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November 30, 2015

Radio Hootenanny week of December 1

SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC. SO LITTLE TIME!

Radio Hootenanny as it aired on these fine and dandy stations:

♫ CKLU 96.7FM Sudbury www.cklu.ca Timeslot: Thursday Mornings 11am – 1pm ET

♫ CILU 102.7FM Thunder Bay www.luradio.ca Timeslot: Thursdays 2-4p ET

♫ Caper Radio Sydney, NS www.caperradio.ca Timeslot: Tuesdays 8-10pm AT

♫ Primal Radio LIVE www.primalradiolive.com Timeslot: Tuesdays 9p GMT/UK time & then again 9p ET

This week’s Radio Hootenanny Menu:

time is fire

will tun and the wasters

terry savage and the wonky honkees

good friend

royal headache

heart attack kids

platinum boys

go-devils

the 60’s second swingers

randy shenanigans

the high tides

bet smith and the currie bros

chris page

emilie & ogden

easy star all stars

little roy

tasman jude

dubmatix

the doped up dollies

nouvelle vague

tc folkpunk

the clash

the mightabins

sam coffey and the iron lungs

the beverleys

the stormalongs

the pagans of Northumberland

teenanger

audio visceral

joy division

Ska Party week of November 30

what an international flavour on the show! this week on SKA PARTY we hear some great new ska from Arizona, Calgary, Venezuela, Brazil, Russia, Greece, France, Belgium and more!

THE MENU

the upsessions

class action

the upsteadys

hoippu orkesteri

jamaican jazz orchestra

dambo and paulino nunes

gypsy ska orchestra

samskara

one drop forward

st. petersburg ska jazz review

lo and the magnetics

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as it aired on these fine and dandy stations:

♫ Mondays the show airs 5-6pm ET on CKLU 96.7FM in Sudbury, ON

♫ Tuesdays the show airs 11am-Noon ET on CILU – LU Radio 102.7FM in Thunder Bay, ON

♫ Wednesdays the show 5-6 pm MT on CKXU 88.3 FM in Lethbridge, AB

♫ Wednesdays the show airs 3-4pm PT on CJUC 92.5FM in Whitehorse, Yukon

♫ Thursdays the show airs 8-9am AT on Local 107.3FM in Saint John, NB

♫ Thursdays the show airs 7-8pm AT on Caper Radio in Sydney, NS

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November 30, 2015

once upon a time, 3 college mates started a band called, the Raisin Farmers with yours truly on the drums. its been awhile, like say a few years… but FINALLY 2 tracks that we recorded for a TV show called “up and coming” are up digitally to listen anytime:

enjoy!

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Tags: canadian shield folk pop punk, crocks and rolls, raisin farmers, thunder bay, up and coming

November 24, 2015

Radio Hootenanny week of Nov 23

whew! lots of variety this week on the show: some punk, pop, surf, garage, folk, gypsy, ska, polka… tune in for the fun!

Radio Hootenanny for the Week of Nov 23

featuring:

the sir john a macdonalds

estrons

western settings

strangeheart

audiomutants

beach goons

freeks

the rebels

the fadeaways

stompin’ riff raffs

the huaraches

the razorbacks

the lord almightys

husker du

the copyrights

raubertochter

dubioza kolektiv

ushti baba

los colorados

walter ostanek

stompin’ tom

atomic 7

the gruesomes

the b-sides

the band from planet x

the reverb syndicate

matt foy

moon duo

bauhaus

jesus and mary chain

dik van dykes

bet smith & the currie brothers

As it aired on these fine and dandy stations:

♫ CKLU 96.7FM Sudbury www.cklu.ca Timeslot: Thursday Mornings 11am – 1pm ET

♫ CILU 102.7FM Thunder Bay www.luradio.ca Timeslot: Thursdays 2-4p ET

♫ Caper Radio Sydney, NS www.caperradio.ca Timeslot: Tuesdays 8-10pm AT

♫ Primal Radio LIVE www.primalradiolive.com Timeslot: Tuesdays 9p GMT/UK time & then again 9p ET

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November 22, 2015

ska party week of nov 23

SKA PARTY FOR THE WEEK OF NOV 23, 2015

the police

king apparatus

drop steady

j. navarro & the traitors

the skatells

beatdown

the planet smashers (pictured at Lee’s Palace above)

derrick morgan

desmond dekker and the aces

dr ring & the senior all stars

skavenjah

kman and the 45’s

les happycuriens

black star dub collective

♫ Mondays the show airs 5-6pm ET on CKLU 96.7FM in Sudbury, ON

♫ Tuesdays the show airs 11am-Noon ET on CILU – LU Radio 102.7FM in Thunder Bay, ON

♫ Wednesdays the show 5-6 pm MT on CKXU 88.3 FM in Lethbridge, AB

♫ Wednesdays the show airs 3-4pm PT on CJUC 92.5FM in Whitehorse, Yukon

♫ Thursdays the show airs 8-9am AT on Local 107.3FM in Saint John, NB

♫ Thursdays the show airs 7-8pm AT on Caper Radio in Sydney, NS

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November 18, 2015

the Slackers in Ontario!

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Its been 2 sonically deelish days of Slackers vibes. Been soaking it all in and still thinking back in shock. Did all that just really happen? We just witnessed so many great ska and rocksteady reggae moments that only the Slackers themselves can deliver. All their tunes are currently looping in our head and they likely will for days on end. Dang, they are good, SO GOOD. If you haven’t seen them in awhile, you can be excused for forgetting that they are the tip of the ska iceberg in oh so many ways and these last 2 nights proved it.

Sunday in Barrie, Ontario was a unique, one of a kind experience that you will never see them do again. it was dark. it was intimate. there was only 50 of us and the Slackers played their hearts out for us. Everyone who was there knows it was a special night & that show will live on fovever in my/our minds. They played SO many tunes from Wasted Days and a few new tunes and THEN playing an extra long encore set. Couldn’t be happier with how the night went. It was perfect and it was a dream come true to bring them to town! A massive thanks to the Foxx Lounge for hosting and to the Labcats for opening.

Then Monday at Lee’s Palace in Toronto was HUGE! They packed the joint from wall to wall and the band played at least 50% different material from the show the previous night and also highlighted Better Late Than Never. T’was a personal honour to spin grooves for the night and a tip of the hat to everyone who came up, said hi and chatted. The energy and genuine love for the band was in full swing and also the energy from the band towards audience was fantastic from the get go and we soaked it all in.

Thanks to everyone that made this past Sunday night in Barrie with the Slackers into one for the ages and then to everyone who filled the dance floor at Lee’s Palace on the Monday! Lets end with “I’d rather die happy” from Monday’s fantastic The Slackers show.

Til’ next time Slackers and THANK YOU for 2 wonderful nights!

PS: here’s a collection of pics we took with the phone from the Slackers at Lee’s Palace show. ENJOY! https://www.flickr.com/photos/djskip/albums/72157660534818488/with/23094020441/

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Tags: barrie, foxx, foxx lounge, Lee's Palace, ska, skalicious, slackers, Toronto

November 17, 2015

Radio Hootenanny Nov 17-19

Radio Hootenanny Menu November 17 -19 , 2015

joe jackson
catl
10 commandments
jimmy watson & the original royals
the riddles
the night flight
ronnie rice & the gents
the smugglers
teenage head
the evaporators
the doped up dollies
two wounded birds
the violent femmes
the jam
the secretions
the living end
snake robot
sounds of stories
johnny de courcy
the pooh sticks
the wonder stuff
neko case
jack rabbit slim
yuchi & the hilltone boys
joe clay
the barracudas
winniebrave
the lowest of the low
thrush hermit
the menzingers
the (international) noise conspiracy
duotang
hives

Airs on these fine and dandy stations:

♫ CKLU 96.7FM Sudbury www.cklu.ca Timeslot: Thursday Mornings 11am – 1pm ET

♫ CILU 102.7FM Thunder Bay www.luradio.ca Timeslot: Thursdays 2-4p ET

♫ Tuesdays the show airs 8-10pm AT on Caper Radio www.caperradio.ca in Sydney, NS

♫ Primal Radio LIVE www.primalradiolive.com Timeslot: Tuesdays 9p GMT/UK time & then again 9p ET

NOW you can listen anytime to the show!

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November 16, 2015

ska party november 16

THIS WEEK ON SKA PARTY! skalicious tunes from the likes of:

the flatliners

the slackers

the pandemics

the fabulous lolo meets king kong girio

rude city riot

brehdren

derrick morgan

desmond dekker & the aces

hazel & jolly with the fugitives

laurel aitken

baba brooks and hits band

roland alphonso

justin hinds and the dominoes

sound one

the planet smashers

♫ Mondays the show airs 5-6pm ET on CKLU 96.7FM in Sudbury, ON Canada

♫ Tuesdays the show airs 11am-Noon ET on CILU – LU Radio 102.7FM in Thunder Bay, ON Canada

♫ Wednesdays the show 5-6 pm MT on CKXU 88.3 FM in Lethbridge, AB

♫ Wednesdays the show airs 3-4pm PT on CJUC 92.5FM in Whitehorse, Yukon

♫ Thursdays the show airs 8-9am AT on Local 107.3FM in Saint John, NB

♫ Thursdays the show airs 7-8pm AT on Caper Radio in Sydney, NS

NOW you can listen to the show at anytime!

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November 13, 2015

this is what a radio show 2 do list looks like

been quite the week of looking around for tunes. rediscovering Pleasure Victim by Berlin was a delight! anyways, we thought we’d post what we do most weeks for once… we make a long list of decent new tunes then cut it down from there. there’s even a few notes and FREE DL’s in the mix. so here’s the list of stuff you may hear soon on one of our shows! enjoy!