Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013
CFCR is excited to once again be a media sponsor for this years Saskatoon Blues Festival, taking place at multiple venues February 25th - March 3rd.
Heading into its eleventh year of celebrating…
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Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013
Yesterday afternoon, host Don Kossick came by CFCR's studios to record an episode of his program Making The Links with U of S professor and activist Dr. Priscilla Settee and Idle No More co-founder…
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Thursday, Jan 3, 2013
Another year is in the books and the dust has settled on the holidays, so it's time to check out some of the favourite releases by a few of CFCR's hosts!
Host: Chad Munson
Program:…
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Thursday, Nov 29, 2012
[caption id="attachment_2326" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo by Michael Raymond Clarke[/caption]
Toronto-based dreamy shoegazers Beliefs are about to release a single on Toronto…
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Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012
Hot off their recent appearance at Pop Montreal this fall, Saskatoon lo-fi bedroom popsters Caves are preparing to release a new EP on local record/tape label Leaning Trees. The EP, entitled Secretly…
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Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012
Co-op Fest is an evening celebration of local co-operative businesses. Co-op Fest was created to celebrate co-ops and help spread the word about the great things they do for their communities. The…
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Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012
Over the past few weeks, we've had some incredible artists come into our studio and lay down some acoustic tracks on The Buzz (Weekdays, 5-6pm). Check them out below, and play them often! Visit our…
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Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012
It took a little bit of time, but we've finally got the photos from our last weekend of FM-Phasis Fest shows ready to roll. The dust is settling on FM-Phasis and we're happy to announce that we made…
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Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012
Our second weekend of locally-centred FM-Phasis fundraiser shows was once again all the way off the hook. For this particular weekend, we teamed up with the boys at Ominocity to present a couple of…
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Sunday, Sep 16, 2012
The first of three weekends of music for CFCR's FM-Phasis Fest is in the books, with a pair of really dandy shows at Amigos.
As you may have heard, this year we're really focusing on local bands,…
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Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012
CFCR celebrated the the Back-to-School season as well as the imminent start to our annual fundraising drive FM-Phasis with a real humdinger of a show at Amigos, featuring Lethbridge/Calgary punks Fist…
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Monday, Jul 30, 2012
by Jay Allen, CFCR Program Director
The final official day at Sled Island 2012 was kind of a strange one. In past years, I’d spent Saturday afternoon record shopping, followed by an evening…
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Friday, Jul 13, 2012
Last month, CFCR packed up shop (well, some of the shop) and headed to the 6th Annual Sled Island Festival in Calgary, AB. We held a showcase at Tubby Dog for the second year in a row featuring some…
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Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012
by Matthew Stefanson for CFCR.ca
Sled Island Report: Shadowy Men
Something that is becoming a universal truth at music festivals is that you can’t trust the schedule as gospel. There are…
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Tuesday, Jul 3, 2012
by Jay Allen, CFCR Program Director
Similar to last year, Friday was the big day at Sled; for myself and my travel partners. Friday marked the day where CFCR was to host our second annual…
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Tuesday, Jul 3, 2012
Todd Barry photo (c) Punchline Magazine
by Matthew Stefanson
Sled Island Report, Thursday June 21. Comedy night.
Beer in Alberta is plentiful and cheap. I always forget that fact, and…
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Thursday, Jun 28, 2012
by Jay Allen, CFCR Program Director
For me, Sled Island 2012 sort of started out with a bummer. It wasn’t the festival’s fault; it was mine. Playing soccer 10 days before the festival (on a…
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Thursday, Jun 28, 2012
Antlers photo (c) Kevin M. Murphy
by Matthew Stefanson
Sled Island Report, Wednesday June 20, Broken City and Beyond
Simple facts are easy to relate to, that’s what my English teacher…
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Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012
by Matthew Stefanson
We set off at eight in the morning, garnishing our early trip with The Spice Girls’ Greatest Hits and a 45-minute scavenger hunt for one of our companions' wallet &…
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Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012
by Jay Allen, CFCR Program Director
Well folks, another Sled Island has come and gone; another weekend of bands, comedy, film & art in Calgary, Alberta. For the second year running, CFCR…
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Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012
It was a really great weekend of music in Saskatoon, with the real coming out party of Saskatoon's newest addition to festival season, MoSo. Though not technically its first year, this really was the…
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Monday, Jun 11, 2012
We here at CFCR are mightily excited for MoSoFest, taking place June 14th - 16th at 7 different venues in Saskatoon. The fest features over 50 bands throughout the weekend, including Bry Webb (former…
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Monday, May 28, 2012
On a particularly nonsensical installment of "Show Corner" on Friday's RCMP, AVL and The Jay of Spades drew the names of the lucky winners of our Sled Island festival wristband contest. We're very…
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
CFCR likes kids. CFCR also likes festivals. Why not enter our contest for a chance at winning yourself and your kids a day pass to the Children's Festival of Saskatoon!
If you are a CFCR member,…
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
CFCR and Paul Mercs Concerts have a pair of tickets to B.B. King, taking place at TCU Place, Tuesday May 15th!
If you’re a CFCR Member and want to go to see this legend, please email…
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
CFCR presents the official SK release party for the Mammoth Cave Records compilation "Bloodstains Across the Prairies", Friday May 11th at Amigos. The 7" vinyl release covers some of the finest…
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
CFCR proudly presents some of the finest bands in the land of heavy, Opeth, Mastodon and Ghost! The Heritage Hunter tour stops at the Odeon, Saturday May 5th, 2012. It's the first time these two…
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Monday, Apr 23, 2012
Dark Bridges Film Festival is back May 3rd - 6th at The Broadway Theatre. If you're a CFCR Member and want to go, we have a few Festival Passes and Single Movie tickets to giveaway! Email…
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Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012
It's a good thing we just had a long weekend, so all of us down here at CFCR HQ could recover from the amazing night we had at CFCR's Membership Drive Bash at Amigos on Saturday! Thanks to everyone…
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Thursday, Apr 5, 2012
If you've already grabbed your fresh copy of Planet S magazine today, you'll probably know that there was a big festival announcement this morning from one of the newer festivals to hit Saskatoon's…
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