Composer, mandolin master and multi-instrumentalist Peter Ostroushko joins Peter North in conversation on Points North.Peter Ostroushko on Points Northwww.ckua.comSeasoned music journalist, concert promoter, producer and radio host, Peter North lends his formidable talent and connections to in-depth interviews with musicians and music industry stars from Alberta and around the world – all blended with outstanding musical accompaniment.

Tune in to Natch'l Blues as Rory Block discusses her new album and career spanning four decades with host Holger Petersen.Rory Block on Natch'l Blueswww.ckua.comCanada's longest-running blues program has been on the air since 1969. Natch’l Blues is the quintessential destination for the serious blues fan or the curious newcomer.

Saxophonist Jim Brenan talks with host Kodi Hutchinson about Mount Royal University Conservatory cuts and plays music of notable alumni on A Time For Jazz today.Jim Brenan on A Time For Jazzwww.ckua.comWhether you are a seasoned veteran of the most progressive kinds of jazz, or a tentative explorer of this complex genre, A Time for Jazz has something for you. Join Kodi Hutchinson...

Hear Cam Penner talk with host Allison Brock about his new album To Build A Fire on Wide Cut Country.Cam Penner on Wide Cut Countrywww.ckua.comCKUA's popular country music program, as its name implies, cuts a wide swath through the genre of country, from traditional, alt country, bluegrass and roots music. Program host Allison Brock...

Watch this week's Celtic Show classic video.Capercaillie - Coisich A RuinCapercaillie's slightly spooky video of Coisich A Ruin ( Come On, My Love )

Springtime in Alberta | Check out greg godovitz's visit to Lunch Box, complete with some live music and songs from new albums by both Greg and Carla Olive.Springtime in Albertawww.ckua.comSpringtime is finally upon us in Alberta! And this spring is truly a season of renewal for the Alberta music scene. There's a huge array of fine Alberta releases set to burst forth this season, and the Lunch Box program is delighted to be profiling a clutch of them.

ARTS ALIVE! Edmonton Record Stores Reunion is pressing rewind to when the mp3 didn't exist and record shops reigned supreme.Returning to the Age of the Record Shop | Arts Aliveow.lyAs films and newspapers have been adjusting to the industry changes forced by internet, so has the music industry. Two guys who had a front row...

ARTS ALIVE! The screenwriter for the films The Aviator & Skyfall illustrates the life of abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko for the stage. The play Red is now on at Calgary's Alberta Theatre Projects.Seeing Red | Arts Alivewww.ckua.comJohn Logan is the playwright. He is also a screenwriter, known for such films as The Aviator and Skyfall. Logan wrote Red after being moved by an exhibition of Rothko paintings in the Tate Modern. Red went on to win the 2010 Tony Award for best play.

ARTS ALIVE! The screenwriter for the films The Aviator & Skyfall illustrates the life of abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko for the stage. The play Red is now on at Calgary's Alberta Theatre Projects.

Party in the Park with CKUA! Join us at noon on May 25th for the Grand Opening of our new home, where we'll be celebrating with live music, entertainment and food trucks:

A Legal Matter | Take a load for free? Check out the story of the bitter legal feud between Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson over the use of the Band’s music in a TV ad.A Legal Matterwww.ckua.comA Legal Matter recalls some of the more colourful and bizarre lawsuits and legal entanglements that have rocked the music world over the years. Grant Stovel bangs the gavel for litigious musicians and record companies on Thursday mornings.

ARTS ALIVE! Wetaskiwin is known as the place where cars cost less. A new Reynolds-Alberta Museum exhibit celebrates the man and era where the idea originated.Showcasing an Alberta city's Car Culture | Arts Aliveow.lyAn Alberta city known for cars is now hosting a new car culture museum exhibition. 70 kilometres south of the Alberta’s capital, is the city named...

Before It Drops | Dream awhile with the forthcoming sophomore album by Winnipeg band IMAGINARY CITIES.Before It Dropswww.ckua.comBands are tempting and teasing us with advanced cuts from their forthcoming albums. Monica Miller hand-picks a leaked track that she’s tracked down.

Springtime in Alberta | Check out a pair of tracks from Alberta singer-songwriter Jey Witten's debut album, plus Jey's interview on Lunch Box.Springtime in Albertawww.ckua.comSpringtime is finally upon us in Alberta! And this spring is truly a season of renewal for the Alberta music scene. There's a huge array of fine Alberta releases set to burst forth this season, and the Lunch Box program is delighted to be profiling a clutch of them.

Labelmaker | Let the dominoes fall as we profile the Brooklyn-based indie label Domino Records.Labelmakerwww.ckua.comWe press rewind to get the backstory on record labels. We find out how and why the company was established and what artists and music are associated with it.

Road Weary | Check out some of Picture the Ocean's music & take a listen to the trio's visit to Lunch Box, as they talk about making their home on the highway.Road Wearywww.ckua.comTouring is a big part of getting your music out there! We get in touch with musicians to find out their travelling tales on this Lunch Box feature.

Shotgun Jimmie plays Alberta this week and he plays our NAME GAME! Find out how he went from his birth name, Jim Kilpatrick, to his stage name.Name Game | Lunch Boxow.lyThere can be a big difference between the name on a musicians birth certificate and what appears on their albums and concert posters. Lunch Box...

ARTS ALIVE! Calgary's Green Fools Theatre explores the human impact on the environment, including elephants, in their latest puppet show.Puppets & Pachyderm | Arts Aliveow.lyThe World Wildlife Fund classifies several species of elephants as endangered and now Calgary's Green Fools Theatre is exploring the human impact...

Movie Monday | Check out the 21st-Century-meets-the-Jazz-Age soundtrack to the new film version of The Great Gatsby.Movie Mondaywww.ckua.comMovies and music go hand-in-hand. What would a cinematic montage be without a song behind it to punch up the meaning?! Grant Stovel hits play on film soundtracks on Monday afternoons.

ARTS ALIVE! A new music festival launches in Edmonton this week to get the city to listen local.Hot Plains Music Festival | Arts Alivewww.ckua.comThe Hot Plains Music Festival which goes this weekend, joins a number of new music festivals launched in and around Edmonton over the last few years -- some finding more success than others.

Hear the legendary Bra Hugh Masekela philosophize about music and just about everything else with Lark Clark on World Spinning.Hugh Masekela on World Spinningwww.ckua.comLark Clark's World Spinning explores how music reflects culture and shapes hearts.

Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks discusses the band's history and the making of their new recording Time on Points North today.Points Northwww.ckua.comSeasoned music journalist, concert promoter, producer and radio host, Peter North lends his formidable talent and connections to in-depth interviews with musicians and music industry stars from Alberta and around the world.

Get free song download by Alberta band Taiwan just heard on air. You'll get their song along with other experimental music on the Peace Country Diaspora label sampler.Peace Country Diaspora Compilation | FREE DOWNLOADow.ly17 track album from Peace Country Diaspora, a new record label based in Alberta. They specialise in the strange and the weird and boast a roster...

Tom Coxworth features music and conversation with Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter Awna Teixeira on Folk Routes today.Awna Teixeira on Folk Routeswww.ckua.comFolk Routes is a friendly, two-hour pleasure cruise through the full spectrum of folk and folk-oriented music. Each week, Tom Coxworth traces the development of folk music...

Hear Widespread Panic's Dave Schools talk about hitting the road after a one-year hiatus on Dead Ends and Detours.Widespread Panic's Dave Schools on Dead Ends and Detourswww.ckua.comDead Ends & Detours is a weekly journey into the expansive Grateful Dead catalogue while broadening the scope by touching on many of the Dead's influences, musical friends and side projects.

Watch this week's Celtic Show classic video.My Dear Own Galway Bay Dolores Keaneyoutu.beFull version at

Music News | Watch Robert Plant, Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara, and the Sensational Space Shifters play the Led Zeppelin Official classic, Black Dog.Robert Plant Folks Up 'Black Dog'www.rollingstone.comBand takes roots route with Led Zeppelin's rock classic

Andy Donnelly kicks off the East Coulee Spring Festival TONIGHT at 6pm with live performances from some very special guests...http://bit.ly/198E1c0

ARTS ALIVE! Concert of Hope is bringing voices together in support of children & mothers in the developing world.Hope in Concert | Arts Aliveow.lyListen live to music online through the internet. Our web radio station plays digital songs broadcast to our CKUA community in Alberta, in Canada,...

A Legal Matter |Who you gonna call? Find out the story of how Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker, Jr. for plagiarizing one of the 1980s’ biggest hits.A Legal Matterwww.ckua.comA Legal Matter recalls some of the more colourful and bizarre lawsuits and legal entanglements that have rocked the music world over the years. Grant Stovel bangs the gavel for litigious musicians and record companies on Thursday mornings.

ARTS ALIVE! Mile Zero Dance explores Edmonton's architecture as an endangered species.Architecture as Endangered Species | Arts Alivewww.ckua.comListen live to music online through the internet. Our web radio station plays digital songs broadcast to our CKUA community in Alberta, in Canada, and around the world.

ARTS ALIVE! The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery is featuring portraits of Aboriginal subjects by Canadian painter, Nicholas de Grandmaison. The gallery also hopes to gather stories on the artist and on the subjects of his paintings.A Debut showing at the U of L Art Gallery | Arts Aliveow.lyThis exhibition features 28 pastel portraits that provide a range of the Aboriginal subjects represented in the gift. The works demonstrate de...

Before It Drops | Waiting for One Foot to drop! Alberta musician Doug Hoyer's new album, One Foot, comes out on May 28.Lunch Box - Before it Dropswww.ckua.comBands are tempting and teasing us with advanced cuts from their forthcoming albums. Monica Miller hand-picks a leaked track, she’s tracked down, that’s caught her ear.

Springtime in Alberta | Unravel the tale of Erica Viegas' debut full-length album! Check out Erica's live performance & interview on Lunch Box.Lunch Box - Springtime in Albertawww.ckua.comSpringtime is finally upon us in Alberta! And this spring is truly a season of renewal for the Alberta music scene. There's a huge array of fine Alberta releases set to burst forth this season, and the Lunch Box program is delighted to be profiling a clutch of them.

Events Calendar | Front Porch Roots Revue plays The Band's songbook at the Blue Chair Cafe this Friday:

CKUA's very own A Time for Jazz host, Kodi Hutchinson, was profiled in Calgary's Stephen Magazine - turn to page 45 for all the interview goodness!Stephen - Spring/Summer 2013Stephen - Spring/Summer 2013: Stephen is your curious, creative, classic, and approachable guide to all things “arts and culture” at EPCOR CENTRE and in Calgary. Stephen’s got the inside scoop on the ...

Labelmaker | Yo-ho-ho! Get a taste of Pirates Blend Records, the Canadian indie label started up by members of Bedouin Soundclash.Labelmakerwww.ckua.comWe press rewind to get the backstory on record labels. We find out how and why the company was established and what artists and music are associated with it.

Who's Don? We're trying to figure that out. But thanks, Don! Booker T Jones signed CKUA copy of Melting Pot for you!

Road Weary | High River singer-songwriter Karla Adolphe plays some live music & talks about being part of a family that makes its home on the highway.Road Wearywww.ckua.comTouring is a big part of getting your music out there! We get in touch with musicians to find out their travelling tales on this Lunch Box feature.

Alberta Views magazine's May issue is out now:

ARTS ALIVE! Daysland Palace Theatre decides whether to go digital or go dark.Go Digital or Go Dark | Arts Alivewww.ckua.comHollywood is rapidly phasing out 35mm film entirely and going with the codes of digital technology. Like all movie houses, the Palace Theatre in the Alberta town of Daysland, needed to go digital or go dark.

Happy Birthday to Roy's Record Room! Join Roy Forbes today at 6pm as he celebrates seven years of The Room with his usual eclectic vinyl-and-shellac-era mix of tunes and styles.ROY’S RECORD ROOM CELEBRATES SEVEN YEARS ON CKUA!www.ckua.comCan you believe it? Roy’s Record Room has been snap, crackling and popping over the CKUA airwaves every Monday evening for seven years.

Movie Monday | Experience some cowgirl pride with the soundtrack to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, an album that was co-created by k.d. lang.Movie Mondaywww.ckua.comMovies and music go hand-in-hand. What would a cinematic montage be without a song behind it to punch up the meaning?! Grant Stovel hits play on film soundtracks on Monday afternoons.

Events Calendar | Join the Celtic Show live audience, kicking off the East Coulee Spring Festival May 10-12 in the Drumheller Valley:

ARTS ALIVE! The runaway Broadway hit that started as an engagement party skit from Toronto, has come to Calgary.Broadway hit comes to Calgary | Arts Aliveow.lyThe Drowsy Chaperone is a North American hit, after winning several Tony Awards on Broadway. And it all started as a little engagement - party skit...

This week on Folk Routes - Scott Cook talks about his new CD and what inspired him to pursue a creative life:Cook on Folk Routes with Tom Coxworthbit.lyListen live to music online through the internet. Our web radio station plays digital songs broadcast to our CKUA community in Alberta, in Canada,...

Community Members | What's shakin' at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta? Jamie keeps us posted:

Watch this week's Celtic Show classic video.Mary and the Soldier - Paul Brady 1976Paul sings Mary and the Soldier accompanied by Donal and Andy at the Embankment, Blessington Rd, Tallaght, County Dublin (as it was THEN!)

ARTS ALIVE! Alberta Ballet paints the prairie landscape and an intimate portrait of k.d. lang through dance.Painting a Portrait Through Dance | Arts Aliveow.lyAlberta Ballet is putting a unique Alberta story and Albertan to dance. The contemporary ballet, Balletlujah! is inspired by and featuring the...

Morlove LIVE on How I Hear It with Monica Miller! What the world needs now.