Yellow Brit Road

This week on the Yellow Brit Road, we bring you reviews from seeing The Last Dinner Party live, pay tribute to the Grad Club that has announced its closure, dealing another major blow to Kingston's live music scene. (PS I Love You's iconic music video for 'Get Over' was in fact shot there... and at CFRC!) We remember some beloved shows there - Death From Above 1979, Arcade Fire, The Tragically Hip (before my time). Here's the article I mentioned in the show that I wrote for Sounds Live! Magazine when the BLU Martini shut in 2024. You've no doubt heard about Geese's "psyop" to reach fans online. What does marketing look like in the age of social media? (I'm not clickbaiting, you can guess what my thoughts on this are, but listen on anyway because I got Things to say.) Music byThe Charlatans, Skindred, Jessie Ware, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, LIFE, Nxdia, The Last Dinner Party, Florence Road, Tooth, unpeople, The Astros (one of my favourite Grad Club shows), Evan Jackson (my last Grad Club show), Dry Cleaning (in Canada this week), Rosellas, Sons of Rick.Sorry about my throat. I'm gonna say I lost my voice at shows last week, because that's cooler to say.Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Cover shot: The Last Dinner Party by Sam Ciampa @ Massey Hall, Toronto. 23 April 2026.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

It's all about gigs this week! The Yellow Brit Road brings you live performances from weekend 2 of Coachella, some new releases and reviews from recent shows in town by Alice Phoebe Lou and the OBGMs. We're looking ahead to upcoming shows by The Last Dinner Party, Heavenly, Telescreens and Cootie Catcher, and are joined by Gabe from Trashwyre ahead of the band's debut EP release show at the Arcade in Toronto on 25 April. Music this week byAnyma (and Matt Bellamy), FKA Twigs, Little Simz, Wet Leg, Boards of Canada, Heavenly, Art Brut, Jim Legxacy, Group A.D., Alice Phoebe Lou, Big Fear, Bloodworm, The OBGMs, Trashwyre.Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Cover shot: Alice Phoebe Lou by Fig Kembora @ The Concert Hall, Toronto. 9 April 2026.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

Festival season is here! As week 1 of Coachella 2026 comes to a close, we look back at some of our favourite performances at the festival by UK and Irish artists (and Geese, because turns out I'm like that), talk about the significance of Justin Bieber's return to music at Coachella (aka Bieberchella, which as a Canadian show we feel compelled to discuss), and the incredible Dublin post punks Gurriers join us for an interview! We'd recorded this before their show at the Garrison in Toronto in March.Music this week by The xx, Blood Orange, Holly Humberstone, NewDad, CMAT, Geese (doing Bieberchella!?), Gurriers.Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Cover shot: Gurriers by Nolan McBride @ The Garrison, Toronto. 19 March 2026.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

Toronto shoegaze 5 piece band Mad Iris bring together harsh, loud guitar noise, softer, intimate sounds, both screams and whispers, while evoking a certain hazy, nostalgic 90s image that brings to mind artists like Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine. They also have a unique sound through layering up 3 guitars, all adding something new. We caught up with the band at Wavelength Festival 2026, where they performed at St. Anne's Parish, for a quick chat and live session ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album.Songs played in this session: 1. Blackjack 2. Silver Nails, 3. Daisy, Don't Take My Baby.Cover shot: Mad Iris @ St. Anne's Parish, by Owen Forbes.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

Packed show this week. Back from the Junos and back on track, we review new albums from Raye and the new Quebecois funky microtonal sensations Angine de Poitrine. Paul McCartney's back with music and he's getting back to the beginning, 6 Music Festival kicks off the British summer festival season and we are joined for a live session by Toronto shoegaze band Mad Iris, back from when we met them at Wavelength Festival. Music this week by:Depeche Mode, RAYE, Paul McCartney, mclusky, Lava La Rue, The Clockworks, Mount Palomar, Enola Gay; Angine de Poitrine [also check out FAST FAST], Kizzy Crawford, Karen Dío, Nia Archives, Yard Act, Bloc Party, Mandy, Indiana; Mad Iris. FYI - mclusky in town on Monday, 6 April at the Mod Club! Come down/look out for our interview soon. :)Find this week's show playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week's show is a little different: we come to you live from on the ground in Hamilton, ON for the 55th annual JUNO Awards! The Yellow Brit Road takes you behind the scenes of Canada's biggest night in music with coverage from Junos Week events including JunoFest and Songwriters' Circle, including interviews with performers, JUNO nominees, performances from the Junos Gala and Juno Week! We are joined by Rachel Bobbitt, Sister Ray and Dumb Crush. Performances in the show playlist. Note: the show was recorded prior to the main Juno Awards ceremony, which obviously goes live at the exact same time as this show, so all this coverage is from before then. Music this week byCam Kahin, Saya Gray @ Junos Gala, Rachel Bobbitt, The Beaches, Sister Ray, Aysanabee, PUP, Dumb Crush (live @ CFRC).Find all live performances linked in the show playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Cover photo: Sister Raye @ The Underground by Michelle Beatty. 28 March 2026, JunoFest, Hamilton, ON.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

Lots on the Yellow Brit Road this week. We bring you coverage from Wavelength music festival in Toronto: some sessions and interviews we did (coming soon!), Melissa Auf der Maur's 90s rock memoir launch on her time in Hole, Paul McCartney's photogallery on 1963-64 with the Beatles, review from seeing Gurriers live this week (interview to follow soon!), Prodigy's breakthrough 1996 hit 'Firestarter' turns 30, and ahead of the 2026 Junos in Hamilton, Feura, who will be performing at JunoFest joins us on the show! Music this week byThe Prodigy, mclusky, Sorry, Deadletter, Congratulations, Dead Air, Sam Akpro, Chloe Qisha, Nubiyan Twist, Hanging Pieces, Kneecap, Cam Kahin, The Hives, Feura.Find this week's playlist here. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.

This week, we are joined in session by the Montreal-based four-piece punk band Truck Violence! Truck Violence go beyond the confines of punk: drawing on influences from back home in Alberta, where vocalist Karsyn Henderson and guitarist Paul Lecours are from, the band paint visit pictures of life in the prairies with both their music and words, centred around Karsyn’s captivating poetry. Musically, they occasionally draw on country music, even featuring the banjo. The band joined us before their set at The Handlebar in Toronto to talk art, poetry, authenticity, Alberta and their 2024 debut album Violence. You will also hear 3 songs performed at that show: 1. Undressed you layn't before 2. Lecture 3. Guns buried in the front yard.Unfortunately, the only place we could record this interview was outdoors, so I apologise for the occasional street noises and jackets rustling. EQ can do a lot but it's not magic! And thank you to the band for braving -10ºC weather to chat poetry with me for 20 minutes. Cover art: Truck Violence in Toronto, 21 February 2026 by Cece Tang.Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠yellowbritroad@gmail.com⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠music@cfrc.ca⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.