Today an interview with Dave Bidini, author, sports enthusiast, and musical leader of Bidiniband and Rheostatics, perhaps the most significant musical force in my life. Nervous? Yup. Once things settle down, soe local show previews, more great new music and some more considerations for that year-end “best of” list.
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Mini tributes to Toronto legends Rheostatics & Lowest of the Low (and their respective leaders), as well as stellar upcoming local shows, and some peppy pop to top it all off.
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A few tunes today to kick off THE BIG GAME (once we figure out what that game is), before veering off into holiday territory. The holidays get us thinking about those year-end “best of” lists, so we’ve got some new and notable contenders for those considerations. And, of course, some exciting shows to preview, this time Willy Porter and the return of The Wooden Sky.
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A bit of a look back at the recent Blackie & the Rodeo Kings and Murdoch & Sparrow shows, before looking ahead to Great Bloomers and The Wooden Sky. We’ve also got some great new music from Mike Plume (and some classics,) and a bit of All Bruce All the Time action for Old Pal Stu.
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Blackie’s back! Whenever Blackie & the Rodeo Kings roll through town, it’s cause for celebration, so much of today’s show is dedicated to that glorious occasion, including a chat with our old friend Stephen Fearing. That’s not the end of the special celebrations, as another old friend, James Murdoch, returns to town with Jay Sparrow, when Murdoch & Sparrow play Sunset Saloon this week. We chat with James and hear some of their great songs. And, as if that weren’t enough, we’ve got some exciting new releases.
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Neil Young is surely one of the patron saints of just about all of the music that we love most, so it’s only right to celebrate his birthday and his return to town this week. Tonight, a dive into Neil’s catalogue with some great covers of his classics, as well as a bit of ol’ Shakey himself. And how could we not get excited about a show where the opening acts are Los Lobos and The Sadies? This is a roots rockin’ good time.
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It’s Remembrance Day, so a tribute to soldiers and peace is in order. We’ve also got more exciting upcoming shows to preview and new music to share. Mix in some requests and dedications, and we’ve got ourselves a pretty decent program.
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Winter just arrived, but we’re already thinking about getting away, so a couple of musical trips today to Australia and Minneapolis, as well as some amazing new music and a couple of birthday dedications.
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It’s a busy week on the concert calendar, so there’s plenty for us to preview, including the return of Elliott BROOD, Brock Zeman, James Keelaghan. Also on the schedule, we chat with Rose Cousins who returns to the West End and we were planning to be visited in-studio by The Wilderness of Manitoba; sadly, we had to enact the Fred Eaglesmith Clause on that one, when their gear was locked up at a venue in Brandon so they didn’t make it in time for the end of the show. They did, however, record some songs after the show, which you can listen to at the UMFM Live Sessions page.
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Pledge-O-Rama is behind us, so it’s time to get back to what we do best – playing great new music, telling you about upcoming shows, and spinning some classics along the way.
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