This week’s Steel Belted Radio is shaping up to be a really good one.

Our good friend Christina Martin always puts out great records, so it’s not a surprise that she’s got another winner, but her new one, Sleeping with a Stranger is so dynamite amazing, I can’t wait to play it for you. The time has come, and we’ll get Christina on the phone to chat about it and play the new album for the first time on radio anywhere!

We’ve got a heck of a giveaway, as UMFM is proud to support one of the hottest shows of the summer, when Deer Tick hits town next week at the West End. We’re super excited about this one. Check out more details along with some videos from last year’s Edmonton Folk Festival! Tune in to win on Thursday, 6:30 – 8 pm central on 101.5 UMFM, www.umfm.com or get your tickets now!

And, we’ve got killer new music! One of my favourite artists of the past 10 years or so is Shannon Lyon, and he’s got another great album, which you can get online for FREE (or you could be a swell music-supporting soul and pay for it, if you choose…)

Jaine beat me to the punch by finding this killer new song featuring NQ Arbuckle. Now, I’m telling you about it so that Stu Reid doesn’t beat me to playing it:

Here’s a new artist with a new song that I’m loving: