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THRILL #4
LOWLANDS, THE HUMANZEES, TRISTAN RAGANAN, RUBY RANDALL, MALACHI, JORDAN RAYCROFT, DAN FRAWLEYTOMORROW NIGHT 9pm, 49 GREEN ST.$3/PWYC, BYOB
View ArticleRyan Masters
Last week Ryan Masters & The Pinnacle Peoplehiked up from their Alton stomping grounds to share some hometown tunes and roadside stories. The only thing that was missing was a campfire. If you're...
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Happily Trevor After
Local hobo turned mystical guru Trevor Mintz has come a long way from his couch surfing/ combing days. With the establishment of his Think Positive label this year, Mintz has finally begun to unveil a...
View ArticleVidebro's
Props to prop master Martin Macpherson on Acorn's Restoration, and Ian Carleton for his recent work as direct of photography on Timber Timbre's Black Water. What a talented household. "Brad Higham was...
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Malachi
For those of you who had the opportunity to catch Thrill Fest #4, you'll undoubtably remember the smooth slide playing of Guelph local Malachi Greenidge. Due to a successful canoe wedding proposal a...
View ArticleMeet The Tumbleweeds
It's hard to believe that a month has already passed since our journey to the vast blues mecca that is the American south. I guess time has a way of blowin' on slow and steady, like a tumbleweed you...
View ArticleOut Of Hibernation
About a week ago, Thrill guest Malachi told us a little about a neat venue just outside of Guelph called the Ark Coffeehouse. Run by a family of music lovers, Nabi both promotes and performs for their...
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Thrillzania
Thanks to my sister and the kids at Mkombzi School of Arusha, Tanzania for the CFRU love!
View ArticleNEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST 2011: Blackwater Music
"Four decades as a 'road scholar', concert performer and general fan of humanity have given Spencer Bohren much to share." I couldn't think of a better way to describe Spencer - his love for the city...
View ArticleNEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST 2011: The Never Borin' Spencer Bohren
When The Thrill is Back team first rolled into New Orleans, we were exausted, road-blind, hungry, dirty, intimidated and Brad was there. Our first interview would set the tone for the trip, and in...
View ArticlePetunia: We're Fawnin' Over Flora
His name? No one knows, just call him Petunia. Where is he from? Equally a mystery. (Although he has a French-Canadian look to him doesn't he?) His voice? Golden. His instrumentation? Inspired. His...
View ArticleNXNE 2011: Topanga
Topanga is the kind of band you want to take to the beach. They can whistle in a coastline of jet-skis, bikini babes, and vodka soaked watermelons one minute, and take you for a long walk along the...
View ArticleNXNE 2011: Gavin Gardiner
The only decoration in Gavin Gardiner's bedroom is written in big black marker on the wall: "WAKE UP YOU'RE GETTING OLD." It's a line many are familiar with from The Wooden Sky. Gardiner and Andrew...
View ArticleMARIPOSA 2011: Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter serenades us on a sunny bank at Mariposa Folk Festival with Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini's Moon River, and his own Wild Goose.
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Lowlands New Single & Hillside Times
Gordon James Lachlan Auld hasn't been getting the best sleep lately. And we couldn't be happier about it. Of course, after his band Lowlands'Hillside Festival performances this weekend he'll have some...
View ArticleHILLSIDE 2011: Nils Edenloff
This weekend we had the great pleasure of sitting down with Nils Edenloff from theRural Alberta Advantage. Nils has this incredible ability to pack a whole whack of ideas into just a few simple words....
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Love Banshee
Love Banshee (formerly the Music Box) have had a busy month. But with most of their Southern touring out of the way now, their sophomore LP is hot on the trail. Here's Up and Go off the forthcoming...
View ArticleHILLSIDE 2011: Graveyard Train
When I talk to people about the highlight of Guelph's Hillside Festival this summer, a lot of great shows come up, and it's often too hard to pick. But what has been said, is that for all of those who...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki
As we sign off from The Thrill Is Videos world we'd like to put a little notice. We have a few videos that never made the series. (gasp!) Sometimes the time just wasn't right to run the pieces we...
View ArticleThe Thrill Is Video
The Thrill Is Back video series has come to a close after twelve months of incredibly rewarding exploration. The folks we met on this journey have been nothing but outstanding and it has been our...
View ArticleCan't Lay Low
The title of this first Southern Souls recorded song may be 'First Kill', but don't be fooled - Lowlands has been killing it for weeks now. Just ask anyone who happened to catch their breath-taking set...
View ArticleCHUOhbijou
I had a chance to have a quick chat with Ohbijou after their wonderful set at Ritual this past week for CHUO. They're touring their brand new album Metal Meets, featuring the single Niagara...
View ArticleBry Webb, You've Done It Again
CFRU's own Bry Webb has recently released the first single from his upcoming debut solo album Provider, coming out Nov. 15. "Rivers of Gold was written after Bry's first visit to Dawson City while...
View ArticleFeral Foster
Feral Foster is a New Yorker with a spirit born of the South. Ian Carleton recovered this song from a set he shot on our New Orleans explorations; here's hoping it'll bring a little warmth to ya on...
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