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!
!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diligent CIVL Radio Music Librarians, Becky Makepeace and Alicia Williams here, where all of our charts this year have been archived at www.earshot-online.com.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.
It’s a big weekend for CIVL Radio!
CIVL Stage 6: White Lung, GSTS, and the Velvamatics
For complete info check the Facebook group; Air Fare Lounge, 9 pm, Thursday, December, 9th
CIVL Stage 7: The Hot Moonbeams, Young Liars, Analog Bell Service
For complete info check the Facebook group; Air Fare Lounge, 9 pm, Saturday, December, 11th
Both shows are 19 +, but admission is FREE!! ($5 donation is suggested, and will support the artists)
The Blisterin’ Barnacles from Abbotsford are still number one on the CIVL Radio !earshot charts with their latest release Rock’n'Roll Avenue. For information on how to pick up this swashbuckling album made with a hefty D.I.Y. Abbotsford punk ethic, become a fan on facebook or be their friend on myspace. Then send them a message. It costs $10 and with nine songs, that is $1.11 per song. What a steal!
Here’s the top fifteen for the week of Aug 18-24:
1. Blisterin’ Barnacles - Rock’n'Roll Avenue
2. The Vicious Cycles - Momma b/w No Good
3. The Brains - Zombie Nation
4. Grim Hymm and the Horrors - Grim Hymm and the Horrors
5. White Lung - Atlanta
6. Grasscut - 1 Inch : 1/2 Mile
7. Hank III - Rebel Within
8. Mad Sin - Burn and Rise!
9. The Hyponophonics - Last Band on Earth
10. The Deadcats - Look Like Hell
11. The Koffin Kats - Forever For Hire
12. American Werewolves - Kings of the Cleveland Streets
13. The Coathangers - Scramble
14. Frazey Ford - Obadiah
15. Striker - Eyes In The Night
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.
Woooo-weee! Happy holidays to those who partake in the season of giving! Hope it is a fruitful year for y’all!
Either way we slice it, there are still events happening with regards to musical arts and culture. Here is the CIVL Weekly Round-up:
Monday December 14th 2009:
The Left/Aidan Knight/Parlour Steps at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver
Tuesday December 15th 2009:
Sloan at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
Wednesday December 16th 2009:
Harma White at the Airfair Lounge in Abbotsford
Thursday December 17th 2009:
Blastramp: Tight Solid/MY!GAY!HUSBAND! at the Bourbon in Vancouver
Friday December 18th 2009:
Women of Britain/GSTS/Rags to Radio at the Bad Dog Grill in Mission
WZRDZ/Joint Chiefs of Math at Pats Pub in Vancouver
Motorama/Likely Rads/Aging Youth Gang/Powderkeg at El Dorado Pub in Vancouver
Hey Ocean/Current Swell at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver
Saturday December 19th 2009:
XMAS Punk Party: Uptown Riot/GSTS/The Real Problems at El Dorado Pub in Vancouver
Nylithia/Skullhammer/Excruciating Pain/Galgamex at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver
Glory Days: White Lung/Cobra Snake at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver
Bad One/The Receptionists at Pats Pub in Vancouver
Sunday December 20th 2009:
Nothing on our radar. Try visiting your close family and friends for ideas.