Weekly update!

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This week's podcast + listings + other stuff!

The podcast is up here.

Featuring Flotilla ("Charlie, I'm Through"), Clara Engel ("Appetite for Pain"), Evening Hymns ("Sentimental Reasons"), The Darling DeMaes ("Girl Soldiers"), The Lovely Feathers ("Lowiza"), and Jordaan Mason & the Horse Museum ("Bird's Nest").

Tyler and I realized that we've already done a year's worth of podcasts! The first one covered the last week of May 2008. So here's to the start of year 2. Thanks so much to everyone who's listened!

As always, we're on the lookout for new music. Streaming from MySpace can be difficult or impossible some days---like yesterday, when the player wasn't at all reliable, so feel free to send me some song files (historyjenATgmailDOTcom).

Another podcast you should know about are the ones done by Justin Beach for the NxEW.ca music blog. Check out previous all-music podcasts here, and submit your band's music for potential inclusion (northbyeastwestATgmailDOTcom).

And the show listings for the rest of this week and the first half of next.

I took in some of the huge Pitter Patter Music Festival on the weekend. And it left me sick come Tuesday. Yeah, PPMF, I blame you. And all the great bands I saw: Octoberman, Sandman Viper Command, Pick A Piper, The Diableros, Sports, Cursed Arrows, The Speaking Tongues, Chang-A-Lang, Mt. Royal, Sarah D., and Drunk Woman. And Slim Twig and Wyrd Visions, too. Also, and most especially, Keith Hamilton. *cough* *sniffle*

Everything is great this week. Here's to hoping I'm well enough to take some of it in. My schedule looks like Flotilla on Thursday, Jordaan Mason et al. on Saturday, and Wavelength on Sunday.

This Saturday is the first AUX.tv "secret session" at TARA. All the details about this can be found here. The first band to do an acoustic session is The Ghost Is Dancing, this Friday at 5pm. It's free to go as long as you RSVP beforehand with your name and the number of people coming.

Finally, there's a new mini-documentary by Egin Kongoli about the Wavelength anniversary shows that happened in February. It's really great, and I encourage you all to check it out.

WL 450 from Egin Kongoli on Vimeo.

Podcast 41 (28-31 May 2009).

On this episode Tyler and Jen talk to Keith Hamilton, creator and organizer of the Pitter Patter Music Festival. Featuring songs by Sandman Viper Command ("Oh Yeah, It's Fusion"), Parlovr ("On the Phone"), Pick A Piper ("Yellowknife"), Two Year Touqe ("Sea Unicorns"), Golden Isles ("Zombie Heart"), and The Champion Heartache ("Emergency"). Many new, good discoveries this week!

The festival is happening this weekend in many venues across 8 different cities. Tons of good bands and shows to check out. Full details here. Check back closer to the festival start to make sure you get the most up-to-date schedule, whether you're in Toronto or elsewhere in Southern Ontario. I'll have more on the festival later this week.

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Podcast 36 (22-26 Apr 2009).

Featuring Black Hat Brigade ("Zombie City Shake"), Beth In Battle Mode ("A Little-Known Fact"), The Ghost Is Dancing ("Battles On"), Emma-Lee ("Never Just A Dream"), and T H O M A S ("Feels Delight").

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Next week: Special musical guest(s)! Hint.

What do you think of the new intro style we've got?

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For more great Canadian music, there's a new music-only (no talking!) podcast put together by the incredible Justin Beach, who runs the NxEW music blog, among many other projects. His first digital "mixtape" is now up, and the second one---with a whole lot of great tracks---will go up later this week. All the music is artist- and label-approved as free to enjoy and share with everyone, everywhere.

Slim Twig is offering up from free music, too, in advance of the release of his debut full-length, Contempt! The digital collection features unreleased songs as well as remixes of tracks from Contempt! For more info and the download link, see ST MySpace blog.

Podcast 34 (8-12 Apr 2009).

The CD release episode! Featuring bands that are celebrating new disks this week, including The Miles ("Murder"), Megan Hamilton & the Volunteer Canola ("Cat Tail Legs"), Honest I's ("Wristwatches"), The Paint Movement ("Faults"), Luke Sneyd & the Deed ("Fightsong"), and Your Volunteer ("Oh Sweetheart").

Six local bands! Six new albums! Six good shows! Six songs you've never heard before (probably)!

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Podcast 33 (1-5 Apr 2009).

Featuring Gravity Wave ("Mobilize [The Pink Tide (My Baby And Me)]"), Canaille ("Francophonie"), The Burning Hell ("Old World"), In-Flight Safety ("Actors"), The Whitsundays ("It Must Be Me"), and Meligrove Band ("Ages & Stages").

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Have a listen, and let me know what you think!

Presents from me to you.

Canadian Musicfest is upon us! Boy howdy, are there a lot of great bands playing. I've got some non-CMW events listed here. The latest podcast details are here. And get the new Amos the Transparent EP for free here! I like what I've got for you this week!

Podcast 30 (4-8 Mar 2009).

Featuring The O'Darling ("You're Directing"), Alphabot! ("Tire Fire"), We Take Lovers ("Evil"), Elastocitizens ("Get Together"), Leif Vollebekk ("Don't Go To Klaksvik"), and Brent Randall & his Pinecones ("Bluebirds, Flowers and Other Things").

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Podcast 29 (25 Feb-1 Mar 2009).

In this edition of the podcast, we talk too much, and we play The Golden Dogs ("Birdsong"), Megan Hamilton & the Volunteer Canola ("Prophecy"), Hollerado ("Americanarama"), Nice Cat ("Dirty Socks"), The D'Urbervilles ("Dragnet"), and No Bunny ("Give It To Me").

I think Tyler took out the part where he confused The Diableros and The D'Urbervilles. He's no fun, that one.

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Listings + podcast now up!

Hey everyone, I've got my listings up for this week here, and click here for all the details about this week's special Wavelength-themed podcast with guest Doc Pickles.

Podcast 27 (5-8 Feb 2009).

The 27th Zygiella podcast is now available on the internet for your listening and dancing-in-your-kitchen (or whatever) pleasure.

Featuring Winter Gloves ("Factories"), Vitaminsforyou ("B4U"), Forest City Lovers ("Two Hearts"), Whale Tooth ("Clever"), The Primordials ("Shout, Shake, & Go"), and Key Witness ("First Wave [unmastered]").

Lots of good music. The Whale Tooth track comes off their new EP, to be released at Sneaky Dee's on Saturday. And the Key Witness song will be featured on their upcoming album, with a 21 March release date. (And hence why I have an unmastered copy to share with you.)

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Podcast 26 (28 Jan-1 Feb 2009).

Featuring Laura Barrett ("Ferryland"), Wendy Leung ("Stop/Start"), Shad ("I Don't Like To"), Cuff the Duke ("Long Road"), The Tom Fun Orchestra ("Highway Siren Song Breakdown"), and The Unsettlers ("Red To Black").

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Podcast 25 (19-25 Jan 2009).

All the details on this podcast, the 25th one (!) on my blog. This week's guest was Matt Bahen of The Schomberg Fair, and he played a song for us. Zygiella podcast exclusive!

Podcast 24 (12-18 Jan 2009).

Tyler and I had three of the guys from Dinosaur Bones on the podcast this week! It's awesome, trust me. Have a listen! All the details here.

Podcast 23 (7-11 Jan 2009).

Katie Stelmanis ("In My Favour"), The Lovely Killbots ("Little Shape"), The Stables ("Darkness [demo]"), Gravity Wave ("Buffalo Jump"), Hexes & Ohs ("Head Over Heels [Tears for Fears cover]"), and Gregory Pepper & His Problem ("It Must Be True").

Next week: special musician guest(s)! Get excited!

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Podcast 22 (2-4 Jan 2009).

Happy New Year! I'm just gonna post this again here:

Tyler Wade and I have our first podcast of 2009 available for your musical enjoyment. This one features one of my favourite bands, Ottawa's Amos the Transparent, a couple bands that I've enjoyed in the past (and will again), and three I have yet to see and hear live . . . but want to. Hope you like our picks!

Amos the Transparent ("Hard Times, Simply Come By"), Marienbad ("Galileo Hell Disco"), We Are The Take ("It's Over"), Hut ("Fright Night"), Lullabye Arkestra ("Bulldozer of Love"), and The Owle Bird ("The Last Hurrah").

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Podcast 21 (18-21 Dec 2008).

The podcast for this weekend is up here:
http://historyjen.blogspot.com/2008/12/podcast-21-18-21-dec-2008.html
Great songs this week. See you out on the dance floor!