Crystal promises to wake you up with great alternative music every Wednesday morning at 6:00 until 8:00 am on CFCR, Saskatoon's community radio station. This blog mostly holds her playlists, some show reviews, and an occasional list!
Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian
6:00-7:00am
Smokekiller* - California - 13 (local)
Sarah Slean* - Get Home - The Baroness
Jack Johnson - Bubble Toes - Brushfire Fairytales
Julie Doiron* - I woke myself up - Woke myself up
Basia Bulat* - In the night - Oh, my darling
Immaculate Machine* - Dear Confessor - Fables
Regina Spektor - Us - Soviet Kisch
Feist* - My moon my man - The Reminder
Hannah Georgas* - Bang Bang You're Dead - This is Good
Ani Difranco - Life Boat - ?Which side are you on?
Frazey Ford* - One more cup of coffee - Obadiah
Blitzen Trapper - The Tree (featuring Alela Diane) - Destroyer of the void
7:00-8:00am
Michael Franti & Spearhead - The Sound of Sunshine - The sound of sunshine
Maybe Smith* - Treehouse Enthusiasts - Another Murder in the Morning
Hawksley Workman* - French girl in L.A. - Meat
Eekwol* - That's just me - Apprentice to the mystery
Cowboy Junkies* - Renmin Park - Renmin Park -The Nomad Series Vol. 1
Jenn Grant* - You'll go far - Echoes
The New Pornographers* - My Rights versus Yours - Challengers
Castle River* - Ghosts - Father Figures EP (local)
The Black Keys - Everlasting Light - Brothers
The Liptonians* - Hey! Hey! Help is on the way - Let's all march back into the sea
Nathan* - Scarecrow - Key Principles
Sarah Harmer* - Almost - All of our names
There are times in mys life where I need music to get through the day. I am currently living in one of those times. However, through the drama and chaos I find solace in the words of so many amazing independent musicians. I am so grateful for good music and all that it brings. It also makes these rainy days brighter.
Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian
6:00-7:00am
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys
Rose Cousins* - Celebrate - The Send Off
Cat Power - Lived in Bars - The Greatest
The Weakerthans* - Tournament of Hearts - Reunion Tour
Greg MacPherson* - First Class - Mr. Invitation
The Details* - The Original Mark
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my Own - Heart of my own
Ndidi Onukwulu* - Horn Blower - No, I Never
Sarah Slean* - Everybody's on TV - Land & Sea
Blitzen Trapper - Love the way you walk away - American Goldwing
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
Otis Redding - Try a little tenderness
7:00-8:00am
Feist* - The Circle married the line - Metals
Amelia Curran* - The Mistress - Hunter Hunter
Jon & Roy* - Another Noon - Another Noon
Yukon Blonde* - Stairway - Tiger Talk
Mother Mother* - Baby don't dance - Eureka
Tegan & Sara* - Hop a plane - The Con
Julie Doiron* - Spill yer lungs - I can wonder what you did with your day
Metric* - Combat Baby - Old world underground where are you now
Cuff the Duke* - You were right - Way down here
The Wooden Sky* - Take me out - every child a daughter. every moon a sun
Little Miss Higgins* - Wash these blues away - Across the plains
Rosie and the Riveters* - Grandma's hands - self
The Gruff* - Handsome Molly - The Gruff
Laura Cantrell - Not the tremblin' kind - Not the tremblin' kind
Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian
6:00-7:00am
Paper Moon* - Turning Colours into Greys - Broken hearts break faster every day
Peter Elkas* - Sweet Nancy - Wall of Fire
The Weakerthans* - Sun in an empty room - Reunion Tour
Sarah Harmer* - Almost - All of our names
Serena Ryder* - Stay for an hour - Unlikely Emergency
Dumb Angel* - Stay for an hour - Eight moments of spring
Be Good Tanyas* - Human Thing - Hello love
Po' Girl* - Drive all night - Home to you
Zeus* - Love/Pain - Busting Visions
Metric* - Handshakes - Live it out
The Strokes - Is this it - Is this it
7:00-8:00am
Michael Rault* - Pretty Thing - Crash! Boom! Bang!
Laura Cantrell - Roll truck roll - The Hello Recordings
Elliott Brood* - Write it all down for you - Mountain Meadows
John Lennon - Imagine
Regina Spektor - Real Love - Instant Karma
Jill Barber* - Chances - Chances
Ruthie Foster - Just another rain song - Stages (live)
Metric* - Don't think twice - Acoustic session
Greg MacPherson* - Bank Robber - Maintenance EP
Sunparlour Players* - If the creeks don't rise - Hymns for the happy
Great Lake Swimmers* - New Wild everywhere - New wild everywhere (2012)
Del Barber* - Everything is not enough - Headwaters (2012)
Little Miss Higgins* - You ain't done nothing to me - Junction City
Rose Cousins* - Edmonton - If you were for me
Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian
6:00-7:00am
Eleni Mandell* - Afternoon - Afternoon (2004)
Samantha Savage Smith* - Tough Cookie - Tough Cookie (2011)
Liz Phair - Polyester Bride - whitechocolatepsaceegg (1998)
Malika Sellami* - Little Daisy - Barefoot, Smiling (2012, local)
Corin Raymond* - Three thousand miles - Record Lonesome Night (2004)
The Gruff* - The General Store - self-titled (2006)
Wilco (with Feist) - You and I (with Feist) - Wilco (the album)
My Architects - Airborne - Grand Designs
Melissa Ferrick - Burn this Guitar - Grand Designs
Whitehorse* - I'm on Fire - self-titled (2011)
The Deep Dark Woods* - Redwood Forest - Hang me, oh, hang me (2007, local)
The Waifs - Feeling Sentimental - sundirtwater (2008)
7:00-8:00am
Buck 65* - Wicked and Weird - Talkin' Honky Blues (2003)
Beck - Devil's Haircut - Odelay (1996)
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - How long do I have to wait for you? - Naturally (2005)
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my own - Heart of my own (2010)
Mother Mother* - Hayloft - O my heart
Feist* - Mushaboom - Let it die
Spiral Beach* - Voodoo - self-titled (2006)
The Details* - Reunion Souvenirs - Draw a distance. Draw a border. (2007)
The Cat Empire - In my pocket - Two shoes (2007)
The Hidden Cameras* - Awoo - Awoo
The Shins - Mine's not a high horse - Chutes too narrow
Sloan* - Cheap Champagne - Parallel Play
Arcade Fire* - Old Flame - self-titled EP (2003)
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012 "I need my space where I can let go one big fart"
Artist - Song - Album (year of release, extra information)
* = Canadian
6:00-7:00am
Oh my darling* - Love me, love me not - Sweet Nostalgia
Kirby Criddle* - Death of you - Vena Cava (local)
Keren Ann* - Not going anywhere - not going anywhere
The Details* - The original mark - the original mark EP
The MAmas and the papas - California Dreamin' - California dreamin'
The Hidden Cameras* - Awwo - The historical conquests of JR
Mettric* - Stadium Love - Fantasies
Maybe smith* - Treehouse enthusiasts - Another murder in the morning
Frazey Ford* - Birds of Paradise - Obadiah
7:00-8:00am
Elliott Smith - Somebody that I used to Know - figure 8
Heartstrings - Orchard Morning - self
The Black Keys - Your touch - Magic Potion
Wolf Parade* - Shine a light - Apologies to the queen mary
Sloan* - Pen Pals - Twice Removed
Sarah Slean* - Lucky Me - Day One
Liz Phair - Whip Smart - Whip-smart
The Decemberists - O Valencia! - The Crane Wife
Whitehorse - Passenger 24 - self
Romi Mayes* - How I roll - Sweet somethin' steady
Jason Collett* - Hangover days - Idols of exile
Malika Sellami* - My space - Barefoot, Smiling
The Shins - New Slang - Oh, Inverted World
Who I am and what the heck I'm doing on the radio!
I'm Crystal Clarke and I'm a volunteer host at CFCR 90.5FM, Saskatoon's only community radio station, for Wednesday's early edition of Green Eggs and Ham since 2003. It is an imperative part of my week and I hope it is part of yours too! Sharing music has been a hobby of mine for many years and I love to go to concerts, near and far. I like to keep people informed of upcoming shows and events, and the weather. As a natural morning-person I thought that getting up at 5am would be a piece of cake, but some mornings I struggle to get there. So call me at 242-5002 to encourage me to keep the energy high as you start your day!
♥ Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - Jingle Bell Rock: Metric, Mike Relm, Sebastien Grainger, The Dears, Tokyo Police Club @ Prairieland Park
What is your favorite version of "Brandy Alexander"?
2008 Albums
Barber, Jill - Chances
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows
Farideh - Symphony of Chemistry (local)
Fleet Foxes - self-titled
Hey Rosetta! - Into your Lungs
Ladyhawk - Shots
Mother Mother - Oh my Heart
Rudd, Xavier - Dark Shades of Blue
Slean, Sarah - The Baroness
Sloan - Parallel Play
The Black Keys - Attack and Release
The Breeders - Mountain Battles
The Gruff - A Trail of Missing Thoughts
Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
Workman, Hawskely - Between the Beautifuls
Crystal's Album of the Week!
AOTW
May 7ths Album of the Week is...
Sarah Slean's "The Baroness"
During her concert here in Saskatoon at the Broadway Theatre, I couldn't help but be in awe of her amazing talent. Her lyrics are so rich and stimulating and her music is so amazing... not to mention her stage presence. It's hard to know how someone so small can take up so much space (actually, being a short person myself, I think I can figure it out).
This is her 6th album release and I very much enjoy listening to this album. It requires a bit of time, patience, and attention to really understand all that she says on this album. It is well worth the work. She wrote this album while in Paris and you can really hear the French influence. As if Sarah could get any more dramatic than she already is!