The Guest List
Thursday July 24th, 2025 with Joe Reilly
Interviews with Matty Morris of The Lazys (at the 27 Club tonight) and Rachel Weldon of Debaser about a new Pique Sustainability Fund

We open the show today in conversation with Matty Morris, who plays guitar with the Australian group The Lazys. They are performing at the 27 Club tonight (Thursday, July 24.) We talk about their "pub rock" sound that lands somewhere between AC DC and Billy Talent. The Lazys have been in the studio with Billy Talent's guitarist Ian D'Sa and he produced their album Tropical Hazards. Matty discusses the song Somebody's Daughter which is about missing and murdered women and what to expect when the band performs live tonight. For more information about The Lazys and their music check out these sites: https://thelazysband.com/home For tickets to see The Lazys use this link: https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/the-lazys-cevilain-the-space-the-27-club-tickets/14378793?pl=spectrasonic Then we check in with Rachel Weldon, the founder and Director of Debaser - an Ottawa-based arts performance organization that brings truly alternative music artists to town and produces the quarterly day-long arts celebration/showcase known as Pique. Rachel tells us about the new Pique Sustainability Fund and how you can support her group in its efforts to ensure that the Pique festival is accessible to everyone and anyone through their "pay what you can" ticketing program. We also play music by two artists who have appeared as part of Pique in 2025, and who appeared on The Guest List earlier this year. For more information about Debaser and its Pique Sustainability Fund use this link: https://www.debaser.ca/news/introducing-the-pique-sustainability-fund https://www.debaser.ca/event/pique-fall-edition-25 Finally we wrap up with a song by Adrian Sutherland. The Indigenous artist is appearing at Red Bird Live on Friday night, April 25th. For ticket information use this link to the Red Bird Live site: https://www.showpass.com/adrian-sutherland/ Thanks for listening to the Guest List today. Get out and see some live music this week and support independent music in any way that you can. And don't forget that The Guest List is sponsored by Spaceman Music, located at 388 Gladstone Avenue, just west of Bank. Visit Spaceman for all of your music making needs and don't forget they have a great repair shop and offer music lessons. Check out Spaceman online at: https://www.spacemanmusic.com/