Canadian As Heck

One of the most revered early Canadian New Wave bands, Martha & The Muffins have seen it all. Mark, one of the founding members, shares some awesome stories of where they have been, and hopefully where they are going! Also, a wonderful excerpt from a CFNY documentary featuring Mark, as well as an incredible Buffalo Springfield cover... The direct link to that fantastic CFNY documentary by Kari...

Ben Rispin is a punk rock legend! As a member of Saint Alvia, he's done it all. Also, happens to be a champion for cannabis here in Canada, and has been for over a decade. In this episode, he um, well, um, regales us with some stories! Check it out, you'll see... Find Ben here, at one of his many jobs as a writer for HIGH TIMES: https://hightimes.com/author/ben-rispin/ Revolution Radio Canada, the...

Okay, so I have adored this band since 1990, when I first saw them open for Rush at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The band is Chalk Circle, and their singer/guitartist/songwriter Chris Tait, also just happens to have one of my favourite singing voices of all time. This Durham, Ontario Region band is still rocking to this day, playing various shows all over. Nothing though, in 2024, yet..... This...

Evan Pang, better known as Aysanabee, is an Oji-Cree singer, songwriter and musican from Sandy Lake First Nation, in Northern Ontario. This artist has had an incredible career, from being a journalist in Toronto, to getting back to his roots after conversations with his grandfather, this conversation was inspiring, and informative. We are so happy for all his success, and can't wait to see what is...

You know that your band is awesome, when you're shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize in 2021. This band is one of Dimetre's all time faves, and is quickly becoming one of Craig's as well! The OBGMs are from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They rock. The are unique, and they are original. Our new friend Cola (drummer Colanthony Humphrey), shares the incredible story of this band's beginnings, and brin...

This episode has it all! From Sharon, Lois & Bram, to some of our favourite clubs, we chat with Tamar and Tikka from folk rock duo HopefulPhoeniX. These two are right in the middle of an EP release, which we can't wait for!! Also, chat about their upcoming gig at a Toronto indie club fave, Free Times Cafe. Catch HopefulPhoeniX at: https://hopefulphoenix.com/ The greatest radio station to rock...

One of our country's greatest. Period. The duo of Emily and Jimmy have cranked out some of the greatest Rock tracks spanning over two decades. Like I said in the interview, I believe that Metric are a public utility. We just love them that much. Enjoy this conversation, going back to Fenelon Falls, up to present day with Formentara II. Can't wait to chat with them again, such an incredible band, w...

Author, musician and presenter Jonny Dovercourt does it again!! After the incredible success of his book "Any Night of the Week," Jonny sits down with us to chat about the current and future state of live venues in Canada. "Reimagining Music Venues" is a 90+ page report on what we have had, what we now have, and hopefully, what to expect for live music and venues in this great country of ours! Che...

We welcome our latest CAF bestie, Krys from St. John's Newfoundland's Little Fauna! An awesome blend of PJ Harvey, Breeders, Veruca Salt and a few others, (well, Dimetre, Derek, Scotty and I think so,) Little Fauna's latest release "Unmothered" is an awesome blend of bedroom pop, and garage rock all in one neat package. Good news, the band is currently working on a full length album, hopefully to...

From Rock 'n' Roll to Rugby, Alex has done it all. And his band, Revcall, is a wonderful throwback to great classic southern rock, with a modern twist. I just realized, I'm describing Revcall like food. Maybe I'm hungry... Can't wait for their show at the end of November, hear all about it in this episode. And, a great convo about late and current Toronto music venues. We also chat School of Rock!...

Derek comes through AGAIN with another awesome guest! Brandon Pascoa has been around the music scene for a good while now, and we chat with him about his latest project to start just around COVID, Sessions. We chat about everything from gigs to gear, favourite places to play, and the large list of musical influences that have found their way into Brandon's music.... Check out Brandon's SoundCloud...

Tiina and Gar are AWESOME. Their band of merry musicians called Eclecticus, joined CAF about a year ago. That episode is one that is still talked about by my friends, and Canadian Af fans, EVERYWHERE! (Sorry for the capital letters, we just REALLY love this band...) Their new album "Double Take" is set to release very soon. They are also going to play their new album in its entirety, live at their...

Our dear friend Eric Alper has done it again! The CAF boys sit down with writer, musician, journalist, and member of one of Canada's coolest ever bands, Rheostatics', Dave Bidini. One of the original member of The Rheos, and or course the leader of Bidiniband, Dave Bidini has done it all. Played the world's biggest stages, to being a published journalist at AGE 11!! We dig deep into his incredible...

Dimetre has the night off due to having Peter Gabriel tickets. (We're all jealous.) So our dear friend to the podcast, Scotty Komer from The Scary Loud, joins us as guest host. He's a riot, and always fun to hang with. Toronto based artist Simon Paul joins us in conversation. He has worked with a ton of great artists, from creating some of the finest album covers for Dear Rouge, The Tragically Hip...

Dimetre is back. Derek is back. Craig is pathetic and doesn't go anywhere, so, well, he's still here. We jump back into our respective studios and bring you some of our fave new Canadian and old Canadian tunes. Craig also fires up the DJ decks, and demonstrates live how Len stole your sunshine! Get new and past episodes, and binge at your leisure at: https://crier.co Canadian AF is also part of th...

Canadian violinist Dr. Draw (aka Eugene Draw), is a super talented musician and songwriter, and is a trailblazer for his instrument. Playing in many genres, his music and live performances are sure to captivate many audiences around the world, of which he has traveled many times. Dr. Draw gives us the scoop on his influences, favourite venues around the world, places he still wants to go, and chat...

With Dimetre still away, we pick up right where we left off with the insanity that is Craig, Derek, Ryan AND joined as well by our good friend, Army Kris. Playing some of our fave Canuck tunes again. Hope you enjoy! Part of Canada's biggest podcast network: https://crier.co Listen to our Online Radio station 24/7/365: https://revolutionradio.live Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Our Dimetre has gone on a very well deserved vacation to Quebec, so Derek and I called on our good pal Ryan Lindley from the Getting Sauced Podcast as well as the BBQ Playlist on Revolution Radio, and, well, chaos takes hold! We go through some of our favourite Canadian tunes, and Ryan professes his love of the Blues. Tune in, and turn off.... Check out Canadian AF on Canada's largest Podcast Netw...

Tsawwassen. It's in British Columbia. How do you pronounce it? Brad from 54-50 gives us the low down on how the locals pronounce it, and how most people outside this border town where his band first got their start pronounce it. 54-40 have been around since the very early 80s. Their career has been a rocky one at times, but they still manage to stick it out, and keep pumping out great albums. From...

Jeff is a Canadian broadcasting legend. We sit down with Jeff as our cohost here on CAF, and pick his brain full of incredibly vast music knowledge, and also chat about a few of his passions. His podcasts, The Blue Hotel and Records and Rockstars are only two parts of his unbelievable career. Listening to Jeff tell a story is captivating. His voice pulls you in, and never lets go. I could listen t...

Dimetre asked our good pal Eric Alper to see if this silly little podcast could get Trevor Hurst from Econoline Crush, a band that we here at CAF completely adore. Eric, as always, gets the job done! This conversation with Trevor is one of our faves. From high school in a small town in B.C., to playing some of the biggest stages on the planet, Econoline Crush and Trevor have done it all. Trevor's...

The crew from last time, but, minus Derek, and we gained our pal Ryan Lindley from episode 46, we all chat the last batch of albums that made The Tragically Hip, Canada's band of the 90's. We also chat about the two live albums for good measure! We talk about it all here, from just after Fully Completely, to basically losing Gord Downie. This two part series is a MUST LISTEN for the true Hip fan....

Part of this panel, was present for another Deep Dive episode where we focused on, U2. Army Kris is the newest member of the Deep Dive Panel, and loves The Tragically Hip as much as the rest of us. This band is Canadian royalty. Much more than the ACTUAL Royal Family. We discuss this band at great length all throughout their incredible career during the 90's. The Hip OWNED Canadian music in the 90...

Our friend Cory White managed to set this up for us, and we're eternally grateful! Ivan Doroschuk is a name that we've been tossing around as a hopeful interview, since the beginnings of this show. In this episode, you'll hear the very beginnings of Men Without Hats starting life as a punk band, all the way to going back out on the road, and playing to new audiences. We sincerely appreciate Ivan's...

Two interviews in one night! Our second interview was brought by our co host, Army Kris. Kris is from Edmonton, and his old pal Jake Buckley was a fantastic conversation. Kris apparently DJed AND catered Jake's wedding! (Kris can do it all, including jumping out of airplanes....) Jake is a wonderful folk singer/songwriter and musician, and everything is discussed here, including his fantastic back...