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[ROCK] Hailing from just around the corner in Hamilton, Ontario, alt rock band Arkells are steadily becoming a household name in this city, returning to larger and larger crowds for each performance. In 2011 the five-piece band signed to Universal Music Canada to release their second full length album, Michigan Left, marking their emergence into the mainstream Canadian music scene. The album was nominated for the Rock Album of the Year at the 2012 JUNO Awards, and later that year the band was named Best Live Act by CBC Radio 3. They followed that up with 2014’s High Noon, for which they hired producer Tony Hoffer—known for his work with Phoenix and M83—to modernize their already highly polished retro-tinted pop-rock sound. Though the band is still maybe one step away from full-fleged American fame, they’re aiming in the right direction. Arkells comes to Canalside as part of their free Thursday concert series on June 11.