The Fleshtones mark their golden anniversary with "Float Your Showboat" 45

The new 7" single from The Fleshtones "Float Your Showboat" b/w "Hear Today" is out September 4th via Yep Roc Records. 

Here's the scoop...

Garage rock legends The Fleshtones have been shaping the face of alternative music for half a century. To celebrate their golden anniversary, they're releasing the limited edition single "Float Your Showboat" b/w "Hear Today." The former features lead vocals from the original Fleshtones, Keith Streng and Peter Zaremba, with a powerful groove that's trademarked their SUPER ROCK™sound for 50 years. "Hear Today" is a hip-shaker that illustrates how amazing it is that the mighty Fleshtones are still here. The songs are being released on a 45 single that is limited to 500 copies worldwide on September 4th.

Since forming in Queens in 1976, The Fleshtones have remained one of rock ‘n roll’s most enduring and beloved live acts, earning a reputation for sweat-soaked performances, infectious grooves, and a devotion to the raw spirit of rock music that has inspired generations of fans and musicians. Over five decades, the band has released a celebrated catalog of albums while becoming fixtures in New York’s downtown music culture and international garage rock scenes. They have also been the subject of books (Sweat by Joe Bonomo), movies (Pardon Us For Living But The Graveyard’s Full, 2009), played with Ian McKellen on Andy Warhol’s MTV program Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes, and were the last band to publicly perform at the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World. 

Get a copy of The Fleshtones' "Float Your Showboat" b/w "Hear Today" single from your platform of choice right here: https://thefleshtones.lnk.to/floatyourshowboat. Have a listen to "Float Your Showboat" along with some recent performance footage from France along with some vintage interviews. 

Remembering Martin Phillipps of The Chills on his birthday

Remembering singer/songwriter extraordinaire Martin Phillipps on his birthday. Here's The Chills in Austin back in 2019 and more. 

Atomic Rooster rip through "Vug" on the Beat Club in 1970

This Atomic Rooster performance of "Vug" – featuring Johnny Du Cann – captures the group in transition to a heavier whump.  

Celebrate Canada Day with Lou Molinaro's Lou's Control on CFMU-FM

Lou Molinaro presents a selection of primo Canuck garage, psych and heavy rock on CFMU-FM today from 3pm to 5pm.

Happy Canada Day! - For today's show, it's all Canadian!

As you know, the show is pre-recorded. Choosing music for this afternoon was really based on the mood I was in when preparing this episode. No theme or strategy! Be prepared to hear music from -

Christmas /  Simply Saucer / The Other Guys / Purple Toads / Durango 95 / The Great Scots / Mark Malibu & The Wasagas / Rusty / Night Chill (Thea Faulds) / Nobby Clegg & The Civilians / Slow Reader (local band featuring Dan Empringham, Tori, Dave Nardi & Nathan Ivanco) / Jimmy Vapid / Chilliwack (early) / Les Miserables / Les Sinners / Stanley Frank / TV Freaks / The Gruesomes / Martin Verrall & The Void / The Haunted / It's All Meat / Mckenna Mendelson Mainline / B.A. Johnston / Ian Blurton's Future Now / Michel Pagliaro and more.....

Lou's Control - This is also the home of Jones Garage with Rachel Jones. We broadcast our shows from the McMaster University Student Centre in Hamilton Ontario. Tune in locally every Wednesday 3pm to 5 pm via your radio CFMU 93.3 FM or stream the show by visiting our site right here: https://cfmu.ca/. 

In the meantime, please enjoy "Taken Home" from The Sinisters' "Memories of a Happy Hell" album along with a few other gems (see below). Tomorrow is Steev Saint's birthday. Over the years, many of us have enjoyed watching Steve perform. I miss the days of hosting shows with The Sinisters. They were always hi-energy wildcards. Have a great day tomorrow' Steev! 

Happy Canada Day from Lisa LeBlanc & the Yappin' Surfin' Puppets!

Check out the video for Lisa LeBlanc's new single "Whole Lotta Talkin'" and catch her on the CBC's Celebrating Our Canada! broadcast starting at 8 pm. 

You can get a copy of Lisa LeBlanc's new single "Whole Lotta Talkin'" via your platform of choice right here.

 You can catch Lisa performing as part of the CBC evening concert broadcast Canada Day 2026: Celebrating Our Canada! She'll be the highlight of all the performers despite show host Ian Hanomansing (co-host of The National) hilariously admitting to never having heard of her or her music before the broadcast. You can view it online starting at 8 pm Eastern right here. 

Agadez aces Étran de L'Aïr rock the Horseshoe, Tuesday

Don't miss Toureg family band Étran de L'Aïr play a rare T.O. show at the Horseshoe tonight at 8 pm. Get tickets right here.

Toronto's Orbital Ensemble soar on cosmic second album "Contínua"

Orbital Ensemble will be playing songs from their new Contínua album at Sonic Boom on June 30th.

Here's the scoop...

Contínua is the second full-length by Orbital Ensemble, out now via the Toronto-based label We Are Busy Bodies, pushing the group’s neotropical psychedelic sound into more ambitious and collaborative territory. Written and produced by Toronto-based, Brazilian native multi-instrumentalist Felipe Sena with co-writers Artu Bastos and Dan McLay, the album features expansive arrangements and special guests on vocals, strings and harp. Recorded primarily live off the floor with additional overdubs, the record captures the band's magnetic force while continuing their vision of blending Brazilian musical heritage with contemporary psychedelic and jazz exploration.

The album was recorded during an intensive four day session in August 2025 at Pine Island Studio, an isolated studio on Stoney Lake in Ontario. The ten compositions were tracked live as a six piece ensemble, mirroring Orbital’s touring formation and allowing the music’s energy and interaction to unfold naturally. The session featured Jon Catanus on drums, Ana Higuera on percussion, Dan Mclay on bass, Felipe Sena and Artu Bastos on guitars, and Jakob Leeson on saxophone. The recordings were developed further in Toronto with additional layers including flute and saxophones by Mei Akanuma, vocals by Daniela Longaray, string arrangements by Jessica Deustch, vocals and percussion by Cajú Collective, and harp by Rachel Kitchlew recorded in the UK.

Released worldwide with supporting seven-inch singles produced by Cajú Collective, Contínua marks the next chapter in Orbital Ensemble’s evolution. Across its ten tracks, the album explores themes of resilience, presence, saudade, forgiveness, and spiritual protection while expanding the project’s sonic palette between cosmic jazz melodies and dense psychedelic sound. 

You can get a copy of Orbital Ensemble's new Contínua album via Bandcamp right here. See 'em live in Toronto at Sonic Boom tonight (Tuesday, June 30) at 6 pm. It's free! Check out the video for "Atende o Telefone" below. 

Orbital Ensemble – Contínua

1. Resiliência 06:27

2. Deusas 04:51

3. Razão 03:58

4. Doomscroll 03:50

5. Invocada 02:32

6. Atende o Telefone 03:52

7. Triha 05:41

8. Perdoar 04:07

9. Diatônica 03:16

10. 7 Ervas 04:13