Tonight on the show I talk to comedian and Canada Reads host Ali Hassan in advance of his Does This Taste Funny? tour stop at the West End Cultural Centre on March 15th, and then with Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing about her phenomenal album, Arctic, released last month on Sony Classical.

Andy Shauf brings his latest album, Norm, to town on March 17th. I spoke to him about making the record and his storytelling method.

Black Future Night.

Tonight I was supposed to be featuring another Black artform with a special guest but we've had to postpone that interview and instead I present an entire show featuring recent music from Black artists.

The last of my Black History Month conversations with guests conversant in a different historically black artform is with Rumbidzai Siyawamwaya. She's one of UMFM's newest programmers and the host of The Pan-Africanist (Thursdays at 4pm) and she joins me to talk about Amapiano, one of the many styles of music she shares on her show.

Plus I'm joined by local artist Taylor Janzen who is set to release her new album I Live In Patterns on March 3rd with a special show at The Good Will on the same day the record is released via Arts & Crafts.

In town for Winterruption WPG, East Coast trio Motherhood stopped by the station for a live session and interview featuring selections from their latest record, Winded. Next Friday is the local tribute to Joe Strummer & The Clash at the Park Theatre and organizer (and Guns of Wolseley member) Johannes Lodewycks talks about bringing the show back after a Covid-absense and the importance of Strummer to the punk community.

Interviews with Co-Artistic Director of WinterruptionWPG, Jorge Requena Ramos discussing planning the festival with a focus on his "home turf" at the West End Cultural Centre and with UK/Canadian artist Mauvey (who plays The Handsome Daughter on Sunday, January 29th) who discusses the connection between his present in music and his past in baseketball.

My annual chat with the Canadian Electroacoustic Community's jef chippewa about the JTTP/Time To Play composition competition and featuring the winning composition(s).

Spotlighting some of my favourite tracks of 2022* (and 1973) in advance of my 18th annual countdown show on NYE starting at 4pm where Jared McKetiak and I will reveal our Top 20 Songs & Albums.

A recap of some of my favourite jazz titles of 2022 and an interview with one of the artists on that list - Finnish guitarist Olli Hirvonen, whose Kielo is a gem.