House of TARG & CKCU FM present

80s Hip Hop, Old School BreakBeats, Electro Funk & Breakdance Classics w/ DJ DAVEY & DJ DUCATS

Doors: 11pm – 2am / 19+
Cover: $5
Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 11 PM – 2 AM

DJ Ducats has without a doubt carved a solid name for himself in the Ottawa hip-hop scene. Best known for his unique style and successful radio show, Peaceful Journey from back in the day and his current “Straight Hip-Hop, No Fluff!!” radio show on CKCU FM called STYLE WARS. Some say Ducats is the gold standard for DJs in the nation’s capital. With one of the biggest vinyl collections in the city, you’ll be sure to enjoy his mix of old school beats and new school flavour. Getting his first set of decks in ’91, Ducats has always had a passion for hip-hop. With one of ” his main goals always being to please the crowd. https://www.mixcloud.com/djducats/

more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/3533637093373738/

Ottawa artists Megan Jerome, Andrea Singerface (Naviger), Chris Pager Camp and Trevor Alguire will play in a round on the Arts Court Theatre stage for a great night of music, stories and community, to raise funds for Australian bushfire relief.

Artists For Australia is helping 2 Australian charities: the NSW Rural Fire Service which coordinates volunteer firefighting efforts across that state; and WIRES, the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service of New South Wales.
WIRES volunteers have rescued thousands of animals from the fires.

A varied silent auction table will be setup with donations from Ottawa businesses, restaurants, entertainment, visual artists and musicians wanting to help out.

For $25 get a great evening of music and fundraising to help Australia.

Friday, March 6th 7:30 – 10 PM
at Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave.
more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/202963490787777/

Sponsored by Ottawa Tonite, CKCU, and Arts Court.

Anishinaabekwe Singer-Songwriter Larissa Desrosiers returns to CKCU for an encore live presentation of her latest songs and a chat with Emily Baxter and Colin Boudreault who host the program “60 Minutes To Midnight” this coming Tuesday (February 4th) at 11PM. https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/561/info.html

You can check out her previous excellent appearance on “Ottawa Live Music” back in April of last year: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/113/42390.html

CKCU and Friday Nite Truck Stop are proud to present The 10th Annual Johnny Cash Birthday Bash – or simply “Cash Bash”!

Every year your hosts Ray Harris & Lefty McRighty bring together a stellar lineup of Ottawa songwriters and musicians to celebrate and pay tribute to the music, legacy, and influence of the great Johnny Cash! Proceeds go to CKCU 93.1FM!

This year’s amazing guests are:  John Allaire, Chris Landry, KJ Thomas, Cee Lawrence, Pat Moore & Roland Doucet, Spencer Scharf, Kristine St. Pierre, Rey Sebatin Jr., Joseph MacDonald, and The Dimestore Duo!

Everyone is backed by the equally stellar Whiskey Standards Cash Bash Band comprised of:
Stephen K.Donnelly – bass & trombone, Ian Cook – drums, Jim McDowell – keyboards, Gary Schertzer – harmonica & percussion, John Cormier – electric guitar, Ray Harris – various guitars, mandolin, Lefty – acoustic guitar + possible special guests!

Saturday, February 22th, at 9 PM
@ the Rainbow Bistro (76 Murray Street, Ottawa)

Tickets are $15 in advance…more info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/109894497107925/

UPDATE: Due to all the recent circumstances surrounding the unprecedented pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we feel we don’t really have much choice other than to cancel next week’s March Break Radio Camp. All other camps at Carleton next week have already been cancelled and we feel we need to follow suit.

Hopefully when it comes time for the Summer Camps, you will be able to consider us as an option then.
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CKCU’s March Break RADIO Camp, still accepting registration!

March 16th-20th, 2020… 5 DAYS, BIG FUN!!! :D
Hey Kids! Want to take over the airwaves?

Join us at CKCU 93.1 FM for a truly unique camp experience this March Break. CKCU’s Radio Camp is the only camp in Ottawa that teaches kids between the ages of 10 and 14 how to be a real live radio star. CKCU has presented this very unique week long camp to kids in the Ottawa area since 2001.

For more info and how to register please check out: http://www.ckcufm.com/radio- camp/ or call Dave at 613-520-3533

I‘d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has made 2019 a wild, adventurous, enlightening, enriching experience. From all the tireless and amazing volunteers who passionately make great programs and/or support our community, to the listeners who immerse themselves in our content and especially the generous donors who responded resoundingly to our time of need; you are all integral parts of this crazy CKCU campus community radio puzzle and tapestry! Here’s to a less stressful and healthy 2020 and beyond, let’s bring this decade in with the gusto!

Speaking of which, Tune in Arjun Nijhawan (weekly host of “Results May Vary“) starting at 10PM this evening as he will do just that on airwaves! And yes, he is also going to do his regular show tomorrow morning to too! https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/478/info.html

Please enjoy responsibly however and whatever you may do to celebrate, catch you on the flipside :D

~davE (CKCU Program Director)

Enormous thanks to Renny G (aka. Rockin’ Renny, Rapscallion Renny, Recalcitrant Renny, Reluctant Renny…the list goes on haha) for holding down one of CKCU’s flagship programs “Roots And Rhythms” for the better part of the last FIVE years! The program will go on a hiatus for a period, until we have a willing and suitable host to resume with it. However, don’t dismay… Renny will still be doing his lively general music program “Renny’s Riot” every second Friday morning starting at midnight (https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/527/info.html) and past episodes which we highly recommend hearing (and exemplary of how to present bar-setting, thematic, specialty program) are still available from the ARCHIVE. You will find it here: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/93/info.html …and then be sure to follow the “ARCHIVED PLAYLISTS” link to peruse them all.

I found this green (?) Nalgene water bottle in Hearst, ON while tree planting this past spring. When I saw it in town on a day off, and I thought it might have belonged to one of my crew members so I grabbed it. No one from my crew claimed it and for the last 6 months, I have been in the possession of someone else’s water bottle. There are at least three tree planting companies that operate out of Hearst and the bottle likely belonged to one of their planters. Based on the wear, and the vast amount of stickers, I imagine that it’s pretty special to them and they miss it very much. This beautiful bottle may even have a name, but if it does, it’s a name I do not know. Seeing as this isn’t my bottle I’d like to get it back to its rightful owner and I think that there is a possibility that you guys may be able to help. The most identifiable and significant sticker on the bottle is a CKCU sticker. Do you know who the owner of this bottle is? Do you have any way of finding out? If you do, I’d love to send it home for Christmas.

Let me know,
Merry Christmas from the University of Waterloo,
Alex.

IS [..bottle name here..] YOURS? feel free to get in touch: info@ckcufm.com

The Clash‘s 3rd studio album LONDON CALLING left a huge mark on the world of music. To celebrate, we invite you to come on down for the 40th anniversary celebration (to the day) of the “best album of all time” at the 27th Club!.

London Calling performed front to back by Police and Thieves (ex-Furnace Face/The Skatterbrains), Ready Steady Go (ex-Jimmy George), Radicals (ex-Rude Boy), John Carroll and Juice with the proceeds benefiting CKCU-FM!

Also, David Yazbeck host of Thursday Special Blend (https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/100/info.html) will be the MC for the proceedings!

Saturday December 14 @ The 27 Club Ottawa (27 York St)  licensed 19+ – 8pm doors – $10 advance + service charges

tickets available at Vertigo Records and online…. more info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/415405869155960/

Fresh off a very positive and successful event at The Atomic Rooster earlier this month, Erik Stolpmann host of the CKCU program “Curiocity” (Mondays, 10 to 11:30 AM) is pleased to be reprising Radio Gaga Karaoke for another edition! 🎤

Back by popular demand! Join Erik, China Doll and the rest of the karaoke-loving community at Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset Street West) on Saturday, November 23rd as we celebrate CKCU-FM – and it is actually Erik’s birthday to boot! Should be a real blast!!

Come sing your favourite tunes while we raise money funds for the Mighty 93.1! Can’t wait to CK-see you there.