It appears as if the last big wave of new music this year has hit us, and it carried along some real gems, so a necessary exploration of the contents kicks us off. It’s another crazy busy week for shows in Winnipeg, so plenty of goodness to preview as well.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Punchbuggy – Pat Benetar – All Nite Christian Rollerskate – CDN
Bob Schneider – Han Solo – King Kong
Whitehorse – Sweet Disaster – Leave No Bridge Unburned – CDN
Doug Seegers – There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (w/Buddy Miller) – Going Down To The River
James McMurtry – How’m I Gonna Find You Now – Complicated Game
Thompson & Teddy Thompson – Family – Family
John Southworth – Ode to the Morning Sky – Niagara – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Doug Paisley – Until I Find You (feat. Bonnie “Prince” Billy) – Until I Find You – CDN
Jonathan Byrd – Slip Away – You Can’t Outrun the Radio
Amelia Curran – The Matador – They Promised You Mercy – CDN
Buck 65 – That’s the Way Love Dies – Neverlove – CDN
Blitzen Trapper – To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) – While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records
Carolyn Mark – Last to Know – While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records – CDN
Jon Dee Graham – A Place in the Shade – Do Not Forget

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Buffy Sainte-Marie – The Universal Soldier – Vanguard Visionaries – CDN
Joe Nolan – Autumn Sky – Tornado – CDN
Joe Nolan – Did Somebody Call the Cops – Tornado – CDN
Jill Barber – Tell Me – Mischievous Moon – CDN
Del Barber – Farewell, God Bless You, Goodbye – Prairieography – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Northcote – How Can You Turn Around – Northcote – CDN
Matthew Barber – And You Give – Ghost Notes – CDN
Jenn Grant – The Fighter – The Beautiful Wild – CDN
Steve Dawson – Walkin’ Down the Line – Waiting for the Lights to Come Up – CDN
Jim Byrnes – You’ll Miss Me (When I’m Gone) – St. Louis Times – CDN
Big Dave McLean – Dead Cat on the Line – Faded but not Gone – CDN – WPG