Martin’s Favorite Four Canadian Albums of 2025
If chronicling the choices for my 20 Memorable Canadian albums from 2025 was a long and drawn-out process, whittling this list down to just four finalists…
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2025 Year End Review: Martin’s 20 Memorable Albums From 2025
Another year is almost in the books, and there’s been no shortage of great Canadian album releases. While I did not devote as much time to album coverage here…
2025 Year-End Music Recap: Records That Stood Out in 2025 (Douglas McLean)
Looking back at 2025, I am amazed by the quality of newly recorded Canadian music that I was fortunate enough to feature on my…
2025 Year-End Roundup: Martin’s 12 Memorable Live Moments
We sadly cannot get to every show of interest, but as another year winds to a close, it’s fun to recall some of the memorable moments we encountered from…
Essential New Releases: Rapid Fire Roundup
We found ourselves having to disable the ‘new email notification’ chime from the GDW inbox – because it’s worse than an overly sensitive smoke detector right now. New music requests and…
GDW Jukebox: Autumn Additions
It seems like it was just yesterday when we last updated the GDW Jukebox in time for the summer season. Yet here we are…
The Local Honeys: Live in Hagerstown, MD
For the second consecutive Thursday evening, we had tickets in hand to a live music event. Having spent the previous Thursday catching up with…
Review: Shawnee Kish, “Chapter 1”
Self-described, “fiery, female, Indigenous, two-spirit music artist,” Shawnee Kish released her first full-length studio album, “Chapter 1,” July 25, 2025. Aimed directly at the…
Review: Savannah Jade, “Self-Titled”
Those of you who know me reasonably well are aware of my ongoing love/hate relationship with country music. As a Gen X-er, I was…
Live, Local, and (sometimes) Loud: Low Water Bridge Band
It was just a few months ago – back in early May – when we considered the possibility of expanding our music coverage with…