This episode is a really great conversation with up-and-coming local rapper [Caid Jones](http://toodistracted.com/a/caid-jones) about navigating the business of art, the community aspects of the local scene, the importance of being vulnerable, and much more. We had a bit of a connection problem near the end of the conversation, so the finished podcast is unfortunately a little shorter than intended, but Caid has some very insightful things to say on the version presented here as well. Definitely...
Apr 01, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 577
This is the first (of many?) "Quick Hits" episode -- a compilation of micro-interviews with four artists. It's a fun way for the podcast to expand its scope a bit and talk to a wider range of guests. This episode features: - [Orvis Thomas](http://orvis.bandcamp.com/) (The Bloodshots) talking about his new solo [jazz/country single](http://orvis.bandcamp.com/track/only-your-love-2) - [Animal Aesthetic](http://animalaesthetic.bandcamp.com/), the solo project by drummer (TUSK, The Gerry Hatricks) E...
Mar 28, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 576
Members of Latin rock fusion group[ El Leon and The Strangers](http://www.leonstrangers.com/) are back on the show! The group is set to release its debut full-length ([via a streaming video collaboration with The Village Idiots and Manitoba Film and Music](http://www.facebook.com/events/5177126855694753)) on March 27! We talked about the difficulty pinning down their multinational sound, working with producer John Paul Peters on the record, capturing their live energy on a studio album, and much...
Mar 25, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 575
[Kitz Willman](http://kitzwillman.bandcamp.com/)'s new record, [Royal Visit to Uranium City](http://kitzwillman.bandcamp.com/album/royal-visit-to-uranium-city), is a wild ride through hip-hop, jazz and experimental sounds. We talked about his impressions of the city as a new Winnipegger, embracing the saxophone, bringing a hardcore punk background to hip-hop, babushkas, and so much more. It's a good one! This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany....
Mar 22, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 574
Here's a great conversation with one of my local favourites, Stonewall roots/folk (among other things) duo [Two Crows for Comfort](http://www.twocrowsforcomfort.com/)! We talked about pandemic writer’s block, about working with a larger band... and about their excellent new record, 'Show Me Light', which comes out on vinyl, CD and digital formats on March 25. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a ...
Mar 18, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 573
Country singer [Sean Burns](http://seanburns.ca/) has been releasing material at a torrid pace throughout the pandemic. We talked about his new live record ([Lo-Fi and Lonesome](http://seanburns.bandcamp.com/album/lo-fi-lonesome)), his love for Times Change(d), country crate-digging on his Boots & Saddle radio show on CKUW, and much more! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like...
Mar 14, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 572
Talkin' tacos and tunes with the local musicians turned hot sauce slingers behind [Intergalactic Sauces](http://www.instagram.com/intergalacticsauces/). We went over their origins selling tacos at venues and festivals, the collaborative work behind their sauces and the way it compares to playing in bands, and much more! I also did a socially-distanced taste test, which you can watch on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/ToKrW87Pm14) or [Facebook](http://fb.watch/49p0l9EOTS/). This episode brought to you...
Mar 11, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 571
"Bona fide farmer-philosopher" Jeffrey Cottes, a/k/a singer-songwriter [Fuller Hull](http://fullerhull.ca/), is on the show. We talked about his upcoming folk-roots record, about taking decades off from music before launching a solo project, about living in rural Manitoba vs the city, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help o...
Mar 08, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 570
It's an interview with longtime “computer music” artist [Blunderspublik](http://blunderspublik.bandcamp.com)! We talked about [his new record](http://blunderspublik.bandcamp.com/album/trackers-trails) and its emotional swings, his love for Winnipeg (despite now living in Guelph, Ont.), and a whole heckuva lot more! (Apologies for the extraordinarily squeaky chair you occasionally hear in the background). This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge t...
Mar 04, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 569
All three members of indie/alt/bedroom pop outfit [Virgo Rising](http://virgorisingband.bandcamp.com/) sat down for an interview on this episode We talked about their upcoming debut tape, [Sixteenth Sapphire](http://virgorisingband.bandcamp.com/album/sixteenth-sapphire), plus working with [House of Wonders Records](http://houseofwonders.online/), navigating the pandemic, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://witchpolice.com/hosts/). Huge thanks to everyone w...
Mar 01, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 568
When I was in junior high, I was playing (poorly) in a basement grunge band and photocopying zines... but things are a little different these days. Local wunderkind [GMH Rocks](https://linktr.ee/gmhrocks) already has an album under his belt — with more on the way — and hosts the [Talk and Rock Podcast](http://sites.google.com/view/talkandrockwithgmh/home), a show that includes interviews with local artists as well as members of iconic Canadian bands like the Watchmen and the Tragically freakin’ ...
Feb 25, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 567
Producer/beatmaker [Hoopaloop](http://www.facebook.com/hoopaloopbeats/) is on the show for a great conversation about going from the metal scene to hip-hop, collaborating with local artists like [KAIRO](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr449-kairo-381273ad13545a/), expressing emotion through beats, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can ...
Feb 22, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 566
Married musicians [Lana Winterhalt](http://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/) and [MoonBell](http://www.facebook.com/MusicMoonBell) are on the show, talking about their newly-released collaborative instrumental record called [‘Still’.](https://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/album/still) We get into that record, creativity during the pandemic, the ups and downs of working together, being evocative without words, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompan...
Feb 18, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 565
Here's a great conversation with Juno-nominated country/roots/folk (and beyond) singer-songwriter [Don Amero](http://donamero.ca/)! We talk about his upcoming [Valentine’s Day livestream](http://donamero.ca/event/2/) -- today, if you're listening the day the episode comes out -- his long career, his songwriting process and much more This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreo...
Feb 14, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 564
If you were around Portage la Prairie (or various Winnipeg basement shows) in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s, you might remember a punk band called [the Naked Midgets](http://www.facebook.com/groups/43726568206). Don’t worry, they’re not back... but we did have a great conversation reminiscing about the all-ages scene, opening for Propagandhi in Portage, lighting one’s own legs on fire, that terrible, terrible band name, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devin...
Feb 11, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 563
It’s weird to think of Churchill, Man., as a hot spot for anything but polar bears, but I had a great interview with [Roy Mexted](http://www.churchillentertainment.com/) — the second musician from Down Under (shoutout to Rob Knaggs) to fall in love with northern Manitoba I’ve had on the podcast. It's an interesting conversation about the appeal of the Arctic, Roy's Smiling Like a Sundog album, creating music and video content celebrating Churchill’s unique culture, and much more! This episode br...
Feb 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 562
Chamber-folk singer-songwriter [Raine Hamilton](http://www.rainehamilton.com/), along with the other members of her string trio, Quintin Bart and Natanielle Felicitas, is set to release a unique project called [Brave Land](http://www.rainehamilton.com/brave-land). We talked about the unique release plans for the LP, an upcoming[ live-streamed concert](http://www.eventbrite.ca/o/west-end-cultural-centre-17906826450) this Friday, the weirdness of a concept album about mountains when you’re on the ...
Feb 03, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 561
New band alert! Mannon and Nick of brand spankin’ new country project [Show Pony](http://showpony1.bandcamp.com/releases) are on the podcast! We talked about the appeal of country music for a (super?)group of musicians better-known for heavier sounds, about writing songs with feeling, their first recording, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) and [Black-Eyed SUZIE](http://black-eyedsuzie.com/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports t...
Feb 01, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 560
Chris and Jordan of self-described “indie black sheep of the central prairies,” [Lugosi](http://lugosiband.bandcamp.com/), are on the podcast! It's a fun chat about being a new band trying to make a name for themselves during a pandemic, their debut album, ‘[The Desert Scorpion](http://lugosiband.bandcamp.com/album/the-desert-scorpion)’, the value of a band’s image, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who su...
Jan 28, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 559
Adam from bizarro experimental weirdos [Cowbo Morsche ](http://cowbomorsche.bandcamp.com/) is on the podcast to talk about the ['Sick Nap Idiot](http://cowbomorsche.bandcamp.com/album/sick-nap-idiot)' record... and beyond. It's a fun conversation about that project’s psychedelic art-pop/hip-hop vibe, finding sounds that don’t exist yet, music that rewards deep listening, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone w...
Jan 25, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 558
Meet singer-songwriter [Laura Lucas](http://lauralucasmusic.com/)! She may be new to you now, but it won't be long until her lyric-driven folk tunes start to generate some serious buzz. We talked about her musical inspirations while living abroad in Australia, the distinctions between writing poetry and writing songs, plans to put out an EP, and a whole bunch more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podca...
Jan 20, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 557
[Rickson Makwe](https://ricksonmakwe.com/) is a singer, songwriter and keyboard player, who blends pop, reggae, rumba and funk to create a sound uniquely his own. We talked about his background as a refugee and his eventual arrival in Canada, his goal of creating music with a universal message, his impressions of Winnipeg’s music community, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Pat...
Jan 18, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 556
Here's an interview with all three members of local Filipino-Canadian lo-fi rockers [Humous](http://www.facebook.com/Humousmusic/)! It’s a fun conversation about their excellent new record, the origins of the trio’s current lineup, frontman Julius’ [Raw x Rare Podcast](http://www.facebook.com/rawnrare2020/), and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witc...
Jan 14, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 555
Singer-songwriter [AJ Ongenae](http://www.instagram.com/ajongenae/) is on the podcast! We talked about going from playing punk and metal bands to performing solo, his hilarious (and seasonal) ‘[Christmas in the Suburbs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpsFkxR9NnM)’ single, the [documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuaiz6uzy0o) he made about the lone recording by his mostly-unknown ‘00s hardcore band, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtc...
Jan 11, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 554
Ben Rusch (drums) from long-running local prog trio [Providence](http://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceProgBand/) is on the show! It's a fun conversation about the band’s Carl Sagan-inspired [debut album](http://providence.bandcamp.com/releases), The Demon-Haunted World (decades in the making), falling in love with Rush, getting kicked in the balls by the pandemic and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 553
We'll be back to your regularly-scheduled music interviews next week! For now, enjoy a panel I moderated at this year’s [Manitoba Podcast Festival](https://www.facebook.com/mbpodfest/), which was held virtually due to the pandemic. It's a conversation with Cupcake and Rae Rae of the [2 Baked Girls Potcast](http://YouTube.com/2BakedGirlsPotcast), talking about the ins and outs of video podcasting, as well as their experience digging deep into the topic of their favourite plant. There’s a lot of ‘...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 552
We're almost at the end (mercifully) of 2020, so here's something fun to close out the year. It's a panel I moderated at this year's [Manitoba Podcast Festival](https://www.facebook.com/mbpodfest/), which was held virtually due to the pandemic. The panel featured [Ryan McMahon](http://www.rmcomedy.com/) ([Thunder Bay](https://www.canadaland.com/shows/thunder-bay/),[ Red Man Laughing](https://www.indianandcowboy.com/red-man-laughing-podcast)), alongside Keith and Greg from Unscripted Moments: A P...
Dec 31, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 551
Winnipeg rap veteran [Pip Skid](https://marathonofdope.bandcamp.com/album/its-ok) is back on the podcast for the first time in years! We talked about his multitude of in-the-works projects with the likes of [mcenroe](https://witchpolice.com/e/wr471-mcenroe-384ee662d6e278/), [Rob Crooks](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr527-rob-crooks-38eb440ee9ab1a/), and [Crabskull](https://witchpolice.com/e/wr307-crabskull-367cb5de29a4b0/)... as well as his drawings, the pandemic, and much more. This episode brought...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 550
Fantastic conversation with [Trésor Ezoman](http://tresorezoman.bandcamp.com/) about his roots in the Democratic Republic of Congo, coming to Manitoba and embracing the francophone music community, his powerful new single, “Love Hate”... and much more. Fascinating guy with some valuable insights into music and life. This episode brought to you by [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com/), as well as [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge than...
Dec 24, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 549
Pop-rock singer-songwriter [Dane Bjornson](http://www.danebjornson.com/) started his music career at age 9, put out his first EP at 12... and now at 20, he has released ‘Wondering’, a more mature full-length with genuine, heartfelt songs. We talked about all of that and more on the line from Edmonton, where he’s in music school. Fun conversation with an up-and-comer who has a stronger resume than many music scene veterans. This episode brought to you by [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskat...
Dec 21, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 548
