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Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Rockwood, Ontario based Woody Woodburn as he prepares for another trek to perform in Cape Breton.

We discuss his East Coast roots, early career, and a more recent refocus on a music career.

Born & raised in Mississauga, ON, Canada, Woody cut his teeth on the Canadian music industry with his band in the mid 90’s. Drawn to the small town lifestyle of his roots in Cape Breton, NS, he now calls his home Rockwood, ON. After many years struggling to find a place in the corporate world, he has now found a renewed passion & love for music and will not let anything stand in his way. The music is much more than Top 40. The kind of melodies that linger in your head well after you’ve heard them. He gives life to your own struggles. Like listening to an old friend. Woody is an unassuming, humble guy that will surprise you with his powerful voice. A voice that combined with with the real & “come from the heart” lyrics will leave you more hopeful & inspired in your life.

00:00 Intro
00:15 Chat with Woody Woodburn
29:38 I Am Enough by Woody Woodburn

Catch Woody and Friends live this coming weekend:
Woody Woodburn, Steve Macintyre, Steve Luxton, Aaron MacDonald
Fri, Sep 22 @ 8:00PM The Frolic'n Folk Pub & Grill, 4115 HWY 223, Iona
$20 https://ionaheightsinn.com/eventing/songwriters-circle-4/

Find Woody Woodburn online:
YouTube:  @WoodyWoodburn 
https://woodywoodburn.ca/

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New bands are sprouting up all over the Canadian East Coast and we couldn't be happier.
Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Gizmo.

Gizmo are a four-piece indie rock outfit based out of Charlottetown, PEI. Drawing inspiration from 90's lo-fi/slacker rock and the Halifax Pop Explosion scene, they are known for their energetic beer-infused performances showcasing their catchy power pop-esque hooks, distorted guitar tones, dynamic drumming style and epic Swaine bass lines.

00:00 East Coast DNA Intro featuring Gizmo's Producer and Virtual
00:15 Darcy Walsh chats with Gizmo
26:00 Luanne by Gizmo

For more information, visit Gizmo @gizmo.band on Instagram and https://gizmoband.bandcamp.com/

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Producer and Virtual (single) released August 15, 2023
Buddy System EP released August 18, 2023

Recorded in -40°C at Aintree
Produced by us, Josh and Sam Langille
Mixed by Adam Gallant at Hill Sound Studio
Mastered by John MacLaggan at Parachute Mastering

Spencer Swaine - bass
Daniel Hartinger - drums, background vocals
Julien Kitson - guitar, vocals
Patrick Stephen - f*****g nothing


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Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with, singer and guitar player formally of Halifax rock n’ roll band The Age, Ryan MacKay.

In a conversation flowing from topic to topic, we discuss changes in the music scene, substance abuse, The Doors, fatherhood, and Ryan's rebirth with the creation of a new solo project.
"Like a phoenix from the ashes, back with a fire burning to create music once again."

00:00 East Coast DNA Intro
00:15 Darcy Walsh chats with Ryan MacKay
28:35 Ryan MacKay's Easy Now

Find Ryan MacKay online: https://ryanmackay.bandcamp.com/

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Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Rheo Junior of The Living Walls.

The Living Walls is a four-piece band from Halifax that hitch-hikes on the road between The Band and J.J. Cale, and they just got picked up by a Bob Dylan impersonator in a sketchy looking pickup.

The group began as a free-form songwriting hang – “throw any idea at the wall, it may bounce off or it may take root” – and evolved into a band featuring members of Wharf Rats, Keith Hallett & The Hookers, The Ordeals, & The Chronos Band.

The Living Walls’ debut release, “Dishpan Larry”, introduces a colorful character who’s the apple of his mother’s eye and the hero of the walking trail.

00:00 East Coast DNA intro featuring The Living Walls
00:15 Darcy chat with Rheo Junior
17:44 The Living Walls' music video for Dishpan Larry

Find The Living Walls online: https://thelivingwalls.bandcamp.com/

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Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with  @SkyeWallace 

With a skill in carving melodies and shreddable moments from rock foundations, Skye Wallace is also an expert at proving herself in every room, at every turn. The guitar-slinging Canadian road warrior has honed a visceral and honest sound, permeating equal parts Courtney Barnett, Patti Smith, and Neil Young’s Marshall Stack era. A live show from Skye and her band is guaranteed to make you let loose and feel something.

Shaped by an upbringing of constant motion, and a career that has seen her tour the country endlessly with respected acts such as Matt Mays and Crown Lands, Wallace is at home with the idea that change, especially in oneself, is a constant. This truism, equal parts empirical and emotional, has shaped these new songs, finished during lockdown but dealing with a time when staying in one place was wishful thinking. For Wallace, there’s both comfort and conflict in remembering and reconciling the versions of herself formed at the many stops along the way.

00:00 Intro featuring Skye Wallace - Tear A Piece (Bite Me) clip
00:31 Interview with Skye Wallace
29:49 Skye Wallace - The Doubt from Terribly Good

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Find Skye Wallace online:
https://www.skyewallace.com/

***Tough Kid Drops Sept 12***

Catch Skye live:
US ⚡️
Sept 9 Cincinnati, OH Ohio @isforloversfestival
Sept 10 Pelham, TN Tennessee @isforloversfestival
EU ⚡️
Sept 12 Hamburg, DE @nochtspeicher
Sept 13 Krefeld, DE @kulturrampe_krefeld
Sept 14 Karlsruhe, DE @altehackerei
Sept 15 Coburg, DE @sonderbar_coburg
Sept 16 Offenbach, DE @hafen2.offenbach
Sept 18 Leipzig, DE @werk2leipzig
Sept 19 Stuttgart, DE @cafegalao
Sept 22 Copenhagen, DK @raahuset
Sept 24 Berlin, DE @privatclub_berlin
UK ⚡️
Sept 27 London, UK @thegraceldn
Sept 28 Camberley, UK @loginlounge
EU ⚡️
Sept 29 Roeselare, BE @de_mooie_molen
Oct 2 Mainz, DE @caveau_mz
Oct 4 Marburg, DE @qmarburg1
Oct 5 Siegen, DE @schluesselstelle
Oct 6 Offenburg, DE @361grad_im_spitalkeller
Oct 12 Foggia, IT @cantine_arpi
Oct 14 Como, IT @joshuabluesclub
Oct 15 Somma Lombardo, IT @castello_visconti_di_san_vito




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Join East Coast DNA host Darcy Walsh for a chat with Sean MacGillivray as he gears up for a new release from Alright Already.

Literary, angular 12-string electric anthems which seek to agitate rather than soothe. Midwest emo guitar and pop-punk rhythm, too complicated for punk but too simple for prog. Dylan Mombourquette and AJ Boutilier provide the critical backbone for Sean MacGillivray's rhythmic compositions.

00:00 Intro featuring Alright Already (Run, Like) Pamplona (feat. Maura Whitman)* clip
00:15 Interview with Sean MacGillivray
1:04:24 Alright Already - Oh My (feat. Alicia Penney)*

*Songs from the Alright Already album "Essays for Anthems"
Alright Already (Run, Like) Pamplona (feat. Maura Whitman)
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Sean MacGillivray
Additional vocals by Maura Whitman
Mastered by J. Lapointe for Archive Mastering

Oh My (feat. Alicia Penney)
from Essays for Anthems, releases September 1, 2023
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Sean MacGillivray
Additional vocals by Alicia Penney
Mastered by J. Lapointe for Archive Mastering

"Essays for Anthems" arrives September 1st 2023 and features guest vocalists from across the spectrum.
https://alrightalready.bandcamp.com/album/essays-for-anthems

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