Witchpolice Radio

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](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

[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](http://www.instagram.com/thedirtybeat/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 scene for BIPOC creatives... 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! Be like our newest patrons, Dixtionary and Kathryn! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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, the new music they're working on to follow up the *Wanderlost* record, not being 'prog for prog's sake', 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 solo project by a member of Ex Omerta The frontman of Morden punks [Monochromatics](http://www.instagram.com/monochromatics_music/) 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 books, corpse paint, cassette culture, video games, 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

“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 you by our pals at [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening! Note: there are a couple of times where my mic pops on this episode. Apologies!

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 their records in unlikely locales, 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! Be like our latest patron, Jamie. Thanks, Jamie! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 Gregular](http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmTnBiaw7_mVDfdgdw-cmJg) show on YouTube Wonderfully-named alt-rockers [F'Cough](http://www.instagram.com/noreallyfcough/) Rapper/producer [DREW](http://app.matter.online/artists/@drew_cor204) 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 Company.](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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.com/album/nous)(on Season of Mist), 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 artist [Trista Shay](http://www.tristashay.com/) * Noise/drone creator [Night Pour](https://nightpour.bandcamp.com/) 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 on some basics about the hobby, and showed me a really cool tool he developed that let me manipulate his synthesizers from the comfort of my own home! Songs on this episode; Hoja (excerpt) - Blue T-Shirt, Umlaut- Blue T-Shirt, Untitled Modular Study - Grant Partridge, A Little Bit of Wheels in All of Us - The Eardrums. 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 intended, but Caid has some very insightful things to say on the version presented here as well. Definitely an artist to watch! 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 Aesthetic](http://animalaesthetic.bandcamp.com/), the solo project by drummer (TUSK, The Gerry Hatricks) Eric Jaworksi - Friendlyness of roots reggae band [The Human Rights](http://thehumanrights.bandcamp.com/), whose [new single](http://thehumanrights.bandcamp.com/track/peace-gun) is out in advance of their third LP - Chris Olson of easycore outfit [Epirus](http://epirus.bandcamp.com/), who have a new two-song EP in the works 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 with producer John Paul Peters on the record, capturing their live energy on a studio album, 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

[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 good one! 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.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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](https://youtu.be/ToKrW87Pm14) or [Facebook](http://fb.watch/49p0l9EOTS/). This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice), including our latest patrons, Fuller, Kalyna and Theresa. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

"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 to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 background). This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

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 episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://witchpolice.com/hosts/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

When I was in junior high, I was playing (poorly) in a basement grunge band and photocopying zines... but things are a little different these days. Local wunderkind [GMH Rocks](https://linktr.ee/gmhrocks) already has an album under his belt — with more on the way — and hosts the [Talk and Rock Podcast](http://sites.google.com/view/talkandrockwithgmh/home), a show that includes interviews with local artists as well as members of iconic Canadian bands like the Watchmen and the Tragically freakin’ Hip! Here's a guy who is literally young enough to be my kid (I have one a year younger than him) and he's already out here killing the podcast and local music game! Us old podcasters need to watch out. New generation is coming in fast! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Producer/beatmaker [Hoopaloop](http://www.facebook.com/hoopaloopbeats/) is on the show for a great conversation about going from the metal scene to hip-hop, collaborating with local artists like [KAIRO](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr449-kairo-381273ad13545a/), expressing emotion through beats, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Married musicians [Lana Winterhalt](http://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/) and [MoonBell](http://www.facebook.com/MusicMoonBell) are on the show, talking about their newly-released collaborative instrumental record called [‘Still’.](https://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/album/still) We get into that record, creativity during the pandemic, the ups and downs of working together, being evocative without words, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Here's a great conversation with Juno-nominated country/roots/folk (and beyond) singer-songwriter [Don Amero](http://donamero.ca/)! We talk about his upcoming [Valentine’s Day livestream](http://donamero.ca/event/2/) -- today, if you're listening the day the episode comes out -- his long career, his songwriting process and much more This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

If you were around Portage la Prairie (or various Winnipeg basement shows) in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s, you might remember a punk band called [the Naked Midgets](http://www.facebook.com/groups/43726568206). Don’t worry, they’re not back... but we did have a great conversation reminiscing about the all-ages scene, opening for Propagandhi in Portage, lighting one’s own legs on fire, that terrible, terrible band name, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

It’s weird to think of Churchill, Man., as a hot spot for anything but polar bears, but I had a great interview with [Roy Mexted](http://www.churchillentertainment.com/) — the second musician from Down Under (shoutout to Rob Knaggs) to fall in love with northern Manitoba I’ve had on the podcast. It's an interesting conversation about the appeal of the Arctic, Roy's Smiling Like a Sundog album, creating music and video content celebrating Churchill’s unique culture, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Chamber-folk singer-songwriter [Raine Hamilton](http://www.rainehamilton.com/), along with the other members of her string trio, Quintin Bart and Natanielle Felicitas, is set to release a unique project called [Brave Land](http://www.rainehamilton.com/brave-land). We talked about the unique release plans for the LP, an upcoming[ live-streamed concert](http://www.eventbrite.ca/o/west-end-cultural-centre-17906826450) this Friday, the weirdness of a concept album about mountains when you’re on the prairies... and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) and [Black-Eyed SUZIE](http://black-eyedsuzie.com/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

New band alert! Mannon and Nick of brand spankin’ new country project [Show Pony](http://showpony1.bandcamp.com/releases) are on the podcast! We talked about the appeal of country music for a (super?)group of musicians better-known for heavier sounds, about writing songs with feeling, their first recording, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) and [Black-Eyed SUZIE](http://black-eyedsuzie.com/). Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice), including the latest supporter, Rob Knaggs. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Chris and Jordan of self-described “indie black sheep of the central prairies,” [Lugosi](http://lugosiband.bandcamp.com/), are on the podcast! It's a fun chat about being a new band trying to make a name for themselves during a pandemic, their debut album, ‘[The Desert Scorpion](http://lugosiband.bandcamp.com/album/the-desert-scorpion)’, the value of a band’s image, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Adam from bizarro experimental weirdos [Cowbo Morsche ](http://cowbomorsche.bandcamp.com/) is on the podcast to talk about the ['Sick Nap Idiot](http://cowbomorsche.bandcamp.com/album/sick-nap-idiot)' record... and beyond. It's a fun conversation about that project’s psychedelic art-pop/hip-hop vibe, finding sounds that don’t exist yet, music that rewards deep listening, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Meet singer-songwriter [Laura Lucas](http://lauralucasmusic.com/)! She may be new to you now, but it won't be long until her lyric-driven folk tunes start to generate some serious buzz. We talked about her musical inspirations while living abroad in Australia, the distinctions between writing poetry and writing songs, plans to put out an EP, and a whole bunch more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

[Rickson Makwe](https://ricksonmakwe.com/) is a singer, songwriter and keyboard player, who blends pop, reggae, rumba and funk to create a sound uniquely his own. We talked about his background as a refugee and his eventual arrival in Canada, his goal of creating music with a universal message, his impressions of Winnipeg’s music community, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via [Buymeacoffee](http://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice). As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Here's an interview with all three members of local Filipino-Canadian lo-fi rockers [Humous](http://www.facebook.com/Humousmusic/)! It’s a fun conversation about their excellent new record, the origins of the trio’s current lineup, frontman Julius’ [Raw x Rare Podcast](http://www.facebook.com/rawnrare2020/), and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!

Singer-songwriter [AJ Ongenae](http://www.instagram.com/ajongenae/) is on the podcast! We talked about going from playing punk and metal bands to performing solo, his hilarious (and seasonal) ‘[Christmas in the Suburbs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpsFkxR9NnM)’ single, the [documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuaiz6uzy0o) he made about the lone recording by his mostly-unknown ‘00s hardcore band, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

Ben Rusch (drums) from long-running local prog trio [Providence](http://www.facebook.com/ProvidenceProgBand/) is on the show! It's a fun conversation about the band’s Carl Sagan-inspired [debut album](http://providence.bandcamp.com/releases), The Demon-Haunted World (decades in the making), falling in love with Rush, getting kicked in the balls by the pandemic and much more! This episode brought to you by [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

We'll be back to your regularly-scheduled music interviews next week! For now, enjoy a panel I moderated at this year’s [Manitoba Podcast Festival](https://www.facebook.com/mbpodfest/), which was held virtually due to the pandemic. It's a conversation with Cupcake and Rae Rae of the [2 Baked Girls Potcast](http://YouTube.com/2BakedGirlsPotcast), talking about the ins and outs of video podcasting, as well as their experience digging deep into the topic of their favourite plant. There’s a lot of ‘inside baseball’ on this one about podcasting – but I think it’s of interest to Witchpolice listeners as well. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

We're almost at the end (mercifully) of 2020, so here's something fun to close out the year. It's a panel I moderated at this year's [Manitoba Podcast Festival](https://www.facebook.com/mbpodfest/), which was held virtually due to the pandemic. The panel featured [Ryan McMahon](http://www.rmcomedy.com/) ([Thunder Bay](https://www.canadaland.com/shows/thunder-bay/),[ Red Man Laughing](https://www.indianandcowboy.com/red-man-laughing-podcast)), alongside Keith and Greg from Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi. There's a lot of 'inside baseball' on this one about podcasting -- the topic is growing and developing an audience -- but I think it's of interest to Witchpolice listeners as well. Back to your regularly-scheduled programming next week! Happy New Year! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

Winnipeg rap veteran [Pip Skid](https://marathonofdope.bandcamp.com/album/its-ok) is back on the podcast for the first time in years! We talked about his multitude of in-the-works projects with the likes of [mcenroe](https://witchpolice.com/e/wr471-mcenroe-384ee662d6e278/), [Rob Crooks](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr527-rob-crooks-38eb440ee9ab1a/), and [Crabskull](https://witchpolice.com/e/wr307-crabskull-367cb5de29a4b0/)... as well as his drawings, the pandemic, and much more. This episode brought to you by [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com/), as well as [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

Fantastic conversation with [Trésor Ezoman](http://tresorezoman.bandcamp.com/) about his roots in the Democratic Republic of Congo, coming to Manitoba and embracing the francophone music community, his powerful new single, “Love Hate”... and much more. Fascinating guy with some valuable insights into music and life. This episode brought to you by [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com/), as well as [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/)! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!