No Filter – August 19, 2019

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2019, Absolutely Free, Alexandria Maillot, alternative, Angel Olsen, band, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Born Ruffians, Canada, CHUO FM, cleopatrick, Common Holly, CRi, Dance, electronica, Empty Nesters, Ezra Furman, folk, Girl Band, Group, HAIM, indie, Jean-Michel Blais, July Talk, Lemolo, Little Scream, Michael Kiwanuka, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nobro, Ottawa, pop, Radio, Rock, Sheer Mag, Silkken, Silver Pools, Sloan, St. Arnaud, Suz Zhen, The XX, Union Duke, Walrus, Weaves

Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for August 19, 2019.
Reminder to check out Hopped and Confused 2019 this Friday and Saturday!!
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No Filter – April 9, 2018

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2018, alternative, Amen Dunes, Arctic Monkeys, Arkells, Astral Swans, band, Beach House, Bernice, Birds of Bellwoods, Bonjay, Born Ruffians, Canada, Catriona Sturton, Craig Mainprize, Experimental, folk, Group, Harea Band, indie, Jean-Michel Blais, Jeremy Dutcher, Jill Barber, Lowell, Matthew Barber, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Portishead, Preoccupations, punk, R&B, Rock, Sarah Bradley, Scenic Route to Alaska, Slack Bridges, Soul, Suuns, Tapas, The Avalanches, Tune-Yards, UK, USA, Winona Forever

Here is the April 9th edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
Don’t forget to check out Bangers and Mash 2018 happening this Saturday at House of Targ and Black Squirrel Books.
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PLAYLIST:

Slack Bridges – Joy of Joys
Harea Band – Must Be a Dream

Sarah Bradley – Oh
Tapas – Take the Stage
Mainprize – The Little Ancient Champions
Catriona Sturton – North Widow
Beach House – Dark Spring

Winona Forever – Heads or Tails

Jill Barber – Girl’s Gotta Do

Matthew Barber – Phase of the Moon
Lowell – Lone Wolf

Jeremy Dutcher – Sakomawit (San-ga-mow-wid) Chief’s Installation
Jean-Michel Blais – outsiders

Amen Dunes – Freedom

Born Ruffians – Love Too Soon

Top 5 Songs of the week
Six Boys In Trouble – Why Can’t I Get It Too

The Avalanches Because I’m Me

Portishead – All Mine

Preoccupations – Solace
Tune-Yards – Heart Attack

Birds of Bellwoods – Let You Go

Scenic Route to Alaska – All These Thoughts
Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor

Suuns – Baseline

No Filter – March 5, 2018

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2018, alternative, Amy Shark, band, Beach House, Born Ruffians, Brave Shores, Canada, CHUO FM, Cubs Refrain, Dan Mangan, Dance, electronica, folk, Future States, Geoffroy, Golden Drag, Group, Helena Deland, Hollowlove, indie, Interview, Japanese Breakfast, Jon Bryant, Joshua Hyslop, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nyssa, Ottawa, Plants and Animals, pop, Priors, punk, Radio, Rock, Shadowhand, Sufjan Stevens, Superorganism, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Yamanataka // Sonic Titan, Young Galaxy

Here is the March 5th edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
I had Jamieson MacKay of Shadowhand to talk about the band’s album release on March 10th at St. Albans Chuch plus a live acoustic performance.
The interview is in the second hour around the 30-minute mark.

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No Filter – February 19, 2018

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2018, alternative, Apple Music, Arcade Fire, Bahamas, band, Bonnie Doon, Bonny Doon, Born Ruffians, Boyhood, Brave Shores, Canada, CHUO FM, Courtney Barnett, Dan Mangan, Dance, David Byrne, electronica, Experimental, folk, Giant Hand, Gift Wrap, Grounders, Group, Hembree, indie, Iskwé, Jay Som, Jeremy Dutcher, Miesha and the Spanks, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Preoccupations, Radio, Rich Aucoin, Rock, Scattered Clouds, Spotify, Suuns, Swell Spells, Tanya Tagaq, Thanya Iyer, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Yamantaka Sonic Titan

Here is the February 19th edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM
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No Filter – January 15, 2018

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2018, alternative, band, Born Ruffians, Canada, CFCF, CHUO FM, Cults, Dance, Deathsticks, electronica, folk, Grounders, Group, Humans, indie, Jack Garratt, Jean-Michel Blais, Jeff Rosentstock, Karen O, Michael Kiwanuka, MountainEyes, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Nadine, Nap Eyes, Partner, pop, punk, Radio, Rex Orange County, Rich Aucoin, Rock, Sigrid, Spiritual Cramp, Superorganism, Suuns, Sylvan Esso, The Avulsions, The Breeders, The Cranberries, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Weaves, WLMRT, Young Galaxy

Here is the January 15 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM.
My 💔 with the news of The Cranberries‘ Dolores O’Riordan death. So I played two of my favorite songs by them.
Have a listen to the show.
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Born Ruffians – Miss You [Listen]

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2018, alternative, band, Born Ruffians, Group, indie, Luke LaLonde, Miss You, Mitch Derosier, Music, Musicians, Paper Bag Records, Single, Steve Hamelin, Toronto, Yep Roc

Born Ruffians yesterday dropped the third single for Miss You.
The single is from their upcoming album Uncle, Duke & the Chief which drops on February 16, 2018.
Since there is no music video which should be a collaboration with Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis of July Talk, but you will have to listen to the song instead.

Don’t forget the band will be playing a 2 night show at The 27 Club on March 7 & 8.
Opening up for them will be Brave Shores.

No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [Nov 13 – 19]

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2017, alternative, band, Born Ruffians, Canada, Dance, electronica, folk, Group, indie, Jaunt, Kelly Lee Owens, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Rock, Tune-Yards, Young Galaxy

Here are this week’s Top 5 Songs of the week.
Don’t forget to tune in every Monday at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
This week at #1 for the second week is Young Galaxy
New debuts from Tune-Yards and Kelly Lee Owens.
Note: () means last week and [] means total weeks.

No Filter – November 6, 2017

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2017, alternative, band, Born Ruffians, Canada, CHUO FM, Cold Specks, Common Holly, Dance, Do Make Say Think, electronica, Europe, Expanda Fuzz, Experimental, Fake Palms, Feist, Fever Ray, Flying Hórses, folk, Group, Halo Maud, indie, Jaunt, Jean-Michel Blais, Leonard Cohen, Luka, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, Pippa, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Rococode, Slack Bridges, Stereophonics, Timber Timbre, Tori Amos, Tough Age, Trails, Tune-Yards, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Walrus, Whoop-Szo, Y Kant Tori Read, Young Galaxy

Here is the November 6, 2017 edition of No Filter on CHUO 89.1FM (Check out the new website).
Have a listen to the show
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No Filter’s Top 5 Songs of the Week [Nov 6 – 12]

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2017, alternative, band, Born Ruffians, Canada, Dance, electronica, folk, Group, indie, Jaunt, Music, Music Chart, Music Video, Musicians, Ottawa, pop, Rock, Slack Bridges, U.S. Girls, Young Galaxy

Here are this week’s Top 5 Songs of the week.
Don’t forget to tune in every Monday at 4pm on CHUO 89.1FM
This week at #1 is a debut for Young Galaxy
The band dropped the single last Friday!
Note: () means last week and [] means total weeks.

No Filter – October 30, 2017

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2017, alternative, Alvvays, band, Born Ruffians, Canada, Carly Rae Jepsen, Casper Skulls, CHUO FM, Crystal Castles, Dance, Darlene Shrugg, electronica, folk, Galapagos, Group, Halo Maud, indie, Interview, Japanese Breakfast, Jaunt, King Krule, Music, Music Video, Musicians, Odonis Odonis, Ottawa, Petra Glynt, Photay, Podcast, pop, punk, Radio, Rock, Slack Bridges, Teen Daze, Tess Roby, The Shanghai Restoration Project, U.S. Girls, UK, USA, Whimm

Happy Halloween!
Have a listen to No Filter for October 30, 2017.
I had the Ottawa band Galapagos in the studio.
To talk about their show this Friday at Bar Robo and perform a live session.
You can listen to Galapagos in the second hour around the 25-minute mark.