ON THE SCENE: Recent Episodes
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ON THE SCENE is a live radio broaddcast showcasing the music, film, and arts events in KW each week. Hosted by local musician and podcaster Allison Dyjach, ON THE SCENE provides listings, artist interviews, and local music. Tune in at 7:00pm every Thursday on MidtownRadio.ca. Sponsored by the Downtown Kitchener and Uptown Waterloo BIAs.
In Episode 5 of On The Scene's Summer Season, hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel check out the newly opened Odd Duck Wine and Provisions restaurant and bottle shop in Downtown Kitchener. They sit down with co-owner of Odd Duck Wes Klassen to hear more about the restaurant's journey and then talk with Aashay Dalvi to get some great film reviews on Barbie, Talk To Me, and Joy Ride.
Guests:
With over 20 years of restaurant and sommelier experience, Wes Klassen joined business partners and friends Jon Rennie and Rob Corrigan to start Odd Duck Wine and Provisions 3 years ago. They started as a pop up food experience - doing quick stints and collaborations at breweries, bakeries, and more all around town. Now 6 weeks ago, they have opened up a permanent space here on Ontario St - a sit down restaurant, bar, and take out counter and bottle shop.
Aashay Dalvi is the Anti-Oppressive Consultant for Midtown Radio, they are the founder of Rad Riot Books, a local radical bookstore that prioritizes queer, migrant, and translated anti-racist literature. They are a queer advocate and activist and have performed standup comedy across the GTA and locally. Aashay is also a huge film and pop culture buff so they were the perfect person to provide us with some inside info into some movies that are playing locally!
Music: Madison Galloway (Doors), Clarissa Diokno (Any Other Way), Excuse Me. (The Coast)
In Episode 4 of On The Scene's Summer Season, Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel head to AOK Craft Beer + Arcade in Downtown Kitchener to chat with Miranda Campbell and Allison Brown ahead of AOK's Rock Band Night with Eric Moon.
Guests:
Miranda Campbell is the owner of White Tiger Vintage in Downtown Kitchener. She opened the store 12 years ago in 2011 and it has now become a staple for unique items in the Downtown core. Miranda loves focusing on the sustainability of thrifted clothing as well as the value of finding old gems of clothing. She is organizing the Way Cool Vintage Market this weekend on Gaukel St which will host 20+ vintage vendors, music from DJ Good Dr, and a pop up bar from Goldie's Convenience.
Allison Brown's musical rambles have taken her across Canada on several occasions; playing music from atop hay-wagons to festival stages, concert halls to living rooms, campfires to stone amphitheaters, churches and record stores, coffeehouses and honky-tonk saloons to aboard moving passenger rail cars. She performs solo with guitar and voice, but often teams up with musical friends for a variety of unique collaborations. This weekend she is making her performance return to Kitchener with a show at the Yeti Bar alongside Barry James Payne.
Music: Rachel Hickey (High - Live from The Loft studio), Conor Gains (Light Shine In), Allison Brown (Don't Wait Too Long)
In the third episode of On The Scene: Summer Season, hosts Allison Dyjach and Darek Reidel head to the Together We're Bitter (TWB) patio in Kitchener to discuss their upcoming summer events and chat with some local entertainers! First up they sit down with Lenny Lilac and Sabrina Kyle from Off The Ropes Wrestling Studio. They dive into the creation of their studio, their careers as wrestlers AND mentors, and discuss their upcoming Punk Rock Slobberknocker show. In the second half of the show, Allison chats with local hip hop artist and community builder Sam Nabi to discuss what collaboration looks like in the local music scene, and his upcoming summer performances.
Music: Monday Morning Whiskey (Skipping Stones), Frank Dux (Wuddup Todd), and Sam Nabi (Confidence - Live)
In the second episode of On The Scene: Summer Season, guest host Sara Geidlinger and Darek Reidel head to Jane Bond in Uptown Waterloo to celebrate the opening of the front patio and the pedestrianized Princess St Block! They talk with local drag queen Sasha Tease about their upcoming performance at Queens on Princess Cut-a-Thon, and with Jay Leonard from Romeo Sex Fighter about their upcoming Bestival Fundraiser Concert.
Music: Red Output (Nostalgia Divine), The Macqueens (Ordinary Man), & Romeo Sex Fighter (Psycho Killer - Live at White Rabbit)
On this episode of ON THE SCENE, local novelist and songwriter Henry Adam Svec joins host Allison Dyjach to talk about his upcoming event 'Canadian Football and Folk Songs' at the @waterloolibrary next week.
'On The Scene' with special guest Sara Geidlinger @sarageidlingerphotography. We fill you in on all of the amazing arts events going on around KW, and chatt with Sara about her upcoming film, 'Playtime: The Movie" that premieres next week. What better place to talk about film than @princesscinemas? We broadcast live on location from the Odean Gallery at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo. Listen from 7-8pm Thursday night on www.midtownradio.ca!
HUGE thank you to our sponsors @dtkitchener and @uptownwaterloo for their support in making this show possible every single week.
'On The Scene' with special guest Sara Geidlinger @sarageidlingerphotography. We fill you in on all of the amazing arts events going on around KW, and chatt with Sara about her upcoming film, 'Playtime: The Movie" that premieres next week. What better place to talk about film than @princesscinemas? We broadcast live on location from the Odean Gallery at the Princess Twin in Uptown Waterloo. Listen from 7-8pm Thursday night on www.midtownradio.ca!
HUGE thank you to our sponsors @dtkitchener and @uptownwaterloo for their support in making this show possible every single week.
Allison Dyjach hosts ON THE SCENE, recorded live this week at Jane Bond in Uptown Waterloo. Allison is joined by special guest Ben McKay, a local comedian making a name in the industry, and new KW punk band Blue Freezie.
Allison Dyjach is behind the mic for this live broadcast of ON THE SCENE from an undisclosed location in Uptown Waterloo. In this episode, she chats with a trio of amazing KW songwriters who are releasing brand new tracks this fall. She also talks about the exciting Oktoberfest events happening this month and plays music from up and coming local artist Noah Stolee.
This week Allison Dyjach returns to host ON THE SCENE. She's joined by Kitchener playwright Ciaran Myers, who is leading a guided forest walk in Bechtel Park as part of his "Stories from the Next Generation" project, and Waterloo hip hop artist STEVEDAVE, who is dropping his brand new track next week.
Midtown Radio is launching a new season of hyperlocal community radio and to celebrate ON THE SCENE hosts a few regular Midtown Radio personalities for a chat on what listeners can expect. Mike Murray and Matt Ancich from "CXC" (Wednesdays @ 7pm) chat about their upcoming season and "Mid Credit Scene" host Michael Clark stops by to talk about some Midtown's new movie themed partnership.
This week we welcome...Katy Topham, a local country and folk musician, who just returned from the CCMA's just last week as part of the All Woman Music Sessions performance.Amanda Kind , a Waterloo based vocal coach and country musician, who just released her latest single "Love Used to Live Here" in July.David DeWitt - Manager and producer of Cinched Events , a KW based drag company producing drag shows across the Tricities and more. Established only recently this year, Cinched has been hosting regular drag shows around town all summer long!
Music:
White Knuckle by Dan Walsh
Love Used to Live Here by Amanda Kind
Jeannie and the Sailor by Onion Honey
Red Flags Green by Katy Topham
Another Life by Waterstreet Blues Band
Better Than You Got It by My Son the Hurricane
This week guest host Danielle Deveau is chatting with local musician Mike Elliott from @elliottandtheaudiokings. We chat with Mike about his newly released album, "So Much To Do" and how the local music scene has changed over the last 25 years.
This weekend is a special one in KW as there are two amazing festivals, Art Hop and Welcomefest, showcasing the talent and creativity of local musicians and artists. Guest Host Danielle Deveau is pleased to welcome local musicians Ramsay Almighty, Dayonikin, and Rachel Hickey, as well as KW Oktoberfest president Allan Cayenne, and local events promoters KWFamous to talk about these festivals spectacular.
On the Scene is live from Jane Bond! Guest host Danielle Deveau talks to two local DJs, Sylent Syd and DJ Good Dr, about their art form and the return to live DJing post-pandemic. Plus they delve into some interesting DJ-specific questions such as musical preferences, gear, and underrated skills.
ON THE SCENE is celebrating Strummerfest 2022, a local music festival celebrating indie music in memory of the legendary Joe Strummer. Guest host Danielle Deveau is joined by organizer Michael Clifton as well as members of the band The Essential Letdowns.
In this bonus clip from ON THE SCENE, host Matthew Rappolt chats with Guelph singer-songwriter Anthony Schmanthony about his career and influences as a musical artist. They also talk about his August 19 performance at KW Little Theatre as part of the "Sounds Good to Me" songwriter series.
Allison Dyjach is ON THE SCENE at Vogelsang Green in DTK, broadcasting from "Comedy in the Green" with special guests Alex Mac from the infamous Rusty Nail Comedy production and Sam Staresincic from local merch and events company KWFamous. Local music from Block Parent Punk, Hyness, Courage My Love, and more!
Midtown Radio producer Chey Bholla sits down with KW songwriter Jack Cooper to discuss his brand new songwriter series "Sounds Good to Me" including Scott Cook's July 22 performance at the KWLT. They also talk about performing in the Kitchener-Waterloo music scene.
Allison Dyjach broadcasts live from AOK Game Bar, one of Downtown Kitchener's most fun and unique spaces. She is joined by local singer-songwriter Paige Warner, fresh off a new song release and performance with one of the Canada's legends of folk music, as well as Bangishimo Johnston and Amy Smoke from O:se kenhionhata:tie (Land Back Camp) to preview their new film about the former Charles Street bus terminal.
Allison is live from one of Uptown Waterloo's most iconic and delicious restaurants. She chats with local singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sammy Duke about the release of his new album, his favourite KW venues, and what it was like to record in a net-zero studio.
Join Midtown Radio and Arts Build Ontario for a special presentation of On the Scene. We chat about the Reopening of Creative Spaces with Alex Glass (Executive Director, Arts Build Ontario), Matt White (Artistic Director and Cofounder, Green Light Arts), and Stephanie Vegh (Director of Marketing and Communication). The panelists share details of their experience working in/managing creative spaces during the pandemic and advice to fellow local creative space managers.
Show includes KW event listings for July 8-10.
Allison Dyjach hosts the premiere of ON THE SCENE live at The Crazy Canuck in DTK. She is joined by CxViolet and The New People in advance of their first single release, also playing tracks from local artists Rufus John, Ramsay Almighty, I, the Mountain, Clarissa Diokno, Matt Weidinger, and more!