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A Wild Ride
“It’s just been such a wild ride,” says Thunder Bay-born musical artist Megan Nadin, who is no stranger to boldly venturing into the unfamiliar. It was a fortuitous encounter that would lead her to open for country legends Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan on their Grits and Glamour tour this Sunday April 13 at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, which will be Nadin’s largest show to date.
I Gotta Feeling Wake the Giant 2025 Will Be Epic
The 2025 Wake the Giant festival lineup is here, and festival organizers have got a feeling that festival goers will have the time of their life. This September 6th at the waterfront, international superstar musical group the Black Eyed Peas will headline this year’s festival.
is: My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket have come a long way since their debut album, The Tennessee Fire, which was partly recorded in an improvised studio above vocalist/guitarist Jim James’s cousin’s garage. For the Kentucky-bred rock band’s milestone tenth release, they enlisted Grammy Award-winning producer Brendan O’Brien (known for working with Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam).
Lonely Mountain Town: Charles Wesley Godwin
Charles Wesley Godwin’s new EP, Lonely Mountain Town, explores themes of love—be it loving someone, or loving the simplicity of life.
Off With Her Head: BANKS
Since the early 2010s, BANKS has been making moody alternative pop hits to wide acclaim; now, she has released her fifth studio album, Off With Her Head, reuniting with longtime collaborators and producers Lil Silva and Sampha.
The Walleye’s Question Period
With a federal election called for April 28, The Walleye Magazine spoke to incumbents and candidates from Thunder Bay-Superior North and Thunder Bay-Rainy River ridings about topics ranging from the rising cost of living, the opioid crisis, and tariffs—topics that we felt would be important to our readers and determine who they vote for. Here’s what they had to say.
Idiopathic: RHOADS
Add a splash of guitar, the essence of Circle Jerks, and a whole lot of angst, bring it to a roaring boil, and voila, there you have it: scalding punk anger—or in other words, RHOADS’s first official release, Idiopathic.
Threats to One of Northwest Ontario’s Greatest Assets
North American conservative politicians continue their ongoing antagonism toward the environment with their “axe the tax” and “drill baby drill” slogans and policies.
The Art of the Sandwich
Nothing hits quite like a homemade sammy with fresh bread. But where to go when the craving hits? Check out Bread & Butter, one of the newer vendors at Goods & Co. Founded by chef Fred Sorrell, the brainchild behind The Neighbours Cooking, the kiosk offers a tantalizing selection of made-from-scratch sandwiches, soups, and sides. The question is, what to try first?
Women of the Fur Trade
Closing out Magnus Theatre’s 2024–2025 season is Frances Koncan’s Women of the Fur Trade, a historical satire inspired by David Lynch, Hamilton, and the fur trade.
Rum Ragged
On April 26, the Sleeping Giant Folk Music Society presents Juno-nominated Newfoundland folk band Rum Ragged for a show that promises to lift your spirits with a contemporary take on traditional East Coast music.
Slow Stitch: The Embroidered Landscape
“It was a good opportunity to push my art practice in a new direction,” says textile artist Mary Jane MacDonald of her upcoming debut solo exhibition Slow Stitch: The Embroidered Landscape. “I wanted to experiment with embroidery and textiles and show other ways of doing it.”
Rowan Tree Collective
For many of us, the future is a path well-worn: we might pursue post-secondary education, search for a career, and take on adult responsibilities. For folks with autism and other exceptionalities, however, that path can look a bit different.
Blues House Party 6 - Photo Gallery
This past weekend, the Thunder Bay Blues Society presented Blues House Party 6 at the Da Vinci Centre with performances by Brother John Trio, James Boraski Trio, K.T. and the Rhythm Aces, Dr. Buck and the Bluesbangers, and Rev and the Vintage Sinners.
Derelicte 15: A Fashion Odyssey - Photo Gallery
At this year’s edition of Derelicte, the annual fundraiser in support of Definitely Superior Art Gallery and LU Radio, 32 performing acts including wearable art, musical artists, performance art, and local fashion houses graced the stage at Black Pirates Pub to celebrate a fabulous 15 years of immersive art.
Opening Doors
Inspired by a fascination with Thunder Bay’s past, local photographer/videographer Tyler Sklazeski set out to bring the city’s history to life through video. The result is a one of a kind vignette, taking the viewer back to another time and through the bustling streets of the city as it stood then, which he was able to achieve with the assistance of AI technology.
From The Land Of Lakes: Loughlin
“They just don’t make music like they used to” is what you might lament, unless you’ve experienced From The Land Of Lakes, the latest album from Loughlin, the band voted best folk group in The Walleye’s Best of Thunder Bay Readers’ Choice Survey.
816: V3nom
There’s a reason local trio V3nom have been gaining attention across city stages, but if you can’t make it out to one of their many shows, then this five-song EP is the perfect introduction.
Automatic: The Lumineers
Combining themes of modern human experience and social commentary, The Lumineers’ fifth studio album Automatic is unpredictably layered and emotionally dynamic.
Liberation: ZZ Ward
ZZ Ward’s latest release, the blues-infused Liberation, draws breath from childhood sound bites that inspired her earliest musical musings.