Music Corner

CELEBRATING SPRINGSTEEN: UNPLUGGED
October 2^nd (8pm) & 3^rd (2pm)
Drury Lane

This show is part of the Drury Lane Plus series. This series helps the theatre do what they do and the theatre provides an intimate setting for some great shows. The first show this year is this Springsteen Tribute as performed by Michael Theodore. You might have seen him play locally at The Ottawa St Local or other venues. For this show he will perform CELEBRATING SPRINGSTEEN: Unplugged shares stories about some early songs, and how they forged the foundation of a legend. You’ll hear stories about what motivated these songs and how they helped forge the foundation of a rock legend. Like Springsteen On Broadway, the show musically reimagines some of the early classics in an entertaining, interactional and enlightening way! Whether you’re a fan or not, you’ll love it!

BEND IT LIKE BECK
October 2^nd (7:30pm)
Ancaster Memorial Arts: LIVE in the Voortman Studio Theatre

Bend it like Beck started as a fundraiser set built around Jeff Beck's music, but the chemistry in the room & audience reaction couldn’t possibly stay contained to one night. Frank Koren and Chris Wheeler, exceptional local guitarists with a "Beck-ish" style, brought in bassist Andrew Marshall and drummer Matt Burns, and the group headed into Boxcar Studio in Hamilton to record their original debut, All Roads Lead To E, live off the floor. What followed was a full-fledged live act, now expanded to seven pieces with the addition of vocalists Matty Simpson and Sandra Bouza. Last summer the band recorded a second original album, Take My Heart And Burn, and both records are streaming now for anyone who wants a preview before the show. Expect standout cuts from the band's own catalogue, including Take My Heart And Burn, Blues For A Sad Day, Don't Want To Hurt You, Nothing Matters, and Sahara Honey, along with some unforgettable covers from Jeff Beck's catalogue & more.

NOTE: This is a public debut of the new fully renovated Voortman Studio Theatre, recently outfitted with a leading audiovisual system, cinema capabilities, and re-imagined with a full renovation. It seats 96 with tables set for parties of four.

VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT - CHICAGO TRANSIT
October 3^rd
Westdale Theatre

Carlo has another great series of acts coming up this fall at The Westdale Theatre. All great shows and always a good time. There are 2 good ones in October. First up is his own band, Chicago Transit (Oct 3^rd), and if you like Chicago you’ll love this band. From the horns to the vocals to the guitars….spot on classic tunes. Last time I saw them I kept hearing songs I forgot about, or forgot how good they were. Following that is the legendary LIGHTHOUSE (Oct 24^th) and their stellar brass section. Don’t miss these shows or the next in the series: Queen’s Court (Nov 14^th), and Forever Young (Dec 4^th).

VIVE LE PUNK BAND
October 5^th (7:00 pm)
Corktown

Monday Oct 5^th The 'Vive Le Punk Band' featuring Matt Dangerfield and Casino Steel of The Boys (UK) and Dave Rave and Gene Champagne from Hamilton's own Teenage Head take over the Corktown Pub with a blistering set of live music to help celebrate Gene Champagne's new LP release 'Too Pop For Punk..Too Punk To Care'. Also we celebrate the new Danny Garcia documentary 'Vive Le Punk' 50 years of Punk. Join us for an EARLY (live show only) night of music from The Boys, Casino Steel, Teenage Head and Gene Champagne. Starting off this fun night will be Hamilton's own The Responsibles. Doors are at 7pm and it is a 19+ event presented by MUCK.

COMING HOME
Tom Wilson Tehohàhake in concert with Terra Lightfoot
A Carnegie Gallery Fundraiser

October 9^th
Ancaster Memorial Arts: Peller Hall

This year, the Carnegie Gallery is hosting a fundraising concert for their beloved home on October 9th at The Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre and they would love for you to be a part of this event. It is Thanksgiving weekend and in the spirit of bringing family together, the theme for the evening will be COMING HOME.

As the Carnegie Gallery, located in the heart of Downtown Dundas, their mandate has always been to promote and support local artists. This year, we have enlisted the help of two of our most brilliant hometown stars: Tom Wilson and Terra Lightfoot. They will bring an immensely rich and dynamic evening of entertainment and storytelling.
To help them continue their legacy of bringing local fine art and craft to the community, your purchase of a ticket will go directly towards repairing the roof of their 116 year old building. Support the Arts and The Carnegie Gallery, and see 2 great local performers.

THE LAST WALTZ
October 10^th
Ancaster Memorial Arts

Another great show at the Ancaster Memorial Arts. And if you like The Band, this is one you won’t want to miss. Led by Juno Award-winning musical director Lance Anderson, The Last Waltz is A Musical Celebration of THE BAND. This all-star Canadian cast of award-winning blues and roots musicians, under the direction of Juno award winning producer and musical director, Lance Anderson, will be playing Peller Hall on Saturday Oct. 10th. They are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of THE BAND’s final concert in 1976 and The BAND’s amazing contribution to our shared Canadian musical and cultural heritage. This is an all-star line-up, featuring Jerome Levon Avis (Levon Helm’s godson), on drums and vocals with special guests and a nine-piece band. Bill Avis, Jerome's father and former Road Manager of The Hawks/The Band will also make an appearance with a story of his time on the road with his brothers from his youth. Led by musical director Lance Anderson, the band consists of veteran guitar player Terry Blersh, (Bobby Dupont Band), Wayne Deadder bass (Brooks and Bowskill), Rob Gusevs, organ (Blood, Sweat and Tears) and a four piece horn section of Toronto’s finest players.

Special guests like Chuck Jackson (Downchild Blues Band), Johnny Max and more will join in the celebration. The performance will recreate the atmosphere of The Band’s final concert, which was captured in Martin Scorcese’s award-winning concert film, The Last Waltz. The BAND invited many of their friends to join in their farewell concert celebration.
In this homage to The Last Waltz, special guests will perform the songs played and sung by these guest artists at the memorable 1976 concert. “What makes this performance special is the connection these musicians have to the music,” says Anderson. “They love the music and perform these tunes from the heart.”. This 2 hour concert set, performance of The Last Waltz includes a wide selection of fan favourites, such as The Band’s ‘The Weight’, ’The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down’, ‘Up On Cripple Creek’, ‘The Shape I’m In’, ‘Rag Mama Rag’, 'Ophelia' and more, plus music from their special guests.

REIGN
October 16^th
Westdale Theatre

Presented by A Royal Tribute Productions
Reign: The Queens of Blues, Soul and Rock ‘n Roll” is a live biographical concert showcasing a century of anthems popularized by Black female artists who revolutionized the music industry and garnered regal titles like “Queen,” “Goddess,” “Mother,” and “Empress!” If you love songs like “Proud Mary,” “Lady Marmalade,” “Mr. Big Stuff,” and “I Will Survive,” this concert is for you!
Featuring the music of ARETHA FRANKLIN, ETTA JAMES, PATTI LABELLE, BIG MAMA THORNTON, WHITNEY HOUSTON, ROBERTA FLACK, TINA TURNER, THE SUPREMES and more, this big-band production takes you on a journey through music history and honours Black female artists who transcended boundaries and transformed music’s most popular genres!
Starring Juno-nominee PATRICIA SHIRLEY, soulful vocal powerhouse GERI DEFOE, and Hamiltons own GARNETTA CROMWELL, with special guest, Canadian Idol judge FARLEY FLEX as the Narrator. This promises to be a fantastic show full of powerful voices and sung by strong women who walk in the footsteps of the very female artists that laid the foundations for them and many other women to succeed, and thrive. Backed by a great band, in a great hall for music this show promises to deliver and deserves your R E S P E C T, as Aretha would say.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated by A Royal Tribute Productions to MusiCounts, a registered charity that supplies instruments to in-need schools and communities across Canada (www.musicounts.ca)

WARRIOR WOMEN HAMILTON
October 16^th
Ooey Gooey's
Rose Cora Perry, frontwoman of award-winning rock band The Truth Untold is no stranger to the road. Touring Canada and the US since she was a teenager, she's rocked audiences of over 500,000 and opened for such names as Big Sugar, SmashMouth, Saliva, Platinum Blonde and The Killjoys.

This year when planning her band's touring circuit, she wanted to think beyond the music. Throughout her years of performing, she's had the privilege of sharing the stage with many fellow musicians, particularly other women performers. In chatting with her peers, variations of the same story frequently emerged: experiences of discrimination on stage and all too often, more insidiously, incidents of domestic abuse behind closed doors, including her very own story.
Data supports what Perry has seen firsthand, as per Believe/TuneCore Be the Change’s 2024 “Gender Equality Study”; "three in five women in the music industry have experienced sexual harassment," and according to a 2021 study by Statistics Canada, "one in two Canadian women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime."
In sharing stories, Perry is honoured to have created unshakeable bonds of sisterhood with so many other female talents. But relegating these stories to the music scene alone isn't enough to impact change. That's why this year, in her heart, she knew she needed to do something different and the idea for Warrior Women was born. Warrior Women is a ground-breaking six-city concert and empowerment series designed to amplify women's voices by creating a powerful intersection of music, community building, and social impact.

The core objective is to unite women from diverse backgrounds to share stories of resilience and create meaningful connections across professional and personal spheres; thus transforming local music venues into spaces of solidarity.
Throughout Niagara Falls, Windsor, London, Toronto, Hamilton and Sarnia, 24 female-fronted bands, six empowering female guest speakers and 21 female owned and operated business partners will be showcased.
Proceeds are being raised for Yellow Brick House, one of Ontario's largest providers of services to women and children escaping domestic violence and abuse. Since 1978, Yellow Brick House has been providing life-saving services and prevention programs to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and communities impacted by violence. Their core services include emergency shelters, a 24/7 crisis and support line, public education, community counselling and support services for women and children.

Warrior Women Hamilton is scheduled for Friday, October 16 at Ooey Gooey's Kicking things off are guest speakers from the Hamilton Women's Hockey League. The lineup includes new wavers Ruby's Revenge, punk rockers Orbiting Deathray, shoegazers Ellis in Transit and femme-centric rockers Miss Conduct in addition to Perry's band, The Truth Untold.

FLOYDIUM: ANIMALS AND OTHER TALES
Wed. October 17^th @ 7:30pm
McIntyre Performing Arts

Last year was the 50^th Anniversary of the Ivor Wynne performance in Hamilton, This year Floydium returns to celebrate the 50^th of another fantastic album, Animals The show will Feature the complete Animals album, favourites from The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall.. Nine exceptional musicians faithfully recreate the soaring guitar solos, haunting vocal harmonies, atmospheric keyboards, and dynamic rhythms that defined one of the greatest bands in rock history. Accompanied by a fully synchronized psychedelic video production, immersive concert lighting, and stunning visual effects, every song becomes a complete audio-visual experience—capturing not only the sound of Pink Floyd, but the emotion, atmosphere, and spectacle that made their live performances legendary. An interesting fact is that during that Ivor Wynne tour, they played a song called “Raving and Drooling”, and later another called “you’ve got to be crazy”. We now know them better as “Sheep” and “Dogs”. This is a show that every Pink Floyd fan won’t want to miss.

THE INVICIBLE CZARS: FAUST
October 20^th
Westdale Theatre

In 2026, The Invincible Czars celebrate 100 years of the silent masterpiece Faust (1926, dir. F.W. Murnau) by performing their tastefully modern soundtrack live with the movie at theatres in the US and Canada.

The Invincible Czars have made a name for themselves among horror and classic film lovers in the US and Canada with their original, tastefully modern live soundtracks for silent films which they started creating for the original Alamo Drafthouse in their hometown of Austin, TX in 2007, though they began making their whacky brand of cinematic rock in 2003. They are great at using music and sound to transform century-old movies into immersive and engaging experiences that allow audiences to approach, appreciate, and enjoy the depth and innovation of classic silent film.

THE GOOD BROTHERS
October 22^nd
Westdale Theatre

Part of our Riverboat Revisited series, highlighting iconic performers from the historic Riverboat Coffee House in Toronto.
The Good Brothers—comprising twin brothers Bruce and Brian Good alongside younger brother Larry—are a legendary Canadian country, folk, and blue grass group celebrating over 50 years of performing together. As a trio, they played their historic first show at the legendary Toronto club, The Riverboat, on May 14, 1974. Combining sibling harmonies with fiery banjo and autoharp, they became a massive live draw, regularly packing venues like the El Mocambo.
Over their distinguished career, the band won eight consecutive JUNO Awards for Best Country Group and earned inductions into both the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the North American Country Music Association International Hall of Fame. They frequently toured North America and Europe with their mentor, Gordon Lightfoot, and recently released the 2025 tribute single “Now That You’re Gone.”
The Good Brothers are back on the road again this year, with more new music as their 50+ Years celebrations continue.

SARAH CHURCH Album Release
October 24^th @ 5:00 pm
Corktown

Sarah Church and the band are playing to celebrate the release her second album "Shadows Of Time".

The band will be Sarah - vocals, guitar, and piano, Adam Ostrosser – guitar, James Gannett – bass, and Michel Fortin - drums (Matt Burns was on the record though). The album was recorded in Hamilton and has stories in the songs that you’re sure to relate to. Tickets can be purchased in advance at sarahchurch.ca, or at the door.

HPO: SYMPHONY IN SPACE
October 24^th
FirstOntario Concert Hall

Evan Mitchell, Conductor
Blast off with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra for an out-of-this-world symphonic adventure led by conductor Evan Mitchell. From distant galaxies to dystopian futures, this electrifying program celebrates the music that has defined sci-fi on screen and in our imaginations for generations. Audiences will be immersed in the bold heroism, haunting mystery and heart-pounding intensity of music from Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, E.T., Alien, Interstellar, Tron, Dune, Back to the Future and more.

TY PRICE with AL PRICE & LOS BASTARDOS
October 25^th @ 3:00 pm
Cat & Fiddle

The Cat and Fiddle is back with Sunday matinees. Usually these are solo acts or duos for mid-afternoon enjoyment. But this one is different and one that you should check out. Originally a solo booking with Ty Price, a member of numerous bands from his own bands to the New Rebel Westerners and The Killing Time Band. This Sunday he’ll be joined by a special gentleman and his band of friends. None other than the organizer of Burlington’s Live at the Appollo, Ty’s father and a musician in his own right, Al Price. He’ll be joined by his friends…Los Bastardos. So come by the Cat on October 25th to catch Ty Price with special guests Al Price & Los Bastardos. BUENO! Oh and there’s no cover and Sunday drink specials. See you there.

TRAVELLING MILBURYS
October 31^st
The Studio

The Worlds Greatest Tribute To The Traveling Wilburys!
Don’t miss this spectacular salute to the supergroup of all supergroups; The Traveling Wilburys: George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Bob Dylan.

The Traveling Milburys deliver the goods in an evening filled with thrilling lights, sound, video and audience participation. An authentic recreation of The Traveling Wilburys right down to the outfits and instruments. Enjoy all the hits of The Wilburys PLUS classics from each individual artist including George Harrison (The Beatles), Jeff Lynne (Electric Light Orchestra), and Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers)!

Performing to celebrations of sold-out audiences across North America, here’s your chance to experience The World’s Greatest Tribute To The Traveling Wilburys LIVE and in concert.

THE MUSIC CORNER