Witchpolice Radio

Jazz pianist [Will Bonness](http://www.willbonness.com/) is on the show! We talked about his latest record, *Change of Plans*, and its deadly cover of “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”, about changing the perception that jazz is for the 70+ crowd, about the appeal of improvisation, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge tha...

Aaron Bacon (bass) and Kyle Halldorson (vocals/guitar) of ‘genre-promiscuous’ prog shredders [Dizzy Mystics](http://dizzymystics.bandcamp.com/) are back on the podcast, right on time for their [Manitoba Music streaming event ](http://www.manitobamusic.com/livemusic/display,event/99757/safe-sound-dizzy-mystics) on May 20. We talk about the way the band's sound has grown and developed over the years...

This is the fourth “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: Alt-rock duo [The Haileys](http://linktr.ee/Thehaileys) Country rocker [Chris Micheal](http://www.facebook.com/chrismichealmusic/) [Wolf NFG](http://www.instagram.com/wolf.nfg/), a new sol...

A fantastic chat (as always) with [JayWood](http://jaywood1.bandcamp.com/) about — among other things — his new deal with Captured Tracks, his new (but also old, kinda) EP, those owls all over the place, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.co...

Geoff Coran is the artist behind one-man black metal project [Primordial Serpent](http://primordialserpent.bandcamp.com/) — who also records dungeon synth under the [Kalameet](http://kalameet1.bandcamp.com/) moniker. We talked about the deadly new ['Ancient Myths and Legends'](http://primordialserpent.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-myths-and-legends) record, the appeal of Norse mythology and fantasy b...

“Dirty bass synth sleaze industrial baroque groove pop” duo [Ghost Twin](http://orcd.co/ghosttwinlovesongs) are back on the podcast for the first time in years! We talked about their forthcoming LP, ‘[Love Songs for End Times](http://ghosttwin.bandcamp.com/album/love-songs-for-end-times)’, VHS aesthetics, the “inner goth”, releasing music during a pandemic, and much more! This episode brought to y...

Grandview, Manitoba's “too country for country and too country for folk” singer-songwriter [Kayla Luky](http://www.kaylaluky.ca/) is on the show! We talked about rural Manitoba vs the city, music taking a backseat to family and other endeavours, where the booze-soaked sorrow in her songs comes from, and much more! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com...

Check out this conversation with Andy and Scott of long-running psychedelic/prog outfit [Mahogany Frog](http://mahoganyfrog.com/Mahogany_Frog/NEWS.html)! We talked about their new LP, [*Mahogany Frog In The Electric Universe*](http://mahoganyfrog.bandcamp.com/album/mahogany-frog-in-the-electric-universe), their project scoring the 1926 horror classic Faust, the pockets of fans who geek out about t...

This is the third “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: Punk rocker turned hip-hop producer [Madamimadam](http://linktr.ee/MadamimadaM) Folk-punk singer-songwriter [Greg Rekus](http://www.gregrekus.bandcamp.com), the host of the [Far From Gregul...

Experimental Gimli artist [Van Allen](http://www.instagram.com/wy.ld_style/) is on the show to talk about his cosmic new “Small Eclipse” LP, getting creative during the pandemic, living in the Interlake, his past projects like Trio Telfaer, and so much more. This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the po...

Noise punks [Tunic](http://linktr.ee/tunic) just released [“Exhaling”](http://tunicband.bandcamp.com/album/exhaling), an LP that compiled all of their previous releases with some new material. I talked to guitarist/vocalist David about that project, about the hard-touring trio’s experience with pandemic lockdown, and a whole bunch more. This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Comp...

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on artists’ abilities to record in person, play shows, and tour — but for blackened doom/industrial project [Culted](http://culted.bandcamp.com/), it’s kind of business as usual. I talked to drummer Kevin about the band’s unique setup (three members in Manitoba, one in Sweden), their fantastically bleak, evocative new record [‘Nous’ ](http://culted.bandcamp....

It's a hangout with Winnipeg hip-hop veterans [DJ Kutdown](http://linktr.ee/DJKutdown) and [Cypha Diaz](http://linktr.ee/CyphLife), where we talk all about their grimy new [Dim Mak](http://cyphlife.bandcamp.com/releases) project. We talked about making hip-hop with “movement”, creating during the pandemic, the tape renaissance, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at [Devine Shir...

This is the second “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: * Experimental musician (and hot sauce maker) [Patrick Michalishyn](https://patrickmichalishyn.bandcamp.com/) * Singer-songwriter [Cohen Sieg](https://solo.to/cohensieg) * Indie-folk artis...

Really great conversation with synthesizer enthusiast [Grant Partridge](http://twitter.com/bluetshirt), all about a topic that has admittedly been a blind spot for me. Grant — known for his solo work as [Blue T-Shirt](http://bluetshirt.ca/) as well as his roles in various local bands — talked about the local synth community and the [Voltage and Main](http://voltageandmain.com/) group, schooled me...

This episode is a really great conversation with up-and-coming local rapper [Caid Jones](http://toodistracted.com/a/caid-jones) about navigating the business of art, the community aspects of the local scene, the importance of being vulnerable, and much more. We had a bit of a connection problem near the end of the conversation, so the finished podcast is unfortunately a little shorter than intende...

This is the first (of many?) "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: - [Orvis Thomas](http://orvis.bandcamp.com/) (The Bloodshots) talking about his new solo [jazz/country single](http://orvis.bandcamp.com/track/only-your-love-2) - [Animal Aesthe...

Members of Latin rock fusion group[ El Leon and The Strangers](http://www.leonstrangers.com/) are back on the show! The group is set to release its debut full-length ([via a streaming video collaboration with The Village Idiots and Manitoba Film and Music](http://www.facebook.com/events/5177126855694753)) on March 27! We talked about the difficulty pinning down their multinational sound, working w...

[Kitz Willman](http://kitzwillman.bandcamp.com/)'s new record, [Royal Visit to Uranium City](http://kitzwillman.bandcamp.com/album/royal-visit-to-uranium-city), is a wild ride through hip-hop, jazz and experimental sounds. We talked about his impressions of the city as a new Winnipegger, embracing the saxophone, bringing a hardcore punk background to hip-hop, babushkas, and so much more. It's a go...

Here's a great conversation with one of my local favourites, Stonewall roots/folk (among other things) duo [Two Crows for Comfort](http://www.twocrowsforcomfort.com/)! We talked about pandemic writer’s block, about working with a larger band... and about their excellent new record, 'Show Me Light', which comes out on vinyl, CD and digital formats on March 25. Huge thanks to everyone who supports t...

Country singer [Sean Burns](http://seanburns.ca/) has been releasing material at a torrid pace throughout the pandemic. We talked about his new live record ([Lo-Fi and Lonesome](http://seanburns.bandcamp.com/album/lo-fi-lonesome)), his love for Times Change(d), country crate-digging on his Boots & Saddle radio show on CKUW, and much more! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Pa...

Talkin' tacos and tunes with the local musicians turned hot sauce slingers behind [Intergalactic Sauces](http://www.instagram.com/intergalacticsauces/). We went over their origins selling tacos at venues and festivals, the collaborative work behind their sauces and the way it compares to playing in bands, and much more! I also did a socially-distanced taste test, which you can watch on [YouTube](h...

"Bona fide farmer-philosopher" Jeffrey Cottes, a/k/a singer-songwriter [Fuller Hull](http://fullerhull.ca/), is on the show. We talked about his upcoming folk-roots record, about taking decades off from music before launching a solo project, about living in rural Manitoba vs the city, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks t...

It's an interview with longtime “computer music” artist [Blunderspublik](http://blunderspublik.bandcamp.com)! We talked about [his new record](http://blunderspublik.bandcamp.com/album/trackers-trails) and its emotional swings, his love for Winnipeg (despite now living in Guelph, Ont.), and a whole heckuva lot more! (Apologies for the extraordinarily squeaky chair you occasionally hear in the backg...

All three members of indie/alt/bedroom pop outfit [Virgo Rising](http://virgorisingband.bandcamp.com/) sat down for an interview on this episode We talked about their upcoming debut tape, [Sixteenth Sapphire](http://virgorisingband.bandcamp.com/album/sixteenth-sapphire), plus working with [House of Wonders Records](http://houseofwonders.online/), navigating the pandemic, and much more. This episod...