Monday, October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015
The funding drive edition of Breaking The Tethers is done for another year. $150 was pledged to the program; to be honest, more would have been nice but any amount is very welcome. Many thanks to the pledgers (Dave and Renee). Thanks also to Linda Cunningham (who often fills in on Breaking The Tethers when I'm away) and Whitney Ota (CJSW music director) who joined me during today's episode. The podcast and tracklist for the show is at http://cjsw.com/program/breaking-the-tethers/episode/20151026/.
Funding Drive 2015 show today!
Not long to go! The Breaking The Tethers CJSW funding drive 2015 program starts in a little less than two hours, as of writing. As always, the show will run from 10-11 am MT on CJSW, 90.9 FM, www.cjsw.com. A good time should be had by all. I'm going to play a few tunes, talk with a guest or two, and, most importantly, hopefully raise some cash for Calgary's (only!) campus and community radio station. Pledges can be made by calling 403-220-5000 or online at funding drive.ca. Many thanks!
Friday, October 23, 2015
CJSW Funding Drive 2015 begins!
The CJSW Funding Drive 2015 began this morning, 9 am. If you want to pledge, the number is (403) 220-5000. You can donate online at http://fundingdrive.ca/. Also check out www.cjsw.com.
As mentioned, the Breaking The Tethers Funding Drive show will be this coming Monday, October 26, 10-11 am MT. Please join me then!
Andrew
As mentioned, the Breaking The Tethers Funding Drive show will be this coming Monday, October 26, 10-11 am MT. Please join me then!
Andrew
Monday, October 19, 2015
October 12 and 19, 2015
One of the great features of the revamped CJSW site (cjsw.com) is that there are podcasts for every episode of every show, from the last week or two going forward. These are actual recordings of the programs. This is something that listeners have long requested and is finally here. If you miss a show when it's on live, you can go to the CJSW site and listen there. In addition, there are also trackless for every show.
For Breaking The Tethers, there are two podcasts available so far:
Note: There's a typo in the tracklist for Oct. 12. One track is mostly missing, "Parts four five, pt. 4" by Gordon Beeferman from the album Parts four five.
The Oct. 19 show was guest hosted by Linda Cunningham. Many thanks to Linda for filling in!
Stay tuned for the 2015 CJSW Funding Drive show next Monday, October 26, 10-11 am MT.
Andrew
The Blog Rises Again...
It's been a few years since I've used this blog for my CJSW radio program, Breaking The Tethers (BTT). I moved the blog function for BTT to the CJSW website and have posted playlists and such there. However, there is a new CJSW site that does not include a blog; accordingly I'm going to start using this (old) blog again for BTT matters. Stay tuned for more here very soon!
Andrew
Andrew
Sunday, October 14, 2012
CJSW Funding Drive 2012 and Breaking The Tethers
This year, the annual CJSW Funding Drive (FD) runs from Oct. 19-26. This is a crucial time of the year, where those of us who are involved with CJSW (almost all of whom are volunteers) call upon our loyal listeners to pledge their support. The goal for this year's event is $200,000; it's high but definitely achievable. There's loads of information about CJSW FD 2012 at www.cjsw.com, front and centre on the page.
As in past years, there will be a Breaking The Tethers (BTT) funding drive show, on Monday, Oct. 22, 7-10 am MST. It should be a fun program, a little different than the usual fare for BTT. Please join me if you can. Hopefully, you'll be able to pledge something to the funding drive. I'm hoping to hit $2500 this year, up from $2115 in 2011 (which was a big jump from $815 in 2010!). If you'd like to pledge, you can do so live during the show (listen to 90.9 FM or www.cjsw.com), you can pledge online anytime at cjswradio.myshopify.com, or, if you'd like to pledge on paper, I have forms that can be filled out; just contact me via this blog.
There will be incentives at various levels for pledging. The main incentives are listed on the CJSW pages (for instance, they're on the first page after clicking on the online pledge link) but there are also some unique-to-Breaking The Tethers items, available only during the live broadcast on Oct. 22. These include some commercially-produced CDs; for example, there will be four CDs of great freaky jazz from the AUM Fidelity label available at the $75 dollar level. In addition, I've put together four mixed CDs featuring samples of the wide range of music featured on BTT, almost all of which were played in the last year; here's what's on each:
As in past years, there will be a Breaking The Tethers (BTT) funding drive show, on Monday, Oct. 22, 7-10 am MST. It should be a fun program, a little different than the usual fare for BTT. Please join me if you can. Hopefully, you'll be able to pledge something to the funding drive. I'm hoping to hit $2500 this year, up from $2115 in 2011 (which was a big jump from $815 in 2010!). If you'd like to pledge, you can do so live during the show (listen to 90.9 FM or www.cjsw.com), you can pledge online anytime at cjswradio.myshopify.com, or, if you'd like to pledge on paper, I have forms that can be filled out; just contact me via this blog.
There will be incentives at various levels for pledging. The main incentives are listed on the CJSW pages (for instance, they're on the first page after clicking on the online pledge link) but there are also some unique-to-Breaking The Tethers items, available only during the live broadcast on Oct. 22. These include some commercially-produced CDs; for example, there will be four CDs of great freaky jazz from the AUM Fidelity label available at the $75 dollar level. In addition, I've put together four mixed CDs featuring samples of the wide range of music featured on BTT, almost all of which were played in the last year; here's what's on each:
Breaking The Tethers
CJSW Funding Drive
2012
CD 1
1. Bennie Maupin – “The Jewel In The Lotus”
2. Gabo Brown & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – “It’s A Vanity”
3. Cannonball Adderley Quintet – “Black Messiah”
4. Giacomo Gates – “Legend In His Own Mind”
5. Dark Dark Dark And Her Choir – “Long Long Long”
6. Nyabingi Rastafarians – “Fire Burn”
7. Bellowhead – “Trip To Bucharest/The Flight Of The Folk
Mutants Parts 1 & 2”
8. Roky Erickson & The Aliens – “If You Have Ghosts”
9. Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics – “Mandala”
10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse – “Get A Job”
11. Bill Evans Trio – “Nardis”
12. Iggy & The Stooges – “Doojiman”
13. Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames – “Old L.A.”
14. Albert Ayler – “Desert Blood”
Breaking The Tethers
CJSW Funding Drive
2012
CD 2
1. Timothy Leary – “The Turn On”
2. The Funkees – “Dancing In The Nude”
3. Forgas Band Phenomena – “George V”
4. The Aaron Keele Contingent – “What Difference Does It
Make”
5. Jessica Lee Mayfield – “Our Hearts Are Wrong”
6. Thom Gossage Other Voices – “Tom Arthur’s Dinner”
7. John Martyn – “Solid Air”
8. Raoul Bjorkenheim, Bill Laswell, & Morgen Agren –
“4-4-4-4-2-2-5-2”
9. Shuffle Demons – “Fukushima”
10. Miles Davis – “Agitation”
11. Levellers – “For Us All”
12. Howard Roberts – “Five Gallons Of Astral Flash Could
Keep You Awake For Thirteen Weeks”
13. Prince Perry – “Bee On The Bus”
14. John Mayall – “No Holds Barred”
15. Sun Ra – “Journey Through The Outer Darkenss”
16. Timothy Leary – “Epilogue”
Breaking The Tethers
CJSW Funding Drive
2012
CD 3
1. Roky Erickson – “Don’t Slander Me”
2. Magnus Ostrom – “Piano Break Song”
3. El Rego Et Ses Commandos – “Se Na Min”
4. Robert Earl Keen – “The Road Goes On And On”
5. Miles Davis – “Riot”
6. Shark Move – “Evil War”
7. Julian Lage Group – “Telegram”
8. The Residents – “Birthday Boy”
9. The Cat Empire – “Lonely Moon”
10. Machine Mass Trio – “Let Go”
11. Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics – “Modality”
12. MC Yogi featuring Jai Uttal – “Ganesh Is Fresh”
13. Wanda Jackson – “Thunder On The Mountain”
14. Sao Paulo Underground – “Pigeon”
15. Bobby Broom – “D’s Blues”
16. Roky Erickson – “Don’t Slander Me”
Breaking The Tethers
CJSW Funding Drive
2012
CD 4
1. Calgary Highlanders – “Regimental March – Highland
Laddie”
2. MC5 – “Back To Comm”
3. David Bowie – “Letter To Hermione”
4. Dirty Projectors – “Maybe That Was It”
5. Eliza Carthy – “Greenwood Laddie/Mrs. Capron’s Reel/Tune”
6. John Pizzarelli – “In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed”
7. The Vestibules – “Performance Artist Barbie”
8. Laboratorio Della Quercia – “Vortex Waltz”
9. Les Rita Mitsouko – “Le Petit Train”
10. The Renderers – “Typhoid Mary”
11. The Rolling Stones – “Highway Chile”
12. Sebadoh – “Visibly Wasted II”
13. Spock’s Beard – “Kamikaze”
14. Suicide – “Frankie Teardrop”
Great stuff, I think. There will be two sets of these four CDs up for grabs. Individual CDs will be available at the $100 level and a complete collection of the four at the $200. Note: Once these eight CDs are gone, that's it, no more will be offered. The same goes with the commercial CDs. So, pledge early to get the best selection.
That's it, CJSW Funding Drive 2012 and Breaking The Tethers in a nutshell. Hope to hear from many folks live on Oct. 22 or online via the pledge form!
Andrew
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