April 13th Playlist!

The time of the year has come when the sun wakes me up for my trek to the radio station. It is great! After 7+ years of getting up at 5am for the 6:00 start, I think I'm finally getting used to getting up early for the show. It still surprises me how much I love picking and playing music for the good community radio listening folks of Saskatoon. Hmm... apparently I'm feeling reflective today. Oh yeah, don't forget to get your Community Radio membership! You can win prizes and tickets and you would be supporting awesome radio.

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

6:00-7:00am
The White Stripes - I'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet - Get behind me Satan (2005)
The Black Keys - Strange Times - Attack and Release (2008)
Mother Mother* - Pile of Bones - O my heart (2008)
Hey Rosetta!* - There's an Arc - Into your lungs (2008)
Po' Girl* - Under the chestnut tree - Unreleased (2008)
Jen Lane* - Grey Skies - For the Night (2010, local)
Josh Ritter - You don't make it easy babe - Hello Starling (2003)
Laurel Cantrell - Not the tremblin' kind - Not the tremblin' kind
Cuff the Duke* - Ballad of a Lonely Construction Worker - Life stories for Minimum wage
The Deep Dark Woods* - Bakersfield - self-titled (2006, local)

7:00-8:00am
Tegan and Sara* - I know I know I know - So Jealous (2004)
Serena Ryder* - A little bit of red - Is it ok (2008)
Hannah Georgas* - This is good - This is good (2010)
Metric* - Combat Baby - Old world underground where are you now (2003)
Sarah Slean* - Looking for Someone - The Baroness (2008)
Little Miss Higgins* - You turn me on, I'm a radio - Cobbler Shop sessions (2005, local)
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - Natural Born Lover - Naturally
Immaculate Machine* - No such thing as the future - Ones and Zeros (2005)
Paper Moon* - Turning colours into greys - Broken hearts break faster everyday (2006)
Sloan* - Witch's Wand - Parallel Play (2008)
Veruca Salt - Seether - American Thighs (1994)
Wolf Parade* - Shine a Light - Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005)
Arcade Fire* - Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) - Funeral (2004)

April 6th Playlist!

Last weekend was Vive Fest 3, a truly indie rock festival to kick off spring. From what I could tell, it was a great success with 3 venues going and lots of great indie rock bands. I had the pleasure of hosting Samantha Savage and her band (5 in total) on my living room floor. They were such lovely people and it is always nice to host people who are thankful for a place to sleep that isn't their van (even if one of them was allergic to my dog - sorry, Chris!). It was a great coming together of people who truly love and appreciate independent music. Today is also the day of birth of my friends Amanda and Lucas! I am excited to welcome this little person into the world with a bit of music dedicated to Baby Storey.

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

6:00-7:00am
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys (2007)
Marissa Nadler - Rosary - Little Hells (2009)
Ani Difranco - Both Hands - self-titled (1990)
Luke Doucet* - Broken One - Broken (and other Rogue States) (2005)
Julie Doiron* - Tailor - I can wonder what you did with your day (2009)
Chad VanGaalen* - Your tan looks supernatural - Your tan looks supernatural (2011)
Buck 65* - 1957 - Situation (2007)
Immaculate Machine* - C'mon Sealegs - Fables (2007)
The Hidden Cameras* - Death of a Tune - Awoo (2006)
Metric* - Monster Hospital - Live it Out (2005)
Tegan and Sara* - Knife Going in - The Con (2007)
Controller.Controller* - History - History (2004)

7:00-8:00am
Renee and Jeremy - Welcome to this World - It's a Big World
Cat Power - Sea of Love - Juno Soundtrack
Wilco - My Darling - Summerteeth
Jack Johnson - Hope - Sleep through the static (2008)
Feist* - Mushaboom - Let it Die (2004)
Liz Phair - Whipsmart - Whipsmart (1994)
Samantha Savage Smith* - Tough Cookie - Tough Cookie (2011)
Jenn Grant* - How I met you - Honeymoon Punch (2011)
Dan Mangan* - Sold - Nice, nice very nice (2009)
Elliott Brood* - Write it all down for you - Mountain Meadows (2008)
Josh Ritter - Right Moves - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (2007)
Little Miss Higgins* - Killer Diller - Two Nights in March (2009, local, live)
Amelia Curran* - You Won't Find Me - War Brides (2008)

March 30, 2011 Playlist!

Thank goodness March is almost over! Spring can come anytime, right? Yes, right. I'm excited for the Mother Mother concert on Sunday. This is a busy weekend music-wise. Vivefest 3 has a great line-up of artists playing at different venues in the city. Then there is other shows like Kay the Aquanaut at Amigo's, The Rural Alberta Advantage, and BA Johnstone also at Amigo's. Spring is, indeed, coming even if the weather doesn't show it.

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

6:00-7:00am
The Deep Dark Woods* - The Birds on the Bridge - Winter Hours (local)
Heartstrings* - Orchard Morning - self-titled (local)
Ingrid Gatin* - How did I get so? - Broken Tambourine
Cuff the Duke* - You were Right - Way down here
Katie Murphy* - Oooo! (She's got a lot going on) - exes and uh ohs
Jason Collett* - Roll on Oblivion - Here's to being here
Mother Mother* - Ghosting - O my heart
Hey Rosetta!* - Red Heart - Into your lungs
The Fjords* - Breezy Day - self-titled EP
Maybe Smith* - Hearts like Bears - Animals and Architects (local)
Eekwol* - That's just me - Apprentice to the mystery (local)
Immaculate Machine* - No such thing as the future - Ones and zeros

7:00-8:00am
Tegan and Sara* - My number - This business of art
Tegan and Sara* - Where does the good go - So Jealous
Tegan and Sara* - Relief next to me - The con
Tegan and Sara* - Take me anywhere - So Jealous
Arcade Fire* - Modern Man - The Suburbs
Novillero* - The Hypothesist - Aim right for the holes in their lives
Basia Bulat* - Heart of my own - Heart of my own
Little Miss Higgins* - Gather my fruit - Across the plains
Little Miss Higgins* - My love - Across the plains
Hannah Georgas* - Lovers breakdown - This is good
Mother Mother* - The stand - Eureka
Sarah Harmer* - Around this corner - You were here
Josh Ritter - Change of Time - So runs the world away

March 23, 2011 Playlist!

This past week has felt like a month for me. March is such an interesting and long month. It is a weather up-and-down, which takes people with it. I am definitely feeling that. That being said, I think we can all see and feel spring coming. We've had glimmers of it. I'm very much looking forward to spring and summer! I think I need to come up with something other than weather to write about on my blog. How about music!?

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

6:00-7:00am
The Once* - Sail away to the sea - self-titled (2009)
Heartstrings* - Sell the farm - In a land far away that is fair (2009)
Amelia Curran* - Wrecking Ball - Hunter, hunter (2009)
Mary Margaret O'Hara* - Year in song - Miss America (1988)
Elizabeth Shepherd* - The Taking - Heavy falls the night (2010)
Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit - Nevermind
The Pixies - Here comes your man - Doolittle (1989)
Live - Selling the drama - Throwing copper
Rae Spoon* - Death by Elektro - Love is a hunter (2010)
Rose Cousins* - Celebrate - The Send off
The Gruff* - Commercial Drive - self-titled EP (2010)

7:00-8:00am
Nididi Onukwulu* - Water - No, I never (2006)
Nathan* - Scarecrow - Key Principles (2007)
Laura Cantrell - When the roses bloom again - When the roses bloom again
Joni Mitchell* - River - Blue (local)
Metric* - Too little too late - Live it out (2005)
Modest Mouse - One Chance - Good news for people who love bad news (2004)
Neil Young* - Heart of Gold - Harvest (1972)
Little Miss Higgins* - Beautiful Sun - Across the Plains (2010)
Hannah Georgas* - Something for you - This is good (2010)
Mother Mother* - Ghosting - O my heart (2008)
Sloan* - Pen Pals - Twice Removed (1994)
Metric* - Gimme Sympathy - Fantasies (2009)

March 16, 2011 Playlist!

As I write this, the sun is just coming over the buildings in downtown Saskatoon. The sun! THE SUN!!! How amazing is this? Yesterday I walked around by the river in a short-sleeved shirt! It was amazing, with all of that Vitamin D soaking into my skin. I'm sure we are all relieved to see that winter is becoming a memory and spring is here (or almost here). This really has nothing to do with music or the radio show I played today, but I know we're all thinking about the weather. So get out and enjoy as much of it as you can!

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

6:00-7:00am
The Who - I can see for miles - Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (1971)
Rah Rah* - Arrows - Breaking Hearts (2010)
Plants and Animals* - Bye bye bye - Parc Avenue (2008)
Hawksley Worman* - Oh you delicate heart - Between the beautifuls (2008)
Amy Millan* - Low sail - Masters of the Burial (2009)
Sharon Jones & the dap kings - Better things - I learned the hard way (2010)
Carole King - So far away - Tapestry (1985)
Loretta Lynn - Portland Oregon - Van Lear Rose (2004)
The Gruff* - Five Star - A trail of missing thoughts (2008)
Luke Doucet and the white falcon* - Longhaul driver - Blood's too Rich (2008)
Melissa Rebronja* - Zasto - Embrace yourself (2003)
Serena Ryder* - Just another day - Unlikely emergency (2004)

7:00-8:00am
Joel Plaskett Emergency* - Extraordinary - Truthfully truthfully (2003)
Mother Mother* - Hayloft - Oh my heart (2008)
Controller.Controller* - PF - X-amounts (2005)
The Shins - Mine's not a high horse - Chutes too narrow (2003)
The Pixies - Where is my mind
The Pack A.D.* - Gold Rush - Tintype (2007)
The Weakerthans - Illustrated bible stories for children - Fallow (1997)
Little Miss Higgins* - You turn me on, I'm a radio - Cobbler Shop sessions (2005)
Sarah Slean* - Mary - Day one (2004)
Economics* - He was my friend - self-titled (2008, local)
Paper Moon* - Turning colours into Greys - Broekn hearts break faster (2006)
The Bicycles* - Oh no it's love - oh no it's love (2008)
Joel Plaskett* - You let me down - Three (2009)
Metric* - Succexy - Old World underground, where are you now? (2003)

March 9 Playlist!

Today's show was a pretty rocking one. Perhaps it was to wake myself up.

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

6:00-7:00am
Ingrid Gatin* - How did I get so - Broken Tambourine
The Weakerthans* - Aside - Left and Leaving
Mother Mother* - O my heart - O my heart
The Hidden Cameras* - Awoo - Death of tune
Jack Johnson - Hope - Sleep through the static
Jill Barber* - Never quit loving you - Chances
Regina Spektor - Folding Chair - Far
The Fjords* - Breezy Day - self-titled (local)
Greg MacPherson* - First Class - Mr. Invitation
The Pixies - Here comes your man - Doolittle
Tegan and Sara* - Hop a plane - The Con
Maybe Smith* - Open war - Animals and Architects (local)
Sloan* - Cheap Champagne - Parallel Play

7:00-8:00am
Jenn Grant* - How I met you - Honeymoon Punch
The New Pornographers* - Mutiny, I promise you - Challengers
Carolyn Mark* - Happy 2B flying away - Nothing is free
Scott Nolan* - Wide open spaces - Receivor/reflector
Heartstrings* - Big black boots - self-titled (local)
Amelia Cuyrran* - bye bye Montreal - Hunter Hunter
Josh Ritter - Change of time - So runs the world away
The Shins - New Slang - Oh, Inverted World
Hey Rosetta!* - I've been asleep for a long long time - into your lungs
Cuff the Duke* - It's all a blur - Way down here
Ladyhawk* - I don't always know what you're saying - Shots
Blitzen Trapper - Destroyer of the void - Destroyer of the void

March 2 Playlist!

If the saying is true, then March has come in like a lion and hopefully it will go out like a lamb. Even for an optimist like myself, this weather is taking its toll. I find myself complaining about it a little more, when I used to look on the bright side like, "At least it's sunny!" or "Well, the days are getting longer!" However, those seem less important than they used to. That being said, it is 7:18am and I can see the sky lightening around the buildings in downtown Saskatoon. That makes me a little happier. Now, if only it wasn't -30! Alas, we will have to keep warm through music. So get dancing and create some heat!

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

6:00-7:00am
Shotgun Jimmie* - Bedhead - The Onlys (2007)
Julie Doiron* - Tailor - I can wonder what you did with your day (2009)
Christine Fellows* - Saturday night on utopia parkway - Nevertheless (2007)
Tracy McNeil* - Headlong into Nothing - Room where she lives
Ruthie Foster - Another Rain Song - Stages
The Waifs* - One voice - 40 days (2004)
Little Miss Higgins* - Beautiful Sun - Across the plains (2010, local)
The Gruff* - Lights of Saskatoon - self-titled EP (2010)
The Gruff* - Holes in my jeans - A trail of missing thoughts (2008)
The Gruff* - The General Store - self-titled (2006)
Mother Mother* - Burning Pile - O my heart (2008)
The Shins - Sleeping Lessons - Wincing the Night away (2007)

7:00-8:00am
Maybe Smith* - Underground Lost and found - Root hug (2004, local)
Rae Spoon* - You can dance - Love is a hunter (2010)
The Pixies - Debaser - Wave of mutilation
Wolf Parade* - Shine a light - Apologies to the queen mary (2005)
The Black Keys - All you ever wanted - Attack and Release (2008)
The Sadies* - Loved on Look - Tremendous Efforts (2001)
Plants and Animals* - Bye bye bye - Parc Avenue
Regina Spektor - The calculation - Far (2009)
Amelia Curran* - The Mistress - Hunter hunter (2009)
Jill Barber* - Chances - Chances (2008)
Heartstrings* - Big black boots - self-titled (2006, local)
Barley Wik* - Tumbleweed - dusty lullaby (2004)
Jason Collett* - We all lose one another - Idols of Exile (2005)