July 20th Playlist! "But it's all so easy, All you gotta do is try, Try a little tenderness"

Thank goodness for last night's rain and cool breeze to ease the heat of the past few days. My house has been as hot as it is outside... I have been ready for a break from the hot sun and the humidity. But I'm not complaining. I don't like to complain about the heat in the summer because we have so much cold in the winter that it just seems greedy or something. This is my last show for a couple of weeks, but fear not! My next show will be MY RADIO SHOW!!! I have waited 7 years to have another birthday show. It's going to be awesome! I'll "see" you in three weeks! August 10th. Put it on your calendar. Here is this week's show brought to you by 2004!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Ruthie Foster - Another Rain Song - Stages (2004)
Otis Redding - Try a little Tenderness
Eleni Mandell* - Sun's always shining - Afternoon (2004)
Royal Wood* - I'm so glad - A good enough day (2007)
Mirah - Sweepstakes Prize - You think it's like this but really it's like this
Greg MacPherson* - Bankrobber - Maintenance EP
Ingrid Gatin* - How did I get so? - Broken Tambourine (2008)
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - How long do I have to wait for you? - Naturally
Iron and Wine - Each coming night - Our endless numbered days (2004)
Farideh* - She - Symphony of Chemistry (2008, local)
Nathan* - Gasoline - Jimson Weed (2004)

7:00-8:00am
Controller.Controller* - History - History (2004)
Immaculate Machine* - No such thing as the future - Ones and Zeros (2005)
Tracy McNeil - Headlong into Nothing - Room where she lives
Sunparlour Players* - If the Creeks don't rise - Hymns for the happy (2007)
Barley Wik* - Highway 3 - Beyond the Down (2006)
Sylvie* - Notes on Counters - Trees and Shade are our only fences
Maybe Smith* - Hearts like Bears - Animals and Architects (2007, local)
Maybe Smith* - Treehouse Enthusiasts - Another Murder in the Morning (local)
Neko Case - Favorite - The Tigers have spoken
Sarah Slean* - Out in the Park - Day One
Andrew Bird - Imitosis - Armchair Apocrypha

July 13th Playlist! "We're like a death threat from a pacifist, We're nothing."

Ramble to come... ran out of time!

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Billie Holiday - On the sunny side of the street
Little Miss Higgins* - Velvet Barley Bed - Junction City
Hawksley Workman* - Treeful of Starling (2006)
Regina Spektor - Us - Soviet Kisch (2005)
Basia Bulat* - Snakes and Ladders - Oh my darling (2007)
Liz Phair - Whipsmart - Whipsmart
The Avett Brothers - Headful of doubt/Road full of promise - I & Love & You (2009)
Jason Collett* - We all lose one another - Idols of Exile (2005)
Laura Cantrell - California Rose - Humming by the flowered vine (2005)

7:00-8:00am
The Deep Dark Woods* - The birds on the bridge - Winter hours (2009)
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - For the Night
The Gruff* - The Lights of Saskatoon - EP (2010)
Shane Koyczan* - Atlantis - A Pretty decent cape in my closet
The Weakerthans* - Illustrated Bible stories for Children - Fallow (1997)
My Architects - Airborne - Grand Designs
Mother Mother* - Body of Years - O my heart (2008)
The Shins - Australia - Wincing the Night Away (2007)
Michael Rault* - Pretty Thing - Crash! Boom! Bang!
Elliott Brood* - Oh, Alberta - Tin Type (2005)
The RE-mains - Li'l Lady Luck - The Very Best of the Re-Mains (2008 Canadian Tour Edition)
The Warped 45s* - Pale Horse - Matador Sun (2011)

July 6th Playlist! "Strike two... Baby I'm howlin for you"

There were two highlights from my life last week. One was finishing my fourth half Ironman triathlon. The other was seeing The Black Keys live in Saskatoon. To be honest, I'm not sure which one I'm more stoked about! They were both super awesome and a great time. One big difference was that I was super glad to be done the triathlon, but I didn't want The Black Keys concert to end EVER. They did promise to come back so those of you who missed out on tickets, keep your ear to the ground and maybe you, too, can see this extraordinary band live.

Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian

6:00-7:00am
Kirby Criddle* - Death of You - Vena cava (2008, local)
Regina Spekor - Laughing With - Far (2009)
Sarah Slean* - Waiting for Someone - The Baroness (2008)
Shotgun Jimmie* - Onomatopoeia - The Onlys (2007)
Scott Nolan* - Open Spaces - Receiver/Reflecor (2007)
Luke Doucet* - It's no the liquor I miss - Broken and Other Rogue States (2006)
The Pinch* - Money
Sebadoh - Not a Friend - Bakesale (1995/2011, re-release)

7:00-8:00am
Good Lovelies* - Made for Rain - Let the Rain Fall (2011)
Po' Girl* - Movin' On - Let the Rain Fall (2004)
Little Miss Higgins* - Killer Diller - Two Nights in March (2009, local, live album)
The Black Keys - Howlin for You - Brothers (2010)
Maxwell's Big Four* - I Know - Young Town Hall (2008, local)
Sloan* - Money City Maniacs - Navy Blues (1998)
Blitzen Trapper - The Man Who Would Speak True - Destroyer of the Void (2010)
Neil Young* - Harvest Moon - Harvest Moon (1992)
Hawksley Worman* - All the Trees are Hers - Between the Beautifuls (2007)
The Decemberists - Yankee Bayonet (I will be home then) - The Crane Wife (2006)
The Hidden Cameras* - In the NA - Origin:Orphan (2009)
The Details* - Reunion Souvenirs - Draw a Distance. Draw a Border (2007)
Mother Mother* - Oh my heart - Oh my heard (2008)