Witchpolice Radio

Folk singer-songwriter Onna Lou is on the podcast for a conversation about how she ended up in Winnipeg after growing up in Argentina and going to college in the US. We also talked about the audience for Spanish-language music, finding a place with the city’s Latin music community, and so much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shirt Company . Huge thanks to everyone who supp...

I stepped way outside of my musical comfort zone for this interview with mezzo-soprano Rhonda Head , from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. We talked about her journey from taking vocal lessons to becoming an internationally-known opera and classical singer, about her Indigenous Superstars interview series that highlights Indigenous artists from around the world, translating classical m...

Here's my conversation with franco-Manitoban artist/producer Rayannah ! Great conversation about the francophone music community, combining visual and audio elements, some upcoming shows (finally, eh?) and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shirt Company . Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on  Patreon . You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you l...

Very sad to hear about the passing of Justice Chester from Daphne Bleue . He was on an episode of the podcast with his bandmate Brandon in early 2020, just before the pandemic. You can hear it here in its entirety. I didn't know him beyond this conversation and a small handful of social media interactions, but my heart goes out to his family, friends and bandmates. I've re-released this episode so...

It's a wide-ranging conversation with singer-songwriter Del Barber — his third appearance on the podcast in as many years. Del is getting set to release a new record of b-sides, so we talked about revisiting old songs, the prairies, humility in creativity… and went on some interesting tangents that you’ll have to tune in to hear for yourself. This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shir...

Folk-soul singer-songwriter Ila Barker sat down for an interview on the podcast! We talked about the new music she’s creating for an upcoming album — her first in a number of years — as well as her work mentoring Indigenous youth, and so much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shirt Company . Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on  Patreon . You can help out for...

It's an interview with Andriy and Nicholas from Winnipeg’s premier Eastern European folk-punk-fusion outfit, Zrada ! We talked about the band’s long history, roots in the city’s Ukrainian community, blending traditional themes with heavier western sounds, and more! We also discussed the impact on the pandemic and the light at the end of the tunnel with a show finally on the horizon. This episode b...

Rusty Matyas is one of those musicians you’ve heard many times, even if you don’t realize it. As a multi-instrumentalist who has played with the likes of the Weakerthans, The Sheepdogs, Imaginary Cities and countless others, as well as a prolific producer, he appears in the credits of SO many records. He’s now reintroducing himself to local music fans as  Rusty Robot , a new project that has alrea...

Singer-songwriter Tyler Del Pino is on the show! It's a conversation about his background in classical trumpet (of all things), his journey through country music, his current Americana/roots-pop sound, the new EP , and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shirt Company . Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on  Patreon . You can help out for as little as $1 a m...

A great conversation (as always) with local MC Kairo about his new EP with musical partner Hoopaloop , the emotional impact of tackling heavy lyrical subjects, looking forward to getting back onstage, reggae (of course), and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shirt Company . Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on  Patreon . You can help out for as little as...

This is the sixth “Quick Hits” episode – a compilation of micro-interviews with four artists. It’s a fun way for the podcast to expand its scope a bit and talk to a wider range of guests. This episode features:  -Electronic Game Boy manipulator Scatterpattern - Hip-hop duo Eyesbleed - Drummer turned one-man band Tuff Patch - Indie folk/rock/pop/electro singer-songwriter Taylor Cash Davies This epi...

The (current incarnation of) The Moonlit Road is back on the show! We talk about their new record — an unexpected release, as the band was all but over a few months ago — about the project’s new husband-and-wife dynamic, an upcoming remix record that covers genres way beyond their typical alternative country… and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shirt Company . Huge th...

One of the most requested interviewees by Witchpolice listeners: Jamie Buckboro of The Honeysliders and Jivetown ! It's a fun conversation about the ongoing appeal of the late ‘60s singer-songwriter era, the big gap of time between Honeysliders records, upcoming outdoor shows at Times Change(d), and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at  Devine Shirt Company . Huge thanks to everyo...

While Manitoba is always the focus of the podcast, I also like to branch out and talk to members of what I call the “Manitoba diaspora” — artists from the prairies plying their trade elsewhere. Dog Dad Posse (a/k/a Sammy D ) is one such artist. We talked about the journey that took him from Winnipeg singer-songwriter to exploring hip-hop — first in BC, now in Toronto — as well as his love for prai...

It was really lovely to reconnect on this episode with my old friends (going back to elementary school!) Sandy Taronno and David Pankratz about their latest project, New Wales ! We talked about their quarter-century of musical collaboration (from teenage basement projects through Quinzy and beyond) and why it works, the ‘popification’ of music, their monthly single releases, Wolseley, and so much...

One of Winnipeg’s finest musical sons, [Mike Koop](http://www.youtube.com/user/deathcureseverything) (of [the Bonaduces](http://thebonaduces.bandcamp.com/), [The Leftists](http://theleftists.bandcamp.com/releases), and at least 30,000 other punk, pop, folk and gospel projects over the last few decades) is on the move. We talked about his relocation to Calgary (and his deep and undying love for Win...

Here's an interview recorded from an unusual location with electronic duo [Viva Non](http://vivanonngp.bandcamp.com/)! We talked about their new release, ‘[We Grow](http://vivanonngp.bandcamp.com/album/we-grow)’, the juxtaposition between their warm, emotive sounds and the cold, unfeeling machines they use to make them, and much more! Apologies again on the delay with getting this episode out. It'...

[Star Thistle](http://starthistle.bandcamp.com/) is an indie-folk side project by the man behind the death-country sludge stomp of [Uncle Sinner](http://unclesinner.bandcamp.com/). We talked about the sonic and emotional differences between the two projects, the[ new Star Thistle release](http://starthistle.bandcamp.com/album/the-best-of-star-thistle), songs you can feel, more obviously poetic lyr...

This is the fifth “Quick Hits” episode – a compilation of micro-interviews with four artists. It’s a fun way for the podcast to expand its scope a bit and talk to a wider range of guests. This episode features: Drummer turned electronic artist [Seweller](http://linktr.ee/Seweller) Hip-hop artist [Phre$h Prince](http://unitedmasters.com/phresh-prince2461) Experimental musician [Jess Mann, a/k/a AV...

All four members of post-psych-shoegaze-y rawkers [Ponemah](https://ponemahband.com/) are on the show! We talk about balancing pop influences with more experimental psych vibes, about their [new record](http://ponemah-wpg.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-2) on [Transistor 66](http://www.transistor66.com/), being musical weirdos, and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company...

It's an interview with two members of [A Grizzly Fate](http://linktr.ee/AGrizzlyFateOfficial), in which we talk about their new record, being an eternal scene kid, bears, adding synth to their sound, and what the hell “easycore” even means in the first place... This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the...

[Anthony OKS](http://anthonyoks.ca/) is on the show! We talked about his upcoming EP, the differences between making solo music and working as part of a collective with [The Lytics](http://thelytics.ca/), why jazz and hip-hop mesh so well together (when done right), and much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) and [The Dirty Beat](...

Jorge Requena Ramos is the frontman of[ The Mariachi Ghost](http://www.themariachighost.com/), and he's on the show to talk about the group's marriage of traditional Mexican music and more experimental rock sounds. We also talked about his role as artistic director of the West End Cultural Centre, his work toward fighting racism and seeing a greater diversity of opportunities in the Canadian music...

Jeremy Hiebert of local hardcore legends [Comeback Kid](http://comeback-kid.com/) is on the show! A CBK episode is a perennial request I get from listeners, so I’m glad we made it happen. Great chat about the band’s in-the-works new LP, the disruption caused by the pandemic, that awesome Midnight Oil cover, aging with hardcore... and more. This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt C...

My guest on this episode is [Erin Propp](http://erinpropp.com/), a Juno-nominated jazz/folk singer-songwriter! We talked about her background as a singer, her musical partnership with guitarist Larry Roy, their excellent new record, “[We Want All the Same Things](http://erinpropplarryroy.bandcamp.com/album/we-want-all-the-same-things)”, and so much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at...