FM-PHASIS 2025 FUNDRAISER EVENTS!

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CFCR is pumped to announce our annual FM-Phasis fundraiser shows & events! Each year, we team up with some of our favourite local artists and work towards a common goal – keeping Community Radio alive and well in Saskatoon. See the listing below for full event info. We sure hope you can join us!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH – The Whiskey Jerks, Oscar’s Hollow, Gil & Wil

CAPITOL MUSIC CLUB (244 1st Ave. North)
10pm
19+ w/ Valid ID
$10 at the door
Accessible Event
All proceeds to CFCR 90.5FM Community Radio’s FM-Phasis funding drive!

The Whiskey Jerks have been entertaining audiences with a sound that is rife with originality, sweet vocal blends, and a distinct whiskey-soaked sensibility! They create their own distinct niche, blending klezmer, rock, country-blues, gypsy-folk and jazz with clever lyrics, stories, and an honest prairie sound.
LISTEN: https://whiskeyjerks.com

Oscar’s Hollow is a Saskatoon-based rock band formed in 2016.  They create rock and roll, characterized by a rich blend of heartfelt storytelling and melodic instrumentation.  The band’s sound balances raw authenticity with polished arrangements exploring themes of love, loss and self-discovery. They are often compared to bands like The Band, Nathaniel Rateliff and Wilco.
LISTEN: https://oscarshollow.bandcamp.com/

Gil & Wil is a femme-driven country duo based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, made up of members Holly Gilroy (she/her) & Aiden McRorie Wilson (she/her). The influence from prairie roots is heavily audible throughout the variety of western, bluegrass, folk, and old-time tunes each setlist holds. Bringing spice-filled original songs to the stage alongside well-placed classics, the two seamlessly blend their voices to create “harmonies so tight and in-tune that it puts the rest of the world to shame,” (NSMZ, 2024).
LISTEN: https://www.gilandwil.ca/music


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th – The Tenth Annual CFCR Record Fair

GRACE WESTMINISTER UNITED CHURCH (505 10th Street East)
10am – 11am – Early Nerd Hour – $10 Admission via this link
11am – 3pm – Regular Public Hours – $5 Admission (Free with your 2025/26 CFCR Membership Card)
All Ages/Accessible Event
All proceeds to CFCR 90.5FM Community Radio’s FM-Phasis funding drive!

CFCR presents the “Tenth Annual, You Better Come Or Else, FM-Phasis Funding Drive” RECORD FAIR at the spacious Grace Westminster Church, one block west of Broadway (505 10th Street East).

Music fanatics can dig through crates full of a wide variety of new and used Vinyl, CDs, Tapes, and other musical goodies.

Regular entry is $5 at the door from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (FREE Regular entry with a valid 2025/26 CFCR Membership), and a special $10 “Early Nerd” hour starting at 10 a.m. for all you true die-hards out there.

A limited number of “Early Nerd” tickets will be available to ensure exclusive/early shopping. Purchase yours HERE and beat the rush! Early Nerds are welcome to stay as long as they like once the sale is open to the public.

Plenty of free street parking is available and everyone is welcome. Be sure to check out the CFCR table and pick up your very own CFCR swag at discount prices!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH – Dump Babes, Blue Fantasy, Unproductive

AMIGOS CANTINA (806 Dufferin Ave)
10pm
19+ w/ Valid ID
$10 at the door
Accessible Event
All proceeds to CFCR 90.5FM Community Radio’s FM-Phasis funding drive!

Formed in 2019 on the foundations of garbage, glitter, and friendship, Dump Babes deliver irresistibly danceable and surprisingly heavy psych-pop tunes. Hailing from Treaty 6 Territory (Saskatoon, SK), the intensely charismatic Aurora Wolfe and her well-rehearsed dirtbag pals serve sex appeal for the entire family.
LISTEN: https://dumpbabes.bandcamp.com/

Blue Fantasy, made up of members of Radiation Flowers/ Snake River and Runway, is a Saskatoon/Regina concern influenced by sixties pop and Paisley Underground vibes (Opal/ Rain Parade). They released a split LP with their friends in Chicago’s Plastic Crimewave Syndicate in March 2025 on the venerable UK label Cardinal Fuzz, with more recordings to come.
LISTEN: https://bluefantasy.bandcamp.com/

Born out of collectivist ideals, Unproductive is a quintet that plays a hybrid of euphoric post-punk and grandiose art rock. Their hyperfixations include the power of community, the disconnect between labour and happiness in modern life, loners who eschew human connection in the name of boardroom bottom lines, and sports.
LISTEN: https://unproductive.bandcamp.com/

CFCR’s Annual Funding Drive “FM-Phasis” runs from September 13th to 26th, 2025. You could win Gift Certificates, prizes, and cool limited edition CFCR swag in trade for your helpful donation to Saskatoon Community Radio.

Make an FM-Phasis 2025 donation online at cfcr.ca/donate or call (306) 664-6678!