In this clip from the October 20th episode of ON THE SCENE, recorded live at Jane Bond, host Allison Dyjach is joined by local comedian Ben McKay. Ben discusses how he got his start on stage and why Kitchener Waterloo is such a great spot for grassroots comedy.
In his first episode as host of Local Music Live, Jordan Fricker welcomes Kitchener musical artist Amanda Braam, winner of the Dorothy Shoemaker award for songwriting, to the show. Amanda is in her first year of the community music program at Wilfrid Laurier University and released her first full length album "Ladybug Basement" in 2021. She talks about her songwriting process, her inspirations, and reveals the story behind her adorable album title.
Danielle Deveau hosts the Midtown Radio Cities Panel, featuring KW community builders Melissa Bowman, Sam Nabi, and Alex Glass. In this episode they discuss the the idea of "neighbourhood character" and how this concept intersects (and sometimes conflicts) with the development of our cities.
ON THE SCENE is off on another local audio adventure... this time broadcasting from the hallowed halls of downtown Kitchener's Adventurer's Guild. Host Allison Dyjach is joined by two fantastic local acts: Alyssa DVM and Friday Empire. Both share the details behind their amazing new tracks.
Midtown Radio host Allison Dyjach is joined by local child art psychotherapist Brianna Kestle. They discuss how Brianna started her own therapy practice in downtown Kitchener at 44 Gaukel.
David Harmes is going off the beaten track for this episode of "Radio Free Sundays"... literally. For this Thanksgiving themed episode of Radio Free Sundays, David is bringing the Sunday jams from a fancy tent in Turkey Point, Ontario where he is camping with his family.
Jordan Fricker hosts Local Music Live, KW's home for local music. In this episode, Jordan is joined by KW's up and coming pop rockers Living Room for Small. The group chats touring stories, songwriting, and music production in advance of their exciting gig with Monowhales.
Allison Dyjach is behind the mic for this live broadcast of ON THE SCENE from an undisclosed location in Uptown Waterloo. In this episode, she chats with a trio of amazing KW songwriters who are releasing brand new tracks this fall. She also talks about the exciting Oktoberfest events happening this month and plays music from up and coming local artist Noah Stolee.
Allison Dyjach sits down with the Ben Gorodetsky, founder of acclaimed KW cabaret project Pinch. Ben explains how he came to Waterloo Region, how he got interested in cabaret shows, and how Pinch grown into more than just a performance series.
Melissa Bowman of the "Citified" local politics blog catches up with activist and municipal council candidate Brooklin Wallis. Wallis is running to represent ward 10 in this year's municipal election and is also breaking ground as one of the first trans persons to seek the position. Brooklin talks about why she's running and about why the challenges trans people can face in running for municipal office.
Scripted and narrated by local poet and playwright Ciarán Myers, this podcast is an immersive and interactive walk through Waterloo's Bechtel Park. Featuring creative tales of dragons, witches, princesses, and bounty hunters, all written by young storytellers from Kitchener-Waterloo. "Stories from the Next Generation" blends the forest with the fantastic to weave a powerful new perspective of one of our region's most beautiful natural spaces.
This week Allison Dyjach returns to host ON THE SCENE. She's joined by Kitchener playwright Ciaran Myers, who is leading a guided forest walk in Bechtel Park as part of his "Stories from the Next Generation" project, and Waterloo hip hop artist STEVEDAVE, who is dropping his brand new track next week.
Midtown Radio hosts an informative and lively discussion about the present and future of Kitchener and Waterloo. Hosted by Danielle Deveau, the panel features an A-list of local community builders including Melissa Bowman from Citified blog and Waterloo Region YIMBY, local hip hop artist and owner of Full Circle Foods Sam Nabi, and ArtsBuild executive director Alex Glass.
This weekend is a special one in KW as there are two amazing festivals, Art Hop and Welcomefest, showcasing the talent and creativity of local musicians and artists. Guest Host Danielle Deveau is pleased to welcome local musicians Ramsay Almighty, Rachel Hickey, and Dayonikin, as well as KW Oktoberfest president Allan Cayenne, and local events promoters KWFamous to talk about these festivals spectacular.
On the Scene is live from Jane Bond! Guest host Danielle Deveau talks to two local DJs, Sylent Syd and DJ Good Dr, about their art form and the return to live DJing post-pandemic. Plus they delve into some interesting DJ-specific questions such as musical preferences, gear, and underrated skills.
ON THE SCENE is celebrating Strummerfest 2022, a local music festival celebrating indie music in memory of the legendary Joe Strummer. Guest host Danielle Deveau is joined by organizer Michael Clifton as well as members of the band The Essential Letdowns.
In this bonus clip from ON THE SCENE, host Matthew Rappolt chats with Guelph singer-songwriter Anthony Schmanthony about his career and influences as a musical artist. They also talk about his August 19 performance at KW Little Theatre as part of the "Sounds Good to Me" songwriter series.
Midtown Radio host Maya Kanana sits down with Waterloo region resident Kareem Masri to talk about his upbringing, living with cerebral palsy, and his passion for radio broadcasting
In this clip from Local Music Live, host Matt Rappolt chats with award winning Kitchener singer Johanna Daze about the release of her new self-titled EP and the differences between writing songs for a band versus for your own project.
Allison Dyjach is ON THE SCENE at Vogelsang Green in DTK, broadcasting from "Comedy in the Green" with special guests Alex MacFarlane from the infamous Rusty Nail Comedy production and Sam Staresincic from local merch and events company KWFamous. Local music from Block Parent Punk, Hyness, Courage My Love, and more!
From season one of the Midtown Bookshelf podcast, hosts Serena, Allison, and Matt read a selection of picture books and discuss their themes, ideas, and values.
In 2019, Sean Geobey interviewed Emily about cycling in Midtown KW. Last week, Danielle Deveau caught up with Emily again to find out what has changed in regional cycling infrastructure and awareness.
This week, Allison Dyjach is stuck at home following a Covid encounter so she gives the weekend entertainment listings from the comfort of her own office studio. She is also joined by fellow isolater and Midtown Radio station manager Matthew Rappolt who talks about how the station acquires local music and the recently released Local Musician Catalogue on MidtownRadio.ca
In part one of Midtown Radio's 44 Gaukel profile series, host Allison Dyjach sits down with photographer John Spaulding to talk about his career, what he loves about photography, and his newly released book.
Midtown Radio volunteer Mike Valente wrote, produced, and recorded this creative station ID.
On this episode, local poet Grace Brown reads her poem "Reflections of a Black Woman: Solidarity in Sorrow and Strength"
Local Metis musician Eric Jackson stops by ON THE SCENE to chat about his upcoming album release and how he has reconnected to his indigenous heritage. Allison Dyjach also shares the weekend event listings from the busy Night Market outside the WPL main branch.
Christian Economides, a singer-songwriter from St. Clements, stops by the Local Music Live studio to chat with Matt Rappolt about his amazing brand new single "Best Day of My Life".
To celebrate World Radio Day 2022, host David Harmes chats with BBC broadcast journalist David Bailey about radio memories, community radio production, and the future of the medium.
Juanita Metzger is our Hyperlocal Travel Agent and she spills the goods on the best daytrips, adventures, and experiences of Waterloo Region. In this clip she discusses where you can go to beat the summer heat.
