So, my CBC Radio 3 show, the Wrath of Khanna has a weekly literary gathering called the What’cha Readin’ Book Club. Basically we spend a month devoted to a single book and we read and discuss it together every Friday morning from 7-10 AM EST on the R3 blog.
In December we’re doing something pretty special. Aside from spending our time with the late Mordecai Richler‘s Barney’s Version, I have written and produced a satiric, radio play adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. On December 24th, the entire CBC Radio 3 Christmas Carol will be available as a podcast that people can download at cbcbradio3.com or on iTunes. But starting Friday December 3rd, I’ll be airing two or three scenes a week on my Wrath of Khanna show, which simulcasts on cbcradio3.com and Sirius 86.
The cast can be viewed below and, based on its Canadian indie-rock pedigree, this is definitely not your grandparent’s Christmas Carol. It might be a tad “inside” in many respects but the classic story is there.
So yeah, I hope you enjoy it. It’s supposed to be funny.

Happy holidays!
Ebenezer Vish Khanna

The Wrath of Khanna & The What’cha Readin’ Book Club Present:

A CBC Radio 3 Christmas Carol!

An adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic

Legendary East Coast Musician, Al Tuck

Vish Khanna

Pedro Mendes

Craig Norris

Tariq Hussain

Andrea Gin

John Paolozzi

Lisa Christiansen

Lana Gay

and Chris Kelly

Plus Radio 3 listener Michael Vasiliauskas

With special appearances by Scott Russell of CBC Sports

And Jim Guthrie, as Tiny Jim Guthrie

And our narrator is Buck 65

On-air schedule at cbcradio3.com and Sirius 86 (Fridays, 7-10 AM EST):

December 3: Scenes 1-2
December 10: Scenes 3-5
December 17: Scenes 6-8
December 24: Scenes 9-11 + Podcast Launch

From March 10 to April 5, I’ll be playing drums with Wax Mannequin and Mathias Kom of the Burning Hell on something we’ve dubbed, the Hear Some Evil Tour. I’ve learned how to play their songs and we’re feeling pretty good about things. Oh, and I’ll be documenting our trip every week day on my CBC Radio 3 show, the Wrath of Khanna, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EST.

If you or anyone else might be interested in covering our shows press-wise here’s a helpful tour EPK link with hi-res photos, music, a PR, etc. If you know of anywhere in the following cities where we might be able to crash, that’d be helpful too. Here are the tour dates:

March 10 – Hamilton ON @ This Ain’t Hollywood
March 11 – Peterborough ON @ The Red Dog* (no Vish)
March 12 – Sudbury ON @ The Townehouse
March 13 – Thunder Bay ON @ Black Pirates Pub
March 14 – Winnipeg MB @ Lo Pub (Haiti benefit)
March 15 – Bruno SK @ All Citizens
March 16 – Edmonton AB @ Empress Ale House
March 18 – Vancouver BC @ The Railway Club
March 19 – Hornby Island, BC@ Joking Ballpark
March 20 – Victoria BC @ Logan’s
March 21 – Courtenay BC @ Joe’s Garage
March 22 – Nanaimo BC @ Queen’s Hotel
March 23 – Kelowna BC @ Habitat
March 24 – Penticton BC @ Voodoo’s
March 25 – Kimberley BC @ The Green Phoenix
March 26 – Cranbrook BC @ Finnegan’s Wake
March 27 – Nelson BC @ The Royal
March 28 – Ymir BC @ The Schoolhouse
March 30 – Medicine Hat AB – The Ottoman Lounge
March 31 – Lethbridge AB – The Slice
April 1 – Calgary AB @ The Palomino
April 2 – Regina SK @ The Exchange
April 3 – Winnipeg MB @ Lo Pub
April 4 – Thunder Bay @ Black Pirates Pub
April 5 – Sault Ste Marie @ Bottoms Up

So yeah, there you go. If you wanna contact me about any of this, please do.

See you soon I hope.

thanks,
vk

Evening Hymns atop Mount Fruity

After a long period of discussion about it happening at “some point,” my Breakfast Club show on CBC Radio 3 is now available as a podcast. The original show streams/airs on cbcradio3.com and channel 86 on Sirius satellite radio every Thursday morning from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM EST. Today’s show celebrated the third anniversary of the Out of this Spark record label with owner Stuart Duncan and Jonas Bonnetta of Evening Hymns. You can check it out here and also subscribe to the podcast if you like…

Hey, if you’re near a computer or Sirius Satellite Radio channel 86, you can hear me having breakfast with Wax Mannequin this morning on CBC Radio 3. We’re discussing tonight’s record release party at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto for his excellent new record Saxon, which I wholeheartedly recommend.