Arto Lindsay Live Session, July 27 '14

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Katharsis June 22 '14 (Sarah Davachi Live Set)

This week a special live performance and interview with Sarah Davachi.

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Katharsis June 15 '14 (Jerusalem in My Heart Live Set)

This week a special live performance and interview with Jerusalem in My Heart, the musical project of Radwan Ghazi Moumneh and collaborators. JIMH will be performing live this week at Sled Island.

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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.

Download a recording of the show (including Valiska's live set) in mp3 format here. The performance starts around the 34 min. mark.

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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.

Download a recording of the show (including Devin's live set) in mp3 format here. The performance starts around the 38 min. mark.

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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.

Download a recording of the show (including Hook & Eye's live set) in mp3 format here. The performance starts around the 90 min. mark.

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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.

Download a recording of the show (including Chris' live set) in mp3 format here. The performance starts around the 62 min. mark.

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Katharsis Dec. 16 '12 (Noro Live Set)

This week special musical guest Noro graced us with a live in-studio performance to promote an upcoming full-length release and live show.

Download a recording of the show (including Noro's live set) in mp3 format here. The performance starts around the 27 min. mark.

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Katharsis Sept. 16 '12 (AM Static Live Set)

This week featured a live set by special musical guests AM Static, a relatively new Calgary folktronic duo who have a fundraising gig at The Area (1119 10 Ave SE) this Friday September 21st, the proceeds of which will be used to help press their new album. They will be supported by local acts Ryan Bourne, Hot Sweet Noise, and Isis Graham. Don't miss it.

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Katharsis June 26 '11

This was a very special week. First up, Halifax-based singer/songwriter Gianna Lauren graced us with a beautiful live in-studio performance (thanks Gianna!). DJ trainee cam took over the rest of the show for his final week on Katharsis. All the best Cam in your radio future!

The tracks: Gianna Lauren - Become What You Can't Be (live in studio), Gianna Lauren - Stand Still (live in studio), Gianna Lauren - Morning After (live in studio), Gianna Lauren - Cardigan (live in studio), Gianna Lauren - Hold Your Horses, Burning Hell - Report Card, Flogging Molly - The Heart of the Sea, City and Colour - We Found Each Other in the Dark, Stabilo - Don't Be So Cold, The Dudes - Good Intentions, Kings of Leon - Fans, The Beautiful Girls - I Thought About You, The Fratellis - Flathead, Gorillaz - 5/4, The Trews - Hope and Ruin, State Radio - Riddle in Londontown, Michael Bernard Fitgerald - Change the World, Sarah Harmer - Silver Road, The Temper Trap - Soldier On, K-OS - Hallelujah, KO - Good Man, Bad Man, The Arkells - I'm Not the Sun, Swimming with Dolphins - Water Colours, The Fray - Elanor Rigby, Minus the Bear - Into the Mirror, and Counting Crows - A Murder of Crows (acoustic).

Show recording available upon request.

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Katharsis Sept. 26 '10

Tonight Memory Screen played live on Katharsis. Download the mp3 or ogg full show recording.

They were in to promote their upcoming CD release Sept. 30 at the Marquee Room. Memory Screen is an exciting new local 'post-rock' (for lack of a better term) project headed up by uber-talented Calgary musician Mark Webber. For his live shows he's assembled an impressive group of players: Alex Kurth - guitar (Lint, Monkey, etc.), Henry Hsieh - Bass (Monkey, Beja Floer, etc.), Jeff Macleod - percussion (The Cape May, Pale Air Singers, etc.), and Clea Anaïs - Cello (The Consonant C, Thighs, Dojo Workhorse, Woodpigeon, Brock Geiger, etc.) During their relatively short incarnation they have already created quite a bit of buzz around town with their dynamic and super-tight live show.

The show went like this: Christopher Bissonnette - Travelling Light, Tim Hecker - Arctic Lover's Rock (Part 2) + The Work of Art in the Age of Cultural Overproduction, Mark Templeton - Broken & Remade, Arden - Grafted Guitars of Unopened Train Doors, Ian D. Hawgood - No Clouds, Memory Screen (live in studio performance) - Mt. Kuro, Traqq, NLF, and Cycles (all from the free download only full-length album Memory Screen), M. Ostermeier - Continuity, live interview with Memory Screen, Fond of Tigers - Vitamin Meathawk (featuring Sandro Perri on vocals), The Drift - Uncanny Valley, Do Make Say Think - Fredericia, A Silver Mt. Zion - This Gentle Hearts Like Shot Bird's Fallen, Fennesz/Danielle/Buck - Heat From Light, Yankee Yankee - The Sea II, Honeybear - Bottom Over Top, M. Mucci - April L'oochi Pt. 2, and This Invitation - Burning Telegraph.

Many thanks to Memory Screen for the great live set and to Kat Cardiff for teching the performance. If you can make the show on Thurs. I highly recommend you do so. With Mark relocating to Montreal shortly this will be his last gig with these players for quite a while.

The links to the archived show recordings should be good for up to a month from the show date. If the links expire just let me know via comment and I'll re-upload them.

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