CHSR 97.9fm - Campus/Community radio in Fredericton, NB

Interview: Nate & the Busy Boys/Katie Hamill (“Setting The Stage”)

My guests today are Nate Murchison and Paul Hayes of local band Nate & The Busy Boys, and Katie Hamill, a CHSR staff member working on organizing local events. They join me to talk about the origins and enthusiasm of Nate & The Busy Boys, as well as the upcoming Setting The Stage concert and mentorship opportunity.

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People Need Music: February 20, 2025

Lots of great artists today with Harvest Festival headliners and Black History Month feature artists. Plus new music from Terry Gomes and Amy Millan. Playlist Terry Gomes – A Recurring Thought (www.terrygomes.com) :: Thanya Iyer – I Forget to Drink Water (Balance) :: Goose – Arcadia :: Grand Theft Bus – Shapes and Patterns ::

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Harmony Corruption Episode 83-1985 Retrospective Part 1 with Stephanie!-February 18th, 2025

Hi Folks! This week’s episode features a very special guest: Stephanie! We got to chat about 1985 in metal, and what a great year it was. With metal starting to branch out in new and interesting ways, 1985 shows the seeds of black metal, death metal, and the heavier side of thrash all being planted.

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Away From The Episode 69 – Unplugged!

Hi All! Wanted to dig into some fun acoustic/unplugged tunes for this week’s episode and I’ve got some great ones for you.   Barenaked Ladies – The Old Apartment The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 Bush – Inflatable The Tragically Hip – Poets Stone Temple Pilots – Wicked Garden Pearl Jam – Black Trey Anastasio –

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Testing For Echo – Episode 70 – On We Go! – Orig. Air Date February 15, 2025

Hi there folks. I trust that all is going well and you’re in the mood for some great music.  This is Testing For Echo Episode 70 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and  I am your host Tim Scammell. As usual this is another fun show with some surprises and plenty

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Harmony Corruption Episode 82-February 12th, 2025

Hi Folks! This week’s album of the week is a fun one. With a mix of old favourites, new tunes including Mitochondrion, and some black metal, there’s something for all kinds of metalheads this week! Here’s the playlist for the week: Adversarial-Prophetic Plain of Abyssal Revelation Adversarial-Ruin Enshrined Mitochondrion-Vacuuole Mitochondrion-The Protanthrofuge Gorguts-Haemotological Allergy Dirge-Nuclear Horde

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Away From The Mire Episode 68

Great new alt rock tracks this week from right here in the Maritimes and some fun classic alternative to help power through the winter! Radiator – Magician With a Trick Doctor Mother Father – Break The Same Sebadoh – Sforzando! Outtacontroller – Cheap Pop MJ Lenderman – Hangover Game Neil Young – Kinda Fonda Wanda

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Harmony Corruption Episode 81-The Dismember Interview

Hi Folks! This week’s episode features an interview with Fred Estby from Dismember and Carnage! He’s also done lots of work producing, mixing and pre-producing on tons of great albums. We got to chat about Dismember’s reissue campaign, Fred’s production work, his work in Carnage, his favourite Dismember album, and lots more! Here’s the playlist

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Testing For Echo – Episode 69 – Legends – Orig. Air Date February 1, 2025

Hello there good listeners. I hope that you are doing great and feeling good these days. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 69 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. This is another fun episode with some folks that you may not know of yet but hopefully

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