29-Mar-11

Pie is wonderful and so is democracy! Democracy is what allows a little station - like CJSR - to bring unique and awesome music to you week after week.
(Artist/Band Name, CD/Album Name, Song Name;)
Slowdown Molasses, Walk Into the Sea, Wake Me Up at the Coast;
The Vibrating Beds, The Vibrating Beds, What You Do to Me;
The Paint Movement, The Paint Movement, Fortune's Window;
We Are the City, High School, Get Happy;
Pat LePoidvin, Highway Houses, Ghost of Carbisdale Castle;
Jake Ian & the Haymakers, Honey I Lost My Way, The Hired Hand;
Kinley, Fair Hero, Winter to Spring;
Tarun Nayar, 22º of Beatitude, Mamaji;
The Rabid Whole, Autraumaton Remix, The Strings Inside (Psykkle Mix);
Seed Organization Meets Big Toe's HiFi, The Heatscore Riddim, You A Me;
Scott Cook, This One's On the House, Lucky Star;
Sean Burns, The Other Side of 25, The Incident;
Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time, If Wishes Were Horses;
Carlo de Lorenzi, Four Seasons in One Recess, Key Lime Pie;
Michelle Grégoire, Diversity, Gratitude Suite Part 1;
Dean Pallen, Strathcona Park, Strathcona Park;
Willie James & Crawdad Cantera, internet - Newcastle Pub website, Lovely Cruise;
Steve Dawson, Nightshade, The Side of the Road;
John Smith, It's True Because It Rhymes, Underdogs;
Code Pie, Love Meets Rage, Before I Forget;

Spread the word: Art - which includes paintings, photographs, music, movies, poetry, dancing, graffiti, posters - is all good for you, and most definitely good for Mother Earth (Notice how her name includes the word ART? - Nice Touch neh?).

Playlist for 22-Mar-11

Happy Water Week! May you and all you love never be without a source of drinkable water. Here are the fabulous tunes we heard, compliments of all the generous Canadian musicians who send their CDs to radio stations:
Scott Cook, This One's on the House, This One's on the House (The Hobo Song);
Cord Calling, Obsessed by the Light, Awake;
Mother Mother, Eureka, Original Spin;
Hank & Cupcakes, Hit, Pleasure Town;
The Creaking Tree String Quartet, Sundogs, Kicking Up Dust;
Tatam, Ghost, Lemon Song;
The Riderless, Atelier Gild, Chewing Triangle;
Pulse Mondiale, Testament, Casa Obscura;
The Bullies of Basin St., Desolation Rag, A Step Out of Time;
Recits de Neige, Joane Hetu, Jamais Froid;
Sean Burns, A Glimpse Through Storyboards & Situations, Darlin' the Gutless Lover;
The Woody Allens, The Woody Allens, Favourite Dead End;
Daniel Romano, Sleep Beneath the Willow, There are Lines in My Face;
Lina Allemano Four, Jargon, Wayne's Shorts;
Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers, Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers, Influklezma;
Circles, Autumn Dance, Autumn Dance;
Steve Dawson, Nightshade, Have That Chance;
Fraser/Daley, Fraser/Daley, Lemonade Stand;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Parade Day;
Half Cut, Creating the Buzz Vol. Two, Lawson Beat Break One;

Support your local food suppliers - growers & farmers. Help wrest control of important supplies such as food and water from the hands of corporations by keeping it local. And consider growing some of your own food this spring - it's fun, gratifying and as local as you can go.

Playlist for 15-Mar-11

It seems a bit criminal that I should be able to spend two hours on Tuesdays, playing good new Canadian music. Some people get all the breaks!
Here is what we heard today:
Slowdown Molasses, Walk Into the Sea, Late Night Radio;
Memphis, Here Comes a City, Apocalypse Pop Song;
Dora Alexander, Travelers, Marlboro Friday;
The Damn Truth, The Damn Truth, Fictional Affection;
Rembetika Hipsters, Kareneion, The Seagulls;
Linsey Wellman, Ephemera: for Solo Saxophone, Track 4;
Tarun Nayar, 22 Degrees of Beatitude, Love in the Morning;
Colleen Eccleston, The Garden of Chaos, The Sounding Bone;
Ben Plotnick, Dancing at the End of the World, Gone in a Cloud of Dust;
Geoff Berner, Victory Party, Wealthy Poet;
Mark Segger Sextet, The Beginning, Steam Engine;
The Night Crawlers, Down in the Bottom, Bean O;
Peter Hum Quintet, A Boy's Journey, Unagi;
Smashing Pumpkins, youtube, 1979;
Brenda McMorrow, Love Abounds, Cartwheel Galaxy;
M Ward, youtube, Blakes View;
Nicky Needle, Country Songs and Instrumentals, Pernicious Option;
The Breakmen, Heartwood, What You'll Find;
Jim Armstrong, Junction Rd, Worn Out Shoes;
Gatineau, Karaoke King, Non Mais Pourquoi?;
Don Cash, Unbreakable, Air Wolf;
The Rebel Spell, It's a Beautiful Future, Beautiful Future;

Please treat Mother Earth with respect; help stop unhealthy mass production farms. And support your local shops.

Playliist for 08-Mar-2011

Sorry for the delay in posting this. I got a bit discombobulated by it being SOCAN week, and forgot to post on the blog. However, as my Grandmother always said - Better late than never ... and so here is the "late" playlist of Canadian music for last Tuesday.
Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party, Red Door 2nd Floor, Let's Take This Show on the Road;
Van Gohst, Well Done, Real Friends;[Be sure to spell it Gohst to access the correct artist when you are searching the net for them.]
Spring Breakup, It's Not You It's Me, Chesterfield;
Two Kids Running Away, Coffee and Cigarettes, If You Don't Want a Song Written About You Don't Break a Songwriter's Heart;
Cowpuncher, Cowpuncher, Melt Canada;
The Avenues, The Avenues, Wild Bill Jones;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Thunderbay;
Ceti Alpha, Angels Glue, Pinned in Plaid;
Rae Spoon, Love is a Hunter, Danger Danger Danger;
Sister Gray, Close the Night, Old Wives Tale;
Minor Empire, Second Nature, Bulbulum Altin Kafeste;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Working Hard;
Fraser/Daley, Fraser/Daley, 140 on the 401;
Kirk MacDonald, New Beginnings, Sideways;
Michelle Gregoire, Diversity, Dichotomy;
Circles Quartet, I Understand, September;
John, Features of Spheres, Silence;
Red1, Beg for Nothing, No Fuss;
Krystle Dos Santos & Kaz Mega Music, Fame Fatale, Bop Bop Beat Down;
Hey Rosetta!, Seeds, Seeds;

Do you know of a Canadian Artist that isn't getting air time? Please ask them to send us a CD or leave me a comment on my blog so we can make it right, and get them on the airwaves. Long live Live Music!

Playlist for 01-Mar-11

For all the beautiful country I saw over the last month, it is great to be back in Edmonton - where there is no mistaking what season is underway!

Today we heard:
Valuables, Presented in Full Stereo, Back So Soon;
Good Lovelies, Let the Rain Fall, Kiss Me in the Kitchen;
The Billie Holidays, Light of Mind, Forgetful Tango;
Mark Waind, Humantown Music, The Light's Around My Head;
The Liptonians, Let's All March Back into the Sea, Calling You Out;
White Cowbell Oklahoma, Viva Live Locos: Alive at the Burg Herzberg Festival, Cheerleader;
Moses Child, Ghosts & Angels, Desolate Playground;
Myrol, Blue Moon Away, Just One More Rodeo;
Sarah Burton, Mayflower, Lovely Distraction;
Sarah Greene, Toronto Blues, Cold Day for Horses;
Minor Empire, Second Nature, Sen Bu Yaylalari Yaylayamazsin;
Ohama, Earth History Multiambient, Hey What!;
Humans, Avec Mes Mecs, Always Around Oh and Uhh...;
Richard Underhill, Free Spirit, Positive Spin;
The Nightcrawlers with the Big Band Sound, Down in the Bottom, Marrket-Place;
Michelle Gregoire, Diversity, Three or Four in the Morning;
Jimmy Zee, Devil Take Me Down, Bad End Boys;
Bob Corriveau & Hot Under the Hood, Future in the Blues, Hippie Child;
Johnny Max Band, It's a Long Road, Heading Back to You;
Bruce Cockburn, Small Source of Comfort, Bohemian 3-Step;

Remember - it's the Year of the Rabbit, so be kind to all the bunnies you know - local and otherwise.
Glad to be Back!