Designed by Angie Reid. Please print and post around town.

Hey students and community members! Come on out to the CIVL Stage concert series at Casey’s on Campus! It will happen on Fri, Sept 3 just before the fall semester starts. For only $5, you can see three excellent bands perform at a 19+ venue.

The following are the artists performing at the CIVL Stage #1, which is presented by CIVL Radio and sponsored by the UFV Student Union Society and the Cascade Newspaper:

Petroleum By-Product

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Headlining the show will be a new-wave band called Petroleum By-Product from Vancouver. They are affiliated with the Emergency Room music scene that was born out of an underground parking lot venue at the Emily Carr Institute of Art. Petroleum By-Product has shown up on CIVL Radio’s !earshot chart for July 20 and Aug 30.

The Progressive Thinker

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The Progressive Thinker has been around for quite a while and has an interesting roster of Abbotsford musicians. Members include Stephen O’Shea, Jason Robert Nicholas, Franklyn Currie and Stu Hood. Their indie, post-punk experimental performance is not to be missed as it combines the the creative energies of so many other music and art projects that are happening, and have happened, right here in Abbotsford.

Women of Britain

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Hailing from Abbotsford, Women of Britain is a psychedelic garage-punk band who has been around for one year. Well, at least with since they started to perform with the name Women of Britain. These young lads have been performing at plenty of local shows in and around Abbotsford. Soon, the hardworking Women on Britain will be releasing a new EP. Stay tuned to CIVL Radio to hear about it!

The CIVL Stage is sponsored by:

Designed by Julie Richards

CIVL Radio recently held their first T-Shirt Design Contest. The goal of the contest was to create a t-shirt design that would appeal to CIVL Radio’s growing metal and punk audience.

The T-Shirt Design Contest Sub-Committee would like to once again thank all of the people who took the time to create and submit an entry for the contest!

Congratulations to the winner, Julie Richards, for her design! Julie is a resident of Abbotsford and a student of UFV.

Thank you Julie!

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ABBOTSFORD, BC - CIVL Radio has partnered with the UFV Student Union Society (SUS) and the Cascade Newspaper to host a concert series called the CIVL Stage at Casey’s on Campus. The first night of the the CIVL Stage will be on Friday Sept 3 in which Abbotsford’s The Progressive Thinker and Women of Britain will perform along with Vancouver’s Petroleum By-Product.

The CIVL Stage will help keep the independent music torch alive after the Atangard Community Project re-ignited it with the Jam In Jubilee. After seeing the Jam In Jubilee wrap-up on Aug 12, new CIVL Radio Station Manager Aaron Levy said that “it was great to see what’s happening in the local music scene.”

A newcomer to Abbotsford, Levy goes on to say that despite the success of the Jam In Jubilee, “there still seems to be a common concern within the local music scene about the lack of venue space in the Abbotsford. The CIVL Stage is about getting other student organizations, such as the SUS and the Cascade Newspaper, on board with addressing this concern at Casey’s on Campus.”

At the CIVL Stage some things will be different from the Jam In Jubilee. There will be a five dollar admission to each concert and it will be a nineteen-plus event. CIVL Radio’s Promotions Director Larry Portelance says “the CIVL Stage is an event for and by young adults who don’t mind their music a bit unpolished and gritty. If one is familiar with !earshot campus and community charts, then one will be familiar with the kind of music the CIVL Stage is trying to promote.”

Portelance also said “the performers for the CIVL Stage will range from indie-pop to new-wave, pop-punk to lo-fi. The aim is to give the students of UFV and members of the community two rock and roll shows that will also give them something to talk about before Dis-O hits the Green on Sept 23.”

On the headliner for Saturday Sept 18, Portelance says “I just cannot say who it is. I must respect the performer’s request to not announce it until Sept 3. But stay tuned to our various social media presences or check out our CIVL Stage website for more information.”

The CIVL Stage was made possible with contributions from SUS, the Cascade Newspaper and CIVL Radio. These events will also have a dedicated team of student volunteers to make it happen. For more information follow CIVL Radio’s tweets @CIVL_Radio, like CIVL.Radio on facebook, or go to the CIVL Stage website at civlstage.wordpress.com.

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For the !earshot campus and community charts, go to www.earshot-online.com.

Don’t forget to listen to CIVL Radio at www.civl.ca. Just click on the ear to listen!

For more information, email civlstage@civl.ca

For the facebook event, click here.

Abbotsford, BC - From July 8 until Aug 12, The Jam In Jubilee will be the scene of many local music performers every Thursday evening in Downtown Abbotsford. There are many current and former students of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) who are involved with the Jam In Jubilee either as event planners or as event performers.

Current UFV Students who are helping to plan the Jam In Jubilee are David Miller, Elizabeth Ashton, Elizabeth Mans. Former UFV Students who are also helping to plan the event are Joseph Enns, Sophia Suderman, Daniel Bryce, and Jamie Penner. Also on board as a sponsor of the Jam In Jubilee is CIVL Radio.

UFV students, past or present, who are performing at Jam In Jubilee are:

Jordan Klassen

Jordan Klassen - A singer/songwriter who is performing July 8.

Los Amigos

Nathan Larson and Judi Kuczynska - Both are in Los Amigos and are performing July 15.

The Magician And The Gates Of Love

Nathan John Moes and Conrad Dykman - Both are in The Magician And The Gates Of Love and are performing July 22.

Josh Hyslop

Josh Hyslop - A singer-songwriter who is playing 12 Aug.

Admission for the Jam In Jubilee is by donation. For more information on the event and who else is performing, click here for the Jam In Jubilee facebook group.

The Jam In Jubilee is still looking for sponsorships and donations. So if you know of anyone who is interested in helping the local arts and culture scene grow, please contact Daniel Bryce of the Jam In Jubilee planning committee. Email dbryce@gmail.com today!

CIVL Radio hopes to see you all there!

Travis Remple, CIVL Radio Society Board Member has just graduated from UFV with a bachelor of fine arts! Not only a UFV Student and CIVL Volunteer, Travis also participates with the Abbotsford Cycling Action Group.

To all students of UFV who are graduating, congratulations from all of us at CIVL Radio! We hope we will see you around.

For information on this year’s convocation, click on the UFV logo:

CIVL Radio Representatives from left to right: Sydney Lamirand, Larry Portelance, Dustin Ellis and Angie Reid.

So far so good here at the National Campus/Community Radio Conference on Gabriola Island. The hosts CKGI have done a great job making people feel welcome. There are people many people who have come from as far as Halifax, Toronto and more. It is great to see people enjoy our beautiful province for their first time.

In the morning we had a panel discussion entitled Radio New Media. This panel was made up of members from CBC Radio English, CBC Radio Three, Industry Canada and the National Campus and Community Radio Association. The representative from CBC Radio Three noted that their strategy is to “raise awareness for Canadian music.” They do this by allowing listeners to shape their own listening experience. Listeners can either listen to the regular broadcast or podcast with a host guiding the listener through what they feel is the best; or the listeners can create playlists on the website and check out music as they want. (Click here to get to CBC Radio Three.)

In the afternoon there were two panel discussions. One was “Advocacy, Activism and Balanced Journalism” in the and the other was called “Music Director Panel - Moving To Digital.” Each were full of distinguished members who are opinion leaders on the subject matter. In the “Balanced Journalism” panel there were Elizabeth May (Green Party), Kathryn Molloy (NGO), Chris Straw (CBC Radio), Paul Manly (documentary film producer), and Frieda Werden (CJSF/Groundwire). It was an interesting panel that was easily summed up by Elizabeth May who commented that “we desperately need a deep understanding of issues” and that “everyone is entitled to the own opinion, but not entitled to their own facts.”

Then the evening finished off with a special treat. Carolyn Mark of Mint Records (Vancouver) played a set to a small crowd of enthusiastic fans.

Click on Carolyn's picture to listen to her music.

From Monday June 7, 2010 to Saturday June 12, 2010 CIVL Radio will be sending four delegates to the National Campus Community Radio Conference (NCRC 2010) that is hosted by CKGI Radio on Gabriola Island. This will be a great opportunity for CIVL Radio to cultivate a better ‘radio culture’ before broadcasting on the FM Dial at 101.7 FM later this summer to early fall.

Attending the event are the following people: DJ and volunteer extraordinaire Angie Reid; Interim Station Manager Dustin Ellis; Office Manager Sydney Lamirand; and Promotions and Communications director Larry Portelance.

Angie Reid was selected for funding by CIVL Radio for her outstanding work as a volunteer. While the rest were approved for funding by the Student Union Society (UFVSUS) last Friday May 28, 2010.

As the CIVL Radio delegates are all UFV students, they could not have attended the NCRC 2010 without the funding CIVL Radio and UFVSUS receives from the students of the UFV. For this reason, CIVL Radio is very grateful to the students of UFV and we will do our best represent UFV at the NCRC 2010.

Follow CIVL Radio on twitter for regular updates.

Thank you to the students of UFV for this great opportunity!

Dustin Ellis stands on the UFV Campus. Photo taken by Sydney Lamirand.

Abbotsford, BC - CIVL Radio, the campus and community radio station of the University of the Fraser Valley, has recently filed an application to the CRTC to change their allotted frequency to 101.7FM and to move their tower location to near the Mount Lehman Road highway exit. From now until May 4, 2010 the CRTC is seeking public consultation from community organizations in Abbotsford, Mission, Aldergrove and Langley.

CIVL Radio Society President Dustin Ellis noted that “CIVL Radio has a mission to support the local community anyway that we can. CIVL Radio does this by promoting local events and by playing public service announcements.” Ellis also pointed out that “CIVL Radio is a non-profit society and these services are provided free-of-charge as long as the message is for the benefit of the community.”

Community organizations can submit their comments online at the CRTC website, by mail or by fax. To find the CIVL Radio application, Google “CRTC 2010-192″ and click on the section called the “UCFV Campus and Community Radio Society.” During the consultation process, the CRTC will need to know why the organization supports CIVL Radio with details to support their position.

Ellis remarked that “CIVL Radio cannot wait to broadcast on the FM dial, but until then one can listen to CIVL Radio online or one can add any of our programs as a podcast. Check it out at www.civl.ca today.”

To help CIVL Radio help the community with promotional support, send an email to psa@civl.ca with the details or phone 604 851 6306.

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