May 2, 3, 4

The Signal with Pat Carrabré- Friday May 2, 2008
Tonight polish up your dancing shoes because Pat takes a look at the roller coaster ride that is the career of MOBY. In concert from Vancouver’s GUITARS! GUITARS! Festival, an epic piece by Nicolas Bragg - The Burial of Count Orgaz: 2 guitars, loops and enough affects pedals to sink a small tugboat. Pat also peels the wrapping off a few fresh CDs and spins some Sadoceanspacebear, Animal Collective, Baby Dee, Destroyer and more.





The Signal with Pat Carrabré - Saturday, May 3, 2008
This evening Pat slips Matt Haimovitz’s new CD - Vinyl Cello into high rotation- five tracks from this former child prodigy and now Canadian resident. In concert great imrov from the Ottawa Jazz Collective with work from Yves Martel, Petr Cancura, Michael Fahie and Mike Essoudry. And still there is time for new music from Montreal’s Islands, Toronto’s Pony Da Look, Wolf Parade and Woelv.

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The Signal with Pat Carrabré - Sunday, May 4, 2008
In cahoots with the Music Monday celebration tonight Pat pulls out his inner child, takes a time out and then spins music by, for and about the kids. The Gryphon trio, Kara Keith, Laura Barret and Oliver Knussen’s Children’s opera for Sendack’s classic- Where the Wild Things Are. In concert it is an evening of protégées when The Signal heads to Toronto for a celebration of Montreal composer Michel Gonneville and his exceptional students.

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