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Thursday September 27th, 2018 with Joe Reilly
Interviews with Rae Spoon, Cadence Weapon, JW Jones and Jill Barber

Wow what a great show today. Great conversations about fantastic music with artists all coming to town in the next week. We start off with Rae Spoon who will be appearing at the 27 Club on Friday, October 5. Rae has released a great new pop-infused album titled bodiesofwater. We talk about the empowering track Do Whatever the Heck You Want, how the song You Don't Do Anything was inspired (if that's the right word to use) by disenchantment with Justin Trudeau and his government, and how disaster themes run strong through this new record. http://www.raespoon.com/ https://www.spectrasonic.com/event/1715999-rae-spoon-ottawa/ Next up we check in Cadence Weapon who will be at the 27 Club this weekend on Saturday, September 29th. We talk about the state of hip hop and music in general in Europe compared to Canada. We also chat about the depth of themes explored on his latest album, specifically the songs High Rise and Afterparty. http://www.cadenceweaponmusic.com/ https://www.spectrasonic.com/event/1701444-cadence-weapon-ottawa/ Then we talk to local blues sensation JW Jones. He talks about the decision to make album #10 a live album that was recorded in Gatineau earlier this year. He also talks about some the new approaches he is using on this recording and what to expect when he celebrates the release of the album on Friday night (September 28) at Live on Elgin. https://jw-jones.com/home Finally Jill Barber drops in for a quick chat about her 2018 album that has struck a nerve across Canada with its pop approach to music making and her anthems of female empowerment like Girl's Gotta Do. Jill is appearing at the National Arts Centre on Friday night. http://www.jillbarber.com/ https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/19316 Get out and see some live music this week!