Live Kootenays Podcast

Happy Solstice to you and yours. May Mithras grant all of your hearts desires this fine dark season of renewed hope and vitality. May we all SURVIVE AND DESTROY THE ENEMY WITHIN. Cheers

Mat and Max of Ron Cab join the show. We chat about origins of Ron Cab, cops, the Habs, and more. Listen and feel the inspiration course through your hot and juicy veins! To send an email to the show: livekootenays@gmail.com Listen to Ron Cab: https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/album/vingt-quat-coupes Coup Sur Coup Records: https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/

I sat down with JJ and Vs. (Jamie and Matty) of Defied, and bass and trap infused hip hop duo out of Nelson, BC. We discussed the creative process, the beauty of the W. Kootenays, and more. Have a listen why don't ya! DEFIED: https://defied.ca livekootenays@gmail.com

Every year the graduating class of SHSS in Castlegar haunts Zuckerberg Island in Castlegar to raise money for the local Food Bank. Randy from Toaster agreed to join me to record our experience through the dark and gloomy no mans land that used to be a home and gathering place for Indigenous people from time immemorial. Marked by pit houses and grave markers, and is centred by a home Zuckerberg him...

Roger Swan is a producer, creator, musician, and possessor of hallowed ground and Hallowed Sound Studio in the West Kootenays. His producing resume is legendary and his presence in the Kootenays is invigorating. Lend your ears to a man with Juno Award winning ears! To send an email to the show: livekootenays@gmail.com To get in touch with Roger at Hallowed Sound: http://www.hallowedsound.com/#/

Roy Robins clips on the mic at the haunted Hume. The discussion runs the gamut of unrealized expectations and fulfilled dreams. Please join in, grab an egg, and get a custom toaster made for yourself. Mr Awesome: https://mr-awesome666.bandcamp.com/music To send an email to the show: livekootenays@gmail.com

In episode 11 Randy from Toaster and I read from a bag of letters found abandoned. Just like Santa Claus does all year long, especially around Christmas time when I'm sure he receives more letters than an any other time of the year due to child forms of human greed. Listen in and have an ear full! to send an email: livekootenays@gmail.com Toaster: https://toaster2.bandcamp.com

Rhyan Reign joins the show to chat about what music means to today's younger generation, growing up in the Gar, and life. Check out Rhyan Reign and the Misbehavers in Castlegar Oct 11, 2025. Rhyan Reign - https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/rhyan-reign/1820497425 Feel free to drop a line to the show anytime, livekootenays@gmail.com or hit up the Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/livekootenays...

Kevin is a musician and artist living in Nelson BC. He creates sound and images ravenously enjoyed by connoisseurs of the heavier, funnier, cave crushier, sphere of creativity. If you've got any ideas for the show, or would like to contribute audio, such as "Little Known Facts of the Kootenays" I'd love to hear it! Please drop a line at livekootenays@gmail.com, Laughing Sickness https://laughingsi...

Paddy Daddy joins the pod to chat about punk, the West Kootenays, touring, and goes what else? More! To email the show: livekootenays@gmail.com Listen: THE KILL RATS - WACO BURGER https://thekillrats.bandcamp.com/album/the-kill-rats DOA - FUCK YOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m38EdJeM6dU PERSONALITY CRISIS - CREATURES FOR AWHILE https://soundsescaping.bandcamp.com/track/creatures-for-a-while

In beautiful grass between stacks and backstops, Trevor from Total Bummer and I discussed various idioms and outcomes. Total Bummer just released their self-titled debut EP and we will listen to the new single called Shake Them Out. Check it out here: https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/album/shake-them-out?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExa0kyam9YcnFLVlUxMWdnYgEe1wBw8nd5SPJAW5AF0-u1hAo1IZJE_ZowD24N-...

Abandoned house porch was the setting for getting inside Ryan from The Tarholes head. Sit beside your best dog friend, pull up a pipe, absorb! Listen to The Tarholes here: https://thetarholes.bandcamp.com/album/soul-music To contact the podcast email: livekootenays@gmail.com

Rich, from the band Rad Dog and organizer of Hugkegger, met me in the park in Salmo. We flitted on the breeze and strolled through our minds on subjects such as loss, keggers, hugs, and haunted towns. Check out the lineup and get tickets to Hugkegger: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hugkegger-2025-tickets-1545057471489 Check out Rad Dog: https://raddog.bandcamp.com/album/first

LBEE is an instrumental member of the burlesque and drag scenes in the Kootenays and beyond. Her live performances are memorable, unique and creative as all get out. We chat about bees, burlesque, mistakes, and hell. The whole smorg! Thank you for listening and if you have any feedback, please send it on over.

In episode 3 Brandon joins the show! That's right Brandon! The man can perform, the man can scream, the man can think. If you've had a chance to see Brandon and his band Fabric Softener, you've experienced a treat. And now that he's joined as vocalist for Shotgun Divine, LOOK OUT! there may not be enough ceiling in the room! He is a genuine person and a real pleasure to be around. If you have any...

I sat down with Rusty Tones of Pure Love Eternal Peace, Big Ethel and their own self-titled, Rusty Tones. As Kootenay Lake licked the rocky shore, we conversed about art, music, loss, pain, and good rippin' times. Check out Pure Love Eternal Peace here: https://pureloveeternalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/pure-love-eternal-peace Big Ethel here: https://bigethel.bandcamp.com Rusty Tones here: https://ru...

Shawn is a member of Toaster, a rock punk band out of Castlegar, BC. You may see him helping someone cross the road, lifting two large plants at once, slapping the strings while he smiles through your soul. Thanks Shawn for joining, you are a true gem