ON THE SCENE

In this episode, guest host; Shannon Knelsen of Olive Branch  Mentorship interviews local producer/recording artists, SinSeer. Their conversations spans Sinseer's life story, inspiration for his music, lessons from hardships and his faith & resilience being sober. 

In this episode, host Danielle Deveau pops into the MT Space pop-up shop at SquarePeg to discuss the upcoming festival - IMPACT 25 . She chats with creator/performer June Song ( Dead Name ), apprentice artistic director Nada Abusaleh, and MPP for Kitchener Centre Aislinn Clancy about the upcoming festival and the imporance of MT Space for our local theatre scene. 

In this episode, producer and guest-host Deren Atkins (from the Scene2IQ Podcast) interviews 23Dreamz and Carlos at their "Life of Dreamerz" studio. 23 talks about his upcoming mix-tape release, being in the documentary "Hip-hop Hope" (produced by Bon Park Media, and Sara Geidlinger) as well as what it's like to have a studio in the current music landscape in KW. Carlos adds his thoughts on commun...

Guest host Sara and Producer Deren interview Samantha Tai, Jessie T and Amanda Braam from the Kitchener/Waterloo Lullaby Project. This amazing initiative brings together local artists and incarcerated mothers at the Grand Valley Institution and mothers at Camino Well-being help write lullabies for their children at home.

Vanessa Douglas and Jeff Black are the founders of Off the Ropes Studio, where students can go to learn "the ropes" with Wrestling in the KW region. On May 24th, OTR Studio is putting on a fabulous show at the Aud in Kitchener to support Kidsability called "Slam-Demonium" Sara Geidlinger chat to Vanessa and Jeff about the event, and their humble beginnings in the Wrestling scene before opening up...

In this episode co-hosts Sara Geidlinger and Darek Reidel interview Sam Varteniuk (Executive Director, The Registry Theatre) and Maria Colonescu (Co-Founder, Treading Theatre Project). Episode includes music from Daddy Long Legs; August Eleven; and Housecat.  Sam Varteniuk is the Executive Director at The Registry Theater in Kitchener. Sam is also a community builder, and spends a lot of his time...

In this episode of On The Scene, Allison Dyjach and guest host David Harmes head to Grand Trunk Saloon's new location in Downtown Kitchener to chat with local artist A.Decker and local indie band Painting Pelicans.  Guests:  Alana Decker (A. Decker) is a visual artist, youth program facilitator, and certified Therapeutic Art Mentor who integrates creativity with mental health advocacy. Her art ser...

In our first ever HALLOWEEN episode of On The Scene, hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel head to Midnight Run Cafe in Uptown Waterloo to chat with special guests! Aashay Dalvi returns to recommend some of their favourite films and television shows to celebrate DIWALLOWEEN, the first time that Diawli and Halloween have fallen on the same night! In the second half of the show, musicians Mike Ellio...

In this week's episode, the On The Scene team heads to Sugar Run Bar in Kitchener ON to chat with local musician and community leader J-One, and Podcast Host and Midtown Radio producer Deren Atkins.  Hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel hear from J-One about her lifelong passion for hip-hop and community, and how she has found family and connections within the local KW hip-hop community when she...

Hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel head to The Apollo Cinema in Downtown Kitchener to visit the exclusive premiere of "The Ref Didn't See It," an original film from Sara Geidlinger and Colin Hunter that follows the journey of Colin learning the ins and outs of becoming a wrestling referee.  The pair hung out on the "red" carpet as guests entered the cinema, mingled, and chatted about their exci...

In our Season 5 premiere, the On The Scene team heads to Counterpoint Brewing in Kitchener ON to chat with local musician Jordan Long and local mixed media artist Brenda Mabel Reid.  Hosts Allison Dyjach, Shelby Bolitsky, and Darek Reidel hear from Jordan about his new EP release "The Window Seat" and how he was able to create a concept album of complex emotions. They also chat with Brenda about t...

In this week's episode of On The Scene, hosts Allison Dyjach, Darek Reidel, and Shelby Bolitsky head to Adventurer's Guild Cafe and Board Game lounge in Downtown Kitchener to chat with Jaydon and Vedant from The 74 Experience, and the members of local indie band HouseCat.  Guests:  The 74 Experience is a new events group putting together local concerts with diverse bills all around Waterloo. Their...

On this episode of On The Scene, hosts Allison Dyjach, Darek Reidel, and Shelby Bolitsky head to Shortfinger Brewing Co. in Kitchener to chat with local musician Coraline James about her brand new Song/Craft Concerts series, and Zack and Scott from Pink Lemonade Records to discuss their upcoming summer events including the Summer Short Can and Long Weekend Band Crawl.  Guests:  Coraline James is a...

Hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel head to Jane Bond in Uptown Waterloo to chat with Sara Geidlinger all about her new film entitled: Hip Hop Hope.  Guest: Sara Geidlinger is a local multimedia storyteller - podcast host, photographer, filmmaker, and producer, she does it all. She is also an occasional guest host for On The Scene! She just released her most recent film called “Hip Hop Hope” The...

Host Danielle Deveau interviews Antonio Michael Downing, Lamees Al Ethari, and Sarah Tolmie about the new Creative and Professional Writing degree program in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo. 

On The Scene celebrated its 50th EPISODE on November 30th, 2023! Hosts Darek and Allison headed to Adventurer's Guild Cafe in Downtown Kitchener to chat with Sara Geidlinger and Colin Hunter about their upcoming film "The Ref Didn't See It." Guests:  Sara Geidlinger is a local multimedia storyteller - podcast host, photographer, filmmaker, and producer, she does it all. She is also an occasional g...

This week hosts Darek Reidel and Allison Dyjach head to Midnight Run Cafe in Uptown Waterloo to chat with local guests Mackenzie Jordan and DJ Jess.  Guests:  Mackenzie Jordan is a local musician, producer, and operator of Locust Ridge studio in New Hamburg. He is also one half of the rock duo Cheap Shirt. The band released their first album in 2021 and is gearing up to release their second album...

In this episode of On The Scene, Darek and Allison head to Emmanuel United Church in Uptown Waterloo to hear about their ongoing concert series through Side Door Access. They also chat with Danielle Deveau, executive producer of Midtown Radio about their new Radio Drama series.  Guests:  Neal Moogk-Soulis is the concert organizer at Emmanuel United Church. He started hosting Side Door Access shows...

In this episode of On The Scene, Darek and Allison head to Counterpoint Brewing Co in Kitchener to sip some tasty brews and chat with local burlesque dancers Veronica Tease and Mable Sugarbush.  Guests:  Veronica Tease and Mable Sugarbush are local burlesque performers that take the stage with Sassy Ray Burlesque shows in town! Mable started her burlesque craft back in 2019, while Veronica only st...

In this episode of On The Scene, Darek Reidel and Allison Dyjach head to the Grand Trunk Saloon in Downtown Kitchener to chat with localist Juanita Metzger and folk band Onion Honey.  Guests:  Juanita Metzger has a passion for community, slow travel and hyper local experiences which make guided walking tours the ideal business for her. Since moving to the region in 2000, Juanita has worked in neig...

In the fourth episode of this season's On The Scene, Darek and Allison head to the Walper Hotel ahead of its 130th anniversary weekend. They spend the evening at The Lokal Lounge chatting with local drag king Manny Manila and new local band Loublu.  Guests:  Manny Manila is a Filipino, trans drag king based in Waterloo. He had his start at the UW Drag Club and is now an independent artist. Manny a...

In this week's episode of On The Scene, Allison Dyjach and guest co-host Matt Rappolt head to Belmont Village in Kitchener to visit Arabella Park Beer Bar and chat with local artist Roshan James about her new book release, Pink Moon, and co-owner and cellarman of Arabella, Ben Metcalf.  Guests:  Roshan James is a Tibetan-Indian multidisciplinary artist, poet, and musician, living as a settler in s...

This week hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel head to The Jane Bond in Uptown Waterloo to interview two local musicians: Caleb Khuu and Hyness.  Guests:  Caleb Khuu is a versatile guitarist based in the KW region fluent in many styles of music spanning from jazz to hip hop to country and everything in between. He became interested in music starting from a very young age, experimenting with many...

In the new season premiere of On The Scene, hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel sit down with local musicians Joshua Pascua and rock group Hung as they go live from AOK Craft Beer + Arcade Bar in Downtown Kitchener.  Featuring music from: Alyssa DVM (Wasting My Time), Joshua Pascua (Slipping Away), and Saigon Hookers (Just Another Day) Guests:  Joshua Pascua is a singer songwriter, music instruc...

In Episode 5 of On The Scene's Summer Season, hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel check out the newly opened Odd Duck Wine and Provisions restaurant and bottle shop in Downtown Kitchener. They sit down with co-owner of Odd Duck Wes Klassen to hear more about the restaurant's journey and then talk with Aashay Dalvi to get some great film reviews on Barbie, Talk To Me, and Joy Ride.  Guests:  With...