Members of the city's music industry working committee bailed en masse from the board last fall, citing a culture that was more interested in halfhearted branding exercises than tangible help for the city's music community. Now, the group has a new chair in Furukawa — who runs downtown record shop staple Dr. Disc — and a new name as the Hamilton music advisory team. !

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Please come out and show support for #HamOnt musicians & venues! A forthcoming report from Music Canada that's being released during Canadian Music Week's music summit even touches on the issue in Hamilton. Funding remains an issueIn the report, former committee member Madeline Wilson says that developing a music city strategy has been "needlessly difficult" due to limited funding.

Source: CBC News May 06, 2018 21:11 UTC