Every band has a story to tell. Music sounds best when you are right there, and the energy is high, and the mood is light, and the pressure is off…
Sessions @ CHSR is a weekly show featuring live performances and interviews with touring bands and local bands, captured in Studio D. Tune in every Thursday at 4pm for the most recent performance. And stay tuned at 5pm for another performance, sometimes new and sometimes from the archives.
Want to get involved? Touring through Fredericton, or call this region home? Email sessions AT CHSRfm.ca and introduce yourself. We’d love to have ya!
October 22, 2015 – Fredericton darlings Tokyo Valentine stopped into CHSR for a Session in front of a live audience while also chatting about their song writing process, their thoughts on the local music scene, and dead farm animals? Listen in for the full conversation, live performances, and what’s coming up in their future! Host:
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August 20, 2015 – Toronto’s Casper Skulls dropped by CHSR’s Studio D for a Sessions and to chat about their video streaming on !Exclaim, the lost art of zines, and what’s happening in the Toronto music scene. Listen in for some live music and great conversation. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google
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Blueprints LIVE in Studio D: CHSR Sessions April 11, 2015 Fredericton metal band Blueprints performed 4 songs LIVE in Studio D. Host: Jake Hollis & Johnny James Audio Engineer: Ronnie Poirier Band Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/officialblueprints?fref=ts Bandcamp: http://blueprintsofficial.bandcamp.com/releases Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More
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This Ship LIVE in Studio D: CHSR Sessions March 30, 2015 Halifax Progressive Indie Glam Rockers This Ship stopped into CHSR on their way through to Montreal/Toronto and performed a live Session, including playing some songs that don’t appear on any of their recordings… yet. Host: Erin Bond Audio Engineer: Chris MacLean Band Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/friendshipsetsail/timeline Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisShipBand Podcast: Play in
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Sun K LIVE in Studio D: CHSR Sessions March 21, 2015 Toronto’s Sun K graced CHSR’s Studio D for a live performance and interview hot off the release of their first full length album, Northern Lies. Listen in to hear tracks performed off the album and the meaning behind some the songs. Host: Erin Bond Audio
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Knuckle Supper Live in Studio D – CHSR Sessions April 3, 2015 – Knuckle Supper dropped by CHSR to perform a live Session before their new self-titled EP dropped. Host: Jordan Doucette Audio Engineer: Matt Nightingale/Erin Bond Band Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knuckle-Supper/560909387334136?fref=ts Twitter: https://twitter.com/kncklsppr Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More
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Free To Grow LIVE in Studio D – CHSR Sessions March 20, 2015 Free To Grow brought their mix of folk/rock/progressive/East Coast to CHSR’s Studio D to deliver a full hour of performance and entertainment. Host: Johnny James Audio Engineer: Chris Scribner Band Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/FreeToGrowBand/timeline TWITTER: https://twitter.com/freetogrowband WEB: http://www.freetogrowband.ca/ Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More
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Sentimentals LIVE in Studio D – CHSR Sessions March 14, 2015 CHSR kicked off their annual Fundrive with a live Session with Fredericton’s favourites Sentimentals! Host: Tim Rayne Audio Engineer: Gilles Roger Band Info: FB: https://www.facebook.com/sentimentalsmusic BC: http://cedricnoelmusic.bandcamp.com/album/count-me-in-count-you-out Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More
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March 13, 2015 – Canada’s hardest working musician has returned home to New Brunswick and stopped into CHSR for a Session.
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On February 23, 2015, Keegan Dobbelsteyn returned to his hometown of Fredericton to perform a live Session in CHSR’s Studio D. Listen in to hear some new songs, plus get to know Keegan a little better.
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Mrs. Hippie LIVE in Studio D – CHSR Sessions February 13, 2015 marked CHSR’s first Session in over a year! We were pleased to invite local Fredericton duo Mrs. Hippie in to our new performance studio to try it out. During the Session, Mrs. Hippie talks about the difficulties and advantages of being a two-piece, plus
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October 9, 2013 Toronto’s Century Thief stopped into CHSR 97.9FM for a live Session! Listen in for the combination of interview and music! http://centurythief.bandcamp.com Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | More
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Hailing from the mystical, magical land of Ontario, A Primitive Evolution (hereby referred to as ‘A.P.E.’) decided to rock our world with an amazing, full-electric session. They made us dance even though we can’t, and we absolutely love them for it. Many props to Brett Carruthers (Singer/Guitarist/Audio nerd) for remastering the session himself in his
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According to Goofetroope‘s Facebook page, what started out as an ironic statement towards Frederictonian gangsters evolved into a quirky alternative jam rock group that is creating a new timbre in Fredericton’s diverse music scene. Listen in as Bondo talks to Goofetroope about balancing high school and being in a band, their influences, and the state
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When you take two of the Maritimes best rock bands and have them at CHSR at the same time awesomeness happens. Halifax’s The Stogies and St. John’s NFLD’s Long Distance Runners were great enough to come into the station June 6, 2013 just as their Runnin’ On Fumes tour was kicking off, and for the
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Labut’ made their way into our sessions series with a bang! Some wicked guitar and super-catchy drum hooks bring it all together with emotionally-spirited singing! Labut’ is: Alexandar Von Alstyne Frey on vocals, James Morisson on Guitar, and Mike Allain on Drums. Check out these grunge/rockers while CHSR’s music director spends too much time talking
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Unsure of your style of music? Well, look no further: Genre took their time out of their busy schedule, having just released an EP, to pop in studio and chat about some of their influences with yours truly. Special thanks go out to Marc Cabot (Epic) for operating this one – perhaps one of the best
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Check out this wicked session! With the hostess of Anything Goes (Erin Bond) interviewing The Stogies, you’ll get a taste of some absolutely wicked live music. The vocals on this one certainly caused a hassle for the operator (Mark Kilfoil), but these guys certainly know how to pull off one heck of a live show.
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Toronto/Lindsay based Indie Rockers The DGB crashed their way into our studios to put on one heck of a wicked session. Join Stereo Mike (from Bravery, Reptition & Noise) as he jokes around with these great guys about their scene, their audience and their sound. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS
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This post is long overdue! Moncton-based band Shades of Sorrow decided to stop in and blast us all with some great east-coast metal. Find out how these rising metal stars deal with recording, as well as enjoy some long-time conversation held by yours truly while we discuss a ton of random stuff. Also, this is their
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Dance/Electronica three-piece outfit Rouge came by the studio and Fredericton to help give a reason for students to enjoy a great night. Listen to me try to talk to these great performers before and after a curious makeshift drum set-up and keyboard song played for Yours Truly and.. yourselves! Pictures to come. Podcast: Play in
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I sat down with You Vs Me in their acoustic outfit with Mark Kilfoil operating the boards. We talked about promotional deals, shaking a hand angrily at the sky, and the classic nintendo / atari game “Joust”. Confused? Then check it out! They were a lot of fun both in studio and at the show,
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Yours truly sat down with Eliza and the Strange while advertising my own crazy show. I’m not going to do it again, it’s already everywhere. Ahem. Find out more about what makes this band “The Strange” as we talk about all sorts of inappropriate things (hence it being at Night), as well as discussing the
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Jeremy Fowler of Breakfast Noise and Naked Airwaves sat down with the band Rococode to chat about their musical history, inspiration, web campaigns and more. Be sure to check out this acoustic setup and grove out to the funky tunes. Also, there’s a special treat by yours truly hidden at the very end. Check it
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Breezing through Fredericton again was acoustic artist Eyeswide, and ready to interview him was our very own Program Director, Mark Kilfoil. There was a Matt Nightingale kind of there, too, but he didn’t have much to say! Find out what Eyeswide has been up to! Tune in, hear some new tracks, some news, and how