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Songs about WIno Decorators, COVID Phone Six and Snakes in the Grahss.
Local music from Lindsay Kay, Kim Kondrashoff, Camaro 67 and CLONE. Plus classic covers from Jann Arden and Ananda Shankar, an original version of a classic cover and a trigger warning.DoctorswithoutBorders.org or comebackalive.in.ua.
Bubble Gum from the Bay City Rollers, Phone Sex from Lindsay Kay, and a depressing show tune by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.
Today we pay tribute to the people of Ukraine by playing their music as we ask you to support them. DoctorswithoutBorders.org or comebackalive.in.ua.Thanks again to Russian Tim of Rocket From Russia for curating today's music.
Some country stuff, some punk stuff, some novelty stuff, some lounge stuff and a new song from Friend of the Show, Lindsay Kay
Music from the North (Blue Northern) East (Bableay from Russia) West (Go West by the Village People) and South (Kid Creole)
Music from The Work Party, 54-40, Stompin Tom, Shriekback, Ethel Merman and more.Plus Spam!
Music from The Rezillos, The Undertones, The Evaporators, The Rock-A-Teens, The New Black, and more. Plus comedy from Peter Cook; "Sitting on the Bench"
Music by Rossini, Bach, Elvis and The Go-Gos like you've (probably) not heard before.
More festive faves plus it's SOCAN week.Appropriate Seasonal Greeting.
One of the most annoying things about this time of year is all the bloody Christmas music you hear everywhere - and this show is no exception.
The is a pre-show soundscape that the audience would hear as the entered the theatre for a production of "The Price" by Arthur Miller, directed for United Players of Vancouver by Adam Henderson in 2019.
This is my life in song. And you'll never know what you'll hear next. For example...
Dave Radio is over. The Eclectic Lunch begins. Music and sounds from many genres, many styles, many tastes and many places.
A replay of the classic 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air production of "The War of the Worlds" by HG Wells.AKA - The night that panicked America (dun dun duuuuun!)
Our last live show for a few weeks while your humble host takes a moment to reflect and reassess his broadcasting future. This is just adios and not good-bye.
Rediscovering some gems of local music we came across as we clean up the computer files.
As we start September we settle into a new normal - one week from home, one week from the studio. See you next week from the Nest.
We slowly find our way back to the world of the normal. Wear your mask!
Looking back on a good idea from another radio station.
So glad to be back in the booth where all the Magic happens!
Dave blows a perfect song/history tie-in opportunity by NOT playing OMD's "Enola Gay" on the 76th anniversary of the 1st atomic attack. But the rest of the show is pretty good.
Our first broadcast from CiTR Studios since March 13, 2020!
It's not our final show from home, but next week is our return to the Studio!
We do one more show from home before we get ready to head back into the studio.
Cold Reading Series, The Electric Company takes us on a pandemic inspired immersive walkthrough theatrical experience at Presentation House and You can be in a Music Video.
Fully Vaxed and ready to reenter the world. See you out there
The Rio has re-opened and presents a talk on Residential Schools by survivors.
All today's music is from 100 Block Rock - a compilation of Vancouver's most marginalized community of artists, people working, living and creating in the Downtown Eastside (DTES).
Chelsea Haberlin's interview with playwright Emil Sher and a 91 year-old first-time songwriter.
We kickstart How To Ruin The Holidays and send the kids to COVID- safe theatre-camp.
The Art of the Future looks at The Future of Art in the Future.
We walk back last week's rant and urge everyone to stay safe.
Let's get the government to see that if it's OK to open theatres to show Canucks games, it OK to open them for actual theatre shows, too.
Western Gold celebrates World Theatre Day with ‘My First Time’, An Evening of Short Plays at Presentation House and an new Push Walk taking us around the beaches of Ulksen.
Arts Club is making space for writers. Theatre Conspiracy is teaching our objects how to speak our language.
Madelyn and Savannah Read, who have appeared live in our studio as Arbutus, get their new solo singles played.
Western Gold Theatre's Virtual Gold series, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, PUSH Walks and Virtual Humanity.
Zee Zee Theatre’s Virtual Humanity, Ensemble Theatre Company's online arts festival in celebration of Black Peoples Month and artists take us through the urban spaces that have given them inspiration with Push Walks.
We play some of our favourite songs and let you know about some of the other great shows and programmers here at Thunderbird Radio. (that's what the TR in CiTR stands for)
We play some of our favourite songs and let you know about some of the other great shows and programmers here at Thunderbird Radio. (that's what the TR in CiTR stands for)
Thanks to another technical mixup, we got on air one hour late, but thanks to our crack technical and programming team, we got on the air at all. So there's that.
A rare repeat while I handle a major transition on the day job. See you next week.
A look back at the best part of 2020; all the great local music released this past year.