Visiting the “Swamp Rock Country Blues” With TG Swampbusters
On my office days, I generally leave for work at 5:15 am (for my 2.5-hour drive). Needless to say, it takes a pretty strong…
Matthew Barber & Jill Barber: The Family Album Live in Oakville
As our interest in Canadian music grew, naturally our catalog of artists did too. The first time I recall hearing a Matthew Barber track…
Lion Bear Fox Release New Single, Announce Tour Dates
Vancouver-based Lion Bear Fox have released the second single, “Going Going Gone,” from their recent self-titled album. We here at Team GDW ordered the…
The Writes of Spring: Music, Conversation, and Comedy
We have mentioned several times lately that no matter who we’ve seen live, we have been fortunate to find new artists to explore simply…
Interview: Steph Cameron, “Daybreak Over Jackson Street”
I first paid serious attention to the Polaris Music Prize with the announcement of the 2015 longlist – and what a collection of albums…
Interview: Rodney DeCroo, “Old Tenement Man”
Once I’d heard Rodney DeCroo’s forthcoming album, “Old Tenement Man,” I absolutely could not get it out of my mind. Songs like “I’ve Got a Mirror,…
Hanging on Hunter St. With Ron Hawkins
Many references have been made previously about the Blue Rodeo concert last September in Brantford, ON, and how the show became an inspiration for…
Interview: The Wellington Folk, “Reverie”
I was meandering through the Regional Top Ten lists from this year’s CBC Searchlight competition not too long ago when I came across one band…
FBF: Remembering That First Taste of Live Canadian Music
As we wrapped up my post-concert review for the Joel and Bill Plaskett concert in Hamilton, ON, recently, we linked to a previous piece written…
Interview: Campbell Woods, “Oxford Street”
Singer-songwriter Campbell Woods will shortly release his debut album, “Oxford Street.” However, if he had not explicitly told me it was his first project,…