Sappy Records Preview Show on CHMA 106.9 FM

A week of interviews and songs by artists performing at next week’s Sappy Records Music Festival, held right here in yours and mine dear Sackville, NB. Tune in your radio to 106.9 on your FM dial next week as the CHMA music library takes you through what everyone is doing next weekend.

Schedule

Monday: Forest City Lovers, Evening Hymns, Peter and the Wolf
Tuesday: Baby Eagle/Constantines, Sarah Hallman, The Stance
Wednesday: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Ohbijou
Thursday: Dog Day, Snailhouse
Friday SPECIAL IN-STUDIO FESTIVAL KICK-OFF SPECTACULAR: Chad VanGaalen, Calvin Johnson

All this and a possible guest interviewer? You bet.

who to see and who to play at the Sappy Records Music Festival

the second annual Sappy Records Music Festival is fast approaching. officially, you should go see as many artists as you possibly can, but here's some highlights from the CHMA music library. these CD's are currently being played extensively at the station, as well as those not listed here. for the complete schedule, please go here.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
Calvin Johnson: ex-Beat Happening dude. plays slow indie music acoustically.

Snailhouse: think a male version of Julie Doiron; solo-electric, heartfelt, folk-rock music.

Constantines: need any more be said? one of the best live bands ever. Springsteen rock updated for 20-somethings with "feelings".

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?: a collection of rock songs with back up music that makes the main dude sound like he's playing from the inside of a circus tent.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
Sarah Hallman: singer-songwriter pop that doesn't sound out of place at this festival? this performance is going to be a breath of fresh air (literally and metaphorically).

Mt. Eerie: acoustic music that bleeds sincerity and directness. sackville is lucky to have him here.

The Paramedics: a brand new band featuring a combination of two seemingly opposite, but equally brilliant musicians: Mike from Snailhouse and Bry Webb of the Constantines.

Chad VanGaalen: everything a solo performer should be.

Ohbijou: folk music with a backing band.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5
Evening Hymns: like all those acoustic guys you listen to on your discman: Great Lake Swimmers, Iron and Wine. reminds me of simpler times.

John Tiell's Metal Kites: I don't know much about this, but I know I love Clark the Band (their former name). loud, energetic, and catchy pop songs.

The Stance: a revival of a revival? The Stance play the rock music that made The Strokes my favourite band in the 00's, except this is easier to get moving for and appears at your local roadhouse.

Dog Day: one of the catchiest releases of 2007 is "Night Group". a fraction of that, translated into a live performance, should make for a wild ride.

Eric's Trip: "Canada's underground indie darlings" from the 1990's, all united under the same roof once again. before my time, so it's a good thing this reunion thing keeps happening.


finally, GO BUY YOUR TICKETS and spin the CD's on CHMA. Thank you.

julie doiron nominated for the Polaris Prize

sackville's own Julie Doiron has been nominated for the Polaris Prize, awarded annually with criteria based solely on artistic merit as opposed to album sales. Dorion's "Woke Myself Up" was released in January and here appears alongside other artists such as Arcade Fire, Feist, and Junior Boys. but don't let me tell you about it. sackville friend Chad VanGaalen is also there. Julie will appear on Boardwalk Radio on CHMA 106.9 FM this friday between 12:30 and 2:00 PM to tell you all about it.

CHMA Charts, week ending July 3, 2007

Hey Everyone, happy Canada Day! CHMA played lots of Canadian artists again this week, because that's just how patriotic we are. Wooden Stars topped the charts this week, in support of their show with Julie Doiron and the Hylozoists here next Friday. Also, Wax Mannequin plays a house show here tomorrow and Tanya Davis will perform at Struts on Thursday. Things continue to be hyped for Sappyfest, as more artists performing at this year's festival were on the charts this week.

And now:

CHMA Charts, week ending July 3, 2007
*1. The Wooden Stars - People Are Different (Sonc Unyon)
*2. Joel Plaskett Emergency - Ashtray Rock (MapleMusic)
*3. Nich Worby - Oh, how? (Ford Plant)
*4. Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up (Endearing)
5. Calvin Johnson and the Sons of Soil - Calvin Johnson and the Sons of Soil (K)
*6. Wax Mannequin - Orchard and Ire (Infinite Heat)
*7. Andre Ethier - On Blue Fog (Blue Fog)
*8. Code Pie - The Most Trusted Name in Yous (Flagless)
*9. The Ghost is Dancing - The Darkest Spark (Sonic Unyon)
*10. Feist - The Reminder (Arts and Crafts)
*11. Tanya Davis - Make a List (Independent)
*12. David Trenaman - Success! (Independent)
13. The Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me (Universal)
*14. Jim Bryson - Where the Bungalows Roam (Kelp)
*15. Dog Day - Night Group (Black Mountain Music)
*16. Entire Cities - Centralia (Independent)
*17. Sarah Hallman - Sarah Hallman (Busted Flat)
*18. Baby Eagle - Baby Eagle (Independent)
*19. Dick Morello - RCPMRIEFTMAS (Independent)
20. Koop - Remixes by Christian Prommer, Sirs, and Beanfield (Compost)
21. The White Stripes - Icky Thump (Universal)
22. Battles - Mirrored (Warp)
*23. Miracle Fortress - Five Roses (Secret City)
24. Architecture in Helsinki - Heart it Races EP (Polyvinyl)
*25. Love and Mathematics - Love and Mathematics (Independent)
*26. Shapes and Sizes - Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner (Asthmatic Kitty)
*27. Tokyo Police Club - Smith (Paper Bag)
*28. Lightning Dust - Lightning Dust (Jagjaguwar)
*29. The Phonemes - There’s Something We’ve Been Meaning To Do (Blocks)
*30. Frog Eyes - Tears of the Valedictorian (Scratch)

* denotes Canadian content.

Charts compiled by Mark Brownlee, music director.

CHMA 106.9 FM CD Review: Andre Ethier / On Blue Fog

Artist: Andre Ethier
Album: On Blue Fog
Label: Blue Fog
Rating: 4.5/5

Andre Ethier is timeless: he straddles a space that is at once new and old. On “The Pride of Egypt,” this record’s closer, Either sounds as though he could have been right alongside Bob Dylan in 1966, tearing a hole in the world of folk music and ripping through a nation’s subconscious. After a record full of medium tempo laments, “Egypt” stands like a lighthouse on the rocks in the middle of a full-blown storm that is threatening to make the whole thing fall apart. There’s a few minutes in this song in which it seems like Ethier has his finger on the pulse of rock and roll music.
Elsewhere, as noted, Ethier meanders through a record of half-tempo pseudo-acoustic ballads that at times recall an age gone by, one in which everyone sat down at their instrument to record, and once the record button was pushed and the songwriter strums the first few chords on his guitar, everyone played. There were no pauses for effect, nothing was orchestrated, and everyone simply focussed on what they were doing, all while listening to what everyone else was doing.
Above all, On Blue Fog is about something of a revival, but it is also about tearing down the revival. It is about mutating the revival to the point where it’s barely recognizable, to the point where the only thing that is recognizable from 1966 is the shape. It’s what is inside, however, that has changed shape.

Standout Tracks: 9, 6, 8, 2, 4. Now Playing on CHMA 106.9 FM.

Saturday July 14: The Wooden Stars, Julie Doiron, The Hylozoists

Presented by Festival by the Marsh
in conjunction with Remarkably Enthusiastic Promotions.

THE WOODEN STARS (first Maritime show in eight years!)
JULIE DOIRON
HYLOZOISTS

George's Fabulous Roadhouse: Sackville Summer Party Central
9:00 DOORS
$8 students / $10 otherwise

The Wooden Stars are an iconic Canadian band; they've been playing since the early nineties and have been very influential in the development of the early 2000's indie rock sound. You can hear the Wooden Stars' off-kilter guitars and inventive drumming in bands like Wintersleep, Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade today. Even the Rheostatics listed them as an influence. In addition to laying the groundwork for today's Can-Indie explosion, they were rewarded in their own time with a Juno win -Best Alternative Album for their collaboration with Julie Doiron in 2000.

This show reunites them with Julie Doiron, a homegrown songwriting sensation and Jagjaguwar/Endearing recording artist. If you are unfamiliar, Julie has toured Europe, Canada, the US and Japan repeatedly and used to play bass in all your favourite bands: Eric's Trip, Herman Dune, Gordon Downie's "Country of Miracles" sideproject, and Shotgun & Jaybird. Julie is a local treasure; this is probably her second-last show before she moves to Montreal.

The Hylozoists are led by Paul Aucoin, producer and vibraphonist to the stars (Fembots, Sadies, Cuff the Duke, Jon-Rae & The River, Golden Dogs...). They're an ensemble featuring members of Cuff the Duke, Old Soul, Bicycles, Heavy Blinkers & many more. Paul grew up in halifax and played in several bands there before moving to the big smoke. They play symphonic, orchestral indie rock that sounds like what would happen if ennio morricone composed Do Make Say Think's songs. Check out their dual-vibraphone attack and sweet jams on this jam-packed Saturday Sackville Summer night.

Websites:

www.thewoodenstars.com / http://www.myspace.com/thewoodenstars
www.juliedoiron.com / http://www.myspace.com/juliedoiron
www.thehylozoists.com / http://myspace.com/hylozoists