Playlist for 11-September-2012

Oh the leaves are turning ... FunDrive is definitely in the air ... A great day for music! Here is what we heard today: Jesse & the Dandelions, Time & Space & Everything in Between, Fire; Fountains of Youth, Flood Season, Along These Lines; Whale Tooth, Search Party, Wolves; Rakam, Stranger Things Before, Lesser Known Gimmick; Brandi Dister Heft, Gratitude, Portrait of Duke; Roberto Lopez Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra, Azul, Carmen de Bolivar; Saint Dirt Elementary School, Abandoned Ballroom, Sara Move with Me to Canada; Suzie Vinnick, Live at Bluesville, Looking For a Kiss; Chuck Jackson's Big Bad Blues Band, A Cup of Joe, Boogie Woogie Country Girl; Dutch Mason Blues Band, Wish Me Luck, Barefootin'; Graham Guest, Relief, High Life; *Antibalas, Antibalas, Him Belly No Go Sweet;(*Non-Canadian) West Coast British Columbia, Brave New Waves, Wicked Man; Gordon Grdina's Haram, Her Eyes Illuminate, En Shakawt Al Hawa (If You Complain About Love); Dub Vulture, Brother Can You Spare a Gun, Bicycle Johnny; Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots, Little Red Boots; Jason Haywood, A Thousand Miles Since Yesterday, It Don't Take Much; Gordie Tentrees, North Country Heart, Holy Moly; Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots, Dying of Another Broken Heart; Shred Kelly, In the Hills, Rowed Away; Cadence & Nathan, Cadence & Nathan, My Friend is Going Away; A thousand thanks to all the Canadian musicians who contributed to our joy today! Keep it up!

Playlist for 04-September-2012

Great sunshine smiling down on all the new and veteran students returning to the classroom this morning. Hope your year at school will be as good as the music on CJSR. Here is what we listened to this morning: Homo Duplex, Homo Duplex, On Or On And On; Matt Mays, Coyote, Queen of Portland Street; White Lung, Sorry, St.Dad; The Waxbills, When Love Comes, Skeleton Man; Bend Sinister, Small Fame, She Lost Her Rock and Roll; Budokan, Spin a Little Gold, Bastards of Feel; Corb Lund, Cabin Fever, (You Ain't a Cowboy) If You Ain't Been Bucked Off; Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, Otonabee; Kim Beggs, Blue Bones, Can't Drive Slow Yodel; Chilly Gonzales, Piano Solo II, Train of Thought; The JMC Project, Making a Statement, Ride the Wave; Kevin Dean/PJ Perry Quintet, Ubiquitous, Hip Bone; SnowBlink, Inner Classics, Safety Stories; Lou Canon, Lou Canon, To Find Your Bed; Cadence & Nathan, Cadence & Nathan, Wearing All My Old Things; Owls By Nature, Everything is Hunted, Heartbreaking Ways; A Tribe Called Red, Electric Powwow (from youtube), Red Skin Girl; Fraser/Daley, The Whole Fam Damily, (It's All) Medicinal Marijuana; Jimmy and The Sleepers, C'est La Vie, It's Alright Now; Mister Lucky, Coming Home, Sugarfoot Boogie; God Made Me Funky, Vive le NuFunk, Vive le NuFunk; The Alchemist, Russian Roulette, Apollo's Last Stand; My continued thanks to all the awesome artists who submit their music to the station (If you are an up and comer in the Canadian music scene, CJSR would LOVE to receive a copy of your CD to play over the airwaves!) and for the wonderful listeners who support the community and the campus with their ears ... (I'm not saying they are BIG ears ... just strong!)

Playlist for 28-August-2012

Another great show thanks to the awesome Canadian musicians! Here's what we listened to today: Mathias Mental, The Stateroom Scene,#1 (cannot find a song list with the CD..sorry); Fine Times, Fine Times, Hey Judas; John Antoniuk, Always With You, Good Girl Down; Scotty Hills, Year of Septembers, Roller Coaster Love; Whitehorse, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, Out Like a Lion; Tyrana Horse, Garbage Bears, Out of Control; You'll Never Get to Heaven, You'll Never Get to Heaven, Reliable Effects; Hanna Georgas, Dine Alone Advance Music, Ode to Mom; Michael Occipinti & Shine On, The Universe of John Lennon, Julia; Shuffle Demons, Cluster Funk, He's the Drummer; Roberto Lopez Afro-Columbian Jazz Orchestra, Azul, El Pescador; MendelsonJoe, Canuckian, Deemo Crassy; Wax Mannequin, No Safe Home, Body Black/Body White; Hollerin' Pines, Hollerin' Pines, Sailor's Love Song; Tim Chaisson, The Other Side, Bail You Out; Suzy Wilde, Suzy Wilde, Flame; Scott Cooper, Quiet Company, None of the Above; Cara Luft, Darlingford, The Ploughboy & The Cockney; Gang Signs, Gang Signs, Runnin'; Purity Ring, Shrines, Ungirthed; Sarah Burton, Fire Breathers, Raise the Bar; Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, Nick Ferrio & His Feelings, Story's Long Story's Old; MendelsonJoe, Canuckian, I Am Canuckian; Favourite songs are always difficult to pick, but I have to say that this morning MendelsonJoe takes the cake with his wonderful Deemo Crassy!! Enjoy your last week of freedom!!

Play List for 21-August-2012

Live Music! Live Theatre! It all contributes to keeping us alive. Here are the tunes we sampled today: Jay Arner, Jay Arner, Bad Friend; Whale Tooth, Search Party, Wolves; Fist Full O' Snacks, Of Course the Journey, I Like Food; Thomas D'Arcy, Tribute to the Monks Bad Habits, Love in Stereo; J P Mortier, The Only Bar, Maybe You Should Drink; Dub Vulture, Brother Can You Spare a Gun, Bicycle Johnny; Elk, Day Dreams, You're the One; Veszel, Cigarettes, (**Background); Pizzarrhea!, Laser Bacon Eye Surgery, Pork Benedict III (The Last Grilled Pope-wich); Learning, Kant: An Album by the Band Learning, Guns Around Here; Christa Couture, The Living Record, Pirate Jenny & The Storm; Melissa Payne, Melissa Payne, Liars; Welcome Sound, Hey Thanks for Everything, High Altitude Rhubarb; Brandi Dister Heft, Gratitude, Blues for Nelson Mandela; Susie Arioli, All the Way, Time After Time (portion only); Whale Tooth, Search Party, Battle Sex; Delhi to Dublin, Turn Up the Stereo, Tabla Boy; Stay Alive! Live and Love Art in all its forms!

Playlist for 14-Aug-2012

Live music clears up most ailments; keep listening for good health! Here's what we heard today: Jon & Roy, Let It Go, Tavern Song; From Birch to Yew, Whisper in the Trees, Dreamer; Gabrielle Papillon, Little Bug, Judah on His Knees; Brenna Lowrie, Body Electric, Do the Jesus; Shred Kelly, In the Hills, Cabin Fever; The Guess Who, Canned Heat, Side A (*Background); Lewis Nash Quintet, The Highest Mountain, Blues Connotation; Kevin Dean/PJ Perry Quintet, Ubiquitous, Scene in Passing; Nu Sensae, Sundowning, Spit Gifting; Hot Panda, Go Outside, Future Markets; Kelly and the Kellygirls, Club des Femmes, Lifeguards; Ground Level Falcons, Ground Level Falcons, Cease/Desist; Japandroids, Celebration Rock, Adrenaline Nightshift; VanGhost, Black & White, Chainsaw Heart; Jennah Barry, Young Men, Dead Give Away; Christopher Smith, Earning Keep, Old Testament Violence; Christopher Smith, Earning Keep, Samson; Jennifer Scott & Brasileira, Sonho Meu, Corrida de Jangada; Gordon Grdina's Haram, Her Eyes Illuminate, Ana Wa Habibi; Suzie Vinnick, Live at Bluesville, You'll Be Mine; No Sinner, Boo Hoo Hoo EP, If Anything; Lindi Ortega, youtube, Little Lie; Danny Marks, A Friend in the Blues, Caretaker; Thanks for listening. Remember - CJSR FunDrive 2012 is coming early this year - starts 26-September and runs to 06-October. Looking forward to hearing from you then!

Playlist for 07-August-2012

Summertime ... and the Canadian music is easy ... to find on the airwaves at your favourite radical radio station, CJSR! It's what we do! Here's who we listened to today: Cory Woodward, The Truth, Fallout; Cellos, Bomb Shelter, Bomb Shelter; Calista, Calista, Flowers; Cold Warps, Slimer, Slimer (*Background); Cory Woodward, The Truth, Define Yourself; Zebra Pulse, Ramshackle Day Parade 2012 (Anthology), Wild Bros Party; Twin Peaks, Spaceshipone: Chapter 1 In Search of Blackboltt (Anthology), Kaboom; Cold Warps, Slimer, Dream Creepin' (*Background); Nick Everett, Rocky Top, Sit Listen; S.G. Sinnicks, The Last Irishman in Corktown, You're Gonna Need it; Morgan MacDonald, Back to the Wilderness, The Fences; Stan Rogers, Turnaround, Song of the Candle; Bryan Joseph, Bryan Joseph, Taken by Surprise (*Background); Ivy Mairi, No Talker, Scar; The Sturgeons, The Wood Shop, Ocean Cries; Leroy Stagger & His Band, Radiant Land, Radiant Land; Bryan Joseph, Bryan Joseph, Halo of God (*Background); Anita Eccleston, Jazz EP, The Nearness of You; Jon McCaslin, Sunalta, Shuffle "G"; Graham Guest, Relief, (*Background); Scott Cook, This One's on the House, People Please; Pistol George Warren, Mindemoya, Be Your Dog; Kim Beggs, Wanderer's Paean, Banks of the Yukon; Dan Sinasac, Burnt Piano, Honeybee; Hope you enjoyed the morning of music as much as I did! Long Live Canadian Music!!

Playlist for 31-July-2012

On the last day of each month - whether or not it is a Tuesday - listen to a lot of Canadian music; it'll make the start of the next month that much easier. Today is a good example - here is what we heard this last day of July 2012: Blind God, A Feast for Mourners, My Razor; Cellos, Bomb Shelter, Mailroom Blues; Calista, Calista, Frictionatra; Homo Duplex, Homo Duplex, On or On and On; Rakam, Stranger Things Before, Lesser Known Gimmick; Cinderpop, Manic Sparkles, Sevens; Old World Vulture, Trophy Lovers, Patterson-Gimlin; Veszel, Cigarettes, Side A (*background music); Pizzarrhea, Laser Bacon Eye Surgery, Hol' Onta Dis Pear; Matthew A Wilkinson, Postnamers, Aurora; Purity Ring, Shrines, Obedear; The Element Choir & William Parker, At Christ Church Deer Park, At Christ Church Deer Park; Blind God, A Feast for Mourners, Phasers on Stun; Paula Perro, Make It Look Easy, Bubblegum; Suzie Vinnick, Live at Bluesville, Looking for a Kiss; Buzy B & The Honeycomb Kids, Live at Fairview Pub (youtube), Good Morning; Susie Arioli, All the Way, Here's to the Losers; Elizabeth Shepherd, Rewind, Lonely House; Saint Dirt Elementary School, Abandoned Ballroom, Lidia's Attached to the Stars; The Give 'Em Hell Boys, Barn Burner, Play Hank Williams at My Funeral; Gordie Tentrees, North Country Heart, Skinny Trees; Sarah Burton, Fire Breathers, Winnipeg; Jason Haywood, A Thousand Miles Since Yesterday, The Longest Walk; Hin In Dar, Absalom, Come in Alive; Remember - check out your favourite artists (as listed above) on youtube or myspace - or even google - for how to get a hold of their CD's etc. Support your local economy - go out to a live music gig!