Poems of Divine Power: Solutions – from August 31st. Annielean and Richard reading from Annielean’s book: POEMS OF DIVINE POWER II, chapter, THE CORD OF EMBRACE.
Northern Lights plays the week’s best new pop, rock, and electronic music from Canadian artists.

Download: Northern Lights – #15 – Aug 5, 2026 (MP3, 80 MB, 58m00s)
| TIME | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 00:59 | Want For Nothing | Cameron Whitcomb |
| 03:40 | Perfect | Lauren Paley, Cole Rolland, Simple Plan |
| 07:23 | Hey There Delilah | Plain White T’s, LØLØ |
| 11:10 | Some Changes | NIA NADURATA |
| 13:34 | Up All Night | Annika Catharina |
| 16:17 | Stay | BUNT., Lauren Spencer Smith |
| 19:13 | Annie Get Your Gun | renforshort |
| 22:16 | Its Not About Me! | Jahson Paynter |
| 25:02 | The Last Song | CON THE ARTIST |
| 29:10 | You Like | Madeline |
| 32:18 | Granite Hill | Preloved |
| 35:20 | Say Yea | DVBBS, Amira Eldine |
| 37:58 | This Thing We Started | Doghouse Rose |
| 40:36 | All That I’ve Got | ellis |
| 43:41 | I Hope You Love Me | Ariana Fig |
| 47:31 | There You Go | Adam Doleac, Tenille Townes |
| 50:49 | Blue Stained Glass | Al Nicol, lighthearted |
| 55:09 | Back Home | NURKO, Kiesza |
Northern Lights airs on CKMS-FM on Wednesdays from 9am to 10am and Fridays from 10pm to 11pm.
Synthetronic 80s plays 1980s synth-pop, dance-pop, hi-NRG, Italo-disco, and up-tempo pop/rock music. A mix of mainstream and lesser-known tracks.
Download: Synthetronic 80s – #35 – Aug 3, 2026 (MP3, 80 MB, 58m00s)
| TIME | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 00:47 | Why? | Bronski Beat |
| 04:41 | Stand Back | Stevie Nicks |
| 09:30 | Breakout | Swing Out Sister |
| 13:13 | Manchild | Neneh Cherry |
| 17:05 | Real Wild Child (Wild One) | Iggy Pop |
| 20:34 | Wild Horses | Gino Vannelli |
| 25:47 | Satisfied | Richard Marx |
| 29:57 | Native Love (Step By Step) | Divine |
| 35:01 | Hurricane | Tapps |
| 41:21 | Dial L For Love | Dial M |
| 45:18 | Brass In Pocket | Pretenders |
| 48:21 | The Flame | Cheap Trick |
| 54:05 | Russians | Sting |
Synthetronic 80s airs on CKMS-FM on Sundays at midnight and Mondays from 9am to 10am.
Playlist from Exploring AI Music_August 4, 2026
|
Start Time |
Title |
| 0:00 | Spoken Word |
| 0:55 | What the Heck |
| 4:26 | What’s the Point |
| 8:18 | Where Were You |
| 14:21 | Why Don’t You Go |
| 19:52 | Wide and Deep |
| 26:47 | Spoken Word |
| 27:17 | Without Love to Nourish |
| 31:30 | You Don’t Notice |
| 39:50 | You Only Get One Chance |
| 43:51 | You Still Don’t Confess |
| 51:16 | You Think You Know |
| 56:09 | Spoken Word |
| 56:49 | Zarrows Fleche |
My music is also available at golenkazzian.bandcamp.com and can be heard 24/7 at https://www.youtube.com/@GolenKazzian or https://hello.citrus3.com:2020/public/gokazz (24/7 radio station)
Write to me at GolenKazzian@radiowaterloo.ca.
ERITREAN COMMUNITY RADIO 02 AUGUST 2026 SHOW, ARTICLES ABOUT INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY, INTERVIEW WITH YOTAM YONAS (9 YEARS OLD STUDENT) , INTRODUCING VILLAGES AND CITEIS FROM KEREN TO BARENTU , AUDIENCE MESSAGES , ONTARIO WEATHER FORECAST.
MUSIC LIST AND START TIME
What’s up, y’all? First up, here are all of the submissions I have added to Libretime in this past week:
| Combine the Victorious | Smooth Sailing – Single | Alternative | CanCon | |
| Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew | The Work Makes Me – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| Steven Golliday | Your Brother In Time | Jazz | No | |
| The Morning Line | Stars | Rock | No | |
| OBA | OBA | Alternative | No | |
| Avi Engel | Seedhead | Alternative | CanCon | |
| M-Squared and The Ramblers | This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Country – Single | Country | CanCon | |
| The Sour Patch Men | River – Single | Folk | CanCon | |
| Honeybear | Just Your Fool – Single | Soul | CanCon | |
| Jake Soberlak | I’m In Trouble | Rock | CanCon | |
| Laura Fortini | Lights Went Out – Single | Pop | CanCon | |
| Christopher James | Shotgun County Pawn and Gun – Single | Country | No | |
| ALYA | Believer – Single | Pop | No | |
| John Gerard | Threads | Folk | No | |
| Clay Howard | Lovin (Sunshine Mix) – Single | Pop | No | |
| Eau the Music | In This Silence – Single | Pop | CanCon | |
| Ryan Bissell | Get Up Get Ready – Single | Folk | Clean and Explicit versions available | CanCon |
| Westwood Theory | Jasper – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| Gavyn Bernhardt | Goin’ Out West – Single | Rock | No | |
| Lori Phun | YAS – Single | Pop | CanCon | |
| Gabe Shadid | Piano Passione | New Age | No | |
| Rite of Strings | Dust and the Moon | Jazz | No | |
| Mario Breau | Lately + Nobody – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| SteinZ | ZIG ZAG – Single | Hip Hop | Clean and Explicit versions available | CanCon |
| HAIR CONTROL | Seeing In The Dark – Single | Pop | CanCon | |
| Allegories | They’ll Never Suspect Us – Single | Pop | CanCon | |
| The Bankes Brothers | Risk It All – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| John Muirhead | The Nomad & The Never Ending Road | Folk | CanCon | |
| Bella Brown & the Jealous Lovers | Stay Too Long – Single | Soul | No | |
| The Offsailors | Too Old To Skate | Punk | CanCon | |
| Megan Paige | Heartbreak Highway – Single | Country | CanCon | |
| def sera | Since You’ve Been Gone – Single | Electronic | CanCon | |
| Roxanne | Inferno City – Single | Pop | CanCon | |
| Crying/The Heavy Light | Over the Range/Raining Pleasure – Single | Ambient | No | |
| Incentive | Inner | Electronic | No | |
| Aquiestoy | Dano Choca – Single | Jazz | No | |
| Alex Dupree | Talking To The Dog | Folk | No | |
| Ziemba | The Pleasure Seekers – Single | Pop | No | |
| Motihari Brigade | Problematic | Rock | Track 3 is Explicit, Radio Edit Available | No |
| sundayclub | SUNDAYCLUB | Rock | CanCon | |
| Zoon | Happy Thought School | Rock | CanCon | |
| Blue Neons | Why Are We Driving – Single | Pop | No | |
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Gabe Shadid – Ode to Fireflies
Rite of Strings – Lunar Transit
Aquiestoy – Dano Choca
Steven Golliday – Your Disguise (Balaclava)
Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers – Stay Too Long (Extended Mix)
Crying/The Heavy Light – Raining Pleasure
Incentive – alone again (and again [and again])
Def sera – since you’ve been gone
Lori Phun – YAS
HAIR CONTROL – Seeing in the Dark
Blue Neons – Why Are We Driving (feat. Jay)
Roxanne – Inferno City
Avi Engel – Gaia Makes Soup
John Muirhead – Not Apart
Hayden Ryann – Walk Through Fire
Christopher James – Shotgun County Pawn and Gun
M-Squared and the Ramblers – This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Country
The Sour Patch Men – River
The Offsailors – Too Old To Skate
The Morning Line – 90s Pickup
Nylon Phoenix – Magenta
Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew – The Work Makes Me
Gavyn Bernhardt – Goin’ Out West
Jake Soberlak – Manhole
Mario Breau – Nobody
Westwood Theory – Jasper
Combine the Victorious – Smooth Sailing
Void Comp – Passerby
Motihari Brigade – Cowboy Armageddon
See y’all next time!
We have a jam packed show! New music from Juno Award winner Danny Miles, we sat down with Joe Cash and he’ll let you know about his hot new single Citrus and how he’s overcome challenges over the years.
Plus, we discuss Fan Expo Toronto; some of this year’s guests include John Cena, Mr. T, Sean Astin, Denise Richards, Mel Gibson, etc! Marking their landmark 30th ediition, this is Canada’s biggest celebration of Sci Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, Anime, and Horror! Attracting over 130,000 fans annually, Fan Expo delivers four days packed with fandom fueled experiences. In addition to meeting your favorite celebrities, you can dive into immersive attractions, explore over 1,000 exhibitors, attend star studded panels, and stroll through artist alley.
Old school and new school music on deck!
The Tune Up plays an evolving mix which blends between classic, experimental and raw jazz sounds.
Tracks Played:
The Tune Up airs on CKMS Radio Waterloo every Friday 6-7pm.

Michael Druker of TriTAG joins Bob Jonkman to talk about all things transport, traffic, and transit. Michael tells Bob about the history and the work that TriTAG does, how TriTAG performs its advocacy, some interesting details on the Light Rail Transit project and Phase Two now being built to Cambridge, how Phase Two can avoid the pitfalls of transit projects in other cities, other projects of TriTAG like the Frequent Transit Network, and the resources available on the TriTAG website.
The interview starts at 4m30s.
Download: ckms-community-connections-2026-07-27-episode265-michael-druker-of-tritag.mp3 (43 MB, 46m29s, episode 265)
| Time | Title | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0m00s | Theme for CKMS Community Connections ccc |
![]() CKMS Community Connections |
Steve Todd |
| 0m45s | Antidote |
![]() Inevitable |
Awake & Dreaming |
| 4m30s | Michael Druker introduces TriTAG, a local organization that’s been around since 2009, that’s all about people being able to more easily walk, bike, and take transit in Waterloo Region. The advocacy takes place through events, info tables at events, but the focus is on the website, the newsletter, news roundups, and the deep dives they do on policy topics and advocacy focus. There will be an election questionnaire for the upcoming municipal election. Sometimes TriTAG presents at municipal councils, and will sometimes reach out to staff or politicians, but mostly they encourage the public to get in touch with their elected officials. | ||
| 6m50s | Right now the City of Kitchener is working on their Mobility Master Plan, something where more public input can really make a difference in what gets prioritized. It’s possible to be invested in a policy that’s just not possible due to, for example, budget constraints. Providing positive feedback as well as negative is very valuable; positive voices is something staff and politicians will listen to; they like to know their efforts are appreciated. But it’s easy to take things for granted when they are going well. Is it social media that’s responsible for negativity with council projects? Not just transport but housing and finance. TriTAG can offer a balanced view. It’s not useful to despair or not despair based on the social media algorithms. Michael has not seen a trend, either positive or negative, driven by social media. There are things that capture people’s imagination, in a way that other things don’t, even though they’re important. It depends on how much work is put into public engagement. | ||
| 12m11s | Introduction to Cold Shoulder by Awake & Dreaming. | ||
| 12m30s | Cold Shoulder |
![]() Inevitable |
Awake & Dreaming |
| 16m16s | Does TriTAG reach out to the province on provincial transporation issues? Not really, most of their advocacy is local. | ||
| 16m48s | Michael gives some of the history of TriTAG, starting in 2009 with the “Waterloo Region Rapid Transit Project.” Even then, the vision of TriTAG was to give people a choice is choosing their mode of transport: Walking, biking, transit. The issues even extend to land use. TriTAG lost some steam after Light Rail Transit was established in Waterloo Region, but it is now getting a fresh start. Even if transport issues appeas completely solved, there will still be a role for TriTAG. Bases on past performance, there will be lots to do in the future. Even now, there is an approved project for Phase Two of the LRT to Cambridge. | ||
| 21m30s | The LRT was planned in two phases, there was no way that the entire project could have been funded in one phase. But now that Phase One is done, it does what it was designed to do, and people like it. This matters to people, who want to live next to the LRT. Now we need to bring this to Cambridge, but why stop there? One of the themes in the transit world is the cost of transit construction. When the LRT was proposed, it seemed like a really expensive project, but that was because it seemed unproven. Now that it does work, the cost on a comparative scale was pretty low. That’s not the case in other areas (Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Finch West LRT), and there are knowable reasons for why that happened. We want to take better charge of those reasons when we build Phase Two to Cambridge. If we build cost-effectively, then we can build even more transit infrastructure. | ||
| 25m56s | What’s the resistance to Phase Two of the LRT? The project is approved, there’s an approved route, although there are some land use questions. Today, the actual barrier is funding — the Region of Waterloo is seeking upper level funding. Bob has heard that costs for Phase Two have ballooned; Michael says that cost estimates have ballooned. The cost estimates have gone up, in part from using the same poor cost practices used in the Toronto LRT projects. But we don’t have to follow the lead of those projects, we can follow the lead of Phase One and build it more cost-effectively. TriTAG hopes that funding can be used for programs that are more than just Phase Two. If we keep building, build in stages, build as we build other infrastructgure, then we keep the knowledge of how to build transit. Michael thinks that the main start will probably be delayed until after the municipal election, but there are other small projects that have prepared for LRT construction. | ||
| 32m18s | Introduction to Vampires In Space | ||
| 32m40s | Vampires In Space |
![]() Vampires In Space |
Vampire Duwop |
| 36m06s | Other projects TriTAG is working on: “Frequent Transit Network”, already in the business plan for Grand River Transit. Frequent transit is a game changer, at 10-15 minute frequency the service changes qualitatively, people don’t have to allocate time for route planning and waiting for transfers. There are already some frequent routes, the challenge is to add frequency on other routes and to make it consistent, on evenings and weekends. TriTAG has just written an article: Why GRT needs a Frequent Transit Network. People already understand frequent transit from other cities and subway systems. Some people in rural areas would be happy with any transit service at all. Frequent service should be cheap and simple, no additional infrastructure is required, no additional ticketing systems, no new bus stops, only some extra buses and operators. Michael says some routes are already doing frequent service at busy times, although additional bus service will require more maintenance and may wear out the buses faster. But the GRT fleet is fairly new, Michael says buses have a service life of about 14 years. Bob has lived in places where the buses were 20 years old. | ||
| 44m12s | Talking about the things available on the TriTAG website https://www.tritag.ca/: Newsletters, a weekly news roundup with mobility news, walking, biking, transit, and land use, highlighting what people can get involved in, consultations, feedback, events, plus there are analysis posts, and a series on LRT expansion called IONize Waterloo Region. People can subscribe to the newsletter and news roundup, and follow on the TriTAG social media accounts. Bob mentions an article Kitchener to Stratford by Transit. Michael lists a few other good articles, and reminds us of the upcoming muncipal election. | ||
| 46m10s | Bob thanks Michael and gives the end credits. | ||
CKMS Community Connections airs on CKMS-FM 102.7 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm on Mondays.
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This segment with Regime Radio was aired on July 23rd and includes Tristan and Elliot performing at the July 17th, 100th Anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 126 in Preston Cambridge. For video clips, go to Radio Waterloo on Instagram. Information about the RCL www.legion.ca
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Electronic Forest plays the week’s best new electronic dance, pop, trance, house, and melodic techno music.

Download: Electronic Forest – #14- Jul 31, 2026 (MP3, 80 MB, 58m00s)
| TIME | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 01:00 | Everytime | MATTN |
| 03:28 | Till Forever | Andrew Rayel, Sara Phillips |
| 06:30 | Heartbreak | Kıvanç Tüfek, ET MUSIX, Shöngo, Lacey |
| 09:33 | Runaway | 2FarAway |
| 11:53 | For Eternity | Pierre Pienaar, Daniela Presta |
| 15:17 | Breathe | Makoom, MIDI Kittyy |
| 19:18 | Call This Love | Le Youth, Ella Poletti |
| 23:06 | Boystore | Cate Tomlinson |
| 25:48 | World Away | Gryffin, BUNT., Inéz |
| 29:38 | Falling Into Blue | BlackLight |
| 33:14 | Follow | Mathame, Bonn |
| 36:56 | Angels | Nihil Young, Ward Andrews |
| 40:55 | Static | David Forbes |
| 44:53 | Flutters | Dabin, William Black, Audra Miller |
| 48:20 | We Don’t Talk (Anymore) | Niklas Dee, Oaks |
| 50:33 | Send It To The Night | Amél |
| 54:37 | Broken Skies | Dave Cold, DocDistortion |
Electronic Forest airs on CKMS-FM on Fridays from 9am to 10am and Saturdays at midnight.
What’s up, y’all? Here is tonight’s Clean Up Hour, complete with a bit more complaining about Sony/Playstation — fun, fun, fun!
Tracklist:
Future – 2018
Curren$y, Corner Boy P, & T.Y. – Money Put Away
G Perico – Spray Bottle
YG & Shoreline Mafia – Hollywood
Larry June – Organic Motion
Phil Ade & Casey Veggies – P.O.P
Slim 400 – VIP to the Parking Lot
Jay Worthy, Kamaiyah, & Cardo – Bull****
Polyester the Saint – Midnight Jam
Snoop Dogg & Soopafly – Can You Control Yo ***?
Tha Dogg Pound & Paul Wall – Make Dat ***** Pop
Rick Ross & Yung Miami – She’s My Star
Wiz Khalifa, JasonMartin, & Ty Dolla Sign – Top Down
Rick Ross, Young Breed, & DJ Nasty – Do It One Time
The Pharcyde – Soul Flower (Remix)
Knoc-Turn-Al – Love Slave
Dom Kennedy – Miracle on 143rd
Khary & Abhi the Nomad – Beach Sounds and Oceans
Drake – Stuck
Lance Skiiwalker – Test of Times
Sango & Big Sean – Big Little Lies
Fred Again & The Streets – Mike (desert island duvet)
Steve Lacy – nice shoes / in your world
Latto & Doja Cat – Okayyy
Syd & Cube – Closet
Young Jeezy & Pharrell – Rumor Has It
Kamaal the Abstract (aka Q-Tip) – Even If It Is So
Rav – BET BET
John Wells – shoulda listened to nip
Suga Free – Santa Santa
See y’all next time!
Hey music fans,
Here’s the track list for the 8th episode of Audio Salad!
You can listen below via the embedded player near the bottom of this post.
CKMS FM 102.7 11am EST – 12pm EST
| Start Time | Title | Performer/Creator |
| 11:00:00 | BACK & FORTH | PROLIFIC TRICKS |
| 11:00:09 | SHOW INTRO | JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS |
| 11:00:59 | EGO | REBECCA SICHON |
| 11:04:02 | DON’T LIKE YOU ANYMORE | TANIKA CHARLES |
| 11:07:05 | FOLLOW | TEA FANNIE |
| 11:10:22 | POLITICS | PHOENIX PAGLIACCI FEAT CADENCE WEAPON |
| 11:14:17 | UPSIDE DOWN | PROLIFIC TRICKS |
| 11:18:14 | NATURALLY | MOKA ONLY |
| 11:20:51 | DJ SPEAKING | JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS |
| 11:21:57 | RECIPE | ERIC SCHENKMAN |
| 11:26:32 | RUNAWAY | HIPNOTIC |
| 11:30:07 | DJ SPEAKING | JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS |
| 11:30:48 | LONG GAME | CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD |
| 11:35:44 | THE PROCESS | ALANNAH MATTY |
| 11:39:04 | NO PROBLEM | CANDICE B |
| 11:42:28 | FALLING STARS | THE DELLA KIT |
| 11:45:46 | PLAY NO GAME | RAEYA |
| 11:48:09 | THIS SUMMER | PROLIFIC TRICKS |
| 11:50:41 | DJ SPEAKING | JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS |
| 11:53:45 | BURY ME | ELINA FILICE |
| 11:57:08 | DJ SPEAKING | JASON PATTERSON / PROLIFIC TRICKS |
See you next time, Thursdays from 11am EST – 12pm EST!
Audio Salad is an eclectic mix of rock, hip hop, reggae, indie, alternative, and much more. Each week will be a new journey, with an emphasis on Canadian talent.
Audio Salad is hosted by Canadian recording artist Prolific Tricks aka Jason Patterson and airs on CKMS 102.7 FM Radio Waterloo, Thursdays from 11am EST to 12pm EST & on demand.
My debut album, Down to Earth (2026), and additional tracks are available at ProlificTricks.Bandcamp.com & all music platforms.
I can be reached at ProlificTrickery@Gmail.com or on Instagram @ProlificTrickery @AudioSaladCKMS and would love to hear from you!
Download: https://radiowaterloo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RadioNowhere260727Episode170.mp3, 58m00s, 82.0 MBytes
| 1:44 | Do Ya | The Move |
| 5:50 | Radar Love | Golden Earring |
| 12:11 | Room to Move | John Mayall |
| 17:02 | Red Red Wine | UB40 |
| 22:18 | White Summer | The Yardbirds |
| 26:10:00 | San Franciscan Nights | The Animals |
| 29:56:00 | Summertime | Annie Lennox |
| 35:05:00 | Spill the Wine | Eric Burdon & War |
| 39:56:00 | With a Little Help From My Friends | Joe Cocker |
| 44:58:00 | Gasoline Alley | Rod Stewart |
| 48:59:00 | Country Honk | The Rolling Stones |
| 52:05:00 | I’m a Man | Spencer Davis Group |
| 54:52:00 | She’s Not There | The Zombies |

Aislinn Clancy and Petemi Ajibode are our studio guests today on The Agriculture Show. Aislinn and Petemi brought some great work stories, agricultural stories, and tunes to play. Our playlist:
Click here to open a tab to download the episode
Northern Lights plays the week’s best new pop, rock, and electronic music from Canadian artists.

Download: Northern Lights – #14 – Jul 29, 2026 (MP3, 80 MB, 58m00s)
| TIME | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 00:57 | Love Language | ari hicks |
| 03:05 | Up & Away | TALK |
| 07:00 | Circle Back | Hayley Law |
| 10:12 | Made It Out | John Muirhead |
| 13:12 | Flutters | Dabin, William Black, Audra Miller |
| 16:39 | Deep Below | Thunder Queens |
| 21:40 | Dream Girl | RealestK |
| 24:09 | Hershey Kiss | Naomi, SLM |
| 26:15 | Hot In The Summer | Kelland |
| 29:40 | Lovers On The Dancefloor | BLOND:ISH, Kurtis Wells |
| 32:10 | Cranberry | girlsweetvoiced |
| 35:18 | When I Lose You | JP Saxe |
| 38:27 | Best Days | Ruth B. |
| 41:53 | Fake It Til I Make It | YSSY |
| 44:47 | Let Me Go | THEHONESTGUY |
| 48:03 | Besoin De Personne | BB PUMA |
| 50:21 | Stand By You | Robyn Ashley |
| 54:33 | …Maybe it’s Me | Homofonik |
Northern Lights airs on CKMS-FM on Wednesdays from 9am to 10am and Fridays from 10pm to 11pm.
CKMS News -2026-07-28- Kitchener ‘Unplugs’ King Street with First Week-long Pedestrian Event
Eren Yoruk
Kitchener, ON — For the first time, King Street in downtown Kitchener has been transformed into a week-long pedestrian-only space as the City launches King Street Unplugged, a pilot project aimed at creating a more people-focused downtown.
Running from July 26 to 31, the event closes a section of King Street between College and Young Streets to vehicle traffic, replacing it with live entertainment, games, workshops, markets and family-friendly activities. Mayor Berry Vrbanovic says the initiative builds on previous car-free events but marks the city’s first attempt at a week-long pedestrian experience.
Manager of Downtown Development and Innovation Aura Hertzog says the project responds to community feedback seeking more welcoming public spaces where residents can connect while supporting local businesses. If successful, the pilot could become an annual event.
The city will evaluate the initiative by gathering feedback from businesses and visitors, monitoring attendance and measuring community engagement throughout the week.
Local businesses are already seeing positive signs. Mandy Kowitz, owner of Square Peg, says she noticed increased foot traffic on the first day and expects more customers throughout the week.
Visitors also welcomed the idea. Resident Mila Purcell says closing King Street for a full week creates a more enjoyable downtown experience and hopes the event returns next year.
For more information about King Street Unplugged, visit downtownkitchener.ca.
Playlist from Exploring AI Music_ July 28, 2026
|
Start Time |
Title |
| 0:00 | Spoken Word |
| 0:55 | There Remain Few Bridges |
| 6:49 | To Forgive and Forget |
| 10:53 | To Live and Love |
| 18:53 | To the Sacred Divine |
| 23:35 | Too Afraid to Pray |
| 27:35 | Spoken Word |
| 28:05 | Touching my Soul |
| 34:55 | Underneath the Scars |
| 41:23 | Value Who I Am |
| 47:39 | What Have We Got |
| 55:04 | Spoken Word |
| 55:45 | What the Heck |
My music is also available at golenkazzian.bandcamp.com and can be heard 24/7 at https://www.youtube.com/@GolenKazzian or https://hello.citrus3.com:2020/public/gokazz (24/7 radio station)
Write to me at GolenKazzian@radiowaterloo.ca.
Episode XXXII of Reader’s Delight features authors Alison Gadsby, Crystal AJ Smith, and John Degen, as well as What’s In A Name with Erica and Andrew from Old Goat Books in Waterloo, Ontario.
Alison Gadsby joins the show to talk about her writing journey and the development of her short story collection Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive (Guernica Editions, 2026), and then reads an excerpt from the first story in the collection.
Social Media:
Instagram: @ay.jay.gee
Substack: @alisongadsby
Facebook: Junction Reads
Bluesky: @junctionreads.bsky.social
LinkedIn: Alison Gadsby
Book: Breathing Is How Some People Stay Alive
Crystal AJ Smith and I talk about her debut novel Gitwaałtk (Gordon Hill Press and The Porcupine’s Quill, 2026), the characters she created, the Highway of Tears, and what prompted her to write the book, then she reads from the novel.
Book: Gitwaałtk
John Degen discusses the genre of “Nordic Noir” and the crafting of his new novel, the whodunnit Seldom Seen Road (Latitude 46 Publishing, 2026) before reading an excerpt from the beginning of the book.
Social Media:
Instagram: @jkdegen
Facebook: John Degen
TikTok: Shore Report
Book: Seldom Seen Road
Erica and Andrew from Old Goat Books in Waterloo, Ontario tell us how the name of the store came about.


Adrean Farrugia, jazz pianist and educator, talks to Bob Jonkman about improvisation, commercial music, composing music, performing, and Adrean’s performances at the Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival.
The interview starts at 4m38s.
Download: ckms-community-connections-2026-07-13-episode263-Adrean-Farrugia.mp3 (47 MB, 50m56s, episode 263)
| Time | Title | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0m00s | Theme for CKMS Community Connections ccc |
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Steve Todd |
| 0m50s | High Five |
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Adrean Farrugia |
| 4m38s | Talking about the time signature of High Five, in five/fourths time. Introducing Adrean Farrugia, pianist, composer, jazz musician, and teacher. Adrean talks about his teaching career and the Contemporary and Commercial Music program at the Wilfrid Laurier Faculty of Music. Laurier celebrated its 50th anniversary, and has expanded its Faculty of Music from mostly classical to jazz. | ||
| 10m05s | Talking about Improvisation — how can you teach that? There is an impression of “lesserness” for improvised music. But high-level improvisation requires a vast skillset on one’s instrument, a level of technical mastery that is comparable to that of a concert pianist, and on top of that there needs to be a deep grasp of musical theory, and the ability to apply it. Adrean compares improvisation to having a conversation: using a set vocabulary and grammar to spontandeously express ideas. Many of the skill sets for classical music and jazz music are identical, but they are different styles, for different audiences. At Laurier the classical and contempory music is not siloed, but integrated together. Adrean is teaching an improv class equally populated by jazz and classical majors. | ||
| 16m11s | Is jazz and classical “commercial” music? Not like rock, pop, and hip hop. But the disciplines of rock, funk, gospel, hip hop, country are all rooted in jazz music. If you study jazz then you’ll be quite well equipped to play in a funk or R&B band. Adrean likens it to chef school: Why would a Japanese chef specializing in tepanyaki study French cuisine? But when you study culinary arts you study everything to get broad knowledge, and filter that into a specialty. The vast majority of jazz students don’t become jazz musicians, but become really well educated rock and pop musicians, or film or video music composers. As a “commercial” music program there are courses for music production, and business of music courses to address writing grants, booking tours, promotion. | ||
| 20m59s | Talking about composing music as a part of “commercial” music. In jazz there is a culture of writing your own music; in classical music a performer can have a good career without ever composing anything. Adrean tells us about composing “production music”, music written specifically for use as licenced music for film. Music is written and performed in particular styles, and searchable in the music libraries. This is not AI generated music! Adrean has produced a few “production music” albums, and has heard it used in movies and commercials. But even with billions of plays on the internet, there is not a lot of revenue from royalties. No-one is getting rich from writing music, unlike the 1950s when someone could write a hit song and retire on the proceeds from that one song. Adrean doesn’t consider himself a ‘Composer’, but a performer who composes. | ||
| 27m03s | Introducing Blued Dharma, talking about performing as a duo, and how actual jazz music is different from production music. | ||
| 28m21s | Blued Dharma |
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Adrean Farrugia |
| 34m33s | The challenges of peforming as a duo. Challenging for the listeners too. Talking about playing in other groups, and upcoming albums. New albums provide an excuse for touring and booking some gigs, almost certainly at The Jazz Room. | ||
| 39m55s | Talking about upcoming performance at the Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, Friday at 3:00pm backing for Jessica Lalond, and on Sunday at 1:30pm with his own band: Adrean Farrugia on Piano with bassist Roberto Occhipinti, drummer Ethan Ardelli, saxphonist Allison Au, and special guest Brad Good on trumpet. Shoutout to Derek Hines, the music director for the Jazz Festival. Festivals have been declining, but Adrean says they’re important cultural events for communities. | ||
| 44m00s | Cultural events provide a way for an audience to be connected to performers — it is too easy today to not engage with the rest of humanity. But Adrean sees just the opposite in the students he teaches; some reject technology in order to hang out “in real life”. Adrean gives the example that young people have far more diverse Spotify playlists than older people. Older generations derived their identities from music, but younger people listen to music because they like it. One silver lining to streaming services is that it makes music more accessible. Adrean says today’s music students are leagues better than students from the 1990s. But the convenience of streaming can still breed bad habits of laziness, entitlement. | ||
| 50m28s | A hasty summary of the Jazz Festival and a hasty goodbye. | ||
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CKMS News -2026-07-27- Youth food markets serving fresh local produce at the neighbourhood level
by: dan kellar
Waterloo, ON – Throughout the summer, youth in Waterloo region will be organizing weekly fresh produce markets with vegetables grown at 6 communities gardens and sourced from several local farms. Dozens of youth, aged 14-19 are participating in the Youth in Food Systems program which involves innovative approaches to garden and market management.
In a press release, Grace Ihejiamaizu, the Program Manager for Youth in Food Systems wrote “This year, youth Market Leaders have also helped design different Pay What You Choose approaches for their markets, exploring how fresh, local food can be made more accessible while giving young people practical experience in leadership, teamwork and community engagement.”
The markets run every Wednesday until August 26 at Eastwood Collegiate Institute and Victoria Hills Community Centre in Kitchener, from 4:00pm – 6:00pm, and at the Fiddlesticks Community Centre in Cambridge from 3:00pm – 5:30pm.
This show features an interview with Luma Abuarqoub, the summer Youth Program Assistant for the Youth in Food Systems program. Luma details the work of the youth, and we discuss where the program fits in larger efforts of food security, and how the hazardous air quality brought on by climate change fueled forest fires in northern Ontario have affected their operations this summer.
The YFS program, now in its 5th year, is organised by Seeds of Diversity, a Waterloo based charity focused on seed-saving and resilience in local food systems.
Synthetronic 80s plays 1980s synth-pop, dance-pop, hi-NRG, Italo-disco, and up-tempo pop/rock music. A mix of mainstream and lesser-known tracks.
Download: Synthetronic 80s – #34 – Jul 27, 2026 (MP3, 80 MB, 58m00s)
| TIME | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 00:43 | Heart | Pet Shop Boys |
| 04:57 | Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now | Samantha Fox |
| 08:39 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| 12:06 | The One I Love | R.E.M. |
| 15:19 | Black Velvet (Single Version) | Alannah Myles |
| 19:18 | The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades | Timbuk 3 |
| 22:38 | Just Between You And Me | April Wine |
| 27:18 | The Jet Set (Album Version) | Alphaville |
| 32:00 | Shame On You | New Scientists |
| 36:22 | Heaven And Hell | Fair Fax |
| 39:23 | Stay With Me Tonight | Alex Fergusson |
| 42:58 | Straight Lines | New Musik |
| 47:56 | Come Back And Do It (High Voltage Version Edit) | Malcolm J. Hill |
| 54:14 | Ring Of Ice | Jennifer Rush |
Synthetronic 80s airs on CKMS-FM on Sundays at midnight and Mondays from 9am to 10am.
What’s up, y’all? Like I always do about this time — first up, here are the submissions to the station that I have added to Libretime in the past week:
| Laura Kelsey | Hidden Mountains | Folk | CanCon | |
| The Phantom Rebels | Wake Up – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| The Scornful Four | Hopeful Music for Hopeless People | Jazz | No | |
| Ryan Lindsay | Three Long Hauls – Single | Country | CanCon | |
| Curio Curio | Curio Curio | World | No | |
| Suralin | Every Day Slices Me | Rock | No | |
| Don Denaburg & Friends | Hey Gordon – Single | Folk | CanCon | |
| Shy Blossom | Eternity – Single | Rock | No | |
| Avem | Avem | Punk | Tracks 10, 12-13, and 15 are explicit | CanCon |
| The Legendary Ten Seconds | Mellotron & Guitar | Folk | Instrumental | No |
| Chapter 33 | Chapter 33 | Punk | Track 5 is explicit | CanCon |
| Nelson Sobral | Searching For A Higher Love – Single | Blues | CanCon | |
| Lauren Minear | Ellie – Single | Alternative | No | |
| Scarlett Macfarlane | Ever After – Single | Pop | No | |
| Jont | Another World – Single | Folk | CanCon | |
| Strange Plants | What A Time – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| Erick Schenkman | Recipe – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| Michael Antelope | Calls Out The Window | Folk | CanCon | |
| Alanna Matty | Epilogue | Folk | CanCon | |
| Matt Johner | Luckiest Man Around | Country | CanCon | |
| Kami | Week_8 – Single | Rock | CanCon | |
| The Planetoids & bandcalledband | blue jeans – Single | Pop | No | |
| Jay Williams | Club Dystopia – Single | Electronic | No | |
| Ash Ravens | Last Letter From An Alien | Rock | CanCon | |
| Igor Lisul | I Will Always Love You – Single | Rock/Instrumental | No | |
| Rise Carmine | Under the Red Light | Rock | CanCon | |
| Freshwater Funk | FWF Volume 2 | Jazz | CanCon/KWCon | |
| Janice Lacy | Embraced – Single | New Age | No | |
| def sera | Uncomfortable – Single | Electronic | Features Oatmilkandcodeine | CanCon |
| Me, You, and My Metronome | Family Plan | Rock | CanCon | |
| Felicity Hamer & Black Leather Rose | Felicity Hamer & Black Leather Rose | Folk | CanCon | |
| The Goods | Summer’s Almost Gone – Single | Rock | No | |
| Hayden Ryann | Walk Through Fire – Single | Country | Radio Edit Available | CanCon |
| Nylon Phoenix | Magenta – Single | Rock | No | |
| Firas Zreik | Tarabesque | Jazz | No | |
| Nora Stanley | Glass | Rock | No | |
| Katherine Perkins | Molecules – Single | Folk | No | |
| Carina | What U Like – Single | Pop | CanCon | |
Here is tonight’s Horizon Broadening Hour:
Tracklist:
Janice Lacy – Embraced
The Scornful Four – Sun Drenched Son
Firas Zriek – Fields of Figs
Curio Curio – Amor Doente
Freshwater Funk – Smooth Sailing
def sera & oatmilkandcodeine – Uncomfortable
Carina – What U Like
The Planetoids & bandcalledband – blue jeans
Tryangle Man – Tooka Martini
Joe Cash – CITRUS
The Legendary Ten Seconds – Old Torquay Fire Brigade
Laura Kelsey – 3327
Michael Antelope – Mud Jeans
Alanna Matty – Kitchens Scissors
Katherine Perkins – Molecules
Felicity Hamer & Black Leather Rose – Jeu Cruel
Matt Johner – Nothing Looks Good On You
Ryan Lindsay – Three Long Hauls
Don Denaburg & Friends – Hey Gordon
Avem – Another Trumpet Flower, Please
Chapter 33 – Digital Parents
Me, You, and My Metronome – Summer Stains
Kami – Week_8
Ash Ravens – Daydream Glow
Shy Blossom – Eternity
Nora Stanley – St. Elmo’s Fire
Quadra Sound – In Good Time
Rise Carmine – Terrestrial Love
The Goods – Summer’s Almost Gone
Igor Lisul – I Will Always Love You
See y’all next time!