Well would you look at that... Episode 100! The Road The Stage welcomes Dan Davidson , who has a show at Bo's Bar & Stage in Red Deer on November 27th! Dan linked up over zoom, we showed him the magic of the multi-million dollar green screen technology at Communal Creative Studios, talked the process, and lots more. Check out Dan Davidson here ! And subscribe to the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel for so much content you'll explode....
The Road The Stage returns with a new episode, and a new interview with a familiar guest. All the way back from our very first days on the pod, Eric Owen joins us to chat about something different than Black Pistol Fire. Eric Owen's first full-length film THIRST released and is available to buy or rent on Apple TV in Canada. Patrick Bateman & Peter Michaels discuss the many roles Eric filled while making THIRST, stories from making the film, and more. CHECK IT OUT AND SUBSRIBE TO THE COMMUNA...
The Road The Stage is back this week for a chat on the back patio at Bo's with ROYAL FOUNDRY . Jared and Beth Salte are no stranger to Red Deer and Bo's, playing our home stage plenty of times over the years. Whether Royal Foundry are based in Edmonton, Nashville or High River - Bo's is always happy to see them! We catch up, talk about 10 years as a band, home brews, stage shows, the doggo and tons more. Check out Royal Foundry HERE . Can ya do us a kindness? SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE, BLESS. Rec...
The Road The Stage is missing one of the PP boys this week as Patrick was down with the sickness. Ironic as our guest is also a nurse! Trevor Hurst has put the medical career aside to revive the legendary Econoline Crush who are back with a new song called No Quitter from a soon to be released new album which will be followed by a documentary called Flatlander chronicling Trevor’s work as a Psychiatric Nurse with Canupawakpa Dakota Nation in Manitoba. Peter and Trevor weave through stories about...
The Road The Stage returns this week for a really fun discussion with Zoe Sky Jordan, who’s new album Selfish dropped in April. It’s a great record from a major talent who was born into the music industry. Zoe tells Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels about growing up with musician parents, making an album with your partner, living in LA, stage fright, Canadians abroad, Geri Halliwell, and lots more. Dig in and subscribe to the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel!...
Yep. That's the title. Prove it isn't true. Check in with The Road The Stage amidst a concert drought! Lots to look forward to over the next few weeks, including interviews again! Yay! We also discuss expensive concert tickets and the surprising band to seemingly submit to them. Not fun. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel or may your concert tickets forever be way too expensive. Hit the link HERE . Recorded and produced at Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, AB....
The Road The Stage is here and Peter Michaels brought a mystery record wrapped in meat deal coupons. Patrick Bateman is going to try to figure out what’s inside with only 20 questions on the table! Can he do it? Will he uncover the trickery Peter Michael’s has set in motion as The Road The Stage gathers for a check up on recent shows and Patrick’s big move to Calgary? Tune in and find out, and make sure you slap subscribe over at the CCS YouTube channel . Recorded and produced at Communal Creati...
The Road The Stage is back with Part Two of our interview with Aysanabee . Back in February, Aysanabee performed in Red Deer, experiencing a Western tour for the first time as a musician. It’s hard to explain how thoroughly impressive Evan’s set was that night, and ever since - Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been eager to talk to him. Aysanabee hangs out today to discuss his record Watin, which has made a major impact across Canada, from charts to hearts. It’s a really special conce...
The Road The Stage returns this week with Part One of our interview with Aysanabee . Back in February, Aysanabee performed in Red Deer, experiencing a Western tour for the first time as a musician. It’s hard to explain how thoroughly impressive Evan’s set was that night, and ever since - Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been eager to talk to him. Aysanabee hangs out today to discuss his record Watin, which has made a major impact across Canada, from charts to hearts. It’s a really special...
Check it out! Episode 91 of The Road The Stage is here, with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sitting down to chat with Jeff van Helvoort, of Mister Rabbit and Teenage Kicks. Mister Rabbit release their debut record End Of History Illusion this week, a really solid album we can’t wait for you to dig into. We discuss Jeff’s music history with his brother Peter van Helvoort (Episode 45) in Teenage Kicks through their final show in 2015 to reviving TK last year. The change and challenges of persp...
Well would you look at that? A NEW EPISODE of The Road The Stage, for your health. The Pursuit Of Graham Walsh is officially over. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sat down at Communal Creative Studios to chat with a remarkable dude who’s worked on and with artists of seriously high caliber. His own band Holy Fuck is closer to celebrating 20 years than 15 years, his new project NOBLE ROT drops this week, he’s also heavily involved in the new DEBBY FRIDAY record that releases this week and so m...
The Road The Stage is here with a Wednesday 'Hey, How Are Ya" from Communal Creative Studios in Red Deer, Alberta. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit down to discuss the life and times of one Graham Walsh, a guy who's name is on so many good tracks and records that they started to wonder how he could possibly make time to chat. That discussion is so good that we're making you wait a little longer for it. In the meantime… recent shows, awards, talking during concerts, fun. For me and you and ...
It’s WEDNESDAY, BABY. That means we all sit around the kitchen table sharing our favourite parts of the latest episode from The Road The Stage . This week, Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels are joined via ZOOM by PONY aka Sam Bielanski and Pretty Matty . Calling in from Windsor, Ontario, Sam and Matty took no time to warm up AT ALL, in fact we probably spent the first 10 or so minutes chatting about ass and ass-related afflictions, water bottles and Pony’s upcoming album Velveteen , their podca...
The Road The Stage is wrapping up Cold Front Music Fest coverage with The Static Shift and some recap discussion. It was a very successful inaugural Cold Front Music Fest and we can’t wait for the next one. Shoutout to every single one of you that braved the literal cold front and showed up to support live music! The Static Shift get a chance to guess what’s in the bag, go over some ‘firsts’ and you can check them out here . Plus, Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels discuss concert etiquette and ...
Welcome back to The Road The Stage, returning after a few weeks of hard-earned holiday rest and just in time for the first ever Cold Front Music Festival. Tons of bands took the stages at Bo's Bar & Stage, The Vat, and the Velvet Olive this past weekend - coincidentally timed with the arrival of an actual cold front, bringing Red Deer weather to well below freezing. Despite that, Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sat down with a few of the bands over the two days of Cold Front. Day One cove...
PART TWO IS HERE. SMOKING ON TOP 5's. Did someone say “What are your favourite shows, songs and albums of 2022?” No? Uh, ok. Well… too bad, we’re doing it anyway. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit down at Communal Creative Studios to take a look and compare each other's Top 5 picks of the year. WHICH WAS NOT EASY TO DO. Find out where The Road The Stage differed or agreed on the top songs, albums and concerts in OUR PERSONAL LIVES. We feel it important to note that these are OUR answers, an...
SMOKING ON TOP 5's. Did someone say “What are your favourite shows, songs and albums of 2022?” No? Uh, ok. Well… too bad, we’re doing it anyway. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit down at Communal Creative Studios to take a look and compare each other's Top 5 picks of the year. WHICH WAS NOT EASY TO DO. Find out where The Road The Stage differed or agreed on the top songs, albums and concerts in OUR PERSONAL LIVES. We feel it important to note that these are OUR answers, and may not resonate...
A couple weeks back, The Road The Stage welcomed Dear Rouge and Hotel Mira to Bo’s in Red Deer for a very memorable show. WIthout his co-host Peter Michaels, absent due to illness, Patrick Bateman sits down in the Back Office at Bo’s to chat with Charlie Kerr and Mike Noble from Hotel Mira. They discuss the origin, having a close musical collaborator, wrestling theme songs, 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded, the new Arctic Monkeys, pandemic stuffs, the fanbase, George Oscar Bluth, and more. Check out Hotel ...
Alright so it’s a Saturday morning and Communal Creative Studios is busy. There’s music being recorded, and a podcast set being organized for recording… when a big tour van hauling some gear and a crew of people pulls up. Ruby Waters has arrived. The Road The Stage returns this week with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels welcoming Ruby Waters and entourage to Red Deer. They’ve been on the road for the Soaking Wet Tour, experiencing a prairie winter for the first time. Ruby is a really fun conve...
The Road The Stage is back this week with an interview Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been trying to make work since earlier this year… Jordan Klassen . Jordan joins us from his studio in Vancouver on break from scoring film and television, touring his latest record Glossolalia (which is killer), the Jordan Klassen origin story, Nickelback, early bands, being a goof and lots more. Listen to Glossolalia and follow Jordan Klassen for the benefit of your basic human senses. Help us hit our...
Wow! We’re so shocked by the response to our episode with THE WARNING last week that we kind of just need to soak it in. Join Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels as they sit in anticipation of an interview with an artist we’ll drop next week. It’s Just The Two Of Us - recapping The Warning reaction, upcoming shows, that big Elton John livestream and more. Help us keep that subscriber count going! Sub to the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel . It’s free… What else do we need to say? Produc...
The Road The Stage has officially gone International - or whatever you say when you interview your first non-Canadian guests! Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels host The Warning at Communal Creative Studios. The Warning were in between shows in Alberta and stopped by for fresh waffles, to educate TRTS on parts of their homeland in Monterrey, Mexico - discuss their wild trajectory and how 3 sisters approach writing and performing some pretty killer rock music. If you haven;t heard of Ale, Dani an...
The Road The Stage is hanging out at Bo’s again for another Back Office chat, this week with Elliot Niven of El Niven & The Alibi . It’s a Sunday evening before, in between and after soundchecks as El Niven & The Alibi prepare to open for grandson - a last minute gig that turned out to be HUGE. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels discuss the Niven namesake, DNA tests, kids, musical therapy, Big Wreck and MORE. Check out El Niven & The Alibi HERE . We hit our 500 sub goal on YouTube so...
The Road The Stage returns with a new episode and interview that we thought might not happen, right up until IT DID. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sat down in the Back Office @ Bo’s to chat with JJ Wilde - who stopped in Red Deer for her first headlining gig in town, on her first headlining tour in what has already been a very impressive career. We discuss JJ’s roots, her trajectory over the last few years, the PROCESS, moving to Nashville, booze - shitty teachers and MORE. It’s a fun one. ...
What do you get when you set up some microphones and cameras on the back patio of Bo’s on October 17, 2022? A NEW EPISODE OF THE ROAD THE STAGE , BABY. Mariel Buckley (& Her Band) literally ripped into the parking lot of Bo’s, hopped out and sat down for this discussion. Mariel then proceeded to make us laugh, quite a lot. And then played a sick set! It was A GREAT DAY. We discuss her new record, the band, the process, the context, the concerning weather and LOTS MORE. Spin the new Mariel Bu...
Weeeoooo it's been a while since Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels just… chilled. And that's what you're getting today with episode 75! Just the Two of Us… 4.0? We recap a particularly busy weekend for PB, discuss an upcoming concert trip for PM, Blink's reunion (again), weddings and some other things. SUBSCRIBE to the Communal Creative Studios YouTube channel or forever stay single.
Friday is the new Wednesday, right? Today The Road The Stage drops an episode with the one and only Fefe Dobson. Fefe zoomed in from Toronto to discuss the busy year she’s had hitting stages and preparing to release new music. It’s been nearly 20 years since the debut Fefe Dobson record, which was a BIG DEAL. We discuss the early days, how her process differs nowadays, living in LA vs Nashville, experiencing the recent Legacy Awards and The Onyx Experience - AND MORE. Dig in and stay tuned for n...
This week on The Road The Stage… WHITEHORSE, the versatile and talented band of Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland. Peter Michaels saw Whitehorse for the first time just before the pandemic, and he's been itching to see them again. Thankfully, he and Patrick Bateman will see Whitehorse at Bo's Bar & Stage in a matter of days. Until then, learn more about Whitehorse - their process, not sticking to the same sound, prairie sushi, moving to Winnipeg and lots more. Follow Whitehorse here and get...
Weeeeooooo The Road The Stage is hanging out this week with Wes Marskell of The Darcys! Join Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels to learn about why Wes is calling in from an Etobicoke, Ontario Air B&B (hint: it doesn’t rhyme with “hexbradition”), living in LA, getting ready for The Darcys first hometown show in years, Taco Bell, Motorsports, Top Gun: Maverick AND MORE. LOT’S MORE. Get it. Check out The Darcys here . You should use the power you wield on YouTube to subscribe to the Communal Cr...
JayWood joins The Road The Stage this week so we can learn more about the man behind Patrick Bateman’s official walking song of Summer 2022. JayWood’s latest record SLINGSHOT dropped in July, and it’s very cool. Join Patrick and Peter Michael’s as they interview YET ANOTHER very talented Winnipeg-based musician… a common trend on The Road The Stage. Other things discussed include the process, the origins of JayWood , the progress of “indie” music, signing his first deal AND MORE. JayWood can and...
