzo Spoto, lead guitar; Sam Spoto rhythm guitar; Brian Ropcean, … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 17 at 8 pm, $10. Concert by Dan Medakovic, one of Hamilton’s premier singer-songwriters, and a very fine guitarist. He’s bringing Matt Coleman on fiddle and Jeff Griffith on drums. Dan’s wonderful songs range from folk and folk/rock … Continue reading →

Friday April 16, 8 pm, $5: concert by Peter Sisk, singer-songwriter-guitarist-bass-player. Pete’s influences are country and roots, with some bluegrass. (He has just returned from his tour in Europe playing upright bass with bluegrass legends The Good Brothers.) At Artword, he … Continue reading →

Saturday April 10 at 8 pm, tickets $10. Singer-songwriter Kori Pop in concert with her special guests Bill Majoros of The Foreign Films and  artist/musician extraordinaire Dave Hind. Kori will be playing our baby grand piano. Kori has been working for the past … Continue reading →

Thursdays Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, from 7:00 pm or so, to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler and Ron Weihs, guitar and fiddle. Come on down and bring your ax. Sometimes before and after special events … Continue reading →

Sunday March 28 at 7:30 pm at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Tickets $12. Mandolin virtuoso Randal Hill  (mandolin, guitar, vocals) brings his high-energy bluegrass-tinged acoustic sound to Artword Artbar, for a special concert. Accompanying Randal onstage are: Singer/songwriter Suzie Sweetman, always … Continue reading →

Saturday March 27 at 8 pm, $5 cover, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Hamilton. Jack Harlan, troubadour, in a solo concert. His music “can best be described as folk noir, experimental roots with songs of social uprising. Johnny Cash … Continue reading →

Saturday March 20 at 9:30 pm. $10 cover. Jay Aymar — back by popular demand at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. Jay was here in February with a warm and delightful performance, so here’s another chance to hear him … Continue reading →

Jazz standards — Jennifer Lockman on piano and Tom Shea on guitar. Part of our regular Thursday Ken & Ron’s Kitchen Party, with a twist, starting at 9 pm. Ron & Ken play from 7 to 9. no cover

Thursday April 15, Jennifer Lockman piano and Tom Shea guitar play jazz as special guests during  Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, from 7:00 pm or so, to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler and Ron Weihs, guitar and fiddle. … Continue reading →

Saturday March 6 at 8 pm, $10 cover, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. Hamilton. Big Rude Jake is back with a new album and a whole new look on life.  Big Rude Jake’s new release, Quicksand, explores contemporary twists … Continue reading →

Friday Mar 5 at 8 pm, $10 cover: It’s the St. Catharines Invasion! Singer-songwriter Randy Shook on guitar and Kevin €œSpiderfingers€ Ducette on keyboards. With special guest wandering minstrel and guitarist Jack Harlan. “Neo- Traditional Folksinger-songwriter” Randy and €œcreative keyboardist€ Kevin are … Continue reading →

Thursday Feb 25 at 9 pm, $5 / pwyc, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St. The Ladiest of Ladies rule tonight, with four plus one solo singer-songwriters to expand your mind. ** Willow Rutherford from toronto. “Willow plays accordion and writes beautiful … Continue reading →

Matthieu Vermeulen, en concert à Artword Artbar, samedi, le 20 février, 2010, 20:00 heures, billets $15.  … paroles, musiques, piano, voix… Reservations: 905-543-8512 In concert, French singer/pianist Matthieu Vermeulen, on tour in Canada. At Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St, Hamilton, on … Continue reading →

Thursdays Ken & Ron’s kitchen party, from 7:00 pm or so, to 11 or so. Pickin’ and singin’ with Ken Steffler and Ron Weihs, guitar and fiddle. Come on down and bring your ax. Sometimes before and after special events … Continue reading →

Saturday Feb 6 at 8 pm. $10 cover. Authentic swing jazz tunes from the 20s, 30s and 40s, performed by the Richard Chamberlain Trio — Richard “Montreal Jazz” Chamberlain on guitar, Eugene Ruzsa on violin, and a bass player, at Artword … Continue reading →

Friday Feb 5, at 8:00 pm. $10 cover. A concert by singer-songwriter Jay Aymar, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. Jay Aymar is a Canadian singer-songwriter who mixes elements of country and folk with introspective, humorous and straight-forward lyrics. … Continue reading →

Singer-songwriters Mark McNeil and Duane Rutter will mix it up with a unique blend of roots, folk and Americana-oriented music at  Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St.,  on Saturday Dec. 5, 8 pm to 11 pm. $5 cover. Mark’s new CD … Continue reading →

In concert: Michael Pickett, with his solo show UNPLUGGED/ NO BORDERS. Compelling, brilliant, unique! An eclectic, captivating storyteller a la Delta Blues, Country, Americana, delivered with muscular guitar riffs, virtuoso award winning harmonica, and a voice dripping with sly insights. … Continue reading →

Pianist/vocalist Annie Shaw’s new band, The Lament Brothers (“ye 2 er gurls!” ) A’cappella / Acousmatic / Tape music / Afro-beat. “Ambient improvisations with atonal vocal harmonies and looping”.  http://www.myspace.com/thelamentbrothers  Gasoline gathers hands gathers friends: scott johnson (playing sounds, voice and … Continue reading →

Every Tuesday: The Gunter Ott Blues Band (Gunter Ott guitar and vocals, Jim Chambers keyboard, Ron Weihs fiddle, and Brent Gelhar bass) take over Tuesday evenings at Artword Artbar. A rehearsal from 6:30 pm onwards (you’re welcome to hang out … Continue reading →

Fred D. Smith in concert at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne, Sat Nov 21 at 8 pm, no cover. Raised in the small town of Winona, Ont., Fred’s songwriting style is a draw back to the all night jam sessions his … Continue reading →

Dave Pomfret in concert at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St., Fri Nov 20 at 8 pm, no cover. Dave also hosts the wonderful Wednesday “Artshare” evenings for music, poetry, theatre at the Artbar. Dave€™s solo debut NO RUSH (Mike Trebilcock, … Continue reading →

Saturday Nov 14 at 8 pm, pwyc at the door. €œJericho€ is multi-genre acoustic-based duo consisting of Jeremiah McCaw Budnark and Eric Bower. They describe their repertoire as `from roots to rock €“ our way!` The amalgam of Jeremiah`s `folkie` with … Continue reading →

The Gunter Ott Blues Band (Gunter Ott guitar and vocals, Jim Chambers keyboard, Ron Weihs fiddle, and Brent Gelhar bass) take over Tuesday evenings at Artword Artbar. A rehearsal from 6 pm onwards (you’re welcome to hang out and listen), … Continue reading →

Chris & Christa at Artword Artbar Sat Oct 24 at 8 pm, no cover. Christa Gardner (lead vocals) and Chris Jones (guitar and vocals) — are a powerfully original acoustic duo presently residing in Hamilton, Ontario. The music is acoustic guitar based … Continue reading →

Jamie Shea plays solo jazz guitar at Artword Artbar, Thursday Oct 22 at 8:00 pm. Jamie’s info: “Studied jazz in the early 90’s at Mohawk College. Performing jazz in various groupings ever since. Solo guitar and vocals. Standards and not-so-standard … Continue reading →

Seriously flippant songwriter Nancy White sings Oct.17 at Hamilton’s brand new Artword Artbar, accompanied by her witty pianist Bob Johnston, 8 pm, $12. Limited seating. Call for reservations 905-543-8512, or 905-912-9083. “BEST BET: — Graham Rockingham in The Hamilton Spectator, … Continue reading →

Mark McNeil has some new things up his musical sleeve. ” I’ve been working up a solo act with a looper and some other neat tricks. It would be nice to try things out.” That’s exactly why we started the … Continue reading →

Vocalist Susie Sweetman in concert with J.P. Riemens and others, in a bluegrass-based country-sound night of song.  “A rare intimate evening of storytelling and songs from Sue Sweetman and her pal, JP Riemens, usually only witnessed in their homes in rural Ontario.” … Continue reading →