Zula Presents SOMETHING ELSE!

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2025 Something Else! Festival Photos
(by Cyprian Estrada & CZ)

Something Else! Festival Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Something Else! Festival Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Myra Melford

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Something Else! Festival Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Joe Fonda & Bass of Operation

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Something Else! Festival Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Izumi Kimura & Gerry Hemingway

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Something Else! Festival Thursday, June 19, 2025 – François Houle's The Secret Lives of Colour

Something Else! Festival • Friday, June 20, 2025

Something Else! Festival • Friday, June 20, 2025 • Matt Brubeck & Caylie Staples

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Pregnant pause...

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Something Else! Festival • Friday, June 20, 2025 • Open Thread

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Something Else! Festival • Friday, June 20, 2025 • Farida Amadou

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Something Else! Festival • Friday, June 20, 2025 • Anna Webber's Simple Trio

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2025-SE-Program

Music Buddy’s Jane Gowan interviews Cem Zafir – Something Else! Festival preview

In our 12th year of operation, as Zula Presents Something Else!, we are most grateful to Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Canadian Heritage, and The City of Hamilton for their financial support to make these festival events possible. We would also like to acknowledge and thank our partners Hamilton Public Library and Open Streets for their kind support and enthusiasm. As well, much gratitude goes to our diligent media partners Musicworks, Music Buddy, and CFMU.

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2024 Something Else! Festival Archival Photos

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's:
Earth Wind & Choir — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Earth Wind & Choir

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's:
Ugly Beauties — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Ugly Beauties

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's:
Gayle Young & Reinhard Reitzenstein — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Gayle Young & Reinhard Reitzenstein

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's:
Lori Freedman & Yorgos Dimiriadis — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Lori Freedman & Yorgos Dimiriadis

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's:
Christopher Williams & Axel Dörner — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #1 @St. Cuthbert's: Christopher Williams & Axel Dörner

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's:
Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's:
Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's:
Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's:
Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's:
BeingFive — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: BeingFive

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's:
Amrita — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: Amrita

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's:
The End — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #2 @St. Cuthbert's: The End

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Noon) @HPL:
Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Noon) @HPL:
Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou photobombed by Zula crew — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou photobombed by Zula crew

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Noon) @HPL:
Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Dave Rempis & Sakina Abdou

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Noon) @HPL:
Aline Homzy's Étoile magique — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon) @HPL: Aline Homzy's Étoile magique

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Noon):
Caroline Davis & Wendy Eisenberg — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Noon): Caroline Davis & Wendy Eisenberg

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's:
Tashi Dorji — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's: Tashi Dorji

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's:
Cluttertones — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's: Cluttertones

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's:
Emmeluth's Amoeba — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Afternoon) @St. Cuthbert's: Emmeluth's Amoeba

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's:
Sakina Abdou — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's:
Sakina Abdou — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's:
Sakina Abdou — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's:
Sakina Abdou — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Sakina Abdou

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's:
Doug Tielli's Imaginary Brass — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Doug Tielli's Imaginary Brass

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's:
Dave Rempis & Tashi Dorji — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #3 (Evening) @St. Cuthbert's: Dave Rempis & Tashi Dorji

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #4 (Noon) @Open Streets:
The Shuffle Demons — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #4 (Noon) @Open Streets: The Shuffle Demons

2024 Something Else! Festival
Day #4 (Noon) @Open Streets:
The Shuffle Demons — 2024 Something Else! Festival Day #4 (Noon) @Open Streets: The Shuffle Demons