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If you’re familiar with Project: Constellation at all, it’s likely as a North Dakota-based husband-and-wife folk duo with Winnipeg connections.

They’re still all of those things, of course, but they have this interesting side gig performing Scandinavian songs — from traditional stuff to Swedish and Norwegian pop hits — at libraries and cultural events all over their region of the U.S.

They...

Anyone involved in the local music scene (and beyond) in Winnipeg is probably aware of the tragic accident on Canada Day that led to the death of Royal Canoe bassist Brendan Berg and his partner Olivia Michalczuk.

Brendan (along with Royal Canoe drummer Derek Allard) was on a very early episode of Witchpolice Radio back in fall 2014, so this is a reissued version of that episode for thos...

Here's an interview all about the soul, sound and signature of R&B-tinged Afrobeats artist Olisae!

It's a fun conversation about his forthcoming new single, perceptions on Winnipeg crowds, focusing on musical energy, and much more!

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A fun conversation on this one with the duo behind electronic project Peacocking!

We talk about their upcoming EP (which drops July 18), the science of ‘beat week’, expanding beyond drum and bass, glockenspiel, and much more!

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This isn't a regular episode of Witchpolice Radio -- it's a bit of a throwback from the ol' vault.

Here's the audio from a backyard show at my house in June of 2018, featuring performances by Anne-Marie Williot, Roger's Arsenal, Gerrit Delaquis, and Project: Constellation. 

This has never been released before in audio podcast form, although it is available in video form (individual song ...

Local punks Shit Happens, who recently put out a brand new full-length, sit down for an interview on this episode!

Tune in to our conversation about the record (‘Slam Poetry to Junk Music’), being in a band with — shock! Horror! — the word ‘shit’ in its name, their unique approach to songwriting, the search for a new guitarist, and much more!

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Honourary Winnipegger Greg Soden has been obsessing over Propagandhi for much of his life, as evidenced by the years of deep-dives on his Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi… but he’s taking things a step further with the upcoming release of a book of interviews with the band and a companion CD compilation.

Tune in for our chat about the project, Propagandhi’s latest LP, an ou...

Very interesting chat on this one with Ashley Au, artistic director of Cluster: New Music + Integrated Arts Festival!

Check out our conversation about this year’s festival (June 3-10), explaining new music and sound art, ‘frog opera’, a kids’ workshop, and much more!

There are some clips in here as well of work by a few of the unique artists participating in the 16th annual festival, inclu...

Live and direct from the teeming metropolis of Morden, Man., it’s alt-rockers DITCH!

Here's our conversation about music from outside the Perimeter, their new record (Right Now), and so much more!

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Recorded an interview with local punx Jus D'Orange!

Tune in for our conversation about French food labels, musical simplicity, band families, and much more...

Check 'em out live May 17 at Sidestage (Rock for Pride with Gladly and Nagi) and May 22 and the Osborne Taphouse (with Mouth Feel and Lost Planet Airmen).

(As always, when I'm talking to a big group of people who are all in the same...

I had a great conversation on this episode with Montreal (via Winnipeg) folk artist Claire Morrison!

Check out our talk about her new ‘Where Do You Go At Night?’ full-length, musical differences between the two cities, collaborating with the record’s producer Rayannah (who was on episode 614 of the podcast), and much more!

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Here's my conversation with Jordie Ouellet, who you may know from… every local band that has ever hired a trumpet player.

Tune in for our talk about his upcoming record as a bandleader/singer, his funk roots, the joys of raw, live sounds, and much more!

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We interrupt your regularly-scheduled programming with an episode from the vault -- March 20, 2014, to be exact -- featuring singer-songwriter Carly Dow and writer/musician Sheldon Birnie.

For those unfamiliar with the archival episodes -- when I moved all of my episodes from one hosting provider to another, years ago, I accidentally missed the inclusion of a couple dozen episodes from 2...

Three years ago when they first appeared on the podcast, Antonio and Giovanna Mazza’s Luana Moth was just a recording project that had yet to play a live show.

Skip ahead to 2025, and Luana Moth is a full-fledged live experience with interconnected songs based in prog rock and electronic music, an extensive backstory of lore/mythos centred around the titular Luana character, and much more...

‘One for the Boys’, coming this Friday, April 11, is a multi-band fundraising show focused on men’s mental health, in memory of the late frontman of Winnipeg's iconic MUNG!

I had a quick chat with event organizer Tanner Fehr all about the cause, the event (at the Bulldog Event Centre feat. performances by Mandy Arr, Extenders, Spectre, Mung tribute Narrow, and the Sums), Mung's legacy, an...

Local alt-rawkers Ash and the Arsonists are back on the show to talk about their upcoming 'Burn' EP (which drops this weekend with a release show April 12), and much more.

We get into the new record, songs that are too heavy for radio, balancing originality with a more commercial sound, progression in songwriting, and a whole bunch of other topics!

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I sat down with Irvin Miller, a recent transplant to Winnipeg (via Nova Scotia), for a conversation about soul, country, folk, and especially gospel music.

His sound is a throwback to the 1950s and ‘60s, and he’s working on new music inspired by a wide array of influences. We talk about all of that and more!

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Good chat on this episode with two members of crossover thrash outfit Trauma Shot!

Tune in for a conversation about their brand-spankin' new EP, ‘Where Weakness Dies’, shifting toward more hardcore influences, and much more…

Note: this one jumped the queue a little bit because the new EP just came out a day or two ago, so it was a little time-sensitive.

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Fun hang with long-running local screaming enthusiasts Yer Mum, who are capping off more than a dozen years of punk rock with one last hurrah!

Stay tuned for a conversation about Yer Mum’s last show (March 28 at the Osborne Taphouse), songs that never got recorded, jumping over people on skateboards, their actual mums’ opinions on the band, and more…

Note: one of the band members had kind...