June 22, 2016

Welcome to the second of three Breaking The Tethers shows in celebration of 20 years of the program. If memory serves, BTT started on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 though I'm not 100% sure. At any rate, June 22, 2026 is probably the closest to an exact 20th anniversary day that there is going to be. Musically, like the June 15 program, this episode featured a bunch of "hits" from BTT past; basically, some favourite tracks of mine that have been featured on the show. This week, my fave of faves was "Out-bloody-rageous" by Soft Machine, the version from the Third album. I may not have actually played this exact piece for almost 20 years (I think I played it in summer or fall 2006); I've played no small amount of Soft Machine in the years since and I've played different versions of "Out-bloody-rageous" by Soft Machine but not this exact one. You can listen to "Out-bloody-rageous" and more from this program here.

The 20th anniversary musical celebration comes to an end with the next BTT show, on Monday, June 29, from 10 to 11 am MT. Come sit in with me at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM.

Thanks.

Andrew

June 15, 2026

This was the first of three shows in celebration of the (first) 20 years of Breaking The Tethers, featuring a selection of my fave tracks (and hopefully listeners' faves as well) played on BTT over the years. Some of these tunes have been played off and on over the years, some haven't been played for ages. The latter would include the first track in this program, "Song of the Underground Railroad" by John Coltrane, from The complete Africa/Brass sessions. This actually the first piece of music played on BTT in June 2006 and I don't think I've played it since! The whole show is here. 

The second celebratory BTT event will take place next week, on Monday, June 22, from 10 to 11 am MT. Go to cjsw.com or 90.9 FM. Fine music will be featured.

Thanks.

Andrew

 

June 8, 2026

Piles and piles of newly-released music has floated into my world recently. Regular Breaking The Tethers listeners will know that this often means that an "all new" edition is forthcoming. And that's exactly what emerged this week. Lots of great tunes were played (all new, of course! 😆), in a variety of different styles. My fave track? Without a doubt, the fully-crazed "Generative open graphic score #1" by Nolan Hildebrand from the aptly-named album Noise trip explosion. Some folks went nuts over this number and let me know. I suspect that some had seizures. You can listen to this "song" and the rest of the show here.

The next show brings the first of three programs in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Breaking The Tethers. Come hang with me on Monday, June 15 at 10 am, cjsw.com or 90.9 FM for an hour of BTT faves from over the years.

Thanks.

Andrew

Breaking The Tethers 20th Anniversary Shows

On a Tuesday morning in late June 2006 (sorry, I can't quite recall the exact date - maybe it was June 20?), at 6:00 am MT, Breaking The Tethers on CJSW began. What this means is that BTT is going to be 20 years old this month! This warrants some celebration, musically, on the show itself. Here's what's going to happen: The June 8th program will be a regular BTT show; I think going to do an "all-new" program, considering loads of new music has crossed my path. After that, the next three shows, June 15, June 22, and June 29, will be in celebration of the BTT big anniversary. On each of these episodes, I will play fave  tracks from the BTT past; mostly stuff I really dig and some things that I remember that listeners did as well. So, please tune in! Much fun will be had! Go to cjsw.com or 90.9 FM at 10 am MT.

Thanks.

Andrew

June 1, 2026

The main element in this show was a live performance and interview with Fraser, Nat, and Alex from Bowline Jazz. Fraser and Nat came in to chat in April and made a return visit, this time playing four tunes live with Alex. They also talked about their upcoming concert at the Congress Coffee Company on June 26 (there's more details on that here). Many thanks to the Bowline guys for coming on BTT this week. The live recording of the show is here.

As per usual, Breaking The Tethers carries on next week, Monday, June 8. Tune into cjsw.com or 90.9 FM at 10 am MT. I think this is going to be an all-new program; loads of new music has come my way!

Thanks.

Andrew

May 25, 2026

This last Monday in May brought a fairly out-there, heavy-on-guitar version of Breaking The Tethers. Maybe my subconscious thought I was getting too mellow over the past while and made me put this episode together 😄. Regardless, it was a good show and I particularly dug it. A note about the last track, a speedy version of "Footprints" by Miles Davis and group from 1967: This one had been on my "to play on BTT" for ages and I finally managed to give it the air time it deserves! For your listening pleasure, the whole show is here.

Thanks.

Andrew