Main & Hastings: Recent Episodes
Mark Bignell
Main & Hastings
Heard Live Every Other Monday 4-5pm
on CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org
Later at Spreaker
About the hopes and dreams and trial and tribulations of the people of the downtown eastside and all the crap they have to put up with from a governemnt that just doesn't care.
With music of course by: Little Richard ( in honour of Red Robinson Rest in Peace ), 2 by Petunia & The Vipers ( Last show at LanaLou's on Monday, April 10, 8-11pm), New tunes by The Imperial & Joan Bessie, Dilletante, The Royal Cajun Band, The Dukes Of Stratosphear, and the theme from the Abbott & Costello cartoon (the cartoon sucks but the theme is fabulous)
Main & Hastings Every Other Monday 4-5pm CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org
Later at Spreaker
The inevidible non-sequiters and musical frovolity that is the program.
With music from: Petunia & The Vipers-Aswa FoFor (Mondays, LanaLou's, 8-11pm),
Hank 3-Gone But Not Forgotten, Star Collector-If We Can't Take A Joke, Jeff Beck & Eric clapton-Further On Up The Road (Live 1981), Don Clark-Important Words (Recorded at Mike Van Eyes Band's Jam, Every Saturday 4-7pm, LanaLou's), The Hausplants-Priestress, Neko Case-Hold On Hold On and Modelos-Saddle Justice (Closing Theme)
The encouragable Main & Hastings Show
Every Other Monday4-5pm CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org
Paper shuffling madness and tunes by: Johnny Cash, Video BBQ (1992), Teddy Tompson, The Wave Pictures, Petunia & The Vipers (Mondays at LanaLou's 8:30pm start), Cashe Creek, Warmduscher, and The Modelos
Main & Hastings
Heard live every other Monday 4-5pm CFRO 100.5 FM /coopradio.org
Later at Spreaker
Infinite goofery and establishment parody plus music by: Johnny Cash-Orange Blossom Special (Opening Theme )Petunia & The Vipers-Urban Landscape (Mons 8-11pm, LanaLou's / Weds. 7:30-9:30pm, Trocadero) Doug Sahm-Louis Riel ( For Louie Riel Day in Manitoba) Buddy Guy / Joss Stone-Baby, You've Got What it Takes * Muddy Waters Band-I've Got My Mojo Working (Newport Festival 1960) Mike Van Eyes Band-We Want To Boogie (Sats 4-7pm, LanaLou's / Tues, 8pm, Admiral Pub) New Pornographers with Neko Case-These Are The Fables Modelos-Saddle Justice (Closing Theme)*
Main And Hastings
Every Other Monday 4-5pm CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org
A show sometimes too honest for broadcast with music of course by: The Van Rays-Up In Smoke (Release for 'Put It Out', Fox Cabaret, Sat. Feb 11 with guests Clone) The Everly Brothers-Gone Gone Gone (1964) 2 from Fats Domino-I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday (1959) & Mardi Gras In New Orleans (1953) Petunia & The Vipers-Forgotten Melody (Every Monday 8-11pm at LanaLou's 362 Powell) Clone-Bubblegum (Feb 11, Fox Cabaret with Van Rays) Sparks-What The Hell Is It This Time? (2017) The Sadies-Ginger Moon (2023) Joan Bessie Band-GG and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band-Sgt. Fury (1974)
Main And Hastings
Every Other Monday 4-5pm
100.5 FM / coopradio.org
Later at Spreaker
More vocal warping and warblings, paper shuffling and thankfully music from The Byrds X2 (Rest In Peace, David Crosby), Petunia & The Vipers ( Mondays 8-11pm, LanaLous / Weds. 8-10pm, Trocadero ), JP5 (Rest In Peace, Jerri Jenn), Van Rays (Feb 11, Fox Cabaret with Clone), Ford Pier, Pokey :afarge (March 12, Rickshaw), Don Clark-Imporatnt Words (Recored Live @ LanaLou's at Mike Van Eyes Bands' R & R Jambouree 4-7pm, Saturdays, LanaLous), Elvis, Robert Gordon & Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
Main & Hastings
Every Other Monday 4-5pm
CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org
And Speaker later on.
Our first show of 2023 in fabulous mono to remind you of the good ole days of CFRO 102.7 FM (1975-2012).
More misgivings and paper rattling with music from
Petunia & The Vipers, The Pointed Sisters (RIP Anita Pointer), Tap Tap (with Thomas Sanders from current band Teleman), NEW Selina Martin, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates X 2, The Black Halos and The Modelos.
Main & Hastings Every Other Monday 4-5pm, CFRO 100.5 FM/ coopradio.org
Boxing Day Show...when some people have the day off.
Music and malfeasons abound with: Petunia & the Vipers, Sinead X Sanders, Alex Harvey Band (1969), Oreiles, Sunday Morning, Selina Martin, Micky Dolenz and Auburn supplying musical relief.
Our closest day to Christmas with seasonal music and the usual folly and mostly seasonal music from: Johnny Cash, Pointed Sticks, Carolyn Mark, XTC aka 3 Wise Men, The Youngsters (1956), Arrogant Worms, Petunia & The Vipers, Bob Rivers, The New Black with Preston & Fletcher, Polly, The Dickies
Main & Hastings Every Other Monday 4-5pm unless we're pre-empted and gone for a month. Merriment and mayhem from Don and mark plus music to temper it...somewhat. Tunes from T-Bone Walker, Pointed Sticks, Art Bergmann, New York Dolls, Combine The Victorious, The Modelos and most of another tune by Pointed Sticks doing a Polly tune because the next show wasn't playing on the computer.
Main And Hastings 4-5pm Every Other Monday, CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org. Postponed Oct 31 so the satanic tunes come earlier. Later at Spreaker. The usual annoying allotment of chatter, clatter and mirth with music ,of course, by: Little Milton, Pointed Sticks, Gentle Infidels, Sadies, Bad Beats, ideal Host (a snooty band from England), Clone, and a wee bit of James Brown to close out the show.
Main & Hastings
Every Other Monday 4-5pm on CFRO 100.5 FM/ coopradio.org
Performing in an empty radio station with much needed frivolity and chaos with music by The Top Drawers, Billy The Kid Emerson, Bocephus King, The Burning Hell, Andrea Wittgens and Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West
Main & Hastings
Every other Monday 4-5pm CFRO Co-op Radio 100.5 FM / coopradio.org
Later at Spreaker
The usual paper shuffling, bad jokes and ,most needed, music by: Sun Wizard, NEW Ormidales, John Cale, NEW Robyn Hitchcock, Cousin Harley, and NEW Osees
Live and obnoxious from Control Room A with rustling news clippings, goofy asides and music from: Fucked Up, Bocephus King, The Beatles from their Vancouver appearance on August 22, 1964, NEW Ohsees, The Burning Hell, Andrea Wittgens and Great Aunt Ida in The Centennial Lodge, Queen's Park, New West Wed. August 24, 8pm.
Main & Hastings. Every other Monday 4-5pm. CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org and Spreaker later on. Yes, it's late. But better late than never to hear goofiness to temper the bleak news. With music from: The Judys (August 19, Lanalou's), Slightest Clue, Eivor, Ian Thomas, Circus In Flames ( Doug Andrew of the band, August 15, 6-8pm, Queen's Park, New West, Centennial Lodge ), Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and a bit of Holt/Young Unlimited.
Main & Hastings: Every other Monday 4-5pm on CFRO, Co-op Radio 100.5 FM / coopradio.org and later at spreaker.
A hot summer day in July in Studio A ,with freezing air conditioning, clumsy articulation, Stories of the neglected and local and not so local tunes including 3 ,by coincidence or on purpose, from 1966 by David Clayton Thomas & The Bossmen, Terry Jacks & The Chessmen and The Yardbirds, plus: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Tom Waits, Cousin Harley & Joan Bessie!
In the smaller Control Room C with the usual hang ups and tunes by: John Trudell, Mike Van Eyes, Stan Freberg, Lily Frost, Buffy St. Marie, The Fall & Danny Echo
In Mono with some discernable distortion. The archives continue to not work for past shows an I didn't have the usual stereo mini plug to plug into the headphone bay.
Music from: Johnny Cash, Kelly Haigh & Jimmy Roy, Fats Domino, Stan Freberg, 5 Guys Named Moe, Ormidales and Norine Braun.
The second live Main & Hastings show on a Monday at Co-op Radio between 4 and 5pm.
The usual struggle through the news and music to make up for it by: Johnny Cash, Red Herring, The Beach Boys, Terminal Station, DOA, T-Bone Walker, Petunia & The Vipers, 5 Guys Named Moe and The Burning Hell
First live show in 2 friggin' years! With chat, articles and music by: Johnny Cash, Wax Mannequin, 2 by the Youngers, 2 by the Pointed Sticks, Mud Bay, Wall Of Voodoo, Nanci Griffith and The Modelos
Main & Hastings Every other Monday 4-5pm on CFRO Co-op Radio 100.5 FM / coopradio.org and right now at Spreaker. The Spring Fundraiser show with the usual goofy comments, ripping and reading and yes music by Johnny Cash, We Found A Lovebird, A sample of Mike Van Eyes R & R Jambouree Sats. 4-7pm at LanaLou's with guest Don Clark, Godley & Creme, Neko Case, and Pointed Sticks with an eccentric ending.
Shards of newspaper articles, grim tidings and ,most mercifully, music by: Johnny Cash X2, Preston & Fletcher, Danny echo, Front 242, China Syndrome, LCD Soundsystem and Robert Connely Farr
Main & Hastings
Every other Monday 4-5pm on CFRO Co-op Radio 100.5 FM /
coopradio.org and online right now at Spreaker
More confounding political news, poetry and ,mercifully, music from Johnny Cash X2, We Found A Lovebird, Gordon Lightfoot, Aldous Harding, Red Herring, and Petunia & The Vipers.
More eastside doom and gloom with some poetry and hope thrown in with music of course by Johnny Cash X 2, Geoff Berner, Spirit Of The West, Ray Condo & His Hard Rock Goners, Ride, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Modelos.
Every other Monday 4-5pm on Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5 FM, coopradio.org and right now at Spreaker! What's happening in the downtown eastside plus pithy comments and ,thankfully, full tunes by the likes of : Johnny Cash X 2, Robert Conely Farr, Red Herring, Buffy St. Marie, Squid, Nanci Griffith, and the Theme from Jeeves & Wooster.
Ramblings on odd decisions being made, odd happenings in the DTES, and music to make things a little less harsh from Johnny Cash's show openers: Orange Blossom Special & Hurt, Mike Van Eye's Big Band-Ain't That Lovin' You * Rusty Creek-Kitchen Party * Squid-GSK * The Real McKenzies-Chip * Pointed Sticks-Put A Little English On It (A Tribute To Polly) * Steve Dawson- Kuilani Waltz * Modelos-Monkey Paw
Main & Hastings
Heard every other Monday 4-5pm on CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org and on Spreaker
More poetry, colour and happenings from the downtown eastside and more, along with music (Yay!) by Johnny Cash X2: Orange Blossom Special & Hurt, The Burning Hell-Bird Queen Of Garbage Island, Neko Case-Thrice All American, Vancouger-I Hope Your Money Keeps You Warm, Wave Pictures-Douglas, Danny Echo-Barely getting By (Unplugged Version), Beatles-Hey Buldog and Modelos-Monkey Paw
Main & Hastings. Every other Monday 4-5pm on Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5 FM / coopradio.org and right now at Spreaker.
More musings about the marginalized with Don Larson & Mark Bignell and ,yes, music by he likes of Johnny Cash X 2, Fontaines DC, Graham Brown Band, Bob's Your Uncle, Bif Naked, Dreadnoughts and Modelos
The first show of 2022 featuring the hopes and dreams and trials and tribulations of the people of the DTES,and music to make it more plausible by Video BBQ, Geoff Berner, Van Rays, Nick Lowe, Kitty & The Rooster, Kate Bush and The Theme from 'Jeeves & Wooster'.
A little more colour from the downtown eastside and from elsewhere plus music (Thank Gawd) from: Johnny Cash, Rheostatics, Uptights, Andrea Wittgens, Ormidales, Little Richard and Pointed Sticks!