Keep your Balance

'Ello ello!

I am a tad late posting this as I caught one of those blasted summer colds. It started creepin' up on Thursday and got progressively worse over the weekend. I seem to be on the way to being on the mend, though my head still feels like it's in a bubble.

Anyway, enough about my cold.. haha.

Playlist for August 21, 2014:

All Alone - Michael Rault
Radio - Yukon Blonde
Coax Me - Sloan
Red Action  - Indian Handcrafts
Stay Here for a While - Paper Lions
Who Are You? - Kathryn Calder
Watching, Wishing, Waiting  - Rich Aucoin
Keep Your Balance - Violent Kin*
Faster 4 U - Two Hours Traffic
Hot Tonight - Tokyo Police Club
Rock With Me - We Were Lovers*
Ignition Remix - Zeus
Aside  - The Weakerthans
Set Yourself On Fire - Stars
The House That Heaven Built - Japandroids
Granville Bridge - Dominique Fricot
Peace On the Rise - Chad VanGaalen
Ruby - Louise Burns
Sing to Me  - Twin Voices*
Black Bells - Wax Mannequin
Safe and Sound - Hawksley Workman
Write It All Down for You - Elliott Brood
Loin d'ici - Cœur de pirate
Heavy Moon - Elephant Stone
Road Regrets - Dan Mangan

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

Well, see you on August 28! :)

Shadow of Love

Happy mid-August to you!

I have been busy lately, travelin' the roads visiting friends and family. Where has this summer gone?

Happy to be on air this morning sharing the tunes.

Without further adieu, here's my playlist for August 14, 2014:

Afterlife - Arcade Fire
If This Dance Catches On - Mounties
Lightshow - Plants And Animals
I Will Hook You Up - By Divine Right
ESP - Hooded Fang 
Antimatters Of The Heart - Library Voices*
Indio - Matt Mays
Starting All Over Again - The Sadies
Gold Rush - Seahags*
If I Get Old - Elliott BROOD
Intentions Alone - The Olympic Symphonium
Shadow Of Love - Royal Tusk
Parkade (NGHTBLND Remix) - Rah Rah*
Heartbreakin' Man - My Morning Jacket
Too Bad so Sad - Michael Rault
Chasing The Sunset - Imaginary Cities
Love the House You're in - Moonface
I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Amy Millan
Crash and Burn - Bif Naked
Full Circle - Half Moon Run
Breezy Day - The Fjords*
Some Party - Constantines
Melted Mixtape - Carbon Dating Service*
Dancing On The Edge Of Our Graves - Born Ruffians

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists. 

Well, see you next week.

xo,

k

Roll With The Punches

So, a bit of a fun and jumbled mix today, some chill tunes as well as some pick-me-ups.

Lots of cool stuff coming up! I've got a few links listed below.

• Joel Plaskett, Sam Roberts, and The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer will be at the Regina Folk Fest this coming weekend. 
• Hey Rosetta, one of my sincere favourites, will be coming out with an album a little later this year, their first in three.
• Saskatoon's hometown rockers the Sheepdogs will grace the stage with their awesome presence on Friday August 8 at the Saskatoon EX. My cousin is visiting from PEI and she is a GIGANTIC Sheepies fan, so we will be there with bells on!

My playlist for August 7, 2014:

So High - Creature
The Mighty Birch - PandaCorn*
Bathtubs - Royal Canoe
Cannonball - Damien Rice
When the City Lights Dim - Cold Specks
Of Space and Time - City and Colour
Adventures In Solitude - The New Pornographers
Bodies Of Fiction - Library Voices*
The Rear Guard - Old Man Luedecke
Graceless - The National
Damned- Hilary Grist
Kingston - Good Lovelies
Easy Come Easy Go - Great Lake Swimmers
I Know - Zeus
Through & Through & Through  - Joel Plaskett
I’ll Be Loving You - The King Khan & BBQ Show
A Thousand Suns - Hey Rosetta!
Where Have All the Good People Gone? - Sam Roberts
Real Love (Yeah) - Michael Rault
Roll with the Punches - The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer
How Late, How Long - The Sheepdogs*
I Ain't Gonna Live - Public Animal

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

See you on August 14! :) 

xo, 

k

Haze Away

It's the last day of July. These are the days I live for and wish I could bottle for those cold months. Though I wince at the thought of complaining about how hot it's been (humid too!) I want to revel in it for as long as I can!

Today, I was feeling a major summer vibe, so I made sure to garnish my playlist with a bunch of sun-filled songs.

My playlist for July 31, 2014: 

I'm On the Edge - Suzie Vinnick*
1984 - Seahags*
By Your Side - Karpinka Brothers*
Weightless in the Dark - The Details
The Middle Road - Sheepdogs*
Islands - We Were Lovers*
When the Wind Wakes Me - Six Moons Later*
Stuck for the Summer -  Two Hours Traffic
To the Coast - Close Talker*
Bones - Young Benjamins*
Come to Light - Arkells
Fall for You - Young Galaxy
It - Rich Aucoin
Haze Away - Solids
Distant Shores - Public Animal
Are You Going to Waste My Time - Zeus
Crash Years - New Pornographers
Beverly Terrace - Sloan
Night Windows - Weakerthans
All The Stars - Rose Cousins
For the Record - Kathleen Edwards
John Farrell Buffalo - Library Voices*
This Town - The Matinée

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

So, exciting news! CFCR has announced the headliner for the FM-Phasis Kick-Off show this coming fall - Zeus! How awesome! That will be a wonderful way to start off our biggest fundraising endeavour of the year.

Well, see you next time! :)

xo,

k

The Beat Stuff

Why hello!

I'm back after a mini-hiatus, being away and traveling the province for work. It's been great, but I was happy to be back this morning sharing the tunes.

Here's my playlist for Thursday, July 24!

Come and Go - Hilary Grist
Our Last Song - Dominique Fricot
Miles and Miles - Deep Dark Woods*
Peg - The Darcys
Experimental Fiction - The Danks
ESP - Hooded Fang
Asleep on the Bus - BEsTiE
Some People - Dan Mangan
Jealous - Chromeo
Desire 126  - Hollerado
Make a New Dance Up - Hey Ocean!
Put Me On - Diamond Rings
7 AM - Constantines
I Wish You Well - Royal Wood
Tall Tall Shadow - Basia Bulat
Damn Shame - Crissi Cochrane
White Dove - Jenn Grant
The Beat Stuff - Hannah Georgas
When Will I See You Again? - Shimmering Stars
Afterlife - Arcade Fire
Permanent Hesitation - Born Ruffians
She Lost Her Rock and Roll - Bend Sinister
My Friend - Paper Lions
Whatcha Doin'? - The Pistolwhips*

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

So, this coming Saturday, if you're in Saskatoon, Shimmering Stars, Wizards and Foggy Notions will be hitting the stage at the Capitol Music Club for a CFCR fundraiser. (Check out the link on the Shimmering Stars track above!) It is guaranteed to be an awesome time and there will be draws for all sorts of cool things including Pixies tickets! Woot!

Well, until July 31!

xo,

k

Baby I'm Yours

Allo!

So today was a mixed bag of things - we got a bit dancy, a bit of acoustic and banjo, a bit rocky - all in good fun.

I played quite a few Saskatchewanian acts today too, which I'm always happy to share.

Here she be, my playlist for Thursday, July 3:

The Rest of My Life - Sloan
On My Own - Michael Rault
Sound the Alarms - Immaculate Machine
Habitat - Austra
Jealous - Chromeo
Baby I'm Yours - Cadence Weapon and Shad
By the Lake - Close Talker*
The Grand Optimist - City and Colour
Gimme Sympathy (Metric Cover) - Elliott BROOD
Sorry if I Let You Down - Old Man Luedecke
I Want a Bird - Current Swell
Ghost - Folly and the Hunter
The First Time - Kirby Criddle*
The Bad in Each Other - Feist
The Least That She Deserves - Jill Barber
Loin d'ici - Coeur de pirate (featuring Sam Roberts)
By Your Side - The Karpinka Brothers*
Antimatters of the Heart - Library Voices*
Omega Dog - Dears
Your a Woman, I'm a Machine - Death From Above 1979
Bravado - North Lakes
True Hearts - Foam Lake*
Gone for Long - David Myles
Starts with them, Ends with us - Dan Mangan
I am a Heart - Hey Ocean!

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

I will be away next Thursday, July 10 but will be back on July 17 more than likely!

I hope you have a great weekend, and see ya soon.

xo

k

Love Song to Canada

Hi there!

So, as a patriotic Canadian, I decided to help a fellow host and fill in on this Canada Day Tuesday.

Today, I decided to play songs from Canada, about Canada, or just good old Canadiana. Hey, if I'm up at 5 am on a holiday to host at my favourite radio station, I'm going to be cheesy. :)

Playlist for Canada Day, 2014:

Territory - Two Hours Traffic
Montréal -40 - Malajube
Emerald Lake, AB - Said the Whale
Love Song to Canada - Jason Collett
Oh, Alberta - Elliott Brood
Corner of Queen - Walk Off the Earth
Yer Spring - Hey Rosetta!
Cold July - Whitehorse
Wherever You Are - Tim Chaisson
Backyard - Good Lovelies
Long Gone to Saskatchewan - Corb Lund
Left and Leaving - The Weakerthans
Your Rocky Spine - Great Lake Swimmer
Black and White Mountains - Snowblink
Regina, I Don't Wanna Fight - Library Voices*
If This Dance Catches On - Mounties
How Late, How Long - Sheepdogs*
Fire's Highway - Japandroids
King of Kreuzberg - Shotgun Jimmie
Chasing the Sunset - Imaginary Cities
Wheat Kings - Tragically Hip

*Denotes Saskatchewan-based artists.

If you listen to my regular show, I typically play Canadian music so I have a ton of it in my repertoire. Until about 10 years ago, I was seemingly unaware of the expanse of amazing talent that we have here with our Canadian artists. It does not end at folk or rock. My vision was widened by friends, a search for greener pastures, and too much Nickelback. (Sorry I don't mean to sound a the typical hatin' hipster, but I lived somewhere where they were honestly played about 3 times an hour. It was enough. They have their place in Canadian history, k?)

But point being, we have some amazing art and music to celebrate here in Canada. Today was my little dedication to that.

See you on Thursday!

xo

k