Bandwidth
with Amanda Putz

Young, running from Northern Ontario to Toronto. Or is it Young Running: From Northern Ontario to Toronto? Four guys from four parts of Canada found each other and their band's sound in The Big Smoke, but they always think about home.

Folk-pop powerhouse Danielle Duval reveals herself in a 90 Second Egg rapid-fire Q&A.

Punk rocker Steve Adamyk reveals why The Steve Adamyk Band is the name of his band from now 'til the end of days.

Plus a live concert recording from RnB up-and-comer Tanika Charles from Hugh's Room in Toronto.

PLAYLIST - March 2, 2013

Theme: MICHIGAN LEFT - Arkells
DYNAMITE AND WHISKEY - Fred Eaglesmith
ITEM #1: Young Running
COMING HOME - Young Running
SOUL RUN - Tanika Charles concert
I AM YOUR WOMAN - Tanika Charles concert
DANCING WITH YOUR GHOST - Tanika Charles concert
LITTLE WINDOWS - Tanika Charles concert
90 SecEgg: Danielle Duval
IT'S OBVIOUS - Danielle Duval
join to: Steve Adamyk Story ID
KATACOMBS - Steve Adamyk Band
SILLY HAPPY WILD - Tanika Charles concert

Black History Month will end when we flip the calendar from February...so let's celebrate some of the music inspired by traditional Motown, reggae, and African beats.

I have an interview with Old Stereo, a funk-soul band from Ottawa. Kae Sun, a Torontonian who originally hails from Ghana will be the featured concert today, and I have a 90 Sec Egg with Almonte's Queen of Canadiana: Kelly Sloan.

Last chance to vote in this round of the CBC Searchlight Contest for Canada's Next Great Musical Act!

Playlist - Saturday, February 23rd:

Theme: MICHIGAN LEFT - Arkells
CERTAIN THING - Terry Gillespie
OLD STEREO - Old Stereo
Concert: Kae Sun in Toronto
TOO YOUNG, TOO SOON - Kae Sun live
LION ON A LEASH - Kae Sun live
FIREFLY DANCE - Kae Sun live
90 Sec Egg: Kelly Sloan
ALWAYS CHANGES - Kelly Sloan
BACK IN ONTARIO - Andrew Laviolette

This post-Valentine's weekend calls for music to make your heart beat fast, or show, or balm-it if it's broken. I'll have Then & Now segments with Toronto troubadour Justin Rutlege. He raps, he rhymes, his lovely music might make you cry!

Lindi Ortega submits to a rapid-fire Q&A we call The 90 Second Egg.

Plus music from one of my new favourites Lyndon's Frozen Lake, The 24th Street Wailers, Diamond Rings, & The Walkervilles.

BEATING HEARTS EPISODE - Playlist:
Theme: MICHIGAN LEFT - The Arkells
PLEASE BABY STAY - The Walkervilles
ITEM #1 - Justin Rutledge interview (originally aired 2006)
JACK, JIM, JOHNNY, AND ME - The 24th Street Wailers
90 Second EGG: Lindi Ortega
LEAD ME ON - Lindi Ortega
ITEM #2: Justin Rutledge interview 2013
KAPUSKASING COFFEE - Justin Rutledge
BEFORE THE FROST - Lyndon's Frozen Lake
Track to Start Sat Night:
RUNAWAY LOVE - Diamond Rings

Ever wondered how many piercings Kathleen Edwards has, or which Canadian band she's just not into? She reveals all in this rapid-fire interview we call The 90 Second Egg.

Siblings David and Rylee Taggert, Alex Serre, and Nick Johnston share enough DNA to warrant calling their band The Strain. The electro-pop quartet from Wakefield, Quebec stopped by the Bandwidth studio to talk about going from being in diapers together to driving across the country in a van.

At 15, 14, and 12 they may not be old enough to play in clubs, but The Brothers Dubé have already made a name for themselves playing with the likes of Arcade Fire. We met up at their home in Orléans to talk about the relationship they have with music and hockey.

AIRED JAN 26/13 as part of the BANDWIDTH HITS THE BOARDS episode.

This Victoria-born, Ottawa-raised, Montrealer (who cheers for the Canucks!) submitted to a rapid-fire interview we call The 90 Second Egg. Erik Lind (of Erik Lind & The Orchard) was recording his answers into his mobile phone in his home in Montreal while speaking to me on the landline. It's a bit of a bandaged piece of tape but it worked out great!

Torontonian country chanteuse Lindi Ortega hauled her little red cowboy boots to Nashville a year ago. I caught up with her in Ottawa to talk about what that did for her career and why she is so darn confessional in her vintage country songs. Stream the interview below.

You can also hear my 2011 interview with Lindi by clicking here.

Take interviews from Lindi Ortega and Erik Lind, add this windy Ottawa weather and you've got the new Bandwidth new episode, 'Gone with the Lind!"

Hi there, I'm Bandwidth intern Jacqueline Chen. This week, Amanda and I have been hunting for the artists and songs you'll definitely give a damn about. So stay tuned for different things from different Linds!

Playlist for Feb 2, 2013

Theme: MICHIGAN LEFT - Arkells
DRIVE ME HOME - The Reason
ITEM #1: Lindi Ortega
DAY YOU DIE - Lindi Ortega
THE FIRST LETTER - The Weather Station & Marine Dreams
FROZEN LAKE - Lyndon's Frozen Lake
90 Sec Egg - Erik Lind
THE KICK - Erik Lind & The Orchard
DARK MATTER - Lindy Vopnfjord
ATE QUEM SABE - Fern Lindzon 
And the Track to Start your Saturday Night..
VENUS AT YOUR BACK - Hilotrons