Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-27

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Tracklisting:
1.) Beyond The Grey – You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
2.) Kill Chicago – Two Drinks Behind
3.) Chateau Chateau – Hey There
4.) UNI – DDT
5.) The Elwins – Take Me All The Way
6.) Another Michael – New Music
7.) Silver Synthetic – Unchain Your Heart
8.) Pottery – Hot Heater
9.) Partner – Honey
10.) Tomato/Tomato – Chasing Rainbows
11.) Leah Barley – I Wish
12.) Rachel Kiel – Late Night Drive
13.) Robbie Bankes – Alice
14.) SUUNS – PRAY

The Lunchbox 2020-10-27: Fix The Photo Albums

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On today’s show:

  • Celebrate Black Cat Day! They are beautiful, enigmatic critters that love scritches. Be kind and understanding, not suspicious.
  • And be nice in general! If you’re not maybe you’re the one your colleagues are complaining about! It’s Cranky Co-Workers Day, so they’ll be watching with chagrin.
  • If you’ve got a pile of photographs lying around, today might be a good time to figure out how you should really organize them. It’s the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, so figure out how to capture the voices in your life, the pictures of your favourite moments, and label everything for the anthropologists and descendants of the future.
  • CONGRATULATIONS TO CHSR’S OWN ERIN BOND! Erin was recognized at Prix MusicNB Awards as the HARDEST WORKING PERSON OF THE YEAR for 2020! The ongoing celebration continues with Bondo’s Pick of Jessica Rhaye and the Ramshackle Parade‘s cover of Bob Dylan’s One More Cup Of Coffee. I had an extra cup, just for that reason.)
  • We continue to look back at this fall’s Word Feast, with Jo-Anne Elder, chair of the festival, talking about Word Feast’s Video Poetry Bash.
  • Today’s extra music comes from other recent big winners at the Prix MusicNB Awards, Les Hay Babies. Here’s their 2012 recorded-on-location version of Tumbleweed.
  • Halloween is being supported each night this week from 6pm to 11pm with the annual APEGNB Haunted Tour #2020 edition at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. It’s operating under COVID-protection rules (wear a mask, hand-sanitize at the door, don’t come if you’re sick/have been sick/have been exposed) as well as travelling through in bubbles of four people. You’ll need to buy your ticket ahead of time and be on time!
  • It’s a theatre week!
    • Missed “Know Brunswick?” last week? No worries! It’s happening at Maxwell’s at The Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook at 5:30pm on this Wednesday and next Wednesday. A blend of stand-up comedy, trivia, improv, and maybe a little serious scripted drama thrown in?! See the EventBrite event for more details and to get tickets.
    • The 2nd Annual Plain Site Theatre Festival is online this year from Wednesday, October 28 through October 31. This theatre festival aims to foster LGBTQ2+ talent and visibility. This years lineup of digital plays includes, readings, performances and workshops includes three new plays for this year, two plays adapted from last year, and two special productions.  See the Facebook event for more details.
    • TNB’s Fall Festival of New Plays continues this week on Thursday, October 29 at 7:30pm with Caroline Coon‘s It Happened at a Party. It Happened at A Party focuses on the grey areas of sexual assault. Relationships and situations are complicated and are never as black and white as society makes them out to be. We begin with three young adults named Lexi, Ryan and Tyler as they drink and get ready to go out to a party. After much prodding, they convince their friend Camille to join them for a night of fun. Recently, she has been distant from the group after coping with tragedy but agrees to join them. The night goes on and Camille ends up in an uncomfortable situation. As she faces doubt from her friends and denial from her attacker, we are faced with the unfair experiences of sexual assault victims today. This play is intended to open difficult conversations and pave the way for a new reality. See the TNB page for full details. The Festival continues until November 25.
  • If you love taking beautiful photographs, you should join Photo Fredericton for their monthly meeting this Tuesday night at 7pm online. For more details, visit photofredericton.ca.
  • Music this week:
    • Matchstick Mike will be on-stage live on Friday at 7pm at The Tipsy Muse Café
    • Kylie Fox will play on stage at The Charlotte Street Arts Centre on Friday at 7pm, along with Jerry-Faye & Dylan
    • The Persuaders are at Dolan’s Pub on Friday and Saturday nights at 9pm

News updates:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • The mother of Matthew Vincent Raymond took the stand yesterday where jurors learned she tried to convince him to see a doctor.
  • Police say missing 55-year-old writer Richard Vaughan has been found dead.
  • Yesterday marked the start of firearm deer hunting season in New Brunswick.
  • The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra is launching a new season with a series of five virtual concerts.
  • The Cox & Palmer Atlantic Canadian Craft Brew Fest may look a tad different this year due to COVID-19 but it’s still on the go.
  • And Canada’s federal health minister has received backlash on social media after not wearing a mask in public.
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B Street : October 26, 2020

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Happy to celebrate the start of a second season of this modest little show by finally figuring out how to post to CHSR’s website (yay?)

Show playlist for October 26, 2020

1) Cracker “Low” (from Kerosene Hat)

2) Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth “Fortune” (from Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth)

3) Les Hay Babies “Joue avec le feu” (from Boîte aux lettres)

4) Kill Chicago “Two Drinks Behind” (from The Fix)

5) Evangeline Gentle “Ordinary People” (from Evangeline Gentle)

6) Nada Surf “Stories Going ‘Round” (from Never Not Together)

7) Band of Horses “Factory” (from Infinite Arms)

8) Foo Fighters “Dear Rosemary” (from Wasting Light)

9) Bob Mould “Forecast of Rain” (from Blue Hearts)

10) Margo Price “Devil’s In The Details” (this is from a compilation I was lucky enough to find on the last Bandcamp Friday called Good Music To Avert The Collapse of American Democracy Volume 2, a fundraiser for Voting Rights America. It was only available for 24 hours and is no longer available, sadly. Always buy the music when you have the chance to.)

11) Hawksley Workman “Dwindling Beauty (Let’s Fake Our Deaths Together)” (from Less Rage More Tears)

12) Terra Lightfoot “Love You So” (from Consider The Speed)

13) Bruce Springsteen “Ghosts” (from Letter To You)

B Street airs Monday nights at 8pm and encores Wednesday mornings at 6am. Find me on Twitter at @BStreetCHSR

 

Homemade Jams // 2020-10-26

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Tracklisting:
1.) Noah Malcolm – Pray
2.) Josh Bravener – Dark Was The Night
3.) Quiet Parade – We Were Here
4.) Brookside Mall – Canis Major
5.) Some Dads – For The Record
6.) Hello Delaware – Over
7.) Little You, Little Me – Traveled
8.) The Firey – Myself
9.) The Waking Night – Hanging Cloud
10.) Motherhood – “Sayin?”
11.) Lionsault – Shoot ‘Em Up
12.) Kill Chicago – Count To Ten
13.) Nuages – Grace
14.) Matt Boudreau – Patio

The Lunchbox 2020-10-26: Happy Moonday!

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On today’s show:

  • As we count down the days to Halloween, it’s time to start really celebrate! It’s Howl At The Moon Day and Pumpkin Day, so there should be a bunch of (non-threatening) midnight carvers out this evening…
  • It’s also Mincemeat Day, which isn’t really Halloweenish, but… tasty!
  • It’s also Intersex Awareness Day. Be sure to broaden your views on sex and gender, because any notion of the simple binary is just that: simple. Be understanding. Be better people.
  • CONGRATULATIONS TO CHSR’S OWN ERIN BOND! Erin was recognized at Prix MusicNB Awards as the HARDEST WORKING PERSON OF THE YEAR for 2020! To celebrate, I’ll be adding selections from her contribution to my show, Bondo’s Picks all week long. Today, it’s Foreign Diplomats.
  • I’m also looking back at this fall’s Word Feast. Today, we hear from Jennifer Houle about this year’s online festival.
  • And, since I have time, I’m going to include more music this week, both local selections and something that might put it in a spooky mood. Today, it’s Bloody Diamonds with I’m Not A Machine.
  • Halloween is being supported each night this week from 6pm to 11pm with the annual APEGNB Haunted Tour #2020 edition at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. It’s operating under COVID-protection rules (wear a mask, hand-sanitize at the door, don’t come if you’re sick/have been sick/have been exposed) as well as travelling through in bubbles of four people. You’ll need to buy your ticket ahead of time and be on time!
  • It’s a theatre week!
    • Missed “Know Brunswick?” last week? No worries! It’s happening at Maxwell’s at The Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook at 5:30pm on this Wednesday and next Wednesday. A blend of stand-up comedy, trivia, improv, and maybe a little serious scripted drama thrown in?! See the EventBrite event for more details and to get tickets.
    • The 2nd Annual Plain Site Theatre Festival is online this year from Wednesday, October 28 through October 31. This theatre festival aims to foster LGBTQ2+ talent and visibility. This years lineup of digital plays includes, readings, performances and workshops includes three new plays for this year, two plays adapted from last year, and two special productions.  See the Facebook event for more details.
    • TNB’s Fall Festival of New Plays continues this week on Thursday, October 29 at 7:30pm with Caroline Coon‘s It Happened at a Party. It Happened at A Party focuses on the grey areas of sexual assault. Relationships and situations are complicated and are never as black and white as society makes them out to be. We begin with three young adults named Lexi, Ryan and Tyler as they drink and get ready to go out to a party. After much prodding, they convince their friend Camille to join them for a night of fun. Recently, she has been distant from the group after coping with tragedy but agrees to join them. The night goes on and Camille ends up in an uncomfortable situation. As she faces doubt from her friends and denial from her attacker, we are faced with the unfair experiences of sexual assault victims today. This play is intended to open difficult conversations and pave the way for a new reality. See the TNB page for full details. The Festival continues until November 25.
  • If you love taking beautiful photographs, you should join Photo Fredericton for their monthly meeting this Tuesday night at 7pm online. For more details, visit photofredericton.ca.

News updates:

  • New Brunswick health officials reported two new deaths related to COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • A psychiatrist testifying at the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial says he can’t make a link between Raymond’s actions and a mental illness.
  • More than 130 people gathered at the legislature Thursday to support Mi’Kmaq fisheries in Nova Scotia.
  • Police say a man from Lincoln will spend two years behind bars after pleading to child pornography charges.
  • The St. Thomas University Students’ Union held their fall by-election Tuesday.
  • Some part of New Brunswick will see their first official sign of winter this afternoon.
  • As temperatures drop, Fredericton’s homeless population won’t have to roam the streets waiting for shelters to open.
  • And Canada’s chief public health officer says evolving science is the reason for inconsistent messaging about COVID-19.
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!earshot20 // 2020-10-20

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Hour One:
#20 – Land Of Talk – Festivals
#19 – Dizzy – Ten
Bonus Track – Chris Ryan – I Ain’t Mad
#18 – Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Sunset Village
#17 – Fontaines D.C. – Televised Mind
#16 – Sylvan Esso – Rooftop Dancing
Bonus Track – Richie Young – Daytime Rambler 
#15 – Guided By Voices – Show Of Hands
#14 – Dog Day – Elsewhere
#13 – Lomelda – It’s Lomelda
#12 – Bully – Come Down
Bonus Track – Lindi Ortega – To Love Somebody 
#11 – Marie Davidson – Just In My Head

Hour Two:
#10 – Busty and the Bass – Out Of Love
#09 – Osees – If I Had My Way
#08 – Fleet Foxes – Can I Believe You
#07 – IDLES – Kill Them With Kindness
Bonus Track – CHIPS – The Feeling
#06 – Tough Age – Anti-Anxiety Exercises
#06 – Tough Age – My Life’s A Joke & I’m Throwing It Away
#05 – Freak Heat Waves – Busted
#04 – Yves Jarvis – For Props
#03 – Orville Peck – Fancy
Bonus Track – Braden Lam – I Won’t Think Twice 
#02 – METZ – Pulse
Bonus Track – Kylie Fox – Glowstars 
#01 – Thanya Iyer – I Forget To Drink Water (Balance)

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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-23

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Tracklisting:
1.) M3D14 ft. Muskrat Singers – Siki (Pain)
2.) Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire – Spread The Love
3.) Jamie Comeau & The Crooked Teeth – Fortune
4.) Kill Chicago – Two Drinks Behind
5.) Marian – Same Town
6.) Les Hay Babies – Jacqueline
7.) Jon McKiel – Object Permanence
8.) Menoncle Jason – Florida
9.) Jessica Rhaye – It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
10.) Kylie Fox – Chetwynd
11.) Christine Melanson – Cent millions d’années
12.) Pallmer – Allude To What
13.) The Motorleague – Like You Were Alive

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-22: SING. SEE. RAIN.

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On the show:

  • IT’S CAPS LOCK DAY. ISN’T IT REALLY ANNOYING?
  • Thankfully, it was also Smart is Cool Day. I’ve always thought so, and would love for smart people to be the rockstars of the future. Let’s stop validating the stupid, please?
  • Lainie B from Monday night’s B Street brings another edition of Positive Songs For Pandemics with Take Me Home Country Roads performed by Whitney featuring Waxahatchee.
  • Back in 2018, I spoke with Hannah, Robbie and Kat about Next Folding Theatre Company‘s production of Songs of the Seer.
  • And from this summer’s interviews, I picked my interview with artist Sasha French, recorded under the heavy rain in Odell Park.

News update:

  • New Brunswick health officials confirmed the province’s fourth death related to COVID-19 yesterday.
  • Jurors in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial heard from the defendant’s sister during yesterday’s hearing.
  • The New Brunswick Health Council has noticed little change in hospital patient satisfaction in the province.
  • A young singer from Dieppe just had her dreams come true after winning season eight of TVA’s La Voix.
  • A Fredericton city councillor wants to see a notification system so commuters know of accidents at the Westmorland Street bridge.
  • Two men have been charged after a report of robbery and assault in Pennfield.
  • Good news for motorists around the province who will be saving a few cents at the pumps this week.
  • And Canada’s chief public health officer says fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading faster than the virus itself.
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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-23

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Tracklisting:
1.) Caribou – Home
2.) KAYTRANADA ft. VanJess – Taste
3.) Aquakultre – I Doubt It
4.) Witch Prophet – Roman
5.) Pantayo – Kaingin
6.) TANDM – Earthworm (2020 Remastered)
7.) Opal Onyx – Lovers Toil
8.) Gorillaz – DARE
9.) Gossip – Get A Job
10.) Arcade Fire – Electric Blue
11.) Matt Boudreau – Jalouse
12.) Yumi Zouma – Right Track/Wrong Man
13.) Krief – I Am The Pillar Of Darkness In Your Life
14.) Dent May – Didn’t Get The Invite
15.) Mother Mother – Business Man

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-21: Wrap Yourself In Music

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On the show:

  • It was Count Your Buttons Day. So, hopefully you found time to take stock of the little things.
  • Since movie music is in the air these days, I decided to revisit a Halloween classic interview with Nadia Francavilla and Andrew Miller, who in 2016 put together a live soundtrack for the classic film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
  • We also revisited my interview with Tracey Dutt from earlier this summer, a textile artist and on of the Artists-in-Residence.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • Jurors in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial saw a different side of the defendant during yesterday’s hearing.
  • The president of the New Brunswick Teachers Association says more teachers are experiencing burnout faster than ever.
  • Work is now underway to analyze operational practices within the Fredericton police and how they affect visible minorities.
  • The University of New Brunswick has added an ex-Moncton Wildcat to its roster this year.
  • Sussex RCMP have arrested a 19-year-old man after several incidents involving thefts from vehicles in the community.
  • And parliament convened an emergency debate Monday night surrounding the lobster fishery in southwestern Nova Scotia.
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The Lunchbox: 2020-10-23: No Bologna, It’s The Weekend!

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On today’s show:

  • Like it or hate it, and despite the fact that it wasn’t first, it’s undeniable that iPod Day marks a time of change in modern media consumption.
  • Pour one out (and then think about next year’s parties) for Event Organizers Day.
  • And fry one up for Bologna Day. (Somebody explain why it’s pronounced “baloney”?)
  • We remember that in 1918, Canada had hit a peak for the Spanish Flu, with 55,000 people dead from that previous pandemic.
  • This is the last Sunday to see the show called Attending The Apocalypse at the UNB Arts Centre with two exhibitions: Jennifer Lee Weibe‘s Scratchcards for the Apocalypse exploring language and our understanding of content in a series of canvases painted with tweets made by Donald Trump since 2015; and Janice Wright Cheney explores the symbolic power of mushrooms and the potential for mycelia to reshape our society. To book your time to see it, visit the UNB Art Centre site.
  • To give you an idea of Jennifer Lee Weibe‘s art, I pulled out my 2018 interview with her about her then project, Abstract 1-12.
  • And we revisit my chat with Cat Candow from this summer’s Artist-in-Residence series.
  • I’m thrilled that some of the thrills of the season are still around!
    • APEGNB’s Haunted Tour #2020 edition is a go! From October 26 through 31, 6pm to 11pm each night, get your Halloween experience! Of course, the APEGNB haunted Tour will look a little different this year – but it will still have wicked frights, terrifying animatronics, creepy basement (as per usual), and an amazing lightshow like you’ve never seen before!! There will be no auditorium holding zone, tickets will be sold in bubbles, and patrons will be asked to arrive at A VERY SPECIFIC time. 🙂 Tickets are for bubble groups only. You will get your time for your ticket, and you must be there on time. COVID precautions will be in full effect, including masks and hand sanitizer.  See the Eventbrite link for more information or for tickets.
    • The Haunted Hike has returned, for a limited time: from October 22 to 24 and from 29 to 31, 7pm each night. Gather at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Amphitheatre for the tour. See the Calithumpians Facebook page for more details.
  • If you are in the mood to hear all the words this weekend, it’s quite a feast:
  • Lots of music events this weekend:

News updates:

  • New Brunswick health officials reported three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • Jurors in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial heard the defendant demanded to be released during legal meetings in 2019.
  • Fredericton police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested after he barricaded himself in a residence in the Montgomery Street/College Hill area Thursday.
  • The Atlantic Collegiate Athletics Association says it will make a decision in mid-November on varsity winter sport competitions.
  • The Maritime Hockey League (MHL) has announced it will go ahead with a 40-game schedule for the 2020-21 season.
  • Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the first shipment of rapid tests for COVID-19 has arrived in Canada but their eventual destinations remain a mystery.
  • And Canada Post is urging Canadians to shop early this holiday season to avoid the late arrival of gifts caused by a pandemic-induced shift to online shopping.
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The Lunchbox 2020-10-20: Let’s Take It Slow

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On the show:

  • It was Tuesday, and it was Information Overload Day. So, I could tell you it was also International Chef Day, International Sloth Day, World Statistics Day, Suspenders’ Day, Office Chocolate Day, Brandied Fruit Day and World Osteoporosis Day…. but I’ll spare you all that and just say it was Community Media Day.
  • I revisited my brief conversation with Josh of Kuato in 2014, wrapping it in two tracks from the band’s album The Great Upheaval.
  • Bondo also contributed (indirectly) to the post-rock fest when I brought up her pick from 2019 of Fly Pan Am‘s Distance Dealer.

News updates:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • Jurors in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial heard Raymond kept conspiracy videos involving police and the Freemasons.
  • About 1,000 Frederictonians are being reminded to make their water and sewage payments to avoid losing the utility.
  • The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is planning to begin its regular season on Oct. 30.
  • The Canada-U.S. Border remains closed to non-essential travel until at least Nov. 21.
  • Fredericton police are asking the public for surveillance footage in their search for a missing writer and artist.
  • The St. Thomas University Students’ Union will hold a virtual theme week for Halloween this year.
  • And Canada’s public safety minister has sent more RCMP to Nova Scotia over a treaty dispute with commercial and Mi’kmaq fishers.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-22

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Tracklisting:
1.) Mo Kenney – Telephones
2.) Dylan Menzie – Kenya
3.) Adyn Townes – Didn’t Mean Anything
4.) Jerry-Faye – I Should Have Guessed
5.) Les Hay Babies – Look At Me Now
6.) Keegan Dobbelsteyn – Golden Sun
7.) David in the Dark – Hard To See
8.) Kevin McIntyre – Anchor
9.) Nebullama – Within
10.) Joyful Noise – On The Way
11.) Capital 6 – On The One

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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-22

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Tracklisting:
1.) Colin Fowlie – Amusement Park
2.) The Bros. Landreth – Got To Be You
3.) Ian Noe – Letter to Madeline
4.) Ariel Posen – Get You Back
5.) Del Barber – Dancing In The Living Room
6.) Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto
7.) Zachary Lucky – Didn’t Know That You’d Come Along
8.) Ryan Hillier – Winding Road
9.) Madison Cunningham – Song In My Head
10.) Cayley Thomas – Blue Jean Baby
11.) Ocie Elliott – Be Around
12.) Quote The Raven – Hope
13.) Kylie Fox – Glowstars
14.) Helena Deland – Pale

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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-21

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Tracklisting:
1.) Adam Mowery – Carol Kane
2.) The Mouthbreathers – P.Y.O.T.
3.) Nap Eyes – Primordial Soup
4.) Subtle – Calculus Class
5.) Braden Lam – I Won’t Think Twice
6.) Gianna Lauren – Spark
7.) Jessie Brown – A Thank You
8.) Mike Bern – Pisun
9.) Caribou Run – Highway Home
10.) Richie Young – Conspiracy Junkie
11.) Dog Day – Pictures
12.) Wicked Vices – Butterfly
13.) The Motorleague – Burned In Effigy
14.) Young Satan In Love – Young Satan In Love
15.) Chloé Breault – Nage

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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-21

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Tracklisting:
1.) boy pablo – leave me alone!
2.) Moby – Morningside (Kornel Kovacs Remix)
3.) John Frusciante – Usbrup Pensul
4.) Wangled Teb – Dark Place (Black Water Mix)
5.) Grimes – Violence
6.) Blue Hawaii – Where are the Keys???
7.) Close Talker – Second Best (Berlin Version)
8.) Har Mar Superstar – Don’t You Go Forgetting About Me Now
9.) Flyying Colours – Goodtimes
10.) Melody’s Echo Chamber – Shirim
11.) Robert Plant – Nothing Takes the Place of You
12.) Laura Marling – Strange Girl

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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-20

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Tracklisting:
1.) The Town Heroes – Words For Days
2.) Grand Theft Bus – Something Medicinal
3.) Quinn Bonnell – Self / Soul
4.) Joel Strauss – Railroad Car
5.) The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – When The Blues Come To Town
6.) Sleepy Driver – I Know You Know I Know
7.) The Hypochondriacs – Two Bottles of Whiskey
8.) Some Dads – Dirty Boy
9.) Honey Gut – Buried Alive
10.) Sound Drown – Radio Song
11.) Weak Size Fish – System Failure
12.) Belles – Worth
13.) DenMother – Gala

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Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-20

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Tracklisting:
1.) Donovan Woods – Good Lover (Acoustic)
2.) Jenn Grant – Sweet Grass
3.) The Wilderness of Manitoba – Northern Sky
4.) Michael Scott Dawson – London, AM
5.) Le Ren – It’s Time I Played A Love Song
6.) Cedric Noel – Everybody Wants To Love Me
7.) Sun June – Singing
8.) Major Love – Tear It Down
9.) Beverly Glenn-Copeland – This Side Of Grace
10.) Royal Wood – Nightingale
11.) Jeremy Fisher, Serena Ryder – Uh-Oh
12.) Jon McKiel – Management
13.) Rostam – Unfold You
14.) Middle Kids – R U 4 Me?
15.) Cloud Nothings – Am I Something

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-19: Question Today (Change Later)

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On the show:

  • I know Mondays make us all question what we’re doing, but this week it was also Evaluate Your Life Day. If that’s too hard to handle in general, just relax a bit with Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day.
  • As part of the process of questioning everything, I returned to my 2016 interview with Jakob Wildman-Sisk about the release of the documentary Millennial Dream.
  • And as a related palate cleanser for looking at things differently, I brought out my interview from this summer with Emily Kennedy, who was in Odell Park this summer to look at composing electronic music with natural sounds.
  • The dinner theatre at the Crown Plaza-Lord Beaverbrook continues this week, but with an altered schedule. “We’ll Meet Again” will now be opening on  November 3, so you haven’t missed it! And the opening of “Know Brunswick?” was moved from last week to this Wednesday night at 5:30pm. Think you know New Brunswick? Well you don’t… know, “Know Brunswick!” An interactive “Game Show” in which the audience will help the contestants answer regional trivia questions and award their favourite contestant with points to help them win the grand prize… a one way ticket out of this province! A blend of stand-up comedy, trivia, improv, and maybe a little serious scripted drama thrown in?! Herbert The Cow Productions in conjunction with Maxwell’s brings you this dinner theatre, which includes a 3-course meal for a bubble table of up to 4 people.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported five new cases of COVID-19 and one new death yesterday afternoon.
  • Psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Holly took the stand in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial Friday.
  • 211 NB is now accessible across New Brunswick.
  • The New Brunswick Green Party is calling the NB Nurse’s Union investigation into long-term care a “Wake-up call” for political leaders.
  • Canadian university winter national championships have been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The RCMP is asking the public for help locating a missing Moncton man.
  • A new student-friendly food delivery app has made its way to Fredericton.
  • And four cabinet ministers and the NDP have requested an emergency debate in the house of commons over a treaty dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi’kmaq fishers.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-19

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Tracklisting:
1.) Bolivia – Ruby’s Call
2.) Colin Fowlie – Last Time
3.) Ryan Hillier – Silhouette
4.) Jon Hines – Howling at the Moon
5.) Braden Lam – Coffee Breath
6.) Kylie Fox – Manitoba
7.) Jennah Barry – Roller Disco
8.) Lil Omar – Long Way Home
9.) Chloè Breault – P’tits problèmes
10.) Pallmer – Grass Garden
11.) Katherine Moller – Coming Home
12.) Flour – Funny Feeling
13.) P’tit Belliveau – Les bateaux dans la baie
14.) Richie Young – Daytime Rambler
15.) Free To Grow – Bad Bear

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-16: We All Need To Eat

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On today’s show:

  • The fact that it was World Food Day has much more than just what’s for dinner. We need to consider how our food gets to us, and gets to everyone fairly.
  • It was also Department Store Day, which we can all celebrate by… Well, I’m not sure, but probably not by going to a department store, anyway.
  • This was also a day to remember an icon. It’s hard to argue that Steve Jobs didn’t have a great impact on our modern world.
  • Saturday is going to be Spreadsheet Day, so Let’s. Get. Ready. To. CALCULATE!
  • More importantly, this weekend includes the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Donate to a food bank, support initiatives for affordable housing, consider arguments for universal basic income.
  • Along those lines, we revisit my talk with Kelsey Rusk in 2017 about the 50th Anniversary of Meals on Wheels.
  • And I had a great talk with Sarah Sarty this summer about her rediscovery of old photography techniques.
  • Finally, because I had some time, I brought forward a pick from Bondo from last year: Hey Major with Brother.
  • The Silver Wave Film Festival is virtual this year! From November 5 through 11 you’ll get a chance to indulge in a plethora of local films from the comfort of your own chair. See the website for more details.
  • Solo Chicken Productions is hosting a series of online workshops for theatre performers and other performing artists called GROUNDWORKS from October 16 through 18.
  • Theatre New Brunswick is hosting a series of online Festival of New Plays from October 15 through November 26. To see the full schedule of events and a list of participating playwrights, visit the festival website. All events are completely free of charge. Donations welcome. In the immediate future, Wildly Romantic by Norm Foster was presented on October 15 at 7:30pm, and Blue Birds by Vern Thiessen is coming up on October 18 at 2pm.
  • This weekend, you can get a little spooked by heading to the Sleepy Hollow Haunted trail in Keswick. Full COVID-safe protocols will be observed, including masks, social distancing and small groups. This is a HIGH SCARE event, so no little ones. Tours will be on schedule at the appointed time; this year appointment times are given from 7pm to 10pm. Walk-ins are welcome after 10pm; this event will not close until everyone has gone through. Book now by messaging or call 440-5431. See the Facebook event for more details.
  • Don’t forget you can still Attend The Apocalypse this Sunday at Memorial Hall, UNB Campus to see these two presentations: Elysium, by Janice Wright Cheney exploring the symbolic power of mushrooms and the potential for mycelia to reshape our society; and Scratchcards for the Apocalypse, Jennifer Lee Weibe explores language and our understanding of content in a series of canvases painted with tweets made by Donald Trump since 2015.
  • Prepare to laugh with Comedy Night with Jimmy MacKinley & Paul Lewis at The Charlotte St Arts Centre at 7pm (doors open by 6pm)
  • Maxwell’s presents Dinner and a Show with “Let’s Fall In Love” – a quarantine love story. Saturday night at 5:30pm.
  • Music this weekend:
    • Chris Mercer at The Royal Canadian Legion on Friday at 6pm
    • Elm City String Quartet at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday at 7pm
    • Quinn Bonnell at The Tipsy Muse Cafe on Friday at 7pm
    • Halifax Pier at Dolan’s on Friday and Saturday night at 9pm
    • Dead Unplugged at The Tipsy Muse Cafe on Saturday at 7pm
    • Anthony Gray at The Pickle Jar at the Hilton Garden Inn on Saturday and Sunday at 11am
    • Gin & Jazz at The Southside Shake at the Hilton Garden Inn on Saturday at 7pm
    • Jon Hines at Grimross on Saturday at 8pm
    • Debbie Roy & Carla Bonnell Band at The Hollywood Star Room on Saturday at 9pm

No news update today.

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The Lunchbox 2020-10-15: Finding Words

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On the show:

  • It was a confluence of important moments on Thursday, with Get Smart About Credit Day, World Students’ Day and the International Day of Rural Women.
  • It was also Willee O’Ree Day! Considered the “Jackie Robinson of Hockey”, in 1958 O’Ree became the first Black man to play in the National Hockey League.
  • I went back to 2017 with my conversation with Jillian and Alex about Theatre UNB’s presentation of Criminals In Love, because I’m really missing regular theatre right now.
  • And I also went back to this summer and my conversation with Riel Nason about their experience writing in the Botanic Gardens as an artist-in-residence.
  • And as we head into the wild and wooly weather season, we return to another Positive Song For Pandemics from Lainie B of Monday night’s B Street. This time, Frank Turner‘s The Next Storm.
  • The Silver Wave Film Festival is virtual this year! From November 5 through 11 you’ll get a chance to indulge in a plethora of local films from the comfort of your own chair. See the website for more details.
  • Solo Chicken Productions is hosting a series of online workshops for theatre performers and other performing artists called GROUNDWORKS from October 16 through 18.
  • Theatre New Brunswick is hosting a series of online Festival of New Plays from October 15 through November 26. To see the full schedule of events and a list of participating playwrights, visit the festival website. All events are completely free of charge. Donations welcome. In the immediate future, Wildly Romantic by Norm Foster was presented on October 15 at 7:30pm, and Blue Birds by Vern Thiessen is coming up on October 18 at 2pm.
  • This weekend, you can get a little spooked by heading to the Sleepy Hollow Haunted trail in Keswick. Full COVID-safe protocols will be observed, including masks, social distancing and small groups. This is a HIGH SCARE event, so no little ones. Tours will be on schedule at the appointed time; this year appointment times are given from 7pm to 10pm. Walk-ins are welcome after 10pm; this event will not close until everyone has gone through. Book now by messaging or call 440-5431. See the Facebook event for more details.
  • You may have missed the Rock’n’Roll Music Bingo and Grimross Trivia on Thursday night, but you have the chance to laugh on Friday night at 7pm at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre with Jimmy MacKinley & Paul Lewis.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health reported eight new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
  • In the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial, jurors have learned content on the defendant’s computer took a darker turn than was usual.
  • The provincial government ended the 2019 fiscal year with a bigger surplus than expected.
  • Drivers will have to shell out more cash to fill their gas tanks this week.
  • The Town of Oromocto has officially activated its first municipal-owned electric vehicle fast-charging station.
  • The New Brunswick RCMP has seized just over three and a half kilograms of what’s believed to be heroin in Southeast new Brunswick.
  • New Brunswickers will head back to the polls in May next year for previously delayed municipal elections.
  • And WestJet announced yesterday it will suspect operations at four Atlantic airports by early November.
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The Lunchbox 2020-10-14: Multi-Media-Matters

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On the show:

  • It was World Standards Day on Wednesday, so I hope you made sure all your rulers are the right length.
  • It was originally to be the opening night for Herbert The Cow‘s new production, Know Brunswick?, but it was moved to next week. Nonetheless, here’s a taste of what you can be prepared to expect — or rather, to expect the unexpected! I spoke with Corinski Nowlan of HTC and Scott Shannon of Nasty Shadows Theatre when they collaborated for the socially-distanced theatre show this summer, called The Fifth Wall.
  • And a new exhibit called A Terrible Beauty and the musical accompaniment FLOW in 2018 was a great opportunity to talk with UNB’s Maria Maltais.
  • The Silver Wave Film Festival is virtual this year! From November 5 through 11 you’ll get a chance to indulge in a plethora of local films from the comfort of your own chair. See the website for more details.
  • Solo Chicken Productions is hosting a series of online workshops for theatre performers and other performing artists called GROUNDWORKS from October 16 through 18.
  • Theatre New Brunswick is hosting a series of online Festival of New Plays from October 15 through November 26. To see the full schedule of events and a list of participating playwrights, visit the festival website. All events are completely free of charge. Donations welcome. In the immediate future, Wildly Romantic by Norm Foster was presented on October 15 at 7:30pm, and Blue Birds by Vern Thiessen is coming up on October 18 at 2pm.
  • This weekend, you can get a little spooked by heading to the Sleepy Hollow Haunted trail in Keswick. Full COVID-safe protocols will be observed, including masks, social distancing and small groups. This is a HIGH SCARE event, so no little ones. Tours will be on schedule at the appointed time; this year appointment times are given from 7pm to 10pm. Walk-ins are welcome after 10pm; this event will not close until everyone has gone through. Book now by messaging or call 440-5431. See the Facebook event for more details.

News update:

  • New Brunswick Public Health has declared another COVID-19 outbreak at a special care home in Campbellton.
  • Jurors in the Matthew Vincent Raymond trial are reviewing audio recordings of conversations between Raymond and police.
  • With a rise in COVID-19 cases across the province, face masks are now mandatory at all times on Fredericton university campuses.
  • The New Brunswick RCMP says an anti-mask activist from Ontario will make a court appearance in January after being arrested on Friday.
  • The City of Saint John is taking steps to offer ride-hailing apps like uber by next year.
  • The New Brunswick RCMP is reporting a recent increase in fraudulent phone calls.
  • Applications are now open for the federal government’s Canada Recovery Benefit.
  • And Johnson & Johnson has put its clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine on hold.
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