Playlist for 16-March-10

Here's the list of great Canadian musicians we listened to today:
Elvis Bossa Nova, Hi I'm Elvis Bossa Nova, Kentucky Rain;
Tommy Babin's Benzene, Your Body is Your Prison, They Didn't Know They Were Robots;
Melvin's Rock Pile, Out To Lunch, Song for the Solstice;
Phono D'Enfant, White Blossoms, Green Days Rustling In My Mind;
Annette, You Gotta Laugh, Freudian Slip;
Douglas Mitchell, Broken On the Floor, Believe;
Jay Malinowski, Bright Lights & Bruises, We've all Got to be Going Somewhere;
The Rabid Now, Autraumaton, Selfish Nature;
Half Past Four, Rabbit in the Vestibule, Southern Boogie;
Rae Spoon, Superior You Are Inferior, Great Lakes;
Hawksley Workman, Meat, Chocolate Mouth;
Hey Rosetta!, from youtube, There's an Arc;
Underground Realroad, Slave to the Game, Be Who U-R;
Ingrid D. Johnson, Wounded Soul, Let It Go;
M.O., Eskimocentricity, Steady Terms;
Wheat and Water, Two Main Ingredients, Trainwreck;
Andrew Scott, 13 Birds of Prey, SplitFoot;
Jenny Whiteley, Forgive or Forget, Day Without Words;
Joe Belly, Nickles and Dimes, Another Season of Disaster;
Mendelson Joe, Live at Sixty-Five, They will Take your Pants;
Ralf Buschmeyer, Renewal, Westerly;
The Joys, Adventures In, Smoke So Much;

That was a great cruise through the Canadian New Wax section here at CJSR! Thanks for listening, and supporting the Canadian music scene.

Figgy Newtunes

Playlist for 09-Mar-10

Here is what tickled your auditory nerves today:
Eric St. Laurent, Epoch, Ngizoya Ekhaya;
The Tanuki Project, Playground for Everyone, Acid Rain;
Satomi Saeki, Japanese Koto Music, London No Yoru No Ame;
The Besnard Lakes, Are the Roaring Night, Light up the Night;
The Sheepdogs, Learn & Burn, Catfish 2 Boogaloo;
Brazilian Money, Friendly Neighbour, Big Money;
Wheat and Water, Two Main Ingredients, So-Called Wisdom;
Jenny Whiteley, Forgive or Forget, Truth & The Eyes of the Dead;
The Swiftys, Ridin' High, The Gypsy;
Sandro Dominelli, The Alvo Sessions, Foggy Bridge;
Inhabitants, A Vacant Lot, Far Away in Old Words;
Tommy Babin's Benzene, Your Body is Your Prison, The Sky Beneath My Feet;
Ghostkeeper, Ghostkeeper, Metis Running;
Ben Gunning, Mal De Mer, On Their Dime;
Solipsism, Sentimental, Batter the Pigs in Grease;
Douglas Mitchell, Broken on the Floor, Cardboard Boxes;
Picastro, Become Secret, A Dune A Doom;
Morlove, All of My Lakes Lay Frozen Over, Hunters Moon;
It It, The Third Old Life Compilation, Tsawassen;

My gratitude to all the Canadian musicians who continue to fill our new wax section - I and my listeners love you for it!

Figgy Newtunes

Playlist for 02-March-10

Hope you all enjoyed the listening today! Here is the list of what we heard:
Microbunny VS The Straggler, Microbunny VS The Straggler, Magnatech;
Original Recipe, Original Recipe, Hank Manicotti;
Antoine Berthiaume, Small Tease, Forgotten Gummy;
Rueben de Groot, Hey!, Failing Town;
Margit Bull, All Life Long, All Life Long;
Sinistrio, Rocky Mountain Jazz Compilation, Colourbox;
Dwayne Ford, Some Day, Roses in the Morning;
Clear Voyage, Another Level, Upbringing;
Hollerado, Record in a Bag, Fake Drugs;
A History Of, Action in the North Atlantic, Strike it from the Lexicon;
The Ascot Royals, The Ascot Royals, Awkward When I Stop;
Mark Takeshi MacGregor, Different Stones, Coruscating;
Amy Horvey, Interview, Interview;
Otis Taylor, Northern Blues Music, My Soul's in Louisiana;
Ross Neilsen, Early Grave, Call Me Gone;
Dutch Mason, Dutch Mason & Johnny Tornado, I'm A Man;
Jacques & The Shakey Boys, Jacques & The Shakey Boys, Billy the Kid;
Big Joe Burke, Quiver, Don't Think Twice ... It's Alright;

Keep listening to CJSR - It helps support Canadian musicians and local business! And yes - we DO own the podium!!
Figgy Newtunes

Playlist for Tuesday, 23-February-2010

The fabulous tunes we listened to today are as follows:
Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen, Like a Bird on a Wire;
R.A. Lautenschlager, Curling Songs, Take That Rock and Shove It;
Chris Bartos, Fort William, Bluegrass Groupie;
Stephanie Braganza, Unexpected, Shine;
Brain Sauce, Individuality is an Old Commodity, Marijuana Stole My Baby;
Rake, Rake, Unself Aware;
Four80East, Rollon, Race the Moon;
The Tony Wilson Sextet, The People Look Like Flowers At Last, Let the Monkeys Dance;
Canaille, Potential Things, Good Bits;
Jenny Whiteley, Forgive or Forget, Ripple Effect;
Madison Violet, No Fool For Trying, The Wood Shop;
Jacques & The Shakey Boys, Ain't Ready to Quit;
Colleen Brown, Foot in Heart, New Perfume;
Wilst, While I Was Waiting, Hounds are Lazy;
Yael Wand, Good Stitch Gone, Jaybird;
The Electronic Gospel Experience, Throne Life, Gospel Show;
Balligomingo, Under an Endless Sky, A Beautiful Day;
The Zolas, Tic Toc Tic, Cab Driver;
Joe Nolan, Bring me a Candle, Bicycle Road;
Broadway Sleep, Broadway Sleep, Too Late;
Mendelson Joe, Live at Sixty-Five, Fragile Man;
Thankless Anthology (Shearing Pinx), I Ate Your Legs, Inertia;
Rae Spoon, Superior You Are Inferior, Bones in A Museum;

That's all we fit in today - 100% Canadian as usual. Remember to Support Local Business - It generates local jobs and local wealth, albeit relative wealth. And there certainly is a wealth of Canadian talent out there!

Playlist for 16-February-2010

Here is the playlist for the 16th of February, listed by Artist/Band name, CD/Album name, Song name;
Kim Esty, Tea Vol.14 (anthology), He Doesn't Like Me ... [He Likes My Brother];
Pneumatic Transit, Everybody Dance Now (anthology), The Laughing Lets Me Know;
The Bush Pilots, Seven Ways to Broadway, Rock N Roll Radio;
Amanda Martinez, Amor, Cucurrucucu Paloma;
Pierre Labbe 4tet, Manivelle, Serpents et Echelles;
Joe Coughlin, Low Down West Broadway, On Green Dolphin Street;
Meldelson Joe, Live at Sixty-Five, The Canada Song;
Ross Neilsen, Early Grave, How I Could Change;
The Blazers, Red Hot, Wake Up;
Paulo Borges, Olhos Pretos, Charamba;
Vivian Houle, Treize, Paperthin;
Todor Kobakov, Pop Music, Toronto Stories;
Happy, Kiss.Bang., Like Quicksand;
The Henrys, Is This Tomorrow, Him & Carol;
Richard Laviolette & The Oil Spills, All of Your Raw Materials, With Tape & Purposeful Hats;
Second Hand Smoke, Breathe It In, Second Hand Groove;
The Diableros, Old Story Fresh Road, Old Story Fresh Road;
Iron Lion, 2010 Canadian Rap Future Superstars (anthology), Take a Breather;
Magnum K.I, Magnum K.I, Eyes on Fire;
Ingrid D. Johnson, Wounded Soul, Your Smile (from Vol.1 Ready for Change);
Bob Wiseman, In Her Dream, In Her Dream;

As always, love and thanks to all the Canadian musicians who work so hard to fill our New Wax section.
Figgy Newtunes

Play List for 09 February 2010

Here is the list of Canadian Artists we listened to today, by Artist/CD or Album/Song:
Charity Chan, Somewhere the Sea & Salt, Penny for your Thoughts;
Big Joe Burke, Quiver, Mercy So Cruel;
Wheat and Water, Two Main Ingredients, Fashionably Late;
Rae Spoon, Superior you are Inferior, My Heart is a Piece of Garbage/Fight Seagulls Fight;
Rezz, Rezz, In Sinew Ate;
The British Columbians, The British Columbians, Gasoline Handshake;
The Pinecones, Sage, Tea Tonight;
Tabassian Martel Tabassian, Tabassian Martel Tabassian, Hudson;
Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble, Our Hospitality, Study In;
Red Blue Green, Transparent Thesis, Lost Arrow;
Ethan Collister, Wishing Well, Paper Bag Crown;
Ingrid Gatin, Broken Tambourine, Tin Heart;
Dennis Ellsworth, Chesterfield Dweller of the Year, The Bees have left the Hive;
Howlin' Dan & the Riondelics, 5 LB. Hammer, Girl Named Jimmy;
Van Scott, Thief of Time, Fadin';
Ford Pier, Adventurism, Sick of the Good Times;
Manu Malik, Hooks & Bars, S.W.A.G.;
Magnum KI, Magnum KI, Dreaming;
Gee Wunder, Hood Politics, Eh!;
Tzo'Kam, Heart Beats, Gathering;
Scott Cook, Great Northern Revival, People Please;
Prescott, Lakeside Sessions, Good Guys;

Once again the Canadian Music Scene has provided us with 100% content for our listening pleasure and enlightenment!

Playlist for 02-Feb-2010

Here is what we listened to today folks!
The Sales Department, Measured Life, The Measured Life;
Chris Page, A Date with a Smoke Machine, Patio to Stereo;
Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold, Broken Hearted Beat, Lay Low;
Hawksley Workman, Meat, Song for Sarah Jane;
Rae Spoon, Superior You are Inferior, Burn the Disco Down;
Darren McGinnis, What's Your Story, Mamas Don't Let your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys;
Ian Tyson, Eighteen Inches of Rain, Rodeo Road;
Eric St. Laurent, Epoch, Peppercorn;
Satomi Saeki, Japanese Koto Music, Nagare;
Le Woodchoppers Association et Jah Youssouf, ditto, Je Vous Salue;
SubplotA, Tragic Romantic Mocku Fantasy, My Everyman;
The Dead Letters, ditto, Ghost of a Thousand Battles;
Basia Bulat, Heart of My Own, Heart of my own;
Chicago Goes West, ditto, Nice Shoes;
Ken Aldcroft's Ensemble, Our Hospitality, Work Song;
Sandro Dominelli, The Alvo Sessions, Hot Sauce;
Lazy Bones, Songs from Here, Perfect Life;
Crowded City Skyline, ditto, Plaster Walls;
100 Mile House, From Fall to Fall, Wolves;
Ross Neilsen, Early Grave, Call Me Gone;

Thanks to the Canadian musicians for providing me with such a fantastic collection from which to chose each week! And thanks to the listeners who keep the Canadian musicians and dj's doing their thing!