Alex Whorms, Melissa Dutch & rach | Live at CoQuest
Join us for the biggest music showcase of CoQuest Hamilton, featuring performances from Hamilton artists Alex Whorms (with band) and Melissa Dutch (with band), along with a special performance from rach, joining us all the way from the mountains of Colorado 🎶
⏰ Doors at 8:30pm
🎶 Music at 9:00pm
⚠️ Please note: this is a 19+ event.
🎟️ See Multiple Shows with CoQuest Passes 🎟️
CoQuest Explorer Pass holders receive discounted tickets to this showcase for just $10.
Planning to attend several shows? The Main Quest All-Access Pass gives you access to every Main Quest event during CoQuest.
To unlock these discounts, purchase your pass at the top of this page, then return here while logged in with the same account. The ticket option will unlock automatically.
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About the Artists
Alex Whorms
Alex Whorms (pronounced warms) blends indie, rock, pop, jazz, and cinematic influences into a sound that is both intimate and anthemic. Originally from Pickering and now based in Hamilton, the singer-songwriter has released four EPs, won a Hamilton Arts Award, and performed at festivals including Toronto Pride, Supercrawl, and Canadian Music Week. Her latest single, PARANOID!, marks a bold new chapter in her evolving sound and energetic live performances.
Melissa Dutch
Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Melissa Dutch is an active and powerful soul/folk/rock artist from sound to sight to sentiment. Her performing presence, skillful storytelling, and soulful voice have been compared to artists such as Sarah McLachlan, Adele, Alanis Morisette, and Florence Welch. Her work is an observation and an anthem for the outcast, and a beacon for the weird and wonderful. She has performed her original music for Under the Blue Moon at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, headlined for Take Back the Night at Hamilton City Hall with SACHA, and Hamilton Pride 2025. She is the creator and promotor of the Femme Rising Showcase Series at Mills Hardware, in association with Women in Music Canada Hamilton/Halton, facilitating community and development for Femme and Queer artists, and she was selected by the Canadian Music Incubator’s Groundwork program for 2026.
rach
rach is a poet and musician rooted in the mountains of Colorado, originally from the foothills of Chumash land in California. Holding an MFA in Poetics from Naropa University, her work moves fluidly between music, poetry, and performance, drawing inspiration from landscape, language, and the rhythms of the natural world.
About CoQuest
CoQuest is a community-driven gathering of artists, makers, and creative thinkers exploring how we can build stronger ecosystems for local creativity. Through forums, showcases, workshops, and collaborative projects, CoQuest brings people together to share ideas, create new work, and imagine better systems for supporting the arts.
Taking place across multiple venues in Hamilton, CoQuest invites attendees to participate, connect, and contribute to the evolving landscape of local creative culture.
Check out the full event details at CoQuest.xyz