The Strombo Show runs the gamut this Sunday night, keeping the spirit of radio alive by delivering the best records in the best order. It's a show for music lovers by music lovers, ranging over three hours of commercial-free music to honour both old and new.
George Stroumboulopoulos waxes poetic with his vinyl collection, honouring the pops and scratches that cross genres, eras and expectations. He is joined by some very special friends throughout the program from Alvvays to the Sheepdogs, Stevie Van Zandt to Lionel Richie.
Also: we celebrate Record Store Day 2015 coast to coast as a cavalcade of Canadian shop owners call in to request their favourites, such as Halifax's Taz Records, New Brunswick's Backstreet Records, Quebec's Le Knock Out, Hamilton's Dr. Disc, Saskatoon's Vinyl Diner, Edmonton's Listen Records, Vancouver's Dandelion Records and many, many more.
As always, we tip our hats to those groundbreakers and game-changers with a Nod to the Gods, spinning the best new tracks, paying tribute to Tom Waits on Ten with Tom and we send you into the horizontal with the Big Lie Down.
Lock it. Crank it. Join the collective!
For further musical exploration with George Stroumboulopoulos, tune in to The Strombo Show every Sunday night on CBC Radio 2 or CBC Music from 8 to 11 p.m. for three hours of uninterrupted music for music lovers.