It's time to get weird...in the best way possible with Edmonton's Bailey Sutton! Bailey tells us all about her deep love for Weird Al, learning to make music just for fun, and her latest single Weird On My Birthday (which has an equally weird and wonderful music video). We also chat about her 2025 album Tooth Music, an album for all those people going through tooth pain. Bailey shares with us some of her favourite YEG artists as well, including Homophonik, Jananie, and Caylie G. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists.

Now this is a band to flock over...Barrie Ontario's newest rock and roll trio The Ravens Haven! We chat with Quinn and Carter, the two brothers behind the band about their journey in music, their whole discography, and what we should be keeping an eye and ear on them for. They also share with us some of their favourite local Barrie band, Kill/Death Radio!, Dead Mechanics, and Cudbear. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists.

He's the bowtie folk/rock guy of YEG...he's Von Bieker! We talk about his love for Edmonton's music scene, songwriting, his latest album "Dumb Hope", and all the little things. He shares with us some of his favourite local bands, Lucette & Mariel Buckley, John Hewitt, and Joe Nolan & Coulou. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists.

From the land of 50 below...RaytheNihilist shares his stories of humble beginnings and his day ones with us in this episode of Background Noise. The Saskatchewan (Treaty 6) based indigenous hip-hop artist has shifted his focus to writing introspective raps about his journey, his community, and real-world issues. We chat about his latest EP, "BLKFT BOI", all the collaborations with other artists he does, and so much more. Ray shares with us some of his favourite local musicians as well, Micsmith, The North Sound (previously featured on Season 3 of the show), and Junk. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists.

Grab your pirate hats and goth girl friends, it's getting heavy with the theatrical metal band from Edmonton, Daniel Martin & The Infamous! We chat about their latest album "Gone Days of Silence", how all goth girls DON'T look the same, and their upcoming year-end show at Bunkers in YEG. They also share with us some of their favourite Edmonton bands, Forsaken Rite (with which they share a drummer), Famous Strangers, and a brand new to the scene band...Trick Of The Light. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists.

It's jazzy, it's groovy, it's dancy...it's KALLISTO! Today, we chat with Jossee from the psychedelic, Middle Eastern, jazz, rock group Kallisto out of Montreal, Quebec. Jossee gets influence from all over the world and across genres and blends them with unique timings and instruments to create tunes that just get you moving. We chat about her latest album "Khevre" which marks the start of Kallisto's new sound. We also chat about their live album "Live in Montreal" and dig into some of their older songs. While they couldn't make it to the interview, we spin a couple songs from the other projects of Kallisto's Bass Player, Decoy Proxy, and their Guitar Player, Antione Bens'. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists.

We are kicking off Season 4 with the YEG musical legend Mallory Chipman. From soft beautiful folk songs, to angsty protest rock, to classical jazz Mallory has it all in her discography. We chat about her 2024 album "Songs To A Wild God"...one of the more folky albums, some of her songs based on bird calls, and her experimental rock project "Mallory Chipman and The Mystics". With all her work in the Edmonton music community, Mallory has had the opportunity to connect with tons of other artists in the city and she shares with us some songs from Brett Hansen, Cynthia Hamar, and Loud In The Pines. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists.

It's that time of year again where one season ends...and another begins. THIS IS THE SEASON 3 FINALE OF BACKGROUND NOISE! Clocking in at over 3,150 all-time downloads across the world, I can't thank you enough for tuning in over the past 3 years. This show is proud to air on Big E Radio, so for today's special episode, we chat with fellow curator and YEG Classical Music legend, Tammy Jo. Of course, we chat about Tammy's show, Maple Infused Classical Breakfast, which airs on Big E Radio every Saturday Morning at 11 AM MST, but we also talk about the work she does with various ensembles and choirs around Edmonton. Over the summer, she held concerts at her local church featuring The Mbira Renaissance Band, Jessica Heine, and Maria Dunn... which we hear a couple of tunes from. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists

Scared of the Dark? There's no need to be with the Vancouver Indie-Pop Icon Lila Gray! Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Audio Producer/Engineer...Lila does it all, and she tells all. We chat about her latest album, Scared of the Dark (You Should Be Too), collaborations with other artists, and music videos. Lila shares with us some of her favourite local artists, and we hear a couple of tunes from Grace Clark, Ralph, and Haleluya Haliu. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists

CAUTION: THIS EPISODE MAY CAUSE A MOSH PIT TO OPEN UP IN YOUR LIVING ROOM! We chat with the extreme metal band from Vancouver, Thirteen Goats. Their riffs are heavy, and so is the lore they have created about their mascot, "The Shepard" and his demonic goat disciples. We talk all about that and their latest album, "Capricorn Rising", and of course, the origin story of the band itself. Frontman Graham shares with us a couple of his favourite indie metal bands as well...The Morgellons, Omniesia, and Stalwart. I do not own any of the rights to the music played and used. All copyrights are to the respective artists