Track Listing:
1.) The Odd Bit – Hitch A Ride
2.) Young River – Break Me Down
3.) Matt Mays – Take It On Faith
4.) Joel Plaskett – Alright/OK
5.) Rain Over St. Ambrose – We Play The Night
6.) Kappa Chow – I Want Out
7.) Sexghost – Dead Girl
8.) Dregs – Everyone Knows
9.) The Thymes – Your Man
10.) Romi Mayes – Devil On Both Shoulders
11.) Vintage Postmodern Jukebox ft. Haley Reinhart – Creep
12.) Carolyn Holyoke – Hard Times
13.) Bass Lee – Progress
I love a good theatre performance.
It’s not the same as a book, an audio drama, a movie, a game. It’s a unique medium, and it delivers something in a way that no other medium captures. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it has to do with the magic of actors and the words of the playwright transforming things in a real way without the separation of a screen or page.
And the way that Bard In The Barracks do it every year — for 10 years in a row, now! — is also an incredibly immersive experience.
My guests today are Len Falkenstein, Jake Martin and Sharisse LeBrun. Len Falkenstein is one of the powerhouse forces behind a lot of theatre in this city, being a founder, Artistic Director and on of the primary directors of Bard In The Barracks, as well as Artistic Director of Notable Acts and the director of the Drama program at UNB. Jake Martin is acting as the titular character in Hamlet, a reprise of his role from last year’s rained out show. Jake is also no stranger to theatre, having written, acted and directed numerous productions around town, include The Next Folding Theatre Company. And Sharisse LeBrun is playing in key roles in both productions this summer, taking on Ophelia in Hamlet and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Sharisse is studying drama at St Thomas, and is returning to Bard In The Barracks for the third year.
We spoke about the exciting changes introduced into these plays-on-location, the emotional challenge of these roles, and the two actors play out a very well known scene from Hamlet.
Bard In The Barracks starts this Friday, June 19. This year’s run features another week of performances, and has two Shakespeare plays in two locations: Hamlet is being staged in Odell Park, and Romeo and Juliet is being performed in Barracks Square downtown.
Music today:
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Track Listing:
1.) Daughter – Youth
2.) Neon Jungle – Take Me To Church
3.) Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies – Supervillain
4.) This Ship – Typical Speakers
5.) SC Mira – Move Fast
6.) Regina Spektor – You’ve Got Time
7.) Mother Mother – The Sticks
8.) Foe – Genie in a Coke Can
9.) Kappa Chow – Jump
10.) Goldfrapp – Ooh La La
11.) Milk & Bone – Watch
12.) Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko
13.) Crystal Castles – Alice Practice
14.) Die Mannequin – Blood In, Blood Out
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What does the arts community mean to you?
You might be a visual artist, looking for ways to connect to your community.
You might be a musician looking for ways to reach out and learn from those more established than yourself.
You might be a veteran performer, looking to mentor others.
You might be a fan, wanted to make this vibrant community even better.
No matter what your take is on it, one of the great signs of an active community is the gathering together of people and ideas in a communication space. Earlier this year, one of these events occurred, called the Open Arts Gathering. Tonight, the second one is underway as I type.
Today on the Lunchbox I spoke with Drew “Dee” Budovich, a member of the Shifty Bits Cult, a Fredericton-based arts collective that is partnering with Connection ARC and others to stimulate arts-based community conversations at the second Open Arts Gathering. We talked about the success of the first Gathering earlier this year, and some of Dee’s hopes for tonight’s installment.
Music today:
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Shilo Sixx joins me as we chat with fellow critic Peter Sobcyznkie! Here is the YouTube link:
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Most of us struggle from time to time. Many of us struggle a lot of the time, but it can feel like we are alone, like we are the only ones with issues.
That’s not true: you are not alone.
Three years ago, students at UNB organized a campaign called #MyDefinition. It sought to de-stigmatize talking about mental health issues by showing their fellow students that their peers also faced mental health issues — but they didn’t let it define them.
This past weekend, the third #MyDefinition was kicked off by a celebration and heartfelt speeches. I captured those and present them today as part of the show.
Music today:
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Track Listing:
1.) Grand Theft Bus – Walk
2.) Gianna Lauren – Mistakes
3.) David Celia – The Grind
4.) Joshua Van Tassel ft. Michael Fuerstack – Anyone’s Army
5.) Spines – The Brass
6.) Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies – Supervillain
7.) Slowcoaster – Fortune Teller’s Heart
8.) David in the Dark – Hard to See
9.) Norma MacDonald – You Can’t Carry It Around
10.) Whitney Rose – Little Piece Of You
11.) Kappa Chow – Jump
12.) Motherhood – Winter/The News/River
On this weekends episode of the Crazy Train, Saint John’s latest Metal band to assault the senses, ‘Devil’s Last Wish’, joined Steve ‘The Buzz Man’ and I. They brought along some of their favorite Canadian Indie Metal bands to play and filled out Hour II with some kick ass Global Metal!
Devil’s Last Wish is a brand new outfit currently in writing mode and in a few months will be bashing heads with their sonic mayhem.
The play list included:
The Wasteland Zombies – You Must
No Man’s Throne – The Kiln
Black Moor – Breath of the dying
A Code of Silence – Fear
Dischord – AK-47
Hero’s Last Right – Viral Judgement
Death Valley Driver – Sleeping all December
Endast – We will be
Elevate the Virus – Subliminal Persuasion
Hour #2
Twisted Sister – The Beast Black
Label Society – Suffering Overdue
Pantera – Domination
Black Sabbath – Children of the Grave
Sabaton – Uprising
Edguy – Ministry of the Saints
Black Sabbath – Into the Void
Crowbar – Coming Down
DOWN – WITCHTRIPPER
Have a great week everyone!
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Tune in at 7:30 as Johnny will break my leg and I will attempt to come back and complete the show (a la Dave Grohl)!!!
Track Listing:
1.) SC Mira – Move Fast
2.) Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies – Supervillian
3.) Kopecky – Quarterback
4.) Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight
5.) Husky – Ruckers Hill
6.) Elle King – Ex’s & Oh’s
7.) The Dyadics – The Times
8.) Windigo – Montreal
9.) Yukon Blonde – Confused
10.) Yukon Blonde – Make U Mine
11.) Ivory Hours – Dreamer
12.) Cheerleader – The Sunshine Of Your Youth
13.) The Trick – Fearsome Places
Playlist:
Bella Clava – Survive
The Real McKenzies – Yes
the black frame spectacle – This Train Ain’t Stoppin’
Verse The Sun – Blood Eagle
The Dyadics – Livin’ the Dream, The Times
ChronGoblin – Life for the Living
Warchief – Hounds of the Dune
Beneath the Grid Music had a birthday so we played some Fit For Rivals!
Shades of Sorrow – Tome of Deception
Titan’s Eve – War Path
And the Dyadics again with their cover of Kashmir!
No albums survived the giveaway! Sorry podcast people!
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Those who don’t respect history are doomed to repeat it.
There was a very disturbing part of the history of the Maritimes (and all of Canada) that is only really coming to widespread awareness now. The Residential School system treated Native children in atrocious ways, intentionally seeking to destroy their connection to their heritage in horrible, dehumanizing ways.
Those who went through that “school” system aren’t graduates, they are being properly recognized at survivors.
Today, the UNB’s Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre hosted a Circle of Understanding called “Honouring Residential School Survivors”. This was an opportunity to recognize the difficulties endured by the young children sent through the Residential School system, the lingering damage that their experiences caused to the students and their families and descendents, and the strength, resilience, determination and progress toward healing and growing from that terrible time.
My guest today is Imelda Perley, the UNB Elder-in-Residence. We talked about Circle and its importance, as well as provide some summary of the event.
I was fortunate to attend most of the Circle of Understanding, and I gathered some audio from the event that I hope to compose into something I can share. It was a moving event, but ultimately filled with the determination to make things better for future generations.
Music today:
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Track Listing:
1.) Kilmore – City Lights
2.) Rain Over St. Ambrose – Petty Thieves
3.) Gloryhound – Electric Dusk
4.) The Stogies – Gift Horse
5.) Floodland – Old School
6.) Kill Chicago – Sweetest Voice
7.) Kill Chicago – Count To Ten
8.) Little You Little Me – Something
9.) JOOJ – Jessica
10.) The Waking Night – Hanging Cloud
11.) Burning Coast – Stranger
12.) The Meds– Dial Tones
13.) Stephen Lewis – Bust A Move
We live in an age of incredible access to information, where people from all around the world are getting a chance to learn about others everywhere else. (The access isn’t universal yet, but we are moving in that direction.)
But there is still nothing quite like getting a chance to see it for yourself, to get the opportunity to meet another culture and interact with it. That’s the chance offered to young students from all over Africa presented through the African Children’s Choir. Matt Baxter (who has been filling in for me while I was away on conference) spoke with Tina Sipp, one of the event coordinators for the African Children’s Choir. They talked about the history and incredible story of how it began, the tours that they go on, and the opportunity that this gives the children to travel.
The Choir is coming to the Fredericton area on June 28. They’ll be performing at the Grace Memorial Baptist Church at 536 Northumberland St in Fredericton at 10:30am, and later in the evening at 6:30pm in Minto. The performances offer entrance by donation, which helps them continue their work.
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We are back to run down this week’s news in the business; our wins and fails; our Predictions for the upcoming WWE Money In The Bank event; and we were joined via phone by NWE’s Nightmare.
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Language used in this recording may not be suitable for children and the easily offended.
This month’s PPV Review fell on ECW One Night Stand, aired on June 12, 2005.
Drew and Ryan go through the card and gives a run down of the action and their impressions of the event.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead Say Hey (I Love You)
Chris Colepaugh After the Gold Rush
Neil Young Prairie Wind
Michael Jerome Brown Write Me A Few Lines
JW-Jones Never Worth It
Bahamas All the Time
Anthony Gomes Turn It Up!
JD Macpherson I Wish I Would
Dayna Davis At Last
BB King The Thrill Is Gone
Blues Brothers Soul Man
Dorothy Moore Misty Blue
John Lee Hooker Boom Boom
Louis Jordan Let the Good Times Roll
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The bad news is, it’s Monday morning….the good news? Rosie Morning is on at 7:30 on CHSR-FM 97.9 and streaming live on chsrfm.ca. Johnny “Rory McSnorry” James joins Rosie this morning for weather, news and some Monday Metal..Tune in…Your alternative morning show!
Track Listing:
1.) Gossip – Get A Job
2.) Nikki Costa – Everybody Got Their Something
3.) Braids – Blondie
4.) Grimes – REALiTi
5.) FKA Twigs – Glass & Patron
6.) Lolawolf – Calm Down
7.) The Balconies – Boys and Girls
8.) The Damn Truth – Too Late
9.) Jooj – Hard Feeling
10.) Kopecky – Thrill
11.) Shred Kelly – Family Oh Family
12.) Good Lovelies – Broken Hearted
13.) Romi Mayes – Devil On Both Shoulders
14.) Norma MacDonald – Blue As A Jay
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Playlist:
The Pack AD – Animal
Coyote Bred – Never Got Sent
Public Animal – High Pony
The Dyadics – Better Way
the black frame spectacle – 100th Monkey
Dead Sara [Official] – Mona Lisa
Bobaflex – Losing My Mind
Beneath the Grid Music – Anyone’s Guess – Unthinkable
SPREE KILLERS – Painted in Blood
Post – The Drama Queen
Blind Race – Hypocrite
Warchief – Give
The Brains – Enjoy the Silence
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Mark is away attending the National Campus/Community Radio Conference in Saint John, so the host of Folk U and advertising manager Matt Baxter fills in for him. Join him and his co-host Alex Tracy-Gould with special guest Scott MacKay!
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We’ve returned for another nerd rage! Let the anger run through you..
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As posted in our weekly episode update, we had the pleasure to speak with Joe Koff, the COO for Ring of Honor, in our second hour.
For those looking exclusively for that interview, download or stream the latest episode via this link.
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