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Secret Broadcast Disrupts Peace in the East

During your exodus to the big city, it's only natural to catch some trouble from the local authorities at some point.

The Calgary conglomerated band Secret Broadcast moved out to Toronto a while ago and have been making waves on big radio. While wedging their heel into the Top 40, the quatro went for a joy ride with a go-pro...

No, that was not a rigged ending :) Good to see they're still getting their kicks in so far from home.

Thanks Eric+ for keeping us up to date

Black Spruce Bog and Power Duo were at Riley's this Weekend, it Ruled

 

Anticipating a good old stomp around, we rolled into the welcoming doors of Riley’s, past the smokers who were shivering in their coats. Riley’s had been torn apart considerably in the adventure that was the will they/won’t they conversion into a Holiday Inn. You could still see where the edging had been ripped from the walls, and the bar didn’t have any beer on tap, as that too had been ripped out. When I was in the ladies’ room, the paper towel dispenser fell off the wall; a waitress was later seen presenting it to the bartender, saying “you deal with this.” The Riley’s staff were clearly happy to be back, and they were warm and funny as usual. The crowd was clearly happy to be there, and everyone I spoke with expressed happiness that the best little live venue in town was back open.
Much to my regret, I missed Power Duo, the talented and appropriately named two piece act consisting of Naomi Kavka and Corbin Spensley. Apparently, they were awesome, and are excellent performers, and it was my loss. Nonetheless, it was an excellent night, set to the wonderful sounds of local band and CFUR favourites Black Spruce Bog (disclosure for ethical reporting purposes: everyone in the band has volunteered, deejayed, or worked for CFUR at one point or another). The Riley’s atmosphere was back, and everyone was feeling it; the room was full of people dancing and laughing and stomping their feet. The familiar twang of Black Spruce Bog’s northern blues folk warmed all of our feet to dance and the room was full of merriment!
At one point, vocalist, mandolinist and trumpet soloist, Amy Wyn Blanding said, “we’ve just returned from our tour, and we had a lot of good shows, but there were no crowds quite like this.” It was apparent that Black Spruce Bog was just as happy to be in Prince George as Prince George was to have them. Indeed, Prince George was very happy to have them: local grocery store Home Sweet Home sold out of Black Spruce Bog pre-sale tickets days before the show, and when 8:30 Saturday night rolled around, the entire place was packed to the gills and sold out.


When Black Spruce Bog finally ended the night with their new single, “Lorne Creek Mountain Man”, sung by musical jack-of-all-trades Jeremy Pahl, not a person in the room wasn’t up on their feet. Black Spruce Bog’s debut album is coming soon, so be sure to contact them at http://blacksprucebog.com/contact/ to preorder it on vinyl or as a CD. T-shirts are also available.

The Swan Song Radio Doc!

Sundays 5-6pm, Wednesdays 2-3pm 88.7 FM

catch David Swanson's killer radio doc detailing the bypassed cultural frenzy that exists in Riga, Latvia.

swansong

 

From Dave's soundcloud page:

I think Canadians have a tendency to romanticize Europe. I know I do. We have this mental image of Europe that has this almost fairy-tale like quality. When I was a kid, I remember thinking that a great battle had happened on every street and every city was home to a handful of Gothic castles and a limitless number of famous painters, poets and philosophers.

This is probably not the case but it's hard to deny Europe's contribution to the Western art world. In late March 2014, I went to Latvia to collect content for a radio documentary. Riga, Latvia's capital, was chosen as the 2014 European Capital of Cultural. A part of this campaign is inviting media people from around the world to Riga to create cultural stories about Riga.

I got to speak with a number of really interesting people from Riga's creative community and capture their stories. In this documentary, I speak with the Director of the Latvian Centre of Contemporary Art, the founder of Riga's most prominent electronic music label, an innovative Latvian folk musician whose music sounds like the soundtrack to an ancient mythical forest, an art manger who is transforming an abandoned Soviet building into an interdisciplinary art centre, an abstract visual artist who enjoys drawing on the walls and a spray can artist who paints giant street murals.

Get more info on http://swansongradio.com/

All Hallows Eve Comes to PG

What are you doing this Halloween?

Don't know because you haven't heard of anything fun to do? No sweat, get some sweet treats, turn this on ↓

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Ether in the Attic: Episode #70 - Igor Schlitz hosts Dungeon Disaster Episode #2 - 20141027 by Hubcap Walter on Mixcloud

First off, get a costume together and head down to the Spruce Kings hockey Game this Wednesday the 29th! Don't get pucked in the face though.

Thursday the 30th. Cariboo Comedy resurrects the comics resting 6 feet under. Robin Williams, Mitch Hedburg, and MORE will be making appearances at NancyOs, 8:00pm, only $5.00.

The next day FRIDAY, you may finally realize all of your wildest nightmares during CNC's "Land Of The Living Debt" ZOMBIE WALK. Yes, Holy CRAP! They've been doing it for 5years in row! Join the undead at CNC 4-5pm @ the students union office if you can't see them roaming through the parking lot.

-Light Brains provided.

Ether in the Attic: Episode #69 - Get Spooked w/ Soft Stool in Dungeon Disaster Episode #1 by Hubcap Walter on Mixcloud

Need a little more Late-Night action? Have $10.00 in your pocket Head to the Westwood Pub on Friday the 31st for a Massive Rock and Roll ceremony to curse the living and rectify the dead! Mathias Rock culls the spirits with Deveined and Red7

Same night, but a different place: Nancy Os won't be charging cover for a Rocktacular Party!
Dress up as your favourite rock star from days past. Get a Halloween edition Guinness glass with your $5.50 Guinness

Ether in the Attic - Episode #35: Halloween Howl by Hubcap Walter on Mixcloud

All week long, and even the 1st of November the Gala WILL NOT STOP PARTYING, though Halloween Night (The 31st) will cost you $10.00 to get into their rockin' party. With deals so numerous they literally spill over their bar, the club will keep you terrified all night long.

If the LAMDA Cabaret isn't terrifying enough for you, get ready to freak out at the CN Centre's CarnEVIL with a battle royale between Slynk and Timothy Wisdom! For the biggest scariest Halloween party in PG. $30.00 tix w/ a $1000 costume prize.

Of course you can tune in to CFUR 88.7FM throughout for some truly chilling tracks to prep your pumpkin head for a Macabre evening, anytime... (especially Friday @ 6pm)

 

Another Human's Opinion: Back Yard BBQ!

 

Like Garrett, I was also allured to the annual Back Yard  BBQ with CFUR swag. So after an afternoon nap I hoped on the 7:36 bus up to campus. The bus was jam packed with new students dotting the last of their summer clothes and buzzing with the anticipation of this 15$ event- a quite dignified sounding event with both beer gardens and security.

The energy of that bus ride floated on to campus, dusting the green grass under sunken skies with the hope of a fun party. I stepped off of the bus and heard the rollicking sounds of the Yukon’s very own Speed Patrol. Speed Patrol is a pop punk/rock band with sounds of Sum 41, Blink 182 and a touch of Simple plan in the mix. Though the crowd was small and the sky too bright for anyone to really let loose, pockets of rock faithful’s boogied hard to the tenacious offerings of the energetic foursome. I was extremely impressed by the bands energy and musicianship – they gave the crowd every ounce of themselves with a seamless fluidity throughout the entire set. It is too bad Garrett missed this act, as they had a fun little game. They played 30 seconds or so of 11 different rock classics, and whoever could name all of the songs would win some Speed Patrol swag. Garett would surely have won as the 11 songs were truly reminiscent of classic rock via Garett and Karl 2000. They rounded out their set with a cover of The Darkness’ “I Believe in A Thing Called Love” which had even the most dignified people shaking their butts, a very fun song indeed.

And then came DJ Ant! A tough slot between two rock shows, and the time barely clocking in at 9 pm. This however did not phase dance commander Ant, and within a few minutes he had the crowd gyrating to the sweet sounds of bass under the sweet stars in the sky. I remember noting, audibly, that DJ Ant took us on a ride though many different era’s biggest pop songs – “Jessie’s Girl” in a throwback to the 80’s, up to the present with some LMFAO. There were many more crowd pleasers tucked in there, breaking the ice between strangers as everyone could sing along. DJ Ant was successful in jacking up the energy of the night, drawing out dancers from the corners of beer gardens and shyness, delivering the crowd both what they wanted and needed to get them ready for an adventurous endeavour.

Once the mood was set, DJ Ant bowed out while pop rockers Pirate Radio took the stage. A mix of everything is how I remembered this band – pop, rock, electronic, hip-hop, reggae. No need to define or label these people, they have their own thing going on. And if one word could sum up their sound and presence it was ENERGETIC. The lead singer had amazing hair and a wicked head bang. I climbed up a barricade, just a tad, to better view the crowd. Well, might as well have been at some stadium show the way the crowd was roaring. We had people on top of people on top of dancing feet, it was a little slice of rock n roll enigma right on the small patch of grass beside the bus loop. Pirate Radio finished to a very appreciative crowd who then filled free buses to go downtown and spread the beautiful chaotic energy of the night to the thirsty streets of down town Prince George.

Back Yard BBQ – A+ in rounding up humans and giving them fun by stuffing their ear holes with music.

The Backyard Barbecue: One Man's Opinion On DJ's , by volunteer Garrett Perry

Recently UNBC kicked off the opening of the school year with a "Backyard BBQ". I was invited to go as a volunteer of CFUR, I got a press pass and I was supposed to take pictures or write a write-up about the event. When I asked a few friends about this concert they told me in was a yearly event and in years past they had big name performers such as Nickleback and Sum 41. Hearing this I got really excited and I hoped for the best. I should have lowered my expectations. When I arrived D.J. Ant was on stage blasting his beats, head leaning into his headphones and twisting his knobs like his life depended on it. Don't get me wrong, but I hate DJs as a form of entertainment. At this point I wanted to leave but it was to my understanding that there would be bands playing I didn't want to miss anything amazing, I also didn't want to form my opinion to quickly recently I heard a story where a fellow community member "Mr. Hollywood" had gone to a Gord Downie concert, left 5 minutes in because Gord wasn't playing any Tragically Hip. According to my friend he was very vocal about his disappointment in the concert even though he didn't see it.

Nothing DJ Ant did during his time in the limelight changed my opinion on djs. Nothing he did was original. He played music off a laptop. Sure the bass was loud and the beat carried through all the tracks he played, it was no substitute for real music.

Horribly disappointed by the time the next act was playing, it was time to leave. It was my neighbor's birthday and the band that did was playing was pop and did nothing for me. Highlight of the night is when my room mate caught some free Cariboo swag, and we couldn't figure out what it was. He thought it was a small table cloth but I'm pretty sure it's a scarf. Tis the season.

[Editor note: The comments and opinions expressed in this piece, while hilarious, and not those of CFUR radio society. They belong solely to the writer. We liked the backyard bbq].

Roasted Tomato and Pepper Soup...Edmonton Bands too. Suppertime.

After a road trip to Revelstoke, side-sweepng the Okanagon, I came back to PG with 80-90 pounds of tomatoes. Intense canning and pureeing sessions ensued, so much so my house began to sweat a grimey orange liquid from its grimey old walls in response to the troubling humidity index inside my house.

In the fury of such endeavor, I threw both songs and roasted delectables into a pot, first coming out with a roasted tomato soup, then a roasty - toasty playlist. Good things all together in a pot, or playlist, is this weeks theme. Edmonton and Calgary get some face time. Canned Heat can be expected next week.

About 8 big tomatoes

8 cloves of garlic, skin on

1 BIG onion chopped into chunks

2 peppers of your choosing, I did red and yellow, cut in half

3 cups of water or stock

1/2 cup of cream or milk

Butter

Some fresh Parmesan or Sovrano cheese

Dash of baking soda

Fresh Basil

  • Throw the tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic on a pan with some oil and pepper and roast at about 450 for 20 minutes, then turn to broil for 5 0r 10 minutes so skins are charred
  • If you leave the skin on the garlic, you can squish the roasted garlic out of it's little natural package
  • Add these things into a pot with a  good slab of butter
  • Add the stock/water, bring to a boil and simmer for 20-30ish minutes
  • Blend in a blender or use a hand blender
  • Add salt and pepper
  • Add a dash of baking soda ( this prevents curdling)
  • Stir in the cream/milk and grate a good deal of cheese into this puppy
  • Add some nice pieces of fresh basil, and then pour into bowls and garnish with even more basil!

Some tunes:

The Lad Mags - The Browns

Brazilian Money - Macaroni Makeout Party

Pine Tarts - Mosel

Pine Tarts - Modern Lovin

Cadence Weapon - Conditioning

Cadence Weapon - Jukebox

The Lad Mags - Trick

Odds - It Falls Apart ( Palate Cleanser)

Karen O Feat. Peaches - Backass

Warpaint - Beetles

Chad Vangaalen - Cries of The Dead

Neutral Milk Hotel - Where You'll Find Me Now

Blondie - Heart of Glass