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Ep. #1083: Rheostatics

Dave Bidini and Dave Clark from Rheostatics are here to discuss The Great Lakes Suite, politics and tensions between the U.S.A. and Canada, contemporary protest music, what prompted this album’s concept and improvisational approach, featured contributions by Alex Lifeson from Rush, Kevin Hearn, Hugh Marsh, Tanya Tagaq, Laurie Anderson, Chief Stacey LaForme, Anne Carson, Liz Howard, Kendel Carson, Maiah Wynne, and Gord Downie, why Alex Lifeson was so blown away by Tanya Tagaq’s performance on this record, insights about Gord Downie’s posthumous appearance here telling a poetic story, Martin Tielli’s current status in Rheostatics, Alex Lifeson’s current status in Rheostatics, the excitingly unique way they plan to stage live shows to represent this album, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #895: Al Tuck

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Al Tuck and Aaron Comeau discuss their work together on Tuck’s latest records, Tuck’s recent triple-record, Water, Blood & Whiskey, making records inside of transport truck trailers and school portables, the days when the people were small and few and finally recording a song that Al debuted some 20 odd years ago, family stories and familial connections to Leonard Cohen, recording a few takes all at the same time, coffee breaks, improvisation and not fielding questions, smartphones and why the Earth might be flat, having children who sing, the Main St. Music Library, new Al Tuck albums, other future plans and much more.  

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Ep. #553: Aaron Riches

Aaron Riches discusses why Royal City ended in 2004 and where he’s been ever since, his relationship to music, asking Fugazi to play Guelph in 1989, heroes and leaders, living in the U.S.A., performing for Hillside Homeside, and more! Supported by you on Patreon, Live at Massey Hall, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG.