December 23, 2019

https://cjsw.com/program/breaking-the-tethers/episode/20191223

13 tracks played. What did we get? Some Christmas crazy, jazz-metal (or is it metal-jazz), and lots Canadian stuff. Plus Klang! (I always liked that band name).  If I could only recommend listening to one BTT podcast from 2019, this show might be the one.

I’m not going to have an end-of-year or best-of-2019 show on Dec. 30. However, I will talk a bit about the holidays, the new year, and the like. And there’ll be good music, as always. I think I’ll start with something long. Join me at 10 am MT on Monday, December 30; go to 90.9 FM or cjsw.com

Thanks!

Andrew

December 16, 2019

https://cjsw.com/program/breaking-the-tethers/episode/20191216

Whereas the Dec. 9 program was on the mellower side of things (and newer), this week ended up ended up all over the map with a lean to "out there" pieces.  In addition, I actually played some fairly old stuff e.g. Archie Shepp's version of Coltrane's "Naima", which was recorded in 1964. Fave track this week: Matthew Shipp's cover of "Summertime", with strings. As I said on air, take that, Great American Songbook!

Next show: Being two days before Christmas, I guess this will be the BTT Christmas episode.  With that in mind, I may play a couple of Xmas-related items. Tune in on Monday, December 23, from 10-11 am MT, at 90.9 FM or cjsw.com

Thanks!

Andrew

PS Shepp and Shipp!

December 9, 2019

https://cjsw.com/program/breaking-the-tethers/episode/20191209

I didn't really plan it this way but this show ended up being a somewhat mellow, kinda cosmic affair (a listener who texted the booth called it "soothing"; never had that adjective before!). It also definitely had a recent slant to it; I think the oldest piece of music I played came from 2017, maybe 2016.  Nothing wrong with any of this, of course.  Maybe I'll switch it up next week... or not 😀

Next's week's program will be on Monday, January 16, 10-11 am MT, 90.9 FM, cjsw.com.

Thanks!

Andrew

December 2, 2019

https://cjsw.com/program/breaking-the-tethers/episode/20191202

And December begins, with a BTT episode featuring a fair number of tracks (11), mostly new (the oldest piece, "Lele's tune part 2" by Tara Davidson, comes from 2014), and mostly Canadian.  Top band name: The Plastic Waste Band, which is definitely a play on "waistband" and is probably a play on The Plastic Ono Band.

The next show will probably somewhat akin to this one (but we'll see!). Find out on Monday, December 9, 10-11 am MT, 90.9 FM, cjsw.com. Thanks!

Thanks.

Andrew