September 4, 2011

September is here, and our summer fun is coming to an end. We need some great music to chase away those blues, and today’s show is chock full of good stuff. We’ve got some new music, some requests & dedications, some creepy love songs, and a preview of the two upcoming Greg Macpherson CD release shows!

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Episode #407 Sunday, September 4, 2011

September is here, and our summer fun is coming to an end. We need some great music to chase away those blues, and today’s show is chock full of good stuff. We’ve got some new music, some requests & dedications, some creepy love songs, and a preview of the two upcoming Greg Macpherson CD release shows!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Skydiggers – Radio Waves – Road Radio – CDN
Skydiggers – The Truth About Us – The Truth About Us – CDN
Andy Maize – It’s Not Alright – The History of Forgetting – CDN
Jim Bryson – Flowers – Where the Bungalows Roam – CDN
Tanya Davis – Eulogy for You and Me – Clocks and Hearts Keep Going – CDN
Catherine MacLellan – Keep on Fighting – Silhouette – CDN
Del Barber – Love Song For The Last 20 – Love Songs For The Last 20 – CDN – WPG

2:20 – 3:00 pm

Jory Nash – You Figured It Out – New Blue Day – CDN
Christina Martin – I Can Too – A House Concert – CDN
Danny Schmidt – Man of Many Moons – Man of Many Moons
Brock Zeman – Life Is Good – Ya Ain’t Crazy Henny Penny – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Whitehorse – I’m on Fire – Whitehorse – CDN
Reid Jamieson – Hello – Reido Radio – CDN
Andy Stochansky – 22 Steps – Five Star Motel – CDN
NQ Arbuckle – Sun’s Hanging Low – The Last Supper In A Cheap Town – CDN
Reid Jameison – Pretty Pictures – Staring Contest – CDN
Donal Hinely – Five Bucks – The Famous Rocket Cage
Ray Bonneville – Good Times – Bad Man’s Blood

3:30 – 4:00 pm

David Olney – $20 Serenade – Film Noir
Jeffrey Foucault – Starlight and Static – Horse Latitudes
Malcolm Holcombe – Those Who Wander – To Drink the Rain
Greg Macpherson – Party at Greg’s – recorded live on UMFM – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – Buy a Ticket – Balanced on a Pin – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson Band – Slow Stroke – Good Times Coming Back Again – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson Band – Kingston – Night Flares – CDN – WPG
Greg Macpherson – First Class – Mr. Invitation – CDN – WPG

Steel Belted Radio – September 1, 2011

The beginning of another school year is upon us, and I’m not feeling all that excited about that. Sadly, this means that this glorious summer is coming to an end, and the only thing that’s numbing the pain and getting me moving is some classic 90s music from my musical glory days. Hopefully some listeners will get some joy out of my glory days, as this week, it’s New Year, Old Skool, with some classic Canadian indie-rock.

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August 28, 2011

It’s been an interesting weekend, and we’re in the mood for something positive. Irene’s hitting our friends in the East pretty hard, so a few songs to keep them strong and hopeful. And, this weekend was the funeral for NDP leader Jack Layton, and although funerals aren’t generally all that uplifting or inspiring, his certainly was, so we’ll carry on his message of hope and love with some great music. And, to end it all off, something we all appreciate, Fish & Bird, one of this country’s great up-coming bands, stops by to play live.

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Episode #406 Sunday, August 28, 2011

It’s been an interesting weekend, and we’re in the mood for something positive. Irene’s hitting our friends in the East pretty hard, so a few songs to keep them strong and hopeful. And, this weekend was the funeral for NDP leader Jack Layton, and although funerals aren’t generally all that uplifting or inspiring, his certainly was, so we’ll carry on his message of hope and love with some great music. And, to end it all off, something we all appreciate, Fish & Bird, one of this country’s great up-coming bands, stops by to play live.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

R.E.M. – Orange Crush – Green
American Aquarium – Hurricane – Small Town Hymns
James McMurtry – Hurricane Party – Just Us Kids
Leeroy Stagger – Stormy – Everything Is Real – CDN
The Duhks – Mighty Storm – Fast Paced World – CDN – WPG
Rheostatics – Rain, Rain, Rain – Whale Music – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Neko Case – Buckets of Rain – Sweetheart: Love Songs
Kim Richey – Get Together – Song of America
Bruce Cockburn – Dream Like Mine – Nothing but a Burning Light – CDN
Nick Lowe – What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding? (Acoustic) – At My Age (bonus tracks)
Eliza Gilkyson – Peace Call – Land Of Milk And Honey
Peter Katz – Forgiveness – More Nights – CDN
Ken Whiteley w/Guy Davis – Another Day’s Journey – Another Day’s Journey – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Elliott BROOD – If I Get Old – Days Into Years – CDN
Cuff the Duke – You Don’t Know What It’s Like – Morning Comes – CDN
The Warped 45s – Hurdle River Crossing – Matador Sunset – CDN
Redgy Blackout – When U Were a Kid – Redgy Blackout – CDN
Fish & Bird – Effigy – Every Whisper Is a Shout Across the Void – CDN – WPG
Fish & Bird – Plot – live performance – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Fish & Bird – Splinter – live performance – CDN – WPG
Fish & Bird – Circle Tune – live performance – CDN – WPG
Fish & Bird – Well Runs Dry – Every Whisper Is a Shout Across the Void – CDN – WPG
Fish & Bird – My Head My Heart My Gut – Left Brain Blues – CDN – WPG

August 21, 2011

Yesterday, as I was sitting in the glorious sunshine with my wonderful son, listening to one of my favourite bands of all, for free, I was thinking that it was pretty much a perfect day. One of the songs I heard, in particular, had me thinking about perfect songs, so today’s show starts off with a whole bunch of songs that I’d call pretty much perfect. We also paid tribute to a guy who knew a thing or two about perfect songs, Joe Strummer, on what would have been his birthday. We also announced the next exciting show at Sunset Saloon and heard some peppy, poppy new releases, including a great new East Coast supergroup.

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Steel Belted Radio – Aug. 18, 2011

The hot new music just keeps on rolling in, and we’ve got a lot of it tonight, as well as festival previews, reflections, and even yet another version of a song we HATE!

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Episode #405 Sunday, August 21, 2011

Yesterday, as I was sitting in the glorious sunshine with my wonderful son, listening to one of my favourite bands of all, for free, I was thinking that it was pretty much a perfect day. One of the songs I heard, in particular, had me thinking about perfect songs, so today’s show starts off with a whole bunch of songs that I’d call pretty much perfect. We also paid tribute to a guy who knew a thing or two about perfect songs, Joe Strummer, on what would have been his birthday. We also announced the next exciting show at Sunset Saloon and heard some peppy, poppy new releases, including a great new East Coast supergroup.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Nathan – Gertie – Stranger – CDN – WPG
Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
The Weakerthans – Pamphleteer – Left & Leaving – CDN – WPG
The Lowest of the Low – Letter from Bilbao – Shakespeare My Butt – CDN
Willie P Bennett – If You Have to Choose – Hobo’s Taunt – CDN
Townes Van Zandt – Pancho & Lefty – Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Guy Clark – Let Him Roll – Old No. 1

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Paul Kelly & The Stormwater Boys – They Thought I Was Asleep – Foggy Highway
Tim Easton – Looking Out (for Joe Strummer) – Since 1966 (Volume 1)
Redemption Song ( Feat. Joe Strummer) – Johnny Cash – Unearthed III: Redemption Songs
Danny Michel – Straight to Hell – Shatter the Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute to Joe Strummer – CDN
Matthew Ryan – Somebody Got Murdered – Concussion
Greg MacPherson – Bankrobber – Maintenance – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Jory Nash – Prisoner’s Lament – Tangle with the Ghost – CDN
Jory Nash – The Conversion of Pearl Hart – Spaz Loves Weezie – CDN
Jory Nash – Charlie – New Blue Day – CDN
The Flaming Lips – Fight Test – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Shelly Fraley – Up Up & Away – Into the Sun
Stacey Kaniuk – Ain’t Nobody Fallin’ in Love – Hot Air Balloon – CDN
The Mastersons – Crash Test – Birds Fly South

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Morgan Cameron Ross – My Brother Went To Prison – Morgan Cameron Ross – CDN
The Express – Sharpshooter – The Express – CDN
Two Hours Traffic – Weightless One – Territory – CDN
Hey Rosetta! – Red Heart – Into Your Lungs – CDN
Dale Murray – Driving Song – Brighter Lives, Darker Side – CDN
Malcolm Holcombe – One Leg at a Time – To Drink the Rain

Jory Nash, Live @ Sunset Saloon, Fri. Oct 21!

Tell the Band to Go Home and Steel Belted Radio are proud to present:

Jory Nash (http://www.jorynash.com/main-set.html)
Live @ Sunset Saloon (house concert, West Winnipeg)
Friday, Oct. 21
8:00 pm
suggested donation $15-20 (all money directly to the artist, price is flexible – pay what you can or what you will)
We’ll supply the snacks, soft drinks, juice, hospitality, and more – bring something for yourself or to share, whatever suits you!
Our house is family friendly (we’ve got 3 kids and plenty of room, so feel free to bring the family), easy-going, friendly, and open to all! If you don’t know us yet, come on down and make some new friends!

PLUS! Once again, Jaine is making her special one-night only homemade ice cream in honour of our guest. You get a taste FREE (but feel free to tip Jory as your thanks). Previous flavours have included Christina Maraschino (Christina Martin), Fort McLeod Fudge (John Wort Hannam), and Chris Caramichael (Chris Carmichael). This time ’round, how could we go wrong with:

Heavenly Nash!

A bit about this show:

When CD submissions started rolling in to me in 2002 or so, one of the first discs that really caught my ear was Lo-Fi Northern Blues, by Jory Nash. The second song is called “The Ballad of Easy Chair;” Jory calls it “a semi-autobiographical tale of hope, perseverance and grand theft candy.” It’s a lighthearted song with a great lyric and an instantly memorable melody. It showcases Jory’s tasteful guitar playing and his unique, wonderful voice. In short, it’s everything I look for in a song, and I love it still. He’s put out three albums since then (as well as a great one before) and each one shows great skill, dedication, and growth.

The primary goal Tell the Band to Go Home is to bring you amazing music that you might not otherwise hear anywhere else, and match you (the open-minded music lover) with talented musicians looking to find an audience. Jory is just the kind of super-talented, hard-working, DIY musician that we love to promote, and I know that once you see and hear him (especially live), you’ll fall in love.

Of course, you can hear plenty of his songs on upcoming episodes of Tell the Band to Go Home, or you can visit one of his homes on the web for samples:
Jory’s website (http://www.jorynash.com/main-set.html) – click on Sound Bites
MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/jorynash)
MapleMusic (http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/jna/default.asp)
CBC Radio 3 (http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/JORY-NASH)

wherever you go, you’ll hear right away that this guy is interested in writing thoughtful, intelligent, interesting lyrics and it’s all presented with tasteful, memorable melodies. He walks a musical line between Gordon Lightfoot and Paul Simon with many stops in between. It’s magical music that will capture your heart and your ears.

And he’s won over plenty of critics, too. His latest album “New Blue Day” was voted Album of the Year in a poll conducted by Penguin Eggs Magazine, voted on by artists, industry folk, and radio dorks like me. That might not mean much to you unless I told you that previous winners include Fred Eaglesmith, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Bob Dylan, Lynn Miles, David Francey & Harry Manx.

Jory is very busy touring most of the year, visiting spots across Canada and into the U.S. He regularly sells out Toronto’s hallowed hall “Hugh’s Room,” (kind of like their version of the West End Cultural Centre), and has appeared at festivals and special events all over. BUT, he NEVER comes to Winnipeg! He played a house show in our city in 2003, stopped by UMFM for a quick visit, and has never come back! I hope it wasn’t something I said! I’ve been bugging him ever since for a return visit, but it hasn’t happened… until now. Heck, one of the reasons I wanted to do house concerts in the first place was so I could convince him (and others like him) to come to town, knowing that there would be a room full of eager and attentive folks waiting to be entertained and enlightened.

So, don’t miss out on this opportunity to see Jory Nash, live in my living room! (after all, it may be another 8 years before he returns!)

Feel free to fill out the contact form below if you have any questions or if you want to reserve your seat (your details aren’t public, just emailed directly to me.)