Show Notes
The Boys & I are back in the studio! Well, on a web conference, because the CKMS studio is still closed to guests until the pandemic subsides. James Blacktop, Marc Reilly and Adom Postma tell us about their experience with the pandemic, their studio session, working with a producer, being a road band, and give us a brief rundown of upcoming gigs. Nathan Bonassin couldn’t be with us today, there’s that day job getting in the way again.
We play some music from their past appearances on CCC (19 August 2019 and 31 August 2020), James plays a love song for his fiancée Stepaniee (they’re getting married this summer — Congratulations!), and we play the brand new single White Hot which was released today.
The interview starts at 4m50s.
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Upcoming Events
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The Slye Fox
When: Friday, 11 March 2022
Location: 4057 New St, Burlington, Ontario
Website: https://www.slyefox.com/
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EP Release Party
When: Saturday, 19 March 2022
Where: Descendants Beer and Beverage Company
Location: 319 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario
Website: https://www.descendantsbeer.com/ -
Stoney Creek
When: April 2022
Where: To Be Announced
Check The Boys & I Facebook Page for more events.
Podcast
Download: ckms-community-connections-2022-02-18-episode091.mp3 (54.1 MB, 56m17s, episode 091)
Podcast Index
Exclusive tracks recorded in the CKMS-FM 102.7 Radio Waterloo Studio are now available! Right-click on a linked track title to download!
| Time | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 0m00s | CKMS Community Connections Theme by Steve Todd. |  |
| 1m04s | That Ain’t Me Anymore |  Live, On-Air, In-Studio Recording 19 Aug 2019 |
| 4m50s | The Boys & I were in Chalet Studio in Uxbridge from September to November to record an EP, Ignite with 5 tracks. Worked with staff who recorded That Ain’t Me Any More, but learning all about distribution and marketing. On the web conference with James Blacktop (vocals), Marc Reilly (guitarist), Adom Postma (bass). Everyone is excited to be playing live in front of an audience again. The EP includes another track, Book Of Counted Sorrows, written during the pandemic. Marc created the riff, James wrote the lyrics. | |
| 10m54s | Book Of Counted Sorrows | Live, On-Air, In-Studio Recording 31 Aug 2020 |
| 15m04s | Marc says the music in a minor key with an interesting riff sounded sad, fitting with the pandemic. Started as a remote collaboration, passing music and lyrics back and forth before working together. The full EP, remaining four songs will come out together on 18 March 2022, Book Of Counted Sorrows will be the second single off the EP but released on the same day. Introducing Nathan Bonassin (drummer) can’t make it due to work. James working on another song, Old Fashioned Kind Of Love, a summertime love song. We’ve been playing Lay Down Easy at the station. | |
| 22m34s | Lay Down Easy | Live, On-Air, In-Studio Recording 31 Aug 2020 |
| 26m18s | Why release a song in Winter? We all need a bit of White Hot in the winter. But it builds up an audience for summer concerts. There’s a concert from 8pm to 10pm tonight (Friday, 18 February 2022) at Descendants brewery; James lists other upcoming events. How far do The Boys & I travel? Welland, Oshawa, usually within about an hour and a half. They’ve been approached to join the “Extreme Tour”, with shows throughout the United States. But 2020 and 2021 happened. Maybe this summer. Is streaming worthwhile? Not as a revenue stream. But it helps get gigs. James promised Stephaniee to play a song live on the air, the song they will dance to at their upcoming wedding. | |
| 32m25s | Here I Stand Live, On-air |
 Stephaniee and James Blacktop |
| 36m24s | Discussing James and Stephaniee’s wedding. Looking forward to the honeymoon in Europe. Adom and Marc leave the lovesong writing to James. This studio session was a totally different experience than the one in 2020. The band had a producer that nitpicked technique to get the best out of the band. That has affected the live performance, but they sneak in some of the old-style riffs, the “OG Version”. But no background vocalists! White Hot came out today, eagerly looking forward to streaming hits. James quit smoking and has improved his vocal range, looking to increase his repertoire to take advantage. James tells us the inspiration for White Hot — James didn’t think it was very good, but Adom recognized it as a banger right away. Bob heard White Hot as the theme on Wide World Of Motorsports, but without James’ singing! | |
| 51m17s | White Hot |  on Spotify |
| 54m43 | The Boys & I are coming back to CKMS Community Connections for the EP release on 18 March 2022. We say our goodbyes, and Bob reads the end credits. | |
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Bonus Footage
YouTube: CKMS Community Connections for 18 February 2022
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YouTube: White Hot from The Boys & I / James Blacktop
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