The Road The Stage

Well would you look at that? A NEW EPISODE of The Road The Stage, for your health.

The Pursuit Of Graham Walsh is officially over. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sat down at Communal Creative Studios to chat with a remarkable dude who’s worked on and with artists of seriously high caliber. His own band Holy Fuck is closer to celebrating 20 years than 15 years, his new project NOBLE ROT drops this week, he’s also heavily involved in the new DEBBY FRIDAY record that releases this week and so much more. It’s a great chat and we’re all better off with Graham Walsh in the Canadian music scene. Trust us. 

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, AB. 

The Road The Stage is here with a Wednesday 'Hey, How Are Ya" from Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.   

Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit down to discuss the life and times of one Graham Walsh, a guy who's name is on so many good tracks and records that they started to wonder how he could possibly make time to chat. That discussion is so good that we're making you wait a little longer for it.   

In the meantime… recent shows, awards, talking during concerts, fun. For me and you and everyone we know ))<>((  

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It’s WEDNESDAY, BABY. That means we all sit around the kitchen table sharing our favourite parts of the latest episode from The Road The Stage. This week, Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels are joined via ZOOM by PONY aka Sam Bielanski and Pretty Matty. Calling in from Windsor, Ontario, Sam and Matty took no time to warm up AT ALL, in fact we probably spent the first 10 or so minutes chatting about ass and ass-related afflictions, water bottles and Pony’s upcoming album Velveteen, their podcast 2MuchTV, the dentist, Fortnite, and lots more. Get it.

Check out Pony here and listen to every single from their May 19th release of Velveteen now!

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Produced and recorded at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

The Road The Stage is wrapping up Cold Front Music Fest coverage with The Static Shift and some recap discussion. It was a very successful inaugural Cold Front Music Fest and we can’t wait for the next one. Shoutout to every single one of you that braved the literal cold front and showed up to support live music!

The Static Shift get a chance to guess what’s in the bag, go over some ‘firsts’ and you can check them out here.

Plus, Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels discuss concert etiquette and festival-going.

Recorded and Produced by Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, AB.

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Welcome back to The Road The Stage, returning after a few weeks of hard-earned holiday rest and just in time for the first ever Cold Front Music Festival.  

Tons of bands took the stages at Bo's Bar & Stage, The Vat, and the Velvet Olive this past weekend - coincidentally timed with the arrival of an actual cold front, bringing Red Deer weather to well below freezing.  

Despite that, Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sat down with a few of the bands over the two days of Cold Front. Day One coverage of Cold Front on The Road The Stage includes local act The Humble Cartel, as well as Day One headliner Scenic Route To Alaska.  We chat about what's new with the bands, find out what's in a mysterious suitcase and learn a bunch of some "firsts" of the bands, because it's the first ever Cold Front Music Festival, duh.  

Recorded and Produced by Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, AB.  

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PART TWO IS HERE. SMOKING ON TOP 5's.

Did someone say “What are your favourite shows, songs and albums of 2022?”

No? Uh, ok. Well… too bad, we’re doing it anyway. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit down at Communal Creative Studios to take a look and compare each other's Top 5 picks of the year. WHICH WAS NOT EASY TO DO.

Find out where The Road The Stage differed or agreed on the top songs, albums and concerts in OUR PERSONAL LIVES. We feel it important to note that these are OUR answers, and may not resonate with everyone. That’s cool though, cause like you’re allowed to have your own opinion too, dude.

And we’d love to hear it! Let us know your favs of the year on our socials @theroadthestage, in the YouTube comments at the Communal Creative Studios channel - homing pigeon, telepathy - HOWEVER YOU WANT.

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Recorded and Produced at a studio provided by Bo’s Bar & Stage. It’s called Communal Creative Studios.

SMOKING ON TOP 5's.

Did someone say “What are your favourite shows, songs and albums of 2022?”

No? Uh, ok. Well… too bad, we’re doing it anyway. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit down at Communal Creative Studios to take a look and compare each other's Top 5 picks of the year. WHICH WAS NOT EASY TO DO.

Find out where The Road The Stage differed or agreed on the top songs, albums and concerts in OUR PERSONAL LIVES. We feel it important to note that these are OUR answers, and may not resonate with everyone. That’s cool though, cause like you’re allowed to have your own opinion too, dude.

And we’d love to hear it! Let us know your favs of the year on our socials @theroadthestage, in the YouTube comments at the Communal Creative Studios channel - homing pigeon, telepathy - HOWEVER YOU WANT.

And if you want to get us a gift this year - it’s simple. Get someone, or yourself - to subscribe to the YouTube channel. We love you.

Recorded and Produced at a studio provided by Bo’s Bar & Stage. It’s called Communal Creative Studios.

A couple weeks back, The Road The Stage welcomed Dear Rouge and Hotel Mira to Bo’s in Red Deer for a very memorable show. WIthout his co-host Peter Michaels, absent due to illness, Patrick Bateman sits down in the Back Office at Bo’s to chat with Charlie Kerr and Mike Noble from Hotel Mira. They discuss the origin, having a close musical collaborator, wrestling theme songs, 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded, the new Arctic Monkeys, pandemic stuffs, the fanbase, George Oscar Bluth, and more.

Check out Hotel Mira HERE.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

Alright so it’s a Saturday morning and Communal Creative Studios is busy. There’s music being recorded, and a podcast set being organized for recording… when a big tour van hauling some gear and a crew of people pulls up. Ruby Waters has arrived.

The Road The Stage returns this week with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels welcoming Ruby Waters and entourage to Red Deer. They’ve been on the road for the Soaking Wet Tour, experiencing a prairie winter for the first time. Ruby is a really fun conversation, talking about the different places she grew up, busking, bathrooms, smoking, her music history and more.

Check out Ruby Waters here.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.

The Road The Stage is back this week with an interview Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been trying to make work since earlier this year… Jordan Klassen. Jordan joins us from his studio in Vancouver on break from scoring film and television, touring his latest record Glossolalia (which is killer), the Jordan Klassen origin story, Nickelback, early bands, being a goof and lots more.

Listen to Glossolalia and follow Jordan Klassen for the benefit of your basic human senses.

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Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta.