Award winning radio for award winning listeners! Here's who we listened to today:

Hands & Teeth, Before the Light, Easy;
Maicamia, Des Era, Des Era;
Ought, More Than Any Other Day, The Weather Song;
Brave Radar, Message Centre, Get In Step;
The Fuzz Kings, The Fuzz Kings 7", I'm Your Goon;
Dearly Beloved, Endvro, Not My Pig;
Tanya Tagaq, Animism, Fracking;
Owen Pallett, In Conflict, On a Path;
Clementine, Kimberley '93, Black Sheep Get No Sleep;
Chad Vangalen, Shrink Dust, Evil;
Triology, Triology, Adanac;
The Jazz Descendants, Red, Red;
Joe Nolan, Tornado, Tightrope Dancer;
Van Funk, 13, Storms A Comin';
Swear By the Moon, Great Northern Revival Notes from the Edmonton Underground Vol.3 [Compilation], Beneath the Trees;
Boogie Patrol, Great Northern Revival Notes from the Edmonton Underground Vol.2 [Compilation], Can't Help Myself;
Mayday & the Beat Creeps, Great Northern Revival Notes from the Edmonton Underground Vol.3 [Compilation], Steppin';
Joe Nolan, Tornado, Massey Hall;
Steve Strongman, Let Me Prove It To You, Ain't Nobody Like You;
Fist Full O' Snacks, Climb the Glass Mountain, Bird Song;
David Vest, Roadhouse Revelation, Crooked Politician;
Michael Coughlan, The Sixth Avenue Verses, Minnenaweh (In Praise of Rawhide);
The Ashley Hundred, Postcards From the Moon, Sunrise;

In the background we listened … as always … to some fine old Canadian Jazz vinyl. The group's name is Time Warp and the album is titled Off Center - quite appropriate for Put R In D For Dangle! And speaking of great Canadian Jazz - don't forget that PJ Perry plays every Wednesday and Friday live at Brittany's Lounge downtown Edmonton - go and check it out and tell PJ that Figgy sent you.

Listening to great Canadian musicians leads to a great life! Perhaps you find that statement a little far-fetched but I think you will have an awesome time disproving it. Here is who improved our lives this morning:

Badbadnotgood, III, Triangle;
Jon McKiel, New Traces, Tropical Depression;
International Zombies of Love, You Heard This Wish, Oh What a Life;
Philippe B, Ornithologie La Nuit, L'Année du Serpent;
Night Committee, Heaven, Coal;
Hawksley Workman, Between the Beautifuls, All the Trees Are Hers;
SideKick, SideKick, Mentos;
Strange Planes, Makeshift Spaceship, The Big Parade;
Hawksley Workman, For Him and the Girls, Sweet Hallelujah;
Leisure Cruise, Leisure Cruise, Livin' It Up;
The Librarian, EVD Bass 3 [Compilation], Booksy Riddim;
Sabota, Sabota, Stumble;
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, Rollin' with the Blues Boss, Hootenanny Boogie-Woogie;
Raoul & the Big Time, Hollwood Blvd, Amphetamine;
Matt Andersen, Weightless, Alberta Gold;
Greg de Denus, Solo Piano Live at Gallery 345, Falling Grace;
Audrey Ochoa Quartet, Trombone and Other Delights, The Shadow of My Shadow;
David Blake, Next Year People, Small Abyss;
Pacifika, Amor Planeta, Yo Te Amo;
Canailles, Ronds-Points, Coeur de Gawa;
Cripple Creek Fairies, Leather Witch, Mind Upon the Void;
Matthew Barber, Big Romance, Magnet Eyes;
The Fretless, The Fretless, June Tune;

Backup air waves filled graciously by Daniel Janke from a self-titled vinyl that hit the station in 1984. It was produced by Scratch Records of Whitehorse, Yukon and included such awesome Canadian musicians as Michel Donato on Acoustic Bass, Sophie Dugas on Violin, Muhammed Abdul Al-Khabyyr on Trombone, Jim Hillman on Drums, Aldo Mazza playing Vibraphone, Marimba & miscellaneous percussion, and Jean-Pierre Zanella on Sax Clarinet & Flute … not to mention Daniel Janke himself on Piano, Kora and something called Prepared Piano.

Hope you enjoyed!

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The benefits of consuming Canadian music are various and cumbersome when put into words, but suffice it to say that it just makes one feel so damn fine!! Here is who we listened to today:

Role Mach, Holy Shades of Night, Black Manhattan;
Twin Library, Historical Tumblers, Warmer Skeletons;
Slates, Taiga, Metelko Street;
Sprïng, Celebrations, You're the One;
Thru Colorado, Ephemera, Follow On;
Failing, The Apple in the Pig's Mouth, See Through;
Secretaries, pre-release of the 7" vinyl, Show Me;
Blank Cinema, Eras, Destroy Together;
Secretaries, go-the-Hot-Plains-Music-Festival-to-get-the-7"-vinyl pre-release, The Way I Feel;
Top Men, Gentleman's Techno: An Observation in Discotheque Clubbe Musics, (You Are) Little Scientists … (Love, Oprah);
Khotin, Khotin, Dawn Flowers;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, Little Bird;
The Perpetrators, Stick 'Em Up, You've Got To Tell Me;
Jasmine Netsena, Take You With Me, Bad Cook;
Romi Mayes, Lucky Tonight, I Will;
Corin Raymond & the Sundowners, Paper Nickels, A Big Truck Brought It;
Jerrold Dubyk Quintet, Inviteishens, Every Sinner Has a Future;
Van Funk, 13, Hold and Swing;
Casper Hollands, Seven Pieces, Polka Dot Dress;
Monkey Junk, All Frequencies, You Make a Mess;

The show wouldn't be the same without background strains - this week provided by The Jim Galloway Quartet featuring Jay McShann and the wonderful 1981 vinyl titled Thou Swell - Check it out; guaranteed satisfaction (if not, contact Figgy Newtunes at figgy@cjsr.com).

Happy International Dance Day! I trust that our awesome Canadian musicians got you dancing this morning! Here is who we celebrated with:

Role Mach, Holy Shades of Night, Holy Shades of Night;
Role Mach, Holy Shades of Night, Hobgoblin Blues;
Beef Donut, Famous For Quality, You Like Awake;
Blind Horses, Blind Horses, Chinese Tortilla;
Cult Babies, Cult Babies, All Confused;
Woolworm, Woolworm, Heathen Too;
Skinny Kids, Skinny Kids, Sandalwood and Peppermint;
Failing, The Apple in the Pig's Mouth, Eating Salt;
Twin Library, Historical Tumblers, Kick It Apart;
She's, She's, Don't Wanna Go To Work;
Grown Ups, Grown Ups, Walmart;
Sprïng, Celebrations, Paradise;
Shearing Pinx, Infinite Siblings III, Swamp Backlash Blues;
Look Away, Lashburn, Locked and Crooked;
Lie, Master, Overtime-Seams;
Blank Cinema, Eras, High Pressure Days;
Sugarfoot, local recording, Smile;
Sugarfoot, local recording. Georgia;
Sugarfoot, local recording, These Boots Are Made for Walking;
Jerrold Dubyk Quintet, Inviteishens, What Do You Want From Me?;
Mike Allen Quartet with Hugh Fraser, Panorama, Sing Out;
Casper Hollands, Seven Pieces, Lost In Thought;
The Boxcar Gloryholes, In the West No Means Yes, The Bearded Lady from the Grimshaw County Fair;
Ben Arsenault, Grand Forks, Worn Out Tires;
Strange Planes, Makeshift Spaceship, Track #3 [I think it's titled All My Friends are Dead];
Top Men, Top Men, Drop the Hammer;

Wonderful background accompaniment provided by Michael Stuart Keith Blackley Quartet from the Determination LP! You just can't beat Canadian Jazz Vinyl in my opinion.

Check out Sugarfoot on Reverbnation!

… and Congratulations to the Promotions Department of CJSR - and all of the fabulous people involved with the station that put and keep us on the air - for winning the John Poole Award for Promotions of the Arts! Long Live Community Radio!!

The joys of sharing Canadian music with you, awesome listeners, is truly great stuff. Thanks for tuning in - here is who we sampled today:

Gord Downie [with] The Sadies, Conquering the Sun, I'm Free Disarray Me;
Slates, Taiga, New Factory;
Sean Cronin, Very Good?, & Beat Each Day;
Star City Lights, Star City Lights, Cue the Static;
Fountain, Fountain, New Age Prices;
Sean Cronin, Very Good!, Reprise;
Amy VanKeeken, Live Right, Best Part of Going Away;
The Skinny, Presents the Skinny Pill, Keep Turning Blue;
Miss Quincy and the Showdowns, Roadside Recovery, Rush Hour Traffic with a Hangover;
Caity Fisher, The Final Frontier, Gamblin Woman Rock;
Wilfred N and the Grown Men, Wilfred N and the Grown Men, Nobody Has to Know;
Audrey Ochoa Quartet, Trombone & Other Delights, Snap Crackle Flop;
Greg De Denus, Solo Piano Live at Gallery 345, In Walked Bud;
Michael Feuerstack & Associates, Soda & Ice, When I Pay You Back Someday [with Leif Vollebekk on vocals];
Cosy Father, Loser Birds, Burn My Bones;
Just a Season, Just a Season, Sundowner;
Mark Alexander McIntyre, Grapes (One Kind Favor), Life of Bad Luck;
Keiffer McLean, Drama in the Attic, Jive Turkey;
Eccodek, Singing in Tongues, Village In Me;
Sugarfoot, Sugarfoot, Muddy Water;
Jasmine Netsena, Take You With Me, Lie To Myself;
Model Clocks, Mabel, Dizzy;
Prehistoric, Walking Backwards On An Escalator, Microphone Murder;

Keeping the background entertaining was Mark Hasselbach Perspective and their wonderful 1982 vinyl titled Solar Winds.

Don't forget David Barsamian is coming to Edmonton thanks to CJSR. Check him out at the Stanley A Milner Library this Friday the 25th of April from 7 to 8:30 - live music at 6:30 compliments of Casper Hollands - admission by donation.

Wow! The wonders of Canadian musicians and their offerings will never fail to surprise and delight me! Here is what we listened to today:

The Binz, How to Freak Out Responsibly About the Rise of the Robots, What Can You Do For Me?;
Dope Soda, Carbonation, Strangers;
Like a Motorcycle, Stay Single, Slipping Away;
The Frank Horvat Band, I Can See You, Sun and Rain;
Jon Comyn, In the Dark on 99 (All the Time All the Time), Drift;
Sirr, Plus, The God Delusion;
Los Calaveros, Emergency Poncho, Heavy Bones;
Language Arts, Wonderkind, What If It Were To Be Reworked?;
NQ Arbuckle, The Future Happens Anyway, Sleepy Wife;
Kandle, In Flames, Protector;
Each Other, Being Elastic, Your Ceiling is My Floor;
Amy VanKeeken, So Long, Fire For You;
Quinsin Nachoff, Horizons Ensemble, A River Remembers Rain;
Grady Kelneck, Take My Hand, There's No Time for Crying;
The Bitterweed Draw, Heart of the Old West, Train Rollin;
Wilfred N the Grown Men, Wilfred N the Grown Men, Playing in the Mud;
Del Barber, Prairieography, Living With a Long Way To Go;
The Perpetrators, Stick 'Em Up, Who's It Gonna Be?;
Tim Hus, Western Star, Marietta Miner;
Jake Ian, It Don't Really Matter Anymore, A Song for a Rose;
Van Funk, 13, Condor;
Raoul and the Big Time, Hollywood Blvd, High Roller;
Marlaena Moore, Beginner, Not Yet Titled;
Jaclyn Gee, Autonomous, Watch Me Do It;
Mike Boyd, Note the Sarcasm, This Ain't Funny;
Postnamers, Postnamers, Last Summer I Moved Venus;

Background waves provided by Ron Paley, from his Boxton LP - a great piece of Canadian vinyl dedicated to the City of Winnipeg.

Don't forget to support live music - in your neighbourhood, in your city, in your country! It's the ripple effect! And special mention & congratulations to Amy VanKeeken for winning Edmonton Music Award for best jazz recording! Check out Twang n Thangs on CJSR every Monday from 1 to 3 in the afternoon for another of Amy's contributions to the CJSR airwaves.