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Second Summer has announced their individual lineups for Sept 24-26. Here’s what’s going on here!

Grab a 3-day pass now @secondsummerfestival

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Driving is a huge part of rock and roll’s enduring mythology. Images of cruising down the highway with friends and lovers while basking in the freedom of the open road pervade pop music’s lyrical canon. Yet, so often, these idealized images clash with the everyday drudgery of being a motorist: traffic jams, detours, and bad news on the radio.

This tension is central to @motor.ists’ sound - as much about the colourful possibilities of life as it is about the way those possibilities are boxed in by technologies. It’s clear that, for the band, creative collaboration is the only way to break the tension. In a world where everyone’s been in their own bubble, Motorists have pushed theirs together and worked through feelings of isolation as a group, to the tune of jangly guitars, infectious power pop hooks, and a steady motorik beat. The result is an album full of revelations about what it means to be together, and how bad you want it when you’re being torn apart.

After getting the nod from Jack White to open for him (last year at @masseyhall), Motorists certainly caught our attention. Great people, great music, and Toronto locals. We’re all in!

Come see them with us at SSF - Saturday 26 September at @thegarrisonto! 🎟️ on sale now at the 🔗 in bio 🤘

Second Summer Festival. 24-26 September. Toronto’s West End 🦝

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Here's what we played on yesterday's show. Thanks for tuning into another episode of RDT!

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Ya está aquí!

Como todos los veranos, traemos el recopilatorio menos obvio compuesto por las mejores canciones que llevamos de 2026, con cierta querencia a las vibraciones veraniegas.

Disfrútala estos días y nos volvemos a leer a finales de agosto :)

Link en bio y en stories.

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Hey hello howdy Saskatoon, I was back on the community radio airwaves hosting Green Eggs and Ham from 6 until 8 this morning with some five star tunes from some of my favourite bands and I have now listed those tunes in the order I played them below:

Wishy - All The Rage
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - The Greatest Thing
Peter Elkas - In My Den
The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
SUEP - Patronised
Fuss - But It's A Dry Heat
Tough Age - Paradise by Another Name
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Continental Breakfast
Deadbeat Beat - Peach Sprite
PONY - Hot and Mean
Weird Nightmare - Pay No Mind
Telekinesis - Power Lines
Sleater-Kinney - The Dog/The Body
Dave Marsh - The Smoke Easy
Belle and Sebastian - The Blues Are Still Blue
Young Governor - English Tim
Energy Slime - Throw Me a Bone
Jale - Hey Hey
Absolute Losers - You Never Say That You Love Me
Mock Media - Rat Bastard
Sloan - All by Ourselves
The Paul Collins Beat - Working Too Hard
Faith Healer - Sufferin' Creature
Bobby Emmett - Magic Eyes
The Flashing Lights - Same Thing Twice
Paul Westerberg - Waiting for Somebody
The Tubs - Stoop to Me
Sugar - Your Favorite Thing
Nick Lowe - Cruel to Be Kind
Two Hours Traffic - Limelight
Motorists - Diogenes
Ex-Vöid - July

Good tunes!! And that ✨new Tubs song✨, am I right?

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Okay, catch you on Thursday at 6 am again

#cfcrSaskatoon
#cfcrCommunityRadio
#CommunityRadioPlaylist

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With the excellent Polaris Long List dropping this past week, I wanted to share four records I championed in my first year as a juror. While they didn’t make the Long List, the conversation extended far beyond the 40 albums that did. These were the records I was genuinely stoked on, and I think they’re all deserving of a little extra love. Give ’em a spin, I hope you’ll love them as much as I do.

Absolute Losers — In The Crowd
Anyone who knows me knows about my love for bands like Sloan, The Super Friendz, and Thrush Hermit. Boy howdy, this record captures that same feeling perfectly.
Pure power-pop bliss. Jangly guitars, massive hooks, and melodies that stick around long after the record ends. Between these fine folks, The Boojums, The Get Alongs, and others carrying the torch, I’ve seen the future. Have you?

Kue Varo & the Only Hopes — How Everything Feels (and Other Lies)
Heartfelt, funny, and deeply human songwriting from one of this city’s most distinctive voices. Kue has a way of connecting with listeners that feels both profound and relatable, all wrapped in warm, rootsy arrangements. One of those records that feels like an old friend from the very first listen.

Motorists — Never Sing Alone
Motorists continue their streak of making some of the finest guitar pop in the country. Bright, driving melodies meet wistful songwriting, creating a record that feels equally suited for a summer road trip or a late-night headphone listen. Thoughtful, melodic, and endlessly replayable.

Yukon Blonde — Friendship & Rock ‘n’ Roll
A band celebrating exactly what the title promises: friendship, good times, and great songs. It’s loose, joyful, and packed with the kind of anthemic hooks Yukon Blonde have been perfecting for over a decade.
(Fun fact: I own Brandon’s old Music Man amp!)

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Hand Audiovisual!🔥 Hade missat dem förra gångerna de spelat i Malmö men efter att ha sett dem igår tänker jag aldrig mer missa dem. Kanadensiska Motorists spelade härlig rock and roll - på måndag ser jag dem igen som förband till Jack White! #handaudiovisual #motoristsband #livemusic #concert #grandmalmö

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📻SHOW 327📻
The "Not About Basketball At All" Edition of Treasure Trove Radio
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I shouldn't have mentioned basketball at all last week. That was a mistake, and I'm really sorry. I'm also really sorry that this post is a day late. I drank too much coffee and ran around a lot and forgot. Oops!
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Remember that, even though this aired in the middle of the cold, cold night, you can play back an archived recording on the @wruwfm website.
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A Spotify playlist is also available, though, as always, it is missing a few choice cuts you'll only hear on the broadcast! Just follow the Linkin Bio... uh, I mean the link in bio.
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Spela Död & Motorists Live brings together explosive Swedish guitar rock and shimmering power pop for a night full of energy, noise and emotion.

Spela Död - @spela_dod delivers raw, collective-driven rock in Swedish — packed with countryside mythology, night shifts, doom, decadence and irresistible melodies. Fresh off the release of their latest album NATTPASS, the band leans further into distorted guitars and chaotic live energy where every show feels like a celebration.

Joining the night is Motorists (CA/SWE) - @motor.ists , blending jangly guitars, motorik rhythms and infectious hooks into songs balancing freedom, isolation and the romance of the open road.

Expect loud guitars, sweaty singalongs and indie rock at its finest.

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#eventsingothenburg #gothenburgevents #gothenburg #göteborgevents

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Den här veckan rör sig Stigberget mellan noise, indie, postpunk och jazz, där både klubbar och scener fylls av nya releaser, oväntade möten och liveakter som sträcker sig från det råa och kaotiska till det lekfullt avancerade 🕺🔥

FYRENS ÖLKAFÉ | Lördag 30 maj, 20:00
We Are Wood + Douglas Diamond
We Are Wood kommer med ett massivt och psykedeliskt indierock sound och intensiva liveframträdanden. Douglas Diamond fortsätter sin egensinniga bana med teatral rock och en blandning av Bowie, Santana och psykedeliska uttryck.

HÄNGMATTAN | Söndag 31 maj, 19:00
Spela Död + Motorists
Spela Död levererar kollektiv och skramlig gitarrmusik med både progg och popkänsla, där albumet Nattpass står i centrum. Motorists blandar janglig power pop och motorik rytmer med teman om ensamhet och gemenskap i ett modernt bandprojekt. Fri entré!

MUSIKENS HUS | Fredag 29 maj, 20:00
The Family men + Skalpell + Deisel Benzin
The Family Men skapar ett rått och experimentellt ljudlandskap med elektronik, loopar och tung energi i ett intensivt liveformat. Skalpell spelar snabb och rak hardcore från Göteborg och Deisel Benzin levererar elektronisk noise pop i avskalad form.

OCEANEN | Fredag 29 maj, 20:00 Primula + Spomenik
Primula rör sig mellan drömsk pop och alternativ rock med EPn Nothing New som grund. Spomenik blandar progg, postpunk och Kate Bush inspirerad freakpop med mörka gitarrer och tungt groove.

SKEPPET GBG | Lördag 30 maj, 20:00 Molotov Cocktail Party – Återkomsten!
Molotov Cocktail Party är tillbaka med ett dansgolv för queers och flator över trettio där fokus ligger på gemenskap och klubbkultur. Kvällen bjuder på DJ set från Bill och Butch, Madame Wild och Lebb Zeppelin med musik från åttiotalet och framåt i en blandning av klubb och popklassiker.

UTOPIA JAZZ | Lördag 30 maj, 20:30
MUSVIT - Releasekonsert
Det prisbelönade och kritikerrosade Dansk/Svenska Succébandet MUSVIT gör sin efterlängtade Releasekonsert på Utopia Jazz. Med prisade releaser och turnéer i Europa och Asien levererar de ett lekfullt och kraftfullt liveuniversum där improvisation och struktur möts.

Vart ses vi? 💜

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📻SHOW 326📻
The "I Like the Way They Dribble Up and Down the Court" Edition of Treasure Trove Radio
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I recorded this show the day before Game 1 of the ECF, so, as it turns out, I actually don't like the way they dribble up and down the court.
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Remember that, even though this aired in the middle of the cold, cold night, you can play back an archived recording on the @wruwfm website.
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A Spotify playlist is also available, though, as always, it is missing a few choice cuts you'll only hear on the broadcast! Just follow the Linkin Bio... uh, I mean the link in bio.
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📻SHOW 325📻
The "It Is the Summer... Schedule, That Is!" Edition of Treasure Trove Radio
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Back at 1am and feelin' fine! Who's ready for tunes? Hey, I said I was dropping the spotting fy playlists but I also made those for myself as a record of what I played so I didn't double up on songs from week to week, and after I finished this show, I realized I played a song this show that I did last show, so, uh, playlists are back!
🎙️🎧🎙️🎧
Remember that, even though this aired in the middle of the cold, cold night, you can play back an archived recording on the @wruwfm website.
📱💻📱💻
A Spotify playlist is also available, though, as always, it is missing a few choice cuts you'll only hear on the broadcast! Just follow the Linkin Bio... uh, I mean the link in bio.
🎸🥁🎸🥁

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