Lilly Hiatt w/ Ben Somer
Schedule
Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
95 King St. E., Hamilton, ON, Canada, Ontario L8N 1A9 | Hamilton, ON
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LILLY HIATT WITH GUEST BEN SOMER — LIVE AT MILLS HARDWARE!The last few years have been a little hazy for Lilly Hiatt, who finds herself searching for answers on her striking new album, Forever. Recorded at home with her husband, Coley Hinson who produced and played most of the instruments, Forever grapples with growth and change, escape and anxiety, self-loathing and self-love. The songs are intensely vulnerable, full of diaristic snapshots and deeply personal ruminations, but they’re also broad invitations to find yourself in their unflinching emotional excavations. The result is a raw, unvarnished work of love and trust that walks the line between alt-rock muscle and singer/songwriter sensitivity, a bold, guitar-driven exploration of maturity and adulthood from an artist who wants you to know you’re not alone, no matter how lost you may feel. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Tennessee, Hiatt first earned buzz with a pair of early solo records before breaking out with 2017’s Trinity Lane, which helped earn dates with the likes of John Prine, Margo Price, Drive-By Truckers, and Hiss Golden Messenger in addition to festival slots from Pilgrimage to Luck Reunion. NPR called the album “courageous and affecting,” while Rolling Stone hailed it as “the most cohesive and declarative statement of the young songwriter’s career.” Hiatt returned in 2020 with the similarly well-received Walking Proof, and in 2021 with Lately, which The Boston Herald said showcased her “knack for plainspoken, poetic lyrics” and Uncut proclaimed “captivating.”
FOREVER NAMED ONE OF 25 BEST AMERICANA ALBUMS OF 2025 BY POPMATTERS
"Garage rock, power pop, grungy alternative — Forever exhibits a perfect marriage of 1960s and 1990s musical aesthetics while keeping a keen ear on the now" - PopMatters
"Hiatt sounds relaxed and assured, even when she's making righteous noise." - Pitchfork
“She’s putting the rock back in Americana” - NPR Music
"Sparkling sixth heralds a self-reckoning for the Nashville-based songwriter...Hiatt has rarely rocked harder than on Forever." - Americana Album of the Month - Uncut Magazine
"Stability and appreciation of life's little victories have rarely sounded more delightful." **** - MOJO
"... some of Hiatt's most efficient, emotionally direct songwriting to date. Rarely has such an intimate batch of tunes sounded so boisterously in-your-face." - Magnet Magazine
"...certainly Hiatt's most ambitious body of work to date and one of her best albums yet." - Glide Magazine
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Ben Somer is a North American original, pulling influences from the greats that came before, but wholly responsible for creating his own imaginative world. Ben has a strong sense of the song, a gift for songwriting that brings to mind the legacy of Cash or Dylan, a songwriter who can shine a light on the harder humanities without losing sight of our hopefulness. Produced by acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger, Ben's 2022 album, Ben Somer & the Cold Winter, taps folk and Americana influences. The album's lead single, "Back When", features Somer's backing band the Cold Winter with Dan Edmonds on keys, Jimmy Hayes on guitar, Adam Melnick on bass, and Matt Burns on drums.
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$20 + FEES in ADVANCE
ALL AGES | LICENSED | DOORS at 7PM
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