Review: Denis Plante and Stéphane Tétreault, “Suite Tango”
Imagine, if you will, if Johann Sebastian Bach had encountered tango music or a bandoneón, would he have written in that style or for…
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Review: R. Grunwald, “Oma”
After contributing his style to many other artists albums (Jill Barber, Donovan Woods, Rose Cousins), Toronto, ON, musician R. (Robbie) Grunwald has now released…
New Week, New Music
We’ve been inundated with new music recently here at GDW HQ! We shared some new videos with you Friday, but there’s plenty more in…
Interview: Roaring Timber String Quartet
Last year, I had the pleasure of getting acquainted with Toronto-based violinist Aline Homzy, who was organizing the Bitches Brew jazz performance that I…
Interview: Mike Boguski, “Blues For The Penitent”
Probably best known as the keyboard player for Blue Rodeo, multi-instrumentalist Mike Boguski recently completed and released “Blues For The Penitent,” a personal and…
Matthew Byrne & The Fretless: Live in Westminster, MD
Team GDW had purchased tickets to see this show with The Fretless (featuring Matthew Byrne) when first announced back in early September. After all,…
Review: Samaël, “Shadow”
On a recent (and particularly challenging) workday, I decided I needed some distraction from the tasks before me, and spent a few minutes skimming…