Playlist for 17th December 2013

Thank goodness for Canadian musicians continuously providing us all with ideas for stocking stuffers - after all there is nothing like a bit of hot new Canadian wax to warm a winter heart. Try it - you'll love it! Here is who we warmed our hearts with today:

Two Bears North, Come Ocean, Front Seat;
The Binz, The Binz, Hale Bop;
Mark Berube, Russian Dolls, Oak Tree;
Keep Me Safe, All All Ever See, Next In Line;
The Almighty Rhombus, Lucid Living, Butane Brain;
Flow My Tears, I (or Flow My Tears), The Wars The Wars;
Pistol George Warren, Hoots Deuce, Bobcat;
John Roney Jazz Lab, World Colors, Nara;
Tunnel Six, Alive, The Wagon & the Gun;
The Blue Warblers, Birds, Sweet Morel;
Good for Grapes, Man On the Page, Eskimos;
Strumbellas, We Still Move On Dance Floors, Home Sweet Home;
Postscript, Postscript, Impossible;
Skydiggers, She Comes Into the Room, All Our Dreaming;
Shaun Bosch, Silence, Poorman;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Ol' Fort Mac;
Scientists of Sound, Electric Scissors, Furiosity Killed the Cat;
Van Funk, 13, Abandon Ship;
Van Funk, 13, Toxic Love Blues;
Van Funk, 13, Contagious Sound;
Oxford Blue, Oxford Blue, Things Were Rough;
Teekay, Psyychology, Saturday Night;

Thanks to the listener who suggested we all check out Seasick Steve. I couldn't play him because he is not Canadian, but I'll keep him in mind for a Figgy Fillin'.

Today's background jazz was provided by Denny Christianson Big Band titled More Pepper, featuring Pepper Adams.

Want some original gifts for the Christmas season? Go to gypsydarling.com for original Canadian gifts for that special woman in your life. And of course, don't forget to stuff the stockings with great Canadian tunes.

Playlist for 9th of December 2013

Well the weather can go ahead and be frightful, the New Wax section at the station is so absolutely delightful I don't think anyone needs to worry about outside. Here are the musicians who diverted us from the weather this morning:

Clockwork Towns, Dusk, Kao Dade;
The Stormalongs, The Stormalongs, Street Queen;
TV Freaks, Two, Rewind;
Free Love Fenner, Do Not Affect a Breezy Manner, All Things Break Through;
Manmade Lake, Zinc, Horsefly;
Like a Motorcycle, #Motorpool, Pete Dogerty's Eyes;
Seas, Fade Out Into the Night, Blue Skies Sunshine;
Kaleigh Mason, The Outlaw Project, One Mind He Thought;
Andrew Austin, While It's Still Light Out, Missile Under My Bed;
Yes We Mystic, Floods and Fires, These Roads;
SoundSerious, SonicSkin, Burnin' a Wing;
Shannon Graham & the Storytellers, Shannon Graham & the Storytellers, Grey and Grey;
Amber Epp with Luke Sellick, Farewell 274 (Winnipeg's Jazz Community Celebrates Aqua Books) [Compilation], Inside Outside;
Canadafrica, Where's the One?, Mercurachrome Blues;
Daddy Long Legs, The Devil's in the Details, Your Love is Killing Me;
The Same Old New Grass Band, The Same Old New Grass Band, No Idea;
An Ant and An Atom, There Is No One, Starlets That Disembowel;
Texture & Light, The Hard Problem of Consciousness, Electric Behavior (band spelling);
Scientists of Sound, Electric Scissors, Stare the Wolf in the Eyes (and Become Him but Stronger);
A.W.Cardinal, Stainless Steel Heart, Jailhouse Whore;
C.E. Trubiak, Tiny Army (the D. Holmes Sessions), Prairie Boy;
Post Script, Post Script, Grande Prairie;
Good for Grapes, Man on the Page, A Worthier Man;
Freedom Writers, NOW, Freedom;
Shua James, The Return of Nigsy Brown, The Driver and the Passenger;
Jutes, Space Highway, Wrong Turn;
Quills, Dreamcatcher, Cold Nights;

Awesome background jazz provided compliments of the Hugh Fraser Quintet from their album titled Looking Up. Very well worth a listen in the foreground.

Thanks for joining me on the cruise through the new Canadian wax this morning. Check out your favourite artists on the internet to find out where you can obtain copies of albums … or grab your StarCard and head down to Blackbyrd Myoozik or Free Cloud or Listen Records. All of these wonderful local music shops are CJSR Star Card businesses, and all offer YOU - the StarCard holder - fabulous discounts. Enjoy your shop and don't forget to pickup something to put in your own stocking.

03-December-2013 Playlist

Awful weather; awesome music!! Thankfully Canadian musicians keep working no matter the weather. Here is the extensive list of all of the musicians we sampled from today:

PollyEster Suicide, Holiday, Before You Go;
Thomas D'Arcy, Wake Up Every Day, I Wake Up Every Day;
The Racoon Wedding, Racoon Dead on the Side of the Road, Racoon;
The Mark Inside, Dark Hearts Can Radiate White Light, Shark Attack (I Can See Them Circling);
Pistol George Warren, Hoots Deuce, Can You Get to That;
Autopilot, Diamond Rough, Bad Poetry;
Cockatoo, Present, Kashikikawa;
Void, Robot Space Love, Free;
Les Jupes, Negative Space, The Voices;
Four Stroke, Work Today Paid Today Drunk Tonight, Fascionistic State;
The Pleasurists, Once Were Stars, Summer Love;
The McGowan Family Band, Live, Went Downtown;
Francois Houle/Havard Wiik, Aves, Fallen Angel;
Jazz Lab (John Roney), World Colour, Eastwick;
Griffith Hiltz Trio, This Is What You Get, Strawman;
Joel Kerr, Quintet To Whom It May Concern;
Harris Eisenstadt, Golden State, Unless All the Evidence Is In;
Grdina Helias Loewen & Malaby, No Difference, Leisure Park;
Blue Warblers, Birds, Sweet Morel;
Old Folks Home, Black & Blue, Garland's Moving to Vancouver;
Local 164, Dreams From Belle County, Big Storm;
Doug Tielli, Keresley, Big Man of the Underbrush;
Rachelle VanZanten, Oh Mother, Beach Fire; **[Apologies I had tech trouble and we did not hear all of this, but check out Rachelle on the internet]
Tim Moxam, Tim Moxam, Blue Son;
Jared Klok, Honky/Tinker, Favourite Colours;
TreeTox, TreeTox EP, Christmas Trees;

The wonderful background music was provided by Paul Horn, from his vinyl titled The Peace Album … All about the upcoming season and spirit of Christmas.

There was so much excellent new wax today … a DJ's dream … a veritable cornucopia of awesomeness … that we did not get to sample absolutely everything. Never fear … we can catch up next week.

Enjoy music everyday, and dance to live music at least once a week!

Playlist for 26-November-2013

Wonderful weather! Wonderful music! Life just gets sweeter!

Here is who we listened to today:

Dog Day, Fade Out, Blackened;
Greg MacPherson Band, Fireball, Scientist Cowboy;
Jesse and the Dandelions, A Mutual Understanding, If You've Got the Moves;
John Ward's Electric Seance, Volume 1, Meatmare;
Brendan J Canning, You Gots 2 Chill, Makes You Motor;
Diana, Perpetual Surrender, That Feeling;
James O-L, For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky, Sk8 or Die;
Unwed Mothers, Unwed Mothers, Lover's Disease;
Moths & Locusts, Mission Collapse in The Twin Sun Megaverse, Mathematics of Happiness;
Christian Lane, 1st Prize: Canadian International Organ Competition 2011, Canon en la Bémol Majeur;
Les Gôuts Accordés, Les Gôuts Accordés, Logistille Lentemente;
Bean, I Love Bean, Raise Bean;
Land of Kush, The Big Mango, Sharm El Bango;
Polly Ester Suicide, bandcamp, Never Mind;
Cayley Thomas, Ash Mountains, Shipwreck;
Fafard and Schwartz, Borrowed Horses, Solid Gone;
Catherine MacLellan, Snowbird: The Songs of Gene MacLellan [Compilation], Won't Talk About Love;
Tim Hecker, Virgins, Amps Drugs Harmonium;
Danielle Smith, Little Seeds, Sitting on a Fence;
The Cumberland Brothers, Gamey E.P., You're My Sunshine;
Pigeon Breeders, Oblique Temperatures, Broken Glass Atmosphere;
Madchild, Lawn Mower Man, Tiger Style;
Daneo, Immortal, Worldwide Vapors;


Background sounds provided from some excellent vintage Canadian vinyl; namely, Doomsday Machine from the Denny Christianson Big Band.

When you are making up your wish list for upcoming Giftmas, don't forget to ask for all of your favourite Canadian music!!

Here is a little tidbit I thought you might be interested in Folks!! A little article about FIPA from Elizabeth May.
http://elizabethmaymp.ca/news/latest-news/from-elizabeth/2013/11/27/the-panda-in-the-room

Playlist for 19th of November, 2013

I, for one, am glad to see winter here with such force. All we need is a few days to acclimatize ourselves and all other weather will seem an early spring day for us. Canadian Music will help that all go down; here is what we listened to this morning:

The Lad Mags, Radio Adventures in the Wild [Compilation - 2013 Fundrive], The Browns;
FeverFew, Radio Adventures in the Wild [Compilation - 2013 Fundrive], Starling;
Moonface, Julia with Blue Jeans On, Everyone is Noah Everyone is the Ark;
Flow My Tears, Flow My Tears, Devil's Prey;
Sirr, Prize, Golden Age of Television;
The Creepshow, Life After Death, Can't Wait to See You Fall;
Animal Parts, Six Arms to Hold You, Austin Pop Song;
The Jamies, The Jamies, Prettier When I Cry;
Esther Grey, The Collected Works of …, The Body of a Healer;
Drawn Ship, Ghost Weight, Gabriel Dumont;
Paper Lions, My Friends, Bodies in Winter;
Mark Berube, Russian Dolls, Confessions to a Street Light;
Robert M LePage, Le Lait Maternel, Un Choral Appalachien Prise 1;
Harley Card, Hedgerow, Flash Card Etude No.1;
Peter Cancura, Down Home, Those Were the Times;
Qu4rtetski, Le Sacre De Printemps, L'Adoration de la Terre;
Cayley Thomas, Ash Mountains, Bandit;
Neil Conway, Songs for Topical Use, Wishing War Was Over;
Skydiggers, She Comes Into the Room, Feel You Closer;
Corey Isenor, Hollowbody, Ain't Gonna Work;
CFCF, Outside, Transcend;
Terry Gillespie, Blue Soul, Her Mind Left First;
Johnny Max Band, Forty-Nine Minutes, Brown's Line;
The High Bar Gang, Lost & Undone, Over in the Gloryland;
Gordie McKeeman & his Rhythm Boys, Pickin n Clickin, Wildwood Flower;
Teekay, PsYYChology, Sinista Prime Minista;

Background music provided from a single piece of vinyl - we actually listened to it twice throughout the show. The Rick Morrison Project - it seems to be a self-titled album, released in 1983.

Thank you for tuning in and cruising through the new Canadian wax with me! Hope it warmed you to your cockles (wherever they may be!!). Have a great week Friends!!!

Playlist for 12th November 2013

Great Country!! Great Musicians and music!!

Here is what we listened to today:
The Almighty Rhombus, Lucid Living, Butane Brain;
Market Farmers, Market Farmers, Hey Skippy;
King Khan and the Shrines, Idle no More, Of Madness I Dream;
Must Be Tuesday, Cover Me I'm Going In, My Favourite Bribe;
We Hunt Buffalo, Blood From a Stone, Hometown;
Arcade Fire, Reflektor, Here Comes the Nighttime;
Sebastien Grainger, Yours to Discover, Some People Are Ghosts Too Soon;
The Almighty Rhombus, Lucid Living, Thunderstorms;
The Don Berner Sextet, Love Letters To a Rat Free Capital, The House That Bop Built;
The Don Berner Sextet, Love Letters To a Rat Free Capital, Festival City;
The Stanfields, For King and Country, Son of a Landless Man;
Pat LePoidevin, American Fiction, Hanna WY;
Kacy & Clayton, The Day is Past & Gone, Rocks and Gravel;
Skydiggers, No. 1 Northern, Spin Spin;
Christa Mercey, Floorboards, Floorboards;
Born Gold, I Am An Exit, I Am the Bent Blade;
Chet Singh, Occupation Nation, Idensity Theory;
Lindi Ortega, Tin Star, Hard As This;
Cowpuncher, Ghost Notes, Raised on Rock n Roll;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, The Lord Loves a Wino;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Little Bird;
Kim Beggs, Beauty and Breaking, River Green Ocean Blue;
Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, The Great Rhyme Dropper (featuring Shad);

Background strains provided by Tom Northcott's vinyl dating back to 1971. Title is upside downside.

Thanks for listening! Now grab your StarCard and go out to purchase some good Canadian music for all of your friends and family … with great discounts. Check out www.cjsr.com under StarCard Businesses to make the most use out of the StarCard.

Playlist for 05-November-2013

Happy Guy Fawkes day to all and may the fireworks of life continue to light our path towards "unignorance". Here are some awesome Canadians who make it their mission to keep us in the loop with their music!!

Canyon Rose Outfit, Wilted Rose, Married on the Weekend;
John Lesbian Seagull, Dirt, Sitting Duck;
Mark Mills, Go Love Yourself, Body Break;
Switches, Switches, Maurice Code;
Cowboy Junkies, The Kennedy Suite [Compilation], Disintegrating;
Revenge of the Trees, Revenge of the Trees, Bones of Clay;
Jom Comyn, Live @ Elevation Room, Wish Upon a Storm;
Red Ram, Land of Dreams, Cold Road;
Big City Supreme, Super Deluxe, 100 Cigarettes;
Society's Ills, Adversity, Pont Champlain;
Unwed Mothers, Unwed Mothers, Soul;
Snake Bite, If This Ain't Killed Us, Intergalactic Outlaw;
Stone Iris, Grande National, Frost on the Boards;
Cowpuncher, Ghost Notes, Jane's Song;
Amanda Tosoff, Live At the Cellar, Half Steps;
Pedersen Lampron Gobeil Kerr Thibodeau, Live in Silence, No Bullet Theory;
Ken Stead, Unfinished, Pressin' On;
Savk, Love Letters and Hate Mail, The Hangman;
Scott Cook, This One's On the House, People Please;
Scott Cook, Moonlit Rambles, Let Your Horses Run;
Kim Beggs, Beauty and Breaking, Not Only Only From the Whiskey;
Johnny Active, The Prelude, I Got It;
Iron Lion, The 5th Tablet, Graffiti Rap;

Background music provided from two pieces of vintage Canadian vinyl. First we heard from a CBC Radio Canada Broadcast Recording … Roger Simard on the LP titled Jazz Canadiana; and then we heard from Linda Shumas off her Positive Force LP - definitely one I hope we can explore in more detail at a later date.

Hallelujah and pass the matches (to light the fireworks of course!). Have a great week!

Playlist for 29-October-2013

The days may be getting shorter (no surprise there!) but there is no shortage of great Canadian music when you look on the shelves of the CJSR library. Here is what we sampled today:

Young Rival, Everyone Dance Now: Songs from Hamilton 3 [Compilation], Black is Good;
Devonian Gardens, Solar Shifting, Swallow the Sun;
Solids, Blame Confusion, Over the Sirens;
Couteau Papillon, Archipel, Fake Pine Trees;
Yamantaka, Sonic Titan, Whale Song;
Ones + Zeroes, Ones + Zeroes, Youthquake;
Neil Young, Live at Massey Hall Toronto 1971, The Needle and the Damage Done;
Kelly & the Kellygirls, The Deep Ending, Lifeguards;
Cripple Creek Fairies, Devastators, The List;
Yukon Blonde, Tiger Talk, Radio;
Yes We Mystic, Real Love Winnipeg Presents Beach Station Blues II [Compilation], Autumn/Carfire (Narwhal Strike Cover);
Pedersen/Lampron/Gobeil/Kerr/Thibodeau, Live in Silence, The Iguana Buick Ottoman;
Downchild, Can You Hear the Music, Fasten Your Seat Belt;
Kat Danser, Baptized by the Mud, Hear Me Out Think It Over;
Leslie, In the Face of It All, Hurricane;
Sean Pinchin, Rust Bucket, Dirt Poor Blues;
Sarah Neufeld, Hero Brother, Hero Brother;
Greg McEvoy, Sea of Yards, Kerouac;
The Strumbellas, We Still Move On Dance Floors, Sailing;
Megan Bonnell, Hunt and Chase, I'm Not Your Woman;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Brand New Song;
Evil Ebenezer, Howl, Be Somebody;

Background filler provided by the Joe Sealy Trio. We heard almost all of the vinyl titled Transcription produced by Radio Canada International - what a total National treasure.

Now here's some CAPITAL SCARY stuff - Giant Lizards Shall Soon Rule the Earth will be broadcasting LIVE!!! from Pawnshop Live (10551 - 82 Avenue) on Thursday 31st of October at 9PM. Be There or Don't Be Scared!!!!!!

Playlist for 22-October-2013

Just think of all the choices if you were to decide to dress up as your favourite Canadian musician for Hallowe'en!! It might just prove impossible to narrow it down to one costume ... well, in my case at any rate ... mmmm - how would a cross between Kim Beggs and Corin Raymond work out in a costume. It should be pretty crazy!!

Here is who we sampled together today:

Sun Stone Revolvers, Spaceship X, Horizon (New Dawn Blinding);
Pup, Pup, Yukon;
Cayley Thomas, Radio Adventures in the Wild (CJSR Compilation 2013), Bandit;
SNFU, Never Trouble Trouble Until Trouble Troubles You, Buy My Own Hand;
Shooting Guns, Brotherhood of the Ram, Predator II;
Acres of Lions, Home(s), Better Luck Next Year;
Heaven For Real, Craft Singles Vol.3 & 4 (Compilation), Hero Coated Arm;
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra, Habitat, Intersection;
Tony Dekker, Prayer of the Woods, Carefree Highway;
Sky Diggers, No. 1 Northern, Just My Heart Talkin';
Slow Leaves, Second Chances, Careless and Serene;
Van Funk & the LeBarons, soundcloud.com, Abandon Ship;
Pale Eyes, Sweatshop, The Consolation of Action;
Pizzarrhea!, Laser Bacon Eye Surgery, Harvesting the Rainbow Lava God;
Kim Beggs, Beauty and Breaking, Le Chemin de Rondin/Corduroy Road;
Lindi Ortega, Tin Star, Gypsy Child;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, If I Were You Instead of Me;
Daniel Romano, 11 Great Mosey Originals, Old Fires Die;
Leslie, In the Face of It All, Never Be What You Need;
Kim Beggs, Beauty and Breaking, Moonshiner;

Background strains provided compliments of Time Warp, from 1983 & 1984. First we listened to Side A from their first album, which is self-titled; then we heard Side A from the LP titled Asteroid Alley; and then we heard a bit of Side B from the self-titled album; totally wonderful, refreshing Canadian jazz! Oh Yeah!!

Playlist for 15th October, 2013

The wonders of Canadian musicians and their craft will never cease to amaze me ... nor fuel this show dedicated to ... Canadian musicians. Here is who we listened to today:

The Brains, The Monster Within, Rolling Down;
A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation, NDN Stakes;
Redrick Sultan, Trolling for Answers, Sandcheck;
Monkey Junk, All Frequencies, Why Are People Like That?;
Mayday & the Beat Creeps, Radio Adventures in the Wild [Anthology/CJSR Compilation 2013], Divided Man;
Bear Mountain, XO, Swim;
Drumhand, Cheer On the Sun, On Second Thought;
Postnamers, Postnamers, Hesperus is Phosphorous;
Geoff Berner and His Victory Party Band, When DD Gets Her Donkey Everything Will Be Alright, When DD Gets Her Donkey Everything Will Be Alright;
The Wicks, The Good Times Are Gone, There's No Telling Where She Goes;
Dawn and Marra, Teaspoons and Tablespoons, Animals;
Pioneer, Pioneer, Have A Nice Life;
Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow, Someone;
Quivers, Craft Singles Vol 3 & 4 [Anthology], Self Portrait in E;
Little Miss Higgins & the Winnipeg Five, Bison Ranch Recording Sessions, Barns You Used to Dance In;
Chet Doxas, Dive, Dive;
The Miles Black Trio with Grant Stewart, Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club, Little Melonae;
Ben Henriques, Captain Awesome, Sweet Lovely;
J.P. Cousineau, In Your Arms, Angel Wings;
Bruce Murdoch, Sometimes I Wonder Why the World, I'd Walk a Thousand Miles;
Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time, Blue Mermaid Dress;
Christopher Cape, The Biggest Lie, Crash;

Filling in all the holes and all of the background, thanks go to Rob Carroll and his Enstasis LP - great Canadian jazz vinyl.

Support the Canadian economy - buy Canadian music!!

Playlist for 8th of October, 2013

Thank you to everybody that pledged to help keep CJSR on the airwaves. We love you all as much as you love us! May Canadians always rule the airwaves!!

Here is who we listened to today:

Intro, Radio Adventures in the Wild;
Feverfew, Radio Adventures in the Wild, Starling;
The Lad Mags, Radio Adventures in the Wild, The Browns;
Ghost Cousin, Radio Adventures in the Wild, St. Elmo's Fire;
Captain Thunderpants, Radio Adventures in the Wild, Rising Star;
Celeigh Cardinal, Radio Adventures in the Wild, Tumbleweed;
Jasper Sloan Yip, Foxtrot, Indian Summer;
XiFu Sagas, One Last Dance, Parlour Opening;
Mimi, Three of Swords, Bye Bye Sweetheart;
Crosss, Obsidian Spectre, Smoke;
Dirty Beaches, Drifters/Love is the Devil, Like the Ocean We Part;
Three Sun Sea, This Is Not a Question, Naima;
The Miles Black Trio with Grant Stewart, Live at Cory Weeds Cellar Jazz Club, Woody N You;
Nick Fraser, Towns and Villages, Hundred Mile House pop.1885;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Ol' Fort Mac;
Tim Hus, Western Star, Halifax Blues;
Whiskey Post, Tape and Twine, I Think I Only Love You In My Songs;
Postnamers, Postnamers, Montreal Psychosis;
Pizzarrhea!, Pizzarrhea!, The Last Hamtation of Cheesus Crisp;
Coma Duster, Hollow Worlds, Unfound;
Bruce Murdoch, I Wonder Why the World, I Intend To Be the Last Man Standing;
J.P. Cousineau, In Your Arms, Cherokee Woman;
Celeigh Cardinal, live at the Gas Pump, Ball & Chain;
Celtic Fusion Illusion, Walk the Tweed, Sword Dance;
Celeigh Cardinal, live at the Gas Pump, Fever;

Last but definitely not least - background music provided by Oscar Peterson. We listened to almost the entire album with the Oscar Peterson Trio titled Canadiana Suite; and in between Side A and Side B, we listened to another bit of Oscar Peterson vinyl ... Soul Español. Both totally awesome pieces of vinyl filled with wonderful Canadian jazz extradornaire!

The beautiful thing about Canadian musicians? Them ... their playing - their singing - their composition - their damn hard work, so that all of us have awesome music. Thanks for your continuous donations of content to Canadian radio stations!

Playlist for 24-September-2013

I only have one word for you ... FunDrive!!! See? It's only one word, and entails one little phone call or click of the mouse to ensure that you have beautiful, truthful radio for another 365 days in a row. Now that's a deal.
Here is who we listened to today:

Federal Lights, We Were Found in the Fog, Sharks;
The Motor League, Acknowledge Acknowledge, Burned in Effigy;
Chevalier Avant Garde, Resurrection Machine, Honey Falls Apart;
Papermaps, Darker Lights, The Hedonist;
Hermetic, Heartbreakology, Conspicuous Production;
Monomyth, King Does This Not Please You? (Behold the Power), Voodoo Crack;
Fall Fair Car, ... Rides the Bus, The Fall of the Sun King;
Dale Ladouceur & the Broke Ensemble, Do Ya Think?, Mercy Mercy;
Bernice, from cbc music website, New Bodies;
Nightcrawlers, Volume 3, Snap Back Jack;
Ben Henriques, Captain Awesome, Cloud City;
The Miles Black Trio with Grant Stewart, Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club, Thingy;
Peter Van Huffel's Gorilla Mask, Howl!, Legendarious;
Skydiggers, No.1 Northern, Don't Cry No Tears;
The Wicks, The Good Times Are Gone, Careful Hands;
The Deep Dark Woods, Jubilee, Red Red Rose;
Rusty Ford, My Truck My Dog & You, I Love That Too;
The Sadies, Internal Sounds, Another Tomorrow Again;
Cheering For the Bad Guy, Next Year Country, God Hates a Coward;
Lindi Ortega, Tin Star, All These Cats;
Amazing Grace & Chuck (aka Casuno & Intrikit), Mix-Tapingly Arranged Rapping Song Album 3 [Anthology], Substitute Super-Hero;
Dizzy, You Feelin' Dizzy Yet?, Am I?;

In the background - filling in all the holes - some wonderful old Canadian jazz from The Oliver Whitehead Quintet off the album titled Pulse/Impulse.

How many radio stations does it take to play every kind of music that you like? ONE - that's us! CJSR! Help keep us alive and kicking the big drum by donating any hard earned cash you can part with - we are definitely worth it!!!!

Playlist for 17th September 2013

Canadian musicians and Canadian music rules my show - and you know it. That is why we explore the new Canadian wax every Tuesday morning together. Here is what we listened to this morning:

Shahman, Sounds That Look Like Us, Particles of All Known Possibilities;
Shahman, Sounds That Look Like Us, Are Novel Now As I Am Shrouded In;
Shahman, Sounds That Look Like Us, The Minuscule Taste of Years Days Moments Past;
Royal Canoe, Today We're Believers, Just Enough;
Diatessaron, Cobalt 60 Blue, A Magnet's Love Song;
Lab Coast, Walking On Ayr, Sister (Older);
Brazilian Money, Old Bones: Rarities Misfits and Loose Teeth, Disguise Yr Mind;
Steve Brockley Band, Le Boeuf, Classic Car;
Locomotive Ghost, Autumn, At Least I'll Know Tonight;
Cory Weeds/ Bill Coon Quartet, With Benefits, Cory's Story;
Gypsophilia, Horska, Oh My Oma;
Lefty McRighty, Nashville Roadkille, You Were Once My Sunshine;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Bucket of Time;
Lindi Ortega, Tin Star, Hard As This;
Shahman, Sounds That Look Like Us, Like A Flavour Pleases the Tongue;
Robert Bauer & Robert Daigneault, Guitar Extensions, White Line On a Green Fence;
Blues Curry, Wake Me Up, Indian Muselim Blues;
Mister Lucky, Coming Home, Stumbled & Fell;
Jimmy and the Sleepers, C'est La Vie, It's Alright Now;
Bloodshot Bill, The Lonesome Road, Sittin' With You;
The Unseen Strangers, Follow the Sound, Tater Bug;

Some groovy (notice the pun!) tunes in the background - and one in the foreground - were provided by Robert Bauer & Robert Daigneault from the vinyl titled Guitar Extensions. Now, the two Roberts composed all of the music, but it was performed by William Kuinka and Robert Bauer.

FunDrive start next Wednesday - that's the 25th of September! Looking forward to hearing from all of our wonderful donors ... first Dangle show for FunDrive is the 1st of October ... Hope I'm playing your tune then!!!

Playlist for 10-September-2013

Summer lingers and with it the sounds of great Canadians! ... especially if you tune in to Put R in D for Dangle - where you and I specialize in listening to Cancon (Canadian content)! Here is who we listened to today:

Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Ol' Fort Mac;
Jordan Klassen, Repentance, Strengthen Me with Raisins;
Al Tuck, Stranger at the Wake, That Married Life;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Little Bird;
Little Miss Higgins & the Winnipeg Five, Bison Ranch Recording Sessions, Moonlit Picnic;
Jayme Stone, The Other Side of the Air, The Cinnamon Route;
Breezy Brian Gregg, Street, You Are My Sunshine;
Celtic Fusion Illusion, Walk the Tweed, Waternish;
Colin Stetson, New History Warfare: Vol.3 To See More Light, High Above a Grey Green Sea;
Champion, ∘1, ∘359 Nothin' Nothin';
Jessy Lanza, Pull My Hair Back, Giddy;
Jade & Holon Colours, sound cloud, On My Own;
Jade & Holon Colours, sound cloud, Holding On To Let Go;
The Albertans, Dangerous Anything, L-friend;
Erika Werry & the Alphabet, Think Yer So Smart, Shirley;
Yes Nice, Warm Gun, Hot River;
The Lad Mags, The Lad Mags, You Don't Love Me;
Eternal Husbands, Eternal Husbands, An Explosion (II);
Islands, Ski Mask, Nil;
The Darcys, Warring, Muzzle Blast;
Axis of Conversation, The House of Stay Together, Metamorphosis;
Lindi Ortega, Tin Star, Something For You;

Background strains provided by ... of course ... some lovely old Canadian vinyl from Elmo Whiggett; seriously, this is a beautiful piece of vinyl titled Autographed/Copy ... and the cover is all over autographed by Elmo. Totally awesome Canadiana.

Don't forget ... FunDrive 2013 starts in two weeks! That's right - 25th of September to 5th of October. Save your pennies (well, nickels now I guess) and donate to receive great prizes, not the least of which is great alternative radio all year!

Play list for 3rd September 2013

First day of classes for many of you; first day of many good music listening days for all! Here's who we heard from today:

The Breaks, Honeybees, Restless;
Dirty Beaches, Drifters/Love is the Devil, I Dream In Neon;
Still Life Still, Mourning Trance, Revolving Doors;
Ghost Cousin, Scotland, Take On Another One;
Construction & Deconstruction, Dark Lark, The Horse Returns;
A A Wallace, Disambiguation, Complaining About Airports;
A Tribe Called Red, A Tribe Called Red, Munchi - Shottas;
Chloe Albert, Dream Catcher, Promise;
Vicky Berg, The Light Between the Stars, Where Are We Going?;
George Ireland & the Willy Nillies, Waning & Waxing, King & His Castle;
Trifolia, Le Refuge, Coldwater Lake;
Oliver Jones, Par Amour Pour Philou [Anthology], Dors Mon Petit Dors;
Three Sun Sea, This Is Not a Question, Naima;
Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots, Dying of Another Broken Heart;
Lindi Ortega, Cigarettes & Truckstops, Lead Me On;
Lindi Ortega, Tin Star, Hard As This;
CFCF, Music for Objects, Turnstile;
Jasper Sloan Yip, Foxtrot, Indian Summer;
Organic Orbit, Divisions, Tribal Tremor;
Elder Sister Plum, People Like Us, The Hempen Jig;

Background support provided by the end of the alphabet - Zero-One!!! ... awesome 80's Toronto rock. It's a self-titled album from 1980 - hope you enjoyed.

Play list for 27th of August, 2013

What? You thought festival season was over? Not so my friends ... Kaleido Family Arts Festival hits the north end of town from 13th to 15th of September 2013. Check it out - there will be plenty of tremendous local talent. And speaking of local talent here is the list of great Canadians we listened to today [as always listed artist, CD title, Song title;]:

Ghost Cousin, Scotland, Breakfast and Tea;
The Electric Revival, Pirate Radio, Hell Hath No Fury;
Still Life Still, Mourning Trance, Deer Holograms;
Construction/Deconstruction, Split EP, Sea Change;
Braids, Flourish/Perish, Hossak;
B.A. Johnston, Mission Accomplished, No Pancakes In Heaven;
Islands, Ski Mask, Sad Middle;
Cousins, Split EP, Crew;
Nick Buzz, A Quiet Evening At Home, The House With the Laughing Windows;
Craig Pedersen and Joel Kerr, It's a Free Country, Wildwood Flower;
Alex Pangman with Special Guest Bucky Pizarelli, Have A Little Fun, The Fog Song;
Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quartet, With Benefits, Search For Peace;
Little Miss Higgins & the Winnipeg Five, Bison Ranch Recording Sessions, Moonlit Picnic;
The Fugitives, Bigger Than Luck, Slowly Undone;
Michael Reinhart, Echo, You Alone;
J.F. Robitaille, Rival Hearts, Cry (To Keep From Laughing);
Rebecca Lappa, Beating Strong: Heart of the City Festival [Anthology], Devils Child;
Elder Sister Plum, People Like Us, Northern Bound (Take Me);
Noise Level, Soaked in Dub, Soaked in Dub;
Marshall Lawrence, House Call, I Got to Ramble;
Zachary Lucky, The Ballad of Losing You, More Than Enough Road;
Moka Only, Doctor Do Much, The Rufus Ensemble;

In the background we were accompanied by some great classic Canadian Blues compliments of Ellen McIlwaine. We heard Side A from the album titled We the People, and we heard a song or two from Honky Tonk Angel.

Thanks for listening ... especially thanks to the listener that clued us all in as the artist that was mentioned in the Braids song "Hossak". Your phone call was an awesome example of "Community" radio - Thanks Listener Community!

Playlist for 20th August, 2013

Whether you are on the Fringe or not, Canadian talent is abundant and awesome, and I am thankful every Tuesday morning for that alliteration! It makes my show!

Hope you enjoyed the tunes that we listened to today. Here is the playlist:

The Dryland Band, The Dryland Band, Charlie's Song;
Louise Burns, The Midnight Mass, The Artist;
Gold & Youth, Beyond Wilderness, Cut Lip;
Yes Nice, Warm Gun, She Left In a Hurry;
Leeroy Stagger, Truth Be Sold, Break My Heart;
Doug Hoyer, To Be a River, Minimum Wage;
UBT, Ego Orientation, Gypsy Woman;
Kate Reid, Queer Across Canada, Altona Manitoba;
Dinosaur Bones, Shaky Dream, End of Life Crisis;
Craig Pedersen and Joel Kerr, It's A Free Country, It's A Free Country;
Three Sun Sea, This Is Not a Question, Naima;
Oliver Jones featuring Josée Aidans, Just For My Lady, The Angel and Mr. Jones;
Craig Pedersen and Joel Kerr, It's A Free Country, It's A Free Country (Reprise);
Braden Gates, Break It To Me Gently, Alberta Eyes;
Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home, God Was On Your Shoulders;
Andrew Scott, Beating Heart: Heart of the City Festival [Anthology], A Ghost Inside These Walls;
KoKo Blue, Crosses and Planks, Gentle Gangster;
Jessica Fedorek, soundcloud.com, Emily;
George Ireland and the Willy Nillies, Waning Waxing, Awaken;
Grand Analog, Modern Thunder, 4am in Parkdale;
Test Their Logik, Be, Oilpocalypse Now;
Pale Eyes, Sweat Shop, Figure/Ground;

Background sound provided by some old Canadian vinyl put out by UZEB, a Canadian Jazz quartet. We listened to You Be Easy, Side A from 1984; then we heard Side A from Between the Lines from 1985. Wonderful old Canadian jazz! You might still be able to get a copy from Free Cloud here in Edmonton - one of our many Star Card businesses.

Enjoy the rest of the Fringe! Live Theatre is as energizing as Live Music! **Don't forget ... you can catch Jessica Fedorek and Kristy Nanise (of George Ireland and the Willy Nillies) starring in the Fringe production ... BRAINS! The Zombie Musical at Filthy McNasty's ... 5pm tonight (20th August) and Thursday (22nd August).

Playlist for 13-August-2013

Here's hoping your summer is shaping up as musically as the festival season. Edmonton Folk Music Festival was an awesome treat of eclectic tuneage this weekend ... Blues Fest up next!!

Here is what we heard this morning:

Corb Lund, Five Dollar Bill, Short Native Grasses;
A Tribe Called Red, A Tribe Called Red, Moombah Wow;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, 100 Candles;
Maximum RNR, Rough Side of the Dial, Attack Panther;
Graham Nicholas, Ruby and Other Bedtime Stories, If You Lived Here ... You'd Be Homeless By Now;
The Marvelous Beauhunks, Who Said the Kids Are Alright, Don't Mind Doin’ (What I Just Did);
Vandana Vishwas, Monologues, Kaashh I (Wish);
Drumhand, Cheer On the Sun, On Second Thought;
Paula Perro, Beating Strong: Heart of the City [Anthology], Small Price to Pay;
Hank Pine, Late Night Spirituals, Life After Penelope Died;
Corinna Rose, Northeast Southwest, Lost Like You;
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Savvy Show Stoppers, Bennett Cerf;
Keith Price, Solo Guitar, Night Windows;
Gypsophilia, Horska, Oh My Oma;
Doug Hoyer, To Be a River, Bulgogi Pizza;
Corb Lund, Cabin Fever, Drink It Like You Mean It;
Free Judges, Free Judges, Brutes;
The Allens, 2012, Buy Me a Drink;
Young Benjamins, Less Argue, Jasper AB;
Whiskey Post, Tape and Twine, Journeyman Ticket;
Rise Ashen, Music in the City, Nalliutivuk - The Time is Now;
Derek Christoff X The Arkeologists, The D.Ark Tape, Minor Key;
Soso, Not for Nothing, A Map of All the Constellations I Can See From my Kitchen Window;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Ol' Fort Mac;

Background music was provided by a Canadian icon of folk music, Gordon Lightfoot from his vinyl recorded in 1970 titled Summer Side of Life. Now that's classic folk!!

Enjoying Live Music is good for your health! Get out there Edmonton ... and get HEALTHY!!!! ;)

Playlist for 6th of August, 2013

Hope your festival season is going well; I know mine certainly is. The Festival of music that is Put R in D for Dangle is always a wonderful "road trip" through the Canadian new wax. Here is what we heard this morning:

Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, A Big Truck Brought It;
Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen, Bird on a Wire;
Whiskey Post, Tape and Twine, Bushel of Beer;
The Allens, 2012, Ain't Gonna Give You Up;
Michael Dunn & the Moanin' After, Come On Out Back to the Shed Tonight, Honky Tonks & Highways;
Sarah Cripps, Change, Bigger Lies;
The Ryan Oliver Quartet, Strive!, Taurus;
Alex Pangman with special guest Bucky Pizzarelli, Have A Little Fun, Topsy Turvy;
Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quartet, With Benefits, Broadway and Alma;
Rae Spoon, My Prairie Home, Snake in the Water;
Bones Malones, Boomhaüs, Maybe Tomorrow;
Celtic Fusion Illusion, Walk the Tweed, Voices;
Scott Cook, One More Time Around, You Don't Find Out in the End;
Chris Velan, The Long Goodbye, Gorgeous Morning;
Lady Frnd, Lady Frnd, Bonbon;
George Ireland and the Willy Nillies, Waning & Waxing, Ghost Behind the Tree;
Wolak/Donnelly, Common Ground, Flight of the Bumblebee;
Jan Lisiecki, Chopin Études, Opus 10 No. 12 in C minor;
The Fight, The Fight, Goodnight Collectors;
Prairie Cat, Got Nothin’, Beautiful Baby;
Fall Fair Car, Rides the Bus!, 100% Natural;
Rebecca Lappa, Avant Garden, Let Them Eat Cake;
Maximum RNR, Rough Side of the Dial, Train Wreck;
Murray A. Lightburn’s, Mass: Light, #2 (no song list with CD);
Must Be Tuesday, Beating Strong: Heart of the City [Anthology], Cover Me I'm Going In;
We Are the City, Violent, 20 Ft. Up;
Marinol Nation, Suburbia & Minivans, Junkie Girl - Fast;

Background sounds graciously provided by the Emperor of Canadian Song Writing, Leonard Cohen himself. We listened to almost the entire self-titled album throughout the show.

AAAAAaaaaahhhhhhh - Canadian Music!!!! ;)

Playlist for 30-July-2013

Last show of July 2013, but certainly not the last of the great Canadian music! Tune in every Tuesday morning 9-11am, to hear the hottest and newest in Canadian wax.

This Tuesday we heard from:

Leeroy Stagger, Truth Be Sold, Jackie;
Rob Moir, Places to Die, Crow Stew;
Bear Mountain, XO, See You Through;
Astral Gunk, Rat King II [Anthology], Trendy Radiation;
Lightning Dust, Fantasy, Fire Flesh and Bone;
The Jessica Stuart Few, Two Sides to Every Story, Two Sides to Every Story;
Austra, Olympia, I Don't Care (I'm a Man);
Rebuild/Repair, Arson Awareness Day, Burn My Bones;
Construction & Deconstruction, Dark Lark, Leviathan and Whale;
Greenspan, Jiaolong, (A);
Jon Gant & His Band, Flâneur, Poker to Solitaire;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Little Bird;
Hot Super Hot, Hot Super Hot, Restless Traveller;
Hank Pine, Late Night Spirituals, Dangerous Thing To Dream;
The Skips, Beating Strong: Heart of the City Festival [Anthology], What If You Know Something We Don't;
Lorrie Matheson, The Night Is For Sleepers, The Lamp of the Poor;
Zac Crouse, Paddle to the Ocean, Gone;
Lars Callieou, Part-Time Comedy Star, I Have Your Jacket;
Lars Callieou, Part-Time Comedy Star, Almost Famous Part-Time Comedy Star;
Lars Callieou, Part-Time Comedy Star, Cures for Aging;
Caravan, Caravan, Flex the Flow;
J Shiltz, Still Standing, No Competition;
Ninety Pounds of Ugly, Never Going Back, Sunday Walk of Shame;

Background strains provided by some new wax this week - Canadian of course. Look for Bitter Fictions new Experimental post-Rock album. It's self-titled for easy reference.

Thanks for listening - we are in the thick of the live music season here in Edmonton. Perhaps we'll bump into each other on a hill or a dance floor!

Playlist for 23-July-2013

What an awesome Tuesday morning to share so much awesome Canadian music with you! Hope you enjoyed as much as I!

Jayme Stone, The Other Side o the Air, A Poet in Her Own Country;
Jan Lisiecki, Chopin Études, No. 4 in C Sharp Minor;
Jan Lisiecki, Chopin Études, No. 5 in G Flat Major;
Jan Lisiecki, Chopin Études, No. 6 in E Flat Minor;
Moon King, Obsession II, Appel;
Tin Can Bandits, Baboon Buddies, The Way;
The Fragments, The Fragments, Aeolian Respirator;
Doug Hoyer, To Be a River, Bulgogi Pizza;
Pop Crimes, Pop Crimes, Radio Eye;
The Mouthbreathers, Stone Soup, No Fear;
The Danks, Gank, Experimental Fiction;
Keith Price, Solo Guitar, Fake Plastic Trees;
Alex Pangman with Special Guest Bucky Pizzarelli, Have a Little Fun, The Panic Is On;
Three Sun Sea, This Is Not a Question, Naima;
Jaron Freeman-Fox, And the Opposite of Everything, The New Ruckus;
Chris Picco, The Beach, Real Estate Man;
Doug MacNearney, Rambling Songs, After The Wind & The Rain;
Dawn & Marra, Teaspoons and Tablespoons, Animals;
Maestro Fresh Wes, Orchestrated Noise, Gladiator;
Noise Level, Soaked in Dub, Sufferance (Standing Firm);
Graham Guest, Relief, Whitemud;
Lefty McRighty & the Sinister Six, Nashville Roadkille, Speed Demon;
The Allens, 2012, Trying To Get Back In;
Ninety Pounds of Ugly, Never Going Back, Hell Is Rising;

Background strains were provided by Barde, on self-titled vinyl that came out of Montreal in 1977; there doesn't appear to be a stitch of English on the vinyl or its cover!

Now here's something that I forgot to share with you on-air; and I will rectify that next Tuesday I'm hoping, but take this link to a very lovely time-lapse video mash-up fan viddy with accompanying Uncas (local talent - Yay!!!) tune Alberta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX8ynH6sNNg

Playlist for 16th July, 2013

Great art is everywhere - the air, the water, the ground; it just takes a bit of effort and a lot of talent to translate it for the rest of us. Thanks for all the work you do for us radio listeners, Canadian musicians!
Pants & Tie, Women's Complaints, 7 X 7;
By Divine Right, Organized Accidents, Zoomies;
Ryan Granville-Martin, Mouth Parts and Wings, Eight;
The Dryland Band, The Dryland Band, On My Mind;
Slow Learners, Slow Learners, Habit;
Jr. Gone Wild, Less Art More Pop!, Martha Quinn;
The Brains, The Monster Within, The Monster Within;
Florence K, Par Amour Pour Philou [Anthology], Something That Will Last Forever;
The Ryan Oliver Quartet, Strive!, Thousand Miles;
Chet Doxas, Dive, Langley;
The Dave Robbins Electric Band, Zap!, Carboniferous;
George Ireland & the Willy Nillies, Waning & Waxing, Minka Minka;
The Blue Warblers, Pretty Good, Don't Sleep Down By the River Tonight;
Celtic Fusion Illusion, Walk the Tweed, Cutten Bracken;
The Great Novel, Ain't Too Pretty, Ain't Too Pretty;
Drumhand, Cheer on the Sun, On Second Thought;
Solar Year, Waverly, Currents;
CSS, Planta, Teenage Tiger Cat;
The O Three, Airplane Over One-Way Streets, On the Go;
Anchoress, Set Sail, Apocalunatics;
Kate Reid, Queer Across Canada, Straighter Than An Arrow;
Jayme Stone, The Other Side of the Air, Radio Wassoulou;
XiFu Sagas, One Last Dance, Eternal Dance at the Ballroom;
Imaginary Cities, Fall of Romance, Who's Watching You?;
David GoGo, Come On Down, Natchez Dog;

In the background we listened to two pieces of Canadian vinyl. First we heard side A of The Fight's LP album titled New Young Electric - [and if you come down to the station and ask for me I'll give you a copy] and then we heard from the old vinyl library - a Canadian jazz group Aroma, off their album titled Just 18. Both very worth the listen!

Playlist for 09-July-2013

Land of sunshine and torrential rains ... and completely wonderful musicians; that's Canada!

Here is what we heard this show:

Maynard Ferguson, Transcription, To and Fro;
Hot Panda, Cold Hands/Chapped Lips, Good Christian Children;
Kill City Kids, False Creep, That's It! You're Dead;
Maintenance Request Form, Maintenance Request Form, Government Worker;
Miserere, Miserere, A Werewolf Problem;
La Chinga, Viva La Chinga, The Wheel;
Free Judges, Free Judges, 33;
Strange Fires, Strange Fires, Tidal Wave;
Keep Me Safe VS Peasant Makes Big, Sorry About Your Luck, Latitude of Gratitude;
Comabuster, Hollow Worlds, Futureproof Design;
Fire Net Time, Great Northern Revival Vol.3 Notes from the Edmonton Underground, Hell Is My Friends;
The Jimmy Bowskill Band, Back Number, Sin's a Good Man's Brother;
Bonedog Dixon & the Unusual Suspects, [taped live], Mother Earth;
Three Sun Sea, This is Not a Question, Just a Little Stitious;
Scott Cook, Moonlit Rambles, Let Your Horses Run;
Michael Dunn & the Moanin' After, Come On Out Back to the Shed Tonight, Fightin' Words;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Change;
Ayuneye, The Rajdhani Express, Xico Cao;
Auresia, Auresia, Hot Spot;
Vicky Berg, The Light Between the Stars, A Thousand Sinking Ships;

Background music was provided by some totally wonderful and historic vinyl - at least the first LP we listened to was recorded at Expo 67. We listened to two Maynard Ferguson records: the first LP is titled Transcription by the Maynard Ferguson Sextet and was recorded at the Canadian Pavilion of Expo 67; and after that we heard Maynard Ferguson's Body & Soul LP. Both are totally worth checking out!

My apologies for being slow to get the blog updated; I totally missed listing last week's show. I am hoping to overcome my technical shortcomings and get a re-listen bar loaded on the blog so that you can check out the songs that you like again, just before you race out and purchase the CD.

Thanks for listening! Don't forget to enjoy at least a small portion of live music each and every week - it's not only good for the soul, but also for the body!

Playlist for 11-June-2013

When I contemplate the caliber and quantity of music sent into the station on a daily basis it blows me away. But it also delights me, because there are so many great tax-dodgers out there! So thanks to all the artists, who opt for creating more art, and leave the worrying to the tax man.
Here's who we sampled today:

Pop Crimes, Pop Crimes, Radio Eye;
Needles//Pins, 12:34, Shaker;
Alex Calder, Time, Fatal Delay;
Ell V Gore, Sex Static, Her Vicious;
Alter Egos, All the Teenagers, All the Teenagers;
The Backhomes, The Backhomes, Track #2 (no song list provided with CD);
Still Life Still + Zulu Winter, Arts & Crafts X [Anthology], Era;
Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers, Fruit and Ash, Salmon;
Chet Doxas, Dive, Relatives;
Gypsophilia, Horska, Horska (Dub Remix);
Three Sun Sea, This Is Not a Question, Just a Little Stitious;
The Echo Hunters, Fortuna Beach, If I Had;
Field Assembly, Narco, Through a Bottle Through a Well;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Dutch;
Rye & Fairytales, Rye & Fairytales, Green Eyes;
Rye & Fairytales, Rye & Fairytales, Stay With Me;
Boogie Patrol, Great Northern Revival Vol 3. (Notes from the Edmonton Underground) [Anthology], Taking Time;
Sabo Forte, The Delay Remedy, Beautiful Candy;
Mikey Maybe, Honey & Bread, Dating Someone You Actually Like;
Blades of Steel, Like a Calf in a Tube Sock, H.E.M.P.;
Michael Dunn & the Moanin' After, Come On Out Back to the Shed Tonight, Brand New Shoes;

The Fraser MacPherson Quintet kept the background interesting today; from a 1985 vinyl titled Jazz Prose we heard from Ed Bickert, Jake Hanna, Dave McKenna & Steve Wallace along with Fraser MacPherson. Very Cool Jazz!

Support your local artists - attend a musical festival each month this summer.

Playlist for 04-June-2013

Great Canadian tunes this morning. Despite what the feds think, Canadian artists work hard to produce awesome art for all of us to consume. And I for one, thank them at the very least every Tuesday morning. Long Live the Canadian Artist!!!!

Here are the artists that we listened to today:

The Mandates, The Mandates, Is She Coming Back?;
Saltland, I Thought It Was Us But It Was All Of Us, Golden Alley;
Erika Werry & The Alphabet, Think Yer So Smart, In Between;
Young Benjamins, Less Argue, Move Move!;
Kyler Schogen, Like Gypsies, When the Wolf Shines;
Woodshed Havoc, 4 Cords High, Pinetree Boogie;
Jane's Party, Hot Noise, 'Til You Got Yours;
Gold & Youth, Beyond Wilderness, Come to Admire;
The Fragments, The Fragments, Aeolian Respirator;
Pawa Up First, Missing Time, Charlotte;
Cold Water, Wolf Willow/Buffalo Beans, Wolf Willow;
Bitter Fictions, Bitter Fictions, Raise;
Cory Weeds/Bill Coon Quartet, With Benefits, Search for Peace;
The Great Novel, Ain't Too Pretty, Hatching Words;
Chris Picco, The Beach, Real Estate Man;
Cam Penner, To Build a Fire, Gasoline Summers;
The Log Drivers, The Log Drivers, A Miner's Life;
Michael Reinhart, Echo, Indian Road;
Van Funk and the LeBarons, soundcloud, Young Winds;
AM-KAPS, Another Day Another Sudoku, I Remedy;
Toxsic, Light Speed, Light Speed;

Keeping us company in the background, some old Canadian vinyl titled The Passerby, by Tony Kosinec. Truly entertaining!!

Still trying to beat the technical aspect of loading a link to soundcloud to re-listen to Put R in D for Dangle. Until such time, please feel free to go to soundclound and look for the red CJSR banner - Put R in D for Dangle will be under one of them.

Thanks for listening.

Playlist for 28-May-2013

The more you dig into the local music scene, the more treasure you are bound to come up with. Argh mate - here's the treasure we dug up this morning:

Manners, Dig It Up, Too Fun;
The Scenics, Dead Man Walks Down Bayview, No Sleep;
CCF, Devastators II, Deep Grooves;
Zeus, Cover Me!, The Ballad of El Goodo;
Sister Gray, Analog Truth, Lies;
White Lightning, Lock It Up EP, Lock It Up;
The Mouthbreathers, Stonesoup, Standards;
Energetic Action, Becoming, The Lapping Sea;
Lad Mags, Lad Mags, Lover;
The City Streets, Pretenders, At the End of Your Day;
Kye Marshall Jazz Quartet, Pencil Blues, Cello-ing;
Eric St.Laurent Trio, Dale, Skinny Lizard;
The Crackling, Mary Magdalene, You're Sure That I'm Wrong;
Zac Crouse, Paddle to the Ocean, Gone;
Van Funk & the Lebarons, soundcloud.com, Young Winds;
Morlove, Old Tomorrow, Skeleton;
Elizabeth MacInnis, One Eye on the Highway, Can You Dance;
Beams, Just Rivers, Sun Wraps Round;
Lindi Ortega, Cigarettes & Truckstop, Don't Wanna Hear It;
The Ruminants, The Ruminants, Railyard;
Little Miss Higgins, Cobbler Shop Sessions, How & Why & When;
Buddha Kick, Buddha Kick, Velvet;
DL Incognito, Someday Is Less Than a Second Away, Simple Math;

Background tuneage provided by k.d.lang and the reclines, from some wonderful old vinyl titled 'a truly western experience'.

I'll be trying to load up a stream so that you can listen to the show again, and re-discover your favourite treasures from the morning.

Thanks for listening!!

Playlist for 21-May-2013

It's not only the sun that brightens our days, it's also the talented Edmonton musicians as we witnessed this morning! Here's what we heard today:

The Sorels, Daylight, Daylight;
Rob Heath, The Trick, The Trick;
No Joy, Wait to Pleasure, Hare Tarot Lies;
Windigo, Retrospectrum, Theory Anthropic;
The Tubuloids, Surf Fukushima, Pipeline;
The Stormalongs, They Called Me Destruction, Climb Trees;
Lad Mags, Lad Mags, You Don't Love Me;
White Fence, Reap Cyclops, Pink Gorilla;
Wicked Hemlocks, Quill of the Mad, To Be Extremist;
Rhythm of Cruelty, Rhythm of Cruelty, The Past;
Wolak & Donnelly, Common Ground, Hymn To Freedom;
Tyler Hornby B3 Trio, Locus, Beatrice;
The Whytes, Great Northern Revival Vol.3 (Notes from the Edmonton Underground), Highway Lines;
Boogie Patrol, Groove On Or Bug Out, Bread and Butter;
Mayday & the Beat Creeps, Great Northern Revival Vol.3 (Notes from the Edmonton Underground), Steppin';
Whiskey Wagon, AA Runaway, AA Runaway;
Adham Shaikh, Refractions Universal Frequencies Remixes Vol.1, Water Prayer Rasta Mix;
Kayla Marie Howran, Pistol, What Hit You;
Sarah Cripps, Change, Ghost of a Man;
Scott Cook, One More Time Around, New Grist;
The Good Family, The Good Family Album, Outside of Saskatoon;
Freak Motif, La Casa Blanca, On Track;

In the background, some new vinyl compliments of The Sorels titled Daylight.

I know that I mentioned on the air that I would try to load the program onto the blog here, so that you or anyone that you love, can re-listen to the show - But technical difficulties are winning the battle and I have not yet been successful. However, you will be able to pick it up off soundcloud.com by the end of the day. Hope you check it out - that Edmonton set was something to collect ... to my mind at any rate.

Playlist for 14-May-2013

You know that spring is sowing the seeds for the blossoming of Summer Festivals here in Edmonton. This weekend check out Hot Plains Music Fest to get you in the mood, and to hear some totally awesome music. Speaking of which, here is what we listened to today on Put R in D for Dangle:

Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Little Bird;
Alex Vissia, Young Love, Heat Wave;
Jack Marks, Blues Like These, Stray Dog;
Sunshine Shores, Beauty Contest, Late Bloomer;
Scott Cook, One More Time Around, When We're Back Around;
David Francey, So Say We All, Ordinary Man;
Patrick Lac, Bridges, Sing Out;
Jey Witten, Jey Witten, Man on a River Plateau;
Scott Cook, One More Time Around, Pass It Along;
Tyler Hornby B3 Trio, Locus, Nardis;
Bill King, Cinemascope Orchestrations for Piano, Clear Mountain Moon;
WPBE, Dost Thou Believeth in Science?, House For His Heart;
The Sorels, Daylight, Salem;
Maylee Todd, Escapology, Did Everything I Could;
The Brains, The Monster Within, Give It All;
Lucid44, Sweep Sweep, Run Scared (Two Spirits);
Reversing Falls, Reversing Falls, Pyramid Scheme;
Vandana Vishwas, Monologues, Yehi Ek Lamha;
Dub Matix, Rebel Massive, Black Market Dub;
Ben Sures, Son of Trouble, Love Will Kick Your Ass;
Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, Other Side of Town;
Subtractive Lad, The Language of Flowers, The Opposite of Easy;

In the background, we heard some old Canadian jazz from - naturally - vinyl. Filling the gaps in perfect style was the Paul Cram Orchestra (featuring Julius Hemphill) from the LP titled Beyond Benghazi. Hope you enjoyed it too.

I am hoping to post a copy of the show here later today, so that you can re-listen and tell your friends to re-listen ... don't forget to come back and check it out. Enjoy your week!!

Playlist for 07-May-2013

Summer - and all its festivals - is just around the corner. Let's enjoy the hoppin', boppin' spring and all the awesome Canadian musicians that contribute to our great radio station!

This is who we listened to today:

The Fuzz Kings, Accentuate Everything, Comfortably;
The Fuzz Kings, Accentuate Everything, Your Lipstick Only Gets In The Way;
The Fuzz Kings, Accentuate Everything, Southern Belle Trapped In The Great White North;
The Fuzz Kings, Accentuate Everything, Missin' Your Kissin';
Noisy Colours, Angry Cruel Nasty, Megaphone Dance Panic;
Tin Can Bandits, Baboon Buddies, Ain't My Day;
Sloan, Hardcore, It's In You It's In Me;
Alex Calder, Time, Fatal Delay;
Rhubarbs, If We Build It You Will Come, Secretly Famous;
The Fuzz Kings, Accentuate Everything, Too Many Cooks In The Books;
A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation, Sisters;
Meatforce, Master of Two Worlds, Lord of Serpents and Reeds;
Zebra Pulse, Heh Vay Bae-Bays, The Rusted Bones of Home;
A Tribe Called Red, Nation II Nation, Tanto's Revenge;
Jenie Thai, Only The Moon, Throw Down Your Love;
Eugene Ripper, Quiet Light [Fast Folk Underground III), Hammer Down;
Sebastian Barrera, Heart of the City [Anthology co-produced by CJSR], Ciudadano De La Galaxia;
Sian Gregory Juric, The Ground Up, What Now Sleepyhead;
The Abramson Singers, Late Riser, Red River Valley;
Barry Romberg's Random Access Part 12, Crab People, Retroactive;
Roger Chong, Live At The Trane, Work Song;
Graham Nicholas, Ruby and Other Bedtime Stories, Home Seems To Run;
Michael Dunn & The Moanin' After, Come On Out Back To The Shed Tonight, Halfway Through Headingly;
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Anastasia;
Union Duke, Bandits & Bridges, In Waking Dreams;
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Little Bird;
Kim Beggs, Blue Bones, Longest Dream;

In the background, we listened to some 70's Canadian rock from Edward Bear and their self-titled album.

Many thanks to all the musicians as always, but also, many thanks to all of you listeners! It is an honour to be able to come in every Tuesday morning, and play random and raucous Canadian music!

Next week - a surprise! Stay tuned!!!!

Playlist for 30-April-2013

Good thing that excellent radio doesn't depend on the weather or it would be mighty quiet in Edmonton some days! But not today. We filled the airwaves with the following Canadian talent today:

Rhubarbs, If We Build It You Will Come, Don't Call;
The Brains, The Monster Within, Give It All;
The Besnard Lakes, Until In Excess Imperceptible UFO, At Midnight;
The Lazy MKs, The Sunset Sessions Volume One, Frozen;
Young Galaxy, Ultramarine, New Summer;
Two Hours Traffic, Foolish Blood, Amour Than Amis;
Red Ram, Stars Ablaze, Stars Ablaze;
Born Ruffians, Birthmarks, Rage Flows;
Wilfred N & the Grown Men, I'm In Love With the City, I'm In Love With the City;
Jake Chisholm, Diamond In a Coal Mine, Don't Take It So Hard;
Roger Chong, Live At the Trane, Exactly Like You;
Eric St. Laurent Trio, Dale, Pepper Sea;
D'Cana, Earthtone, Djun Djun;
April Verch, Bright Like Gold, Big Eared Mule;
Michael Feuerstack, Tambourine Death Bed, Bones in the River;
Matthew Robinson, Something That We Did, Good Week;
Stephen Fearing, Between Hurricanes, Keep Your Mouth Shut;
The Wilderness of Manitoba, The Leslieville Sessions, The Escape;
WPBE (Worst Pop Band Ever), Dost Thou Believeth in Science?, VI;
Data Romance, Other, Cargo;
Michael Dunn & the Moanin' After, Come On Out Back To the Shed Tonight, Brand New Shoes;
Sebastian Barrera, Heart of the City, Cuidadano De La Galaxia (only a partial play - technical error);
Kayla Marie Howran, Pistol, What Hit You;
Michael Dunn & the Moanin' After, Come On Out Back To the Shed Tonight, Every Time I Hear Your Name;

In the background, we listened to the wonderful (albeit not very appropriate for background music), Paul Hann from his vinyl titled High Test. Yes ... I got drawn in by the name of the vinyl and the picture on the front of it.

Don't forget to go to the homepage (www.cjsr.com) and vote for all of your favourites on CJSR. The voting form is right there and easy for you.

Playlist for 23-April-2013

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz .... I wonder where all the birdies is. Oh right - they're up in Canada pumping out amazing Canadian content stuff. And they're on CJSR ... Put R in D for Dangle specializes in Canadian songbirds, of all genres! Here's what we listened to today:

Sian Gregory Juric, The Ground Up, Everything Beautiful;
The Acorn, The Pink Ghost, Do You Not Yearn At All?;
Suuns, Images Du Futur, Sunspot;
Spoke and Mirror, The Music Is the Message, Postelectric Poverty;
Magneta Line, Witchrock, Lucky;
Hot Super Hot, Hot Super Hot, Restless Traveller;
Veil Maker, Veil Maker, I Sat Away I Sat in Silence;
Zeus, Arts & Crafts 2003-2013 [Anthology], Are You Gonna Waste My Time;
Greenback High, Greenback High, All of Us or None;
Cameron Wallis, Calling Dexter, 402 E. 116th St;
Filipino Doctor, House Calls, Last Tribe of Manhattan;
Scott Cook, Great Northern Revival Vol.3 Notes From the Edmonton Underground [Anthology], Pass It Along;
Kim Beggs, Wanderer's Paean, Banks of the Yukon;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, A Big Truck Brought It;
Shout Out Out Out Out, Not Saying Just Saying, Procrastinator's Fight Song;
Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk, Over Land And Sea, Let's Make Our Escape;
Shotgun Jimmie, Everything Everything, Ladyhawk;
Souljah Fyah, Great Northern Revival Vol.2 Notes From the Edmonton Underground [Anthology], Behind That Face;
John Blackwood and the Housewives, Stella, Dagger;
Garrett Olson, Little Moments, I'm Lost;
Propaghandi, 50 Canadian Punk/HC Bands [Anthology], The Overtly Political But Oh So Personal Song;
The Devin Cuddy Band, Volume One, She Ain't Crying Over Me;

The first song we heard in the background was a continuation of the long play-sized vinyl that started the show, from Sian Gregory Juric titled The Ground Up; we heard Roll On Me. After that, the background sound was all provided by Aquarelle, a French Canadian jazz band from the 70's; we heard both sides of the vinyl Sous Un Arbre.

Thanks for tuning in to the radically different radio station ... CJSR 88.5fm. Have a great week!!!

Playlist for 16-April-2013

Oh there's a smell of music festivals in the air! Helps us all to remember to start booking our holidays!
Here's what we heard today:

Polly-ester Suicide, Fresh Fruit Vol. 3 [Anthology], Repeating;
Swear By The Moon, Great Northern Revival Vol. 3 [Anthology], Beneath The Trees;
Black Thunder, Through the Mirror, Story Time;
Tarantuela, Good Luck Black Cat Bad Luck, Educated Man;
Boats, A Fairway Full of Miners, Advice On Bears;
The Burning Hell, People, Realists;
Love Electric, Sit, Have A Vision;
d'Cana, Earthtone, He Who Buys Land;
Rembetika Hipsters, Kafeneion, Run Hipster!;
Bill King, Cinemascope (Orchestrations for Piano), Carmen's Veranda;
New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms, Lizzy Dying of a Broken Heart;
Alan Jeffries, Coffee 'Til Midnight, Bookworm;
Hawk and Steel, Danger Road, Paper Bird;
Hutchinson Andrew Trio, Prairie Modern, Essence of Peace Beauty & Life;
Jim Pearce, Prairie Dog Ballet, Why I Haven't Got You;
Filipino Doctor, House Calls, Vibrating Moon Over Ipanema;
Xania, Xania, Concrete Suit;
The Devin Cuddy Band, Volume One, Sidewalk in the South;
Jon Comyn, Live @ Elevation Room, Long Life;
Garrett Olson, Little Moments, Shine;

Oh - Almost forgot who helped us out in the background! We had Scott Merritt and his wonderful vinyl from 1985 titled Serious Interference!

What I find so totally awesome is that next week, we'll have an entire shelf of different NEW music to sample. Ain't life grand!

Playlist for 9-April-2013

Playing Canadian music for the listening audience just makes me feel a whole lot better ... and that's important today, since the spring flu bug has bitten me badly. Hope you enjoyed the show today:

Hilotrons, At Least There's Commotion, Venus At Your Back Door;
Beekeeper, Shout At People, It's the Blood;
Hot Super Hot, Hot Super Hot, Sunshine;
War Baby, Jesus Horse, Eternal Life Insurance;
Acres of Lions, Home(s), Prairie Fire;
Ruby Drake, Hold Fast, Imagination;
Sabertooth, Debt Offensive #3, Paper Cut Weird Inc.;
Alison Au Quartet, The Sky Was Pale Blue Then Grey, The Bridge At Night;
Cameron Wallis, Calling Dexter, "3";
Tyler Hornby B3 Trio, Locus, Tesla's Trance;
Hutchinson Andrew Trio, Prairie Modern, The Fog;
Rye & Fairytales, Rye & Fairytales, Wildfire;
The Blue Warblers, Pretty Good, Ain't Gonna Work Waltz;
Veil Maker, Veil Maker, Son I'm Inside the Trees;
Quiet Parade, Old Haunts, Edge of the Ocean;
Boogat, El Dorado Sunset, Eres Hecha Para Mí;
Dead Musician, MartyRifty, Machination;
Third Branch, Third Branch, Dirty;
Matt Patershuk & the Dirty Plaid Orchestra, Outside the Lights of Town, Swayback;
Union Duke, Bandits & Bridges, In Waking Dreams;
J.R. Shore, State Theatre, Charlie's Lullabye;

I uncovered a wonderful sample of Canadian vinyl from our Folk archives and we listened to just one side of it ... I tried to keep the talking down to a minimum on today's show. We heard Side One of the vinyl Sequence by the Canadian trio Dave Essig, which comprises not only Dave Essig but also Bill Bryans and Alison Reynolds.

Many thanks for listening!

Playlist for 02-April-2013

Canadian musicians provide the best entertainment anywhere - and that's no joke! (It no longer being April Fool's Day you see.)
Here's what we listened to today:

Dust Rhinos, Got Guinness?, Got Guinness;
Del Barber, Love Songs for the Last 20, Home To Manitoba;
The Highest Order, If It's Real, Widow;
J.R. Shore, State Theatre, Dayton Free;
Union Duke, Bandits & Bridges, Fire & the Furs;
J.R. Shore, State Theatre, Smokey Joe's Cafe;
Eric St.Laurent Trio, Dale, Uxulo;
Alex Clements, Waiting For You, The New Tune;
Cameron Wallis, Calling Dexter, Calling Dexter;
Kevin Breit & The Upper York Mandolin Orchestra, Field Recording, Worry Floor;
Shuug and the Temporary Men, Shuug and the Temporary Men, Long Hard Winter;
The Crackling, Mary Magdalene, Sold the Children;
Thom Swift, The Fortunate Few, Circle of Boots;
Spoke and Mirror, The Music Is the Message, Postelectric Poverty;
Pigeon Hole, Chimp Blood, Pyramids;
Boogat, El Dorado Sunset, Pa'Tu Casa;
Gianna Lauren, On Personhood, Thread;
Beekeeper, Shout At People, I Don't Need Hope I Need Whiskey;

In the background, keeping all dead-air spaces at bay for me, we listened to some old Canadian country vinyl ... Crowcuss and their album Starting To Show.

This morning I also had a live guest from Women Riding Into the Future, a Women's Motorcycle event taking place August 15-18. To find out all the particulars, including workshops at the event, check out the website ... womenridingintothefuture.eventbrite.ca. Many thanks to the ladies of Manitoba and friends for coming on the show to talk up this awesome event.

And as always ... thanks for lending me your ears!

Playlist for 26-March-2013

Awesome tunes this morning! Matches the awesome sunshine going on outside! Hope you get to experience some sunshine as well as great Canadian musicians today! Here is what we listened to:

Stone Iris, Kicking the Can, E-Ville;
Jane's Party, Til You Got Yours, Til You Got Yours;
Sister Gray, Analog Truth, Lies;
The Fuzz Kings, Accentuate Everything, I'm Everybody's Friday Night Babe;
Gentleman Reg, Leisure Life, Charm In a Phone Booth;
Ponctuation, 27 Club, Pete Townshend;
Emilie Mover, Mighty Time, Fishes;
Lookaway, Eyeball, Mad Girl's Love Song;
Kye Marshall Jazz Quartet, Pencil Blues, Pencil Blues;
Pick a Piper, Pick a Piper, Lucid in Fjords;
J.R. Shore, State Theatre, For the Turnstiles;
Cow Puncher, Cow Puncher, Get In the Truck;
The Ruminants, The Ruminants, Time is a Bleach;
The Highest Order, If It's Real, Offer Still Stands;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Brand New Song;
Leo Vincii, CCCLTD12: Iceberg III [Anthology], Turquoise;
Kye Marshall Jazz Quartet, Pencil Blues, Interrupted Conversations;
Michelle McAdorey, Michelle McAdorey, Leave the Main Road;
Michael Dunn & the Moanin' After, Great Northern Revival Vol. 3 [Anthology], Burnin' Alberta;
Mayday and the Beat Creeps, Great Northern Revival Vol. 3 [Anthology], Steppin';
Classified, Classified, Look Up;

In the background we heard Andy Cree Jazz Quintet on their self-titled album recorded live July, 1989 in "The Bassment" in Saskatoon, Canada.

Hope you enjoyed!

Playlist for 19-Mar-2013

The only thing shining brighter this morning than that great big beautiful sun of ours, is all the Canadian musicians and their contributions to filling the radio air waves. Here is what we heard this morning:

The Express and Company, The Express and Company, Tall Tall Pines;
The Benvereens, Ready to Go, Cabbagetown Princess in Parkdale Clothes;
The Fagmies, The Fagmies, He's A Whore;
Jean Philip, Saigne Mon Coeur, Ma Tête Dégèle;
Young Running, Coming Home, Ohh My;
No Problem, No Problem, Living in the Void;
Grapes of Wrath, High Road, None Too Soon;
Wood Pigeon, Houndstooth Europa, In Praise of the West Midlothian Bus Service;
Dark Red Dark Blue, Dark Red Dark Blue, Lorelei;
Radius and Helena, Fangs - Sampler, The Wizard of Linn;
Class Action, An Extra Bar of the Wrong Song, Rise Up;
The Scenics, Dead Man Walks Down Bayview, No Sleep;
The Fuzz Kings, Accentuate Everything, Your Lipstick Only Gets In the Way;
Curtis Nowosad, The Skeptic & the Cynic, The Way You Make Me Feel;
Shirantha Beddage, Identity, Baker's Dozen;
Steve Kirby and the Northern Prairie Jazz Collective, Stepchild, Wicked Grin;
J.R. Shore, State Theatre, Poundmaker;
Albert, Prends Tes Deux Mains, Prends Tes Deux Mains;
Sarah Cripps, Change, Kissed by the Sun;
Hawk and Steel, Danger Road, Are We Strangers?;
The Sweet Lowdown, May, Big Wave;
Cowpuncher, Eh Side/ Be Side, Hooscow;
Mayday & the Beat Creeps, Great Northern Revival Vol. 3 [Anthology], Steppin';
Olenka & the Autumn Lovers, Hard Times, Misaligned;
Transit, Stale, Settled Smoke;

Background music was once again provided by the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation, from the old vinyl titled VEJI. We heard only Side One this morning, including titles Richard the First, Sax Freeabin, and Vortney Sprazits - lovely stuff!

Thanks for listening this morning!

Playlist for 12-March-2013

The March winds may blow, but they can't blow away the joy of listening to fellow Canadians making music for our ears. Today we heard:
Hollerado, White Paint, Desire 126;
Lonnie in the Garden, Psychedelic Cottage EP, Skeletons vs. Beasts;
Book of Caverns, Homes, Margins;
Cobra & Vulture, Grasslands, Carve a Path Like a Valley Through the Land;
Matt Perri, Taste of Savage: His Pupils Sing His Music [Anthology], The Laughter of Bad Men;
Grapes of Wrath, High Road, Take On the Day;
Jerusalem in My Heart, Mo7it Al-Mo7it, He Titillates the Shepherd But Not the Sheep;
Dr. Rx Sonic, PRN Musications, Musication F;
100 Mile House, Wait With Me, Breakfast TV;
Indians, Somewhere Else, [cut #5 - sorry no song list available];
Leif Vollbekk, North Americana, From the Fourth;
Amy Van Keeken, So Long, Living Without;
Barry Romberg's Random Access Part 12, Crab People, Retroactive;
The Jim Brenan Quartet, January, Eleven Eleven;
The Be Good Tanyas, Hello Love, Crow Waltz;
Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me, When I Was Abroad;
New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms, Luxury Motel;
Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots, Angels;
Kim Beggs, Blue Bones, Longest Dream;
Joanna Borromeo, Kaleidoscope, Your Shoes;
Saturns, Saturns, Dream Warrior;
Ill Tone, Bringin' the Hope Back, Bringin' the Hope Back;
Eccodek, Living for Live, Red White and Mali;

In the background we heard some totally wicked Canadian improvisational jazz on old vinyl compliments of Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation titled Classic VEJI.

Thanks for sharing the morning with myself, and these awesome Canadian musicians!

Playlist for 05-March-2013

Keep the chill outside; warm your heart with Canadian music. Here's what we listened to this morning:

Elephantstone, Elephantstone, Hold Onto Your Soul;
We Are Wolves, La Mort Pop Club, We Are Made Of Fire (Sisyphus);
Andrew Vivona, Do Nothing, #5 [No Song List available with CD - my apologies];
October, October, High Heels Cheap Thrills;
Dot, Pet Memory, Bossed About;
The Flaps, Again, Day of Languor;
Hollerado, White Paint, Too Much To Handle;
The Shilohs, So Wild, Airliner Man;
Mark Templeton, Jealous Heart, Jealous Horse;
Fortner Anderson, Annunciations, Talking Fortner/Talking Teacher;
Bob and Wisdom, Jamaica to Toronto [Anthology], I Believe In Music;
Hawk and Steel, Danger Road, Paper Bird;
New Country Rehab, Ghost of Your Charms, The Bank and The Army;
Sophie Hunter, self-released Single, This Old Town;
Jesse Dollimont & The Ospreys, I'll Fly Away, Burn Your Ship;
Corin Raymond & The Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Change;
Erin Propp with Larry Roy, Courage My Love, Lonely Woman;
Jean-Francois Groulx, Destination 2, Transit;
The Brian Dickinson Quartet featuring Jerry Bergonzi, Other Places, Rockin' at the Hillside;
Shuug and the Temporary Men, Shuug and the Temporary Men, $50 Dodge;
Blind Mule, Blind Mule, Bend It;
Justin Rutledge, Valleyheart, Kapuskasing Coffee;

Background music complements of David Campbell, from his vinyl of 1984 titled Underneath the Blue Canadian Sky.

Playlist for 26-February-2013

Canadian music - soothes the inner self! Here's what soothed us this morning:

The Details, Draw a Distance Draw a Border, Always Always Always Never;
Hot Panda, Volcano...Bloody Volcano, Afraid of the Weather;
Thighs, Thighs, Ash Fantasy;
Type Monkey Type, Jungle Noise, Full-On Neon;
Flowshine, Flowshine, Mountain Queen;
Devil Splender, Hometown Riot, Stand On Up;
The Pleasurists, Hypnotized, Fireworks;
Golden B.C., Just Take It, Get Rid Of It;
Black Turtleneck, Musical Chairs, Miniature Mondays;
Tanuki, Far From the City Lights, Inked;
A Tribe Called Red, Trapline EP, Unlimited Trap;
Treasa Levasseur, Toronto Blues Now [Anthology], A Little Pride;
Dalannah Gail Bowen, Them Menz, Who's Foolin' Who;
Sunday Wilde, He Gave Me a Blue Nightgown, Telling Me to Hush?;
Michael Blake, In the Grand Scheme of Things, Cordiale Drive;
Coco Love, Play, Troubadour's Dream;
Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra, Family Suite for Large Ensemble, I See Your Face Before Me;
Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots, Dying of Another Broken Heart;
Daniel Romano, Come Cry with Me, I'm Not Crying Over You;
Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time, If Wishes Were Horses;
The Unquiet Dead, Book One, St. James the Moocher;

Today in the background, we were accompanied by the strains of Cantin Begin, Collection is the title of the LP.

Thanks for listening! Always a blast coming up with a show of great Canadian musicians for you!

Playlist for 19-Feb-2013

Winter may be hanging around, but Canadian musicians have a way of keeping us warm ... agreed? Here is the list of artists that warmed us this morning:

Tenant, Planaris EP, A Gift Upon Return;
Twin Library, Lowways, Softer Bones;
This Hisses, Anhedonia, Icelandic Blue;
Velvet Chrome, Dub Ditch Picnic A Year of Haircuts 2011-2012 [Anthology], Étude en Psychobilly;
Box of Wolves, Transmissions from UMFM 101.5 [Anthology], Sunlight;
Young Running, Coming Home, Ohh My;
Rae Spoon, Love Is a Hunter, Death By Elektro;
Make Haste, Make Haste, Easier;
Olav, Making Art & Being A Human, Perc Press;
Classified, Classified, That's What I Do;
Long John Bladry, Canadian Blues Masters [Anthology], You Wanna Dance;
JW-Jones Blues Band, Northern Blues Music [Anthology], Defibrillatin';
Dutch Mason, Canadian Blues Masters [Anthology], I'm Back;
Sunday Wilde, He Gave Me a Blue Nightgown, I Guess I Didn't Hear You Right;
Kyle Brenders Quartet, Offset, Whisk;
Pugs & Crows, Fantastic Pictures, Take One Away;
The Jim Brenan Quartet, January, The Wolf & The Lion;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, A Big Truck Brought It;
The Collective West, Fire & the Ocean, Chevy-Bike;
Wake Owl, Wild Country, Wild Country;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Little Bird;
Rae Spoon, Superior You Are Inferior, Come On Forest Fire Burn the Disco Down;

In the background during the first half of the show, we were accompanied by Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Side One of the old vinyl (1987) Honey and Spice; during the second half of the show, we were accompanied again by Fraser MacPherson (this time) Quintet - Side One of the vinyl Jazz Prose.

Thanks for joining me this morning - If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at:
figgy@cjsr.com

Playlist for 12-February-13

Today I featured the new CD/musical tome from Corin Raymond and the Sundowners, Paper Nickels. This CD caper was almost entirely funded by Canadian Tire money ... you can't get much more Canadian than that. But of course, the show - like Corin's new CD - also featured a lot of awesome Canadian musicians, songwriters and producers. Here's the list of what we heard today:
AA Sound System, Laissez Faire, I Don't Get You At All;
Ariana Gillis, To Make It Make Sense, Deep Blueberry Ocean Delight;
Carrie Day, Immaculate Night, Perfect Love;
Twin Library, Lowways, Abandon Everyone;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Ol' Fort Mac;
Scott Cook, This One's On the House, The Ramblin' Kind;
Kim Beggs, Wanderer's Paean, Heartache Shoes;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, If I Were You Instead of Me;
Curtis Nowasad, The Skeptic & The Cynic, The Skeptic & The Cynic;
The Jim Brenan Quartet, January, Fin Fang Foom!;
Sunday Wilde, He Gave Me a Blue Nightgown, Blue Spirit Blues;
Kirby Sewell Band, Bought Myself a Hammer, I Love To Watch You Walk Away;
Steve Dawson, Telescope, Nailbiter;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Blues Mama;
Dirty Inputs, Many Earths, Solid Star;
James Danderfer Presents, The Hummingbird Brigade, Joy in the Streets;
The Uncas, Drop the Ball, That Time on the Plow;
The Pernell Reichert Band, Highway of Tears, Fishnet Stockings;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Bucket of Things;
Nick Everett & Everybody, Elsethings, Bridge;
Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time, The Lonely One;

Background music provided by two artists on some wonderful old vinyl: Side A of June Katz's Lulu's Back in Town! LP and Face 1 of Gaston Brisson's Corridor LP.

You can still pitch in on Paper Nickels by sending your Canadian Tire Money to Corin at:
Corin Raymond
39 Oxford St.
Toronto, On M5T 1N8
Canada
Another great and inexpensive way to support the Canadian music economy! What's the other way? Why ... listening to Put R in D for Dangle, on CJSR of course! Thanks for listening!

Playlist for 05-February-2013

Canadian music!!! You just gotta choose it!! You just gotta love it! And you just gotta groove to it!! Which is why you are a fan of Put R in D for Dangle. Here is the auditory lusciousness we tasted this morning:
A Volatile Mixture, A Volatile Mixture, Eat of the Apple;
Golden B.C., Doomsday #1, Walking;
The Noble Thiefs, Transmissions from UMFM 101.5 (Anthology), Drive-In;
Young Running, Coming Home, Quiver of Smoke;
Apparatjik & Lowell, If You Can Solve This Jumble, That's the Thing About Us;
Red Moon Road, Transmissions from UMFM 101.5 (Anthology), Hypothetical Girl;
Book of Caverns, Homes, Names & Numbers;
Notch 21, Cryptic Noise Machine, The Gunslinger;
Jerusalem In My Heart, Mo7it Al-Mo7it, Speak of the Woman in the Black Robe; (Yes that is the CD name!)
Meat Force, Radio Promos, Everybody Is Cain;
Rob Lutes, The Bravest Birds, Things We Didn't Choose;
Jom Comyn, 88 1/2 Ways To Love Life and Be Happy, Hatchet In Garage;
The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Lume Lume, Fanfare;
The Express & Company, Tall Tall Pines, Tall Tall Pines;
James Danderfer Presents, The Hummingbird Brigade, State of Ruin;
Pugs & Crows, Fantastic Pictures, Take One Away;
Barry Romberg's Random Access Part 12, Crab People, 6 to the 5 to the 7 to the 9;
Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time, Blue Mermaid Dress;
Ghettosocks, We're Gonna Drink a Lot of Wine, Ice Wine;
This Hisses, "Anhedonia", Icelandic Blue;

Background music was complements of the CJSR Vinyl library as always; Lightdreams performing Islands In Space - Stone Age Music from Vancouver in 1981.

Hope you enjoyed the show this morning. Sorry for the delay in getting the playlist up for you.

Playlist for 29-Jan-13

It's a good thing we have so much awesome Canadian music to keep our blood flowing and our toes twitching to dance ... especially with the weather in such a freezing state.
Here's what we heard today:
The Stoves, Slippery's Club Hits Side 1 (Anthology), Can't Slow Down;
Great Bloomers, Distant Fires, Fear Will Make A Fool of You;
Bocephus King, Willie Dixon God Damn!, Willie Dixon God Damn!;
The Flowers of Hell, Odes, Super-Electric;
Whiskey Chiefs, Love You Miss You, Learn How to Listen;
Golden BC, Just Take It, Afraid to Wake Up;
The Damn Truth, Dear in the Headlight, Downtown;
Maqlu, Malfeasance, Lucky Paw;
A Tribe Called Red, Trapline EP, Unlimited Trap;
Notch 21, Cryptic Noise Machine, Test Your Destiny;
Daniel Romano, Come Cry With Me, Middle Child;
Corin Raymond, There Will Always Be a Small Time, There Will Always Be a Small Time;
The Sweet Lowdown, May, Drink It Down;
Myriad3, Tell, Mr. Awkward;
Erin Propp with Larry Roy, Courage My Love, The Frost;
Eugene Ripper, Fast Folk Underground III Quiet Light, Hammer Down;
Kat Danser, The Engadine Sessions: Come to the Mountain, Come to the Mountain;
Acres and Acres, Truth & Sky, Shake the Moon;
Mister Lucky, Coming Home, Angel;
The Happy Unfortunate, July Never Dies, Knew You;

We heard some totally wonderful Canadian Jazz compliments of Big Miller. We heard almost the entire album titled Phoenicia: Live from Calgary.

Don't forget ... dipping into unknown music is good for the heartbeat!!!

Playlist for 15-January-2013

The winds of weather are blowing in some unusual January weather in Alberta. That's easy to cope with here at CJSR - where we are always blowing some unusual tunes over the air waves. Here is what I sent your way today:
Spookey Ruben, Mechanical Royalty, Super Poke;
Red Shag Carpet, Down Like a Lion, Fairweather Man;
Mac de Marco, 2, My Kind of Woman;
Great Bloomers, Distant Fires, Something;
Golden BC, Just Take It, The Idiots;
Red Ram, Slip Away, Candlewax Railroad;
Eccodek, Living Flor Live, Bodhichitta Dub;
Nick Teehan, youtube, Say Hello;
Rae Spoon, Superior You Are Inferior, Bones In a Museum;
The Eerie Green, The Eerie Green, Curious Thing;
Andy Shauf, The Bearer of Bad News, Hometown Hero;
Acres and Acres, All Nations, Money;
Keith William Miller, Poetry From the Glass Half Empty, The Lonely Cowboy;
The Brian Dickson Quartet featuring Jerry Bergonzi, Other Places, Rockin' At the Hillside;
Mark deJong, The Unknown, Appendix 'A';
Steve Kirby and the Northern Prairie Jazz Collective, Stepchild, Wicked Grin;
Elaquent, Parallel, Blueberry Muffins;
Thoroughbred Racing Pigeon, Peons, Pigeons;
Spell, Lull, Look Out;
The Battle of Santiago, Followed by Thousands, Opposite Forces;
The Able Kind, Something to Say, CarBar;

In the background today we heard some trés cool Quebecois folk from Jim Corcoran and Bertrand Gosselin in the form of vinyl. Title of the vinyl we heard is La Tête En Gigue, from the 70's.
Oh that we were all allowed windmills! Pretty sure we'd be generating enough power to keep the nation lighted all day!

Playlist for 08-January-2013

Happy beginning of the New Year, and the New Era! It was great to be host to "The Original Dangle" on the show this morning, and always awesome to hear what she has to say about music. Here is what we played for you this first show of the year:
WhiskeyFace, Soothing Absence of Light, Acquainted Strangers;
Joel Plaskett, La De Da, Lying on a Beach;
Pete Turland, Cruisin', Twenty Flight Rock;
Torngat, La Petite Nicole, Afternoon Moon Pie;
Kyle Brenders Quartet, Offset, Sciatica;
The Lucas Sader Project, Apollo - A Tribute to Miles Davis Quintet, Apollo;
Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra, Family Suite for Large Ensemble, Four Shades of Darkness;
Tanya Tagaq, Sinaa, Sila;
** Kenjegul Kuhatova, Bardic Divas, Taalailuu Eldin Birkyzy;
Les Breastfeeders, Les Matin de Grands Soirs, En Dansant Le Yah!;
Foggy Hogtown Boys, Golden West, It's Hard to Keep on Standing (When You Don't Have Far to Fall);
Rocktimus Crime, Glum Machine, track #4 [sorry no songlist included with CD];
** Mogwai, A Wrenched Virile Lore, San Pedro;
God's Pee, Allelujah! Don't Bend Ascend, Strung Like Lights at Thee Printemps Erable;
The Fretless, Waterbound, The Northern Three;
The New Lightweights, What Keeps Us Together, Knew It All Along;
Car 87, Trapped, Paranoia;
Travor Alguire, Till Sorrow Begins To Call, Since When's Dying a Sin;

** indicates non-Canadian music, a rather rare item on Put R in D for Dangle

In the background today, we listened to some truly original Canadian jazz from an LP that arrived at the station in 1989. The band is Graeme Kirkland and the Wolves, and the title of the album is Sleep Alone!. Totally wonderful!

Thanks for tuning in and listening.