This Ain't Hollywood

Michael Kras
22 Aug 2023

Beautiful new French tavern opens its doors in Hamilton

A stunning new spot for French-inspired cuisine has freshly opened its doors in Hamilton. Le Tambour Tavern is now taking reservations for its eye-catching dining room on James Street North at Murra...

Michael Kras
27 Mar 2023

New restaurant will be opening in former This Ain’t Hollywood in Hamilton

Ever since the heartbreaking loss of This Ain’t Hollywood – one of Hamilton’s favourite live music venues – a big question has loomed: what’s going to happen to the space? The closure ...

Michael Kras
03 Mar 2023

Hamilton adds new Musicians Welcome signs outside of music venues

Some of Hamilton’s top venues for music and live performance now have signage welcoming musicians and allowing them to use the loading zones by the venues without penalty. The project was brought ...

Michael Kras
26 Oct 2021

CODA FACTO’s debut EP Jamesville pays loving homage to Hamilton

Indie rock duo CODA FACTO may be a newer band to the scene in Hamilton, but the two talents behind the music are anything but. Founded by local artists Alexander DeRoo and Jonathan Harley in 2019, the...

Michael Kras
21 Oct 2021

Hamilton skate shop opens in former This Ain’t Hollywood space

It was a heartbreaking day when Hamilton’s beloved music venue This Ain’t Hollywood formally and permanently closed its doors; but another local small business has readily moved into a piece of it...

Craig Clark
22 Jun 2020

Petition for the government to support Canadian music venues reaches 15,000 signatures

The Canadian Independent Venue Coalition started a website that shows how people can take action to support their local music venues amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the lockdown, Ca...

Craig Clark
04 May 2020

Hamilton’s This Ain’t Hollywood is closing after 11 years

Hamilton’s iconic music venue This Ain’t Hollywood will be closing after the owners announced they sold the property at James Street and Murray Avenue. According to a statement on the mu...

Craig Clark
29 Nov 2019

Tommy Stinson of The Replacements to play rare show at This Ain’t Hollywood

Tommy Stinson, a member of the iconic band The Replacements, is performing a rare solo show at This Ain’t Hollywood on December 8th. I’m as surprised as you! Hey I’m playing with Tommy Sti...

Andru Valpy
28 Aug 2019

The 10 Best Music Venues in Hamilton for 2019

Hamilton has always been known as “The Steel Town”, “The Hammer” or “The Ambitious City”, but lately, we’ve also become known as a music and entertainment mecca. Since giving birth to b...

Robert
21 Jun 2019

Weekend events in Hamilton June 22-23, 2019

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Look no further. We’ve found a wide range of events in and around Hamilton for all ages and interests to enjoy. Here’s what’s happening in the city ...