Witchpolice Radio episodes

It's Christmas in the springtime with country trio The Moonlit Road. The band talks about melding its country influences with alt-rock sounds, about the way anxiety and depression have affected their songwriting, and they perform two songs live!

Make sure to check out The Moonlit Road live on May 26th at the King's Head Pub as part of this year's Rattlesnake Music Festival.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Park Theatre, who are presenting The Black Dahlia Murder and Homewrecker on Monday, May 28.

Musician, songwriter, performance artist and original Witchpolice co-host (2012-14) Rob Crooks is back on the show to talk about his fantastic new release, The Nothing From Which Nothing Comes, which drops on Disintegration Records May 26.

Rob is also the star of the upcoming Mike Maryniuk film, The Goose, which has taken him to European film festivals and beyond.

As noted in the disclaimer at the top of the show, this was recorded outdoors and there are a few moments where the wind gets in the way of the conversation, but overall, the integrity of the interview isn't lost. It's a really good discussion.

This episode brought to you by the release party for 'Quiet Dreams' the new album by local indie rockers (and past Witchpolice guests) Hearing Trees. The event, presented by our friends at the Park Theatre, takes place May 25 at the Good Will Social Club, with guests The Perms, Micah Erenberg and Sophie Stevens.

Cellist and composer Rob Knaggs may hail from Brisbane, Australia, but his real home is on the icy shores of northern Manitoba. Rob is a frequent visitor to Churchill, where his lifelong dream of performing his cinematic post-rock compositions for Arctic wildlife like belugas and polar bears can be fulfilled.

Before Rob's next lengthy stay up north, he's playing one last Winnipeg show, May 16 at the West End Cultural Centre opening up for Tim Hecker.

This episode brought to you by the release party for 'Quiet Dreams', the new album by local indie rockers (and past Witchpolice guests) Hearing Trees. The event, presented by our friends at the Park Theatre, takes place May 25 at the Good Will Social Club, with guests The Perms, Micah Erenberg and Sophie Stevens.

When her Spacebutt bandmates went their separate ways earlier this year, Bailee Woods didn't miss a beat, and shifted her focus to a solo power-pop project. As Housepanther (the person/the band/the legend), she released last month's excellent 'Club Soda Lows', an album that marries anxiety and dread with massive pop hooks. We met up in a mall food court for a ridiculous conversation about all of that and more.

This episode brought to you by the release party for 'Quiet Dreams' the new album by local indie rockers (and past Witchpolice guests) Hearing Trees. The event, presented by our friends at the Park Theatre, takes place May 25 at the Good Will Social Club May 25, with guests The Perms, Micah Erenberg and Sophie Stevens.

For the first time since our milestone 200th episode, we're back in the West End for a chaotic discussion with Winnipeg's best rap outfit, 3Peat! The group -- frequent guest E.GG, plus Steve, Dill the Giant, and manager Anthony Carvalho -- talks about its upcoming European tour, the way the 3Peat sound has progressed since their debut EP, and their acceptance within music scenes of all stripes. Hear a new 3Peat song on the podcast, too!

Fittingly, this episode is brought to you by 3Peat's label, Fourth Quarter Records, where you can get some great local hip-hop and those glorious 3Peat hoodies you've been seeing everywhere.

Roots/folk/bluegrass ensemble Hay Fever may have come to their genre of choice via a different route than most bands. While their excellent debut album is steeped in roots tradition, vocalist Zoreh Gervais and multi-instrumentalist Greg Hay sat down to talk about the five-piece's deep classical background (Greg, for example, is a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra), and the way that has impacted their sound.

This episode brought to you by the Park Theatre, which is host to Prairie Diva presents Spring Fever: Burlesque Fusion Cabaret, April 27-28... and by our friends in Winnipeg's finest rap group, 3Peat, who are playing a fundraising show for their upcoming European tour on April 27 at the Good Will. Stay tuned for an interview with 3Peat on next week's podcast!

We talk to first-time festival impresarios CJ Loane (The Bloodshots) and Ryan Sorensen (Disraeli Dreamers) about their ambitious new event launching this August: Toba Rock Fest!

The new festival features the cream of Winnipeg's current rock talent, as well the reunion of 2000s local-rock-icons-gone-international Jet Set Satellite, playing their first show in a decade!

This episode also features songs by a number of the performers at the inaugural event, including Disraeli Dreamers and the Bloodshots (naturally), as well as fellow past Witchpolice guests Silence Kit and Solhounds!

Folk singer-songwriter Skylar Bouchard is back on the show (in the semi-civilized setting of Robin's Donuts this time) to talk about the unexpected success of his single "Montreal", his upcoming tour of western Canada and much more!

Skylar's 2017 debut, 'Tired of the City' was on my best-of-the-year list, and by the sounds of things, he has even more great stuff in the works for the future.

Country storyteller Ridley Bent is back with his first new record in four years, and he sits down to talk about the new album, his band the Killer Tumbleweeds, his impressions on Winnipeg's music scene as an outsider (albeit one who has been living here for about a decade already), and much more!

Head down to the Park Theatre this Thursday (April 5) for the release of the new album, featuring opener Kevin Roy (a familiar name to regular Witchpolice listeners)!

This episode brought to you by Red Moon Road and Hillsburn at the Park Theatre (April 18) and by Low Cloud -- a local, legal online distributor of CBD products. Use our code "CBDWITCH" on their lowcloud.ca website for 15% off your first order.

Way back over the Xmas holidays, Winnipeg expat Zac Houston, a/k/a Sorrier, was back in town (briefly) to do the family thing and sneak in a recording session with superproducer Jordan Voth for his second album. We had a chance to meet up and talk about the new songs, playing acoustically vs. loud punk rock, his previous role fronting emo outfit Boys' Club, and much more!

Two decades after first picking up the microphone, Broose Tulloch is still going strong on community radio. Currently hosting UMFM's "Beer For Breakfast" program, Broose has been promoting local bands since some members of those bands were in diapers.

He's also the man behind the annual "Brewno" awards -- an egalitarian way to recognize Winnipeg's musical talent that another, similarly-named national award tends to pass over. This year's Brewnos will be held March 31 at Shannon's Irish Pub, and include six fantastic local artists live on stage!

This episode brought to you by Low Cloud -- a local, legal online distributor of CBD products. Use our code "CBDWITCH" on their lowcloud.ca website for 15% off your first order.

It's a quick conversation in a mall food court this week with singer-songwriter Raine Hamilton, right on time for this weekend's release of "Night Sky", her fantastic new record of lush, ethereal chamber-folk ballads with cosmic overtones.

We talk about the new record -- which, honestly, is at the top of my list for best local albums in this relatively young 2018 -- and this Saturday's release show, Raine's interest in including sign-language interpreters into the way her music is presented, her (at times) bilingual lyrics, and much more!

This episode brought to you by Low Cloud -- a local, legal online distributor of CBD products. Use our code "CBDWITCH" on their lowcloud.ca website for 15% off your first order.

March 31 marks the premiere of the film Girls With Guitars, a documentary that focuses on the women who make up a vital part of Winnipeg's music scene, specifically its punk community. On this episode, we hang out at a Robin's Donuts with first-time filmmakers (and musicians in their own right) Kalyn Hanuschuk, Cindy Fouillard and Jennifer Norris Wuckert!

The screening of the film also includes an after-party featuring live performances by Slattern, Guilt-Trip, Silence Kit, and Katie and the Wolves.

Manitoba's very own guitar virtuoso, Ronnie Ladobruk, joins us for an interview over coffee and doughnuts on the latest episode of the podcast. Ronnie talks about his dedication to his craft, his surreal experience competing on reality TV, and the new band he's fronting, Ronnie Ladobruk and the Electric.

Ronnie has a number of shows coming up, both as a member of Southern rock outfit Wreckin' So and as leader of the Electric, including a headlining St. Patrick's Day gig as part of the spring concert series at The Dramatic Arts Centre.

Folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Gerrit Delaquis may seem like a new face in the local music scene, but he's spent the past four years quietly perfecting his debut album, 'Calm Cloud', which will be released March 10 at Le Garage.

Gerrit talks about his obsession with stringed instruments, the development of the record, the punk aesthetic (or not) of his DIY music, and much more!

Although I'm usually heard in audio-only form on this podcast, I've had a couple of opportunities to appear on-camera as part of the Mom's House YouTube show, which combines interviews with local musicians with exclusive live performances.

For this episode of Witchpolice Radio, I returned the favour and interviewed the filmmakers and music fans behind Mom's House: Young Media. Throughout this episode, you'll hear live performances from past (and future) Mom's House guests, including Northern Lights Drive, Chenoa McKelvey, Velveteen and Micah Erenberg with Sophie Stevens.

A conversation with jazz trumpeter Chuck Copenace in a busy mall food court (so forgive some of the background sounds). Chuck has been making a name for himself in the local community for his groove-heavy instrumental sounds as well as his outreach to indigenous youth in Manitoba.

He's also headed to a jazz festival in Guatemala to bring his music to an entirely new audience, but before he goes, he's playing a set this Friday at Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery.