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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 15 – Situated Hungry Listeners

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This show aired November 3rd 2026

Dave returns from Japan with tales of a surprisingly quiet soundscape for the world’s third most populous metropolis, and shares reflections about the limitations of will-power and the influence of place. Haley describes Hungry Listening and tells tales of research woes.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
2. No Beauty – Venus
3. Slough – Understand
4. Caroline Marie Brooks – Good Company
5. Eiyn Sof – Loose Tongue
6. Sweet Lips – An Experiment in Faith
7. The Powers – Shitty Wizard
8. Wax Mannequin – The Obelisk

This episode is divided into two parts: Idle Chatter (0:00-28:04) and Music (28:05-end) so if you want just music, scroll ahead!

Haley Sheppard and David Lacalamita host A Musician’s Intuition every other Tuesday night from 8-9pm on CKMS.

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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 13 – CAFKA Speaker’s Arena, Old Time Country Time

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This show aired October 6th 2026

Haley and Dave interview Sadie Simon and Ayden Elworthy at the CAFKA Speakers Arena on its final day, October 3rd. Haley chose songs from the Screaming Fox house concert series that she helped organize, and Dave chose some old time/country songs that he encountered while on tour with Talise.

Check out W. Ramirez’s performance at the Vigil for the Homeless here.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
2. Bob Wiseman – Real Thing
3. Heir Loom – Under the Hill
4. Merival – Patience
5. Ellen Froese – Solitary Song (slow version)
6. Boyhood – A Grand Time
7. Birdie Whyte – His Rose Marie
8. Wade Hemsworth “Black Fly”
9. Talise – Take One Too
10. Bosko Baker – Baby Please Don’t Go

Check out this amazing resource of canadian music that Dave found out about called Citizen Freak

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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 12 – Big in Japan

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This show aired September 22nd 2026

Haley and Dave play a mix of Canadian releases and some new artists that Dave found while looking for music to see on his upcoming trip to Tokyo, Japan!

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
2. Willem James Cowan – All That You’ve Left Them With
3. Sweet Lips – Dishes
4. Ouri, umru – Lose Control
5. Ada Lea – copycat
6. Tanya Tagaq – Fuck War
7. Ghostleg – 新しき習わし
8. Ghostleg – 絶滅の前日/By the riverside
9. 安島夕貴 – Mokushiroku
10.安島夕貴 – Drawing
11. 安島夕貴 – End Roll
12. SalVasic – Yellowhorse

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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 11 – Deep Listening

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This show aired September 8th 2026

Haley and Dave pick up where they left off last week, talking about the work of Pauline Oliveros on “Deep Listening” and some of the criticisms levelled at R. Murray Schafer by indigenous sound theorist Dylan Robinson, his concept of Hungry Listening.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
2. Pauline Oliveros – Tuning Meditation
3. David Lacalamita – Field Recording 1, Field Recording 2 – nighttime
4. Haley Sheppard – Solo Improvisations for Long Dash 2026

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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 8 – Kingston on the mind

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This show aired Tuesday July 28th

Dave was visiting Montreal so Haley pre-recorded a segment about packing up her things and moving to Kingston, which she will be doing before the end of August. And Dave sent a playlist of influential tunes from days gone by.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
2. Liam Cole – FCF
3. Jenny Lapp – Headlike Healer
4. Princess Towers – Wild Dishes
5. Tragically Hip – Honey Please
6. Sarah Harmer – Goin’ Out
7. Faye Webster – Kingston
8. Chairs – Three in the Morning/Breathe Underwater
9. Moneen – The Song I Swore I’d Never Sing
10. The Most Serene Republic – Stay Ups
11. Broken Social Scene – Guilty Cubicles
12. Jean-Michel Blais – Casa
13. Loon Town – Retrospective

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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 10 – Soundscapes

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This show aired Tuesday August 25th

Haley called in for this show from the fine town of Kingston, Ontario, where she will be living for the next year while completing a program at Queen’s. Haley played a composition she made as part of the Sandhills Lawn Games Club (a Shalaka Jadhav project), an event to reclaim the playing of games in public spaces. We then talked about Soundscapes, played some field recordings Dave took over the years, and explored the work of R. Murray Schafer, inviting listeners to engage in some of the “Ear Cleaning Exercises” Schafer detailed in a book called “A Sound Education: 100 Exercises in Listening and Sound-Making”.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
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A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 7 – Tidal’s new AI Policy

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This show aired Tuesday July 14th

On tonight’s show Dave and Haley talk about their decision to sign up for Tidal after the company released an updated AI policy that shows some signs of progress with regard to how streaming platforms approach distributing music. Importantly, they put people first – or at least they say they are. Also, come see us play at the Yeti with Willem James Cowan! Wednesday July 22nd at 8pm. Tix available here.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread”
2. Ada Lea “Bob Dylan’s 115th Haircut”
3. Rebecca Foon “Where the River Runs Free”
4. Nic Storring “Bryn”
5. Barrett Strong “Money (That’s What I Want)”
6. Twisted Teens “twisted teen”
7. Willem James Cowan “Back to the City”

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A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 4 – Report from the East

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On tonight’s show Dave played new music from Sackville, NB and Montreal – souvenirs of his time playing some shows with his band High Grader in both those places.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC – Eiyn Sof – Black Thread
2. Jon McKiel – Strands
3. Jon McKiel – Ice Man
4. Richard Laviolette – Aging Recycling Plant
5. TOPS – Perfected Steps
6. Jared Jackal and the Bad Vibrations – University Town
7. Richard Laviolette – Ordinary Fellow
8. A Horse Named Friday – Mad Scientist
9. Klarka Weinwurm – Easy Days
10. Good Feeling – Outside/Inside

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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 3 – The Ecology of Music

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On tonight’s show Dave talked music ecology with Haley live from Toronto Island’s Gibraltar Point artist residency, where the cormorants are taking up just a little too much space, just like streaming is taking up a little too much space in the music world.

Songs from this episode:
1. THEME MUSIC – Eiyn Sof – Black Thread
2. Boyhood – A Grand TIme
3. Mary Lattimore – Poor Daniel
4. Cassie Watson Francillion – Letter to Someone I Haven’t Met
5. Joanna Newsom – Bridges & Balloons
6. Sunnsetter – I Feel Everything
7. Timber Timbre – Demon Host

Other mentions in the episode:
Subvert – Cooperatively Owned Music Service
“Brodie” (Conley)’s Substack

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A Musicians Intuition – Episode 2 – Do We Like Geese?

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Music from this week’s show:

1. Theme Music – Eiyn Sof – Black Thread
2. Great Aunt Ida – Out of Your Light
3. A Horse Named Friday – Smoke Screen
4. Geese – taxes
5. Born at Midnite – Eternal BAM Nation

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A Musicians Intuition – Episode 1 – Mixtapes

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Haley Sheppard and David Lacalamita host A Musician’s Intuition the first and third Tuesday nights a month.

Music from this week’s show:

Theme Music – Eiyn Sof – Black Thread
The Story I Heard by Blind Pilot
Banquet by Bloc Party
Green Eyes by Coldplay
I’ll be yr bird by m. ward

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A Musician’s Intuition

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A Musician’s Intuition

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A Musician’s Intuition is a show about contemporary culture from an artist’s perspective. Hosts David Lacalamita and Haley Sheppard discuss music and art they love, art-making as resistance, and how prioritizing art-making in a capitalist society can provide important information about how to navigate the pressures of modern existence. The show is one part discussion, one part music show as the two curate musical voices to bring to the table to weigh in on the night’s topic. Using their intuition as a starting point, Haley and David will bring you on a journey of the mind and ear.

New shows come out the first and third Tuesday of the month.

A Musician’s Intuition is hosted by David Lacalamita and Haley Sheppard and airs the first, third Tuesdays a month on CKMS-FM from 8:00pm to 9:00pm.


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Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 15 – Situated Hungry Listeners This show aired November 3rd 2026 Dave returns from Japan with tales of a surprisingly quiet soundscape for the world’s third most populous metropolis, and shares reflections about the limitations of will-power and the influence of place. Haley describes Hungry Listening and tells tales of research woes. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 15 – Situated Hungry Listeners →
Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 13 – CAFKA Speaker’s Arena, Old Time Country Time This show aired October 6th 2026 Haley and Dave interview Sadie Simon and Ayden Elworthy at the CAFKA Speakers Arena on its final day, October 3rd. Haley chose songs from the Screaming Fox house concert series that she helped organize, and Dave chose some old time/country songs that he encountered while on tour with Talise. … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 13 – CAFKA Speaker’s Arena, Old Time Country Time →
Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 12 – Big in Japan This show aired September 22nd 2026 Haley and Dave play a mix of Canadian releases and some new artists that Dave found while looking for music to see on his upcoming trip to Tokyo, Japan! Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof “Black Thread” 2. Willem James Cowan – All That You’ve Left … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 12 – Big in Japan →
Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 11 – Deep Listening This show aired September 8th 2026 Haley and Dave pick up where they left off last week, talking about the work of Pauline Oliveros on “Deep Listening” and some of the criticisms levelled at R. Murray Schafer by indigenous sound theorist Dylan Robinson, his concept of Hungry Listening. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 11 – Deep Listening →
Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 8 – Kingston on the mind This show aired Tuesday July 28th Dave was visiting Montreal so Haley pre-recorded a segment about packing up her things and moving to Kingston, which she will be doing before the end of August. And Dave sent a playlist of influential tunes from days gone by. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 8 – Kingston on the mind →
Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 10 – Soundscapes This show aired Tuesday August 25th Haley called in for this show from the fine town of Kingston, Ontario, where she will be living for the next year while completing a program at Queen’s. Haley played a composition she made as part of the Sandhills Lawn Games Club (a Shalaka Jadhav project), an event to … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 10 – Soundscapes →
Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 9 – Indie Labels with Nic Hyatt from Moderna Records This show aired Tuesday August 11th Haley was unavailable for tonight’s show, so Dave invited his long-time friend and collaborator Nic Hyatt into the studio to chat about indie record labels and the music industry from their perspective as the co-owner of Moderna Records, an neo-classical/ambient piano music label based in Montreal, with artists from … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 9 – Indie Labels with Nic Hyatt from Moderna Records →
Four polaroid-style photos featuring two people making faces with headphones on tinted red, blue, yellow and green A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 7 – Tidal’s new AI Policy This show aired Tuesday July 14th On tonight’s show Dave and Haley talk about their decision to sign up for Tidal after the company released an updated AI policy that shows some signs of progress with regard to how streaming platforms approach distributing music. Importantly, they put people first – or at least they say … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 7 – Tidal’s new AI Policy →
Two people look pensively at the camera A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 6 – House Shows and Magic On tonight’s show Dave and Haley talk about the magic of house shows based on their experience of attending a show at What Now, a concert series/house show venue in Guelph. Music is a collective experience of vulnerability and generosity, and house shows are one of the best examples of that. Songs from this episode: … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 6 – House Shows and Magic →
Two people look pensively at the camera A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 5 – Pride and Indigenous People’s Month This episode aired on June 2nd 2026 On tonight’s show Dave and Haley celebrate Pride and Indigenous People’s month by playing Indigenous, Two Spirit, queer, and trans artists with a few songs from solidarity compilations for Palestine. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof 2. Jeremy Dutcher – Mehcinut (track 1) 3. Gamskimoon … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 5 – Pride and Indigenous People’s Month →

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