Tracklisting:
1.) Pony Rouge – Prince De Funk
2.) Black Dimes – Popcorn
3.) Artifiseer – In Havoc’s Hands
4.) Mandy Silk – Leaver
5.) Adyn Townes – Diamonds
6.) Heat and Lights – A Part You Can’t Play
7.) HIllsburn – Waking Up
8.) Lil Omar – El Puente
9.) Dillon Ryan & The Dream Romantic – River Of Past Reflection
10.) Short For Arthur – Planting Seeds
11.) Young Satan In Love – Datin’ Satan
12.) Kill Chicago – The Grey
13.) Jane Blanchard – Still, Again
14.) Nebllama – The Swing
The Lunchbox 2020-10-29: Found In Translation
On today’s show:
- Proof that the feline fundamentals of the web are true: it’s both Internet Day and Cat Day. I rest my paws. HANDS. I rest my hands.
- Lainie B from Monday night’s B Street comes through with another installment of Positive Songs For Pandemics. This time, it’s Hawksley Workman‘s Around Here.
- 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 Hey Major‘s song Brother.
- My own choice of music today was Tupperware Remix Party, aka TWRP, and The Droids You’re Looking For.
- We continue to look back at this fall’s Word Feast, with the chair of this year’s convention, Jo-Anne Elder talking about an event near and dear to her own heart, Translation.
News updates:
- New Brunswick public health reported three new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.
- Matthew Vincent Raymond continued testimony at his own trial yesterday where the court heard his activities days before the shooting.
- New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke aquaculture has purchased Massachusetts based company Mariner Seafood.
- The New Brunswick RCMP says a 39-year-old Dieppe man has been arrested after a drug raid.
- Good news for motorists this week as the price of gas dropped by a few cents.
- The chair of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission says mandatory mask rules don’t violate any section of the Human Rights Act.
- And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got straight to the point during a COVID-19 press conference this week.
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RFYL Episode – SoulbindEP136
Well hello, random strangers. My voice has come back long enough to record an episode and let me tell you a couple things here that I didn’t say on the show: 1. I missed doing this, 2. This was actually pretty hard for me to do. The music is always easy to find, the playlists straightforward to set up, but my vocal chords are blowing out pretty easily these days.. I don’t know how much longer for this world RFYL is.
But until I make a decision and figure out if a hiatus is in order, we’ll continue as planned as long as I can, with breaks as needed. As always, send music my way if you want it played. If you have requests, make ’em. And if you like everything I’m doing.. well, you don’t have to do anything different.
See you on the other side. Enjoy the podcast!
Playlist:
Pressure – Cory Hotline
You Keep Me Hangin’ On / Captain Groovy & His Bubblegum Army – Napalmpom & Night Committee
Everything I Need – The Dyadics
True Bearings – Freeways
You Make Everything – Getaway Van
The Pagans – Diablo Strange
Welcome To The World – Gygax
Paradox / Facade – Shades of Sorrow
Saboteur – Sandveiss
Giant – Chron Goblin
Abyss – Unleash The Archers
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The Lunchbox 2020-10-30: What Was It?
Celebrations!
- Today is Checklist Day. So, the first list to make is, of course: the list of lists to make!
- As we barrel toward Halloween, today is also Candy Corn Day. You can keep it, thanks.
- Tonight is Haunted Refrigerator Night – so banish those undead leftovers!
- Of course, Saturday is Halloween, but it’s also more generally Magic Day. So, if you see things that don’t seem real, it might just be magic!
- Don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend, early Sunday morning at 2am!
- In addition to being the beginning of Movember and Dia de los Muertos, Sunday is also the start of NaNoWriMo, so get those pencils, pens or keyboards ready to receive your stories. Write! Write! Write!
- 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 Young Satan In Love‘s song Roar For War. In keeping with the Halloween theme, I also chose a song by Young Satan In Love from the Postponed: A Mixtape album that Bondo helped bring into fruition this year. That album features many great artists from across the province, and for YSIL it was Datin’ Satan.
Feature presentation:
Today is also World Audio Drama Day, celebrating the anniversary of one of the most famous live radio theatre productions ever made: the infamous War of the Worlds production done by Orson Welles in 1938. That coincidence inspired me enough to finish work on my own audio drama, just in time for Halloween!
I love audio drama, especially the style that was done during the golden age, often referred to as “old-time-radio” today. It was bombastic, over-the-top and amazing. It challenged your imagination, it was clever and evocative, it was enthralling.
Today, there is a thriving culture of audio drama. Here on the station, we carry one of the pre-eminent collections of it, The Sonic Society, which has grown to become the much larger Mutual Audio Network.
This summer, there was to be a large convention called MADCon, or the Modern Audio Drama Convention, in Halifax. For obvious reasons, this has been postponed until next summer. I’m looking forward to that, not least of which because now I can say I’m truly a producer, and not just a participant and fan.
Over a year ago, I was challenged to do a remake of an Old Time Radio show by Jack Ward of the Mutual Audio Network. Last summer, I gathered a bunch of interested people together, we wrote a brand new script, recorded it, and then… I lost my editor.
I took on the editing myself — which I’ve done before, but I knew I didn’t really have the time. I had intended to get it out by Halloween of 2019, and it just didn’t happen.
A bit discouraged, I let the edits sit where they were for almost a year. But… I finished it satisfactorily last night! I was very close, mostly just tweaking a few levels and timing. I’m very happy to have finished it, and look forward to more projects.
Thanks to actors and supporters, the co-writer Greg Everett.
And yes: if you miss it live at noon, it will be podcasted on CHSR.
And so I present, long overdue and just in time: What Was It? (c) 2020 by The Weird Circle Squared.
Happy Halloween!
Events Calendar:
- Halloween in full effect this week!
- 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!
- Science East Halloween continues on Friday from noon to 4pm and runs through Sunday for an opportunity for all the little ghouls and goblins to play some Halloween I Spy, learn about Halloween science, see demos and play games in a safe, socially distanced environment! See the Facebook page for more details.
- The Pepper Creek Scare Fest at 106 Rolling Hill Drive in St Mary’s happens on Halloween night at 7pm to 9:30pm. There are zombies, ghouls, monsters, animatronics, lights and sound effects to bring a “chill” to your Halloween Fun! They will be following all COVID-19 guidelines and 4 families are combining treats for the kiddies. See the Facebook event for more details.
- Hot Garbage Players Present Spooky Soup on Saturday afternoon at 4pm at The Cap. Spooky Soup is made with the finest local talent with hints of spooky stories and the Improv you’ve come to love. Grab a spoon and dig in! See the Facebook event for more details.
- It’s also a theatre week!
- 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 Sunday, November 1 at 2:00pm with John Barlow‘s Inspiration Point. John Barlow is a Migmaw from the Indian Island First Nation. These days you can find him operating Indian Island Riverside Log Cabins on Airbnb and puttering around the yard.
Poised between hope and despair, each man faces how best to move beyond the past and adapt to a future in which cultural legacy seems destined to diminish. Symbolic and politically charged, Inspiration Point speaks about life on a small Maritime reservation and the constant struggle for cultural survival. See the TNB page for full details. The Festival continues until November 25.
- 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’s top doctor reported another outbreak at a long-term care home in zone five yesterday afternoon.
- Matthew Vincent Raymond continued testimony at his own trial yesterday where a jury heard he felt horrible for taking innocent lives.
- The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission released new guidelines for special programs early this week.
- A 71-year-old woman is dead after a collision between a pickup truck and a sedan in Losier Settlement.
- The Canadian Armed Forces will conduct training exercises on a stretch of the St. John River between Oromocto and Swan Lake today and tomorrow.
- A Halifax travel agency is offering two, weeklong trips to Cuba reserved for residents of the Atlantic bubble.
- And during the first wave, long term care homes left Canada with one of the highest death rates connected to COVID-19.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-29
Tracklisting:
1.) Raglan Road – Can’t You See
2.) Regal Beagle Band – Lost & Found
3.) Michael S. Ryan – Mr. Universe
4.) Brookside Mall – Joan?
5.) Don Brownrigg – Tom’s Diner
6.) Braden Lam – Forest Fires
7.) Noah Malcolm – If Not
8.) Tampa – Hot Minute
9.) Leanne Hoffman – Growin’ Old
10.) Christine Campbell – Exit Out
11.) James Hill & Anne Janelle – Billie Jean
12.) The Stogies – Skeleton Crew
13.) The Firey – Break Me Free
14.) Hero’s Last Rite – Enough
Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-29
Tracklisting:
1.) The Flamingos Pink – Morning Light
2.) Stuck On Planet Earth – Rising
3.) Wares – Tall Girl
4.) Wicked Vices – Butterfly
5.) Osees – If I Had My Way
7.) Heat $heets – Groger
8.) The Motorleague – Failsafes
9.) PUP – A.M. 180
10.) Neighbourhood Watch – We Will Carry On
11.) Richie Young – Daytime Rambler
12.) Michael Scott Dawson – London, 4AM
13.) Jenny Banai – Paper Plain
14.) Heaps – Softly
15.) Smokekiller – Feeling Good
Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-28
Tracklisting:
1.) Melting Mallows – Shake It Off
2.) The White Stripes – The Denial Twist
3.) Tough Age – Possession
4.) Jake Winstrom – Come To Texas She Said
5.) Jon McKiel – Object Permanence
6.) Andy Shauf – Neon Skyline
7.) Frank Ene – No Longer
8.) The Brooks – Gameplay
9.) The Brooks – So Turned On
10.) Gone From My Sight – Voices On A Plane
11.) Dream Reporter – Where Do We Go From Here?
12.) Deep Covers – Repeater
13.) Tiger Suit – It’s Just You
Homemade Jams // 2020-10-28
Tracklisting:
1.) Ryan Hillier – Falling Into
2.) Ross Neilsen – City Of Regrets
3.) The Olympic Symphonium – Choral Voices
4.) Chris Kirby – Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
5.) The Hypochondriacs – Last Night
6.) Ladd & Lasses – Never Knowing
7.) Rube & Rake – What Will
8.) Les Jeunes d’asteure – Goupil jones
9.) Honey Gut – Buried Alive
10.) Melonvine – Count Me In
11.) Joey Robin Haché – Imbécile
12.) Diner Drugs – Gump Truck
13.) Gloryhound – I Need Ya
The Lunchbox 2020-10-28: Art Companions
On today’s show:
- Go ahead and admit it: you’ve probably got a stuffed companion somewhere! And if you don’t: today’s a great day to get one! It’s Plush Animal Lovers Day!
- And if you’re looking for something new to watch, why not consider something drawn from another country? It’s International Animation Day, so give it a whirl, even if it’s something domestic.
- 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 My Black Ram‘s Another Lover from their debut self-titled album.
- We continue to look back at this fall’s Word Feast, with the original founder of the feast, Ian LeTourneau, talking about Word Feast’s Video Poetry Bash. We also feature one of the poets, Emily Scov-Neilsen, with a reading of her poem Painting Suburbia.
- Today’s extra music comes from one of my delights: Doom by Before The War.
- Halloween in full effect this week!
- 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!
- Science East Halloween starts on Thursday from noon to 4pm and runs through Sunday for an opportunity for all the little ghouls and goblins to play some Halloween I Spy, learn about Halloween science, see demos and play games in a safe, socially distanced environment! See the Facebook page for more details.
- The Pepper Creek Scare Fest at 106 Rolling Hill Drive in St Mary’s happens on Halloween night at 7pm to 9:30pm. There are zombies, ghouls, monsters, animatronics, lights and sound effects to bring a “chill” to your Halloween Fun! They will be following all COVID-19 guidelines and 4 families are combining treats for the kiddies. See the Facebook event for more details.
- Hot Garbage Players Present Spooky Soup on Saturday afternoon at 4pm at The Cap. Spooky Soup is made with the finest local talent with hints of spooky stories and the Improv you’ve come to love. Grab a spoon and dig in! See the Facebook event for more details.
- Join Thaddeus Holownia for a discussion called A Love Affair With Looking on Thursday at noon, part of the NBCCD Advanced Studio Practice Free Guest Lecture Series. These noon-hour sessions celebrate the creative, cultural and academic achievements of artists, designers and fine craft practitioners. They are free of charge and open to the public. Watch the lectures on Zoom each Thursday at 12pm at this link: bit.ly/guest-lecture-series.
- 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.
- Matthew Vincent Raymond took the stand at his own trial yesterday where jurors learned he considered shooting more people.
- Like most things this year, the annual poppy campaign will look different due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The New Brunswick RCMP says New Brunswickers now have to option to give legal statements while holding an eagle feather.
- Fredericton-based company LuminUltra has filed a patent for its rapid early detection COVID-19 test.
- The Maritime Hockey League (MHL) has released its regular 40-game season schedule for the upcoming year.
- And residents living near Base Gagetown might hear some more noise than usual today.
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-27
Tracklisting:
1.) P’tit Belliveau – Drivin’ On Empty
2.) P’tit Belliveau – Rain and Snow
3.) Kylie Fox – I See Green
4.) Kylie Fox – Manitoba
5.) Erin Costelo – Lights Down Low
6.) Erin Costelo – All In Your Head
7.) Chloé Breault – Qui gagnera
8.) Chloé Breault – Menteur
9.) Rachel Beck – Warrior
10.) Rachel Beck – Stronger Than You Know
11.) bleum – Welcome To My Life
12.) bleum – Move With Me
13.) Rich Aucoin – Reset
14.) Rich Aucoin – Dopamine
15.) PINEO & LOEB – Body Right
16.) PINEO & LOEB – Free
Mornings Are Hard // 2020-10-27
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
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
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
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!
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
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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Python’s Paradise Ep. 307 – 2019-08-07: Bradford Bancroft Interview
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Homemade Jams // 2020-10-23
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.
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
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
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!
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:
- O’Me Nerves Comedy Series Presents: Testosterone Take Back! at Grimross Brewing on Saturday at 7pm. Proceeds stay in Fredericton to help support funding for our mental health programs.
- TNB’s Fall Festival of New Plays continues with a reading of We May Never Speak Again by Ryan Griffith on Sunday at 2pm.
- Impulse Productions presents a workshop performance of Sweet Dreams in matinee on Friday at 2:30pm and Saturday night at 7:30pm at The Playhouse.
- Lots of music events this weekend:
- Morgan Davis is at The Tipsy Muse Cafe, Friday 7pm
- Jamie Comeau and the Crooked Teeth are at The Tipsy Muse Cafe, Saturday 7pm
- Tristan Legg & Teddy Z are at Dolan’s Pub, Friday & Saturday nights at 9pm
- Salt Water Songs at The Fredericton Playhouse on Saturday night at 7:30pm
- GIN & Jazz with music by Bridge at Southside Shake (in the Hilton Garden Inn on Queen) on Saturday at 7pm
- The Nightmare Before Christmas Food Bank Fundraiser Cover Show in The Tannery on Saturday afternoon at 2pm, featuring:
- Kelly Waterhouse & Friends – Sheryl Crow
- The Tortoise The Hare & The Millionaire – Led Zeppelin
- The Hypochondriacs – Elvis Presley
- Marian – Tom Petty
- Colin Fowlie – Jason Isbell
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
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
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
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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