The Road The Stage

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, e...

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...

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...

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...

The Road The Stage is back, following a few weeks of summer vacation. And what an amazing guest to return to the fold! Canadian Punk/Rock royalty Bif Naked joins us over Zoom for a really fun conversation. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels dig in to some highlights from Bif’s early years on the scene, they discuss changes over the last 30 years, Bif’s advice to younger musicians and creatives, BU...

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm. It’s a good Wednesday for a new episode of The Road The Stage . This week we hung out on Zoom with Brad Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies - a band about to embark on a massive North American tour with a stop right here in Red Deer on September 15th. The last time the Dummies played Bo’s, we heard tell of people crying from joy. We discuss some of the stories fans have brought to t...

Have you ever listened to the 5 greatest albums of all time? It’s easy to do when all 5 spots go to The Ends from The OBGMs . Yah. Yah yah yah. Denz McFarlane joins The Road The Stage this week to chat about being in a very busy band that holds true a remarkable creative integrity and commitment to being the best, pitting for the first time, the meaning of a Polaris Music Prize nomination, connect...

Yo! The Road The Stage is going solo this week - kind of anyways... Producer Ryan Kuly joins us to recap his weekend experience performing in Saskatoon for way over 10k people with One Bad Son. It sounds VERY COOL. We're proud of him, what can we say.  Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels also review some of the albums and shows that have stood strong through the first half of 2022.  Watch...

You made it to hump day AND a new episode of The Road The Stage . Joining Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels is a select crew from the unbelievably talented Apollo Suns . Ed Durocher, Anatol Rennie and Glenn Radley sat down behind Bo's Bar & Stage before the Apollo Suns to chat. It was hot. Very hot. Some of us had shade, and some of us threw shade. Trust Patrick to insult one of our guests ro...

The Road The Stage is excited to present our interview with Begonia on this fine, sunny day. Alexa Dirks zoomed in with remarkable internet speed for a really fun conversation with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels. Alexa discusses THE PROCESS and her evolution in music, jumping headfirst into Chic Gamine, seasonal hot dogs, the need for speed AND MORE. Do us a kindness and subscribe to the Commu...

What’s the greatest line used to promote an album? You’re going to find out in this episode of The Road The Stage with Ella Coyes AKA Sister Ray . Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been spending a ton of time with Sister Ray’s new record Communion, which is absolutely beautiful. And it reveals a lot about the sort of things Ella has experienced over the years. We talk about the process, work...

With The Road The Stage about to enter summer vacay mode, we’re stacking up interviews with amazing guests. IT’S BEEN A WHIRLWIND. But so good. Seriously. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels are joined this week by Keegan Powell , who’s new album Previous Pain is out and absolutely fantastic. Dig in, absorb, reflect and listen as we grill Keegan on some fun tidbits from his past, like his connectio...

The Road The Stage is here to deliver what was a very fun interview with the Sham Family, snuggled up tight in the back office at Bo’s Bar & Stage. Sham Family were in town opening up for Born Ruffians, a show we’ve been eagerly anticipating for what feels like FOREVER. The recent Sham Family EP has been a pretty consistent earworm around these parts, so Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels were...

Yo! The Road The Stage is here... for you. All the time. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels found themselves on opposite ends of a ZOOM call - so they talked some stuff. Vancouver, Montreal, Jack White, Formula 1, NOBRO and the OBGMs. Just a chill conversation!  This is the kind of thing that happens A LOT. We sign on to talk to a guest, discover there's some sort of technical or scheduling i...

Wait… episode SIXTY? Dear God! How did that happen? WHAT DID YOU DO TO DESERVE THIS?! Good thing The Road The Stage is dropping a BANGER interview this week with all 3 cool cats from Elliott BROOD , who sat down out back of Bo’s Bar & Stage in between soundcheck and set time. Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet and Stephen Pitkin discuss all things BROOD with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels - from sm...

This week on The Road The Stage - an interview Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have anticipated since the planning days of the podcast… John-Angus MacDonald from The Trews . Just days before their appearance at Bo’s in Red Deer, and hours before show one of The Trews tour - John-Angus dialed in pre-soundcheck from Winnipeg. This discussion includes memories of The Trews dating back nearly 20 ye...

Well well well… WHAT do we have here? Just a couple of jabronis talking… to each other. And themselves. Those jabronis are your hosts of The Road The Stage - Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels. Both of whom find themselves in a special position… that of someone who has seen many, many shows over the last 6 weeks. Care to hear about them? THEN LISTEN to this week's episode of TRTS or go ahead and w...

The Road The Stage is back this week with another BANGER episode, this time featuring none other than Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace . Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sat down in Communal Creative Studios and connected with Raine through the power of high speed internet from sunny California. This interview includes talk about the upcoming OLP tour ‘The Wonderful Future’, which is a theatrical h...

Just days after Patrick Bateman had a whirlwind couple of days with good friends, good music AND a top-notch Corb Lund show at the Palomino in Calgary... Corb Lund himself joins The Road The Stage. Corb was in the middle of back-to-back-to-back-to-etc nights on his latest tour and he was kind enough to find some time to chat about his new covers album Songs My Friends Wrote, his time spent advocat...

WHAT’S UP?! It’s another week and another episode of The Road The Stage WEEEEOOOO!!! Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels are excited to present their recent interview with none other than Altameda , from the Back Office at Bo’s Bar and Stage in Red Deer. Troy Snaterse and Erik Grice talk a little bit about their new album Born Losers (Out now and so so so good), hanging out in Austin for SXSW, thei...

The Road The Stage is back and we want you to focus on two things this week: Chastity, and his unbelievable album Suffer Summer. Chastity is Brandon Williams and The Road The Stage is Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels. The three met up in the back office at Bo’s Bar & Stage recently to chat about the new Chastity record, its meaningful impact both as a listener and in the moments watching Cha...

ATTENTION: This is the last episode of The Road The Stage … before next week’s episode! It’s too late for April Fool’s jokes right? It’s not too late for Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels to welcome The Rural Alberta Advantage to the show though! Nils Edenloff and Paul Banwatt dial in from their respective home bases to chat about RAA and their new EP The Rise - Out Now! We hear about not releasi...

The Road The Stage returns this week with our Matt Peters of Royal Canoe episode! Royal Canoe are heading out on some tour dates, including an April 15th appearance at Bo's Bar & Stage, so Patrick Bateman and Peter Michael's check in with Matt before the big night! Royal Canoe just dropped Vault, a collection of VERY COOL B-Sides and 'shitbits' from over the years. We also hear about using spr...

The Road The Stage answered the phone and it was appendicitis calling.  NEW INTERVIEW THURSDAY - MATT PETERS OF ROYAL CANOE