Originally from London, UK, LTtheMonk moved to North America in 2017 in pursuit of a sound that would blend his love of American & Canadian hip-hop, dance music & pop. Currently LT is performing and promoting his latest album ‘Uptown Intern #333’, out now on Sonic Unyon Records and available on all streaming platforms, CD and vinyl. Songs from Epis…

Setting sail in 2015, Fünyboht (pronounced funny boat) is the exploratory musical vehicle of multi-instrumentalist songwriter Michael Myszkowski and his ragtag coalition of session players, music teachers, visual artists, songwriters and vocalists. With compositions inspired by romantic era classical music, delivered in the free flowing language of…

Tarek Funk is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, emcee, and political activist. He performs with various groups, including Soulquarium, and has collaborated on numerous hip hop projects with artists like Cee Reality and Lee Reed, among others. Today, Tarek joins StereoRuss to share his journey, talk funk, and discuss how we can become more engaged …

Over the past several years, Matt Paxton has performed his sizable folk-rock and alt-country repertoire across Canada, in the process gaining a reputation as one of the country's most promising up-and-coming singer-songwriters. Paxton's solo body of work now includes five albums, a handful of singles and EPs, and notable live appearances with the l…

Izzi Ahmed is a multi instrumentalist from Hamilton, Ontario, playing in Soulquarium and The Checkerboards. Izzi also hosts a variety of events in the city. He comes into the studio today to share some of his new projects, his experience playing in various bands, and shares some deep cuts from his favourite musicians. Songs from the episode: Right …

A two part episode! Part 1 Live @ Supercrawl: StereoRuss sits with Mike (owner), Marco (owner), and Andrew (Head Engineer) of Grant Avenue Studio Supercrawl in Hamilton, Ontario. Part 2 @ Grant Avenue Studio: StereoRuss sits down with Andrew Lauzon to dig further into studio life and audio production. Song from episode: In A Shuttle Through The Sky…

Lost Faculty is: Matt (Vocals/Guitar), Brendan (Guitar), Justin (Bass), Nigel (Drums) Lost Faculty returns to chat about their latest single "Sweetly", their East Coast Canada tour, and pizza. Songs edited from episode: Sweetly - Lost Faculty Whip of the Tail- Lost Faculty Archie - Lost Faculty She's Leaving You - MJ Lenderman Follow and Listen to …

Golden Feather is comprised of members Bradley Germain, Steven Kiely, Ronson, Gareth Inkster, Murray Heaton and Daniel Walton, a group that shares a love of music that takes its listeners on a journey. They have released three EPs, “Light On Water” in 2020, “In Air” and “Now & Then” in 2022, a live album, “Welcome\\Release” in June of 2023, and a f…

Hailee Rose is a talented singer songwriter who has made a name for herself through her incredible performances across Canada, the US and Europe. With a passion for music and a voice to match, Hailee captures the hearts of audiences at every performance. She has had the honour of performing alongside many talented artists (Randy Bachman, The Meters…

Hailing from Stratford, Ontario, Small-Town Strip Club (STSC) is making big waves in the world of independent rock. With a vibe that’s a fusion of blues, rock, country and alternative influences, STSC brings a fresh sound and energetic performances on their recordings and on stage. You might recognize STSC from their hit track “CHEAP SHOT,” which s…

Lisa La Rocca is the Director of Operations at Sonic Unyon Records in Hamilton, Ontario. She is an experienced music industry professional, artist manager and festival planner with over a decade of expertise in grant writing and live event coordination. Lisa joined Inside the Music today to talk Supercrawl, a music and arts street festival on James…

Darcy Mitchison is a singer songwriter born and based in Hamilton Ontario. He grew up learning piano but it wasn’t until he hit the streets of Dublin, Ireland at the age of 18 that he began singing, quite literally for his supper which sometimes consisted of a few pints of Guinness. He graduated from Centennial College with an advanced diploma in m…

Robb Cappelletto started Double Red as 'The Robb Cappelletto Group' in 2011 with their first release in 2012. Playing instrumental r&b/jazz, the group in its current lineup started to take shape in 2015, and put out two releases - Ostriches (2017) and Double Red (2019). After a pandemic fuelled hiatus, Robb took two years off focused exclusively on…

Mattie and Mike Leon are singers/songwriters hailing from Hamilton. Mattie (guitar and piano) and Mike (guitar and drums) refuse to leave the past behind. Their sensibilities are informed by the songwriting of the sixties and seventies. Their voices, whether soaring or soulful, are their own. The result is a fresh take on a classic form; familiar b…

Rick "The Temp" Campanelli is a Canadian television and radio personality best known for his work as a VJ and host for MuchMusic and for co-hosting ET CANADA. In 2024, he joined CHFI-FM as an afternoon host. Songs from Episode: Let's Dance - David Bowie In Bloom - Nirvana Follow Rick Campanelli: https://www.instagram.com/rick_campanelli/ Follow Ins…

Ego Death Trip is a Hamilton, Ontario based band that infuses groove-laden, hypnotic psychedelia with sounds from around the globe. The band is on a mission to create a new musical vocabulary that reflects the diasporic roots of the band while engaging deeply with musical forms like funk, folk, and psychedelia. The band was forming in the winter on…

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nolan Gibson creates music that is grounded, yet embraces growth and curiosity. At 14 years old Nolan began sitting in with a number of Norfolk County blues and roots bands, most notably The Shoeshine Boys and Jesse Murphy Trio. Nolan has since branched out performing in a bluegrass duo with Eric Brousseau, a fo…

FFCS is a music collective from Hamilton, Ontario. Songs edited from episode: Supa Scoopa and the Mighty Scoop - Kyuss Green Eyes - Chris Cohen Maybe - Ingrid Michaelson Wizardly Jam - FFCS Follow FFCS: https://www.instagram.com/ffcs_4_life/ Follow Inside the Music: https://www.instagram.com/stereoruss/ https://www.tiktok.com/@stereoruss https://ww…

Superstar Crush formed about two years ago and play power pop. Sam (guitar/vocals), Marzieh (vocals), and Truaxe (drums/vocals) became friends in middle school and met Chloe (bass) in high school and started performing original music at the end of grade 12. They all go to different universities but rock in the summer and on breaks. They have a dyna…

Jocelyn June hails out of Hamilton, now residing in Brantford, Ontario with a natural talent in music. Her sound is a Janis Joplin meets Amy Winehouse, sprinkled with Alanis Morissette. Over the years Jocelyn has studied privately in classical and jazz vocals, guitar with Gord Lewis, and piano with various privet teachers. She has fronted the Hamil…

Peter van Helvoort is the bassist for The Glorious Sons and is a solo artist under his own name, the singer in Darling Congress, and the singer/guitarist in Teenage Kicks. Song from Episode: Houselights - Glorious Sons Motion Sickness - Phoebe Bridgers Baby You're So Rich - Teenage Kicks Follow and Listen to Peter van Helvoort: https://www.instagra…

Bend It Like Beck is Frank Koren and Chris Wheeler as main writers/guitarists. Started as a charity tribute for Jeff Beck and the chemistry was undeniable so it quickly morphed into an original music project. Members are some of Hamilton’s finest including Miles Evan’s-Branagh on keys, Andrew Marshall on bass, and Matt Burns on drums. Songs from Ep…

From touring the country as a song-writer to expanding the minds of music students of all ages, music has been the through line to Max's entire life, allowing him to connect with people world-wide. Max Wray is a Hamilton based musician, teacher, songwriter, show promoter/producer - all the hats! Songs from Episode: Always - Daniel Caesar Good Enoug…

Canadian musician Keegan Powell makes songs that explore the mystery of pain, the release of demons and how through it all, life actually may be some kind of miracle. Start with the lofi experimental EP’s from 2019 ‘Is+Was’ and ‘Headspun’, doused in reverb, guitar solos and electronic drums. Lines from songs like ‘All That Is and Ever Was’ describe…

Meet AOIFE, the moniker of Irish-born, Hamilton-based singer-songwriter Aoife-Louise Doyle. A mixture of folk ethos, rock inflection and pop melodicism influences the surface of AOIFE’s soulful musical makeup. Her passion can be traced to an upbringing filled with family acapellas, later to be followed by a postsecondary trajectory as a vocal major…

Moondoggy is an alternative rock band formed in 2019 in Collingwood, Ontario. Members Jakob Matanowitsch (vocals), Jonny Contini (guitar), Ben Matanowitsch (saxophone), and Victor Carrillo (drums) have spent the past 2 years playing shows in Ontario and Quebec while recording and releasing their debut studio album, “Mad and Noisy”. At present, Moon…

DANI was born in Colombia and raised in Mississauga, where she moved when she was one. As a teenager, she played guitar in church. She competed alongside her high school acapella group, winning first place at Dufferin Peel's Music Festival senior year and finishing as a finalist in regional singing contests. During her time at the University of Edi…

Jamie Shea & The Gentle Reminders tell it like it is and break it to you gently, reminding you of what truly matters before sending you home inspired. Their sound is dark and cool like when you're walking in the woods with the pedal steel shining through the pines to the rhythm of your footsteps. We are all proud Hamiltonians. Writing and performin…

With over 20 years of experience on the wheels of steel, DJ Donna Lovejoy has built a rock solid reputation in the Hamilton Music Scene, along with a pretty awesome vinyl and digital music collection. First inspired by the DJs at the underground raves of her youth, Lovejoy learned the art of mixing and blending records to create soundscapes to suit…

Pushing through the wooden doors of the Black Swan, peanut shells crush under your feet as you stare through the lamp-lit entryway and into the back room bar. A band on stage is strumming a tune that sounds strangely familiar yet you can’t quite put your finger on it. Taking a seat on the worn red couch, you listen closer. There’s a strat reaming t…

Kristen Prince is a Port Credit based saxophone player and singer. She has performed with many artists including the Arkells, Canadian legend Andy Kim (Sugar Sugar), Lowest of the Low, Suzie McNeil, My Son the Hurricane, and 4-time Juno nominee Tom Barlow. Kristen stays active in the music scene doing live performances, writing and producing origin…

Mickey grew up listening to records that were fast, loud, and tastefully different. Like the city of Hamilton itself, his approach tends to showcase the raw individuality of the bands he works with, often leaving their rough edges intact. In 2014, he was brought into BTown Sound under Justin Koop (Silverstein, Grade, Walk Off The Earth) and has bee…

Bernadette Connors stops by to discuss her newest project "From Janis to Alanis" ...Because "Female Artist” is a genre. #FromJanistoAlanis is a live tribute band highlighting emerging Canadian female artists. Songs from Episode: Kosmic Blues - Janis Joplin It's Too Late - Carole King You Learn - Alanis Morissette Blame Me - Bernadette Connors Follo…

Champagne James Robertson is a guitarist from Hamilton, Ontario. He is in C&C Surf Factory, a surf/garage Rock Instrumental band featuring Colin Cripps and Champagne James Robertson on electric guitar, as well as Moonriivr a musical duo integrating various soundscapes and textures. Songs from Episode: Takeshiesque - C&C Surf Factory One Way Ticket …

Band leader of Nezqwik as a funk fusion band, formerly with horns and a vocalist, since then it has evolved into the current rhythm section quartet format for the past 5 years. Started out as a fully Hamilton band, and then expanded to include some members from Humber College's Music Program. Aleef is an artist relations representative for FBass So…

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, singer-songwriter and guitarist Andrew Bentham-Riley draws inspiration from a variety of genres, including Indie, Alternative Rock and Americana Roots. Currently splitting his time between Hamilton and the Niagara region, Andrew has been engaging local audiences with his latest musical pursuits, breaking away f…

Born out of the metallic, industrial backdrop of Hamilton, Ontario and inspired by records deemed unlistenable by peers, cute creates a sonic landscape that is at once crushing, immediate, and meditative. Songs edited from episode: Callous Social Status - Cute z00z00z00 - Cute Follow and Listen to Cute: https://www.instagram.com/aw_thats_cute_a_ban…

Versatile producer, songwriter, and engineer, no matter the genre Emma Whale knows how to make a song stand out. In addition to writing and producing her own music, she has worked with DJs, indie rock bands, pop artists, and everything in between. Emma became a multi-instrumentalist at a young age, starting with vocals, then picking up piano and gu…

Rexford Drive is an indie rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. Formed in elementary school by TG, George, and Pat as they all grew up on, or just off of Rexford drive. Rocco joined late in high school and the out of school gigging began. Playing frequently in Hamilton and a few shows out of town such as Kingston, Ottawa, Brantford, and Toronto. Rex’s …

Silvertone Hills do indie-rock the way you wish it still was—earnest, tenacious, and unpretentious. From Hamilton, Ontario, the five-piece fuses memorable melodies with jangling guitars and energetic grooves. In the Hills, late ‘60s pop influence meets the sonic textures of modern rock, harmonizing into something innovative yet familiar, like meeti…

Ktriggs is a rapper and community event coordinator from Hamilton, Ontario. His latest record "Community Over Competition" was recorded and produced by Nomai Music throughout 2021 and 2022, and was released in July of 2023. He is also the creator and organizer of 905Fest in Hamilton, Ontario. Songs edited from episode: Mistakes - Ktriggs Tested - K…

Trouble rumbled out there, he could hear it over the sound of the street. Steve Deeps took to his feet, then walked out on the bandstand at age 16. Taking the back seat on bass, his father’s band brought him to Woodstock 99. The band was his father’s story onstage. After working through over one hundred and thirty gigs a year in the formative years…

Growing up in a musical family in Georgina, Ontario, Bernadette worked in the family owned music store and taught voice lessons since she was 13. She moved too Hamilton around the same time of releasing "Monarch" (Nov 2021) and has been performing for most of her life. Songs edited from episode: Georgina - Bernadette Connors All The Way To Nashvill…

Boxcar Ben and Leo Dragtoe are a rock and folk duo hailing from Hamilton, Ontario with dynamic elements of classic rock, heavy blues, and soulful folk influences. Songs edited from episode: Open Heart Surgery - Leo Dragtoe ft. Boxcar Ben It Aint Hard - The Tisdale Follow and Listen to Boxcar Ben: https://www.instagram.com/boxcar_ben/ https://linktr…

Lost Faculty is: Matt (Vocals/Guitar), Brendan (Guitar), Justin (Bass), Nigel (Drums) Formed in January/March 2023 (inception date up for debate), Lost Faculty came to be after Matt booked a gig at the Horseshoe after recording our lead singles and had to throw a group together to perform. All Hamilton based, recorded all of our tracks so far here …

Mattie Leon is a singer/songwriter hailing from Hamilton. A craftsman on guitar and piano, Mattie refuses to leave the past behind. His sensibilities are informed by the songwriting of the sixties and seventies. His voice, whether soaring or soulful, is his own. The result is a fresh take on a classic form; familiar but unmistakably new. Songs edit…

Daniel Walton is a guitarist / songwriter from Hamilton Ontario with roots in progressive rock, jazz, and folk music. These influences have inspired a genre bending repertoire of original music that Walton performs with his group The Dreamland Band. Songs edited from episode: Garden Head - Daniel Walton Through the Glass - Daniel Walton Coming Back…

Fake Shape is an eclectic, experimental, indie band from Hamilton, Ontario. They consist of Chester Edington (guitar and vocals), David Baldry (keyboard, synthesizer and flugelhorn), Olivia Brown (bass and vocals), and Mackenzie Read (drums). They settle in between a melange of eclectic influences—a little indie rock, some solid jazz flow, and even…

Cam Wilson, From the city of Hamilton, Ontario, emerges as a captivating artist whose musical journey is defined by his own personal trauma and struggles. With two compelling albums and over five singles to his name, creating a unique and emotive experience for his listeners. All of which have very special meanings to Cam. Beyond the melodies, Cam …

Mike is co-owner of legendary Grant Avenue Studio, located downtown Hamilton. Notable recording artists include, U2, Tool, and Tom Cochrane. Follow Mike Bruce and Grant Avenue Studio: https://www.instagram.com/xmikebruce/ https://www.instagram.com/grantavenuestudio/ Follow Inside the Music: https://www.instagram.com/stereoruss/ https://www.tiktok.c…