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Hamilton Spectator
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Free dance, baseball games, car show this weekend in Hamilton
Electronic Shore bringing trance to Hamilton for fourth year Hnr Sound, a trance and progressive DJ duo, hope to share the impact the genre has had on them, with listeners Weekend events show no sign of slowing down, with free dance lessons, baseball games and more coming up. Environment Canada issued a heat warning that is in effect until at least Friday. Here is what you can do — indoors, while staying cool, and outdoors — this weekend. The Hamilton Filipino heritage festival is back at Bayfront Park ( 200 Harbour Front Dr. ) this weekend. From Friday, July 25 to Sunday, July 27, there are live performances, dance, art, food, cultural exhibits and vendors. Celebrity guests Dessa (Saturday) and Joross Gamboa (Sunday) are featured. There is free parking on site. The Hamilton Fringe Festival continues into this weekend. From ' Brown Noise ,' a standup, sketch and storytelling blend about the South Asian-Canadian experience (tickets for $8) to the cabaret show ' An Urbanist Burlesque ' (free), there are many shows to see. Performances are held at several venues across Hamilton, including The Westdale ( 1014 King St. W. ), Mills Hardware ( 95 King St. E. ), The Staircase Theatre ( 27 Dundurn St. N. ) and the Players' Guild of Hamilton ( 80 Queen St. S. ). For more details on specific plays, times and locations, go to . Line Dance Fridays are back at Studio G Hamilton ( 126 James St. N. ) on July 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. New and experienced dancers are welcome, with lessons progressing from beginner to intermediate. The studio is on the building's second floor. Go to to buy tickets. Steel City Swing hosts their Sunday Social dances at the roller rink near Pier 8 ( 47 Discovery Dr. ) on July 27. At 6:30 p.m., learn a beginner lesson before dancing from 7 to 9 p.m. No partner is required. Bring comfortable shoes, water and maybe a sun hat. Visit for more information. Grab your mat and water bottle and do yoga under the morning sun on Sunday, July 27 from 9 to 10 a.m. All levels of experience are invited to Dundas Driving Park ( 71 Cross St. ). Tickets are available by donation to host Dundas Yoga and Fitness. Seasons Stoney Creek Retirement Community hosts Cars and Coffee, a car showcase with servings of coffee, tea and treats, on Sunday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The free showcase is held at 8 Shoreview Pl. , featuring refreshments, prizes and a chance to win football tickets. Appreciate the cars while mingling with the retirement home residents. Take the family out to the Hamilton Craft Market's event and explore more than 30 vendors' handmade goods, sweets and treats, woodworks, soaps and jewelry on Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Receive a free raffle ticket upon arrival and enjoy a barbecue at St. Michael's Hungarian Hall ( 521 West 5th St. ). The market is also hosting a food drive to support the Neighbour to Neighbour Centre's food bank. Bring a non-perishable food item to donate. Go to for more. Brad Williams, a comedian who has appeared on 'The Tonight Show,' 'Sam and Cat' and Hulu's 'Deadbeat,' performs at FirstOntario Concert Hall ( 1 Summers Ln. ) on Sunday, July 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $62.30, including fees and taxes, on Ticketmaster. Go to for tickets. There are two Intercounty Baseball League games this weekend. The Hamilton Cardinals will face the Barrie Baycats on Friday, July 25 at 7:35 p.m. at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium ( 1100 Mohawk Rd. E. ). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. On Sunday, July 27, the team will play the Welland Jackfish at 2:05 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m. Tickets to each game are $13.56, including taxes and fees. Go to to buy. Join a group of coffee and cycling lovers in exploring seven local cafés on Sunday, July 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group meets at Bayfront Park ( 200 Harbour Front Dr. ), cycling to Mulberry Coffeehouse, Relay Coffee Roasters, One For All Coffee, Cafe Baffico, The Cannon, Vintage Coffee Roasters and Hutch's Harbour Front. Menu options range from pastries to sandwiches to fish and chips and pizza. If you don't own a bike, you can rent a city bike for $9 per hour. Go to for more information. Bill King hosts a 'Weird and Wonderful' free walking tour on Sunday, July 27. The group meets at King and John streets at 10 a.m. for the two-hour tour before chatting at Redchurch Cafe. Historian Robin McKee hosts a two-hour Hamilton cemetery ( 777 York Blvd. ) tour on Saturday, July 26 at 11 a.m. The group meets at the gatehouse and the theme is 'Hamilton Firsts.' For more information, go to . Burlington singer-songwriter Hayley Verrall performs at Joseph Brant Museum ( 1240 North Shore Blvd. E. ) for the rooftop event on Friday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. This is the second of four one-hour performances for the summer event series. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets include the live performance, lawn games, light refreshments, popcorn and admission to the museum galleries. Tickets are $20 for adults or $15 for seniors and students. In the case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the museum's lakefront or shoreline rooms. Visit for tickets or more information. Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@ Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? 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Hamilton Spectator
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Free electronic music festival in Hamilton Saturday
Free dance, baseball games, car show this weekend in Hamilton The weekend is packed with festivals, an artisan market and more. To some, trance music can sound pleasing to the ear or spark emotions. To Rady Luy, the genre had a monumental impact, guiding his career as a DJ and artist in a time he described as 'dark,' reeling from relationship woes. The shift happened at a trance festival in Toronto. 'The next day and the months leading after, I just kept focusing on that purpose of trying to take myself out of that dark time,' said Luy. Trance music emerged from techno and house music in the early 1990s and features fast-paced drum hits, echoey vocals and repetitive melodies. The genre is described as euphoric and meditative, gaining popularity in Germany and the U.K. Luy, one-half of Hamilton duo Hnr Sound, hopes to positively impact listeners when they perform at Electronic Shore on Saturday. And he believes that so far, they have done just that. 'I look out and I see a lot of people with their hands up in the air and their eyes (are) closed and they're just absorbing that sound,' he said. But the two are not just performers — they also organize the festival. The stars aligned in 2017 when Ponce reached out to the then-Toronto festival organizer, John Busza. The DJ duo wanted to share their music in Hamilton, and Busza would soon move his life — and the festival — to the city. Having graduated from McMaster University, Busza already had a circle of friends in Hamilton. Planning began in 2019 before the pandemic shut everything down. Now the festival is in its fourth year since its start in 2022. This year features six other sets — some returning, including Kris Morton, Osito, Millz B2B The Psyntist, Johnny B, Peter Smith and Mat Coste. But the genre did not always have a place in Hamilton, said Ponce. Hnr Sound received many rejections as budding trance DJs. 'It was 70 per cent of the time and that's when myself, Rady and John, we would start to think of certain areas that would be a great location to start creating something from the ground up,' said Ponce. Ponce and Luy connected at a car meet, before quickly becoming friends. They often bonded over sharing cultural music. Ponce is El Salvadoran and Luy is Cambodian. In 2016, the two attended A State Of Trance Festival in Toronto, a night that deeply impacted both of them. 'I looked at him and I said 'One day I want to be up there on stage playing my music that I make, to the world,' ' said Luy. Before long, the two were making and mixing trance beats, cycling between each other's basement as practice grounds. The two play about 20 per cent of original beats in their sets. 'We decided to join creative forces just because of how easy and everything all the ideas flow together with one another,' said Ponce. The two have performed locally, including with one of their major musical influences, Aly and Fila, an Egyptian trance music duo, at Club 77 in 2023. On Saturday, Rady Luy, left, and Herman Ponce of Hnr Sound are performing at Electronic Shore, a trance and progressive music festival they helped organize. On Saturday, the duo plays the festival that is free to make the music accessible, said Busza. It is hosted from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Pier 4 Park ( 64 Leander Dr. ), by the waterfront. 'It's thanks to a network of people with good connections, we're able to really keep the costs down,' said Busza. Donations are accepted at the end of the festival to recoup costs. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, coolers, barbecues, blankets and beverages. Dog are also welcome. DadbOdd and the everyman, Not The Author and Hamilton-based Fifteen Rockets play Ooeey Gooey's ( 107 George St. ) for a night of rock and roll on Friday. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. All you need is a blanket or lawn chair and you're ready for the free outdoor concert at Burlington's Central Park Bandshell ( 2299 New St. ) on Sunday (Turbo Street Funk) and Wednesday (Swingline) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The concert runs every Wednesday and Sunday until Aug. 27. Visit for more. Art in the Workplace presents Exhibit 42 featuring artist John Pingree and more than 150 works from local artists at McMaster Innovation Park's The Atrium ( 175 Longwood Rd. S. ) on Thursday, July 31. From 7 to 9 p.m., meet the artists and celebrate with wine, cheese and live music. Admission to the exhibit is free on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Listen to the catalogue of the Blue Note Records featuring the Glenn Paul Trio on Friday July 25 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Crown and Press Gallery and Cafe ( 303 Ottawa St. N. ). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $19.56 on Eventbrite. Visit for more information and tickets. Stonewalls Restobar ( 339 York Blvd. ) continues their Sunday Patio Series with The Flying Dutchmen and Martin and Ray on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Can't catch the Sunday show? Bradley Hailz and Ty Price from multi-genre The Killin' Time Band perform for Lazy Wednesdays on July 30 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Cash cover is $10. Visit for more. Dance for free with Royal Scottish Country Dance Society at Waterfront Stage Pier 8, near Williams Cafe ( 47 Discovery Dr. ) every Wednesday from until Aug. 27. The next dance is on July 30 from 6:30 p.m. to dusk, weather permitting. No experience is required and you can come with a friend or solo. Visit for more. Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
Hamilton Spectator
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Electronic Shore bringing trance to Hamilton for fourth year
To some, trance music can sound pleasing to the ear or spark emotions. To Rady Luy, the genre had a monumental impact, guiding his career as a DJ and artist in a time he described as 'dark,' reeling from relationship woes. The shift happened at a trance festival in Toronto. 'The next day and the months leading after, I just kept focusing on that purpose of trying to take myself out of that dark time,' said Luy. Trance music emerged from techno and house music in the early 1990s and features fast-paced drum hits, echoey vocals and repetitive melodies. The genre is described as euphoric and meditative, gaining popularity in Germany and the U.K. Luy, one-half of Hamilton duo Hnr Sound, hopes to positively impact listeners when they perform at Electronic Shore on Saturday. And he believes that so far, they have done just that. 'I look out and I see a lot of people with their hands up in the air and their eyes (are) closed and they're just absorbing that sound,' he said. But the two are not just performers — they also organize the festival. The stars aligned in 2017 when Ponce reached out to the then-Toronto festival organizer, John Busza. The DJ duo wanted to share their music in Hamilton, and Busza would soon move his life — and the festival — to the city. Having graduated from McMaster University, Busza already had a circle of friends in Hamilton. Planning began in 2019 before the pandemic shut everything down. Now the festival is in its fourth year since its start in 2022. This year features six other sets — some returning, including Kris Morton, Osito, Millz B2B The Psyntist, Johnny B, Peter Smith and Mat Coste. But the genre did not always have a place in Hamilton, said Ponce. Hnr Sound received many rejections as budding trance DJs. 'It was 70 per cent of the time and that's when myself, Rady and John, we would start to think of certain areas that would be a great location to start creating something from the ground up,' said Ponce. Ponce and Luy connected at a car meet, before quickly becoming friends. They often bonded over sharing cultural music. Ponce is El Salvadoran and Luy is Cambodian. In 2016, the two attended A State Of Trance Festival in Toronto, a night that deeply impacted both of them. 'I looked at him and I said 'One day I want to be up there on stage playing my music that I make, to the world,' ' said Luy. Before long, the two were making and mixing trance beats, cycling between each other's basement as practice grounds. The two play about 20 per cent of original beats in their sets. 'We decided to join creative forces just because of how easy and everything all the ideas flow together with one another,' said Ponce. The two have performed locally, including with one of their major musical influences, Aly and Fila, an Egyptian trance music duo, at Club 77 in 2023. On Saturday, Rady Luy, left, and Herman Ponce of Hnr Sound are performing at Electronic Shore, a trance and progressive music festival they helped organize. On Saturday, the duo plays the festival that is free to make the music accessible, said Busza. It is hosted from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Pier 4 Park ( 64 Leander Dr. ), by the waterfront. 'It's thanks to a network of people with good connections, we're able to really keep the costs down,' said Busza. Donations are accepted at the end of the festival to recoup costs. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, coolers, barbecues, blankets and beverages. Dog are also welcome. DadbOdd and the everyman, Not The Author and Hamilton-based Fifteen Rockets play Ooeey Gooey's ( 107 George St. ) for a night of rock and roll on Friday. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. All you need is a blanket or lawn chair and you're ready for the free outdoor concert at Burlington's Central Park Bandshell ( 2299 New St. ) on Sunday (Turbo Street Funk) and Wednesday (Swingline) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The concert runs every Wednesday and Sunday until Aug. 27. Visit for more. Art in the Workplace presents Exhibit 42 featuring artist John Pingree and more than 150 works from local artists at McMaster Innovation Park's The Atrium ( 175 Longwood Rd. S. ) on Thursday, July 31. From 7 to 9 p.m., meet the artists and celebrate with wine, cheese and live music. Admission to the exhibit is free on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Listen to the catalogue of the Blue Note Records featuring the Glenn Paul Trio on Friday July 25 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Crown and Press Gallery and Cafe ( 303 Ottawa St. N. ). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $19.56 on Eventbrite. Visit for more information and tickets. Stonewalls Restobar ( 339 York Blvd. ) continues their Sunday Patio Series with The Flying Dutchmen and Martin and Ray on Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. Can't catch the Sunday show? Bradley Hailz and Ty Price from multi-genre The Killin' Time Band perform for Lazy Wednesdays on July 30 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Cash cover is $10. Visit for more. Dance for free with Royal Scottish Country Dance Society at Waterfront Stage Pier 8, near Williams Cafe ( 47 Discovery Dr. ) every Wednesday from until Aug. 27. The next dance is on July 30 from 6:30 p.m. to dusk, weather permitting. No experience is required and you can come with a friend or solo. Visit for more. Cheyenne Bholla is a reporter at The Hamilton Spectator. cbholla@
