Noise Complaint

Our friend Tariq Hussain returns with his Creative Writing 511 students for another end-of-semester songwriting showcase, hosted by Aisia Witteveen.

Merv xx Gotti joins Jasper in studio for a performance and interview.

Garret T. Willie and his band perform live at CiTR before their show at the WISE Hall in Vancouver. https://garrettwillie.com/ About Garret: Garret T. Willie is an old soul masquerading as an uncommonly wise, weathered, witty and world-weary 23-year-old. He's about to give rock 'n' roll a formidable 21st -century kick in the ass with plenty of wild, heartbreaking, and hilarious stories to share in true rock 'n' roll form. Garret T. Willie hails from Kingcome Inlet, off the coast of British Columbia. He’s been through some serious shit and lived through a lot more than most of us have at his age. But while Willie’s back story also gives him more right than most to sing the blues – and at heart, Garret T. Willie is a rock ‘n’ roller – he’d rather that not be the whole story.

Aisia, Yasna, Tariq and Jasper host the Creative Writing 411 for their end-of-semester songwriting showcase live at CiTR.

Ines from Gobstopper hosts ? NUMB ? DAME ? live at CiTR.

This week are joined by the amazing Avery Sloane to listen to some fun tunes, chat about the joy of making music with your best friends, and much more! "This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada."

Ines (of CiTR's Gobstopper) hosts Muppet Boys live in studio at CiTR.

This week on Noise Complaint we have a performance and an interview with Iris, ALSO KNOWN AS SUBLIME !!! AKAsublime is a Music Producer, DJ and sound composer based somewhere in so called “Vancouver/Canada” . AKAsublime is also the founder of Unity Arts Collective, A space and platform made for and by QTBIPOC / BIPOC Artists within “Canada”. AKAsublime also owns N0-Guidance - Records which is a music collective and soon to be Record Label, Floating Thoughts which is An art project consisting of Sound/Radio, Photo/Videos, Writing and other Arts. *This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.* Listen to their music and upcoming mixtape "debris" here: https://sublimewrld.bandcamp.com/

Local band Rosemary Ginger visits the station to perform some tunes! Listen to their latest singles here: https://rosemaryginger.bandcamp.com/album/ocean-in-between *This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.*

Amanda has collaborated on many interdisciplinary theatre based works, which have brought her to perform and present work at the SMUSH Gallery (Jersey City), On The Boards (Seattle), the Fury Factory Festival of Ensemble and Devised Theatre (San Francisco) and Summerworks (Toronto). Past devised works include Once She Dries (Meagan Woods/Nancy Cohen), New Societies and Champion (re:current theatre), Other Inland Empires (Swim Club), and Double Happiness: Detour This Way (NancyTam & Robyn Jacob/Music on Main/plastic orchid factory/Neworld Theatre). Amanda holds a BFA in theatre performance from Simon Fraser University. As an actor, Amanda’s recent credits include 4 seasons of the East Van Panto (Theatre Replacement), Sense and Sensibility (Arts Club), do you want what i have got? a craigslist cantata (The Cultch), Chicken Girl (rice&beans), and The Wolves (With A Spoon/Rumble/Pacific). As a musician, Amanda's writing floats on top of the indie-pop genre, sometimes dipping into jazz or visiting alternative fo

Aisia and Jasper are joined by UBC Creative Writing Department's Tariq Hussain and his students for their end-of-semester songwriting showcase.

Jasper is joined by local musician, community organizer and One City city council candidate with Ian Cromwell. Learn more about Ian: https://vancouver.iancromwell.ca/ https://www.localslounge.ca/ https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/

CiTR is joined in-studio by student from CRWR411, Tariq Hussain's songwriting class to take over CiTR 101.9FM and share some of their songs written during the 2021 semester. ft. performances by 1. Rayne Weinstein (she/he/they) - Warsaw 2. Lara Yildirim (she/they) - Alec 3. Gabrielle Elena (she/her) - Let Me Miss You Again 4. Kaila Johnson (she/they) - Wednesday Nights 5. MacKenzie Sewell (she/they) - Graveyard Blanket 6. Emma Doig (she/her) - Belladonna Wine 7. Sebastian Young (he/him) - Song for Future Self 8. Brit Runeckles (they/she) - Was It Just Me? 9. Jessica Kim (she/her) - Minimum Wage 10. Sinead Tebbutt (she/her) - Outside Rain (working title) 11. Jaenna Cali (she/her) - Standing By 12. Katya Kirschmann (she/her) - Catch & Release

Jasper is joined by Tariq Hussain and his songwriting class, who share some of their songs written during the 2020 semester. Spencer Oakes--Motorcade Tarene Thomas--Lullaby Gabrielle Rutman--The Believing Valie Madejska--June Eleanor Panno--Burnt Toast Cole Klassen--Camping Prayer Edie Chunn--Leave It Up To You Claudine Yip--Where Do They Go Ethan Wescoatt--The Cloud Sea Emma Leck--Butterflies

Janny Banai's couchwalker grew up into an album with the all-too-eager help of heartbreak, uncertainty and questions to do with faith. Each song embodies a timeless longing of the soul for mutual understanding and deep connection. Alas, throughout Jenny flutters from one couch to the next; from one conversation to the next, feeling wholly affected by the state of the world, of her friends and of her own heart. All the while finding ground in what she believes is true.

Vancouver artist Ruby Singh phones in to talk about his new pan-cultural Sufi Hip-Hop project Jhalaak which released its debut self-titled album in May. Spanning two continents, Jhalaak brings together the powerful sounds of Qawaali (devotional Sufi music from Pakistan and India), Hip-Hop, and EDM. Jhalaak met under the constellations of the Vancouver summer sky in 2014 when the Indian musicians found a kindred spirit in Canadian born Desi Hip-Hop artist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Ruby Singh. “We met 6 years ago at the Indian Summer Festival in Vancouver,” explains Singh. “The group of Indian musicians are all brothers from the same family, Salim Khan, Khete Khan, Chugge Khan, 19th generation musicians from a caste called Manganiyars. They are from the same city where my ancestors migrated from 300 years ago so there is a good chance that our ancestors were hanging out which is pretty incredible.” Made up of an ensemble of artists who have toured the world over, Jhalaak is a potent combination of m

North Vancouver’s George Nixon released his debut EP in 2012 – a dark, alt. country dream called Ghosts on the Road. Described as sombre acoustic blues and country-noir, his music has a traditional folk sound laced with vivid urban imagery and a dusty, gritty edge that makes it feel modern, a bit punk, and incredibly unique.

This is part one of two of my conversation with lié - we got cut short due to a scheduling conflict, but stay tuned for part two which was taped in the music office, directly after this conversation.

Tune Builders, founded by Vancouver-based David Beckingham, singer-songwriter and guitarist for Juno-nominated Vancouver band Hey Ocean, offers a musical mentorship and songwriting program for youth who want to experience playing in a band. Whether beginner or advanced, we believe anybody who is interested should get to experience playing musical instruments, songwriting, recording and performing music with their friends. Participants are led and mentored by a team of professional touring/recording artists with a passion for music, creativity and inspiring young artists to play with their boundless creative potential.

Lucid swings by CiTR to perform some songs from his debut EP "Unfufilled" and Alex de Boer makes a special guest appearance!