It’s May Day and the eve of our big election, and being timely as we are, we have to commemorate those. We’ve also got some great new music and some upcoming shows to preview, as well as a tribute to … Continue reading
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It’s Easter Sunday, and time to celebrate food, family, and Jesus, and we’ve got all of our bases covered on today’s show with some timely tunes. Carter’s along for the ride, which always makes things a little more fun. We’ve … Continue reading
Winnipeg is full of great musicians (as many towns are, I suppose), but there’s something interesting about our music scene – everyone gets along so damn well. There’s no competition in this town, we all seem to be one big … Continue reading
For quite some time now, UMFM has been undergoing some much-needed renovations. It was time to get rid of the old gear from 1972 and leap into the modern age. Our studios got a much needed makeover, and we’ve added … Continue reading
It’s been a long time since we’ve swung open the doors at the Sunset Saloon, but we were waiting for just the right act and just the right occasion to get back in the house concert hosting game. I’m super … Continue reading
Artist: Album (Label) *JR AoM: Middle Brother: Middle Brother (Partisan) *JR 2. Romi Mayes: Lucky Tonight (self) 3. Fish & Bird: Every Whisper Is a Shout across the Void (Fiddle Head) 4. Eva Cassidy: Simply Eva (Blix Street) 5. … Continue reading
So The Winnipeg Folk Festival added Lucinda Williams, which is cool, I guess, but if that’s the last of the “big” names to be announced, all I can do is yawn. Now, don’t get me wrong, I live for the … Continue reading
It’s Easter Sunday, so we’re celebrating with the family (Carter came along to co-host) and playing songs about the two things that Easter is all about (Jesus and food.) We’ve also got some great new music, new again music, and … Continue reading
It’s Record Store Day/Damnwells weekend, so we’re out of town and lovin’ it, but not to worry, we’ve got your usual Sunday goodness pre-recorded for your listening pleasure. We got off to a start with some Tom Waits songs, for … Continue reading
After several long years of superfandom, I finally got the opportunity to see The Damnwells live. The band, these days, consists primarily of singer/songwriter/guitarist/god Alex Dezen, and rather than assembling a band himself, he went out and hired himself a … Continue reading