Graventown
A kindness, positivity, mental health and music-magic-based informal conversational town hall created, authored, and produced by award winning Canadian singer songwriter and ex-journalist Matty McKechnie (known musically as Graven). Whether he has acclaimed or interesting pals, comedians, musicians or artists to interview - or even if it's just a solo-yolo convo that he "sends into the universe", Matty would always want you to know that you - whoever and wherever you are - are ALWAYS welcome in Graventown.
Graventown
Episode 22 - Interview w/ Megan Nash
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Holy crow: was it ever lovely to converse and catch up with my old touring pal and JUNO nominated mega-talent Saskatchewanian music magician Megan Nash. Throughout their self-produced upcoming album Soft Focus Futures, Megan Nash mines the death of her marriage for clues that could decode its demise and set her on a path toward some sort of stability in self. In the process, they achieve a distillation of heartache and its attendant, all-consuming power that arrives like a 100-year flood in blossoming crescendos buoyed by precise poetry evoking unnatural disasters, the tyranny of silence, old dogs, and the isolation of life in the country. Megan and I chatted about the road, touring life, mental health, the shared trauma of the pandemic, relationships ending, pep 'n cheds (those dual pepperoni and cheddar sticks you get at most gas stations), and her new podcast which is actually called Pep 'N Ched. It was a lovely time. Find out more about Megan on her website at http://megannash.ca and check out her latest youtube video at https://youtu.be/xpwHzlpLtr0
Catch me live on Rachel's driveway (in the west end of Nepean) on Saturday May 28 to kick off Yard Show Season! Email $20 to wurgin@gmail.com to RSVP (limited tickets available)
For more shows and updates, stay tuned to all Graventown happenings at http://gravencanada.com - you are loved.
My new album "Geographics" is releasing (on my Bandcamp page only) through late January into late February 2026, and every Monday and Friday of those months, I'll have a new song up for you to digest into your ear canals. You can preorder the digital, cd and vinyl versions of the album, (which helps me greatly) but I understand that cash is tight all over the map, so you can also order a five dollar Geographics sticker. 5 beans! This album is really special to me (as my friends Melissa Payne and Charles Austin played all over it) and I hope you'll come along for the supersonic ride. Follow me @gravencanada on all the socials, and check my website to see when I'm playing live in a town near you. Join Graventown today to support yours truly for only 8 clams a month.