What’s up, y’all? First things first, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:
0Stella
The Pendulum State
Rock
CanCon
kpec3 arrival
tombs of the saints – Single
Rock
No
Donnell Hicks
You – Single
Pop
No
Liz Vice
The Call
Soul
No
TicTacTec
Light Up – Single
Electronic
No
Tangents
Molt
Metal
CanCon
Z-Cocoon
Angels
Metal
CanCon
OPHIOLATRY
Serpent’s Verdict
Metal
No
Making Woman
Red Light – Single
Rock
CanCon/KWCon
Making Woman
What’s It Gonna Take? – Single
Rock
CanCon/KWCon
Meggie Lennon
Desire Days
Pop
CanCon
Matt Sellick
Watching the Sky
World
CanCon
MOIRA
Hypothetical Shopping Spree – Single
Pop
CanCon
Victoria Bolin
Every Now and Then – Single
Country
No
Alright By Monday
Salvage Project – Single
Pop
CanCon/KWCon
Amanda Keeles
Sweet Spot – Single
Country
CanCon
John Oreschnick
Serenity & Life
Ambient
No
Various Artists
Gabriele Poso Presents Ritmo Italiano: Unspoken Sounds of Italian Tamburo
World
No
Galamba
Sea Shack
World
CanCon
Sourwood
Wrong Carolina – Single
Folk
CanCon/KWCon
Cut Cult
Dinosaur – Single
Alternative
CanCon
CON THE ARTIST
PEACH – Single
Pop
CanCon
Danko Jones
Everyday Is Saturday Night – Single
Rock
CanCon
ZiyahtheArtiste
Flip Ma Hair – Single
Pop
No
Icarus Phoenix
Jump Like This and Hop Over – Single
Rock
No
Chorus of Courage
Let’s Fight – Single
Alternative
CanCon
Wreckless Harbour
Step Lightly: Side B
Folk
CanCon
Snowchild Edge
No Wahala – EP
Pop
NSFR (clean versions of some tracks available)
CanCon
Naomi Skye
broken record
Pop
CanCon
St. Catherine’s Child
This Might Affect You
Folk
No
Eleven Minutes Late
Evergreen – Single
Rock
CanCon
Making Woman
Pond Song – Single
Rock
CanCon/KWCon
Kadialy Kouyate
Tona
World
No
Darren Roy Clarke
Dirty Face and a Broken Screen
Country
CanCon
Eric Hilton
Midnight Ragas
Electronic
No
The Whythouse
Old Oak Tree – Single
Country
CanCon/KWCon
The Jade
Love Harder
World
No
Beta Trip
Juliet – Single
Rock
CanCon
Lammping & Bloodshot Bill
Never Never
Alternative
CanCon
Rosie’s Smokehouse Deluxe
Faded Tattoo – Single
Blues
CanCon
The Urnfields
Skin and Bones – Single
Pop
CanCon
Black & White Motion Picture
Haunts – Single
Rock
No
Melo
I Don’t Speak French – Single
Pop
CanCon
Jasmine Elyse
Back to You – Single
Folk
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
John Oreschnick – Centered
Matt Sellick – On a Moonless Night
Empanadas Ilegales – Bailecito de MORD
Galamba – Sea Shack
Naco – Volando Con Milton
Kadialy Kouyate – Famo Keta
Tom Gershwin – Belong Here
Anne Drummond – Cantaloupe Island
Alright By Monday – Salvage Project
Making Woman – Pond Song (not thrilled)
Sourwood – Wrong Carolina
The Whythouse – Old Oak Tree
Jasmine Elyse – Back To You
Wreckless Harbour – Let It Pour
Amanda Keeles – Sweet Spot
Eleven Minutes Late – Evergreen
Danko Jones – Everyday Is Saturday Night
Z-Cocoon – Truth Don’t Matter
Tangents – Mass Delusion
OPHIOLATRY – Human Factory
0Stella – Glitter on the Dancefloor
Strange Plants – 5th Avenue Andy
The Moonsnakes – Servant of the Groove
Pretox – Underground
Jay Williams – Dreaming You Alive
Liz Vice – Never Been the Same
MOIRA – Hypothetical Shopping Spree
Naomi Skye – in lieu of a goodbye
St. Catherine’s Child – I Guess That’s What Dying Will Do
AV & the Inner City – The Failer
ZiyahtheArtiste – Flip Ma Hair
A Block of New – Pants All Wet
What’s up, y’all? Before getting into it, reminder that CKMS 102.7 is still fundraising until the beginning of next week, so if you would like to support the station, hit the “donate” button to your left, or hit up radiowaterloo.ca/give. You can also help the station by becoming a member of the station for $24 (CAD) a year, or starting a show with us!
On a different note, tonight is the 71st All Things Considered, which makes the case for Gruf — aka Gruf the Druid — whose small discography is universe-expanding. Tonight is also the 23rd Mini All Things Considered, which makes the case for Nestor Wynrush’s Roxbury & Wooden Legs, a small record that should be in your collection.
All tracks by Gruf, or fermented reptile, unless listed otherwise.
Tracklist:
Age Of Ice
Whatyoucallthis
Size of Things…
The Mall (feat. Pip Skid)
Winning the Race
Gimme Gimme (feat. DJ Brace)
Bridges Consciousness
Factory Emissions
Fillossaphee
Amongst the Trees
My Savings Account
Microscope
Interlude (with Arami Baraka)
Many Nations
Trust Your Senses
Sight Lines (feat. The Gumshoe Strut)
TV Dinner
Footpath (feat. Spoof)
The 464th Lesson
Whiplash
Out of the Traffic Into Fresh Goods
King Size
Mask
How Far Can You Get? (feat. mcenroe)
You Got It
Miniature Spoons
Passengers of Time
Sheltered Child
Awakening
The Owl
The Plants
Chosen For You
You Ain’t Folk
Nestor Wynrush – Terry Fox Adidas
Nestor Wynrush – Love This City
Kitchener, ON – An active start to the wildfire season in Canada has led to warnings about air quality in Waterloo Region over the past weeks. While currently bouncing between 3 and 5 out of 10, or low and moderate risk on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Air Quality Health Index website, on June 5 and 6th, an air quality warning was issued as measurements were 11, or very high risk.
This show features an interview with Dr Eilish Scallan, a physician working in the Environmental Health department of Region of Waterloo Public Health. Scallan discusses how air quality affects the health of residents and what folks can do to reduce their exposure to wildfire driven low air quality.
Hug The Moment cuts through the noise of a distracted culture. It isn’t self-help, and it isn’t spin. It’s a half-hour of real presence, where ordinary guests name what they’ve lost, what they’ve learned, and how they keep showing up. Every episode circles the same truth: peace and meaning can only be met in the moment we live, never in the replay of the past or the projection of the future.
About the host
Douglas Ross is a Waterloo-based writer, spiritual director, and former political candidate known for bridging ideological gaps with candour and care. His life has spanned homelessness, public service, and pastoral accompaniment; he meets guests where they are because he’s been many places himself. Listeners trust his voice because it’s lived, not rehearsed.
Hug the Moment — Thirty minutes a week to stop pretending, slow down, and show up for the only life we have: the one unfolding right now.
Hug The Moment is hosted by Douglas Ross and airs on CKMS-FM on alternate Fridays from 3:30pm to 4:00pm starting 27 June 2025.
What’s up, y’all? Before getting into it, tomorrow marks the beginning of our 1 week fundraising drive — the goal’s $1000. You ain’t finding any other station that has something like the Horizon Broadening Hour, so if you like what you hear, radiowaterloo.ca/give is the place to go (or just hit the “donate” button to your left!)
Now, onto the usual, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:
kpec3 arrival
jesus saves (2024 version)
Religious
No
The Tralala…
Free Annie – Single
Rock
No
The Tralala…
Windblown World – Single
Rock
No
Andy Jake & the Rakes
I’ll Be Damned – Single
Country
No
Alien Boys
Live at Rain City Recorders
Punk
CanCon
Spirit Lights
Spirit Lights
Ambient
No
Spirit Lights
In Balance
Ambient
No
Jay Williams
Summer Dreaming – Single
Electronic
No
Working Batterie
Volume One
Rock
No
Lotus Wright
Original Songs for Voice and Banjo
Folk
CanCon
Richard Shulman
Summer Solstice Piano Meditations
New Age
No
Ailu
Lost in Time – Single
Pop
CanCon
Ailu
Opposing Forces – Single
Pop
CanCon
Ailu
The Blood Moon – Single
Pop
CanCon
Ailu
Dragon Fruit
Pop
CanCon
Amy Rowbottom
EMMELINE – Single
Pop
No
Amy Rowbottom
WHERE DID THE LIGHTS GO – Single
Pop
No
Tarzan Grip
Rocker My Baby- EP
Rock
No
Alina Markina
Only Then – EP
New Age
No
Armin Basha
Solar Static – Single
Electronic
No
Anne Drummond
Modern Standards
Jazz
No
Victoria Staff
I Still Think You Might – Single
Pop
CanCon
Jay Williams
Dreaming You Alive – Single
Electronic
No
The Moonsnakes
Servant of the Groove – Single
Rock
CanCon
Kasei
Devil Rattlin’ His Chain – Single
Country
No
Andrew Spice
Rage Stage – Single
Rock
CanCon
Malia Rogers
Chameleon – EP
Folk
CanCon
goodheart
Stuck in a Cloud – Single
Rock
CanCon
Slighest Clue
Jamie – Single
Rock
CanCon
Superstar Crush
Fire Escape – Single
Rock
CanCon
Kardinal Offishal
LET EM OUT – Single
Hip Hop
CanCon
Pretox
By Now – Single
Rock
CanCon
Pretox
Underground – Single
Rock
CanCon
Ricca Razor Sharp
Gemini Jams
Hip Hop
CanCon
Psyclo
Loved
Pop
No
Bleacher Boy
Chairs and Covers – Single
Pop
No
Gordon Izumi
Line of Fire – Single
Rock
CanCon
Naneum
Dreams Remembered Pt. II
New Age
No
Jill Haley
Quietude, Music For Shenandoah National Park
New Age
No
1000 Handz
Electric Island – Ep
Electronic
CanCon
Dimitri Di Alencar
Cold Reality
Rock
No
Empanadas Ilegales
Sancocho Trifascio
Latin
CanCon
Suzie Ungerleider
Among the Evergreens
Folk
CanCon
Heather Feather
Together
Children’s Music
CanCon
Adrienne Gallant
Quand on s’aime biex tous les deux – Single
Folk
CanCon
Urbs & Cutex
On Our Way
Hip Hop/Instrumental
No
Big Joe Shelton
Pity Party – Single
Blues
No
Igor Lisul
Wasted Years
Rock/Instrumental
No
Uncle Trent and Friends
Legacy
Country
CanCon
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Spirit Lights – Forever Flows
Alina Markina – Only Then (Piano and Violin) [feat. Suzanne Lansford]
Richard Shulman – Bells of Summer
Naneum – Awards
Jill Haley – Rose River Falls
Fabia Mantwill Orchestra – Circular
Psyclo – It Don’t Taste The Same
Ailu – Lost in Time
Victoria Staff – I Still Think You Might
Urbs & Cutex – Wherever You Are (feat. T.R.A.C)
Ricca Razor Sharp – 15 Smokes
Armin Basha – Solar Static
1000 Handz – Sunset Highway
DUTE – It’s Never Too Late
Shiny Cote – Daybreak
Bleacher Boy – Chairs and Covers
Alien Boys – Punching Concrete
Excuses Excuses – Paralysis
Testors – Let’s Get Zooed Out
The Tralala… – Free Annie
Tarzan Grip – The Ballad of Albert Herpin
Igor Lisul – Wasted Years
Andy Jake & the Rakes – I’ll Be Damned
Wildfinger – Don’t Tell Me What To Do
Rosalie Moscoe – Love Mother Earth
Heather Feather – Empathy
Jessie Che – Ghosts (Acoustic)
Malia Rogers – I Could Barely Drive
Norine Braun – Just One Night
Suzie Ungerleider – I’m Sorry and You’re Right
Norman Brule – All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Kpec3 arrival – Jesus Saves (2024 Version)
On June 21st: PHADY’S MUAY THAI & MUAY LAO FEDERATION PRESENT MUAY LAO FIGHT FIGHTNIGHT 2. In this hour, we got some historical background, as well as cultural significance of Muay Lao / Muay Thai.
Ajarn Phady and Lucky say it best in this interview! Check it out. Tickets via eventbrite for general audience or for VIP, call Phady’s Muay Thai: (519) 584‑5426
What’s up, y’all? Here is tonight’s Clean Up Hour — pretty much get straight into the music, but with a preamble to let y’all know that our fundraising drive begins on the 9th, and runs for one week! If you like local radio, what we do, etc., and want to support this thing we got going on here (especially since the rent’s going up!), please go to radiowaterloo.ca/give, or just hit the donate button to your left. Starting a new show, or buying a membership with the station, also help.
Tracklist:
Mr. M*********n Exquire – No Jumpin
Benny the Butcher & Styles P – Toxic
Swizz Beatz, Larry June, Conway, & Sauce Walka – City Is Mine
Fly Anakin, Quelle Chris, $ilkmoney, & Nickelus F – NOTTOOSHABBY
Lloyd Banks – THE GRUDGE
G Perico – HEY
Aupheus, Sage Francis, Buck 65, & Slug – Recovering Adrenaline Addict
1999 WRITE THE FUTURE, The Pharcyde, & Danny Brown – Citrus Noxide
Michael Christmas & Rugby Lo Sport – What Were You Thinkin?
Rico Nasty – ON THE LOW
Bruiser Wolf, Chilly Gonzalez, & DJ Lucas – Pee-Wee Herman
Andre 3000 – Hotel Lobby Pianos
Jay Worthy – Calamari
Boldy James – Oasis
Wiz Khalifa – Crime Bud and Women
Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, & Tonio Armani – Spot
Common & Sa-Ra – So Cool
Amine & Leon Thomas – New Flower!
Niko B – Hairclips
RXKNephew – “john fetterman”
Weiland – The Girl Is Not Mine
Kilo Kish – when I came to myself
JPEGMAFIA & Flume – AI Girlfriend
Kali Uchis – Silk Lingerie
Asher Roth – New Dessert
Scout Young – Cat O’ Nine Tails
Buck 65 – Window
Boldy James, Real Bad Man, & El-P – It Factor
Michael Christmas – Ain’t Nobody
Serengeti – palookarap
Lupe Fiasco – 3 Piece Flavor
Serengeti – unblu
Billy Woods – Cold Sweat
MIKE, Earl Sweatshit, & Tony Seltzer – Jumanji
Ray Vaughn – JANKY moral COMPASS
Aesop Rock & Open Mike Eagle – So Be It
Video Dave – of mountains and molehills
Blu, August Fanon, Phoenix Cruz, & Charles Hamilton – Dance
Men I Trust – In My Years
Today’s episode is guest-hosted by students from Mr. Lacalamita’s music class at St. Mary’s High School. Jaylen and Jensen come into the CKMS-FM studio, and Jensen interviews Jaylen about his journey in creating music.
What’s up, y’all? First things first, here is what I’ve added to Libretime since last week:
Thresher
You and Me Could Really Exist
Rock
Owen Sound
CanCon
Sly Voodoo
End of an Era
Rock
CanCon
Norman Brule
Coming to the Waters
Religious
CanCon
Norman Brule
Free Wind Blowing
Religious
CanCon
Shiny Cote
Mosaic
Electronic
No
DUTE
It’s Never Too Late – Single
Electronic
No
Jay Williams
Hot Enough (Alex Kelman Mix) – Single
Electronic
No
TESTORS
Prime Primitive: 1976 – 1977
Punk
No
Linda Sussman
Pass It On Down
Folk
No
Michael Guiterrez-May
Light Still Shines the Same – Single
Folk
No
The North Sound
What It Takes
Folk
CanCon
Wildfinger
Don’t Tell Me What To Do – Single
Country
CanCon
Nakima
On My Way – Single
R&B
No
A Block of New
All the Songs I Didn’t Mean to Write
Pop
Tracks 18 and 20 are explicit
CanCon
Strange Plants
Strange Plants
Rock
CanCon
KUSHYKUSH
Don’t Call Me No More – Single
Pop
CanCon
Chasing the Sunshine
fireflies – Single
Rock
CanCon
The Holy Rollercoasters
Down and Dirty – Single
Rock
No
Gary Myrick
Bluestrach – EP
Blues
No
Joel Brogon
Put on a Happy Face (Acoustic Version) – Single
Folk
No
No Murder No Moustache
Wavin Flag – Single
Rock
No
HEL’SHTEIN & TOIA
SCREAM – Single
Pop
No
Tara Kye
My Diamond Soul – Single
Country
CanCon
Cactus for Breakfast
Unnamed Cowboy – Single
Rock
No
The Bapti$$
Crazyglue and Skeletons – Single
Hip Hop
NSFR
CanCon
Joe Lapinski
I Know This – Single
Alternative
CanCon
The Slim Kings
Keep On – Single
Pop
No
Jont
All Become One – Single
Folk
CanCon
Angela Saini
Puzzle Piece – Single
Folk
CanCon
Neil Haverty
Man Down – Single
Electronic
CanCon
Octoberman
We Used To Talk Of Death – Single
Folk
CanCon
Ian North
Going North for Good – Single
Folk
CanCon
Excuses Excuses
Paralysis – Single
Punk
CanCon
Puma June
Nobody – Single
Pop
CanCon
Big Wreck
Believer – Single
Rock
CanCon
Hillary Reynolds
Can’t Turn Off My Mind – Single
Pop
No
LENOIRE
futures ghost
Alternative
CanCon
AV & the Inner City
The Failer – Single
Soul
CanCon
Maria Gajraj
exhale
Classical
CanCon
Mystic Tea Party
Aftertaste – Single
Rock
No
Mystic Tea Party
Archive – Single
Rock
No
Mystic Tea Party
Empty as Always – Single
Rock
No
Mystic Tea Party
Honey
Rock
No
Mystic Tea Party
I’m Addicted – Single
Rock
No
Mystic Tea Party
Kintsugi – Single
Rock
No
Mystic Tea Party
MUFF – Single
Rock
No
Mystic Tea Party
The Looking Glass – Single
Rock
No
Aaron Macdonald
Crazy in Love – Single
Country
CanCon
Raymond Sewell
Close to You – Single
Folk
CanCon
Raymond Sewell
White Sands – Single
Folk
CanCon
Raymond Sewell
Yahweh – Single
Folk
CanCon
Jessie Che
Bowerbird
Folk
No
Flara K
Seasons
Pop
CanCon
Norine Braun
Just One Night – Single
Folk
CanCon
Lunar Reverb
Lunar Reverb (Live at Dr. Jeckyll’s)
Rock
No
YEUNG
Red Dirt Hills – Single
Pop
CanCon
Lammping & Bloodshot Bill
Won’t Back Down – Single
Rock
CanCon
Jay Williams
MAKE YOU MINE – Single
Electronic
No
The Brothers
Keeping the Music Alive feat. Mark Whitfield
Jazz
No
Tom Gershwin
Belong Here – Single
Jazz
No
Wardrobe
Common Touch
Pop
CanCon
Benita Haastrup
Boogaloo for Bees – Single
Jazz
No
Unessential Oils
The Purest of Oils
Alternative
Instrumentals are available
CanCon
Mint Simon
Chimera
Pop
CanCon
Justin Orok
California Shutters
Folk
CanCon
Blair Sparrow
Someday In Your Life – Single
Rock
CanCon
Clara Cloud
Curtain Call – Single
Pop
CanCon
Heavyweights Brass Band
Knockout
Jazz
CanCon
Asia James & Gene Evaro Jr.
Burn & Burn
Folk
CanCon
kpec3 arrival
jesus saves (2024 version)
Religious
No
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Robert Humber – scrapquilt sunrise
Maria Gajraj – Burgeoning
Benita Haastrup – Boogaloo for Bees
The Heavyweights Brass Band – Hit Me 5
The Brothers – From New York to Rio
Lewis Daniel – You Should Know (feat. Cartell)
Kendra Lyttle – Angel Tunes
HEL’SHTEIN & TOIA – SCREAM
Puma June – Nobody
YEUNG – Red Dirt Hills
Wardrobe – Better Days
Flara K – Skin of Mine (feat. Internet Bard)
Mint Simon – 2007
Jay Williams – Make You Mine
KUSHYKUSH – Don’t Call Me No More
Nakima – On My Way
Hillary Reynolds – Can’t Turn Off My Mind
Justin Orok – Senior Year Shortstop
Raymond Sewell – White Sands (feat. Laura Roy)
Asia James & Gene Evaro Jr. – Crystal Visions
Clara Cloud – Curtain Call
Aaron MacDonald – Crazy in Love (with Jenn Sheppard)
Joel Brogon – Put on a Happy Face (Acoustic Version)
Chasing the Sunshine – Fireflies
Lenoire – Grass
Blair Sparrow – Someday In Your Life
Lammping & Bloodshot Bill – Won’t Back Down
Cactus for Breakfast – Unnamed Cowboy
Mystic Tea Party – The Looking Glass
Thresher – Porno Detectives
Kpec3 arrival – In Every Trace (2023 version)
See y’all next time!
(PS — we begin fundraising on the 9th, please consider supporting the station!)
Amy Smoke and Bangishimo of the Willow River Centre join Bob Jonkman on a web conference to give a lesson on the Mohawk language, explain what is meant by “Land Back”, provide some breaking news for CKMS-FM listeners, and make a pitch for tenants in the Willow River Centre.
Bangishimo talks about their photography; Amy and Bangishimo give a run-down of upcoming events, and Amy talks about Indigenous and Gender intersectionality.
Charity Partner: finance@waterlooregion.org for a charitable donation through the Social Development Centre Waterloo Region; include a note that your donation is for “Land Back Camp”.
Bob gets a language lesson in Mohawk from Amy. Amy tells us about losing and learning their language from Conversational Mohawk courses at the University of Waterloo. They tell us about Ohèn:ton Karihwatéhkwen, the Mohawk thanksgiving address. Bob tells Amy about the need for a Mohawk language radio show on Radio Waterloo.
9m02s
What is “Land Back”? Bangishimo explains: It is literally giving land back to Indigenous people, to reclaim, empower themselves, decolonize, whatever that may look like, in their spaces, on their territories. Amy gives several examples. It’s the five-year anniversary of Land Back in Willow River Park. Bangishimo tells us of the many ways that show the need for land back. Amy tells us of solidarity with other allies: the Black community, the Muslim community. After the Black Lives Matter march in June of 2020 Amy and Bangishimo set up a teepee in Willow River Park. When all the Indigiqueer, Trans, Non-binary, and Gender-nonconforming youth showed up it morphed into what it is today. Amy and Bangishimo knew enough about treaties that they knew they couldn’t be forcibly removed from their lands, and they could erect any kind of structure like teepees. They were exercising their treaty rights to occupy their own lands. They pushed the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo to recognize their rights to the land. There have been little tiny steps of progress towards reconciliation, such as free access to City facilities. They sat with City of Waterloo staff to create jobs like the Senior Indigenous Initiatives role.
21m00s
Breaking News: The City of Kitchener will be building a permanent gathering space in Willow River Park! A nice change from the pushback that they’ve received for land back of the transit centre, for example.
21m35s
The Willow River Centre is looking for tenants! There are three floors, a gorgeous space with track lighting on the walls. There are offices upstairs, a courtyard, a shared kitchen… They’re looking for grass-roots groups that share their values.
23m43s
The Willow River Centre does bi-monthly arts markets for the racialized and queer communities, getting traffic from the Kitchener market across the street. Also bi-monthly talent nights, with ticket sales going back to the artists. There’s an art gallery with rotating exhibits. Right now they’re showing art by Lolo whose work has been up for the last three months. Bangishimo knows what it’s like not to have access to space, so they make the Willow River Centre accessible to groups that have no gathering space. Check out the layout of the space, and e-mail O:se Kenhionhata:tie if you want to rent!
Talking about Bangishimo’s photography. Their work has been displayed in public areas, where it’s been vandalized. Bangishimo says: “When you use your work to amplify the voices of racialized people, queer people, a lot of people don’t like that.” It got to the point that Waterloo mayor Dave Jaworsky went on TV to condemn the violence. In one case, at an outdoor exhibition, the only picture that wasn’t vandalized was a picture of a white family. And there was vandalism to the Willow River Centre, spray-painted grafitti targeting Bangishimo and Amy personally.
36m27s
Events planning! June is their busiest month, since it’s both Indigenous Peoples Month and Pride Month. They’re kicking off the month with a celebration at the Kitchener Market at 10:00am on Sunday 1 June 2025. They have a partnership with the Kitchener Market, so much of the logisitics have been taken care of. And they’re partnering with CAFKA, hosting an outdoor exhibit on the side of the Willow River Centre by Brandon Hoax a Queer, Oneida artist living on the East coast. And for the first time, the Willow River Centre is partnering with Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Festival, opening up the event with a Sunrise Ceremony at 7:00am on 21 June 2025, followed by a fire on the island in Willow River Park starting at Noon and going the rest of the day. And they’ll be at other events: On 4 June 2025 they’ll help open the Waterloo Celebrates Pride event on Willis Way; they’ll be at Spectrum’s Gala in mid-June. They’re trying to be everywhere!
41m30s
Amy talks about the intersection of Indigeneity and Gender. Gender is a social construct, and Indigeneity is a core aspect of being, like eye colour or shoe size.
43m47s
Long term plans for Willow River Centre: Continuing work on projects, demanding seats at many tables. Keeping pressure on Waterloo Region for land back, especially at the Kitchener downtown transit terminal; making changes at Willow River Park, both the name and the statue. The name has become more visible on the radio, in magazines, in stores, but it needs still more advocacy.
47m02s
Amy gives the contact info for Willow River Centre: Social media, e-mail, donation sites. Bangishimo tells us we need to do more, more than just a land acknowledgement.
49m02s
Bob thanks Amy Smoke and Bangishimo, and gives the end credits.
CKMS Community Connections Hour One airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 on Monday from 11:00am to Noon, and Hour Two airs alternate Fridays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm.
What’s up, y’all? Here is tonight’s Clean Up Hour — the 70th All Things Considered. Tonight kicks off the summer (and probably fall) of Peanuts and Corn, the Manitoba-based (and Saskatchewan-supporting) rap label that’s been providing left-of-field, grounded hip hop for 30 years now. Tonight’s main mix makes the case for Yy, and the 22nd mini All Things Considered gives y’all a couple of tracks from the mysterious Ill Cola Company,
All tracks by Yy or Turn the Gun, unless listed otherwise.
Camelot Gardens
C’mon
Public Transportation
Moods are Seasonal (feat. John Smith)
Gunned Down
Don’t even Ask (Gruf & Yy)
Next Door (feat. Fermented Reptile)
Hillbilly Reckoning
Dumb It Down (feat. mcenroe)
Kills Will Be Deafening
Enida Watts
The Gambler (feat. Pip Skid & The Gumshoe Strut)
Air Out (Gruf & Yy)
What’s Left of Nine Pieces
Backroads
Of Another Time (feat. Birdapres)
Can’t Have It All (feat. Myka9)
A Tough Manage
Ton of Bricks
I Wasn’t Thinking About It That Way, You’re Totally Right (feat. bigmcenroe)
Innovative
Stress Leave
Eventually Potentially
Everything I Needed To Know I Learned From Rap
Then (feat. Bazooka Joe 204)
Made to Dad
Have You Been There This Whole Time?
We Run All The Way
Trees Are Saps
Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (Arr. Yang for Guitar and String Quartet), Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai – Xuefei Yang, guitar, Elias String Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio – Elisabeth Brauss, piano, BBC Scottish Orchestra, Holly Mathieson, conductor
John Wilbye, O Wretched Man – The King’s Singers
Frederic Chopin, Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25: 7 – Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
Tomaso Albinoni, Concerto for Trumpet, 3 Oboes and Bassoon in C Major, I. Allegro moderato – The King’s Consort, Robert King, conductor
Jules Massenet, Thais: Meditation (Arr. for Cello & Piano) – Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Kathryn Scott, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Awakening of happy feelings on arriving in the country, Allegro ma non troppo – Munich Philharmonic, Rudolph Kempe, conductor
William Byrd, Mass for Five Voices: Agnus Dei – Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly, conductor
Domenico Scarlatti (Arr. Gray, Pearl for Guitar), Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K. 227 – Julian Gray & Ronald Pearl, guitar duo recital
Edward Elgar, (Arr. Simon Parkin for Solo Cello and Five Cellos), Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 “Enigma”: 9. Nimrod, Adagio – Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello, with Ashok Klouda, Caroline Dearnley, Hannah Roberts, Josephine Knight, Ben Davies, cello ensemble
Astor Piazzolla (Arr. Larson, Gemmell), Oblivion – Larry Larson, flugelhorn, Lori Gemmell, harp
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Waterloo, ON – On Sunday May 25th, several hundred residents attended a demonstration in Waterloo which demanded that the Canadian government implement a full, two way arms embargo and sanctions against Israel. Speakers at the demonstration called out the “ongoing genocide against Palestinians”, highlighted Canadian complicity in the violence through ongoing sales of weapon and technology, and linked the violent settler colonialism happening in the Palestine to the ongoing dispossession of Indigenous people of their lands in Canada.
This show features an interview with Nick Joseph, the media liaison for the demonstration. Joseph speaks about the demands made by demonstrators, the weapons industry in the region, and other actions folks in Canada can take to work towards justice for Palestinians. Joseph was previously the spokesperson for the Gaza House protests at the University of Waterloo in 2024.
CKMS News reached out to the local members of parliament, including MP Chagger whose office was along the march’s route, asking for a response to the demands made by demonstrators, but did not receive a response from any of them.
It’s a whistle while you work type of night here on Through the Static! Playing a selection of songs from a variety of genres that all have whistling in them, so whistle while you work! (or listen, or whatever you might be up to 🙂
Michie Mee & Thrust OG call Radio Waterloo on Community Connections ~ for promoting Night of Hip Hop with: DJ Ron Nelson, Michie Mee, Thrust OG, and Righteous performing live.
Community Connections 26th of May with Yenny. Album Release Party promotion! Righteous Night of Hip Hop in Waterloo goes down, Thursday the 29th of May at Uplounge in Waterloo, 9 King Street North. Doors open 7:00 PM ~ Showtime 7:30 PM.
Radio Waterloo is doing Live to Air from 9:00 PM til 12:00 AM
Don’t miss this historical event happening right in our region! Thanks Righteous!
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Kitchener, ON – With Erick Traplin Day approaching, CKMS News spoke to the cherished entertainer about his craft, his wide-ranging support, and the June 8th celebration of his decades-long career and continuing musical efforts. Erick Traplin who is based in rural St Clements is a children’s entertainer with 7 albums. He has performed at countless events across Waterloo Region and throughout Ontario.
Speaking about Erick Traplin Day, Traplin told CKMS that he is overwhelmed and grateful and reflected that “when I perform, I feel a joy going through me.”
CKMS News also interviewed Steve Roth, the manager of special events for the city of Kitchener, and a lead organiser of Erick Traplin day. Roth said the event is an all-ages variety show with activities throughout the afternoon.
Erick Traplin day will take place from noon to 5pm on Sunday June 8th at Carl Zehr square at Kitchener’s city hall. Additional details of the event are available at ErickTraplinDay.ca.
Saturday June 21st– DOORS OPEN 5 PM- FIGHT STARTS AT 6 PM
Galt Arena Gardens I 98 Shade Street I Cambridge, Ontario, Ca.
Ajan Khan Phady has invited STREET FIGHTER GAME SERIES legend Ajan Sagat Pethyindee as guest of honour to Phady’s Muay Thai / Muay Lao Federation, presenting: Muay Lao Fight FIGHTNIGHT 2 Held at Galt Gardens in Cambridge on 21st of June. This event brings together athletes from the Nation of Laos, Mexico, Poland, Columbia, Vietnam, China, Palestine, the Ukraine, as well as athletes from across Ontario and other parts of Canada.
Ajan Khan Phady and Lukman “Lucky” Patel are coming to CKMS Community Connections on the 6th of June, 3 PM, to enlighten us more.
On June 21st at the Galt Arena Gardens on 98 Shade Street in Cambridge, East meets West. The work didn’t start here for Ajan Khan Phady, who during 2003 co-created the Canadian Amateur Muay Thai Association Ontario. In 2009, Ajan Phady created the World Amateur Muay Thai Association Canada. Showing his support for international events right in the TRI-Cities. In 2024, Muay Thai got full recognition by the International Olympic Committee relaying Muay Thai to the audience at the Paris, France, Summer Olympics.
Ajan Sagat is former professional Muay Thai fighter, boxer, and actor, with 277 Muay Thai fight wins out of 317, this legend could bring a whole new level of excitement to Phady’s Muay Thai event – Sagat in addition, was awarded best Wai Khru by the King of Thailand.
Muay Thai / Muay Lao fights draw a diverse audience. In addition to family and friends of the athetes, thrill enthusiasts, event seekers and those enjoy the sheer athleticism involved at these competitions.
“[Muay Thai ]is a deep spiritual practice with rituals connecting fighter’s souls and spirits to the art.”
Just about everyone has heard of Muay Thai. Not all know what it is. Those who do revere it. Apart from Wai Khru, a ceremonial dance performed to honour and show respect to one’s teacher, the Martial Art itself, brings together the people of ancestrial Siam. What became Thailand in 1939, with parts of the Nation of Laos, Burma, and Cambodia, were once Siam. Their common heritage can be seen by the colours and fabrics they wear, and Wai Khru reflects geographical specifics, such as, casting a net for fishing, or the motion of drawing a bow and arrow.
Myself, I got introduced via the Cambridge Multicultural Festival (2024), when our festival neighbour was: Phady’s Muay Thai! The bustle of their tent was undeniable. Radio Waterloo went over to inquire about interviews! Our first contact was Lukman, aka Lucky [who gave me the notes to write this article, much later in May, 2025], who told us Ajan hadn’t yet arrived. Once Ajan Khan Phady arrives, the excitement is higher in that tent!
“The spectators got to witness the martial art, its history, culture and the traditions.”
Visiting Laos with Ajan Khan Phady and Lukman “Lucky” Patel -2024
Muay Thai is a cultural phenomenon dating back to the 1200s, during the Sukhothai Dynasty. Originating from Muay Boran, an ancient system taught to military as unarmed combat. With large focus on values such respect to teachers, elders, and opponents, Muay Lao / Muay Thai instills discipline. This martial art is national pride, and often displayed during festivals and temple fairs. Bringing us up to now, regarding the cultural significance, Phadys’ Muay Thai participates in multicultural events, showcasing Wai Khru, traditional fashions, as well as different Muay Thai striking techniques.
Trip to Laos – Photo: Lukman Patel -2024
-Phady’s Muay Thai works with Community Living in Cambridge, providing self-defence classes for people with special needs. Phady’s good work don’t stop here. Recently Phady’s Muay Thai launched a Non-Profit Organization, Phady’s Foundation, which in 2024 provided disaster relief for victims of floods and landslides in Laos. Victims of the floods and landslides lost their homes, during Monsoon season, when heavy rainfall caused rising water levels in the Mekong River. Exceptional is a term that comes to mind with regards to Ajan Khan Phady, TRI-CITY local, with Laos roots.
Episode XVIII of Reader’s Delight features authors Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Rick Hipson, and Sarah Mae Conrad.
Vanessa tells us about the upcoming Waterloo Bookfest on Saturday, May 31st from 2pm to 8 pm at Waterloo Town Square, and reads from her upcoming release The Dragon Next Door.
Rick Hipson shares the creative process behind his popular book A Reviewer’s Guide To Reviewing Books, talks about the art of writing drabbles, and reads from his collection 13 Dreadful Drabbles To Die For.
Sarah Mae Conrad discusses her new collection of romantic comedy short stories M Is For Meet Cute, and reads from the first story in the collection, A Is For Airplane.
Hug The Moment
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