dave Aardvark's Off The Beaten Track Radio Page

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK NOW ON CHUO 89.! FM!!! www.chuo.fm

***N.B. OTBT is now being capably hosted by my good friend Aurèle Gaudet, and I promise you he won't steer you wrong. Aurèle has had previous experience @ CKCU and is kickin' ass in the bunker so far, so dial it up!! Big thanks to him and while we are at it, to all who supported the show and CHUO during this years' Funding Drive. Overall the station raised over $35,000. dollars!!!
Far reaching, underground rock based, general music show with an emphasis on "organic" sounds, that tends not to cater to short attention spans. The needle touches down on everything from REGGAE to COUNTRY to PUNK ROCK w/ lots of genre-benders in-between. A program that shows a strong sense of respect for history but never without a wide selection of new releases, A host that considers musical appreciation a never ending learning process of both old & new, with a constant call for support of independent efforts that are keeping it real.

RADIO PLAYSHEETS (out of date..sorry, nonetheless)
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CHECK OUT THE (what the ALOHA ROOM is missing) LIST!
bad vibe, no time, had to bail, is a drag but what can you do?
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ska, rocksteady... early jamaican and traditional sounds
reggae... roots, rasta, dub & conscious vibes
soul, funk, R&B... rare organic grooves, old skool
cow-tow... slanted country music - urban & rural
C & W... traditional, hillbilly, western swing, rockabilly
raw blues... porch stompers, old folklore, some R & B, all soul
rock & roll... high octane, punk rock, psych, & heavy - staggering international & local sounds from the beginning to present day

..................BE SUSPICIOUS NOT SUPERSTITIOUS...............

---WITH YOUR HOST DJ GHOST SELECTOR DAVE AARDVARK---

TOP PICKS OF 2008
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Top 2007 PICKS and more..... see buttons below
FREQUENTLY PLAYED RECORDINGS

Starvin Hungry - Cold Burns Signed By Force
Extra Golden - Hera Ma Nono Thrill Jockey
Deep Dark Woods - Hang Me Oh Hang Me Black Hen
The Sadies - New Seasons Outside/Yep Roc
Bionic - Black Blood Signed By Force
Pearlene - For Western Violence High And Dangerous
Rick White Album - Memoreaper Blue Fog
C'Mon - Bottled Lightning...Blown Speaker/Saved By Vinyl
Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil Vice
Heavy Trash - Going Way Out Yep Roc
Oakley Hall - I'll Follow You Merge
King Louie & The Loose Diamonds - Memphis Treet eMPty
Harlan T. Bobo - I'm Your Man Goner
Bettye LaVette - The Scene Of The Crime Anti
Four 'N' Giv'r - Second Psychle Birdman Sound
Fabienne DelSol - Between You And Me Damaged Goods
The Go - Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride Cass
Dollar Store - Money Music Bloodshot
Wooden Tit - Return To Cinder Hate
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers - Swampblood Yep Roc
Nathaniel Mayer - Why Don't You Give It To Me Alive
Firebird - Hot Wings Rise Above
Dragontears - 2000 Micrograms From Home Bad Afro
King Khan & The Shrines - What Is!? Hazelwood
Miss Alex White & The Red Orchestra - Space & Time In The Red
Greg Hobbs - Thunder & Dust Puddle Thief
Lightning Dust - S/T Jagjaguwar
Brant Bjork & The Bros. - Somera Sol Duna
The Shovels - The Devil's Music Music For Cats
Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Se Dice Bisonte GSL
Gore Gore Girls - Get The Gore Bloodshot
Tokyo Sex Whale - Feed The Beast Last Drag
The Pines - Sparrows In The Bell Red House
Dark Blue World - S/T Drip Audio
Sick Fits - S/T Full Breach Kicks
Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back Anti
Grinderman - S/T Anti / Mute
The Flaming Sideburns - Keys To The Highway Bitzcore
The Detroit Cobras - Tied & True Bloodshot
Holly GoLightly & The Brokeoffs - You Can't Buy A Gun... Damaged Goods
The Asteroid #4 - An Amazing Dream Rainbow Quartz
Mary Weiss - Dangerous Game Norton
The Shovels - The Devil's Music Music For Cats
Outrageous Cherry - Stay Happy Rainbow Quartz
The Moaners - Blackwing Yalobusha Yep Roc
The Bottle Rockets - Zoysia Bloodshot
Demons Claws - Satans Little Pet Pig In The Red
Brant Bjork - Tres Dias Duna
The Bloody Hollies - Who To Trust.. Alive
Black Diamond Heavies - Every Damn Time Alive
JD & The Evil's Dynamite Band - Explodes Across The Nation Soul Fire
The Setbacks - Bless My Soul indie
Duster Bennett - Complete Blue Horizon Sessions Blue Horizon
Crowded Skies - Fire Off The Hill indie
Penny Ikinger - Electra Bang
The Bella Bombs - Liquid Explosion indie
Black Pony Express - Love In A Cold Place Bang
Noel Ellis - S/T Light In The Attic

The Meat Purveyors - Someday Soon Things Will Be Much Worse Bloodshot
Johnny Dowd - Cruel Words Bongo Beat
Howe Gelb - Sno Angel Like You Thrill Jockey
The Maynards - Break Out The Make Out King Amos
The Ribeye Brothers - Bar Ballads And Cautionary Tales Times Beach

Click on the buttons below to check out OFF THE BEATEN TRACK's Top picks of previous years:

LIVE SHOWS YOU NEED TO SEE:

BARNSTORM 8 w/ BLACK BOOT TRIO, EVIL FARM CHILDREN, FOUR 'N' GIV'R, MONO HUM, TURKEY BASTER - Sat. Sept. 8th FINCH, ON (details: contact tic... www.myspace.com/ticinfo OR CKCU www.ckcufm.com

ALSO UPCOMING, DON'T MISS: Shuyler Jansen, David Picco, Northwest Division, Buffalo Killers, The Coggs, The Sadies, Reverb Syndicate....etc.... as this part of the site becomes grossly out of date please check---
--- more info: www.birdmansound.com/showlistings.htm or to make your head spin, the button below

ABOUT CKCU Yo' bro this side of the canal
ABOUT CHUO sister on that side don't you know (sorry, website link only 4 now)
POSTERS FOR VARIOUS SHOWS A collection of posters done by aardvark
VINYL EMPORIUM Get yourself loaded with piles of hot new wax
BLACK SHEEP INN Greatest live venue just outside o' town
EAR-SPLITTIN' ROCK & ROLL NOTABLES Great LOCAL Bands You NEED to SEE
RECORDS DON'T GROW ON TREES folks who put out (vinyl)
LAME-ASS COLLAGE name the rockheads if you dare or care
LONG-WINDED PONTIFICATION misconstrues & record reviews
GET HAMMERED? check out the musical fiasco at the Aloha Room with a pint in your hand
MABERLY PHOTOS Grand ol' & sorely missed
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CONTACT AN AARDVARK: daardvark@yahoo.com