Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Labour Union

This weeks playlist is a union of Canadian Indie tunes for Labour Day. Labour Day in Canada is celebrated on September 2 this year. This holiday officially celebrates workers and the labour union movement. It [...]

By | August 30th, 2019|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |4 Comments

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Aug/2019

Yay it's Playlist Friday! Release Radar for August is our playlist this week. Release Radar playlists let you know what is new each month. We have a Spotify Release Radar playlist and a YouTube new [...]

Playlist Friday: Kootenay Konnections

The playlist this week was brought together with Morgana's help. It has many artists from her home Kootenay area. It is a "dazzling celebration of: diversity, creativity, and community musicians" as it says on on [...]

By | August 2nd, 2019|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |3 Comments

Playlist Friday: Birds of a Feather

Birds is the theme of the playlist this week. It began with a link for a song called Blue Jay that was sent to me by Genesis Ritchot. That got me thinking about other bird [...]

Playlist Friday: Sled Island 2019

The playlist this week has most of the bands that will be heading to Sled Island Festival in Calgary, AB from June 19-23, 2019. Since 2007, Sled Island's thoughtful, eclectic programming and independent spirit have [...]

By | May 23rd, 2019|Categories: Festivals, Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , |7 Comments

Playlist Friday: Mother’s Day

May 12th is Mother’s Day so that is what our playlist is about this week. We start out in a City With No Children, Before the Children Came Along. Then we discover I am Going [...]

By | May 9th, 2019|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |25 Comments

Playlist Friday: Western Canadian Music Awards

Our playlist this week is full of tracks from artists that were nominated for WCMAs earlier this week. Foxwarren, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Dan Mangan, Jill Barber and more are all up for awards. Dan [...]

Playlist Friday: Canadian Music Week 2019

I was looking for new ideas for playlists and got the suggestion for festivals from our friend Morgana. I liked the idea and am running with it. The first festival I picked was the Canadian [...]

By | March 22nd, 2019|Categories: Festivals, Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |25 Comments

Playlist Friday: International Women’s Day

Happy International Women's Day! Right now is a great and important time in history to do everything possible to help forge a more gender-balanced world. Women have come a long way, yet there's still more [...]

By | March 8th, 2019|Categories: Playlist, Playlists|Tags: , , |14 Comments

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Feb/2019

It's Release Radar playlist time! Release Radar are playlists that let you know what is new each month. We have a Spotify Release Radar playlist and a YouTube new video release playlist to help you [...]