Review: The Hello Darlins, “The Alders & The Ashes”
On March 1, Calgary, AB band The Hello Darlins released “The Alders & The Ashes,” a double album follow-up to their breakthrough smash 2020…
Hello Darlins
2023 Year-End Roundup: 10 Memorable Live Moments
As we prepare to kiss goodbye to 2023, it’s time once again to look back at the GDW concert-going adventures over the last twelve…
Essential New Releases: Five Songs You May Have Missed
Spring is here! We’re enjoying these longer daylight hours, seeing the buds and blooms burst into life around us, and hearing a cacophony of…
The Hello Darlins: Live at The Aeolian
When learning late last year that Matt Andersen was taking his band, The Big Bottle of Joy, on a cross-Canada spring tour, I promptly…
Martin’s Top Four Canadian Albums Of 2021
Following my list last week that chronicled what I consider to be my twenty favorite albums from Canada through 2021, this year proved difficult…
2021 Half Year-End Album Round Up
It is already the end of June! Summer is officially here! Can you believe that we are at the midway point of 2021 already? …
Snappy Singles: April Beats, Alberta Treats
The GDW email inbox for music submissions still shows no sign of slowing down, and has been at the ‘critically overflowing’ stage for these…
Snappy Singles: Sharing Our Kind Of Oktoberfest Mixer Pack
For music lovers, October is here. For beer drinkers/lovers, Oktober is here. Don’t mind me, but I’ll pass on the pumpkin flavored ales though…
New Single: The Hello Darlins (feat. Matt Andersen), “Still Waters”
We know that there are thousands of great Canadian musicians out there, hundreds of great Canadian bands too, but how often do we find…