Katharsis May 12 '08

Have a listen here

This week and for the next three weeks my new dj-trainee, Peter Hemminger is sitting in on the show with me. As music & film editor for ffwd magazine, a free local weekly and a must-read for those in Calgary & area looking for an independent and alternative perspective on local (and international) news and events, Peter has his finger on the pulse of the local music scene. Both Peter and fellow programmer Aubrey McInnis (host of Aubrey’s Shindig heard from 9-10, prior to Katharsis) were also recently chosen for jury duty for the 2008 Polaris Prize. They and other members of an independent panel of over 150 jurors from the fields of music journalism and broadcasting from across Canada will select a shortlist of 10 nominated Canadian Albums of the Year which will be announced to the media July 10, 2007. This speaks very highly of their reputation for critical and journalistic excellence within the Canadian music industry. With Peter’s considerable musical knowledge and insight, the next few week’s shows should be well worth listening to.

The music this week: The Ramblin Ambassadors (end of Aubrey’s Shindig), Eric Chenaux, Retribution Gospel Choir, Jonathan Kane’s February, Kayo Dot, Collections of Colonies of Bees, Yellow 6, Animal Collective, Aaron Booth, Francis Cheer, Joan of Arc, Graham MacRae, Vetiver, Field & Stream, Entire Cities, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Silje Nes, James Blackshaw, Frightened Rabbit, The River Pilots, and Christopher Bissonnette.