How It Went Down - June 22, 2012

Another week, another busy show. I had a lengthy interview with educator/author Paul Keery about Canada At War, the graphic (as in graphic novel) history of Canada's role in World War II that has just been published by Douglas & McIntyre. A fantastic read and the artwork by Michael Wyatt is pretty stellar. Brian Dunn stopped by UMFM earlier in the week and did a live session and interview with me (the live session is HERE) - he'll be back in town playing Le Garage on June 30th. And I had food specialist/nutritionist Leslie DePodesta on to talk about Chex mix recipes as the fine folks at Chex gave us prize packs featuring their gluten-free products. I led things off with the debut airing of Box Of Wolves new single "Sunlight" - you can grab it HERE.

Here's what was played:

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Box Of Wolves - "Sunlight" [Independent]
Dinosaurus Rex - "CNLVYBTTR" [Independent]
Silkken Laumann - "House Of Common Problems" [Independent]
Interview with Leslie DePodesta
Stars - "The Theory Of Relativity" [ATO Records]
Yeasayer - "Longevity" [Secretly Canadian]
Grizzly Bear - "Sleeping Ute" [Warp]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Paul Keery

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Brian Dunn - "Crash" [Live at UMFM]
Brian Dunn - "Country" [Live at UMFM]
Brian Dunn - "Slow Learner" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Brian Dunn
Brian Dunn - "Winnipeg" [Cosmic Dave's Record Factory]

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Still hammering out details for this week's show, but since Canada Day is right around the corner, I expect there'll be a lot of new music from our nation's citizens.

How It Went Down: June 8th and June 15th

Busy few weeks at UMFM with the 2012 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival kicking off last Thursday and a slew of other acts rolling through town (except for Russian Circles; thanks to you Emerson border-crossing). Several live sessions have been recorded with acts playing the opening weekend kickoff at Old Market Square, and just yesterday Toronto act the Heavyweights Brass Band stopped by for a blazing session that will get its debut on Sounds of Science tomorrow between 3:30-5:30pm. TGIFR has been particularly chock-full of guests as a result of this and so the past two episodes have featured interviews aplenty and some fantastic new music.

Here's the scoop:

June 8, 2012

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Abdominal - "Pedal Pusher" [Do Right!]
Interview with MEC BikeFest organizers
Brasstronaut - "Falklands" [Unfamiliar Records]
Norrin Radd - "Will To Survive" [Lotus Audio]
School of Seven Bells - "The Night" [Ghostly/Vagrant]
Wintersleep - "Resuscitate" [EMI]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Jeff Rubin about his latest book, The End of Growth


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Moonwood - "Invite Me To Stare Into The Darkness" [Arachnadiscs]
White Lung - "St. Dad" [Independent]
Interview with Flo
Flo - "Tell Me Why" [Independent]
Sonnymoon - "Flit, Fleet, Float" [Plug Research]

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June 15, 2012

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Poolside - "Slow Down" [Echo Park]
Bry Webb - "Rivers Of Gold" [Idee Fixe]
Elizabeth Shepherd - "Lonely House" [Pinwheel Music]
Cassandra Wilson - "Almost Twelve" [E One]
Interview with Anna MacDonald, director of the documentary Fight For Freedom
Michael Rault - "The Things You Said" [Pirates Blend]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Jon McKiel
Jon McKiel - "Iceman" [Youth Club Records]
Conveyor - "Short Hair" [Paper Garden Records]
Interview with Goose Hut
Goose Hut - "Bad Time" [Independent]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Way Yes - "Singing" [Lefse Records]
Interview with Parlovr
Parlovr - "4000" [Dine Alone Records]
Teen Daze - "Late" [Lefse Records]
Conn-Shawnery - "Ain't No Way (feat. Wayne Tennant & blurum13)" [Independent]

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This week, I'll be talking to Paul Keery, educator and author of a graphic novel history of Canada's role in World War II called Canada At War (with illustrations by Michael Wyatt). It's a fantastic book that brings a piece of the country's past into the present.

How It Went Down: May 18, May 25 and June 1

Man, I am completely slack on updating this blog and posting about what's going on on TGIFR. To catch up, here's the scoop on the last three weeks:

MAY 18, 2012

I was joined by Thunder Bay act Alaska Army Band for a live session and interview and then aired a mammoth interview with NPR correspondent & author Michelle Mercer about her book on Joni Mitchell's Blue period, Will You Take Me As I Am.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Trio Bembe - "Drume Negrita" [Live at UMFM]

Joni Mitchell - "Help Me" [Reprise]
Interview with Michelle Mercer

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Michelle Mercer (continued)
Joni Mitchell - "Free Man In Paris" [Reprise]
Joni Mitchell - "California" [Reprise]
Joni Mitchell - "Hejira"  [Reprise]


Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Alaska Army Band - "You Can't Smell Love Without OV" [Live at UMFM]
Alaska Army Band - "Slowed Down To A Crawl" [Live at UMFM]
Alaska Army Band - "At The Bridge" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Alaska Army Band
Alaska Army Band - "Nine To Five" [Independent]

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MAY 25, 2012

A special interview and live session with Haligonian Jon Bryant, a talk with Cinematheque's Dave Barber about Music v. Filmmakers II, and a feature length talk with Will Ferguson about his latest book, 419.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

The Sugarman Three - "Your Friendly Neighborhood Sugarman" [Daptone]
The Skydiggers - "Fire Engine (Red Explosion)" [Latent Recordings]
Bruce Springsteen - "Shackled and Drawn" [Sony]
SitDownTracy - "Lesser, Manitoba" [Independent]
Bahamas - "Lost In The Light" [Barchords Inc. / Universal]
Rufus Wainwright - "Montauk" [Decca Records]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

Interview with Will Ferguson

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Jon Bryant - "Take Me If You Must" [Live at UMFM]
Jon Bryant - "Ontario" [Live at UMFM]
Jon Bryant - "Evening Sun" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with Jon Bryant
Jon Bryant - "Souls of Manhattan" [Independent]

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JUNE 1, 2012

	Live session and interview with The Strumbellas, who came to town to open for Sweet Alibi on Wednesday before heading west. Speaking of Sweet Alibi, they played the Back 40 Festival in Morden on Sunday June 3 and I spoke to the communications coordinator, Jocelyn Unrau about the fest.

Set One: 6:30 PM - 7 PM

Shawn Lee - "Galactica" [ESL Music]
PS I Love You - "Don't Go" [Paper Bag Records]
Kestrels - "Drowning Girl" [Sonic Unyon]
Jack White - "Sixteen Saltines" [Third Man Records/Sony]
Interview with Jocelyn Unrau
Sweet Alibi - "The Trial" [Live at UMFM]

The Tallest Man On Earth - "1904" [Dead Oceans]

Set Two: 7 PM - 7:30 PM

The Strumbellas - "Lakes" [Live at UMFM]
The Strumbellas - "The Bird That Follows Me" [Live at UMFM]
The Strumbellas - "The Sheriff" [Live at UMFM]
Interview with The Strumbellas
The Strumbellas - "Rhinestone" [Independent]

Set Three: 7:30 PM - 8 PM

Chris Forsyth - "East Kensington Run Down" [Northern Spy]
Mike Scheidt - "When Time Forgets Time" [Thrill Jockey]
Illusive Mind - "Untitled 3" [Independent]
Eliot Lipp - "The Sunset" [Pretty Lights Music]

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This week I'll be talking to author / economist Jeff Rubin about his latest book, The End of Growth. I interviewed him several years ago when he wrote his first book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller and this latest book certainly picks up on some of the same themes about expensive oil and the dramatic impact it will have on the world economy. I'll also be talking Bike Fest and doing some giveaways. Speaking of giveaways, I have a copy of Parlovr's Kook Soul album that I'll be giving out on June 15th to coincide with an interview with the band in advance of their show at the LO Pub.