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New season, new blog home

September 1, 2008

Starting Tuesday, September 2nd, we Signalers will be abandoning this here blog for a new home on the CBC Radio 2 web site. Please adjust your bookmarks to:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/thesignal/
Hope to see you over there.

Summer Profiles in the ides of August

July 31, 2008

 
The Weekend of August 15th- WINNIPEG
August 22nd – Calgary & Edmonton
August 29th – The East Coast
 
enjoy!

Props in The Globe and Mail

July 28, 2008

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July 25, 26, 27 on The Signal

July 24, 2008

The Signal with Odario Williams – Friday July 25, 2008
Winnipeg ex-pat and Hip Hop artist Odario Williams is back as guest host tonight on The Signal. Tonight in concert the electronic madness of HOLY FUCK. There will also be brand new tracks by Tanya Tagaq, School of Language, Mr. Scruff and [...]

Lazy, hazy, listening days…

July 17, 2008

Things are quiet at work these days — half of CBC radio music seem to be on holidays — the rest of us working stiffs are working, but are on summer mode.  Why is it that work in the summer seems…well….like less work, less stressful?  There seem to be buckets more time to see friends, [...]

On The Signal July 18, 19, 20th

July 17, 2008

The Signal with Odario Williams – Friday July 18, 2008
Winnipeg ex-pat and Hip Hop artist Odario Williams guest hosts The Signal tonight. In concert Canadian ex-pat-now living in the UK, electronic whiz kid Caribou mines 60’s pop on stage at Lee’s Palace in Toronto. Odario also samples the earth’s elements with tracks from Iceland’s Mum, The Penderecki [...]

JULY 11, 12, 13

July 11, 2008

The Signal with Pat Carrabré- Friday July 11, 2008
Tonight on the Signal Pat explores the life work of one of our premier avant garde electronic musicians- Montrealer Mitchell Akiyama. Have your Dance tickets at the ready because in concert this evening Pat features the beats and rhymes of Toronto via Winnipeg’s Grand Analog. Pat will [...]

Any Creative Person is a Criminal!

July 10, 2008

R. Murray Schafer is Canada’s most widely known and respected composer. He’s been awarded the Glenn Gould Prize, the Walter Carsen Prize and the Molson Prize. On Friday, July 18th he turns 75. On Sunday night’s show we’ll have a little birthday party for him and play four pieces: “Tapio for Alphorn with Echoing Instruments” [...]

The JULY 4th Weekend on The Signal

July 4, 2008

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The Signal with Pat Carrabré- Friday July 4, 2008
This show is all about “home” and all that word inspires. Tonight on the Signal Pat takes an in depth listen to the work of the experimental ground breaking composer, singer, filmmaker, choreographer, director: Meredith Monk. In concert tonight Pat listens in on Toronto’s multi talented Royal Wood, [...]

Home Sweet Home

July 4, 2008

Some musicians are like itinerant farm workers or traveling salesmen. They have to hit the road to make a living. So thoughts of home are important. When you’re away, thinking about home can be your happy place, the one that keeps you going. When you finally make it home, it can give the grounding that [...]