Listen to Kirsten James in The Afternoon Zone, weekdays 2:00–6:00 pm on The Zone @ 91-3.
Where he will return to his first instrument ... the trumpet!
TIL: When the Schitt’s Creek team said Alexis should perform a reality-star throwback song, Annie Murphy was all in. Never written a song? No problem she channeled her inner Alexis irl: “loads of talent, zero singing skills, and the confidence of a thousand humans.” Then called in reinforcements...her husband Menno Versteeg from Hollerado and his bandmate Nixon Boyd—to make it happen!
Musician, songwriter, actor and ZONER Bluejay Friese visits Kirsten in studio to talk about Victoria, his career, and never letting go of the experiences that shape us. Also a live performance of his new song "MoneyMart"
Another shoe has washed up in Washington state, but this time it seems to have been worn by a bear!
Charlie and Mike from Hotel Mira stop by before their show at Capital Ballroom to talk about their epic tour, pre-show rituals, and how it feels to be back in Victoria.
Jimmy and Jon from the Strumbellas pop-in to talk to Kirsten ahead of their show at The Royal and do a live performance of “Come Back Around” and “Spirits”.
A group of cold-dippers were caught off-guard early Monday morning when they had an unsuspecting sea lion encounter at Esquimalt Lagoon.
Kirsten and Jason hold down the fort while Pol and Jenny are away and talk to Bluejay Friese about growing up in Victoria being a Zoner, his single Jack + Sally, and a new album on the way!
Our final Zone Band of the Month for August is Dysaynia!
Well, he did it. In front of 15,000 people Neville completed his Chasing Chad adventure and sang "Rockstar" with Nickelback at the Laketown Amphitheater this past weekend at the biggest music festival Vancouver Island has ever seen.
Kevvy from Fake Shark stopped by to UNrecommend specific hotdogs in New York, recommend hotdogs in tower-form from Phillips, ask you to please be his friend if you're a ventriloquist, and also talk about the new single "Monster" !
Ozzy definitely left his 'mark' on the Alamo
The TSA has updated their policy so that we can all leave our shoes on at US airports!
Jodi & Damien of Cold Fame stopped by The Zone tent ahead of their performance at Phillips Tilt! We talked about the Sax solo at the end of "Jawbreaker", speed limits, and a brand new song.
Alcoves tell us the origin story of Liz (Laz!), what it’s like making music across provinces, and a special acoustic performance of their single Call Liz.
So Coffee Mate teamed up with The White Lotus to drop a limited-edition piña colada creamer—which sounds pretty fun and tropical, right?
Danielle and Drew visit ahead of their show at the Capital Ballroom.
Boaty McBoatface is still tooting around!
There's only one explanation for London Drugs continuing these hybrid lawn ornaments ...
Some relaxing affirmations and manifestations for you to listen to ahead of Spring Break
Rich people, are you OK?
Wesley and Kirsten talk about The Lumineers new album "Automatic", their recording sessions inspired by The Beatles "Get Back", technology addiction, and how Bluey really is the perfect TV show.
The new season of The White Lotus is almost here, and you can’t have a tv show in 2025 without a brand collaborations.
I talk with Boy Golden about the upcoming shows at BC Smoke Shop Harbour Blues 'n Roots Festival, ceiling bra fires, and the brand new vinyl debuting in Victoria this weekend.
Tom DeLonge has been all-in on UFOs and aliens for a long while now. And look, a lot of people thought he had gone off the deepened, including myself. So DeLonge has taken the opportunity to do a little bit of gloating when yesterday, former Air Force intelligence officer Major David Grusch testified in Congress UNDER OATH and said that the government was concealing a “multi-decade” program that tracks and captures “unidentified aerial phenomena.”
Reality continues to unfold in parody of itself, so yeah, why not have Zuck and Musk duke it out in a cage fight?
It only took 16 ducking years to fix.
Big city vibes, big city crimes! A theft of a $600 wheel of GOUDA!
Ahead of their almost sold out show at Capital Ballroom Saturday, April 29.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so huge and permanent that a coastal ecosystem is thriving on it.
Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. theme is one of 25 recordings being added to the registry.
With winners in the Morning and Afternoon Zone show is it finally time for the Midday Zone to get a winner?!?
I really thought they were going for a Jurassic Park situation. https://www.avclub.com/woolly-mammoth-meatball-synthetic-meat-flintstones-1850278406
The City of Victoria says it’s purchasing an AI app that detects potholes and other road deficiencies. The city was mainly relying on the public and staff to let them know about potholes. I imagine the sales pitch for Pothole A.I sounded something like this...
In case of apocalypse break open for Oreo's and the recipe.
How DARE!
This year's musical at Vic High is 9 to 5. Opening night is Tuesday, Feb 28 and it runs until Saturday March 4th. Get your tickets here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/70673
Let's just suspend our disbelief for a moment here, and imagine that U2 is behind these balloons. https://pitchfork.com/news/u2-announce-achtung-baby-las-vegas-residency-in-new-super-bowl-commercial/ Watch the Superbowl Ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHLK8Sdp6YM&ab_channel=U2
A phenomenon that has been found absolutely nowhere else in nature... ever.
