Sunday, December 29, 2013

Katharsis Dec. 29 '13

The first of two shows featuring music that caught my ear in 2013. Certainly not a 'Best of 2013' list but a retrospective nonetheless. There will be more of this in the weeks to come...

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Friday, December 27, 2013

Katharsis Dec. 22 '13

An excellent show fill by Devin Friesen featuring a bunch of his 2013 favourites, both new & reissued. Download the show recording mp3

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Katharsis Dec. 15 '13

An excellent show fill by Matt Wallace. Download the show recording mp3

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Katharsis Dec. 8 '13

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Katharsis Dec. 1 '13

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Katharsis Nov. 24 '13

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Katharsis Nov. 17 '13

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Katharsis Nov. 10 '13

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Katharsis Nov. 3 '13

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Katharsis Oct. 27 '13

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Katharsis Oct. 20 '13 (Funding Drive)

Thanks to everyone who pledged during the show, and during the funding drive. All together counting pledges made later in the week we raised $1740 on the show and the final total for the drive to date is $222,561! We had almost ten thousand dollars in post-drive pledges come in online, making this the most successful Funding Drive in CJSW’s history, as well as the best Funding Drive of any community radio station in Canada. All money raised goes to capital costs and maintenance. Pending Industry Canada approval we should be upping our FM transmitter power to 18,000 Watts in the next few months as well as developing automatic podcasting via the cjsw.com web site for every show.
 
A special thanks also to Myke Atkinson, CJSW station manager and host of the great Friday morning electronic show Big Friday. Myke joined me on air for a good portion of the funding drive show and we had a great time expounding on the virtues of CJSW. Have a listen: mp3

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Katharsis 2013 CJSW Funding Drive Edition

Like the cold fall winds that coax the leaves from the trees, the annual CJSW funding drive is here again to rustle up some cash for the station. This is the one week out of the year that we ask for your monetary support to keep us going through the long cold winter to come. My funding drive show is Sunday October 20 from 8 to 10 pm. If you listen regularly and appreciate the show (or the station) please consider donating.

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Monday, October 14, 2013

Katharsis for Hedgehogs Oct. 13 '13 (Timothy Heck Showfill)

This week, the second of two great showfills by Timothy Heck (host of the late great cjsw show Music for Hedgehogs).

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Katharsis for Hedgehogs Oct. 6 '13 (Timothy Heck Showfill)

This week, another great showfill by Timothy Heck (host of the late great cjsw show Music for Hedgehogs).

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Katharsis Sept. 29 '13

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Katharsis Sept. 22 '13

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Katharsis Sept. 15 '13

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Katharsis Sept. 8 '13

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Katharsis for Hedgehogs Sept. 1 '13 (Timothy Heck Showfill)

This week, the second of two mesmerizing showfills by Timothy Heck (host of the late great cjsw show Music for Hedgehogs).

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Katharsis for Hedgehogs Aug. 25 '13 (Timothy Heck Showfill)

This week, the first of two brilliant showfills by Timothy Heck (host of the late great cjsw show Music for Hedgehogs).

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Katharsis Aug. 18 '13 (Devin Friesen Showfill)

This week, another great showfill by Devin Friesen (host of the late great cjsw show each one teach one, local writer, musician, music store clerk, and 'outside' music guru.)

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Katharsis Aug. 11 '13

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Katharsis July 28 '13

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Katharsis July 21 '13

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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Katharsis June 30 '13 (Devin Friesen Showfill)

Another great showfill by Devin Friesen.

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Katharsis June 23 '13 - Post-Flood

An aerial tour of the flooding in Calgary, and a tour by boat through the town of High River (now half submerged in a lake) including inside some flooded homes...

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Katharsis June 16 '13

Bit of a Sled Island preview in the first half of the show...

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Katharsis June 9, 2013 - Inner Ocean Records Feature

This week, a very special show featuring the releases of Calgary label Inner Ocean Records. Cory, the proprietor of the label, was in the studio to talk about the label's history and play music from past, present and upcoming Inner Ocean releases.

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Katharsis June 2, 2013

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Katharsis May 26 '13

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Katharsis May 19 '13 (Devin Friesen Showfill)

An awesome showfill by Devin Friesen. Download the show recording mp3

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Katharsis Apr. 28 '13 - Jason Molina Tribute

Jason Molina (December 16, 1973 – March 16, 2013)

My fumbling, flawed, feeble yet heartfelt attempt to pay tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of my generation.

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Katharsis For Hedgehogs Apr. 21 '13 (Timothy Heck Showfill)

Another Great showfill by Timothy Heck!

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Katharsis Apr. 14 '13

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Katharsis Apr. 7 '13 (Valiska Live Set)

This week Valiska played live in-studio.

Valiska is the project of Calgary-based ambient/noise electronic artist Kris Sujata. He was in the studio to play some tracks from his catalog including new material from an album he is currently working on.

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Katharsis for Hedgehogs Mar. 24 & 31 '13 - Timothy Heck Show fills

Two fantastic showfills by Timothy Heck!

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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Katharsis Mar. 17 '13 (Bitter Fictions Live Set)

This week Bitter Fictions played live in-studio.

Bitter Fictions is the project of local writer, musician, and 'outside' music guru Devin Friesen. He was in the studio to play some tracks from his catalog including a track from his forthcoming LP which will be released Sunday March 24 at Local 510.

You can get a taste of what to expect from this live set.

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Katharsis Mar. 10 '13 (Hook & Eye Live Set)

This week Hook & Eye played live in-studio.

Hook & Eye is the new project of Jeff MacLeod (ex the Cape May, Pale Air Singers) along with Carl Davison (drums) and Stephen Burchill (bass). Started as a solo creative outlet by Jeff, their sound is rapidly evolving from the more brooding, slow-burning basement blues documented on their debut release, the North St. EP, to that of a fierce, more explosive, rock trio. Jeff recorded the EP last summer with his long-time bandmate, Clinton St. John, and it was mixed by Arran Fisher at Acoustikitty. They are excited about sharing the North St. EP and their newest songs with the world. The official record release show is this Thursday night (Mar. 14) at Broken City and they'll soon be heading into the studio with Colin Stewart at The Hive to capture their newest material. You can get a taste of what to expect from their excellent live set.

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Katharsis Mar. 3 '13

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Katharsis Feb. 24 '13 (Chris Tenz Live Set)

This week special musical guest Chris Tenz graced us with a live in-studio performance. Chris recently played a few shows in the UK with Memory Drawings and did some recording with Richard Adams (Hood, The Declining Winter). He's hoping to have a new release out by the fall.

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Katharsis Feb. 17 '13

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Katharsis Feb. 10 '13

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Katharsis Feb. 3 '13

Bit of a guitar indulgence tonight. Download the show recording mp3

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Katharsis Jan. 27 '13

This week, as part of her dj training, Sky programmed and hosted the entire show. It was really good. If you missed it you should download the show recording: mp3

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Katharsis Jan. 20 '13

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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Katharsis Jan. 13' 13

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Katharsis Jan. 6 '13, 2012 Retrospective Part II

Tonight I played some more 2012 releases that caught my ear over the past year. Download this week's show recording mp3

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