The birth of spring is a glorious thing to behold, and this winter has taken a mighty toll on all involved at Barber Shop Podcast. There is a warm breeze afoot around here and salvation has arrived just in time.

The Monarch Project is a collection of t

Sue Leonard has had a true blue life in Canadian music. Singing around the family piano with the whole clan, she was always perfect pitch even when marching to her own beat. Hamilton mountain to the inner passages and rugged northern BC, Sue Leonard was

Music is math. Music is science. Music is also an ancient intangible that transcends the first two things with pure emotion. A band with a name like The Acoustics is kinda asking for it. Serious about the business and place of music because North Hamilton

Al Packham is a Hamilton metal head by way of Smithville who at this stage in the game has to know there's no real turning back. On hiatus from his most recent vision of Philosofear, the writing and the playing continues in abundance.

Dropping by wit

The thing about Hamilton music is that there are bands that would be, should be, famous in any other city in the world. Hamilton spits out killer outfits like trailer park mamas spit out babys.

Fry Truck is about real songs, perfectly executed with pas

It's that time of year at Barber Shop Podcast when the short, dark, cold days work to suck the joy and energy out of the world and on the big dirty city, you'd be excused for believing that there is nothing in the cupboard at times.

Dave Gould is just th

Every once and awhile we get to feast like a dog when the pork chop hits the floor. Somewhere between the legendary icons and the scrappy up-and-comers there are a myriad of über talented bands that never received the props and exposure they deserve. You

The mantle of Bluesman is not one worn casually. Since the birth of the blues, stories and patterns have been repeated over and over, each time with a slightly different inflection. Be it from the Mississippi delta or from the Deep South of Ontario, the b

Barber Shop Podcast looks back at 2013 with great pride as we take a trip down memory lane with our year end clip show. Starting with Steve Sinnicks in January, we began to broadcast with video, the look and feel of the show getting stronger every week.

It's that time of year and Theres no better way to celebrate than to curl up next to the fire and listen to some great tunes with friends and family.

So sit back, relax and check out 30 of our friends and former guests, as they offer their gift of mus