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Author: Henry Vanderspek

Last Night’s Culture Snap: Hoodie Allen with SuperDuperKyle and Pryde

Posted on March 4, 2016 By Henry Vanderspek
Last Night’s Culture Snap: Hoodie Allen with SuperDuperKyle and Pryde

The Danforth Music Hall was hopping last night for the Happy Camper Tour! Hoodie Allen was topping the bill along with openers SuperDuperKyle and Pryde (filling in for Blackbear).

What a night!

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TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: NQ Arbuckle CMW 2013

Posted on February 4, 2016 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: NQ Arbuckle CMW 2013
TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: NQ Arbuckle CMW 2013

NQ Arbuckle kicked off a evening sponsored by The Americana Music Association at The Horseshoe in great fun and style on March 20, 2013.

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TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: The Stogies CMW 2013

Posted on January 28, 2016 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: The Stogies CMW 2013
TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: The Stogies CMW 2013

Check out The Stogies live and you’ll soon be swinging around all funky like them. I promise you. I did at the El Mocambo on March 2013 (as part of CMW). Wow. They were so good.

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TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: Inch Chua CMW 2013

Posted on January 21, 2016 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: Inch Chua CMW 2013
TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: Inch Chua CMW 2013

Prolific! Fun! Global artist! Incredibly talented!

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TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: CAIRO CMW 2013

Posted on January 14, 2016 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: CAIRO CMW 2013
TBT – Last Night’s Culture Snap: CAIRO CMW 2013

Travel back in time to March 20, 2013 to visit The Dakota Tavern where CAI.RO are playing CMW (that’s how they spelled it back then):

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Rich Aucoin Live at CMW

Posted on May 10, 2015 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on Rich Aucoin Live at CMW

Once you know, you know. Once you see a Rich Aucoin show, your mind is blown. The colours, the energy, the quirky videos, Rich’s magic lightbulb, the joy… awesome. For me it was seeing him open for K-OS at The Opera House in 2013. Just wow.

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The Autumn Portrait Live at CMW 2015

Posted on May 7, 2015 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on The Autumn Portrait Live at CMW 2015
The Autumn Portrait Live at CMW 2015

After an earlier solo performance at Girth Radio by lead singer Freddie Mojallal, The Autumn Portrait played The Dakota Tavern on Wednesday May 6th to a packed house.

Great music and great atmosphere made for a wonderful night.

Here are a few images captured by Henry of Culture Snap.

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The Luke Austin Band Live at CMW 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on The Luke Austin Band Live at CMW 2015

Stick around late – that’s when the good stuff comes out! Thats what Henry, our photographer from Culture Snap, found when he stayed into the wee hours at The Horseshoe on opening night of CMW.

That’s when The Luke Austin Band came around to show what they got. What they got makes people up and dance, shake, move and sing. Don’t miss ’em the next time they pick up their guitars and drum sticks.

Here’s a few photos to give you a taste:

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Daniel Lanois Live at CMW 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on Daniel Lanois Live at CMW 2015

Daniel Lanois, multi-Grammy award winning producer and talented musician, played The Horseshoe on Friday May 1st. He played standing with guitar, seated at his pedal steel guitar, and standing working his mojo at a soundboard, the latter especially for songs off his latest CD, Flesh and Machine.

Between songs from he playfully bantered with the audience about whiskey, the ladies in the back and raffling off band members.

A great show by a truly global Canadian artist.

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Terra Lightfoot Live at CMW 2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 By Henry Vanderspek No Comments on Terra Lightfoot Live at CMW 2015
Terra Lightfoot Live at CMW 2015

Terra Lightfoot – a Hamilton singer-songwriter (not related to Gordon Lightfoot) signed to Sonic Unyon records – put on an incredible show at The Horseshoe as the opening act for superstar musician and producer Daniel Lanois.

Henry of Culture Snap Photography was there to catch her live for Girth Radio.

Here are a few shots from her show.

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  • #SetTheVCR June 2–8, 2025 TV recommendations image from My Summer Lair, featuring a retro-style television graphic promoting a weekly pop culture column by podcast host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: June 02-08, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Your Presence is required for these TV Recommendations which range from Power Moves to a Resident Alien. #SetTheVCR for Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • #SetTheVCR TV recommendations cover for May 26 – June 1, 2025, from My Summer Lair podcast, highlighting curated weekly streaming and television picks by Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 26 – June 01, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here stories from Birbiglia to Bono: it’s a Brave New World filled with TV Recommendations. Wanna Live The Good Life? Enjoy this week’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR cover for May 19–25, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, featuring weekly streaming and TV recommendations curated by host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From Pee-wee Herman to Sherlock Holmes this week’s TV Recommendations are loaded with comedy, angst and drama. Plus for this week’s #SetTheVCR you get to shake it like a Polaroid picture.
  • #SetTheVCR TV guide cover for May 12–18, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, with curated streaming and broadcast recommendations by Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 12-18, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Do you have Heart Eyes for fresh TV Recommendations without all the Overcompensating puns? The puns are here to stay that’s what makes it #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 05-11, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Even with your Poker Face I can tell you’re seeking TV Recommendations for your Safe House. No worries with this week’s #SetTheVCR I got it in The Black Bag.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 28 – May 04, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    April showers bring May TV listings: these TV recommendations cover all Four Seasons. It’s #SetTheVCR where I put the On in Conan.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations can be Havoc; You need help. Well Babygirl: I got you; it's your TV Companion: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I hope you're a light Nightsleeper because the NBA Playoffs start this week. Will a new champion be Minted? Only way to know is to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    For this week's TV Recommendations we stare into The Abyss and a Black Mirror stares back. Welcome to #SetTheVCR which is about as comfortable and as cool as Morningside.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 31 – April 06, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Secrets and Serial Killers pepper this week’s TV Recommendations. A combo like that can only mean it’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #CouchWorthy: Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 29, 2025
    Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender now streaming on Apple TV.
  • #CouchWorthy: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    Super Team Canada follows six lesser known and underrated Canadian superheroes, tasked with saving the world.
  • #CouchWorthy: Murderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    Murderbot a private security cyborg hides its acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments is simultaneously drawn to humans.
  • #CouchWorthy: Ernest Cole: Lost and Found April 29, 2025
    Raoul Peck's portrait of South African photographer Ernest Cole offers a harrowing history of Apartheid and chronicles an artist in exile.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025March 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025February 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.

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    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
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    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: Fantastic Four by Ryan North Volume 2
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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