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Lotophage joins us in the CiTR Lounge for a live set, performing several of their unreleased tracks. Followed up by an interview with Mahalia Duchscher, where we got to chatting about Vancouver's music scene, their favorite genres, and much more.

Our friend Tariq Hussain from UBC's Creative Writing department returns with his class for a special broadcast on CiTR. This year, the class focussed on musical Theatre and the class was kind enough to share dramatic readings from their musicals.

1. Werther's Original

Werther’s Original is a musical written by Jadan Vines that follows Tyler, a young bride, who, upon discovering her mother’s unwanted mingling in her relationship, runs away to her estranged Aunt Deborah’s diner. When familial secrets are revealed, the women of this family must learn how to let go, hold on, and move forward with love.

Writer: Jadan Vines

Song Title: “Get Outta Here”

Director: Fredy Espinoza-Dinsdale

Performances: Bree Barton, Tami Adewakun, Ash Wong, Fredy Espinoza-Dinsdale, Jadan Vines

2. A Day Underground

A Day Underground is a musical by Tami Adewakun, directed by Marina Nefedova and performed by Chris Lam and Stephanie Ionescu. It's a rom- com about two childhood best friends, Micah and Theo who have a somewhat fateful collision in the London Underground at the ages of 24. It’s been 12 years since they last saw each other and as they decide to embark on one of their favourite childhood past times…station hopping across London, secrets about their pasts and presents are revealed as well as their feelings towards each other. Think Before Sunrise meets Past Lives...

Song title: “This is London”

3. Cleaning Your Room

Cleaning Your Room is a musical written by Stephanie Ionescu, directed by William Rubel, and performed by Jadan Vines and Esar Rabadi.

Short summary: In this musical that follows the rocky relationship between a daughter (Jadan Vines) and her mother (Esar Rabadi), university freshman Elaine firmly believes that her dorm room is haunted, as she comes back home after each class to misplaced items and folded laundry. In truth, her lonely mother has been visiting her dorm in secret and cleaning after her. What will happen once Elaine pieces it together?

Song Title: "Ghostly Things"

4. BETTER

BETTER is the first act of a musical written by Bree Barton, directed by David Loti and performed by Ash Wong, Ross Fairbairn, Cat Stark, and Bree Barton.

BETTER is a story about a family. Sixteen-year-old Gem (Ash Wong) struggles to find her place at high school. Her dad Stuart (Ross Fairbairn), a failed science fiction author, sinks into depression. Gem's mom Madeline (Bree Barton), a bipolar quantum physicist, searches desperately for a parallel universe where she hopes to find a version of herself, her husband, and her daughter that's just a little bit... better.

Together, Gem, Stuart, and Madeline must grapple with the question: What does it mean to be enough?

"Not Quite" - Cat Stark

"Remaindered" - Ross Fairbairn

"A Little Bit" - Ash Wong & Bree Barton

Sean Nicholas Savage take a break from their North American tour to stop by the station for a live set and interview by Programming Manager, Ciarán!

Local clarinetist, wind synthesist and producer Sam Davidson joins Jasper in Studio A to perform and talk about his project Unrealistic Spaces. Sam is bringing Unrealistic Spaces to the Roy Barnett Recital Hall here on Campus on November 9th, 2025. You can read more and get your tickets below. Use the promo code "CITR" to get 50% off.

Event Details

● Title: Unrealistic Spaces

● Date & Time: November 9th, 2pm

● Venue: Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

● Tickets $25

● https://unrealistic-spaces.eventbrite.ca

Unrealistic Spaces places performers within unique 3D sound spaces layered with complex acoustics and ambiences that range from picture-perfect, immersive field recordings to completely artificial, hyper-real sonic environments. Eight venue-specific compositions merge the stark abstraction of musique concrète with colloquial elements of modern jazz, hip-hop, and minimalism. Each piece aims to explore a singular context for artists and listeners to inhabit, where the performers’ reactions are as intrinsic to the music as the notes and rhythms themselves. In these pieces, immersive technology is used not as a sound enhancement tool, but as a means to carry expression across an invisible collage of sound.

3D audio is about approaching, matching, and moving beyond real-world listening. Sound is reproduced from all around the listener—in both the horizontal and vertical planes—to create an enveloping experience as possible. Musical and non-musical sound scenes can range from highly natural to completely fantastical.

This program was composed specifically for 3D venues and has been realized over several months at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), of which The Roy Barnett Recital Hall hosts a mirrored sound system.

Blue Rivera Live at the CiTR station Lounge!

Live set from local band houseguest, in the CiTR Lounge! Listen to more of their music here: https://wearehouseguest.bandcamp.com/music

Your local Cryptyds grace the CiTR Lounge

Shindig finalist Francis Baptiste stops by to play some music off of his latest record S?nklip, the Trickster, which has just been pressed on to vinyl! Following his performance he is interviewed by Mahalia Duchscher!

Local band Often Wrong graces the CiTR Lounge, followed by an interview with Seth Spain!

Shindig finalists infidelity come to the CiTR lounge to play a very special ambient set, followed by an interview by Mahalia Duchscher!