Dream Fatigue

Well, the last show of June 2015! Crazy pants. Time just flies.

Last Thursday's show was a bucket of fun. I recently discovered a couple of the artists I played today, including a band originally from my home province of New Brunswick - Vogue Dots. I also recently  saw Calgary's Astral Swans in action at MoSo, and had a great chat with this amazing rockin' duo over appies - super nice dudes! :)

Playlist for Thursday, June 25

Party Police - Alvvays
Summer Dress  - Highs
Hey Little Sister - Fist City
Out There - Young Benjamins*
Permanent Hesitation - Born Ruffians
Bodies Of Fiction - Library Voices*
Circle the Dark - TOPS
Way With Silence - Vogue Dots
Burnstick - Close Talker*
A History of Reasons - CAIRO
Let Their Faces All Blur Out - Astral Swans
Kingdoms - Acronyms*
Late - The Moas*
Dream Fatigue - Susan*
Wanted, Needed, Loved - Dumb Angel*
Chasing The Sunset  - Imaginary Cities
I'm Not Falling Asleep - Andy Shauf*
Sunfire Drug Haus - The Radiation Flowers*
The Young Ones Slept - Great Bloomers
If It Feels Good Do It - Sloan
Easy Come Easy Go - Great Lake Swimmers
Fantasize - Hannah Georgas

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists. 

Well, talk to you in July!

Take care,

k

Mostly MoSo Magic

On Thursday June 17, I awoke at the crack of dawn as per usual to host my early morning show on my favourite community radio station.

That day also led into what was a pretty busy weekend, but it is something that has become this thing of beauty, calamity, and awesomeness. Thanks to amazing organizers, volunteers, and people that come together to make MoSo what it is - pure, unadulterated magic.

The conference portion was informative, brought like-minded and passionate folks together for networking and much more. And the music portion - nothing short of amazing. What a varied line-up where there was literally something for everyone. Electronic and experimental, good ol' rock, folky, poppy. WE HAD IT ALL!

Here's my Mostly MoSo Playlist for June 17, 2015

Islands - We Were Lovers*
Mirrors - Acronyms*
Light Sleepers, Heavy Dreamers - Friends of Foes*
All The Time - The Moas*
Our Hearts Were Young - The Wooden Sky
I Wonder - Swervedriver
Dark Night - Radiation Flowers*
Haunt This House - Library Voices*
Hotel Knife - Limblifter
The Playwright - Snake River*
Best Times - Dagan Harding*
Fools Rush In - Faith Healer
You Can Dance - Rae Spoon
In Touch - Suuns+Jerusalem in My Heart
Big House Waltz - Deerhoof
Satellites - Cancer Bats
Hank's Horn Lunar Landing - The Wizards*
Whatcha Doin'? - The Pistolwhips*
When You Left Home - Beat Cops

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists. 

I have discovered (and in some cases re-discovered) some great acts. Thanks MoSo!!

Till next time,

k

All We Need

Hello!

June 11 was another fine Thursday morning on community radio. I got to work with budding host, Daniel, and it was a great learning experience to hear new to me tunes, while also sharing with him the fun that is hosting a show on this fantastic station.

Without further delay, here is this past week's collection o' tunes.

Playlist for June 11, 2015
Joined by Daniel

Sunshine - The Wet Secrets
Sulk - TRUST
Everything Will Change - Les Jupes
Caeser - Ty Segall
Knot in My Heart - Zolas
Nu Sundae - The Courtneys
When the Wind Wakes Me - Six Moons Later*
Coax Me - Sloan
Paperback - 36?
AM Blues - Bry Webb
Burnstick - Close Talker
Hollywood Forever Cemetary Sings - Father John Misty
Cut Corners - The Sadies 
All We Need - Odesza
House of Common Problems - Silkken Lauman
Immune - Groenland
Take a Little Time - Kathryn Calder
Coffee - Sylvan Esso
A Dream of You and Me - Future Islands
Calendar Girl - Stars
Eyes to the Wind - The War on Drugs
Crying - The Sheepdogs*
Was, Is, and Is To Come - Faith Healer
King of Kreuzberg - Shotgun Jimmie

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists. 

Well, this coming week is going to be the amazingness that is #MoSoFive. Get ready for some awesome moments.

Talk soon,

k

Was, is, and is to come

Hello! Holy neglecting the ol' blog, Batman!

It's been a busy month or so. Work, traveling, various endeavours. I'll post more regularly soon, pals. This Faith Healer song seemed fitting for a title, in this instance.

The last few weeks, I've also been joined by some great trainees, at various stages of the learning process - Theresa, Amber, and Daniel! It's been fun to have them join in, learning their musical flair and tastes, as well as helping them prepare to be on air. I've had a blast working with all of them! I've said it before, and I'll say it again - boy do I love this station. What a great bunch of folks with a keen interest in community radio. ♥♫

Here you go, starting in backwards order from the June 4 show. I will colour code the song picks from the folks in training. :)

Playlist for June 4, 2015
Joined by Daniel

Here Comes the Night Time - Arcade Fire
Huulu - Austra
Needle - Born Ruffians
Best of You - Bend Sinister
The Agency Group - Alvvays
Peace on the Rise - Chad van Gaalen
To The Coast - Close Talker*
Seven AM - Constantines
Count On Me - Cuff the Duke
Peg - The Darcys
All I've Ever Known - Bahamas
First - Cold War Kids
Continental Shelf - Viet Cong
She's Not Me - Jenny Lewis
When the City Lights Dim - Cold Specks
18th of December - The Deep Dark Woods*
Weightless in the Dark - The Details
Ship in a Bottle - Little Criminals*
Seeds - Hey Rosetta!
A Million Dollars - Joel Plaskett
Oh, Alberta - Elliott BROOD

Playlist for May 28, 2015
Joined by Amber

Taiga - Slates

Home - Slow down, molasses*
For a Day Like Tomorrow - Swervedriver
Blue Lights - The Moas*
Freedom For A Policeman - Chad van Gaalen
Big D Boogie Woogie - Reverend Horton Heat
Omega Dog - The Dears
Islands - We Were Lovers*
All The Time - Bahamas
True Affection - Father John Misty
No Waves - Shivas
Make Time - Wizards*
Adventure in the Heart - Shotgun Jimmie
The Woods - Ohbijou
Your Rocky Spine - Great Lake Swimmers
Attention - Astral Swans
Moonsong - Foggy Notions*
Places You Will Go - Patrick Watson
Rapids - The Acorn
Receiver - Michael Feuerstack
Los Banditos - The Fjords*

Playlist for May 21, 2015
Joined by Amber

Wicked Ways - Public Animal
Tosta Mista - Hooded Fang
True Hearts - Foam Lake*
Roll with the Punches - Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
My Moon, My Man - Feist
This is Good - Hannah Georgas
Brotherhood of the Ram - Shooting Guns*
Free Love Is A Sales Technique - Famines
Don't Touch that Dial - Paper Lions
Young Doctors In Love - Digital Leather
Standing In a Line - Shotgun Jimmie
Brill Bruisers - New Pornographers
Hear Comes Your Man - Pixies
O My Heart - Mother Mother
The Other Man - Sloan
Overtired Explorer - The Weakerthans
Soapbox - Sunparlour Players
Black and Tan - Sheepdogs*
Late Night Radio - Slow down, molasses*
River of Jordan - Seahags*
This Town - The Matinee
Hunk Hunt - Shannon and the Clams

Playlist for May 14, 2015
Joined by Theresa
Automatic Ammunition - Public Animal
Credits Roll - Joel Plaskett
Brother - Peter Katz
Rock With Me - We Were Lovers
You Get Older - Whitehorse
Pointless Experience - Viet Cong
All Those Dreams - Neil Young
If Raymond Carver Was Born in the 90s - Library Voices*
All the Pretty Faces - Joel Plaskett
New Wild Everywhere - Great Lake Swimmers
Was, Is, and Is To Come - Faith Healer
Letters - Big Otter Creek
Marie - Astre
Ain't No Lord - Moondoggies
Parade - Golden Dogs
Awake - Folly and the Hunter
Anymore - Sean Burns

Ein Herz kann man nicht reparieren - Udo Lindenburg
Je veux - Zaz
Jenny, Don't Be Hasty - Paolo Nutini
Sea Castle - Purity Ring
Come on Down - David Gogo
Evolution - Gentleman
Haus Em See - Peter Fox

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

Phew!

The links that you see are for upcoming shows - #MoSoFive and Jazz Fest among them! Check 'em out, if you please.

Talk to you in a few days!

Take care,

k

Miss My Friends

*blows off dust*

Hey guys! Wow, I know I've been busy lately, but I didn't realize just how busy! I haven't posted my playlists in a solid month. I was away for my show on April 16, but was happily back the following week.

Here you go, starting in backwards order from today's show! Be sure to check out the links for upcoming shows, festival line-up announcements, award nominations, and other cool facts.

Playlist for May 7, 2015

Raw Spectacle - Miracle Fortress
Laura Palmer's Prom - You Say Party!
Party Police - Alvvays 
This Place Owes Us - Les Jupes
Pine for Cedars - Dan Mangan
Your Rocky Spine - Great Lake Swimmers
The Bad In Each Other - Feist
Tall Tall Shadow - Basia Bulat
Red Eyes - The War on Drugs
When We Were Young - The Wooden Sky
Ledged Up - Odonis Odonis
Blue Light - The Moas*
Time Running - Seahags*
Baby, We'd Be Rich - Old Man Luedecke
I Wanna Love You - Michael Rault
Miss My Friends - Zeus
Nothing Is Anything (Without You) - Wintersleep
Breezy Day - The Fjords*
Antimatters Of The Heart - Library Voices*
Sick Muse - Metric
Dancehall Domine - The New Pornographers

Playlist for April 30, 2015

From the Night - Stars
Odessa - Caribou
Islands - We Were Lovers*
Art and a Wife - Rah Rah*
Radio - Yukon Blonde
Untouchable - Mo Kenney
Fashionable People - Joel Plaskett
No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley Cover) - Matt Andersen
Easy Come, Easy Go - Great Lake Swimmers
Somebody Somewhere - Amelia Curran
Runnin' - Frazey Ford
In and Out of Love - The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
Whatcha Doin' - Pistolwhips*
This City - Friends of Foes*
Brotherhood of the Ram - Shooting Guns*
Summer Sun - Slow Down, Molasses*
Mirrors - Acronyms*
Dream In Black - The Radiation Flowers*
Hank's Horn Lunar Landing - Wizards*
What Took So Long? - Moondoggies

Playlist for April 23, 2015

Nancy - Deep Dark Woods*
Backyard - Good Lovelies
Out Like a Lion - Whitehorse
Too All My Friends - Michael Rault
Come and Go - Hilary Grist
Peu Importe - Paul Cournoyer
Who Taught You to Live Like That - Sloan
Summer Lovin' - The Danks
Gonna Be Ready - Tokyo Police Club
No Bud Blues - JUMBO*
No One is Lost - Stars
Shortie - Hannah Georgas
French Connection - We We Lovers*
Juliette - Hollerado
Magic - Two Hours Traffic
Fog Friends - Solids
Home - Slow Down, Molasses*
Synethèsie - Malajube
Some Party - Constantines
Out of Here - Cannon Bros.
Sudoku - The Department Heads*
See You on the Moon - Great Lake Swimmers

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists. 

Well, I will valiantly attempt to be more on the ball posting these lists. :)

Take care,

k

Sunshine

Well, today's show was an eclectic mix, but I was dancing and singing along most of the time, to be quite honest. It was a fun one!

I felt good because the sun was rising ever so beautifully, and when it did come up, it was so bright and warm, even from the seat in studio. I thought the name of the Wet Secrets track I played today was super fitting for the theme of this bright and shiny show.

Playlist for April 9, 2015:

Here Comes The Night Time - Arcade Fire
Beat and the Pulse - Austra
Let Spirits Ride - Black Mountain
Indio - Matt Mays
Money Babies - The Dears
Saskatoon at Midnight - Snowblink
Aside - The Weakerthans
Letter from an Occupant - The New Pornographers
Don't You Know - Bend Sinister
Boo Hoo Hoo - No Sinner
Sunshine - The Wet Secrets
Why Don't You Believe Me? - Small Sins
Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It - Stars
Weighty Ghost - Wintersleep
Seeds - Hey Rosetta!
An Ocean In Between The Waves - The War on Drugs
Black and Tan - The Sheepdogs*
Saturday Night - The Wooden Sky
When She Rides - White Ash Falls
You In Your Were - Kevin Drew
You Can Dance - Rae Spoon

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists. 

Remember, it is membership drive time at CFCR! It kicked off last Saturday with a sweet Michael Rault headlined show, and started officially this past Monday, April 6.

There are several ways and occasions where you can get (or renew) your membership -  read about that here.

Do it up! We are eternally grateful for your support. :)

Until next time, 

k

Rivers of Gold

Hello, mates!

I have been slacking a bit with posting these lists -- apologies!

Well, this past Thursday's show was sure a mix of tempos and sounds, but boy it was fun!

It was a Michael Rault sandwich, as I started and ended my show with this fine musician. He played CFCR's kick-off show last night (Saturday, April 4) at Vangelis. It's the third time I've seen him and he's like a fine wine: gets better with age... or time. Sorry, not super eloquent today.

Playlist for Thursday April 2, 2015

Hiding From a Heartbreak - Michael Rault
Pulling on a Line - Great Lake Swimmers
Hopelessly Lost - Dumb Angel*
Danse Danse Resolution - Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees
Arena - Suuns
There is XXXX - You Say Party!
Cover Your Tracks - Young Galaxy
Hot Tonight - Tokyo Police Club
Credits Roll - Joel Plaskett
Willow Tree - Chad Van Gaalen
Living and the Dead - Kalle Mattson
Land of Giants - Hooded Fang
Mint - Kathleen Edwards
Left and Leaving - The Weakerthans
Rivers of Gold - Bry Webb
Painted Pictures - League of Wolves*
Dark End of the Street - Eamon McGrath
Road Regrets - Dan Mangan
The Difference Between Us - Cuff the Duke
Lay Right Down and Die - Michael Rault

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

Read more about CFCR's membership drive here!

Till next week!

k