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SamaritanMag Features Arkells On Eve Of Hometown Fest

Arkells host their own festival in Hamilton this Saturday with some of the proceeds benefitting Syrian refugees who have resettled in the city.

SamaritanMag Features Arkells On Eve Of Hometown Fest

By Aaron Brophy

Canadian rock act Arkells have become one of the country's biggest bands since forming a dozen years ago. So big, in fact, they've created their own music festival at a stadium in their hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, just outside Toronto, with some of the proceeds benefitting the thousand Syrian refugees the city has settled recently.


Taking place this Saturday, June 23, at Tim Hortons Field, The Rally, as it's being called, will feature Arkells, American band Cold War Kids, English singer Bishop Briggs and local act Ellevator.

Read the SamaritanMag interview with band member Max Kerman to find out more about Saturday’s show, and why the band chose this cause.

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Mark Korven accepts the Billboard Canada Screen Composer of the Year Award at the Illuminarium in Toronto on June 11, 2025.
Syd Denau

Mark Korven accepts the Billboard Canada Screen Composer of the Year Award at the Illuminarium in Toronto on June 11, 2025.

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Mark Korven Wins Inaugural Billboard Canada Screen Composer of the Year Award

The 'First Omen' and 'The Lighthouse' composer was named the first-ever winner of the SOCAN-presented award, accepting the honour at Billboard Canada Power Players 2025.

Mark Korven is the winner of Billboard Canada's Inaugural Screen Composer of the Year (Presented by SOCAN).

The decorated composer received the award at the Billboard Canada Power Players 2025 celebration on Wednesday (June 11) at the Illuminarium in Toronto as part of NXNE. The award honours a screen composer who has made a global and powerful impact in film and television.

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