Tuesday, October 29, 2013

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!!!!!!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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!!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

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!!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

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 EspaƱol. 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!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

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!!!!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

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!!!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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!