Tell the Band to Go Home

06/15/2025

Episode 1091

New music, a busy week of big upcoming shows, and a feature focusing on the mysterious California-based A.V.R.A. Records, which is re-releasing some incredible underappreciated Canadian music!

Singer/Songwriters, Sundays, 2-4 pm central!

06/15/2025

Longtime favourite of the show, Shannon McNally Music returns to Winnipeg this week alongside the legendary Mike Campbell & The Dirty K***s! We're pretty excited about that one. Just over a year ago, we did a full hour of Shannon's great music, and still hardly scratched the surface! Look back at our 4:00 Feature in advance of this week's exciting show at The Park Theatre!

Singer/Songwriters, Sundays, 2-4 pm central!

06/09/2025

Episode #1090

Today a chat with the good professor Devin Latimer all about this year’s Trout Forest Music Festival lineup, some new music, and we feature the talented Whynot Jansveld, former member of one of the greatest bands you almost certainly never heard (but certainly should have), Harper Blynn aka Mosco Rosco, and now a hired gun playing alongside a long list of stars and currently touring with The Wallflowers!

Singer/Songwriters, Sundays, 2-4 pm central!

06/07/2025

I'm not sure I've ever gone to a concert so excited to see the bass player in the opening band, but tomorrow when I see The Wallflowers open for ZZ Top, it'll be because of a super talented guy who was in one of the greatest bands you probably never heard, but should have. We'll fix that for you.

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06/01/2025

Apologies to live radio listeners, the UMFM feed was inexplicably hijacked somewhere in hour 2. Was it something I said? The good news is that the podcast is available now!

Today on the show, timely tunes, new music, classic gems, and we preview the long-awaited return of our old friend Tannis Slimmon, who's coming home for 3 shows with her terrific trio Boreal! Tannis has put out some terrific albums on her own, as part of a few bands, and has appeared on 77 or more albums, including some iconic Canadian classics! We tried to get a bit of it all in the third hour today.

Check it out and I hope to see you at a concert!
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05/25/2025

Episode 1088

Some healing summertime vibes today to kick things off, with an inadvertent Sunset Saloon Best Of, a new discovery that’s ringing an unknown bell, some new music, an exciting upcoming show, and we send some love and healing feelings to a guy we’ve admired and followed for a long time, Vance Gilbert, as he faces a battle with cancer that’ll keep him off stage for the time being. Here’s hoping he can rest up, heal, and come back as great as ever!

05/23/2025

Well what do you know. Just the other day I was remembering the great episode of Austin City Limits that introduced me to Jimmy Lafave and today it popped up in the old Facebook memories. He wasn't the prettiest performer in the world, but that voice and those songs more than made up for it. And what a band!

Jimmy LaFave July 12, 1955 – May 21, 2017We remember Jimmy LaFave with his Austin City Limits episode recorded and broadcast in 1996.

05/22/2025

It's the anniversary of the day that the world was given the gift of Paul MacLeod. He was a beautiful and complicated individual. He gave me the name for my radio show. I've tried to do right by him ever since. I wish he were still with us.

You can honour him by checking out the magnificent performance below or any of his other available work.

6 track album

05/19/2025

Episode #1087

Memories & upcoming shows, new music, a slice off of this week’s Dagwood, celebrating the 26th (or is it 25th) anniversary of a genre-bending classic, birthdays & remembrances, and more!

Singer/Songwriters, Sundays, 2-4 pm central!

05/18/2025

That looks prettty fun, huh? You should probably get in on it while you can. I'm surprised it's not already sold out, but it surely will be soon.

Friday, September 19th, 2025 Park Anniversary show with JP Hoe and Friends Quinzy, Tele and Sons of York one not to be missed Doors 8 Show 9 Tickets $30 One Night. Two Birthdays. A Once-in-20-Years Celebration. Friday, September 19th, 2025, at The Park Theatre To mark 20 incredible years of live mus...