The Road The Stage

Justin Benlolo is BRKN LOVE . And Justin Benlolo is exactly who we have on this week's episode of The Road The Stage . Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sit in Communal Creative Studios and chat virtually with Justin, voiping in from a touring van on the Prairies, on the road from Toronto to Vancouver Island. For a podcast that talks to touring artists, this is the first time they’ve quite litera...

Mountain Head join The Road The Stage this week hot off the release of their new EP Backseat. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels get to know a whole lot about the Hannah Brothers, including the story that led to the creation of Ben and Kyle as we see them, zooming in from a dungeon studio in Georgetown, ON. Some Stardew Valley, music for paddlers, tattoos and more ahead. Proceed .  Check out...

It’s just the two of us this week on The Road The Stage ! Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels take a moment to collect themselves as they approach 50 EPISODES of The Road The Stage - just as shows return in full force this month. Things are about to get CRAZY. The PP Crew review some of the music they’ve been listening to lately, talk upcoming shows they’re excited for, Peter’s recent record purcha...

This week we are excited to welcome Jadea Kelly to The Road The Stage ! Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have been listening to Jadea’s new record Roses (OUT NOW) and it’s pretty fantastic, so give it a spin! Jadea zoomed in from Los Angeles to talk about her first album in several years, her role as Kezia on the groundbreaking Protest The Hero record, touring with Sweet Alibi, spearheading Cana...

This week on The Road The Stage we bring you a great interview with Daniel Monkman . Daniel is responsible for the project Zoon , and the Polaris Music Prize Shortlist record Bleached Wavves . Released early in the pandemic, Daniel and Zoon are finally about to hit the road to show Bleached Wavves across Canada and parts of the US. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels get to know more about Daniel M...

It’s that time of the week! A new episode of The Road The Stage with Sally Shaar from the Monowhales . Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels have had a couple fun interactions with The Monowhales over the years - years that have taken Sally and the band to places they never imagined going, especially as an independent band. Some very cool perspective is explored here, as well as why Sally is EXTRA ex...

THIS WEEK ON THE ROAD THE STAGE Peter Van Helvoort , a musician responsible for taking up a lot of precious space on Patrick Bateman’s old iPod Classic and beyond! That’s our way of telling you that this guest is a major player in Patrick’s listening history over the last 10-15 years, so… fanboy time! PVH has been involved in some incredible projects over the years - Teenage Kicks, Ulysses and the...

The Road The Stage is back with another fresh interview, this time with Mark Makoway of Moist ! Mark dialed in to chat with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels about the new Moist record End of the Ocean (OUT NOW), some thoughts on how well Moist operates after all of the years they’ve been together, a memorable flight in 1995, beer taste, band riders, Peter 'fanboys' out and LOTS MORE. CHECK IT OU...

Welcome to The Road The Stage and our latest episode with Jess Rae Ayre of Manitoba’s Sweet Alibi , who are dropping their new record Make A Scene THIS WEEK. It’s a great record and you’re going to LOVE IT, especially after this chat between Jess and Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels - who get to learn all about the process leading up to the album release, produced by “The Matt’s” AKA Deadmen, fr...

Hey! This week on The Road The Stage , we’re super stoked to present you with an interview! SHOCKING, we know. But seriously, thanks so much to Melanie St-Pierre from Casper Skulls for joining us this week. The 2021 Casper Skulls release Knows No Kindness has been a consistent earworm for both Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels, and if you haven’t listened to it yet - don’t let yourself down like...

Our first interview of 2022 is officially here - The Road The Stage welcomes Liam Killeen as our guest for Episode 40! Liam is also our first guest who primarily works in music and entertainment management, offering us an in-depth look at his trajectory from his start in music, both as a musician and a sponge for industry experience and education, to teaching the future of management in his roles...

The last time you and I talked – it was 2021. Now, it’s 2022. Everything is so totally different and new since then, right? No. No it isn’t. And that kind of includes this weeks episode of The Road The Stage ! This is Part Two of our favourite moments of TRTS in 2021. Never forget where you come from. This week we hear from The Elwins , Brandon Wolfe Scott , Zach Gray from The Zolas AND LOTS MORE....

Yeah you're right. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels DID already go through their top picks of 2021 a few weeks ago... But that list didn't include some of their favourite moments from The Road The Stage since it launched WAY BACK in April. Listen in as we go back to some great memories with a number of guests throughout the last 37 episodes. It's a great time to catch up on any you may have miss...

The Command Sisters are on this latest episode of The Road The Stage ! Charlotte and Sarah Command dialed in to chat with Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels about their pretty wild history and trajectory in the music biz. They share some pretty amazing achievements writing, recording and performing from their start in Alberta to their current situation in Toronto. We also hear about some of the mu...

Good day to you! The Road The Stage is here with a new episode, this week featuring Graham Wright, fresh off the release of his new solo album The Cost Of Doing Business. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels are pretty hyped on this new record and you should be too. So go listen to it! And tune in as Graham takes us through some of the process, his recent weeks on tour with Tokyo Police Club, the ma...

Well if everyone else is doing it... Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels sat down to catch up and go over some of their most listened to songs and bands of 2021. Peter brought his Spotify WRAPPED and Patrick made a list, but didn't check it twice.  We talk the benefits of these stats, comparing your numbers with friends, the soundtrack to Dumb and Dumberer, and lots more. Produced and Recorded...

It's Brandon Wolfe Scott week on The Road The Stage . He's got a killer new song "Fade Out" which you can stream RIGHT NOW . It's a dandy. A treat. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels got to chew BWS' ear about some new Beatles doc everyone is talking about, his explanation of 'hologramming', a truly horrifying story of one of his bandmates, taking an award guitar into the ocean, and LOTS MORE.&nbs...

Cory Marks was in Red Deer for a show at the Rodeo a couple weeks back and we had the chance to chat with him in Communal Creative Studios for this week's episode of The Road The Stage. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels get Cory to talk all about his obsession with flying and some wild chance connections between his time hanging with the Snowbirds as a young kid, to entertaining them as a musicia...

This week on The Road The Stage we're extremely excited to welcome Rollie Pemberton AKA Cadence Weapon. Cadence Weapon's 2021 record Parallel World snagged him his first Polaris Music Prize on his third nomination! It's an incredible album and this interview felt like a long time coming. Cadence has been busy lately with a US tour, getting ready to join July Talk for their upcoming Alberta dates,...

The Road The Stage is here with your Wednesday entertainment, this week in the form of a truly delightful chat with Mitch DeRosier of Born Ruffians . Mitch joins us to chat about the recent tour announcement which will hit Bo's on June 21st. Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels learn about the last time the band was at Bo's, the interview goes sideways at one point, there's some wrestling and Leafs...

The Road The Stage is now officially as many episodes old as Peter Michaels! Er... sorry make that as many episodes old as Patrick Bateman. Regardless, both of them are joined by producer Ryan Kuly, one of the 2 wizards behind the scenes at The Road The Stage and Communal Creative Studios . Ryan has been the Production Manager at Bo's Bar & Stage for a few years now, taking everything he's lea...

This week on The Road The Stage we’d like to introduce you to Boy Golden , a Manitoba-based musician of many hats. Some call him Boy, some call him Golden - others call him the Founder AND Minister of the Church Of Better Daze. ALL WILL BE EXPLAINED in this new episode where Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels get to ask him about his current single ‘ KD And Lunch Meat ’, meditation, his memories o...

Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels welcome Shane Connery Volk into Communal Creative Studios for today’s episode of The Road The Stage . He’s got a new single out this week and came by to talk about that, some Johnny Cash, vinyl record player machine things, drawing comics, Peter Michaels golf game and lots more. Another swell guest. Catch the vid at the Communal Creative Studios YouTube click her...

EVERYBODY LISTEN UP! It’s Dave Monks week on The Road The Stage . Just in time for the release of his new record I’ve Always Wanted To Be Me (Out October 15th), Patrick Bateman and Peter Michaels got to chat with Dave about his newest tunes, getting ready to suit up and tour the US again with Tokyo Police Club, creating fire content and it coming off like you’re a seasoned pro, and lots more. Plus...

The Road The Stage is here with another episode for your ears and eyes! Fill 'em up with a great chat featuring Reuben Bullock from Reuben and the Dark , calling in from sunny California. Reuben has had a pretty wild year and a half through the pandemic, but his perspective on all it entails is enlightening and one we should probably all incorporate into our lives. We talk lots about having your m...