Checking In at “The Yukon Motel” With Tomi Swick
With tickets in hand for our upcoming “first” concert of 2017 (Tomi Swick & Laura Cole, Burlington, ON), I decided to listen to Tomi…
A Love Letter to Due South’s Musical Legacy
When the television show “Due South” began its five-year run in 1994, I found myself quickly captivated. I was, after all, an easy ‘get’…
2016 in Review: Team GDW Select Our Favorites
Both halves of Team GDW selected lists of favorites from 2016 – as you’ll see, we took quite different approaches. We hope that if…
The British Invasion: 21st Century Version
Having followed the Canadian indie rock-folk music scene for a while now, we have heard the occasional ‘non-domestic’ artist across the airwaves when tuning…
2016 Favorites: Ontario
Given the great year in Canadian music generally, it would be dead easy to focus on the bigger artists working on Ontario (and there were…
Alberta and Manitoba: 2016 Favorites
As we continue to explore a banner year in releases province by province, we come to Alberta and Manitoba. Once again, I’ve found a…
Some Favorites From 2016 New Brunswick Releases
I had already decided to continue on our theme of favorites-by-province when Music/Musique NB released their 2016 releases poll, so I was happy to…
Some 2016 Favorites From Québec
My love for Canadian music began with a trip to Montréal in 1999 that happened to coincide with the Francofolies festival. My first introduction…
British Columbia’s Turn for the Marathon Romp
BeatRouteBC’s “best of Vancouver” releases list prompted me to spend some time digging through 2016 releases from British Columbia. It seems only fair, since…
2016 Concerts: Looking Back at 10 Memorable Live Tracks
Given that Team GDW have enjoyed a decent volume of live concert material throughout 2016, I wanted to share some of the performances that…