Blue Rodeo Live From The Danforth (Virtual Concert)
One commonly asked question we receive from new visitors to our blog is about our name. Great Dark Wonder – what is that? Where…
folk/roots
Single Release: Zach Kleisinger, “Nothing Special”
“There is a throbbing / In the middle of his chest / As he stares out into the distance / Into the deepness of…
Snappy Singles: More June-O’s, Anybody?
The 2021 JUNO Awards winners have finally been announced, but fear not, if you are still craving more great Canadian music, then we’ve got…
Review: Reid Zoé, “Shed My Skin”
Ontario based singer-songwriter Reid Zoé, who may be better known as a member of the folk-roots trio, Sleeping Bees, releases her debut solo EP,…
Single Release: The Fretless (ft. Dan Mangan), “Troubled Mind”
When I learned that JUNO Award winning folk music quartet, The Fretless, were sharing their latest single just last week, I recalled very fond…
Single Release: Tennyson King, “Sheng Ming De Jin Du”
It is hard to believe that six months have passed since we first discovered music from Chinese-Canadian folk artist Tennyson King, whose single, “Garden…
Review: Parler bien, “histoires du comté d’essex”
Every once in a long while, you stumble upon a piece of music that immediately moves. In a matter of moments, it reaches from…
Single Release: The Redhill Valleys, “Finish Line”
“The winner ain’t the one with the fastest car, it’s the one who refuses to lose” (Dale Earnhardt) Friday has finally arrived, and here…
Snappy Singles: Spring Tunes That Cannot Be Ignored
We are already close to the middle of May, but that does not mean we’re skipping our monthly Snappy Singles. Oh no, there have…
Review: Good Lovelies, “B-Sides”
I must confess, and simultaneously hint at my generation in the process, that upon hearing the very term “B-Sides,” I am automatically transported back…