Each week, host Eric Chan sits down with artists helping shape the sound of British Columbia. Listen in, and be part of how the next wave of BC music gets heard.
Three conversations that show what the show is about — a band, a songwriter, and the studio side.
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The Shindigs: From Childhood Buddies to a Band
The Shindigs are a five-piece indie rock band from Nanaimo. Eric Chan talks with Shea Peoples and Alex Peabody about the childhood friendship that started the band, writing as a five-piece, and what changed once they started playing bigger rooms.
Listen → Eric Chan speaks with Jesse Hubner of Local Charm, a five-piece indie folk band from Victoria, about an old Okanagan songwriting partnership that resurfaced years later, a move to the coast that reopened his creativity, and the songs on their self-titled debut.
Eric Chan speaks with Nick Fascione of Quadra Sound, a four-piece rock band from Vancouver Island, about social media as a direct line to listeners, years of development with producer Brian Howes, and a song rooted in growing up in Campbell River.
Eric Chan speaks with Vancouver band daysormay about becoming more intentional, building songs in Ableton, stripping arrangements back to their core, and finding trust after years of making music together.
Vancouver duo Focus Your Audio (Sarah and Bobby) talk about writing songs apart before bringing them together, the story behind their song “The Long Goodbye,” and what they've learned from producers Mike Young of Mother Mother and Adam Hurstfield.
Anna Katarina talks about her album While I Was Dreaming — a record built around the moments that happen outside the fantasy of success. We get into the pressure of releasing music now, what collaboration taught her about finishing a song, and why she came back to BC after time in Nashville.
King Bob began taking shape around 2018, but the songs behind the project go back much further. Jackson McDonald talks about learning to record at home, bringing years of unfinished ideas together for the 17-song debut album Rookie, and how one of the band's oldest songs became "Figure It Out." He also talks about King Bob's Patreon and why every song needs to be about something.
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