Waaaake up, Saskatoon!

Today, I played some upbeat tunes with a splash of hometown goodness and a dash of randomness. The randomness comes natural as randomness can... but I made a concerted effort to play some upbeat songs early to help coax myself listeners out of slumber with some energetic dance-y tunes! Hope it worked!

Brother Down - Sam Roberts

One Shot - Bend Sinister

Heavy Ceiling - Said the Whale

Forevermore (Wah? Oh!)  - Volcanoless In Canada*

Michigan Left - Arkells

Ghosts - Castle River*

Why Don't You Believe Me? - Small Sins

Questions - DVAS

How Bizarre (OMC cover) - CFCF

Live Forever - Shad & Dallas

Islands - We Were Lovers*

Black and White Mountains - Snowblink

Downtown - Erin Passmore*

Sins of My Father - Zachary Lucky*

Northern Air - Elliott BROOD

Laura Palmer's Prom  - You Say Party!

True Heart - Foam Lake*

Are You Gonna' Waste My Time - Zeus

Brand New Ocean - Jeffery Straker*

Constellation - Forest City Lovers

Fire - Yukon Blonde

Road Regrets - Dan Mangan

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists

A few notes from today's show:

• I played a cover of a song that came out in 1995. I remember it well. It's called How Bizarre. Sweet heavens, I'm old. 
• I played Jeffrey Straker, an artist from Punnichy, Saskatchewan. At first listen to his music, I felt a bit of an Elton John-esque vibe. Turns out I'm not the only one! I love the strong piano in his songs.
• I love the Shad and Dallas song. It's a beautiful blend of two bloody talented artists. I love them both for their craft, and adore this collaboration. Take a listen, if ya'd like (via tumblr).
• If you're in Saskatoon on Friday, go see Zachary Lucky and Saskatoon's favourite bro duo, the K-Bros at the Bassment. If you love acoustic awesomeness and fantastic stage presence, do it up!

Therr she be for another couple weeks.  

much love, 

k