Highlights from Home County Music & Art Festival (Part 1 of 3)
Team GDW took a recent trip to London, ON for the 45th annual Home County Music and Art Festival, held in Victoria Park in…
folk/roots
Snappy Snippets: Hadley McCall Thackston, Espanola, Claire Coupland, Jory Nash
2018 continues to be a banner year for new music. Here at Great Dark Wonder, we continue to be overwhelmed with the influx of…
Find a New Favorite: Melody McKiver, “Reckoning”
Melody McKiver is an Anishinaabe musician in the small town of Sioux Lookout in Treaty #3, northwestern Ontario. Following a link from the 2018…
Single Premiere: Joe Nolan, “Breaking Up and Out”
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Joe Nolan has released “Breaking Up And Out,” another preview of the Edmonton native’s new album “Cry Baby,” due out 21 September….
Friday Night Music at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto
When given the opportunity for a long weekend (the latter half of the US Independence Day holiday), Team GDW jumped into the car and…
Northern Ontario’s Jackson Reed Takes Us on a Dream Pop Excursion: “Dark Areas of Description”
On his second album titled “Dark Areas of Description,” singer/songwriter Jackson Reed gives us a short but beautiful glimpse into his world. Here is…
The Marrieds: Live at The Painted Lady
It was during our previous visit to The Painted Lady in Toronto, for a matinee performance with Melanie Brulee, that we received word from…
Gossip Talkin’ Blues, Episode 22: Sawdust City Music Festival Preview, Pt 2 (Royal Wood, Amanda Rheaume)
In this episode, we continue our preview of this year’s Sawdust City Music Festival, chatting with Opera Stage artists Royal Wood and Amanda Rheaume….
Interview: The Hearts, “Sunshine”
Regular readers of this blog will know by now that I am a sucker for any music hearkening back to the 1970s. “Sunshine,” the…
Review: Jack Garton, “Love You Over Time”
I have had the great pleasure of discovering some incredibly diverse Canadian albums over the last few months. From Sean Burns (pure country) and…