Episode #721

It was Christmas Eve babe
In the studio
A DJ said to me, here’s another one
And then he played some songs for the season…

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

12:00 – 12:30 pm

The Pogues – Fairytale of New York w/Kirsty MacColl – The Very Best Of
The Handsome Family – So Much Wine – In the Air
The Minus 5 – When Christmas Hurts You this Way – Dear December
Nat King Cole – The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot – The Magic of Christmas with Children
The Hold Steady – Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You – single
Rev. Horton Heat – Run Rudolph Run – We Three Kings: Christmas Favorites
Drive-By Truckers – I Believe in Father Christmas – The 2016 Reid Family Christmas Spectacular!

12:30 – 1:00 pm

Adam’s House Cat – Santa’s Out of Rehab by Christmas – A Truer Christmas
Cracker – Merry Christmas Emily – single
New Kids on the Block – Funky, Funky, XMAS – Merry, Merry Christmas
Butch Walker – Santa Self! (F*ck your Christmas Party) – single
Chip Tayler – Merry F’n Christmas – single
Erin McKeown – Santa Is an A**hole – F*ck That! Erin McKeown’s Anti-Holiday Album

1:00 – 1:30 pm

Rheostatics – When Winter Comes – Melville – CDN
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet – Winterfresh – Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham – CDN
Bobby Long – Winter Tale – Winter Tale
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings – Driftin’ Snow – High or Hurtin’ – CDN
Blaze Foley – Cold, Cold World – Cold, Cold World
Reid Jamieson – The Coldest Night of the Year – Songs for a Winter’s Night – CDN

1:30 – 2:00 pm

Melissa Payne – Cold Out There – High and Dry – CDN
Bahamas – Tenth Avenue Freeze Out – live recording – CDN
The Blue Shadows – If We Make It Through December – On the Floor of Heaven (deluxe reissue) – CDN
Shannon Lyon – December Song – el sol – CDN
Tom Wilson and the Dogs – We’re Gonna Make a Beautiful World Together – December Songs – CDN
Ruth Moody – Cold Outside – The Garden – CDN – WPG
Paul Kelly – Cold as Canada – Spring and Fall
The Decemberists – When U Love Somebody – iTunes Session

2:00 – 2:30 pm

The Damnwells – XMas Eve – demo
Lindi Ortega – Christmas Eve with You – Tennessee Christmas – CDN
Keb Mo – Shoppin’ on Christmas Eve – 2011 Paste Christmas Sampler
Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Christmas Eve Can Kill You – All is calm / All is bright :: The Fuel/Friends 2012 Holiday Mix
Oliver Schroer – Beneath the Ice, They Heard Bels… – Stuck on a Cold Steel Pole – CDN
Bob Snider – Lila – Stuck on a Cold Steel Pole – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

John Prine – Christmas in Prison – Sweet Revenge
Mary Gauthier – Christmas In Paradise – Filth & Fire
Steve Earle – Nothing But a Child – Copperhead Road
Whiskeytown – Houses on the HIll – Strangers Almanac
Vanessa Peters – O Holy Night – The Christmas We Hoped For
David Francey – Silent Night – Carols for a Christmas Eve – CDN
Ken Whiteley – Go Tell It on the Mountain – The Light of Christmas – CDN
Emmylou Harris – Christmas Time’s a Comin’ – Light of the Stable

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Teddy Thompson – Boycotting Christmas – single
The Resentments – I Hate Christmas – The Resentments
Shinyribs – Birthday Cake for Jesus – Swank Holiday Promo 2016
Mike Plume – Merry Xmas to my Ex-Miss – Back Home for Christmas – CDN
Danny Barnes – All Alone for Christmas – single
Warp Drive – Christmas Time (Is Religiously Complicated) – single
NQ Arbuckle – Christmas in Hell – single – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

George Thorogood – Rock and Roll Christmas – Classic Rock Christmas
Harper Blynn – Christmas Ain’t No Good Without You – single
Colleen Brown – Heading Home (Christmas Song) – single – CDN
Peter Mulvey – River – Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration
Jeffrey Foucault – Ghost Repeater – Ghost Repeater
Turnpike Troubadours – Blue Star – Goodbye Normal Street
Mojo Nixon – Christmas, Christmas – single

Episode #720

It is Christmas time, but we don’t like to overdo the festive hits too much just yet (we’ll wait until next week’s 4 hour Christmas Eve show!), but we’ve got some of the greats this week, as well as some requests, a look back at last night’s John Gorka show, some requests, classics, and a tribute to a fallen favourite, Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

JP Hoe – Shopping Mall Santa – Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Songs – CDN – WPG
John Gorka – Love Is Our Cross to Bear – Before the Beginning: The Unreleased I Know – Nashville, 1985
Red Horse – Scorpion – Red Horse
Stan Rogers – Lock-Keeper – From Fresh Water – CDN
John Gorka – Love Is Our Cross to Bear – Land of the Bottom Line
Lyle Lovett – Which Way Does that Old Pony Run – and his Large Band

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Jimmy Lafave – Walk Away Renee – Austin Skyline
David Francey – Border Line – Torn Screen Door – CDN
James Keelaghan – Red-Winged Blackbird – Home – CDN
Ken Yates – Help Is on the Way – Huntsville – CDN
Shawn William Clarke – Young in Love (at the End of the World) – Topaz – CDN
John Blek – Little Sparrow – Cut the Light
The Cash Brothers – Night Shift Guru – How Was Tomorrow – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Beards – I Still Believe – Christmas.
Dave Gunning – Daddy’s Beer – Christmas – CDN
David Myles – Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo – It’s Christmas – CDN
Oh Susanna – Silver Bells – Christmas Is for Boys and Girls – CDN
Lyle Lovett – Christmas Morning – The Road to Ensenada
The Chestnuts – Santa Claus Got Stuck in my Chimney – I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas – Again!

3:30 – 4:00 pm

The Smithereens – Blues Before and After – 11
The Smithereens – Behind the Wall of Sleep – Especially for You
The Smithereens – House We Used to Live In – Green Thoughts
The Smithereens – Downbound Train – One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen
The Smithereens – Batman Theme – Live in Concert! Greatest Hits and More
The Smithereens – Sorry – 2011
The Smithereens – Blood and Roses – Especially for You

Episode #719

Folks are starting to make their annual best-of lists, and while we like to take our time with those over here (sometimes a year or more…), it’s wise to scan the good lists and learn about some new artists or revisit albums that we haven’t spent enough time with. Today we meet some exciting new finds, revisit some contenders, discuss some exciting upcoming shows, and spin some all-time Christmas classics!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Dave Bidini – Little Black Snowflake – The First Christmas – CDN
The Kelele Brothers – Father Christmas – Has-Beens & Wives – CDN
Robert Earl Keen – Merry Christmas from the Family – Merry Christmas from the Family
Skydiggers – Good King Wenceslas – Still Restless: The Lost Tapes – CDN
Monica Schroeder – Christmas (Is Just Me Thinking about You) – single – CDN – WPG
Caroline Spence – Heart of Somebody – Spades and Roses

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Birds of Chicago – Étoile D’ Amour (Stardust) – American Flowers
Ane Brun – Right in Time – Leave me Breathless
Joan Shelley – The Push and Pull – Joan Shelley
Lissie – Blood & Muscle – Castles
This Is the Kit – Bullet Proof – Moonshine Freeze
Carter Sampson – Everything You Need – Wilder Side

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Corin Raymond – Hard on Things – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams – CDN
Jonathan Byrd & The Sentimentals – Under the Belly of the Night – single
Jonathan Byrd – The Law & the Lonesome – The Law & the Lonesome
Corin Raymond – Dutch – Paper Nickels – CDN
John Gorka – Nazarene Guitar – True in Time
John Gorka – The Water Is Wide – Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger
John Gorka – That’s How Legends Are Made – Land of the Bottom Line

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Stan Rogers – At Last, I’m Ready for Christmas – From Coffee House To Concert Hall – CDN
Stan Rogers – First Christmas – Between the Breaks… Live! – CDN
Shawn William Clarke – Autumn in New Brunswick – Topaz – CDN
Seamus Fogarty – Heels Over Head – The Curious Hand
Gill Landry – Berlin – Love Rides a Dark Horse

Episode #718

Last week’s chat with Stephen Stanley got us thinking about his producer, bandmate, label head, and friend Chris Brown. He just happens to have a swell new album of his own, so we invited him to chat on today’s show. We also caught up with Keri Latimer about the vicious rumours about our house band’s demise and their upcoming show alongside those D. Rangers, and we still had time for some new music, requests, and dedications.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Nathan – John Paul’s Deliveries – Key Principles – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Lampshade – demo – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Gasoline – Jimson Weed – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – D. Range Special – D. Rangers – CDN – WPG
D. Rangers – Love, Lust and Loneliness – The Paw-Paw Patch – CDN – WPG
Novillero – Trans Am – CKUW Fundrive 2009 – Uncovered – CDN – WPG

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Nathan – Cigarette Song – CKUW Fundrive 2009 – Uncovered – CDN – WPG
Lee Harvey Osmond – Break Your Body – The Folk Sinner – CDN

Keri Latimer (Nathan) interview

Chris Brown and the Citizens’ Band – Oblivion – Oblivion – CDN
Chris Brown – Margaret – Pacem – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Chris Brown interview

Chris Brown – Moved by Hands to Shelter – Pacem – CDN
The Stephen Stanley Band – The Troubadour’s Song – Jimmy & the Moon – CDN
The Wailin’ Jennys – Keep Me in your Heart – Fifteen – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Johnny Cash – Hurt – American IV: The Man Comes Around
The Hold Steady – Against the Wind – Stuck Between Stations EP
Joshua Hedley & Erin Rae – My Favorite Picture of You – Luck Mansion Sessions – Single
Dori Freeman – Ern & Zorry’s Sneakin’ Bitin’ Dog – Letters Never Read
Cale Tyson – Traveling Man – Careless Soul
The Hold Steady – A Snake in the Shower – Entitlement Crew/A Snake in the Shower single

Episode #717

On this episode we feature the music of and a conversation with our old friend Stephen Stanley, preview some exciting upcoming shows, and spin some new Black Friday vinyl!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Words & Music
The Lowest of the Low – Bloodline – Shakespeare my Butt… – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – Penedono’s Hand – Hallucigenia – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – New Westminster Taxi Squad – Nothing Short of a Bullet – CDN
The Lowest of the Low – Your Birthday Party – Sordid Fiction – CDN
The Stephen Stanley Band – Jimmy & the Moon – Jimmy & the Moon – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Stephen Stanley interview

The Stephen Stanley Band – Next to me – Jimmy & the Moon – CDN
Chris Brown – Here Comes my Love – Pacem – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Kate Fenner – Song and Dance – Middle Voice – CDN
Jason Collett – Bitter Beauty – Motor Motel Love Songs – CDN
John K Samson – Postdoc Blues – Winter Wheat – CDN – WPG
Ben de la Cour – Down to the Water’s Edge – Midnight in Havana
Ben de la Cour – Anybody Like You – Midnight in Havana
Del Barber – Love Is Just a Wrecking Ball – Where the City Ends – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – If I Told You that I Loved You – Love Songs for the Last 20 – CDN – WPG

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Del Barber – Everything Is not Enough – Headwaters – CDN – WPG
Del Barber – Farewell, God Bless You, Goodbye – Prairieography – CDN – WPG
The Minus 5 – Festival of Lights (Hanukkah Song) – Dear December
Los Straitjackets – I Thought It Over (with Dave Alvin) – Sing Along With… (bonus track)
Los Straitjackets – I Ain’t the One (w/Allison Moorer & Lonesome Bob) – Sing Along With…
Great Lake Swimmers – Moving Pictures, Silent Films – Great Lake Swimmers – CDN

Episode #716

Today we chat about great shows past and future, spin some classics, talk about CFMA nominees and winners, and pay tribute to Scott McCaughey!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Scott Nolan – Fire Up – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
Skydiggers – Even When You Fall – Road Radio – CDN
Brock Zeman – Until It Bleeds – Me Then You – CDN
Mike Plume Band – If there Ever Was a Fool – Song & Dance, Man – CDN
Corb Lund – No Roads Here – Five Dollar Bill – CDN
Geoff Berner – Don’t Play Cards for Money with Corby Lund – Canadiana Grotesquica – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The White Buffalo – Wish It Was True – Once Upon a Time in the West
Matthew Barber – And You Give – Ghost Notes – CDN
Matthew Barber – Keep It Alive – Matthew Barber – CDN
Sunparlour Players – Robbers Lullaby – Hymns for the Happy – CDN
Cuff the Duke – I Really Want to Help You – Cuff the Duke – CDN
Matt Mays & el Torpedo – The Plan – Matt Mays & el Torpedo – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Kathleen Edwards – Summerlong – Back to Me – CDN
Ken Yates – Huntsville – Huntsville – CDN
100 Mile House – Hidden Springs – Hiraeth – CDN
Leeroy Stagger – Little Brother – Love Versus – CDN
Ken Yates – Keep your Head Down – Huntsville – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Alejandro Escovedo – Heartbeat Smile – Burn Something Beautiful
The Minus 5 – That’s Not the Way that It’s Done – Down with Wilco
Young Fresh Fellows – Beer Money – The Men who Loved Music
The Minus 5 – Richmond Fontaine – Of Monkees and Men
Richmond Fontaine – Three Brothers Roll into Town – You Can’t Go Back if there’s Nothing to Go back to
Kalle Mattson – Pick Me Up – Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold – CDN
Two Hours Traffic – Ready for a Look – Foolish Blood – CDN

Episode #715

New (& newly re-released) music, plenty of great shows to chat about, and more!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Mike Plume – On Remembrance Day – single – CDN
Colleen Brown – Bird on a Wire – single – CDN
Harrow Fair – Fare Thee Well (Live at Revolution Recording) – single – CDN
Lucinda Williams – Something About what Happens when We Talk – This Sweet Old World
Shannon Lyon – Never Going Home – Patreon single – CDN
Shannon Lyon – Sad Days Lonely Nights – Patreon single – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Nathan – Stranger – Stranger – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Australia – Stranger – CDN – WPG
Nathan – Lampshade – Stranger – CDN – WPG
Scott Nolan – Little Dreamer – Silverhill – CDN – WPG
The New Meanies – Northern Shore – Highways – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Brock Zeman – Drinks the Clown – The Carnival Is Back in Town – CDN
Brock Zeman – Walking in the Dark – Pulling Your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Brock Zeman – Thank You for Letting Me Sleep – live recording – CDN
Ron Hynes – Sonny’s Dream – Face to the Gale – CDN
Jon Brooks – Cage Fighter – Delicate Cages – CDN
Ben de la Cour – Midnight in Havana – Midnight in Havana

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Skydiggers – Show Me the Night – Warmth of the Sun – CDN
Skydiggers – Deep Water (31 Mile Lake) – Northern Shore – CDN
Skydiggers – See You Again – Bittersweet Harmony – CDN
Skydiggers – Rambling On – Just Over this Mountain – CDN
John Blek & The Rats – Don’t Let It Bring You Down – live recording
John Blek & the Rats – Cities Keep Changing – Leave Your Love at the Door

Episode #714

On this episode, we’ve got some new music, exciting upcoming (and recently happened) shows to talk about, and a set of “house” songs for our pal Rob!

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Jon Brooks – Gun Dealer – The Smiling and Beautiful Countryside – CDN
Ana Egge – We Are One – single – CDN
Ana Egge – Fifth of July – Bright Shadow – CDN
Ana Egge – Motorcycle – Bad Blood – CDN
Steve Earle – Jerusalem – Jerusalem
The Wynntown Marshals – Your Time – After all these Years
Anna Mitchell – All these Things – Anna Mitchell

2:30 – 3:00 pm

John Blek – Lace – Catharsis Vol. 1
Major Love – Tear It Down – single – CDN
Nick Lowe – House for Sale – The Old Magic
Tom Waits – House Where Nobody Lives – Mule Variations
Kathleen Edwards – House Full of Empty Rooms – Voyageur – CDN
Shawn Colvin – Get Out of this House – A Few Small Repairs
The Smithereens – House that we Used to Live in – Green Thoughts

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Elvis Presley – Baby, Let’s Play House – Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll
Port Cities – Back to the Bottom – Port Cities – CDN
Port Cities – In the Dark – Port Cities – CDN
David Myles – So Blind (w/Classified) – The After Party EP – CDN
The Stephen Stanley Band – 40 Endings – Jimmy & the Moon – CDN
Hugh Christopher Brown – Here Comes my Love – Pacem – CDN
Leeroy Stagger & Mariel Buckley – New Pair of Shoes – Skinny Dyck & Friends: Twenty One-Nighters – CDN
Mariel Buckley – Big Big Love – Port Cities – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Jon Brooks – The Only Good Thing Is an old Dog – The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside – CDN
Jon Brooks – Mercy – Delicate Cages – CDN
Jon Brooks – Tajik Boy – Ours and the Shepherds – CDN
William Prince – Bloom – Earthly Days – CDN – WPG

Episode #713

Today we’ve got some more great shows to preview, including the return of David Myles, who joined us via telephone. We also got some rockin’ requests which sent things off in some interesting directions.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Leeroy Stagger – Dirty Windshields – Radiant Land – CDN
David Myles – Cape Breton – On the Line – CDN
David Myles – I Wouldn’t Dance – In the Nighttime – CDN
David Myles – Cry Cry Cry – Real Love – CDN
David Myles – Everybody Knows – Real Love – CDN
David Myles – Out of Love – Turn Time Off – CDN
David Myles – When It Comes my Turn – Things Have Changed – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

The Hold Steady – Sequestered in Memphis – Stay Positive
Jesse Malin – You Can Make them Like You – On Your Sleeve
David Myles – Real Love – Real Love – CDN
Port Cities – Sound of your Voice – Port Cities – CDN
The Sweet Alibi – One Chance – Walking in the Dark – CDN – WPG

David Myles interview

3:00 – 3:30 pm

David Myles – If You Want Tonight – Real Love – CDN
James McMurtry – Choctaw Bingo – St. Mary of the Woods
Jon Dee Graham – Laredo (Small Dark Something) – Hooray for the Moon
JD McPherson – Crying’s Just a Thing you Do – Undivided Heart & Soul
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – How Long for You – Naturally
The Warped 45s – Live Bait – Matador Sunset – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Scott Nolan – Postcards – No Bourbon and Bad Radio – CDN – WPG
The New Meanies – No Farther – Highways – CDN – WPG
John Brooks – Mimico – Ours and the Shepherds – CDN
Brock Zeman – Somethings Stay – Pulling your Sword out of the Devil’s Back – CDN
Ben de la Cour – Evelyn – Midnight in Havana
Jadea Kelly – Beautiful – Love & Lust – CDN

Episode #712

Well, Pledge-O-Rama is over for another year, and our listeners came through and helped the station comfortably surpass our goal, so we’re in good shape for the next year to come. Tell the Band to Go Home is still a little short of our goal, however, so feel free to get in a late pledge if you’re so inclined!

Today on the show, we’ve got some concerts to preview, including the return of our pal Matt Patershuk who joined us for a chat about his new album and the upcoming show. We’ve also got to do our Canadian duty by paying tribute to one of our country’s most universally beloved icons, Gord Downie.

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

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Charlie Mars – The Money – The Money
Matt Patershuk – Tennessee Walker – I Was so Fond of You – CDN
Red Moon Road – Beauty in these broken Bones – Sorrows and Glories – CDN – WPG
The Mavericks – Waiting for the World to End – Mono
Jesse Winchester – O What a Thrill – Love Filling Station
Matt Patershuk – Sometimes you’ve got to Do bad Things to Do Good – Same as I ever Have Been – CDN

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Matt Patershuk interview

Matt Patershuk – Sparrow – Same as I ever Have Been – CDN
Matt Patershuk – Pep the Cat Murdering Dog – I Was so Fond of You – CDN
Steve Dawson – Walking down the Line – Waiting for the Lights to Come Up – CDN

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Shane Koyczan – Instructions for a bad Day – single – CDN
Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long – Visiting Hours – Remembrance Year – CDN
Joel Plaskett – Just Because (for Gord Downie) – single – CDN
The Glorious Sons – Gordie – The Union – CDN
The Tragically Hip – Black Day in July – Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot – CDN

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Selena Martin with the Faceless Force of Bigness – Grace, Too – Have Not Been the Same – Vol. 1: Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die – CDN
Chris Koster – Fully Completely – 7th Fire Records 7″ Series – CDN
Justin Rutledge – Fiddler’s Green (w/Jenn Grant) – Daredevil – CDN
Al Tuck – Chancellor – single – CDN
Skinny Dyck & Friends – Acres of Elbow Room – Twenty One-Nighter – CDN
William Matheny – Living Half to Death – Strange Constellations