Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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!!!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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!

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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!