Capital City Records Podcast

This is Mark Rodgers, your producer for season two of the Capital City Records podcast in partnership with the CKUA Radio Network and the Edmonton Public Library. I put together this last episode to recap the season and use some audio clips that didn’t land in the original episodes. Also if you listen till the end you’ll hear some of the outtakes which are always fun. In producing this season I confirmed what I had known all along. Edmonton is a healthy close-knit community, by no means perfect, but positive with energy and a quiet momentum that will hopefully continue. In talking with people about other people in the scene, nothing but positive vibes is the consistent aspect of the discourse.  This podcast is about the music living on the website of Capital City Records which is an amazing digital snapshot of the Edmonton music scene. It’s also a free way to access local artists while seeing them getting compensated for their  music being consumed at the same time. Voices featured this season include: Kennedy Jenson, Dave Sawchuk, Dan Lenz, Brittany Lyne Rudyck, Jason Norman, Brent Oliver, Mike Ross, Ben Sures, Tyler Butler, Philip Muz, Kat Danser, Lindsey Walker, Beth Portman, Amy Van Keeken, Celeigh Cardinal, F and M, Jesse Northy, Dave Von Bieker. Capital City Records Song of the Week is an affiliated member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.

This week’s podcast ends up on more the crunchy side of the music spectrum. Brittany Lyne Rudyck talks about her youth and how it relates to the pure punk rock sound of Edmonton group Hellen. Hellen is Evan Truscott, Mark Miller, and Sam Malowany. Punk in its purest form sometimes doesn’t need more info than this. Brittany Lyne Rudyck writes for BeatRoute Magazine, Western Canada’s Indie Arts & Entertainment Monthly Magazine found across the province in Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Canmore and Banff.   Capital City Records Song of the Week is an affiliated member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.

This week’s episode features long time Edmonton musician and arts administrator Brent Oliver chatting about the legendary Edmonton act Wilfred N and the Grown Men and the song ‘I’m In Love with the City’ as found on Capital City Records.   Edmonton’s Wilfred Kozub has a long history of making rock and pop music sprinkled with innovation and electronic experimentation. Wilfred N & the Grown Men grew out of the New Wave music phenomenon of the early 80s when Wilfred and his band mate, Jamie Philp, hunkered down in Kozub’s basement recording studio. They produced a string of radio singles and the early album that spawned the hits "I Could Get Closer To You" and the still-well-loved title track, "Thunder on the Tundra". You can now find their 2013 album ‘I’m In Love with the City’ on Capital City Records. Brent Oliver is in love with the city, having moved to Winnipeg and back. He is heavily involved through his work as the City of Spruce Grove Arts Director , UP+DT Festival Director, Alberta Music - Director/ Vice Chair and BOP MGMT Director. His resume expands over three decades in Edmonton and along with Wilfred N and the Grown Men, they have made Edmonton a healthy place to live with their contributions to the arts. Capital City Records Song of the Week is an affiliated member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.  

This is another week of a Capital City Records act chatting about another Capital City Record act. Tyler Butler has had two of his songs featured on past podcasts and he wanted to get in on being a guest host himself.   F and M are active in the Edmonton Music community and were co-hosts of a Capital City Records podcast talking about the group Concealer.  F&M have toured and recorded extensively garnering chart success, critical acclaim and a loyal fan base across Canada & internationally.  A new F&M album entitled "Lessons From Losers," is set for a late 2017 fall release.   The sea may be in his blood but the prairies are in his heart. Tyler Butler was born on Canada’s east coast but taps into his Alberta roots. Tyler seeks to understand what makes a true folk musician, scouring Canada to find those tireless troubadours who craft stories of the land, in turn creating place through their song.   Capital City Records Song of the Week is an affiliated member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB.