Live Kootenays podcast explores the corners and alleys of the arts and entertainment scenes in the Kootenays. Strap in, strap on, buckle up to the dingy, this ride is glorious
Happy Solstice to you and yours. May Mithras grant all of your hearts desires this fine dark season of renewed hope and vitality. May we all SURVIVE AND DESTROY THE ENEMY WITHIN.
Cheers
19 Nov 2025
Episode 16 - Mat and Max of Ron Cab
Mat and Max of Ron Cab join the show. We chat about origins of Ron Cab, cops, the Habs, and more.
Listen and feel the inspiration course through your hot and juicy veins!
To send an email to the show: livekootenays@gmail.com (mailto:livekootenays@gmail.com)
Listen to Ron Cab: https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/album/vingt-quat-coupes (https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/album/vingt-quat-coupes)
Coup Sur Coup Records: https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/ (https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/)
8 Nov 2025
Episode 15 - JJ and Vs. of DEFIED
I sat down with JJ and Vs. (Jamie and Matty) of Defied, and bass and trap infused hip hop duo out of Nelson, BC. We discussed the creative process, the beauty of the W. Kootenays, and more.
Have a listen why don't ya!
DEFIED: https://defied.ca (https://defied.ca)
livekootenays@gmail.com
31 Oct 2025
Spooks in Zooks with Randy
Every year the graduating class of SHSS in Castlegar haunts Zuckerberg Island in Castlegar to raise money for the local Food Bank.
Randy from Toaster agreed to join me to record our experience through the dark and gloomy no mans land that used to be a home and gathering place for Indigenous people from time immemorial. Marked by pit houses and grave markers, and is centred by a home Zuckerberg himself erected after its original inhabitants had be destroyed.
It is indeed haunted and it is indeed a great cause out of a tragedy.
Happy Halloween!
email your positive story: LiveKootenays@gmail.com
25 Oct 2025
Episode 13 - Roger Swan
Roger Swan is a producer, creator, musician, and possessor of hallowed ground and Hallowed Sound Studio in the West Kootenays.
His producing resume is legendary and his presence in the Kootenays is invigorating. Lend your ears to a man with Juno Award winning ears!
To send an email to the show: livekootenays@gmail.com (mailto:livekootenays@gmail.com)
To get in touch with Roger at Hallowed Sound: http://www.hallowedsound.com/#/ (http://www.hallowedsound.com/#/)
4 Oct 2025
Episode 12 - Mr Awesome - Roy Robins
Roy Robins clips on the mic at the haunted Hume. The discussion runs the gamut of unrealized expectations and fulfilled dreams. Please join in, grab an egg, and get a custom toaster made for yourself.
Mr Awesome: https://mr-awesome666.bandcamp.com/music (https://mr-awesome666.bandcamp.com/music)
To send an email to the show: livekootenays@gmail.com
27 Sept 2025
LKP Episode 11 - Randy Reads Letters
In episode 11 Randy from Toaster and I read from a bag of letters found abandoned. Just like Santa Claus does all year long, especially around Christmas time when I'm sure he receives more letters than an any other time of the year due to child forms of human greed.
Listen in and have an ear full!
to send an email: livekootenays@gmail.com (mailto:livekootenays@gmail.com)
Toaster: https://toaster2.bandcamp.com (https://toaster2.bandcamp.com)
20 Sept 2025
Episode 10 - Rhyan Reign
Rhyan Reign joins the show to chat about what music means to today's younger generation, growing up in the Gar, and life.
Check out Rhyan Reign and the Misbehavers in Castlegar Oct 11, 2025.
Rhyan Reign - https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/rhyan-reign/1820497425 (https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/rhyan-reign/1820497425)
Feel free to drop a line to the show anytime, livekootenays@gmail.com (mailto:livekootenays@gmail.com) or hit up the Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/livekootenays/ (https://www.instagram.com/livekootenays/)
13 Sept 2025
Episode 9 - Kevin of Laughing Sickness, The Kill Rats, The Tarholes
Kevin is a musician and artist living in Nelson BC. He creates sound and images ravenously enjoyed by connoisseurs of the heavier, funnier, cave crushier, sphere of creativity.
If you've got any ideas for the show, or would like to contribute audio, such as "Little Known Facts of the Kootenays" I'd love to hear it! Please drop a line at livekootenays@gmail.com, (mailto:livekootenays@gmail.com)
Laughing Sickness
https://laughingsickness.bandcamp.com/album/infection (https://laughingsickness.bandcamp.com/album/infection)
The Kill Rats
https://thekillrats.bandcamp.com/album/the-kill-rats (https://thekillrats.bandcamp.com/album/the-kill-rats)
The Tarholes
https://thetarholes.bandcamp.com/album/soul-music (https://thetarholes.bandcamp.com/album/soul-music)
Art
https://www.instagram.com/lifeform.co/ (https://www.instagram.com/lifeform.co/)
6 Sept 2025
Episode 8 - Paddy of D.O.A. and The Kill Rats
Paddy Daddy joins the pod to chat about punk, the West Kootenays, touring, and goes what else? More!
To email the show: livekootenays@gmail.com (mailto:livekootenays@gmail.com)
Listen:
THE KILL RATS - WACO BURGER
https://thekillrats.bandcamp.com/album/the-kill-rats (https://thekillrats.bandcamp.com/album/the-kill-rats)
DOA - FUCK YOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m38EdJeM6dU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m38EdJeM6dU)
PERSONALITY CRISIS - CREATURES FOR AWHILE
https://soundsescaping.bandcamp.com/track/creatures-for-a-while (https://soundsescaping.bandcamp.com/track/creatures-for-a-while)
30 Aug 2025
Episode 7 - Trevor of Total Bummer
In beautiful grass between stacks and backstops, Trevor from Total Bummer and I discussed various idioms and outcomes. Total Bummer just released their self-titled debut EP and we will listen to the new single called Shake Them Out.
Check it out here: https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/album/shake-them-out?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExa0kyam9YcnFLVlUxMWdnYgEe1wBw8nd5SPJAW5AF0-u1hAo1IZJE_ZowD24N-0pcbyjFfAHVhdb2TOUvHNo_aem_tsNtLY4Qmx0Y2dmlUER_3Q (https://coupsurcoup.bandcamp.com/album/shake-them-out?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExa0kyam9YcnFLVlUxMWdnYgEe1wBw8nd5SPJAW5AF0-u1hAo1IZJE_ZowD24N-0pcbyjFfAHVhdb2TOUvHNo_aem_tsNtLY4Qmx0Y2dmlUER_3Q)
Send in your homemade sound effects! livekootenays@gmail.com (mailto:livekootenays@gmail.com)
23 Aug 2025
Live Kootenays - Ryan from The Tarholes
Abandoned house porch was the setting for getting inside Ryan from The Tarholes head.
Sit beside your best dog friend, pull up a pipe, absorb!
Listen to The Tarholes here:https://thetarholes.bandcamp.com/album/soul-music (https://thetarholes.bandcamp.com/album/soul-music)
To contact the podcast email: livekootenays@gmail.com
16 Aug 2025
Live Kootenays - Rad Dog Rich
Rich, from the band Rad Dog and organizer of Hugkegger, met me in the park in Salmo. We flitted on the breeze and strolled through our minds on subjects such as loss, keggers, hugs, and haunted towns.
Check out the lineup and get tickets to Hugkegger: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hugkegger-2025-tickets-1545057471489 (https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hugkegger-2025-tickets-1545057471489)
Check out Rad Dog: https://raddog.bandcamp.com/album/first (https://raddog.bandcamp.com/album/first)
9 Aug 2025
Live Kootenays - LBEE the Drag Jack
LBEE is an instrumental member of the burlesque and drag scenes in the Kootenays and beyond. Her live performances are memorable, unique and creative as all get out.
We chat about bees, burlesque, mistakes, and hell. The whole smorg!
Thank you for listening and if you have any feedback, please send it on over.
1 Aug 2025
Live Kootenays - Brandon of Fabric Softener and Shotgun Divine
In episode 3 Brandon joins the show! That's right Brandon! The man can perform, the man can scream, the man can think.
If you've had a chance to see Brandon and his band Fabric Softener, you've experienced a treat. And now that he's joined as vocalist for Shotgun Divine, LOOK OUT! there may not be enough ceiling in the room!
He is a genuine person and a real pleasure to be around.
If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to reach out! Any complaints please send to SATANLISTENS@gmail.com.
Be real out there
25 Jul 2025
Live Kootenays - Rusty Tones
I sat down with Rusty Tones of Pure Love Eternal Peace, Big Ethel and their own self-titled, Rusty Tones.
As Kootenay Lake licked the rocky shore, we conversed about art, music, loss, pain, and good rippin' times.
Check out Pure Love Eternal Peace here: https://pureloveeternalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/pure-love-eternal-peace (https://pureloveeternalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/pure-love-eternal-peace)
Big Ethel here: https://bigethel.bandcamp.com (https://bigethel.bandcamp.com)
Rusty Tones here: https://rustytones.bandcamp.com/album/y-so-much (https://rustytones.bandcamp.com/album/y-so-much)
18 Jul 2025
Live Kootenays - Shawn of Toaster
Shawn is a member of Toaster, a rock punk band out of Castlegar, BC. You may see him helping someone cross the road, lifting two large plants at once, slapping the strings while he smiles through your soul.
Thanks Shawn for joining, you are a true gem
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