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Giveaways Galore! Papermaps/Sled Island/Roller Derby!

Friday, May 13th, 2011

What an exciting week for CiVL Radio listeners!

This coming week you can be the proud recipient of one of a triad of unique prize opportunities just by listening and calling into CIVL Radio!

1) On Wednesday, between 12-3 pm on the Vinyl Spinner with DJ Johnny K and DJ Jenia, listeners will not only get to hear an interview with Dean of Papermaps off the top of the show, but CiVL is offering no less than 5, yes, FIVE free copies of Papermaps new 7″ Vinyl release!

2) The Reign Valley Vixens, Abbotsford’s home Roller Derby Team, are skating off against Edmonton’s Oil City Tanker Girls and The Sunshine Coast Roller Girls on Saturday, May, 28th, at MSA Arena in Abbotsford for a double feature to support the fight against breast cancer! The event is called the Second Annual Battle for Boobs, and you can Facebook Rolling Over Cancer. CiVL are lucky enough to give away TEN (10) free pairs of tickets to this event, so stay tuned and check CIVL Radio on Facebook regularly for updates on when to win, starting with Daryl Johnson on Disposable Existence this Monday between 1-3 pm.

3) As previously mentioned, Sled Island is offering CiVL two pairs of passes to the Main Site on Friday, June, 24th to see C’mon, Bison B.C., The Sword, The Buzzcocks, and Sleep. Tune in this Monday between 3-4 pm to hear Larry Portelance give away the goods on the Can Con Container Ship!

Tags: 101.7 FM, Abbotsford, Annual Battle for Boobs, bison b.c., Buzzcocks, C'Mon, CIVL Radio, Daryl Johnson, Disposable Existence, DJ Jenia, DJ Johnny K, Larry Portelance, MSA Arena, Oil City Tanker Girls, Papermaps, Reign Valley Vixens, Reunion, Rolling Over Cancer, Sled Island, Sleep, Smash Test Betties, Sunshine Coast Roller Girls, The Can Con Container Ship, The Sword, the vinyl spinner
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Win Sled Island Passes from CIVL Radio!

Monday, May 9th, 2011

CIVL Radio is extremely excited to announce that over the next two weeks we will be giving away Friday passes to the Main Site at Sled Island in Calgary to see Ontario psych-shred legends C’mon, CIVL Metal faves Bison B.C. The Sword, classic punk rockers The Buzzcocks, and CIVL Radio host Daryl Johnson’s favorite, Sleep!

The Details:

Monday, May, 16th, 3-4 pm: The Can Con Container Ship with Larry Portelance. Tune in and wait for Larry to announce when to call, Facebook, or Tweet your answer to his Sled Island trivia question, and the first respondent wins ONE PAIR of passes to the main site at Sled Island for Friday, June, 24th, 2011!

Monday, May, 23rd, 1-3 pm: Disposable Existence with Daryl Johnson. Tune in and wait for Daryl to announce when to call, Facebook, or Tweet your answer to his Sled Island trivia question, and the first respondent wins ONE PAIR of passes to the main site at Sled Island for Friday, June, 24th, 2011!

Tags: Abbotsford, bison b.c., C'Mon, Calgary, Can Con Container Ship, CIVL Radio, Daryl Johnson, Disposable Existence, Larry Portelance, Music, Sled Island, Sleep, The Buzzcocks, The Sword
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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.C - Dark 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.

Tags: !earshot, 101.7 FM, Abbotsford, b.a. johnston, BC, bison b.c., black mountain, Canadian, CIVL Radio, deranged, flemish eye, hannah georgas, Hidden Pony, just friends, lotus child, metal blade, mint, Music, new pornographers, outside, paper bag, The Pack AD, the zolas, white lung, women, You Say Party
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CIVL Radio Music Charts Aug 4-17

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Local punk rockers Blisterin’ Barnacles have skyrocketed to number one on the CIVL Radio !earshot charts with their release “Rock ‘n’ Roll Avenue.” The album is full of great guitar riffs and a thumping beat that might remind you of getting a few pints at one of the pubs on Essendene and West Railway.

PS, the profanity may assault those with conservative sensibilities. But for those with Abbotsford punk as eff sensibilities, it’s all about you.

The following are the top fifiteen starting with artist name and then the music release title:

1. Blisterin’ Barnacles - Rock’n'Roll Avenue

2. Tokyo Police Club - Champs

3. Frazey Ford - Obadiah

4. Caribou - Swim

5. Hannah Georgas - This Is Good

6. Dragonette - Fixin’ To Thrill

7. Telekinesis - Telekinesis!

8. The Weepies - Be My Thrill

9. Gramercy Riffs - It’s Heartbreak

10. The New Pornographers - Together

11. Bison B.C. - Dark Ages

12. Kobra And The Lotus - Out Of The Pit

13. Glo - On The Outside

14. Joel Willoughby - Rain And The Pocket Change

15. A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Nitetime Rainbows

CIVL Radio has been charting to the !earshot, the national campus and community radio report since Apr 20, 2010. There has been a variety of musical genres represented from electronica to psychobilly and indie-pop to punk.

Tags: !earshot, a sunny day in glasgow, bison b.c., Blisterin' Barnacles, caribou, CIVL Stage, dragonette, frazey ford, glo, gramercy riffs, hannah georgas, joel willoughby, kobra and the lotus, telekinesis, the new pornographers, the weepies, tokyo police club
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Posts Tagged ‘bison b.c.’

Giveaways Galore! Papermaps/Sled Island/Roller Derby!

Win Sled Island Passes from CIVL Radio!

2010 !earshot Top 200 CIVL Radio Faves

CIVL Radio Music Charts Aug 4-17

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