October 25, 2009 - Funding Drive Accordion Party!
There was much huffing, puffing and pressing of buttons in the CKUT broadcast studio during this second Freekick funding drive extravaganza for 2009, as we welcomed Mussaver and the Coal Choir (AKA Katherine Peacock, Fiona Ainsworth, Sarah Tracy and Arwen Fleming), Jordi Rosen and Pierre Gauvin into our studios for an unprecendented accordion blowout! Non-accordionist Aaron Rosenblum also dropped by to grace us with a tune on his tiny but surprisingly loud parlor guitar. We hope you enjoyed it... and for those who actually contributed some support to the station during this crucial time, many thanks!

And of course, huge gratitude to the wonderful musicians who dragged themselves over to the station on a Sunday morning just to help us out with their good vibes and beautiful music. Check them out when they perform near you! In particular, don't miss the limited engagement performance of Olivia: A Folk Opera / Une Eulogie Musicale by Mussaver & the Coal Choir at St. James United Church's Dawson Hall (463 Ste-Catherine O.) on Wed. Nov. 25th, Thurs. Nov. 26th, & Saturday Nov. 28th. Doors open at 7 pm, show at 8 - tickets are only $12!

We also called on the support of some fine prerecorded music by the likes of:
Honey Cone, Roland Kirk, The 3rd Generation Band, Gal Costa, Luis Gonzaga, Chango, Moodring, John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, Pauline Oliveros, Mahala Rai Banda, Rob Curto, The Fugs, and Intercom!

Want to experience this unique event over & over again at your leisure? Just download an mp3 of the show:

• 64 kbps (55 MB)

Or stream it from the CKUT archives page: you'll be wanting the show from Sun Oct 25 from 11:00 to 13:00.

That's it! Catch the Freekick again next Sunday at 11 am on CKUT 90.3 fm, when we'll be back to our usual laconic selves (i.e. no more repeating of phone numbers!)

cheerio
Dave

PS Here are some links for you to peruse as you loll in the Free Kick Video Lounge:

• Honey Cone: "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" [1972]
• Coal Choir
• Jordi Rosen - Le Bonheur
• Mahala Rai Banda - Live in Dublin
• Captain Beefheart - Electricity + Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do (Cannes 1968)

October 18, 2009 - Freekickin-for-dollars
As we settle in to our new Sunday timeslot, us Freekickers find ourselves in the middle of CKUT's Funding Drive. This week and next, we're encouraging you to please donate a few dollars to help keep independent radio alive and well in the city of Montreal. Please take a minute of your time and give a slice of your dime for CKUT Montreal's premiere showcase for alternative sounds.

This week's show featured Rufus Harley, Roland Kirk, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington (vocal: Ivie Anderson), Fred Lane and his Hittite Hotshots, Original South African Cast of King Kong (the jazz opera), Sugar Minott, Bukka White, The Cupons, Rita Lee, Deodato, Earth Wind and Fire, White Noise, Fiery Furnaces, Zenlo, Blk Jks, Robert Wyatt, Szolnok, Kamal Ahmed (vocals: Noor Jehan), The Nils, Joy Division, Gang of Four, Magazine, David Bowie, Bernie Worrell and The Shalabi Effect.

If you couldn't hear us live, here's your chance to download an mp3 of the show right now!

• 64 kbps (55 MB)
  

Or just stream it from CKUT's archive page : you'll want to be asking for Sun. Oct. 18 from 11:00 - 13:02.

Stick around! There's more! It's the
¡¡¡¡FREEKICK VIDEO LOUNGE!!!!

• Rufus Harley - A LOVE SUPREME - Coltrane with BAGPIPES
• Rita Lee - O Bode e a Cabra
• BLK JKS - Lakeside
• Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star LIVE Midnight Special 1975
  
• ROBERT WYATT - FREE WILL AND TESTAMENT
• The Nils - Freedom
• JOY DIVISION - Transmission
• David Bowie with Klaus Nomi on SNL - TVC15 & Boys Keep Swinging
• Bernie Worrell - Stranger: Bernie Worrell On Earth

October 11, 2009 - Roots and Brunches

A new era dawned in the history of the Freekick Radio Show this Sunday morning. The very first weekly edition of Freekick aired on CKUT 90.3 FM. Now, you too can enjoy a lively repast of brunchtime fare, guaranteed to nourish the most music-starved soul.

If you tuned in live you heard from none other than Roland Kirk, Pepper Adams, Billie Holiday, Marvin Gaye, Odyssey: The Band, The Billy Cobham, Pernambuco do Pandeiro e Seu Regional, Pascal Comelade, Ennio Morricone, Hell's Gate Band, The Clash, The Beat, Rotfront, Lake of Stew, The Unsettlers, Tuomari Nurmio & Alamaailman Vasarat, Bloodshot Bill, United Steelworkers of Montreal, Kevin Blechdom & Eugene Chadbourne, Simply Saucer, The Kinks, Soft Machine, The Scenics, Tonsstartsbandht, and the Rockabye Baby series.

If you didn't tune in live, here's your chance to download an mp3 of the show right now!

• 64 kbps (55 MB)
  

Or just stream it from CKUT's archive page : you'll want to be asking for Sun. Oct. 11 from 11:03 - 13:02.

So tune in next week, October 18th, for another music filled brunch of champions! Our next two shows take place during CKUT's annual Funding Drive, so expect a few guests in studio and Dave will be back from his trip to New York to help cajole you into picking up the phone and pledging generously to keep independent radio on the air.

What would this blog be like without the

¡¡¡¡FREEKICK VIDEO LOUNGE!!!!

• Pepper Adams - BOSSANOUVEAU
• Billy Cobham / George Duke Band - Almustafa The Beloved
• Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra - Moods of Pan ...
• Bloodshot Bill - Festival de Theatre de rue de Lachine
• The Scenics - Do the Wait
• Tonsstartsbandht - Andy Summers plays "Andy Summers"