It’s the time of year for nostalgia, and we’ve got a heavy dose of that today as one of my favourite bands got back together this weekend, another let me know that it wasn’t happening this year, and yet another is celebrating an important anniversary, so we revisited them all, heard some new music, threw in some token holiday music, and wrapped up with a bit of a tribute to a Monkee!

Artist – Song Title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – MB=Manitoba Artist – WPG=Winnipeg artist

The Damnwells – I Will Keep The Bad Things From You – Bastards Of The Beat

The Damnwells – Louisville – Air Stereo
The Damnwells – Kiss Catastrophe – Bastards Of The Beat

Danny Greaves – All Uncovered – live recording – CDN – WPG
The Doctor – Me And Nick Drake – High Is As High Gets – CDN
The New Meanies – Northern Shore (Drowned) – Highways – CDN – WPG
The New Meanies – Scenic Anomaly – Three Seeds – CDN – WPG

Lowest of the Low – Subversives – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN
Lowest of the Low – Bleed a Little While Tonight – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN
Lowest of the Low – Bloodline – Shakespeare My Butt… – CDN
Stephen Stanley Band – The Troubadour’s Song – Jimmy & the Moon – CDN

Lowest of the Low – Feel It Still (Live at The Horseshoe Tavern) (feat. Skye Wallace) – Taverns and Palaces (Live) – CDN
American Aquarium – Nobody Wins – Slappers, Bangers & Certified Twangers, Vol. 2
Band of Horses – In Need of Repair – Things Are Great
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Paint The Red Rose Blue – The Boy Named If
Jamestown Revival – Working on Love – Young Man
Maya De Vitry – Dogs Run On – Violet Light

Matt Mays – Christmas Eve Day – single – CDN
Georgia Satellites – Run Run Rudolph (Live) – single

The Minus 5 – Michael Nesmith – Of Monkees And Men
Tony Furtado – Some of Shelly’s Blues (Live) – Cider House Sessions (Live at Reverend Nat’s)
Erin Rae – As We Go Along – Lagniappe Session