Have a listen to the Pop Montreal editon of No Filter for September 11th.
First hour I had an interview with Graham from Common Deer (Top of the first hour).
Second hour I had an interview with Jessica from Faith Healer (Around the 35 minute mark in hour two).
For those in Montreal (Or going) don’t forget to check out this year’s festival taking place September 13 – 17. Continue reading →
Have a listen to No Filter for August 14, 2017. Arboretum Festival is taking place on August 19 – 20 on Rideau Pines Farm.
The whole show was playing most of the artist who is performing.
I had an interview with Cadence Weapon (In the second hour around the 30 minute mark)
Members of Kasador. [Left to right] Nick Babcock (Piano/Synth/Vox), Will Hunter (Vox/Guitar), Boris Baker (Bass), Angus Fay (Drums), Cameron Wyatt (Guitar/Vox)
Kasador will be playing at this year’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival free concert series this Saturday.
Opening up for Half Moon Run and Darcys.
I got to ask Will Hunter who is guitarist/vocalist of the band for some questions.
1. You are playing this Saturday at the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, how excited to be opening up for the likes of Half Moon Run and Darcys?
We are so excited to be playing with these bands! I saw HMR play at The Grad Club (very small campus bar) in Kingston in 2013 and was totally blown away. Just the energy combine with intricate musical sections brought such a good vibe to the room. We played with the Darcys in 2014 and have been following them since. Really like their new sound!
2. For those not familiar with Kasador, how did the band get started?
I went to Queen’s in 2010 to start a band. Sure I told people I was there for school, but I’m sure even my parents knew what I was up to. I started hanging around the ‘Queen’s Music Club’ scouting musicians and posting ads on Facebook looking for bass players and drummers/calling bars asking if they needed an acoustic opener for shows. Eventually we had a good lineup of musicians with songs that people were proud of and we’ve been playing shows ever since.
3. Where is the band residing? I read Kingston and Ottawa.
The band is based out of Kingston, thats where our roots are and where we practice/write for the most part. Since we started in University we came from all over the province – I like to think we have 4 hometowns: Cam is from Ottawa, Julz is from Sudbury, I am from Toronto and Nick & Boris are from Kingston.
4. So far you released your debut EP and read that it was recorded at The Hip’s recording studio, how was that like?
The really cool part about The Bathouse is that you live there while you work, so its a very immersive process. You do things like wake up and have breakfast listening to what you worked on last night. I also love working there because so many artists we look up to have worked there – in fact HMR did their album ‘Sun Leads Me On’ at The Bathouse.
5. What is coming up later in 2017 and beyond?
After Dragon Boat we have a few more festivals and one or two club shows but for the most part we are working on new songs and hoping to have a few of them out before the end of the year. Really excited with what we have been working on – it has been way more of a collaboration across all band members then anything we have done in the past and I think that our styles are really meshing well to create a unique sound.
Today on No Filter, I interviewed Cincinnati, Ohio’s Mardou front-person and songwriter Dylan McCartney.
His band will release their album Cold Grasp this Friday on Moniker Records.
Also they will be stopping in Ottawa for Ottawa Explosion Weekend 2017 at Club Saw on Friday night.
The interview is around the 15 minute mark.
Have a listen to their leading single called The Enemy.
Here is the description: After 28 years, the OAG is hosting one last party in its Arts Court location. Join us in saying goodbye to our first home! Help us with the fun part of the move — pizza, beer, and dancing; we’ll deal with the boxes.
Kitchen Party’s DJ Sweet Cheeks will be bringing the sounds, Hard Science will be bringing the views, and Beau’s All Natural Brewing will be pouring the beer. With interactive arts activities, the launch of our 2017 year of programming OAG Out There, and a giant piñata to ring in 2017 with a bang, this last party will be one to remember.
No Filter for January 9, 2017.
I had on the show Rose Ekins of Studio Sixty Six who is the general manager and curator.
She came to talk about the exhibition called Kanata 150? which runs from January 12 – February 18, 2017.
The interview is at the second hour in the 30 minute mark.
Have a listen:
HOUR ONE:
HOUR TWO:
PLAYLIST:
The Acorn – Rapids
Gianna Lauren – Windows
Mo Kenney – Deja Vu
Century Palm – King of John St / Walk Forever Blind
Listen to the November 7th show of No Filter.
I had a phone interview with Ian Bevis from Bear Mountain.
The band will be playing Ottawa on November 17th at Babylon Nightclub.
Since the US Election is tomorrow, I played some tracks from 30 Days, 30 Songs
Have a listen to October 3, 2016 show of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
In the first hour (around the 30 minute mark) I had a interview with the senior curator of the Ottawa Art Gallery.
They have a fall opening reception this Thursday, details click here.
