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CIVL News » 2011 » January

Archive for January, 2011

The Reggae Planet Radio Showcase Tributes MLK

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

This past week marks the 82nd anniversary of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday, and in tribute to this pillar of human rights and the African American struggle for equality in the United States, The Reggae Planet Radio Showcase and The Dancehall Extravaganza aired a special broadcast of a lesser known speech by Dr. King, “Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam” at both 10:30 am and 12:30 pm today, Saturday, January 22nd.

Listen to the entire broadcast by clicking the Reggae Planet link above, and choosing the podcast links for the associated hours.

The Dr.’s words are no less meaningful over 40 years later, and CIVL Radio is proud to provide such relevant historical programming.

Local Punks GSTS Play for All Ages in Chilliwack

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

On Friday, January 14th, Abbotsford post-hardcore band GSTS, who you may remember from CIVL Stage 6 with White Lung are taking their show slightly Eastbound to Chilliwack this weekend, where they play an all ages show at the OAP Hall with Look to the Sky!

OAP Hall is at 5727 Tyson Rd. in Chilliwack, BC.

Things get started at 7:00 pm.

So get out and support local music!

CIVLs Mood Swings Celebrates the Work of Jay Reatard 80-10

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

This week marks the 1 year anniversary of the untimely death of Memphis Garage/Revival frontman Jay Reatard, and CIVL Radio’s Mood Swings hosted a two-hour tribute to the man originally named Jay Lindsey.

Hear everything from Jay’s original band The Reatards to The Lost Sounds, all the way up to his now seminal solo work.

Check out the Podcast at your convenience!

CIVL T-Shirts

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Do you remember hearing about the CIVL T-shirt Contest this past summer?

Well now’s your time to get in on the great work that came out of it!

These amazing T-Shirts are available for purchase at CIVL Radio, in S/M/L/XL sizes, all for $12.50!

This design by Julie Richard was chosen as the winner out of a dozen or so also amazing submissions.

Come by the station and check them out for yourselves!

CIVL Radio in the Times

Friday, January 7th, 2011

CIVL Radio is in today’s edition of the Abbotsford-Mission Times, page 5!

This is the second appearance CIVL Radio has made in as many weeks within the pages of local newspapers, the first of which came last week when the Punjabi Patrika printed a blurb about the variety of Punjabi programming available on CIVL 101.7 FM on Sundays and Mondays.

CIVL Radio would like to thank the Times for their continued coverage of 101.7 FM. There’s much more to come!

2010 !earshot Top 200 CIVL Radio Faves

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

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!earshot is the National Campus and Community Radio Report, wherein campus and community radio stations from around the country report their top played albums each week.

You can see the work of the diligent CIVL Radio Music Librarians, Becky Makepeace and Alicia Williams here, where all of our charts this year have been archived at www.earshot-online.com. These represent the 30 most played albums on CIVL Radio each week.

!earshot has just released it’s list of the top 200 most played albums on campus and community radio in Canada for 2010, and some notable Abbotsfordians, Vancouverites, and CIVL Radio favorites have been rewarded for their hard work and great music with spots on that list!

Here’s a few of the albums CIVL Radio knows are some of YOUR favorites, with their 2010 !earshot top 200 rankings!

(Rank. Artist - Title - Label) * BC ** Abbotsford

3. New Pornographers - Together - Last Gang *

10. Women - Public Strain - Flemish Eye

13. Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart - Outside *

15. The Pack A.D. - We Kill Computers - Mint *

43. You Say Party! - XXXX - Paper Bag ** (Headliner CIVL Stage 2)

65. Hannah Georgas - This is Good - Hidden Pony *

78. B.A. Johnston - Thank You For Being A Friend - Just Friends (Headliner CIVL Stage 4)

128. The Zolas - Tic Toc Tic - Lotus Child *

142. White Lung - It’s the Evil - Deranged * (Headliner CIVL Stage 6)

193. Bison B.CDark Ages - Metal Blade*

(Click on band or label names to redirect to their websites.)

Other BC bands were on the list, but these were the ten that stood out as most represented by CIVL Radio and the charts we’ve put out this year, our first participating in !earshot reporting.