Thank God It's Free Range!

Good Lovelies return to Winnipeg to play the Park Theatre on October 18th and I talk to Caroline Brooks about their new record, We Will Never Be The Same. Also on the show is return guest Ed Durocher of Apollo Suns who talks about the band's new album Departures and their upcoming two-night release celebration on October 19th and 20th at the Good Will.

Jordan Klassen plays the West End Cultural Centre on October 11th and joins me to discuss his forthcoming album Marginalia, as well as his prior release Glossolalia.

Featuring an interview with Tired Cossack ahead of their I Know, I Guess album release show at the Good Will Social Club on October 7th and with Gabrielle Shonk, who opens for Dan Mangan at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Thursday October 5th.

Another busy show as there are shows and events aplenty in Winnipeg these days. First up I talk to return guest Ariel Posen who plays the Park Theatre next Friday night in support of his new album, Reasons Why. Then it's another former Winnipegger, T. Nautilus discussing his new release In the Limited Time. Tomorrow night is Nuit Blanche and I spoke to NB's GM Kurt Tittlemier about what goes into making the event a success and how he spends his night. And if you have energy to go out after the weekend, the best place to go is Blue Note Park on Monday the 25th to see Elliott BROOD who talk about their forthcoming albums and we debut a new track.

**please note the stream/podcast version of the episode does not feature the new Elliott BROOD song "Rose City" as it is under embargo and can only be heard on the FM broadcast.

On the show tonight I speak to Alexa Dirks - aka Begonia - about getting shortlisted for the Polaris Prize and her two night stand at Club Regent, with jazz legend Matthew Shipp about his new album and career and with Marek Tyler and Ryan Beattie of Wayfinding about making music and opening for Destroyer.

Joined by Alexis Normand who'll be bringing her new album Mementos to the West End Cultural Centre on September 21st and who talks about writing in both French and English and finding her own voice. Then organist Mitch Towne discusses how his trio SRT featuring one of the most prolific drummers in recording history - J.R. Robinson - came about and the making of their album Vanguards of Groove.

Featuring a bunch of new tunes and an interview with Ray Padgett about his book on Bob Dylan, Pledging My Time.

Solo piano storm in the forecast. I talk to The Roots' Ray Angry who releases his new album Ray Angry 3 today on JMI. We discuss his history, the making of the album and much more before Ray makes a pair of picks from the record. Then Winnipeg's own Danny Carroll, composer and musician joins me to talk about making Keys For Transformation, which he'll be releasing at a special show on August 30th at Westworth United Church.

Blues artist Sue Foley comes to Winnipeg next Wednesday night but before that she joins me on the show!