Homegrown Hamilton

Dearest community,

It’s been a little over 4 months since Homegrown Hamilton packed up and moved out of our original home. We felt that we owe you all an update. Please know first and foremost that we miss you all tremendously and are so sorry to be testing your patience.

There isn’t much to share as of yet. We continue to look forward to occupying the beautiful first floor of 31 John St. N on the corner of John and King William St. Unfortunately when a building has been left unoccupied for such a long time, it results in significant disrepair. Large renovations take time and cost money. At this point we are waiting for the owner of the building to put together the financing for necessary repairs. This work needs to be done before we can begin the renovations for Homegrown specifically. This delay is out of our control at this point, but rest assured we are doing everything we can to push this project forward.

Moving on to the good news: we have made strides towards our goal of teaming up with other independent Hamilton music venues to better serve the local music scene and Hamilton musicians and entertainers! Homegrown Hamilton owner Mike Pattison has been instated as the president of the brand new Live Entertainment Venue Alliance Hamilton (LEVAH). He will be working closely with vice president Lou Molinaro of This Ain’t Hollywood, along with other owners of local independent entertainment venues and the City of Hamilton.

LEVAH’s mandate is to advance the economic interests affecting all venues in Hamilton, including workers in the industry, entertainers and their management, City of Hamilton by-laws, insurance needs etc. with the intention of making Hamilton’s music scene survive and thrive under today’s current market-share. LEVAH will be researching how to grow the live entertainment audience in Hamilton using hands-on, front-line findings of the Hamilton Music Strategy Team. Their goal is to streamline the efficiency of every venue in the city while ultimately showcasing each venue’s individuality. LEVAH intends to instill cooperation instead of competition between venues, enabling more ease for organizing and promoting events and better pay for employees and entertainment acts. As a specific example; events can be coordinated so as not to book similar acts at different venues on the same night.

Over the next few months LEVAH will be incorporating as a not-for-profit organization and putting together a one-stop all things entertainment listings guide. LEVAH will be drawing up a business plan outlining specifics of their goals and intentions including who will be affected, timelines, budgets etc. They are looking forward to helping both local independent venues and local live entertainers to succeed with more ease in Hamilton!

Take care, have a wonderful holiday season and keep warm Hamilton! We hope to see you soon!

Goodbye from Homegrown Hamilton... For now.

Just wanted to let everyone know that our good friend Copy Dog is still open at 27 King William st. on weekdays from 10am-5pm. They can still cover all of your photocopying, printing and scanning needs!

Copy Dog Please note Copydog is now closed forever. It was a wild ride. Thanks for everything :)

Yep, our doors at 27 King William st. are closed - never to re-open as Homegrown Hamilton again. But our story is not over. Read about the plans for our new space featured in The Hamilton Spectator.

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6792652-downtown-renewal-homegrown-to-be-reborn-in-old-windsor-hotel/

Downtown renewal: Homegrown to be ‘reborn’ in old Windsor hotel

LAST SHOW AT Homegrown! Hardcore Variety Show Sat July 30
this is it dudes and dudettes. This is the last ride.
come party at the space one last time

SIANspheric - Nothing Stands From There's Always Someplace You'd Rather Be album (Sonic Unyon, 1998)

SUNDAY MOVING DAY
We're not moving far but we've got a lot of stuff to take outta here and we could use your help! Join our moving party - we might still have some beer to share ;) :*

Honsi, Hiroshima Hearts, Television Rd. Fri July 29
tonight!
9 doors
10 show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-lw_tshBK0

Television Rd - Chrysalis (Video) Experimental film on 16mm by Daniel Collins. Download the album: https://www.televisionrd.bandcamp.com

CALLING ARTISTS!! We will have a dumpster outside of Homegrown Hamilton for the weekend starting on Friday at 4pm and we want it decorated! Blazin' Colour and Culture has sponsored this initiative and will be providing FREE SPRAY PAINT!

PLEASE COME MAKE ART WITH US! WE LOVE YOU

The Industrial Monster in Your Backyard - Tar Sands talk/workshop - Thurs July 28th
tonight at 7pm!
Come do some learning and down some suds

FRIDAY: PSYCHADELIC FUNK ROCK and BLUES!!!
This is your last weekend to Party at Homegrown Hamilton! We have lots of beers and liquor left that we're not allowed to move out so we need your help!

Come out on Friday and dance the night away with:
Honsi, Hiroshima Hearts, Television Rd. Fri July 29
Television Rd - https://televisionrd.bandcamp.com/ Television Rd is genre-bending band that brings a mix of psych, punk, jazz, rock, and post-rock.
Honsi - http://www.honsiband.com/ - Funk/Rock/Jazz fusion based out of Hamilton and Kitchener Ontario.
Hiroshima Hearts - https://hiroshimahearts.bandcamp.com/ -Bluesy grooves. Three-part harmonies. Full-on energy. One of London's hottest rock'n'roll bands.

$10/Pay What You Can
9 doors
10 show

Television Rd - The Squares Experimental 8mm film by our own Daniel Gunning Collins. The Squares is the next single off of TV Rd's sophomore album, Banshee Cypher. Listen here: https://...

!! LAST TWO SHOWS @ HOMEGROWN !!
Come party with us Friday & Saturday to say goodbye to our original space. Starting next week we will be closed for approximately 6 months of renovations to our new home.

FRIDAY: Psychadelic Funk Rock and Blues. A night of live genre bending music that you will want to dance to till dawn! Honsi, Hiroshima Hearts, Television Rd. Fri July 29

SATURDAY: LAST PARTY!! We're going out with a freaking bang friends; Hardcore Variety show with kick-ass live music, circus performances, art and more. LAST SHOW AT Homegrown! Hardcore Variety Show (feat Sianspheric) Sat July 30

PS. It is illegal for us to move alcohol out of the space when we re-locate - and we don't like to waste - we need your help.

*** ** FINAL WEEK COFFEE SALE ** ***
[Save $30 on 5lbs of our delicious ethical coffee]

Hey, so we've got a lot of our freshly-roasted-fair-trade-organic-shade-grown-bird-friendly coffee left and this is your last week to get it so we're giving you a deal....

5 lb Bag of coffee for $70

It won't quite last you until we re-open, but it'll help!