How It Went Down - November 25, 2011

Another wild one this past week. Cheering For The Bad Guy started things off right with a five-song-set live on air. Great stuff from a bunch of great guys. Then we spoke to UMSU VP Matt Hepner about the Brewmaster's Dinner held at Degrees as part of the UMSU Movember campaign, and finally we had jazz musician Paul de Gurse on to discuss exactly why and how he's reworking Talking Heads material for a jazz quintet.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Grand Rapids" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Train Song" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Jesus Murphy" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Tires Under The Tree" [Live at UMFM]
Cheering For The Bad Guy - "Jesus Is My Drinking Buddy" [Live at UMFM]
Deer Tick - "Main Street" [Partisan/Dine Alone]
Interview with Cheering For The Bad Guy


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Dum Dum Girls - "Coming Down" [Sub Pop]
The Noble Thiefs - "Trapped Up" [Pipe & Hat]
Interview with Matt Hepner
The JD Edwards Band - "Going Down To Mexico" [Independent]
The Wooden Sky - "Go Straight" [Black Box Recordings]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Paul de Gurse
Talking Heads - "Once In A Lifetime" [Sire]
Raleigh Moncrief - "I Just Saw" [Anticon]
Kate Bush - "Wild Man" [Fish People/Noble & Brite]
Bry Webb - "I Will Give You Everything" [Zunior]



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This Friday's show is a pretty sweet coup for me. I've got two separate interviews with Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith - aka Jay & Silent Bob. The pair are coming to Winnipeg December 11th as part of the Jay & Silent Bob Get Old tour and each managed to accommodate an interview in their busy schedules. Definitely worth tuning in for.

The following week (December 9th) I'll have local metal act Forged In Fire starting the show off with a live set debuting some new tracks (newer than the EP they released earlier this year. I'll also have an interview with Adam Dorn (aka Mocean Worker) discussing his latest record, Candygram for MoWo! and a lot of other talking points, and we'll have the Magnificent 7's capping things off with a live set spotlighting material from their new record, All Kinds Of Mean, which gets its launch at the West End on Thursday, December 15th.

How It Went Down - November 18, 2011

As we head toward the Christmas holidays, there's all sorts of shows and events going on here in town and thus, TGIFR is jam-packed with guests and interviews from now until the New Year. On the 18th, I had an in-depth conversation with Susanne Tabata, director of the great documentary Bloodied But Unbowed that examines the Vancouver punk scene in the late 70s and early 80s. I also debuted some live songs I recorded with Mark Browning (aka OX) when he came to Winnipeg earlier in the week. And speaking of live, Sweet Alibi came in and performed some songs from their debut LP and answered my questions about the record.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

D-Sisive - "The Unknown (feat. Birdapres & Cadence Weapon)" [Urbnet]
Cannon Bros. - "Out Of Here" [Disintegration Records]
Interview with Susanne Tabata
The Subhumans - "Fuck You" [Bluurg]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Ferriswheel - "Dots and Dreams" [E-Tron Records]
Tycho - "Daydreams" [Ghostly International]
Ox - "Share Gas Drive West" [Live at UMFM]
Ox - "Indie Rock Radio Nation" [Live at UMFM]
Ox - "Trans Canada" [Live at UMFM]
Ox - "Nico" [Live at UMFM]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Sweet Alibi - "The Trial" [Live at UMFM]
Sweet Alibi - "There She Goes" [Live at UMFM]
Sweet Alibi - "Something Good" [Live at UMFM]
Sweet Alibi - "Suddenly" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Sweet Alibi
Sweet Alibi - "Crybaby" [Independent]

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Tomorrow, I've got Cheering For The Bad Guy coming in to start the show off live with some brand new songs. We'll be talking to UMSU VP Matt Hepner about the Brewmasters Dinner that Half Pints and Degrees are hosting on Saturday as part of Movember, and we'll speak to local jazz artist Paul De Gurse about his December 1st show re-imagining the Talking Heads. And next week - December 2nd - have I got quite the special show. In advance of their Jay and Silent Bob Get Old show December 11th at the Walker/Burt, I'll be talking to Jason Mewes AND Kevin Smith. Seriously.

How It Went Down - November 11, 2011

Another barn-burner of a show. This one featured interviews with Mark Browning of OX (who is due to record a live session when he comes to town tomorrow, November 16th), Peter Katz (who is also in town tomorrow, at the West End), Ryan Weber of The Weber Brothers (who played the Park Theatre in support of their new record, Baddest Band In The Land), and Daniel Pangman from the Lonely Vulcans who released their new record, Vulcan Cesspool at the Times Change(d) on Friday night.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Marine Dreams - "We'll Get Her Back In Your Arms" [You've Changed Records]
Crooked Fingers - "The Hatchet" [Merge]
Interview with Ryan Weber
The Weber Brothers - "Stay In The Game" [Independent]
Great Aunt Ida - "Community" [Zunior]
Gospel Music - "I Can't Be A Man If I Don't Have A Woman" [Kill Rock Stars]
Bry Webb - "Zebra" [Idee Fixe]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Daniel Pangman of Lonely Vulcans
Lonely Vulcans - "Lonely Vulcan Cake" [Transistor 66]
Yamantaka//Sonic Titan - "Reverse Crystal//Murder Of A Spider" [Psychic Handshake]
Interview with Peter Katz

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Peter Katz - "Song For Oliver Schroer" [Shape Of A Boy/Tangents]
Interview with Mark Browning (OX)
OX - "Midnight On The Island" [Cosmic Dave's Record Factory]

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As for this week, I'll definitely be featuring the live session with OX, along with a live session and interview with Sweet Alibi (releasing their self-titled debut this Sunday (Nov 20th) at the Park Theatre. And mark your calendar for the 25th as I'll have Cheering For The Bad Guy debuting some new stuff on live on air.

How It Went Down - November 4, 2011

Had three guests on Friday, but amazingly it felt relaxed in the booth. First up was Shuyler Jansen who was in town to play Pop Soda's on Saturday, but who we talked with by phone on his way to see Mark Kozelek at the West End. Then, also by phone, was Daniela from Snowblink who are on tour with Ohbijou and will open for them this Saturday (November 12th) at the West End. Finally, I spoke to Curtis Nowosad about his jazz quartet performing Bob Marley's Exodus in its entirety at Aqua Books this Thursday, November 10th.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Lonely Vulcans - "Absinthe Father" [Transistor 66]
Shuyler Jansen - "Kill January" [Scratch Recordings]
Ox - "Indie Rock Radio Nation" [Cosmic Dave's Record Factory]
Kathryn Calder - "Walking In My Sleep" [File Under: Music]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Tim Hoover - "More Napkins (AM Overcast Commoner's Serviette mix)" [Woven Records]
David Braid - "The Way You Look Tonight" [Independent]
Snowblink - "Rut & Nuzzle" [Out Of This Spark]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

DJ Brace - "NH Ten" [Nostomania Records]
Roots Manuva - "Beyond This World" [Big Dada]
Bob Marley - "Exodus" [Island]
Bob Marley - "Waiting In Vain" [Island]
The Ripperz - "Tonight Pt. II" [The Newform Label]
Atlas Sound - "Modern Aquatic Nightsongs" [4AD]

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As for this coming Friday, it's Remembrance Day so I won't be live, but I'm putting together a solid pre-record featuring interviews with the Lonely Vulcans, Peter Katz and Ox, all of whom have shows in the near future so check their online listings!

How It Went Down - October 21 & 28, 2011

Somehow I totally missed the boat on posting for the 21st and am a little late on the 28th as well so I'll do 'em up both right now and give you a little preview of this week's show to boot.

On October 21st, I was joined by Kerri-Lynn Reeves and Jen De Los Reyes, the masterminds behind the Manitoba Folkways Collection. Great stuff, and a beautiful looking record to boot. Earlier in the week Lou Canon dropped by for a live session and interview, so I played that. And speaking of live sessions, I managed to get Montrealer David Simard in Friday morning after he played a Big Fun show at The Roost on Thursday night, and P.E.I.'s Paper Lions made a quick stop at the station before heading to the LO Pub.

Here's what I played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Demetra - "Maiden Of Ice" [Head In The Sand]
Paper Lions - "Pull Me In" [Live at UMFM]
Paper Lions - "Don't Touch That Dial" [Live at UMFM]
Paper Lions - "Stay Here For A While" [Live at UMFM]
David Simard - "Magda" [Live at UMFM]
David Simard - "Good Friend" [Live at UMFM]
David Simard - "Oh My My" [Live at UMFM]
Jenny Berkel - "Here On A Wire" [Independent]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Lou Canon - "The Dancing" [Live at UMFM]
Lou Canon - "My Girls" [Live at UMFM]
Lou Canon - "Close To Me" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Lou Canon
Lou Canon - "Heart Of" [Hardwood Records]
Russian Circles - "Schiphol" [Sargent House]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Kerri-Lynn Reeves and Jen De Los Reyes
Demetra - "Arctic Sea" [Manitoba Folkways]
Robert Waddell - "Memory Of A Lake" [Manitoba Folkways]

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This past week (October 28th) featured a live session with Winnipeg's own Oh My Darling who are releasing Sweet Nostalgia this Saturday (November 5th) at the West End Cultural Centre. They debuted some new songs and answered some questions about the sophomore album. I also spoke to British music journalist Dave Thompson about his most recent book, Bad Reputation: An Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett, which makes a compelling case for Jett's place in the hard rock and punk pantheons.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Electro Quarterstaff - "Japanese Upside Down Cake" [Willowtip]
Oh My Darling - "Roustabout" [Live at UMFM]
Oh My Darling - "Fly Away My Pretty Little Miss" [Live At UMFM]
Oh My Darling - "Mr. Guy" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Oh My Darling

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Oh My Darling - "Kiss and Tell" [Live at UMFM]
Oh My Darling - "Love Me Love Me Not" [Live at UMFM]
Metal Kites - "Castle" [Independent]
Cai. Ro - "Golden Cup" [Independent]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Dave Thompson
The Runaways - "Cherry Bomb" [Touchwood]
Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation" [Blackheart Records]


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As for this Friday, November 4th, I'm going to be joined by Shuyler Jansen to discuss his most recent album and his forthcoming visit to Winnipeg. I'll also be talking to Natallie from Snowblink about her album, being in Bruce Peninsula and touring with Ohbijou [playing the West End November 12th!], plus an interview with award-winning author Ami McKay (The Birth House) about her new novel, The Virgin Cure.

How It Went Down: October 14, 2011

Another busy one - Colin from Paper Lions called in from Sackville where the band is on show 2 of the "Rolling Oyster Revue" (which brings them to Winnipeg next Thursday, October 20th where they'll play the LO Pub and record a live session here at UMFM). Then we had Casey from Ohbijou talking about their new album Metal Meets and a tour that will bring them to the West End Cultural Centre on November 12th (with Snowblink, who I'm in the process of setting up with an interview as well!). And finally I reconnected with Dean Tzenos of Odonis Odonis to talk about his new album on Daps Records, Hollandaze.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Perms - "Make It Through" [Hugtight Records]
The Elves - "You Shook Me" [Niji Entertainment]
Mark Sultan - "Calloused Hands" [In The Red Records]
The Liptonians - "Destroy Destroy Destroy" [Light Organ Records]
Shimmering Stars - "I'm Gonna Try" [Hardly Art]
Interview with Paper Lions


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Paper Lions - "Stay Here For A While" [Common Law Records]
Lou Canon - "More Than You" [Hardwood]
Bent By Elephants - "Can't Have You" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Ohbijou
Ohbijou - "Turquoise Lake" [Last Gang Records]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Pine Tarts - "Nu-Surf" [Livid Records]
Interview with Odonis Odonis
Odonis Odonis - "Ledged Up" [Daps Records]
Teenburger - "Wake Up (feat. Jorun Bombay)" [Droppin Science]


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For next week's episode I've got Lou Canon in to record a live session and interview early in the week and a live session with Paper Lions when they arrive on the 20th and I'm in the process of finalizing an interview with Mark Sultan who is playing Pop Soda's on October 29th with This Hisses and Greg Arcade & The Electrics.

Stay tuned.

Paper Lions tomorrow!

Looks like I'll be on the phone with Paper Lions tomorrow to talk about their Rolling Oyster Revue hitting the LO Pub October 20th. Listen for a chance to win tickets and a copy of their latest album.

How It Went Down: October 7, 2011

Well, I lied. The live session with Oh My Darling isn't happening tonight. Instead, it'll be closer to their November 5th Sweet Nostalgia CD release CD release show at the West End Cultural Centre. But I did get Electro Quarterstaff into the studio for a live session before this Sunday night's Akyroyd CD release at the Park Theatre so I'll be playing some of that. I did talk to Boots from Splash ' N Boots and Dam-Funk though, so two out of three ain't bad.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Smoky Tiger - "Warden of the Plains" [Manitoba Folkways]
Interview with David Wyatt & Darla Stewart from Reel Pride
Conn-Shawnery - "Chasing The Conn" [Independent]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Rain Over St. Ambrose - "Chemtrails of Happiness" [Acadian Embassy]
Interview with Boots from Splash 'n Boots
Electro Quarterstaff - "Waltz of the Swedish Meatball" [Live at UMFM]
Prince Rama - "Golden Silence" [Paw Tracks]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Dam-Funk
Dam-Funk - "Brookside Park" [Stones Throw]
Dam-Funk - "Inside of You" [Stones Throw / Scion AV]

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I can't completely guarantee what will be on the show next week (October 14th) as I'm still firming things up with guests, but I can tell you that I have a lot of live sessions coming up, including Montreal's Bent By Elephants, and interviews with Ohbijou, authors Richard Gwynn, Nick Thompson, Frances Greenslade and more. Rest assured there will be music and arts and a heads-up on local shows.

How It Went Down: September 30, 2011

A shortened show due to the Bison Football game (pre-game at 7:45, kickoff at 8pm) but I still managed to get two guests into the studio. The Smith brothers from The Perms came in with a copy of their brand new album, Sofia Nights, which we discussed and debuted tracks from (CD release show is Friday, October 14th at the Park Theatre). We also had an awesome live session with the guys from Sun Wizard. They were in town to open for the Pack a.d. at the LO Pub and banged out some live demos of unreleased material (in the meantime, pick up a copy of their excellent album, Positively 4th Avenue).

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Pack A.D. - "Rid Of Me" [Mint Records] Unpersons
The Perms - "Make It Through" [Hugtight Records]
Inteview with The Perms
The Perms - "High School High" [Hugtight Records]
Bruce Peninsula - "In Your Light" [Hand Drawn Dracula]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Ohbijou - "Turquoise Lake" [Last Gang Records]
Youth Lagoon - "Cannons" [Fat Possum Records]
James Blake - "Wilhelm Scream" [Republic]
Mastodon - "All The Heavy Lifting" [Reprise]
Sun Wizard - "Demo #2" [Live at UMFM]
Sun Wizard - "Demo #3" [Live at UMFM]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Sun Wizard
Sun Wizard Sick Of Waiting Positively 4th Avenue



On tomorrow's show, we're back to a full hour-and-a-half and it's chock full of goodness. An interview with Dam-Funk who blew the lid off the Pyramid during the Jazz Winnipeg Festival and who is back on Monday October 10th, this time with his full band. Folks with little kids will want to tune into my interview with children's entertainers and Treehouse TV stars Splash 'n Boots (I'll have a sweet prize pack to give away) and a live session with Oh My Darling.

How It Went Down: September 23, 2011

Another busy show, as promised. An interview with Sara Lowes who came through town on Monday with Rah Rah and Said the Whale and found time to drop by the station. On the phone with Stephen Sim of CRUMBS and organizer of the Winnipeg Improv Festival for a quick update on IF. In the studio with the Keith Price Trio (Julian Bradford on bass and Curtis Nowosad on drums) playing some live tracks and talking about the Gaia/Goya CD release at Aqua Books Saturday September 24th, and on the phone with Big Troubles, who are opening for Pains of Being Pure at Heart on September 28th at the LO Pub.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Wilco - "Whole Love" [Anti-]
Memoryhouse - "Sleep Patterns" [Sub Pop]
Interview with Sara Lowes
Sara Lowes - "The Island Spell" [Hidden Pony]
Troubleshot - "The Fall" [Independent]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Keith Price Trio - "The Strangers (St. Vincent cover)" [Live at UMFM]
Keith Price Trio - "Ready Able (Grizzly Bear cover)" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Keith Price
Keith Price Trio - "Old Man (Neil Young cover)" [Live at UMFM]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Adam & The Amethysts - "I'm A Medium" [Kelp Records]
Interview with Stephen Sim of Winnipeg Improv Festival
Bruce Peninsula - "In Your Light" [Hand Drawn Dracula]
Interview with Big Troubles
Big Troubles - "She Smiles For Pictures" [Slumberland]


On next week's show, I'll be talking to The Perms about their new CD, Ohbijou about their latest, and author Dave Thompson about Bad Reputation: The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett.

How It Went Down - September 16, 2011

VERY VERY VERY busy show this week. Somehow I agreed to try to squeeze every last moment of my time slot and accommodate five separate guests, including two live sessions. Criz-nazy. By phone, I was joined by Young Rival and Wildlife (who were both opening up for Hollerado at the West End on Saturday) and Royal Wood (who played the West End on September 18th).

In the studio, I was joined for interviews and live sessions with Little House and Zoppa, both of whom were appearing at the I'm Trying Records showcase at the LO Pub on Saturday the 17th.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Warm Ghost - "G.T.W.S." [Partisan]
Young Rival - "The Ocean" [Sonic Unyon]
Wildlife - "Stand In The Water" [Easy Tiger Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Little House - "Sounds Not The Pavement" [Live at UMFM]
Little House - "I Don't Want To Know" [Live at UMFM]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Zoppa - "I Just Wanna Drive My Car Thru The Ocean" [Live at UMFM]
Zoppa - "Fuck The RCMP" [Live at UMFM]
Zoppa - "Untitled" [Live at UMFM]
Royal Wood - "Ain't No Sunshine" [Six Shooter Records]


This Friday is another busy one - I'll be joined in the studio for a live session and interview with Keith Price and his jazz trio (his new album Gaia/Goya is being released at Aqua books this Saturday the 24th). I'll also be talking to the organizers of the Winnipeg Improv Festival (which starts today [the 20th] and runs until the 24th), and I'll be talking to the Pains of Being Pure At Heart before their Winnipeg show on the 28th. I had the opportunity to sit down with UK artist Sara Lowes, whose debut LP is out on Hidden Pony. She was in town yesterday with Said The Whale and Rah Rah - our interview will also air on Friday.

How It Went Down - September 9, 2011

BUSY BUSY BUSY these days. Orientation week(s) activities in full-swing on campus and UMFM had a sweet little stage in the hot, hot sun featuring The Eardrums, Enjoy Your Pumas, This Hisses and The Noble Thiefs (many thanks to all of those bands!) and yours truly was working sound / set-up. But I still managed to find time to pack my show with goodness. The big two-night Greg MacPherson Disintegration Blues CD release extravaganza at the West End provided the impetus for openers Jesse Hill and Cannon Bros. to stop in for interviews and live sessions. And A Waste Odyssey came with their instruments this time and blazed through two live songs to promote the I'm Trying Records Showcase at the LO Pub on Saturday September 17th.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Washed Out - "Amor Fati" [Sub Pop] Within And Without
Cannon Bros. - "String Lights" [Live at UMFM]
Cannon Bros. - "Take" [Live at UMFM]
Cannon Bros. - "Left In A Hurry" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Cannon Bros.
Cannon Bros. - "Soft View" [Live at UMFM]
Cannon Bros. - "Just Anybody" [Live at UMFM]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Jesse Hill - "Since We Last Talked" [Live at UMFM]
Jesse Hill - "Last August's Labour" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Jesse Hill
Jesse Hill - "Day After Rain" [Live at UMFM]
Jesse Hill - "Do I Look Upon You As I Should" [Live at UMFM]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with A Waste Odyssey
A Waste Odyssey - "Little Red Car" [Live at UMFM]
A Waste Odyssey - "The Number 96" [Live at UMFM]
Softcore - "Right On Chief" [Unreleased]
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - "Stick Figures In Love" [Matador]



This week's another busy one, featuring not one, but two of Hollerado's openers: Young Rival and Wildlife will both be joining me by phone. I'll also be talking to Royal Wood about his sweet new EP. Tune in!

How It Went Down - September 2, 2011

Got Matt from Cymbals Eat Guitars on the phone to talk about their new record, Lenses Alien (out on Barsuk), and a very in-depth talk with Chester Brown, graphic novelist known for his Louis Riel biography, and now his autobiographical book about being a 'john,' Paying For It.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Saint Kris - "3 Little Wishes" [Oak + Oar]
Dust Adam Dust - "Time Spent" [Independent]
Beirut - "East Harlem" [Pompeii Records]
The Billie Hollies - "North Cross Bay" [Independent]
St. Vincent - "Cheerleader" [4AD]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Matt from Cymbals Eat Guitars
Cymbals Eat Guitars - "Rifle Eyesight" [Barsuk Records]
Peter Wolf Crier - "Loud Enough To Know" [Jagjaguwar]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Chester Brown
Slim Moore and the Mar-Kays - "Is It Because I'm Black" [Marlow Records]

How It Went Down: August 26, 2011

So the F-Holes managed to make it in this week and bang out an awesome live set here at the studio. I also spoke to Floridian blues-man JJ Grey (who played the Pyramid on Saturday). This coming week (September 2nd) will feature Chester Brown and Matt from Cymbals Eat Guitars.

Here's what was played.


Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

James Blake & Bon Iver - "Fall Creek Boys Choir" [Unreleased]
Future Islands - "Balance" [Thrill Jockey]
Interview with JJ Grey
JJ Grey & Mofro - "King Hummingbird" [Alligator Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Pat Jordache - "Get It (I Know You're Going To)" [Constellation]
The F-Holes - "Angel In The Corner" [Live at UMFM]
The F-Holes - "Up For A While" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with the F-Holes
The F-Holes - "Learning How To Swim" [Live at UMFM]
The F-Holes - "Even Stevens" [Live at UMFM]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Jonti - "Hornet's Nest" [Stones Throw]
Young Galaxy - "We Have Everything (Grimes remix)" [Paper Bag Records]
Grimes - "Crystal Ball (Cadence Weapon remix)" [Arbutus]
Born Gold - "Alabaster Bodyworlds" [Yours Truly]
Miracle Fortress - "Everything Works" [Pop Montreal 2011]
Family Of The Year - "St. Croix" [Tiny Ogre]
Eternal Tapestry - "Doorways In The Sand" [Thrill Jockey]

How It Went Down: August 19, 2011

So, unfortunately the F-Holes weren't able to come in as promised. They had a conflicting gig so I'm hoping to get them in next week to play live and talk about the new album, Angel In The Corner. But I still managed to pack the show with content. I'm joined by Graham Wright of Tokyo Police Club by phone to discuss a 10 day/10 song cover project, Erik from Little Dragon discusses their latest record Ritual Union and Alex from A.M. Overcast joins me in the studio to discuss this bedroom project of his.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Dominant Legs - "Hoop of Love" [Lefse]
Purity Ring - "Ungirthed" [Transparent]
AM & Shawn Lee - "City Boy" [ESL Music]
Interview with Erik from Little Dragon
Little Dragon - "Crystalfilm" [Peacefrog]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Feist - "How Come You Never Go There" [Cherrytree/Interscope/Polydor]
Interview with Graham Wright
Tokyo Police Club - "Frankenstein" [Dine Alone Records]
Graham Wright - "Evening Train From Kingston Station" [File Under: Music]
Fusioon - "Cyclos" [B-Music/Finders Keepers]
A.M. Overcast - "Haystacks Northbound" [Independent]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Alex Litinsky
A.M. Overcast - "Cannonball" [Independent]
Grimes - "Crystal Ball" [Arbutus]
Daniela & Ben Spector - "Far Away" [High Fidelity]
Beck & Seu Jorge - "Tropicalia (Mario C 2011 remix) [EOne]
The Stepkids - "Shadows On Behalf" [Stones Throw]

How It Went Down - August 12, 2011

Well, the On-Air-Versary was a success. My wife really enjoyed the experience and ultimately that's all that matters (that and doing a 'good' show).

Thanks to Jonas Bonnetta, Greg MacPherson and Steve St. Louis for participating. Be sure to check out Evening Hymns' website for info on the upcoming record, mark your calendar for GMac's Loud and Soft CD release shows, and catch Steve (aka 5 O'Clock Charlie) on the Funk Boat.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Ken Boothe - "Everything I Own" [Trojan Records]
Interview with Jonas Bonnetta of Evening Hymns
Evening Hymns - "If I Handle You With Care" [Trembling Blue Stars cover]
Evening Hymns - "Sentimental Reasons" [Live at UMFM]
Parlour Steps - "Subtle" [Figment Music]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Greg MacPherson - "Brothers" [Live at UMFM]
Greg MacPherson - "River Lake" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Greg MacPherson
Greg MacPherson - "Frequencies" [Disintegration Records]
Greg MacPherson - "Long Goodbye" [Live at UMFM]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

5 O'Clock Charlie mix segment:
Stevie Wonder - "Too High"
Eastside Connection - "You're So Right For Me"
Roy Ayers - "Can't You See Me"
Archie Bell & The Drells - "Strategy"
Leroy Hutson - "Lucky Fellow"
Alicia Myers - "Appreciation"
Willie Wright - "Right On For The Darkness"
Kool & The Gang - "Duuji"

This week's show (August 19th) will be another busy one, featuring The F-Holes performing live in advance of their Angel In The Corner CD release show, an interview with Alex from A.M. Overcast, and *fingers-crossed* an interview with Little Dragon.

On-Air-Versary - August 5 2011

This Friday is a special edition of TGIFR. August 12th is my fifth wedding anniversary with my wonderful wife Michelle. To mark the occasion, the show will be an 'On-Air-Versary' party featuring some of her favourite artists and music. I won't talk details so as to not spoil the surprised, but suffice it to say the typical format will remain with interviews, live performances and new music aplenty. Tune in and join in the celebration!

How It Went Down - August 5, 2011

Busy show - I had Brooke Wylie (who is playing the Times Change(d) on the 19th, and who is friends with local greats The F-Holes) on the phone, two-thirds of The Crooked Brothers in the studio for a live performance, and Ben Jones joined me on the phone to discuss the Rainbow Trout Music Festival and Fishing Derby.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Neon Indian - "Polish Girl" [Static Tongues]
Botany - "Feeling Today" [Western Vinyl]
The F-Holes - "Even Stevens" [Independent]
Interview with Brooke Wylie
Brooke Wylie - "Half Empty Moon" [Independent]
The Duke and the King - "No Easy Way Out" [Independent]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

The Crooked Brothers - "Sweet Lemons" [Live at UMFM]
The Crooked Brothers - "Ramblin' Man" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with The Crooked Brothers
The Crooked Brothers - "Kansas" [Transistor 66]
The Crooked Brothers - "Up The Mountain" [Live at UMFM]
The Crooked Brothers - "Sleeping In The Giant's Den" [Live at UMFM]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Moonface - "Shit-Hawk In The Snow" [Jagjaguwar]
Fruit Bats - "Dolly" [Sub Pop]
Mise En Scene - "So Blue" [Independent]
Magnum K.I. - "No Way" [Independent]

How It Went Down - July 29, 2011

Tonight I had special guests from Melbourne, The Little Stevies, who are playing Fire & Water in Lac Du Bonnet this weekend but joined me to play some live songs and talk about touring Canada. Then I had boogie-woogie pianist Ben Waters on the phone from the UK talking about his connection to the Rolling Stones and Jools Holland and why he's playing the Great Woods Music Festival next weekend in Beausejour.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Heavyweights Brass Band – "Nueva Orleans (feat. Ogguere)" [Independent]
The Little Stevies - "Feel It" [Live at UMFM]
The Little Stevies - "Because I Have You All" [Live at UMFM]
The Little Stevies - "Leap Of Faith" [Independent]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

The Little Stevies - "No Button" [Live at UMFM]
The Little Stevies - "Accidentally" [Live at UMFM]
The Deep Dark Woods - "Sugar Mama" [Six Shooter Records]
Sarah MacDougall - "Mmm" [Rabbit Heart Music]
Kae Sun - "Weh-Weh" [Urbnet]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Ben Waters - "Watching The River Flow (feat. Mick Jagger)" [Independent]
Ian Stewart - "Bring It On Home" [Independent]
James Struthers - "Together Again" [Independent]
TV Girl - "Baby You Were There" [Bandcamp]
Interstllr - "Is There Thunder" [Koko Bonaparte]


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Next week's show is a busy one - I'll be talking to traveling troubadour Brooke Wylie who will be in town on August 19th at the Times Change(d), the Crooked Brothers will be joining me to play live in studio and debut songs from their new record Lawrence, Where's Your Knife, and Ben from the Rainbow Trout Music Festival will be giving us the lowdown on this year's edition.

And the following week, August 12th will be a very special episode, dedicated to my wife Michelle. It's our fifth wedding anniversary that night and I've got some great guests lined up to help celebrate.

How It Went Down: July 22, 2011

So I talked to Charlotte Cornfield, who'll be playing the Times Change(d) on Thursday with my guests for August 5th, The Crooked Brothers, to start the show. Then we had Justin Olynyk checking in to wrap up his reports on the Winnipeg Fringe Festival. I managed to connect with Ryan from The Sheepdogs earlier by phone to discuss their headlining gig at the Brandon Folk Festival this weekend and then Rob Rousseau came in to talk about what he's got planned for this year's Islendingadagurinn Saturday Night @ The Pier and Alternative Folk Festival.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Box Of Wolves - "Secret Affair" [Venom Blog]
Charlotte Cornfield - "Construction On The Street" [Independent]
The Weather Station - "Came So Easy" [You've Changed Records]
Marijosee - "Comme la route" [Independent]
Portugal The Man - "You Carried Us (Share With Me The Sun)" [Atlantic]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Justin Olynyk
Interview with Ryan from the Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs - "Catfish 2 Boogaloo" [Independent]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

This Hisses - "Keep What's Good In Your Heart" [Transistor 66]
Royal Canoe - "Me Loving Your Money (Gonna See Us Through)" [Independent]
Ingrid Gatin - Take These Walls" [Pipe and Hat]
Brown Bag Allstars - "What It's All About (DJ Brace remix)" [Nostomania Records]

How It Went Down - July 15, 2011

This Hisses joined me in the studio to discuss their album release show at the Pyramid on July 23rd, and to play some of the songs from Surf Noir live. [Speaking of which, UMFM's Live Sessions page is now up, and features This Hisses and more!].
I was joined on the phone by Justin Olynyk, Fringe-fest phenom, who gave us the low-down on the early goings of the fest. And while I had hoped to talk to The Burning Hell, a robbery and assault in Eastern Europe while on tour meant they were talking to the police instead of me. Instead, I spoke to Dean Tzenos of Odonis Odonis prior to that band's show at the LO Pub on July 18th.

This Friday (August 22nd) I'll be talking to Charlotte Cornfield prior to her July 28th appearance at the Times Change(d). Justin Olynyk will be back with Fringe Fest wrap-up giving us his best (and the rest) of the fest. And I'll be talking to Rob Rousseau about all the great music he's got planned for Islendingadagurinn this August long.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

My Tiger My Timing - "Endless Summer" [Snakes & Ladders]
This Hisses - "Swagger" [Live at UMFM]
This Hisses - "Sparrow" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with This Hisses
This Hisses - "Gold On Fire" [Transistor 66]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

This Hisses - "Lycanthrope" [Live at UMFM]
This Hisses - "Bad Vacation" [Live at UMFM]
Handsome Furs - "Damage" [Sub Pop]
Interview with Justin Olynyk
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Even In Dreams" [Slumberland]
The Express - "Nobody Knows" [Independent]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

William Elliott Whitmore - "Don't Need It" [Anti-]
Interview with Dean Tzenos of Odonis Odonis
Odonis Odonis - "Mr. Smith" [Palmist Records]
Zomby - "Natalia's Song" [4AD]

How It Went Down - July 8, 2011

Relatively quiet on the guest front on Friday as I was joined by Eric Wood and Joe Kalturnyk to discuss Post No Bills, an outdoor commercial art gallery the duo have developed to run in conjunction with the Winnipeg Fringe Festival (speaking of the Fringe fest, I'll have the first of two talks with Justin Olynyk of Play It Again this coming Friday at 7pm to give us the scoop on the best and the rest of the fest...), but other than that, I just played a lot of music.

This coming Friday is a busy one though. In addition to Justin's Fringe report, I'll be joined in studio by This Hisses, who will play a live set and talk about their new record Surf Noir, which gets its CD release on July 23rd at the Pyramid. I'll also be talking to The Burning Hell who have a great new record called Flux Capacitor. In addition to quizzing them about whether they're Back To The Future fans, we'll be talking Brandon Folk Festival where they play July 22nd and 24th.

The following week I've got the second of two Fringe reports from Justin, wrapping things up with his top picks, and I've also confirmed an interview with Charlotte Cornfield, who will be playing the Times Change(d) on July 28th. Mark your calendar because this is an up-and-comer you don't want to miss. Still waiting to hear if I'll be talking to the Sheepdogs, who will be closing off the Brandon Folk Festival on the 24th, but fingers-crossed I'll be talking to frontman Ewan Currie about beards and baseball... stay tuned.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Teddy Wilson - "Air Mail Special (take 5)" [Black Lion]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "Ffunny Ffriends" [Fat Possum]
Hooded Fang - "ESP" [Daps Records]
Revelstoke - "We Stood Staring At The Lights" [Independent]
Daniel Isaiah - "Anita On The Banks" [Secret City Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Eric Wood and Joe Kalturnyk
Bon Iver - "Holocene" [Jagjaguwar]
Kris Ellestad - "November Steppes" [Independent]
Christa Couture - "The Most Lovely" [Independent]
Tom Waits - "Briar & The Rose" [David Lynch Foundation Music]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Frank Tuner - "Rivers" [Epitaph]
Arctic Monkeys - "Brick By Brick" [Domino]
Ministers of Cool - "Line Between The Lines" [Independent]
Cousins - "Secret Weapon" [Urbnet]
Joan Of Arc - "Howdy Pardoner" [Polyvinyl]
Forged In Fire "Scatter The Riches" [Independent]
KEN Mode - "Obeying The Iron Will" [Profound Lore]

How It Went Down - June 24, 2011

So the fine gents of A Waste Odyssey joined me in the studio, though sadly we didn't have enough time before the show to get them set up in the live room for an in-studio performance (we'll have to have them back for that at a later date), but they did sit down for an interview and selected a few tracks from We Are Mourning People, their solid EP on I'm Trying Records. Then it was two straight phone interviews - the first with Swedish electronic producer Johan Ageborn and the second with Canadian indie-rock icon Joel Plaskett. Both totally swell guys to have a chat with. Podcast is up on UMFM if you missed it.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Library Voices - "Generation Handclap" [Young Soul Records]
A Waste Odyssey - "Burgundy" [I'm Trying Records]
Interview with A Waste Odyssey
A Waste Odyssey - "Middle Name Honesty" [I'm Trying Records]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Johan Ageborn
Johan Ageborn - "Casablanca Nights" [Paper Bag Records]
Bodies Of Water - "Open Rhythms" [Thousand Tongues]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett - "On The Rail" [New Scotland Records]
The National - "Think You Can Wait" [Mom and Pop Records]

This coming Friday is Canada Day and I'm taking the kids to the Forks, but I'll be pre-recording a show featuring a slew of great Canadian artists, and then I'll be back live in the studio on July 8th!

Friday Focus: June 24 2011

This week's show is quickly coming together. I've got an in-studio with A Waste Odyssey who have a great new EP out called We Are The Mourning People. They'll be playing some songs and answering some questions. Then I've got a phoner with Canadian indie-rock icon Joel Plaskett who has a new album of b-sides and rarities. The title is entirely too long for me to type out here. And finally I've got Swedish electronic producer Johan Ageborn. Best known for his work with Sally Shapiro, his album Casablanca Nights is sure to make people more familiar with him in the coming months. And I may just have Alex Litinsky of A.M. Overcast on to talk about his awesome new record Shepherd Moon, though it hasn't been confirmed yet.

Sadly my interview with Irshad Manji about her new book Allah, Liberty & Love has been cancelled (along with a host of other press stops), but I am in the process of lining up an interview with another author for an upcoming show. Dale Barbour has written a history of Winnipeg Beach that's a pretty fascinating portrait of this northern Coney Island.
Plus I've confirmed a live performance by This Hisses on July 15th, prior to the release of their new album on Transistor 66.

On a somewhat related note, I'll be guest-hosting The Sounds Of Science tomorrow and my special guest will be Dana Moore - aka Gt. Dane - who is back in Winnipeg to celebrate the release of Mourning Yer Host. He'll be playing some songs for us and I'll be playing some new tunes from the likes of Vetiver, EDM (fka Early Day Miners), Karl Hector & The Malcouns and Dawes. Tune in, 3-5pm CST!

How It Went Down: June 17, 2011

As always, lots going on here on TGIFR. My first guest of the night is Jordan Fine, who records under the moniker Fine Canadian Forces. His record, Hebrew Lessons, is a recent favourite and he joins me by phone. Also by phone is Paul Nolin, artistic director of the Jazz Winnipeg to give us the rundown on the fest (which started last night and runs til next weekend). Finally, Zoppa will be joining me for a live set and interview.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Ocote Soul Sounds - "Pathways" [ESL]
Interview with Jordan Fine of Fine Canadian Forces
Fine Canadian Forces - "Breaking It Away" [Independent]
John Maus - "Streetlight" [Ribbon Music]
Malajube - "Synesthesie" [Dare To Care]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Handsome Furs - "When I Get Back" [Sub Pop]
Interview with Paul Nolin
Robert Glasper - "Butterfly" [Blue Note]
Nat Baldwin - "Lifted" [Western Vinyl]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Zoppa - "Lovin' Train" [Live at UMFM]
Zoppa - "Somewhere Beyond The Ocean" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Zoppa
National Parks Project - "Bruce Beckons" [Last Gang Records]
Zoppa - "To Those Who Bask In the Blue" [Live at UMFM]
Charlotte Cornfield - "Construction on the Street" [Independent]

Next week I'll be joined by A Waste Odyssey for a live set and interview, plus more to be confirmed...

How It Went Down: June 10, 2011

So, as promised in my last post, tonight's episode was a barn burner featuring not one, but two live bands in the studio. Kongress and The Details both put our new live band room through its paces and Mike Feuerstack talked handball and Snailhouse by phone.

The Details CD release show is tomorrow (June 11th) and if you're not able to make it to the West End, Kongress are playing alongside Salinas and The Blisters at the LO Pub.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Shad - "A Good Name" [Black Box Recordings]
Trombone Shorty - "Hurricane Season" [Verve Forecast]
Snailhouse - "Every Day" [White Whale/Forward Music]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Kongress - "Money and Cigarettes" [Live on UMFM]
Kongress - "Before The Sun" [Live on UMFM]
Kongress - "Christmas 3:16" [Live on UMFM]
Gt. Dane - "Noah, Let Yer Ark Door Slam" [The Calm Before The Music]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

The Details - "Weightless In The Dark" [Live on UMFM]
The Details - "Paperweight" [Live on UMFM]
Fine Canadian Forces - "Higher Love" [Independent]

Next week on the show I've confirmed interviews with Jazz Winnipeg Festival artistic director Paul Nolin and with Jordan Fine, the man behind Fine Canadian Forces whose Hebrew Lessons album is a recent favourite.

UMFM Open House & TGIFR

So this Friday (June 10th), I'll be hosting a special broadcast of TGIFR as part of UMFM's Open House events [further details here].
















And speaking of Details, I'll have Winnipeg's own pop-rock perfectionists The Details in studio to kick things off at 6:30. They'll be playing a set in our new live band room, and talking about their new record Lost Art, which gets its release at the West End on Saturday June 11th.

My second guest will be joining me by phone - Mike Feuerstack is better known as Snailhouse and is also known as one of my favourite artists - whether he's working in Wooden Stars or Snailhouse. I'll be talking to him about his latest great album, Sentimental Gentleman.

And my final guest is Kongress, who will also be gracing TGIFR with a live performance.

If you want to get in on all the action, feel free to come down to 308 University Centre at the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba between 6:30-8pm and see how live radio is made. I can't promise you'll get to go on air or anything like that, but I will have prizes for my guests and the seats are comfortable so that's something. If you can't make it down, tune in at 101.5 on the FM dial or stream it live on UMFM.

How It Went Down: May 20, 2011

This is likely my last show for a couple weeks as baby #2 is coming no later than May 26th (next Thursday) and I'll be taking some time to stay home with the family. But I will be back for Friday June 10th, taking part in the special celebrations going on as part of UMFM's Open House (stay tuned here for some big news about my guests for that night).

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Bing Ji Ling - "Hold Tight" [Tummy Touch]
Broken Social Scene - "Texico Bitches (Star Slinger remix)" [Arts & Crafts]
Afuche - "Danice Marino" [Cuneiform Records]
The Gumshoe Strut - "Redrum (DJ Kutdown remix)" [Marathon of Dope]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Socalled - "Kid Again" [Dare To Care Records]
Mayer Hawthorne - "Little Person" [Stones Throw]
The Peaches - "Broken Magic 8-Ball Says Definitely Yes" [Independent]
Salinas - "The Review" [Independent]
Bodies Of Water - "Open Rhythms" [Thousand Tongues]
Chad Vangaalen - "Do Not Fear" [Flemish Eye/Sub Pop]
Snailhouse - "I Never Woke Up" [White Whale/Forward Music]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Sondre Lerche - "Private Caller" [Mona Records]
Katie Goes To Tokyo - "Paper Moon" [Saturday Enterprise]
Austra - "Lose It (Young Galaxy remix)" [Paper Bag Records]
Mark McLean's Playground - "Rock With You" [Independent]
Marco Castillo - "No Note Samba" [Brazilian Beats]
Dr. Victor Olaiya - "Ilu Le O" [VampiSoul]
Amon Tobin - "Goto 10" [Ninja Tune]

How It Went Down - May 13, 2011

Friday the 13th!!! Aaaaaah.
Nothing spooky on the show tonight though. I've got an interview with Jennifer Castle (fka Castlemusic) who has a new album on Flemish Eye, and I air an interview that James Borsa, host of Ultrasonic Film, conducted with legendary children's author Gordon Korman.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Miracle Fortress - "Raw Spectacle" [Secret City Records]
Chad Vangaalen - "Replace Me" [Flemish Eye]
Interview with Jennifer Castle
Jennifer Castle - "Power" [Flemish Eye]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Hot Blood Bombers - "Midnight Radio" [Transistor 66]
James Borsa interview with Gordon Korman

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Toolshed - "Round Table (w/ More or Les, SJ the Wordburglar, and Savillion)" [Hand'Solo Records]
Dennis Coffey - "Don't Knock My Love (feat. Fanny Franklin of Orgone)" [Strut]
Wild Beasts - "Loop The Loop" [Domino]
Jamie Woon - "Shoulda" [Candent]
Illusive Mind Gypsy Crew - "Neighborly Etiquette" [Independent]
Teen Daze - "Harvest Moon" [Universal Electricity]

**There may or may not be a show next week depending on how things shake out on the homefront, but stay tuned in the next few weeks as I'll be doing some special programming for UMFM's Open House event, and I've confirmed an interview with graphic novelist (and Mecca Normal member) David Lester about his new book, The Listener, which gets its Winnipeg launch on June 8th.

How It Went Down - May 6, 2011

Having moved from Winnipeg to Toronto, I was very fortunate to get acclaimed novelist Miriam Toews to come in and sit down for a talk about her latest novel, Irma Voth, while she was back in Winnipeg. I'd last talked to her about The Flying Troutmans and this interview was no less in-depth and revealing. Also revealing was a talk with guitarist Ty Citerman of New York avant-jazz quartet Gutbucket. They're on one of my favourite sleeper labels, Cuneiform, which always puts out interesting releases, including Gutbucket's latest, Flock.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Antlers - "Every Night My Teeth Are Falling Out" [Frenchkiss Records]
Sloan - "The Answer Was You" [Yep Roc]
Interview with Miriam Toews


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

One Hundred Dollars - "Ties That Bind" [Outside]
Okkervil River - "Piratess" [Jagjaguwar]
Panda Bear - "Friendship Bracelet" [Paw Tracks]
Austra - "Spellwork" [Paper Bag Records]
Efrem Manuel Menuck - "Kaddish For Chesnutt" [Constellation]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Gutbucket
Gutbucket - "Zero Is Short For Idiot" [Cuneiform]
James Blake - "Lindisfarne II" [Polydor]
This Is Head - "0007" [Adrian Recordings]

For my Friday the 13th episode I've got an interview with Jennifer Castle (formerly performing under the moniker Castlemusic) who has a great new album on Flemish Eye. And I may be airing an interview conducted by James Borsa, host of Ultrasonic Film, who talked to renowned children's author Gordon Korman. Stay tuned to 101.5 UMFM.

How It Went Down - April 29, 2011

Busy show this week - an interview with Derek Janzen who performs under the name First Nations and whose album Black Beach is one of my faves of 2011. I also spoke to Danny Vescarelli of Calgary psych-rock band Deadhorse (who were in town at the LO Pub alongside Gobble Gobble and Beauchamp on Saturday). Plus heaps of new music...

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Grimes - "Crystal Ball" [Arbutus Records]
Cantor Dust - "Open-Faced Sandwiches (By A River Of Lava)" [Independent]
Digits - "Lost Dream" [Independent]
Interview with First Nations
First Nations - "Secret Hymn" [Independent]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

The Donkeys - "West Coast Raga" [Dead Oceans]
Roy Orbison - "Shadoraba" [Monument/Legacy]
Bart Davenport - "Born To Suffer" [Antenna Farm Records]
Explosions In The Sky - "Postcard From 1952" [Temporary Residence]
The Burning Hell - "Let Things Slip Away" [Weewerk]
Cass McCombs - "Pleasant Shadow Song" [Domino]
Daedelus - "French Cuffs" (feat. Baths) [Ninja Tune]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Interview with Deadhorse
Deadhorse - "Glam Central" [Saved By Radio]
John Southworth - "So Glad It's Finally Spring" [Barnyard Records]


This week, I've already got an interview wrapped up with author Miriam Toews about her new book, Irma Voth. Plus I'm scheduled to talk to avant-jazz act Gutbucket about their new record A Modest Proposal on Cuneiform Records. Stay tuned.

How It Went Down: April 22, 2011

Good Friday so I'm taking a break from live radio, but I did a pre-record with all sorts of great new tunes. Back next week.

Here's what I played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Winter Gloves - "True Blue" [Paper Bag Records]
A.M. Overcast - "Sense" [Independent]
Milo and the Bad Lads - "Tonight" [Independent]
The Joy Formidable - "Whirring" [Record Store Day]
The Pickle of Love - "It's A Canned World" [Independent]
Robin Pecknold - "I'm Losing Myself" [Independent]
Laura Barrett - "La Isla Bonita" [Paper Bag Records]
Jill Barber - "Dis-Moi" [Outside Music]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo Cotonou - "Von Vo Nono" [Analog Africa]
White Dog - "FLQ" [Prairie Fire]
Gobble Gobble - "Eat Sun, Son (Second Date remix)" [Debonton]
Teen Daze - "Trouvez Votre Paix" [Cultus Vibes]
Mo Kolours - "Drum Talking" [One Handed Music]
Sun Araw - "Bump Up" [Monofonus]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Red Snapper - "In Your Backs" [V2]
Burial - "Street Halo" [Hyperdub]
Dreamboat - "Patterns" [Independent]
Teeel - "Ojai Valley" [Moodgadget Records]
Wires Under Tension - "Electricity Turns Them On" [Western Vinyl]

How It Went Down: April 15, 2011

Tonight I had a mega-interview with Steve Burgess, author of Who Killed Mom? a memoir of his family and particularly his mother Joan. Steve and I both grew up in Brandon so I was very tempted to reminisce about certain places, but for the most part we kept it to the material in the book.

Jazz Winnipeg announced the line-up for their 2011 Festival today and I'm absolutely stoked about a few of the acts, including Robert Glasper. Be prepared for me to be pimping the shit out of this show (and the Orgone as well) since we're talking about this year's Christian Scott - a jazz artist with only a bit of name recognition but one that you don't want to sleep on.

Here's what I played tonight:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Quantic & his Combo Barbaro - "Undelivered Letter (Daedelus remix)" [Tru Thoughts]
Second Sky - "Under The Line" [Rhythm & Culture]
Matthew Joel - "Eyes Pt. 2" [Bandcamp]
Spirit Children - "Track 3" [Independent]
Heart Failure Research Unit - "Now You're Gone" [Independent]
Thao & Mirah - "How Dare You" [K Records]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Steve Burgess

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Robert Glasper - "No Worries" [Blue Note]
Little Scream - "Cannons" [Outside]
Sea Oleena - "Sleeplessness" [Independent]
Trouble & Strife - "My Only Hope" [Independent]

Next week is Good Friday, so it's quite likely the show will be a pre-record so I can spend the day with my family. I'll keep you posted on what'll be on the show.

How It Went Down: April 8, 2011

Bit of a break from all the guests I've had of late. Was joined by singer-songwriter JP Mortier (playing the Folk Exchange tonight) for a live song and a chat, but other than that, it's all new music and not much talk.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Wagon Christ - "Accordian McShane" [Ninja Tune]
JP Mortier - "Absolution" [Live at UMFM]
JP Mortier - "Belt" [Independent]
Bombino - "Tenere" [Cumbancha]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Trio Bembe - "Yerbero Moderno" [Independent]
Royal Bangs - "Fireball" [Glassnote]
The Sea and Cake - "Up on the North Shore" [Thrill Jockey]
Twin Library - "There's Nothing Out There" [Independent]
Woodpigeon - "I Live A Lot Of Places" [Live at UMFM]
David Picco - "Made It Easy" [
Cold Cave - "Pacing Around The Church" [Matador]
Cut Copy - "Blink And You'll Miss A Revolution" [Modular Records]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Austra - "Lose It" [Domino]
Hunx and his Punx - "Tonite Tonite" [Hardly Art]
Fast Romantics - "Denim Tuxedo" [Independent]
The Awesome Hots - "Borda Patro'" [Independent]
Crissi Cochrane - "So Far Apart" [Independent]
Planeta Imaginario - "Hemangioma" [Cuneiform Records]
Deezuz - "They Don't Know (feat. Subs) [M.O.V.E.]
Zion I & The Grouch - "Healing of the Nation" [Hard Boiled]

How It Went Down - April 1, 2011

BUSY BUSY BUSY show last Friday. No foolin, despite the date. First off I was joined by roots-rockers WoodShed Havoc who released their new album The Current State on Saturday at the Park Theatre. Then I spoke by phone with Raphaelle of buzz-band Braids (who played the Albert on Saturday), and finally I was joined by Winnipeg hip-hop group The Happy Unfortunate, whose CD release party is THIS Saturday, April 9th at VP Nights on Pembina.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Canadian Winter - "City Lights" [Urbnet]
WoodShed Havoc - "The Current State" [Dollartone Records]
Interview with WoodShed Havoc
WoodShed Havoc - "Suck It Sideways" [Dollartone Records]
We Are The City - "Get Happy" [Adventure Boys Club]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

The Luyas - "Too Beautiful To Work" [Idee Fixe/Dead Oceans]
Matthew Maaskant - "You Only Dream To Test Me" [Draft Tattoo]
Braids - "Native Speaker" [Flemish Eye]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

The Happy Unfortunate - "New Generation" [Spaceship Audio]
Interview the Happy Unfortunate
The Happy Unfortunate - "Heart Matters" [Spaceship Audio]
Rebel Yell - "Table Service (Fast Food)" [Independent]
The Blisters - "Attic" [I'm Trying Records]

How It Went Down: March 25, 2011

Well my scheduled interview with The City Streets didn't happen (it was supposed to be with the band calling in from the road, so there may have been some cellphone reception issues...), but I did talk to UK electronic artist Adham Fisher (aka AFS) and Daniel Lee of Hooded Fang (who are opening for Rural Alberta Advantage this week). The missed interview did allow me more time to play some great new music though!

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Sun Wizard - "Too Much On Your Mind" [Light Organ]
Interview with Adham Fisher
AFS - "Mother's Day Pt. 1" [Atomicduster]
AFS - "Mother's Day Pt. 2" [Atomicduster]
WoodShed Havoc - "Take It Easy" [Dollartone Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Wye Oak - "Holy Holy" [Merge]
The Head and the Heart - "Couer d'Alene" [Sub Pop]
Flying Fox & The Hunter Gatherers - "Spring" [Independent]
The Blowholes - "March of the Crabs" [Transistor 66]
PS I Love You - "Breadends" [Paper Bag Records]
The City Streets with Myrol - "This World Was Meant For Us" [Independent]
The Dodos - "Black Night" [Frenchkiss]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Boy Genius - "Pay For None" [Little Whore Records]
Boy Genius - "Enter the Manchild" [Little Whore Records]
Bibio - "Anything New" [Domino]
Timber Timbre - "Swamp Magic" [Arts & Crafts]
Hooded Fang - "Highway Steam" [Independent]

Next week on the show I've got an interview with Braids, and I'll be joined in the studio by The Happy Unfortunate and WoodShed Havoc.

How It Went Down: March 18, 2011

Totally forgot to recap last week's episode, but I had a busy night. I was joined by the folks behind I'm Trying Records, the organizers of Cluster Festival and an interview with jazz trumpeter Brownman Ali (Guru's Jazzmatazz).

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Dennis Coffey - "All Your Goodies Are Gone" feat. Mayer Hawthorne [Strut]
Zoppa - "Lester" [I'm Trying Records]
The Hoots - "Smoke Rings" [I'm Trying Records]
Little House - "It Wasn't A Binge (She Said, She Said) [I'm Trying Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

A Waste Odyssey - "Burgundy" [I'm Trying Records]
The Riderless - "Pacific" [Independent]
Jonny Greenwood - "Iiko Dakare Damatette" [Nonesuch]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Brownman Electryc Trio - "Yesteryear" [Browntasaurus Records]
Acid House Kings - "Would You Say Stop?" [Labrador]
Elizabeth Shepherd - "Seven Bucks" [Do Right!]

How It Went Down: March 11, 2011

Joined in the studio by local songstress Katie Murphy who discusses her latest record, Exes and Uh Ohs, and a recorded interview with Roberto Gyemant (Beto) - one of the three people responsible for the latest compilation from Soundway Records, Cartagena!

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Warm Ghost - "Claws Overhead" [Partisan Records]
Ensemble - "Things I Forget" [FatCat Records]
Katie Murphy - "Oooo! (She's Got A Lot Going On!)" [Independent]
Katie Murphy - "I Can't Wait Much More" [Live on TGIFR]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Katie Murphy - "Feels So Good" [Independent]
Young The Giant - "Apartment" [Roadrunner Records]
Woodland Telegraph - "Little Seed Rising (for Percy Schmeiser)" [Northern Folklore]
Slow Down, Molasses - "Light The Coast" [Little Pictures Recording Concern]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Lucho Bermudez y su Orquesta - "Fiesta De Negritos" [Soundway]
Those Dancing Days - "Help Me Close My Eyes" [Wichita]
The Baseball Project - "Ichiro Goes To The Moon" [Yep Roc]
Junior Boys - "EP" [Domino]

Next week I'll be joined by the folks behind I'm Trying Records, a new label here in Winnipeg that is preparing for an upcoming showcase. They'll give us a preview of their roster and talk about what it means to be a label these days.

How It Went Down - March 4, 2010

Sadly, my scheduled interview with Beto, one of the three minds behind Soundway Records new comp, Cartagena! (chronicling some really sweet Columbian music circa 1962-72) didn't happen as scheduled. We're hoping to make it happen next week, but for tonight it was all music. Lots and lots.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Los Hermanos Latinos - "Baria Cumbia" (Cosas remix) [Unreleased]
Lykke Li - "Youth Knows No Pain" [
The Carps - "New York Lights" [Urbnet]
Austra - "Beat and the Pulse (Steffi Bass Break Dub)" [Domino]
Two Bicycles - "Alone At Sea" [Bandcamp]
Blackbird Blackbird - "Hawaii (Bear Mountain remix)" [Unreleased]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Junior Boys and Young Rival - "The Ocean" [Unreleased]
Watermelon Slim and the Workers - "You're The One I Need" [Northern Blues]
A Hawk and a Hacksaw - "Espanola Kolo" [LM Dupli-Cation]
Rembetika Hipsters - "Oi Glaroi (The Seagulls)" [Socrates Pizza Recordings]
Shugo Tokumaru - "Tracking Elevator" [Polyvinyl]
Papercuts - "I'll See You Later I Guess" [Sub Pop]
The Luyas - "Tiny Head" [Idee Fixe/Dead Oceans]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Christine Fellows - "Traversee" [Six Shooter Records]
Sister Crayon - Still The Same Person" [Manimal]
Miles Jones - "Never Wrong (remix)" [Urbnet]
Acrylics - "Sparrow Song (feat. Caroline Polachek)" [Terrible Records]
Betty Burke - "Brink of Extinction" [Blocks Recording Co.]
The Liptonians - "You Know I Did" [Head In The Sand]
D-Sisive - "No More Words" [Urbnet]
Los Calenas Son Como Las Flores - "Las Calenas (Los Hermanos Latinos remix)" [Unreleased]

How It Went Down - February 18, 2011

I was actually on the road to the Twin Cities (and a little tour of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured restaurants) when my show aired on Friday. But it was a heck of a pre-record that I left in my absence. Interviews with VANOC CEO John Furlong who has written a memoir of the games, Patriot Hearts; Jim Bryson who recorded The Falcon Lake Incident with Winnipeg's own The Weakerthans; and Sweden's The Radio Dept.

Here's what was played on the show:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Los Seven Del Swing - "Silencio" [Soundway]
The Vibrating Beds - "Some Kind of Fool" [Transistor 66]
Harley Shit Fingers and the Bogus Gambler - "Very Large Snowfall" [Little Whore Records]
Interview with The Radio Dept.
The Radio Dept. - "Never Follow Suit" [Labrador]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with John Furlong

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Banjo Or Freakout - "Idiot Rain" [Rare Book Room Records]
Matt Epp and the Amorian Assembly - "Don't Let The Sun Go Down" [Independent]
Interview with Jim Bryson
Jim Bryson with the Weakerthans - "Constellation" [Maple Music]
Asobi Seksu - "Perfectly Crystal" [Polyvinyl]

How It Went Down - February 11 2011

So, just one interview tonight. But it was a gooder. Gern F from the United Steel Workers of Montreal took a break from the No Breaks, No Brains tour to talk about life on the road and preparing for a new album.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Les Sexy - "Grotesque" [Independent]
Oh My Darling - "Love Me, Love Me Not" [Independent]
Akron/Family - "Light Emerges" [Dead Oceans]
Elizabeth Shepherd - "Heavy Falls The Night" [Do Right!]
Lia Ices - "Daphne" [Jagjaguwar]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Gern F. of United Steel Workers of Montreal
United Steel Workers of Montreal - "Shot Tower" [Weewerk]
Peter Elkas - "Misery" [
Miesha & The Spanks - "Until You're Lovin' Me" [Transistor 66]
Mogwai - "Mexican Grand Prix" [Sub Pop]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Fujiya & Miyagi - "Cat Got Your Tongue" [Yep Roc Records]
Neon Legion - "Wicked Men" [AAM]
TV Girl - "If You Want It" [Bandcamp]
Young Galaxy - "We Have Everything" [Paper Bag Records]
Enjoy Your Pumas - "Do It Every Day" [Independent]
Quasimode - "Conglis Strut" [Sonar Kollectiv]

Next week I'll be away on a little Louis Riel day holiday, but I'm putting together a pre-recorded show that will include interviews with VANOC CEO John Furlong about his new book Patriot Hearts, and Jim Bryson about his record and tour with the Weakerthans.

How It Went Down - February 4 2011

Talking to Vancouver band Behind Sapphire via phone from Brandon (they'll be in Winnipeg playing Le Garage tomorrow night) and I sat down with U of M linguistics prof Jila Ghomeshi for a lengthy interview about her book Grammar Matters.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Carps - "Bo Jackson" [Urbnet]
heRajiKa Tracks - "Shigure" [Introducing Productions]
Interview with Steven from Behind Sapphire
Behind Sapphire - "Waiting By The Satellites" [Musebox/Independent]
Amos Lee - "Hello Again" [Blue Note]
Matija Dedic Trio - "Angst" [Origin Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Twin Sister - "Phenomenons (Beauchamp remix)" [Unreleased]
Interview with Jila Ghomeshi

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

The Liptonians - "Hey! Hey! Help Is On The Way!" [Head In The Sand]
Apex Manor - "I Know These Waters Well" [Merge]
Shotgun Jimmie - "King Of Kreuzberg" [You've Changed Records]
Jamie Woon - "Blue Truth" [Unreleased]

Still working on my guests for next week, but stay tuned for details.

How It Went Down - January 28 2011

So it was a busy show and my first in the comfortable confines of the newly renovated broadcast studio. Winnipeg duo Alpha Couple joined me first and while Gregory Pepper called in to talk Common Grackle, his project with Factor, Christine Fellows paid an in-person visit to deliver and discuss her new album, Femme De Chez Nous.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Ream Daranoi - "Fai Yen" [Soundway]
Interview with Alpha Couple
Alpha Couple - "Stealing Ink" [Independent]
Twin - "Prairie Loon" [Independent]


Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Gregory Pepper of Common Grackle
Common Grackle - "All The Pawns" [Fake Four]
Enjoy Your Pumas - "Weight Of The Circles" [Independent]
Deerhoof - "Secret Mobilization" [Polyvinyl]
Yann Tiersen - "Ashes" [Anti-]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Christine Fellows - "Antipodes" [Six Shooter Records]
Interview with Christine Fellows
Destroyer - "Chinatown" [Merge]
Cut Copy - "Blink And You'll Miss A Revolution" [Modular]

**The show on February 4th may include a phoner with Behind Sapphire (who are playing Le Garage on Saturday the 5th), though sadly an interview with Swedish pop geniuses Radio Dept. has been pushed back to the February 11th show. Feb 4th will also include an in-depth interview with U of M Linguistics prof Jila Ghomeshi about her new book Grammar Matters.

How It Went Down: January 14, 2011

A reverb-drenched phone interview with Jon Cohen of the Jon Cohen Experimental (thanks to a crazy payphone somewhere on the road to Thunder Bay) and a talk with Les Jupes frontman Mike Petkau Falk (whose Modern Myths CD release party is TOMORROW night).

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Igor Boxx - Breslau [Ninja Tune]
Jenn Grant - Getcha Good [Six Shooter Records]
Interview with Jon Cohen
Jon Cohen Experimental - Nightmare/Over [Independent]
Broken Records - A Leaving Song [4AD]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Blue Hawaii - Dream Electrixra [Arbutus Records]
Charlotte Cornfield - Someday [Independent]
Interview with Mike Petkau Falk
Les Jupes - This Place Owes Us [Head In The Sand]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

MaSuper Star - Matichara [Masalacism Records]
Thank You - Birth Reunion [Thrill Jockey]
Twilight Hotel - Frozen Town [Independent]
Breathe Owl Breathe - Dogwalkers Of The New Age [Hometapes]
J Rawls - Two Girls [Polar Ent.]

How It Went Down - January 7 2011

Kicking the year off right with some great guests in the studio (and really testing the capacity/capabilities of the temporary studio space while renovations continue). John Smith joined me to talk about his new record It's True Because It Rhymes, available now on Marathon of Dope.

Romi Mayes came in and played a few live songs to give a bit of a taste of what her live album recording will be like this Friday, January 14, 2011. Great stuff as always.

The show this week is preempted for Bison Hockey.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

John Smith - Underdogs [Marathon of Dope]
John Smith - You Ain't Never Been feat. Hellnback [Marathon of Dope]
Destroyer - Kaputt [Merge]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Les Jupes - Someone Lit A Fire Under Kruschev [Head In The Sand]
Romi Mayes - The Other Dame [Live on UMFM]
Romi Mayes - Heavy Heart [Live on UMFM]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Lighty Singers of Ellis, SC - In The Morning When The Trumpet Sounds [Mississippi Records]
Steve Earle and Allison Moorer - After The Fire Is Gone [Sony]
Melissa Laveaux - Needle In The Hay [Spectra Musique]
Laura Peek - Laundry [Just Friends]
Alpha Couple - Edna Pontellier [Independent]
Teddy Hotbody pronounced Holtby - I'm The Coolest [Bandcamp]
The Bongolian - Talking Synth [Blow Up Records]