Welcome to No Filter, the radio show that brings you the best music you’ve never heard on CHUO 89.1FM.
Each week, I curate a playlist of diverse and unique tracks from up-and-coming artists and established musicians alike.
My goal is to introduce the listeners to new and exciting music that they may not have discovered otherwise.
On this week’s episode, I interview two members of The Commotions who have their album release show this Saturday at the Bronson Centre.
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Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for January 16, 2023.
Around the 30 minute mark, I interview Heather Cook who is the festival director for Wintersong Music Festival taking place this Friday and Saturday in Stouffville.
Playlist:
Nick Schofield – Central Atrium from Glass Gallery. Playing the NAC Fourth Stage this Friday.
Best Fern – On & On from Earth Then Air which comes out on February 3rd.
Pony Girl – Make Up from Enny One Wil Love You
Lesser Evil – Reincarnation from Subterranean
Maxime. – Vacation
[All three and others will be playing Congrego’s Palingenesis this Saturday at All Saints Event space.]
Dan Mangan – All Roads from Being Somewhere
OMBIIGIZI – Residential Military from the self titled album.
Stars – Pretenders from From Capelton Hill.
Kiwi Jr. – Night Vision from Chopper.
Man Made Forest – On The Way Down from the self-titled album.
All five plus many more are playing Wintersong Music Festival which is taking place this Friday and Saturday in Stouffville Ontario.
Sugababes – Drum from The Lost Tapes
Sylo – October from Blanket EP
Strange Attractor – Good Boy Bad Boy from the song title track of the same name.
Top 5 Songs of the week
1. U.S. Girls – Future Bets (*) [1]
2. Fucked Up – I Think I Might Be Weird (*) [1]
3. Status/Non-Status – January 3rd
4. Edwin Raphael – Under Weather (feat. Eleni Drake) (*) [1]
5. The New Pornographers – Really Really Light (*) [1]
Poolblood – sorry from mole
Kid Koala – Once Upon A Time In The Northeast from Creatures of the Late Afternoon which comes out on April 14th.
Hollie Kenniff – Amidst the Tall Grass from We All Have Places That We Miss which comes out on February 10th.
Brandon Wolfe Scott – In Stride
Sunnsetter – Float in Circles
Peel Dream Magazine – You Really Mean It? From Magic Is Pocketed EP
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for August 8, 2022.
Playlist:
Braids – Retriever
Kiwi Jr. – The Sound of Music / The Masked Singer from Chopper
Drew Smith – Slow One from Good Cop Bad Cop
sivart – Cloud 9 from Good Cop Bad Cop
Sylvan Esso – Look At Me from No Rules Sandy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Burning from Cool It Down which comes out on September 30th
Fake Palms – Civil Liberties from lemons which comes out on September 16th
TFD – The TFD
Makeout City – Drifting Away
Poppy Ajudha – NO! from THE POWER IN US
future.exboyfriend – Dead Man
Party of the Sun – Throughline from Capsule II EP
dwi – Party4One
lover girl – Soft Lights from Stay Asleep
Top 5 Songs of the week
Living Hour – Miss Miss Miss from Someday is Today which comes out this Friday
U.S. Girls – So Typically Now
Preoccupations- Death of Melody from Arrangements which comes out on September 9th
Carly Rae Jepsen – Beach House from The Loneliest Time which comes out on October 21st
Alvvays – Easy On Your Own? from Blue Rev which comes out on October 7th
Korea Town Acid – Trippy Staircase to Portal Wonderland from Elephant in the Room which comes out in August 26th
ZHU – Visa from Musical Chairs Mixtape Volume 1
Hot Chip – Down from Freakout / Release which comes out this Friday.
Panda Bear – In My Body from Reset.
Bailey Miller – 222 from Still Water which comes out on September 2nd
Daphni – Mania from Cherry which comes out on October 2
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for July 25, 2022.
PLAYLIST:
anders – Honest from Honest / Come With Me. Playing tonight at the Bronson Centre
Boyhood – Don’t You Dare
Jasmine Trails – Candles from self-titled EP
Backseat Dragon – Taxes Taxes Taxes
Pretty Matty – Silver
Wine Lips – Fingers from Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party. (All these acts are playing Side By Side Weekend happening this Friday to Sunday at Saw Gallery)
Dan Mangan – Fire Escape. Playing Algonquin Commons Theatre on August 5th
Kiwi Jr. – The Extra Sees The Film from Chopper which comes out on August 12th.
Sean Nicholas Savage – Shine from Shine
KOREA ACID TOWN – Heart Break (Hood Joplin Dream Girl Edit) from Elephant In The Room which comes out on August 26th
Aquakultre – Don’t Trip from Don’t Trip
Symbol – Hyperballad from the Elevate single
Bjork – Hyperballad from Post
Glowydot – A Flickering String of Lights from Music as a Home
Gulfer – Barely
Top 5 Songs of the Week
1. Alvvays – Pharmacist (1) [3]
2. Pony Girl – Enny One Wil Love You (2) [2]
3. Status/Non-Status – Mashkiki Sunset (*) [1]
4. Thanya Iyer – Leave the Room and Face the Waves (*) [1]
5. Living Hour – No Body (3) [5]
Bibi Club – Parasite from Le soleil et la mer which comes out on August 26th
Bing & Ruth – Nearer (solo piano)
Greg Foat – Above the Clouds from Psychosynthesis
Paper Idol – CNTRL from The Playground which comes out on November 18th
Playlist:
Royal Canoe – Summer Stay from Sidelining. Playing Club Saw this Thursday.
Kiwi Jr. – Night Vision from Chopper which comes out on August 12th.
Weird Nightmare – Oh No (feat. Chad VanGaalen) from self-titled album. Both bands plus Nora Kelly Band are playing Club Saw this Saturday.
anders – Come With Me. Playing Bronson Centre next Monday.
Marci – Pass Time from Marci which comes out on August 5th.
Nutrients – How The Breeze Felt from Different Bridges which comes out on August 5, 2022.
Young Guv – She Sparkles Everywhere (feat. Bobbie Lovesong) from GUV III & IV.
Sorry – Let The Lights On from Anywhere but Here which comes out on October 6, 2022.
Superorganism – World Wide Pop from the album of the same name.
Loon Town – Party at the Ice Cream Shoppe
OK Naledi – Do You Feel
Jaywood – All Night Long from Slingshot
Daphni – Cloudy from Cherry which comes out on October 7th.
MISZCZYK – The Doorway (feat. New Chance) from Thyrsis of Etna.
Heaven For Real – Do Your Worst from Energy Bar which comes out on September 16th.
Eliza Niemi – Walking Feels Slow from Straying Mellow Blows which comes out on August 5, 2022.
Gulfer – Greetings
TOP 5 SONGS OF THE WEEK
1. Alvvays – Pharmacist (1) [2]
2. Pony Girl – Enny One Wil Love You (*) [1]
3. Living Hour – No Body (2) [4]
4. Fake Palms – Visions (*) [1]
5. Preoccupations – Ricochet (5) [5]
Panda Bear – Go On from Reset which comes out on August 12th.
Jean-Michel Blais – amour (piano)
Ben Shemie – The Other Being from Desiderata
Pine Barons – SMILIN’ DAYS, SUMMER HOLIDAY from I LOVE FISH
sivart – I’m Done
Richard Reed Parry and Susie Ibarra – Field VIII: Hands from Heart and Breath: Rhythm and Tone Fields (OFFAIR)
Happy Pre-July 1st!
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for June 27, 2022.
PLAYLIST:
Cory Wong – Power Station form Power Station. Playing Ottawa Jazz Festival this Wednesday.
Lido Pimienta – Te Quería (Isa Gt Remix) / Quiero Jardines. Playing Ottawa Jazz Festival this Thursday.
Pink Martini – The Lemonade Song. Playing Ottawa Jazz Festival this Saturday.
Céu – Paradise / Criminal from Um Gosto de Sol. Playing Ottawa Jazz Festivalthis Sunday and presented by Axeworld Fest.
Motherhood – Crawly I & II from Winded.
Kiwi Jr. – Unspeakable Things from Chopper which comes out on August 12, 2022. Playing Club Saw on July 23rd.
MUNA – Silk Chiffon (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) from MUNA.
Zola Jesus – Lost from Arkhon
Soccer Mommy – Unholy Affliction from Sometimes, Forever
Lowell – Hamptons City Cowboy
PACKS – iknowiknow from WOAH EP which comes out on July 8th.
Zoon – Oopeeum (feat. Jasmine Trails) from Big Pharma EP.
MISZCZYK – Lunar Days (feat. Craig Fahner) from Thyrsis of Etna which comes out on July 15th.
TOP 5 SONGS OF THE WEEK
1. Preoccupations – Ricochet (1) [2]
2. Pony Girl – Age of Anxious (2) [3]
3. Living Hour – No Body (*) [1]
4. Heaven For Real – Slow Clap (4) [3]
5. Boyhood – Stroke It (3) [4]
Rich Aucoin – Future from Synthetic: Season One which comes out on October 21, 2022.
Empress Of & Jim-E Stack – Turn The Table from Save Me EP.
Pink Blob – Friday Rocker from Pink Blob which comes out this Friday.
Hikaru Utada – Find Love (Live Version) from Live Sessions from Air Studios.
Beyond – Vast Sky & Boundless Sea
Happy 613 Day.
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for June 13, 2022.
Playlist:
Leif Vollebekk – I’m Not Your Lover (Live at the Troubadour) from New Waves EP. Playing the Bronson Centre this Saturday.
Arny Margret – intertwined from the EP of the same night. Opening up for Leif Vollebekk this Saturday at the Bronson Centre.
May Rio – Gravy Baby from Easy Bammer. Playing the Rainbow Bistro this Friday.
FIAMMA – Closer. Playing the Rainbow Bistro this Friday.
NOBRO – Bye Bye Baby from Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar. Playing Club Saw this Thursday.
Kiwi Jr. – Night Vision from Chopper which comes out on August 12, 2022 and playing Club Saw on July 23rd.
Weird Nightmare – Dream from Weird Nightmare. Playing Club Saw on July 23rd.
Jim Bryson – Cut Bait from Tired of Waiting EP. Playing Club Saw on September 16th.
Sivart – Absurd
Drew Smith – Dirty White Shirt
Nutrients – Nauseous from Different Bridges which comes out on August 5th.
Katie Bejsiuk – Olive, NY from The Woman on the Moon which comes out on June 24th.
PACKS – don’t go for the goat’s milk from WOAH EP which comes out on July 8th.
Soccer Mommy – newdemo from Sometimes, Forever which comes out on June 24th.
Marci – Terminal from Marci which comes out on August 5th.
Young Guv – Nervous Around U from GUV IV which comes out on June 24th.
Top 5 Songs of the Week.
1. Boyhood – Stroke It (1) [2]
2. Pony Girl – Age of Anxious (*) [1]
3. Living Hour & Jay Som – Feelings Meeting (3) [3]
4. Fake Palms – Satellite (5) [2]
5. Heaven For Real – Slow Clap (*) [1]
Motherhood – Tabletop from Winded which comes out on June 24th.
Patrick Holland – Nice Try from You’re The Boss which comes out on July 29th.
Natsu Summer & ryusenkei – Twilight Shadow from SUN KISSED LADY which comes out on July 6th.
Empress Of – Dance For You from Save Me EP which comes out on June 24th.
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
Have a listen to No Filter on CHUO 89.1 FM for June 6, 2022.
2022 Pique Summer Edition taking place this Saturday at Arts Court.
Circuit des Yeux – Dogma from -io
JOYFULTALK – Blissed For a Minute from Familiar Science
Obuxum – Ayeeyo’s Intro / Can You Feel My Rage? From Re-Birth
Eliza Niemi – Straying Mellow Blows from the album of the same name which comes out on August 5, 2022.
Dead Dog – Ganchito de Papa (Daddy’s Hook)
Julie Doiron – Et Mon Amour from I Thought Of You
Julie Doiron and Dany Picard – Venus from Julie & Dany. Julie Doiron will be playing Minotaure this Sunday.
Zoon – Astum (feat. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson) from Big Pharma EP which comes out on June 21, 2022.
Jasmyn – In The Wild from the album of the same name.
Will Butler – Nearer to Thee from the single A Stranger’s House.
Mush – Northern Safari from Down Tools which comes out on July 8, 2022.
Kiwi Jr. – Night Vision from Chopper which comes out on August 12, 2022.
Kamikaze Nurse – Never Better from Stimuloso
MISZCZYK – The Ecstatic Dance (feat. Bile Sister) from Thyrsis of Etna which comes out on July 15, 2022.
Katie McBride – Leaving Your House
Top 5 Songs of the week
1. Boyhood – Stroke It (*) [1]
2. Carly Rae Jepsen – Western Wind (1) [4]
3. Living Hour & Jay Som – Feelings Meeting (2) [2]
4. Tallies – Special (3) [2]
5. Fake Palms – Satellite (*) [1]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Spitting Off The Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius) from Cool It Down which comes out on September 30, 2022.
Empress Of – Dance For You from Save Me EP which comes out on June 24, 2022.
Purity Ring – unlucky from graves
Rich Aucoin – Algorithm from Synthetic: Season One which comes out on October 21, 2022.
Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill